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Monday, May 11, 2020

Regent's Park Open Air Season Postponed to 2021 by Olivia Clement

The entire London season, set to originally kick off in May, has been rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM[SHARE]

Bobby Cannavale, Laurence Fishburne, and More Part of Virtual Reading of Our Lady of 121st Street by Olivia Clement

The Stephen Adly Guirgis play will be streamed by LAByrinth Theater Company, reuniting some of the original cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM[SHARE]

Actor and Comedian Jerry Stiller Dies at Age 92 by Olivia Clement

The Seinfeld star and Broadway alum passed away from natural causes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Theatre Community Comes Together May 10 for Broadway Does Mother's Day by Olivia Clement

The digital variety show benefits Broadway Cares' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00AM[SHARE]

Friday, May 8, 2020

21 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19 by Olivia Clement

A list of remote classrooms, virtual craft and dance workshops, celebrity bedtime stories, and much more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM[SHARE]

Michael R. Jackson Named Recipient of 2019 Hull-Warriner Award by Olivia Clement

The Dramatists Guild of America Council has selected Jackson for his Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM[SHARE]

Roundabout Invites High School Students to Devise and Share New Work Online by Olivia Clement

RYNOW is a space for creative youth to create original works while exploring playwriting, design, and performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Bernadette Peters, Jennifer Holliday, and More Join Broadway Does Mother's Day Benefit by Olivia Clement

The digital variety show will benefit Broadway Cares' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 7, 2020

The Secret Theatre Closes Its Doors After 10 Years by Olivia Clement

The Long Island City venue says the permanent closure is "mainly COVID-19-crisis related."

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM[SHARE]

Ryan J. Haddad Named Recipient of IAMA's Shonda Rhimes"Backed Commission by Olivia Clement

The playwright and performer is the 2020 recipient of the Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission from the Los Angeles theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Off-Broadway Musical Between the Lines Postponed to Spring 2021 by Olivia Clement

The new musical was originally scheduled to open May 7 at Second Stage Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM[SHARE]

13 Theatre-Related Scripted Podcasts to Listen to Right Now by Olivia Clement

Check out these audio shows written by playwrights and musical writers, featuring theatre's finest.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM[SHARE]

14 Theatre-Related Scripted Podcasts to Listen to Right Now by Olivia Clement

Check out these audio shows written by playwrights and musical writers, featuring theatre's finest.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM[SHARE]

The Creators of The Office Musical Parody Take on Parks and Recreation Next by Olivia Clement

Bob and Tobly McSmith's Parks & Rec! The Unauthorized Musical Parody is currently in development.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]

Casts of Jagged Little Pill, Little Shop of Horrors, and More Tapped for the Drama League's Digital Series by Olivia Clement

The episodes are released each Wednesday in video, podcast, and text formats.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Anne Washburn to Lead The Flea's Next Playwriting Workshop Online by Olivia Clement

The virtual workshop will focus on activism around voter registration and voter protection, and explore the civic function of theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM[SHARE]

NYC's Shetler Studios Closes Its Doors After 30 Years by Olivia Clement

The theatre district fixture, featuring rehearsal studios and performance spaces, has shuttered.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM[SHARE]

Audra McDonald to Host Star-Studded Covenant House Benefit With Meryl Streep, Dolly Parton, and More by Olivia Clement

The one-night-only concert will be live streamed on Broadway on Demand.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

National Black Theatre Opens Submissions for SOUL Directing Residency by Olivia Clement

The residency provides a Black, mid-career director with a creative home for 18 months.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM[SHARE]

Ryan J. Haddad Named Winner of 2020 Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award by Olivia Clement

The Hi, Are You Single? writer and performer is the second recipient of the award from Rising Phoenix Repertory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM[SHARE]

18 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19 by Olivia Clement

A list of remote classrooms, virtual craft and dance workshops, celebrity bedtime stories, and much more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PM[SHARE]

Jason Alexander, Kelli O'Hara, and More Star in New Podcast Exploring Quarantine and Isolation by Olivia Clement

Closing the Distance will be made up of 10 short audio dramas created in response to the public health crisis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM[SHARE]

Stars of A Strange Loop, Waitress, and Newsies Are Part of May 5 Broadway JackBox by Olivia Clement

Larry Owens, Nicolette Robinson, Ben Fankhauser, and Alex Wyse go head to head in the next live game online.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM[SHARE]

Helen Mirren, Michael Ball, and Others Donate Personalized Items to Fundraiser Benefiting U.K. Theatre Community by Olivia Clement

Until the Curtains Rise raises funds to help those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM[SHARE]

West End Theatres to Remain Closed Through June 28 by Olivia Clement

The Society of London Theatres issues a new statement regarding closures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:01AM[SHARE]

Monday, May 4, 2020

Vanessa Williams, Mandy Gonzalez, Beanie Feldstein, and More Tapped for Broadway Does Mother's Day Benefit by Olivia Clement