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Get the Royal Treatment on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 6 2020 @ 10:00 am

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is giving her listeners the royal treatment by playing show tunes that deserve their own crown. From fan-favorites like Anastasia and Six to the classic The King and I and long-running The Lion King, this episode will leave you feeling like royalty. Click below to listen to the full episode!

DeMarius Copes Joins the Cast of Dear Evan Hansen Movie

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: September 4 2020 @ 1:51 pm

DeMarius Copes has joined the cast of the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie, as reported by Deadline. Copes has been in the original Broadway cast of Mean Girls, and most recently was a member of the Philip Company touring production of Hamilton. Copes will be making his feature debut playing Oliver, one of Zoe Murphy’s best friends. Previously announced,…

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The First Live Musical On The West End Since Lockdown Will Be —

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 4 2020 @ 11:04 am

— Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World, which will get matinee and evening performances (socially distanced, of course) on Sunday, October 11 at the London Palladium, the theatre where Andrew Lloyd Webber presented a trial show in July. – WhatsOnStage (London)

Watch Now: James Alonzo Choreographs “A Brand New Day” from The Wiz

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: September 4 2020 @ 10:42 am

Choreographed by: James Alonzo
Shot/Edited: Ally Visuals

Dancers:
Shaneekqua "Empress" Woodham, Kiana King, Alexis Dominique Tillman, Arden Rey, Cedric Green, Chantel Renee, Chanel Jack, Craig Washington, Coral Dolphin, Dobbin Pickney, NV, Jason "Christian Fletcher" Laws, James Luc, Jay Mills, Keisha "Sparkle" Hughes, Kendrick Samuel, Mary-Angela Granberry, Robyn Williams, RyanFlo, Shane Fowler, Shayna "Miss Kisses" Wheatley, Tatiana, Robby Boyer, Jamal A. Shuriah

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Two California Theatres Lay Off Their Artistic Directors. Now What?

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 3 2020 @ 4:32 pm

The decisions suggest that the theater world will likely continue to feel the effects of the pandemic long after artists and audiences are again allowed to gather. Eliminating a position, as opposed to merely furloughing or laying off, adds another obstacle to theaters reopening and rebounding. Either a hiring committee must decide to re-create a […]