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Good Improv Performers Adapt To Almost Anything On The Spot. How Are They Adapting To COVID?

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 3 2020 @ 2:03 pm

“An art form and industry built on ‘Yes, and …’ face a world of ‘no,’ ‘maybe,’ and ‘who knows.’ … Whether it’s reshaping content to fit a new medium, staring down the possibility of permanent closures, or facing their own reckoning with a legacy of racial and cultural exclusion, improv and comedy theatres are learning […]

BroadwayHD Debuts Show-Stopping September Roster

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: September 3 2020 @ 10:30 am

The show must go on this September, as BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, today announced a lineup that is sure to bring down the house, from musical classics to visually innovative new favorites. On September 3, The Music Man comes to the streaming service, starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. Next up, Golden Globe-nominated The…

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Small Theatres Are Innovating Online In Ways That Will Change The Art Form

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 2 2020 @ 1:29 pm

Over the last few months, it has been interesting to watch how theatre navigates what, in many cases, is largely new territory: digital space. What began as a free-for-all, with organisations throwing anything they could online, has started to develop into something more interesting, as theatres and companies grapple with questions around the creative possibilities […]

Watch Now: The Boys in the Band Official Trailer

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: September 2 2020 @ 12:41 pm

Based on the Tony Award-winning play that changed a generation, The Boys in the Band follows a group of nine gay men who gather for a birthday party in 1968 New York City - only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted when a visitor from the host’s past turns the evening upside down.

Starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins. Produced by Ryan Murphy. Directed by Joe Mantello. Based on the groundbreaking work of Mart Crowley.

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Using Greek Tragedy To Make Sense Of The Pandemic

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 2 2020 @ 12:03 pm

Elif Batuman on watching Theater of War’s online production of Sophocles’s Oedipus the King: “You’ve never really seen Oedipus, I found myself thinking, till you’ve seen it during a plague. The plague hadn’t really stood out to me on previous readings, yet it was the key to everything. … No matter how many times you […]