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IN THIS ISSUE:
11th Hour Theatre Company - Quarantine Cabarets
Broadway On Demand - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Bob Fosse: It's Showtime!, and Meet Me in St. Louis
Broadway Rose Theatre Company - The Last Five Years
Cardinal Stage - Predisposed to Violins
Michael Cooper (Fest '06, Sunfish) - Love & Other Destinations: A New Musical Revue
Goodspeed Musicals - John Cullum: An Accidental Star
The Human Race Theatre Company - Now and Then
King's Head Theatre - I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
MusicalFare Theatre - Stories of Life
Musical Theatre West - Keep the Lights On Benefit Concert
New York Theatre Barn - Mimosa (NAMT 15-Minute Musicals Challenge Winner) and Ten Brave Seconds
Porchlight Music Theatre - Chicago Sings Rock & Roll Broadway
Prospect Theater Company, Inc - Making Micheaux
James Sasser & Charles Vincent Burwell (Fest '14, Cubamor) - Le Comte Noir
Theater Latté Da - Re-Cast
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11TH HOUR THEATRE COMPANY CONTINUES QUARANTINE CABARET SERIES
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Set up your laptop, phone, or cast to the big screen, because 11th Hour is bringing some big talent right to your home! Enjoy these evenings of stories and songs with some of Philly’s most entertaining performers, who are either quarantined together or wish they were! Viewers will be able to virtually interact LIVE with some of your favorite Philly artists over Zoom.
Coming up in the series:
- April 24th: Rajeer Alford & Elena Camp
- May 22nd: Amanda Jill Robinson & Jenna Pinchbeck as Ruth & Estelle
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BINGE-ABLE NEW BROADWAY ON DEMAND TITLES
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
This Tony® Award-winning Best Play (2013) takes 3 mismatched siblings (played to the hilt by Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver), adds 1 boy toy (Billy Magnussen), throws in themes from Chekhov, pours it all into a blender and mixes it up. The result? An utterly hilarious, touching work by master of comedy, Christopher Durang.
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Bob Fosse: It's Showtime!
A story about the eight-time Tony Award-winning director, choreographer, and cinematographer Bob Fosse which focuses on some of the gray areas of his life and his self-destructive side. It highlights his ability to adapt for each new decade moving from stage, to film, to TV filling the space with artistic genius. Including a specially recorded dance sequence "in the style of Fosse."
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Meet Me In St. Louis
In this heartwarming musical, a family navigates love and life in a bustling St. Louis on the brink of the 1904 World’s Fair. With favorite tunes like “The Trolley Song,” and “The Boy Next Door,” along with the romantic suitors, comedic misunderstandings, and jovial pranks, this classic musical is a treat for people of all ages.
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BROADWAY ROSE STREAMS THE LAST FIVE YEARS
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Directed by Sharon Maroney
Music Direction by Brian Michael
Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown (Fest '97, Songs For A New World)
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical, The Last Five Years tells the bittersweet tale of a brief marriage between two young artists. The storytelling is non-linear: Cathy, a struggling actor, starts her tale at the end of the marriage, working backwards through the timeline. Jamie, a literary prodigy, begins his at the onset of the relationship. The two narratives intersect on their wedding day before diverging again to arrive at the beginning, and end, of their five years together.
The production stars Kailey Rhodes and Jeff Rosick, and streams April 23 - May 16. Available at broadwayrose.org.
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CARDINAL STAGE TAKES YOU ON A WALK WITH PREDISPOSED TO VIOLINS
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Cardinal’s Walkabout Radio Plays are a safe way to enjoy great storytelling in a unique setting! Each play is set in Bloomington, IN and takes place on a designated walking route. All you need is a smart phone and your favorite headphones, and the world will be transformed around you! Listen to a new scene at each location as the story unfolds.
The plays can be experienced from ANYWHERE! Each play comes with a visual companion document to help set the stage for anyone listening from afar. Learn more on CardinalStage.org.
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SUNY ALBANY STREAMS MICHAEL COOPER'S LATEST PROJECT LOVE & OTHER DESTINATIONS
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Music by Brad Ross
Lyrics by Michael Cooper (Fest '06, Sunfish)
Produced by SUNY Albany Theatre Department
In timeless songs ranging from the hysterical to the heartbreaking, a kaleidoscope of characters navigate right turns, wrong turns, and U-turns on their journey through love – yearning to connect.
“Pack your bags and hold the mail and hail a cab,” it’s time to run away to Love & Other Destinations: a fresh, funny, and contemporary collection of intimate musical travelogues that can be performed with just two actors or expanded to accommodate any cast size, with open casting that embraces diversity and inclusion.
From first encounters to final goodbyes, Love & Other Destinations is a map of the human heart, exploring the blush of burgeoning romance, the sting of broken promises, and traveling through those vulnerable, emotional destinations and detours we take along the road to love.
