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Monday, October 5, 2020

Metropolitan Opera Streams Full Ring Cycle, More During ‘Wagner Week’ by Ryan McPhee

Week 30 of the Nightly Met Streams series also includes free presentations of Tristan und Isolde, Tannhäuser, and Parsifal.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch October 5–9 by Ryan McPhee

The Yiddish cast of Fiddler on the Roof reunites, Juilliard and Carnegie Hall hold virtual galas, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Friday, October 2, 2020

Changes to Equity-League Health Fund’s Medical Coverage Require More Weeks of Work for Less Coverage by Ryan McPhee

The new plan, effective January 2021, is in response to a steep decline in employer contributions during the coronavirus pandemic and theatre shutdown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch October 2–4 by Ryan McPhee

Josh Groban croons Broadway, much Mozart at the Met, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana DeBose, Aaron Tveit, More Stage Favorites Join Brigadoon Parody From Apple TV+ by Ryan McPhee

Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key play a traveling couple who encounter a magical land in the musical comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM

AAPAC's Annual Diversity Report Examines Who Gets to Tell BIPOC Narratives, How BIPOC Artists Are Paid, More by Ryan McPhee

Looking at works on Broadway and at major Off-Broadway companies, 38.5 percent of roles were filled by non-white performers, indicating limited progress.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Broadway and Drag Stars Unite for Divas for Democracy Event for Voter Awareness by Ryan McPhee

Chita Rivera, Stephanie J. Block, Peppermint, Alaska, and more will appear in the October 18 stream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Netflix Sets December Release for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman by Ryan McPhee

George C. Wolfe directs the screen adaptation of the August Wilson play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:54PM

Len Cariou’s Broadway & The Bard Streams September 30 to Benefit The Actors Fund by Ryan McPhee

The performance from Aruba Productions commemorates the Sweeney Todd star’s 81st birthday.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

House Democrats Unveil Updated Heroes Act, Including $10 Billion Save Our Stages Stimulus for the Arts by Ryan McPhee

The bill allocates $2.2 trillion across stimulus checks, increased unemployment benefits, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PM

WATCH: Soprano Christine Goerke Pays Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg With Fidelio Performance by Ryan McPhee

The late Supreme Court justice, an avid opera enthusiast, said the Beethoven opera gave her "the greatest hope for the future."

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PM

Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, More Star in Dolly Parton’s Netflix Movie Musical Christmas on the Square by Ryan McPhee

Debbie Allen directs and choreographs the new movie, featuring 14 original songs by Parton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM

Inside the Broadway Community Project: What Goes Into Being a Talent Manager? by Ryan McPhee

Meet Rashad V. Chambers, president and founder of Esquire Entertainment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM
Monday, September 28, 2020

Make Them Hear You: Brian Stokes Mitchell’s Fight for Voter Mobilization, Census Completion, More by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-winning ArtsVote advocate, Black Theatre United co-founder, and Actors Fund chairman is not short on titles—or calls to action.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

Watch the Cast of London's Upcoming Hairspray Perform on Britain's Got Talent by Ryan McPhee

Michael Ball, Lizzie Bea, and Marisha Wallace star in the production, set to begin in April 2021.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Classic Arts Catch-Up: Opera Philadelphia Unveils New Commissions, COVID Shakeups Disrupt Met's Live Concert Schedule, More by Ryan McPhee

Plus: A new grant program has named 20 arts organizations "America's Cultural Treasures."

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

Mozart Takes Center Stage in The Metropolitan Opera's Next Streaming Lineup by Ryan McPhee

This week's Nightly Met Streams roster includes two stagings of Le Nozze di Figaro, including a 1998 performance starring Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, and Bryn Terfel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch September 28-October 2 by Ryan McPhee

Playbill celebrates Latinx Heritage Month, NYCB goes all in on Balanchine, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Friday, September 25, 2020

Broadway Alum Gerald Caesar Joins Dear Evan Hansen Movie by Ryan McPhee

The actor will take on a new role in the film based on the Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch September 25-27 by Ryan McPhee

Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams are live from the Kennedy Center, a new musical from the U.K., and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Proposed NYC Legislation Could Create More Outdoor Performance Opportunities, Alleviate Roadblocks by Ryan McPhee

Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer, Laurie A. Cumbo, and Paul Vallone and more discussed the bills in a September 23 hearing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PM

Rhiannon Giddens, Renée Fleming, More to Headline Carnegie Hall’s Digital Opening Night Gala by Ryan McPhee

The New York City venue previously canceled all in-person programming through 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Ryan Spahn’s Nora Highland, Maurice Hines Documentary, More on Tap at NewFest’s 2020 LGBTQ Film Festival by Ryan McPhee

The 32nd annual edition will feature drive-in screenings and virtual premieres.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Metropolitan Opera Cancels Entire 2020–2021 Season, Lays Out Plans for Future by Ryan McPhee

The New York institution aims to reopen in Fall 2021 with Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, marking the first work by a Black composer to play the Met.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Andy Karl, Richard H. Blake, More Jersey Boys Alums Pay Tribute to Tommy DeVito by Ryan McPhee

The founding member of The Four Seasons died September 21 at 92.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

WATCH: The Broadway Cast of Hamilton Doesn’t Want You to Throw Away Your Shot This Election by Ryan McPhee

Cast members from the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical—including Lin-Manuel Miranda himself—offered a voter mobilization twist to the show’s lyrics on National Voter Registration Day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Carey Mulligan Joins Bradley Cooper in Leonard Bernsten Biopic Maestro by Ryan McPhee

Cooper will also direct the Netflix project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Madrid Opera Performance Halted After Audience Protests Over Social Distance Concerns by Ryan McPhee

Teatro Real’s performance of Un Ballo in Maschera was suspended September 20 after a delayed start and two attempts to resume.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Marc Kudisch, Vincent Rodriguez III, More to Lead Virtual Reading of New Play Exploring the Creation of West Side Story by Ryan McPhee

Something’s Coming will launch the New Works Virtual Festival, benefiting The Actors Fund, October 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM

What 2 Broadway Musicals Have to Say About Voter Mobilization by Ryan McPhee

Jagged Little Pill depicts contemporary kitchen table topics. SIX is comprised of a half dozen Tudor queens. Both are about waking up and finding a voice.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM
Monday, September 21, 2020

In the News: Phillipa Soo Lands Role on Hulu's Dopesick, Kelvin Harrison Jr. Joins Cyrano Movie Musical, More by Ryan McPhee

Plus: Joe Mantello and the cast of Netflix's The Boys in the Band are heading to 92Y.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

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