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A Third Of U.S. Theatres Surveyed Fear They’ll Go Out Of Business In 2021

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 28 2020 @ 9:02 am

“Only 23 out of 60 are confident that they will not need to close before the pandemic runs its course. You read that correctly: Almost as many theatres surveyed think they’ll need to close next year as think they will not need to consider closing at all.” – American Theatre

Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal: November 2020

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 28 2020 @ 9:01 am

Hear from the 2020 Tony nominees! Plus, Laura Osnes on One Royal Holiday, Ashley Park on Emily in Paris and Simon Stephens on Blindess. 

Will Swenson & Gavin Creel on Hair, Halloween & Hocus Pocus

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 27 2020 @ 4:22 pm

Broadway favorites Gavin Creel and Will Swenson chat with Paul Wontorek about their friend Jay Armstrong Johnson's Hocus Pocus-themed Halloween special "I Put a Spell On You: The Sanderson Sisters Break the Internet" and much more! 

How “The Lion King” Became A $9 Billion Blockbuster On Stage

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 27 2020 @ 3:28 pm

“The musical, estimated at $20 million—at the time, likely the most expensive in Broadway history—opened at the Palace Theatre. The critics dismissed it as a theme park show. The Broadway crowd snubbed it too, giving the 1994 Tony for best musical to Stephen Sondheim’s short-lived Passion. But the family audience flocked to it. It became […]

What To Do (Without Broadway!): A Day-to-Day Schedule

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 27 2020 @ 10:00 am

Even with Broadway on hold, there's plenty to do. Trust the Broadway.com editors to get you in on the best online events, theater-centric films, TV shows and more!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Kelli O'Hara Virtual Concert with The New York Pops @ 7:30PM ET
Tony winner Kelli O'Hara treats audiences to performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein classics, The Bridges of Madison County favorites and more. Proceeds from the event support The New York Pops and its PopsEd music education programs.
Tickets start at $20

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Conscience Begins
The original cast of Joe DiPietro’s Conscience, starring Harriet Harris, will come together again for a live reading of the George Street Playhouse production. Due to the shutdown of theaters in March, the world premiere was canceled just days after it opened.
Reserve Tickets

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Reel Stories, Real Lives @ 9:30PM ET
Motion Picture & Television Fund’s ninth annual event will be hosted by upcoming The Music Man star Hugh Jackman. Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Jason Bateman and Yvette Nicole Brown will also appear as storytellers.
Watch on YouTube.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead @ …