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IN THIS ISSUE: 
42nd Street Moon - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Ars Nova - The (Virtual) Wildness
Broadway On Demand - Bandstand, Yana Wanna's Legend of the Blue Bonnet and Night of Covenant House Stars
Cardinal Stage - Sherlock in Btown Series
Melissa Li & Kit Yan (Fest '19, Interstate) - Adventurephile
MusicalFare Theatre - Stories of Life
Musical Theatre West Allegiance In Concert and On This Side of the World (Fest '20) 
New York Theatre Barn - The Loophole and The Bridge
Philadelphia Theatre Company - An Evening with Ali Stroker
James Sasser & Charles Vincent Burwell (Fest '14, Cubamor)Le Comte Noir 
Theatre Now New York - Sound Bites Extra Bites
Theater Latté Da - Re-Cast  
42ND STREET MOON STREAMS LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL AS PART OF MOONBEAMS SERIES
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Director: Brandon Jackson
Music Director: Marcus McCauley
Starring: Doris Bumpus
“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all” – Billie Holiday
She was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time with a voice unparalleled in the industry. Set in 1959 in South Philadelphia, Billie Holiday takes the stage for one of her final performances before her untimely death. Featuring some of her most famous songs like “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” “Strange Fruit” and more and interlaced with stories of her life, Lady Day tells her story of racism, abuse and addiction – all for the chance to sing.
Titckets are available through May 30 on 42ndStMoon.org
 THE (VIRTUAL) WILDNESS STREAMS ON ARS NOVA SUPRA TONIGHT
The (Virtual) Wildness
Sky-Pony's indomitable Rock Fairy Tale cannot be stopped by social distancing. Indie-pop band Sky-Pony reunites for this one-night concertwith songs by Kyle Jarrow (Fest '09, Hostage Song; Fest '15, Noir) and text by Kyle Jarrow & Lauren Worsham. Their lush sound and cheeky style will surround and seduce you into a world of prophecies and forbidden temptations. Release your inner dragon on a raucous ride exploring faith, doubt and the wild space in between.
The (virtual) Wildness will take place on Zoom, and welcomes audience members to participate — further instruction to come.
Originally produced in 2016 by Ars Nova, in collaboration with the Play Company, The Wildness was written by Kyle Jarrow (Fest '09, Hostage Song; Fest '15, Noir) and Lauren Worsham, directed by Sam Buntrock with choreography by Chase Brock. The (virtual) Wildness is a new event that takes place 5 years after the events of The Wildness.
The production streams tonight (May 26th) at 7pm. Click here to learn more.
NEW TITLES COMING TO BROADWAY ON DEMAND 
Bandstand
Bandstand
By Richard Oberacker & Robert Taylor (Fest '99, In That Valley; Fest '05, Ace; Fest '13, The Sandman)
1945: The boys are back. With American soldiers returning home, singer-songwriter Private First Class Donny Novitski dreams of rebuilding his life, forgetting his demons, and for everything to be just like it was before. When the NBC announces a national competition, a 'Tribute To The Troops,' Donny joins forces with a motley group of musicians, and together they form a band unlike any the nation has ever seen; a band of veterans. On their journey, they fight to have their voices heard, struggle to trust each other, and together have to make a sacrifice that could end it all. 
Available to watch on Broadway On Demand from May 28-31.
Sing along to Bandstand with the original cast recording! (please copy and paste this URL into your browser to access): https://www.broadwayrecords.com/?ref=broadwayondemand
Yana Wana's Legend of the Blue Bonnet

Yana Wana's Legend of the Blue Bonnet
Modern-day, 13-year-old Maria visits her Native grandmother and learns about ancient Yana Wana and her people’s fight for survival during a drought. Maria discovers her Native identity and responsibility through Yana Wana’s valiant story of finding water. Set in Laredo, Texas this play presents Native dances, ancient traditions, and an alternative, Native-origin story about the first bluebonnets in Texas.
Available to watch on Broadway on Demand.
Night of Covenant House Stars