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GOODSPEED PRESENTS JOHN CULLUM: AN ACCIDENTAL STAR IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH VINEYARD THEATRE AND IRISH REP
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John Cullum: An Accidental Star
A Co-Production with Vineyard Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, and The Irish Repertory Theatre conceived by John Cullum and Jeff Berger. Book by David Thompson, Music Supervision by Georgia Stitt (Fest '10, Big Red Sun)
Go behind the scenes with Broadway icon John Cullum -- from his 1960 debut in Camelot and Tony Award-winning performances in Shenandoah and On The Twentieth Century, to starring roles in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Urinetown and The Scottsboro Boys. John captivates with songs from the Golden Age of the American Musical and never-before-heard stories of working with friends Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Goulet, Julie Andrews, and more. An Accidental Star is a rare opportunity to revisit the making of some of Broadway's greatest shows, and the funny, moving and fascinating encounters John had along the way. Visit Goodspeed.org for more information.
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HUMAN RACE THEATRE COMPANY'S NOW AND THEN COMING SOON TO BROADWAY ON DEMAND
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The Human Race Theatre Company, Dayton's premier professional theatre company, will begin its 34th season with the romantic comedy/drama Now and Then by Sean Grennan (Fest '94, Phantom of the Country Opera.) It will be available exclusively on the streaming platform Broadway On Demand starting April 28, 2021 — the 35th birthday of The Human Race Theatre Company..
The play takes us to a neighborhood bar in 1981 where Jamie is closing up when a last-minute customer enters and offers Jamie and his girlfriend Abby $2,000 to sit and have a drink with him. Who wouldn't take it? But the unusual conversation, and the appearance of a second customer, makes the unbelievable begin to look like it just might be true.
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KING'S HEAD THEATRE AND SPECTACULAR MUSIC BRING I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL ONLINE
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King's Head Theatre and Spectacular Music present I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, filmed by the award winning Shoot Media, as part of the King’s Head Theatre’s digital on demand season, "Plays On Film."
Boasting 20 ★★★★★ reviews and a West End Wilma Award following its sold-out 2019 Edinburgh Fringe run and featuring West End regulars Luke Bayer, Charlotte O’Rourke, Lucas Rush and Charlotte Anne Steen, this sparkling musical revue lifts the lid on the highs and lows of life as a musical theatre performer.
From voice-straining high notes to limb-spraining high kicks, via on-stage smooches and off-stage feuds, this laugh-out-loud caper takes in the journey from wide-eyed drama school graduate to difficult diva (or past-it chorus member).
With music and lyrics from iTunes comedy album chart-topper Alexander S. Bermange, get set for a thoroughly entertaining hour of awful auditions, debilitating dance routines and backstage backstabbing - as well as the magical moments that make it all worthwhile.
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MUSICALFARE THEATRE PRESENTS STORIES OF LIFE
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Stories of Life is a World Premiere original musical based on the actual words of elder Americans residing in independent, assisted living, and nursing care facilities at Beechwood Continuing Care in 2001. These extraordinary stories from ordinary people feature a resilience and a humanity that seem especially vital during our current times.
This 40-minute musical features the stories of dozens of elder Americans, portrayed by four actors, sometimes spoken and sometimes sung using original music. Greenscreen technology is used to establish settings, time periods and to evoke the memories of the viewers using period photographs.
Written, directed and conceived by Randall Kramer, the production features George Brown, Debbie Pappas, Michele Marie Roberts and Doug Weyand. Technical direction and videography are provided by Chris Cavanagh. Available to stream on MusicalFare Theatre's website until June 30th.
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MUSICAL THEATRE WEST STREAMS KEEP THE LIGHTS ON BENEFIT CONCERT WITH JASON GRAAE
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Musical Theatre West's Keep the Lights On Benefit Concert Series returns for 2021 with brand new content as well as encores of concerts from the 2020 series. The concerts will be shown using a brand new streaming platform, STELLAR! It’s just one of the ways Musical Theatre West is bringing entertainment into your homes during these challenging times.
Jason Graae hilariously portrayed Cookie in MTW’s Nice Work If You Can Get It and has appeared in numerous Broadway shows, including A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, Snoopy!, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? and off-Broadway's Forever Plaid. This concert is presented in partnership with 42nd Street Moon, San Francisco, filmed at the Musical Theatre West Reiner Rehearsal Hall.
Available to stream on Musical Theatre West's website from April 15th - April 26th. For more information on the series check out Musical.org.
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NEW YORK THEATRE BARN'S NEW WORKS SERIES SPOTLIGHTS MIMOSA AND TEN BRAVE SECONDS
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Now in its 14th season, New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series presents exclusive “pre-premieres” of new musicals in the early stages of development. New York Theatre Barn is keeping original live theatre alive during these unprecedented times. From our homes to yours, we are excited to share and experience the magic of live theatre in development.
