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

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 20 2020 @ 3:00 pm

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 20
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Virtual Gala @ 7PM ET
Raise a glass from the comfort of home with NYGASP as the company toasts the best of Gilbert & Sullivan at their first-ever virtual gala. Expect exclusive performances by Broadway stars and honorary Board members, Victoria Clark and Robert Cuccioli, as well as appearances by NYGASP’s roster of artists.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Thinking Shakespeare Live: Sonnets! @ 9:30PM ET
San Diego's Old Globe offers this virtual event showcasing some of the nation’s greatest Shakespeareans, including Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Blair Underwood and more, performing sonnets.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
FORWARD. TOGETHER. @ 8PM ET
The new virtual event to support the Public Theater celebrates honorees Audrey & Zygi Wilf and artistic honoree Sam Waterston. With direction by Kenny Leon and music by Ted Sperling, the free event features Laura Benanti, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Nikki M. James, Alicia Keys, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep and more. Plus, Jelani Alladin performs a new song …

The Broadway Fix for October 19, 2020 Featuring Jon Jon Briones of Ratched, Miss Saigon and More

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 20 2020 @ 2:25 pm

We talk with Broadway vet Jon Jon Briones about being featured in the new Netflix series Ratched. Plus, a Broadway Home School lesson on A Chorus Line and more. 

What “The Normal Heart’ Meant To Those Living Through The Height Of The AIDS Crisis

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 20 2020 @ 1:04 pm

“[Larry] Kramer’s portrait of what a generation of gay men suffered renders America akin to a warzone, where the corpses of victims are refused death certificates and left to collect dust in oversized refuse bags, and funerals become so frequent as to be social events. … The Normal Heart is a primal howl from the […]

Watch Now: Ain’t Too Proud Releases New Music Video for “I’m Losing You”

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 20 2020 @ 1:03 pm

“History continues to repeat itself until we get it right.” - Dominique Morisseau

There has never been a more important time to make your voice heard in an election. #Vote2020 because #BlackLivesMatter.

"When I think of our show and its relationship to the movement for Black Lives and the civic unrest that waves across our nation, I think of ‘I’m Losing You,’” explained Ain’t Too Proud’s Tony Award-nominated librettist, Dominique Morisseau. “I wrote the scene for this number to address the Temptations' conflict with being popular national artists at a time when their hometown was in social turmoil. In hindsight, I was actually writing about more than that. The emotion in this number always makes me remember that there is a such thing as righteous rage, and when used productively, it can create a national movement for progressive change. The movement for Black lives didn't just start today, it's being continued from Ferguson 2014, from LA 1992, and from Detroit 1967. History continues to repeat itself until we get it right."

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Watch Ramin Karimloo Sing Out His Original Tune 'Constant Angel'

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 20 2020 @ 11:31 am

Ahead of his upcoming Tonight at the London Coliseum virtual concert, stage favorite Ramin Karimloo is giving fans a sneak peek. Filmed on stage at the London Coliseum to an empty audience, Karimloo performs an original song "Constant Angel" off of his first full studio album, Human Heart. This video is a special treat for all Broadway fans since Karimloo's Tonight at the London Coliseum concert is only available to those in the U.K. Check out the fresh new video below to feel like you're sitting at the theater once again.