Night of Covenant House Stars
An all-star lineup of artists and powerhouse youth advocates from Broadway, TV, film and more will join Covenant House's mission to stand with young people facing homelessness as they embrace a new dawn of possibility and opportunity. After more than a year facing down the COVID-19 pandemic, young people are ready for the light. While the pandemic has been weakened, it is not yet defeated, so the Covenant House gala will be held virtually, and will be free and open to all. For more information, visit NightOfCovenantHouseStars.org
Available on Broadway on Demand until August 15. 
CARDINAL STAGE TAKES YOU OUTSIDE WITH SHERLOCK IN BTOWN WALKABOUT RADIO PLAY SERIES 
Sherlock in Btown
Cardinal Stage's Walkabout Radio Plays are a fun way to enjoy the magic of theatre in a unique setting. These audio drams can be listened to from ANYWHERE! Make a donation of any amount to get access on CardinalStage.org.
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. Cardinal provides visual companions for folks listening from afar. Pay what you will to get access to either play, Predisposed to Violins or John Watson, PhD. 
MELISSA LI AND KIT YAN (FEST '19, INTERSTATE) DEBUT NEW AUDIO THEATER PIECE ADVENTUREPHILE
Adventurephile
Keen Company debuts Adventurephile, a newly commissioned piece of audio theater by musical team Melissa Li and Kit Yan (Fest '19, Interstate).
Welcome to Adventurephile, the only podcast that takes listeners on unforgettable journeys to unexplored destinations. On this episode, we travel to an uninhabited island off the southern coast of China. This trip is going to be so good, it's scary.
Musical team Melissa Li and Kit Yan have individually won an extensive list of awards and honorary fellowships. They have also collaborated on Interstate which won the Outstanding Lyrics award at the 2018 New York Musical Festival and was featured in NAMT's 2019 Festival of New Musicals, and Miss Step which won the 2019 Vivace Award through The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation. Together and separately, Melissa and Kit have made an impact creating work centered on the Asian-American, Queer, and transgender communities with an emphasis on social justice and LGBTQ+ awareness. The Village Voice called Interstate “a glorious pop-rock musical about inclusivity, Queer and Trans community, and the open road.”
The full recording is available for free on Keen Company's website
MUSICALFARE THEATRE PRESENTS STORIES OF LIFE
Stories of Life
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. 
MUSICAL THEATRE WEST STREAMS CONCERTS OF NEW MUSICALS ALLEGIANCE AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD (FEST '20) 
Allegiance
Allegiance In Concert
Musical Theatre West is proud to present a streaming celebration to close out Asian American & Pacific Islander month. From May 27-June 6 watch and enjoy selections from Allegiance, featuring excerpts from the original 2015 Broadway production, as well as special performances from Broadway and West Coast cast members. Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thone.
The story, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II (with a framing storyset in the present day), was inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei, who also starred in the original Broadway production. It follows the Kimura family in the years following the Dec 7th attack on Pearl Harbor
Available to stream on Musical Theatre West's website from May 27 - June 7. For more information on the series check out Musical.org.
On This Side of the World
On This Side of the World (Fest '20)
Musical Theatre West and the Creators of On This Side of the World (Fest '20) are very excited to represent the Filipino community during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month by hosting a virtual concert that is FREE to watch thru May 31st, bringing their show to the West Coast for the first time! 
Along with the streaming of this content free of charge, Musical Theatre West will also be using the event to raise funds for Long Beach's Filipino Migrant Center and other local organizations. Watch for free on musical.org or stellartickets.com.
This virtual event, hosted by the creators of On This Side of the World (Music & Lyrics by Paulo K Tiról, Developed with & Directed by Noam Shapiro,) features existing videos from NAMT's Festival of New Musicals, Prospect Theater Co.'s IGNITE concert series and the NY Theatre Barn's New Works Series, interspersed with conversations about the creation of this brand-new musical. 
In On This Side of the World, actors give voice to Filipino immigrants navigating old lives and new beginnings, as a one-way ticket sends them on a journey 8,000 miles from home. Through a vibrant mix of styles and tones, from torch songs to bubblegum pop, romantic ballads to power anthems, Paulo K Tiról’s sung-through musical becomes a love letter to the Filipino-American dream. Please contact Dana Leach for more information, graphics or interview requests at education-outreach@musical.org.
NEW YORK THEATRE BARN'S NEW WORKS SERIES SPOTLIGHTS THE LOOPHOLE AND THE BRIDGE
New York Theatre Barn
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, May 26th (tonight!) will be a 1-hour virtual live stream which will include excerpts from two new musicals:
  • The Loophole (Music and Lyrics by Jay Adana, Book and Bars by Zeniba Now) - It's 1864. Polly Danfield, a brilliant Black mapmaker, has never left her white father's house. She’s free inside her library but when the outside world and mysterious Alligator Queen beckon, Polly must choose: the life she's known, or love and revolution. With a blend of folk, rap, poetry and body percussion, this swampy epic recasts the American hero. The Loophole is the winner of the 2020 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater. Featuring performances by Jay Adana, John-Michael Lyles (A Strange Loop, Sweeney Todd) and Zeniba Now
  • The Bridge (Book and Lyrics by Kathleen Wrinn, Music by Peter Hodgson) The Bridge is an epic new musical based on the love story that built the Brooklyn Bridge. When Emily Roebling’s husband falls mysteriously ill and is unable to continue as Chief Engineer, Emily must do the impossible: secretly take her husband’s place as Chief, in an era half a century before women were allowed to vote. With a genre-defying score as vibrant as New York City itself, The Bridge explores the forces that unite and divide us. It is a story of mistakes and forgiveness. Of great sacrifice and even greater hope. Of finding a way forward, across the uncrossable. Together. Featuring performances by Peter Hodgson and Kathleen Wrinn.
Produced by Joe Barros and Jen Sandler, the event streams live on New York Theatre Barn's YouTube channel on Wednesday, May 26th at 7pm ET. The New Works Series has received support in part by NAMT's Innovation & Exploration Fund. 
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH ALI STROKER VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER
An Evening with Ali Stroker
Join Broadway’s groundbreaking Tony Award®-Winner Ali Stroker for a virtual concert filmed on the stage of The Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Ali returns to PTC ten years after her Barrymore Award-nominated performance as Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
The concert will air virtually on May 26th (tonight!) at 7pm EDT. Go to PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org for more information and to purchase tickets. 
LE COMTE NOIR NOW STREAMING ON BROADWAY ON DEMAND
Le Comte Noir
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.
The production is available to stream on Broadway On Demand February 26 - August 31. 
THEATRE NOW NEW YORK PRESENTS SOUND BITES EXTRA BITES
Sound Bites Extra Bites

Eight new 10-minute musicals will be showcased over two nights (Night #2 is on May 28th) along with special performances from the first six years of Theatre Now New York's Sound Bites Festival of 10-Minute Musicals.
Free to attend, reservation required. For more information check out tnny.org/extra-bites.
THEATER LATTÉ DA PRESENTS RE-CAST CONCERT
Re-Cast
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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