The next installment on Wednesday, April 14th (tonight!) will be a 1-hour virtual live stream which will include excerpts from two new musicals:
- Mimosa (NAMT 15-Minute Musicals Challenge Winner) - Book and Lyrics by Lauren Taslitz, Music by Danny Ursetti - Mimosa is a plant with a special gift: she can dance! Mom begs her to stop: What if she’s seen by a human? Then along comes lonely, teenage human Molly, who catches sight of Mimosa dancing and is so delighted by her, she digs Mimosa up and takes her home. Mimosa and Molly become best friends, despite the fact that Molly can’t hear Mimosa speak. Then Mimosa learns something that could save both their imperiled communities, but only if Mimosa can figure out how to tell Molly! Mimosa is a family show about a plant and a human who, by refusing to accept a legacy of despair, remind us that all flourishing is mutual and that, by working together, plants and humans can regrow the garden.
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Ten Brave Seconds - Music and Lyrics by Will Van Dyke, Book and Lyrics by Jeff Talbott - Sometimes, your entire life seems to happen to you in a single day, right? And sometimes, the thing you're most afraid of saying, the thing you’ve avoided saying, the thing you thought you’d never be able to say turns out to take exactly ten seconds of bravery to get it out there.Ten Brave Seconds is a musical about one day in the life of Mike, a completely average 16-year old who is about to have a completely un-average day. Because today’s the day Mike comes out of the closet. But it’s not just Mike’s big day–today is a day full of everybody in Mike’s life having to face that scary moment of saying something that terrifies you to somebody it might hurt, even while knowing it’s the right thing to do. It’s a musical about those tiny brave seconds that make up the gargantuan moments that tell you (and the world) who you are.The truth is, the scariest moments are over so fast, because that’s what scary moments are–merely moments. And all it takes is a couple of brave seconds to get through them.
Produced by Joe Barros and Jen Sandler, the event streams live on New York Theatre Barn's YouTube channel on Wednesday, April 14th at 7pm ET. The New Works Series has received support in part by NAMT's Innovation & Exploration Fund.
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PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE PRESENTS A DIGITAL CHICAGO SINGS
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From Bye, Bye Birdie to Dreamgirls to Rent to Jagged Little Pill and a variety of productions in between, this year’s Chicago Sings, Porchlight's annual fundraising concert, (now virtual for the first time!) includes a cast of more than 40 musical talents and celebrities gathered to celebrate Porchlight Music Theatre and two American creations – Broadway and Rock & Roll.
This concert also features the presentation of the 2021 Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre to Felicia P. Fields. All proceeds from this special event will go to Porchlight Music Theatre’s educational and artistic programming. Available to stream March 20 - April 18. Learn more on Porchlight's website.
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PROSPECT THEATER COMPANY CONTINUES VISION SERIES WITH MAKING MICHEAUX
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Prospect Theater Company's
VISION Series presents Making Micheaux
Book and lyrics by Jesse L. Kearney, Jr.
Music by Alphonso Horne
Directed by Jeffrey L. Page
Starring Aaron Marcellus
with Alphonso Horne, Endea Owens, Mathis Picard, and TJ Reddick
Director of Photography Brian Bon
Chicago, 1918. Oscar Micheaux stands at a turning point in his life: Facing down a world which denies him a place in the narrative, what path will he take? This original jazz musical-on-film is inspired by the life of America's first major Black filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Watch anytime on ProspectTheater.org.
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LE COMTE NOIR NOW STREAMING ON BROADWAY ON DEMAND
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Music & Lyrics by Charles Vincent Burwell (Fest '14, Cubamor)
Book & Lyrics by James D Sasser (Fest '14, Cubamor)
Le Comte Noir is a brand new musical about the untold story of the real Count Of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas is struggling with writer's block. To beat it he must reconcile what happened to his father — the wrongfully imprisoned Haitian-born hero of the French Revolution and rival to Napoleon — a legacy that inspired what many consider the son’s greatest literary work. Commissioned by Manhattan School of Music's New Musicals Initiative, Le Comte Noir was also developed at a TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Writer's Retreat, and a part of the Michigan State University New Musical Dramaturgy Project. This developmental premiere was made possible by MSM's Cultural Inclusion Initiative.
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THEATER LATTÉ DA PRESENTS RE-CAST CONCERT
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Theater Latté Da has invited some of your favorite artists to sing songs they have always wanted to sing. Actors can be plagued by the word “typecast;” so Latté Da asked them to remove those barriers, those expectations, and tell their own stories. Re-Cast will be an evening filled with passion, joy and surprise. Directed by Kelli Foster Warder, with music direction by Jason Hansen.
Re-Cast is one of five virtual performances as part of Theater Latté. Da's Ghostlight Series. This performance will be available to watch on demand until August 31st. For tickets and information, visit www.latteda.org/ghostlight-series
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