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Friday, June 12, 2020

The Wiz Live!, Starring Shanice Williams, Amber Riley, Queen Latifah, David Alan Grier, More, Streaming June 12 by Dan Meyer

The Shows Must Go On! continues with the 2015 NBC presentation of the Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]

Thursday, June 11, 2020

3 Up-and-Coming Playwrights Present Fresh Takes on LBGTQ+ Love Stories by Dan Meyer

Preston Max Allen, Audrey Lang, and Hayley St. James discuss their upcoming works currently in development for the 2020 Pride Plays Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:30PM[SHARE]

Alliance Theatre Will Stage Hands Up in 2020"2021 Season by Dan Meyer

The work is based on a collection of monologues first written after the 2015 shooting of Michael Brown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM[SHARE]

Jeremy Kushnier Joins Jennifer Cody and More in Virtual Redhouse Sequel Still Waiting by Dan Meyer

The Zoom play is a follow-up to Waiting for the Host, which premiered in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM[SHARE]

National Theatre at Home to Broadcast A Midsummer Night's Dream, Starring Gwendoline Christie by Dan Meyer

The upcoming slate NT Live rebroadcasts also includes Small Island, Les Blancs, The Deep Blue Sea, and Amadeus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM[SHARE]

The Madness of George III, Starring Mark Gatiss, Streams June 11 by Dan Meyer

The Nottingham Playhouse production was filmed in 2018 with NT Live.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Watch Susan Heyward, Rosalyn Coleman, More in 'Fists Up/Underlying Conditions' From The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues by Dan Meyer

The episode featured a roster of Black artists performing to benefit Communities United For Police Reform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM[SHARE]

Watch Because of Winn Dixie Cast Reunite Virtually to Perform 'What I Got' by Dan Meyer

Bowdie, who played the pup in the Duncan Sheik-Nell Benjamin musical's Goodspeed premiere, also joined in the fun.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PM[SHARE]

Rita Moreno and Gloria Estefan to Duet on One Day at a Time by Dan Meyer

The pair will sing a new version of "Mi Tierra" on the June 16 animated episode.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM[SHARE]

Audra McDonald, Lea Salonga, Melissa Errico Join Seth Rudetsky's Virtual Summer Concert Series by Dan Meyer

The trio will perform individually each Sunday, following Kelli O'Hara, Jeremy Jordan, and Jessie Mueller.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AM[SHARE]

Donja R. Love's one in two Is the Urgent, Black, Queer Play for This Moment by Dan Meyer

Love's play one in two will be presented by Playbill and Pride Plays June 12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Broadway on Demand Extends Streaming Window for Allegiance, Starring George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung by Dan Meyer

The musical follows a Japanese-American family in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM[SHARE]

Broadway Alums Susan Heyward, Rosalyn Coleman, More Set for The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues 'Fists Up/Underlying Conditions' Edition by Dan Meyer

The episode will feature a roster of Black artists performing to benefit Communities United For Police Reform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Stream of James Ijames' Kill Move Paradise Released to Raise Money for Black Lives Matter Philly by Dan Meyer

The Philadelphia-based Wilma Theater presented the work in 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Shubert Foundation Grants $32 Million to Non-Profit Theatres Across the Country by Dan Meyer

Of the record 560 non-profit companies, 78 New York City theatres received funds.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AM[SHARE]

Monday, June 8, 2020

Canada's Caroline, or Change; Soulpepper Theatre Company, More Receive Dora Award Nominations by Dan Meyer

The Tony Kusher-Jeanine Tesori musical led the pack in the musical theatre division with eight nominations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PM[SHARE]

Matrix Theatre Company Releases Free Stream of Geraldine Inoa's Scraps by Dan Meyer

The play, presented in full, explores the reactions of a Black community in the aftermath of a police shooting.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM[SHARE]

Tony Winner Cicely Tyson Honored With Peabody Career Achievement Award by Dan Meyer

The star's career has spanned decades of work on TV and film, in addition to her stage performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM[SHARE]

Tony Winners Ali Stroker, Kelli O'Hara, LaChanze, More Help YAI Raise Over $300K During Its Central Park Challenge by Dan Meyer

A slew of Broadway stars took part in the virtual event benefiting the intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM[SHARE]

Ma-Yi to Stream Livin' La Vida Imelda in Honor of Carlos Celdran by Dan Meyer

The late Filipino cultural activist and performance artist's solo show was filmed in 2014.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM[SHARE]

Utopia Theatre to Launch Online Platform for Black Artist Development by Dan Meyer

The U.K.-based African theatre company will offer a free six-month program beginning in June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM[SHARE]

Saturday, June 6, 2020

How One Bay Area Theatre Festival Shifted Online and Kept Its Employees Making Money by Dan Meyer

The PlayGround Zoom Fest runs through June 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]

Friday, June 5, 2020

Melissa Errico to Perform Sondheim During Poetry in America"Live by Dan Meyer

The Tony nominee will be joined by Tedd Firth, Elisa New, and Adam Gopnik in a live stream discussion of "Finishing the Hat."

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]

Billy Porter Calls on America to Reflect, Listen, and Take Action Against Racism and Homophobia by Dan Meyer

The stage and screen star posted a message to America on Instagram June 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM[SHARE]

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Live Stream of Pulitzer Prize Finalist Heroes of the Fourth Turning Postponed in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter by Dan Meyer

The entire Playwrights Horizons cast were scheduled to reunite remotely to perform the Will Arbery play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, June 3, 2020