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Thursday, July 9, 2020

Watch London’s SIX Queens Perform 'Haus of Holbein' in Isolation by Ryan McPhee

The digital performance is part of the new, social distancing-approved version of London’s West End LIVE series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM

The Greater Good Commission Is Looking for Works From Black/Afro-Latinx Playwrights by Ryan McPhee

The initiative hails from playwright Darrel Alejandro Holnes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

My Best Friend's Wedding Musical Pushed to 2021 by Ryan McPhee

The show, starring Alexandra Burke, was slated to premiere this September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Watch Ballet Dancers From Around the World Perform Swan Lake… From Their Tubs by Ryan McPhee

Corey Baker choreographs the isolation-friendly version of the piece, featuring 27 artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

2020 Obie Awards Set New Date by Ryan McPhee

The virtual event, featuring Cynthia Erivo, Heidi Schreck, and more, will take place on YouTube.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Audra McDonald, Michael Feinstein, More on Deck for Upcoming Live With Carnegie Hall Programs by Ryan McPhee

The digital series offers original content in the wake of the music venue’s continued shutdown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PM
Monday, July 6, 2020

Playbill Streaming Guide: What to Watch July 6–10 by Ryan McPhee

From tales from Tatiana Maslany to tunes from Bernadette Peters, here's what you can catch online.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PM

Upcoming Metropolitan Opera Streams Include Netrebko in Eugene Onegin, a Classic Tristan und Isolde by Ryan McPhee

The Nightly Met Streams series continues with seven more titles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM

U.K. to Distribute £1.57 Billion in Grants and Loans for Theatre and Art Institutions by Ryan McPhee

The relief package follows myriad pleas and campaigns in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM
Friday, July 3, 2020

What to Stream Over 4th of July Weekend (Including Hamilton) by Ryan McPhee

From Broadway-infused Independence Day celebrations to a show that finds fun in rule-making.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM

Welcome to the Room Where It Happens: Hamilton Arrives on Disney+ July 3 by Ryan McPhee

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is now available to stream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59AM
Thursday, July 2, 2020

André De Shields, Dominique Morisseau, More to Take Part in Black Theatre Week by Ryan McPhee

The virtual event kicks off July 27 with a 50th anniversary tribute to New Federal Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Lynne and Land Foundation Presents Grants to 4 U.K. Arts Organizations in Memory of Gillian Lynne by Ryan McPhee

The choreographer of The Phantom of the Opera and Cats died July 1, 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PM

Julianne Moore and Kaitlyn Dever to Star in MCC Benefit Reading of Good as New by Ryan McPhee

Proceeds from the virtual performance, presented by MCC Theater, will go toward the Off-Broadway company, The Artist Co-op, and The Okra Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Watch Alanis Morissette and the Cast of Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill in New Music Video for ‘Smiling’ by Ryan McPhee

The song is one of two the Grammy winner wrote specifically for the new musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Norm Lewis, Sharon D. Clarke, More Join U.K.-Based Turn Up Benefit by Ryan McPhee

The transatlantic event supporting the Black Lives Matter movement will stream July 10–12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM

Read the Reviews for the Filmed Version of Hamilton by Ryan McPhee

The musical arrives on Disney+ July 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM
Monday, June 29, 2020

Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson to Star in Freeform's Love in the Time of Corona by Ryan McPhee

The real-life couple will play a couple navigating life in quarantine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM

Where and When You Can Watch Hamilton by Ryan McPhee

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical heads to Disney+ July 3—here's what you need to know.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PM

Stream The Nose, Starring Tony Winner Paulo Szot, and More From the Met by Ryan McPhee

The Metropolitan Opera's digital offerings continue with seven more performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Broadway Will Officially Remain Closed Through 2020 by Ryan McPhee

Productions have remained shuttered since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

SIX Musical Will Play Drive-In Style Across the U.K. by Ryan McPhee

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the buzzy show has found a new approach to a royal tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59AM
Friday, June 26, 2020

Carly Hughes and More Set for Next Wave Initiative’s First Zoom Talk by Ryan McPhee

“To be Young, Gifted, Black…and cast” will take place July 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM

Sleepless in Seattle Musical Eyes Fall Open in London Under COVID-19 Guidelines by Ryan McPhee

The show, simply titled Sleepless, aims to begin August 25 at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Houston Grand Opera Cancels 2020 Programming, Shortens 2021 Lineup by Ryan McPhee

The organization hopes to reopen in April with Breaking the Waves and The Sound of Music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM

Huntington Theatre Company Looks to Return in 2021 by Ryan McPhee

The Boston venue will lay off or furlough about two thirds of its staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Broadway Revival of The Music Man, Starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, Put on Hold by Ryan McPhee

The production was to open in October at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Broadway Revival of The Music Man, Starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, Sets New Dates by Ryan McPhee

The production was to open in October at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Daniel J. Watts, Charity Angél Dawson, More to Take Part in Claim Our Space Now’s Rally for Freedom by Ryan McPhee

The collective’s inaugural rally and march to amplify Black, queer voices will take place June 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:08PM

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