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PBS Releases “Broadway’s Best” Schedule on Great Performances

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 13 2020 @ 5:07 pm

As part of their “Broadway’s Best” lineup, Great Performances raises the curtain once again for theater-lovers by broadcasting a theatre favorite every week on PBS, beginning on Friday, November 6 with One Man, Two Guvnors featuring a Tony Award-winning performance by James Corden, followed by Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles, the first documentary on blockbuster musical…

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Study: Worst-Case Scenario Will Eliminate 95 Percent Of West End Jobs

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 13 2020 @ 2:33 pm

The West End could also lose up to 97% of the total gross value added generated by its arts and culture sector under a worst-case scenario, in which more waves of Covid-19 might result in further lockdowns, widespread working from home, recommendations not to travel and digitisation of entertainment becoming the norm. – The Stage

Lincoln Center Theater Plans to Reopen Productions in Fall 2021

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 13 2020 @ 2:20 pm

Based on current information regarding COVID-19 and concern for the well-being and safety of its artists, audiences, and staff, Lincoln Center Theater, which had hoped to reopen its productions of the new opera Intimate Apparel at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater and the new musical Flying Over Sunset at the Vivian Beaumont Theater this coming…

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Odds & Ends: Watch Kristin Chenoweth Sing 'Over the Rainbow' for the Girls & More

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 13 2020 @ 1:36 pm

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.

Kristin Chenoweth Celebrates the International Day of the Girl
It's good to see her, isn't it? Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth treated fans to a song that has connections to Oz as part of the inaugural Rebel Girls United rally. She performed "Over the Rainbow" during the event, which took place on October 11 in honor of the International Day of the Girl. Check out the performance and Cheno's words of wisdom below!

 

Leslie Odom Jr. Joins Kate Hudson for Sia's Directorial Debut
Chart-topping recording artist Sia has written and directed a feature film called Music. Deadline reports the film stars Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr. and Maddie Ziegler. Hudson plays Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, who suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music (Ziegler). Stay tuned for more on Odom Jr.'s role, release dates and more.

Watch Midori Francis in the Trailer for Netflix's Dash & Lily
Midori Francis, who has appeared off-Broadway in Usual Girls and in Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves, will star in Netflix's new holiday rom-com series Dash & Lily, which arrives on the streaming service on November …

Get a Sneak Peek at Future Demons, Ryan Scott Oliver's Collection of Haunting Songs

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 13 2020 @ 12:26 pm

Halloween is fast-approaching, and while the coronavirus pandemic may prevent costumed revelers from gathering, Ryan Scott Oliver has just the thing to celebrate this time of year: Future Demons, a collection of chilling story songs inspired by the tales of writer Shirley Jackson. Her numerous works include The Lottery, The Road Through the Wall, Life Among the Savages and The Haunting of Hill House, which inspired the popular Netflix series of the same name.  

Ryan Scott Oliver (Photo: Matthew Murphy)

"In Future Demons, I got to take five of Shirley's eerie tales and transform them into songs," Oliver said. "What I love most about Shirley Jackson is how she's able to take mundane, American life and manipulate it into something extraordinary and terrifying." The album features vocals from Broadway alums, including Jay Armstrong Johnson, Catherine Ricafort and more.

Stream the album here, and get a sneak peek at Future Demons below.