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Tina Fey to Host “The Best of Broadway” to Benefit Broadway Cares

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: November 18 2020 @ 10:36 am

A celebration is coming your way! Tony Award-nominated Tina Fey (Mean Girls) is set to host “One Night Only: The Best of Broadway,” an unforgettable night of music celebrating the incredible and resilient Broadway community and featuring songs from the Great Bright Way’s top productions. The two-hour special is set to air on Thursday, December…

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Sydney Production Of ‘Hedwig And The Angry Inch’ Called Off After Trans People Protest Casting Of Queer Cis Male

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 18 2020 @ 10:33 am

The musical, which was to be one of the centerpieces of the Sydney Festival in January, was postponed and withdrawn from the festival by the producer after a trans non-binary actor launched a social media campaign saying the casting of Hugh Sheridan in the title role “is offensive and damaging to the trans community.” (John […]

Tina Fey to Host Starry One Night Only: The Best of Broadway on NBC

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: November 18 2020 @ 10:15 am

Tony-nominated Mean Girls scribe Tina Fey is set to host One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, a two-hour event scheduled to air on December 10 at 8PM ET on NBC. The special is a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and NBC Universal is also making a donation to the organization. Those interested in contributing can head here.

The evening will include performances from the casts of Ain’t Too Proud, Chicago, Jagged Little Pill, Diana, Jersey Boys, Mean Girls, Rent and an appearance by the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The night will also showcase sneak peeks of shows aiming to play Broadway in 2021.

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway will also feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge, Patti LaBelle and appearances from Annaleigh Ashford, Lance Bass, Kristen Bell, Ron Cephas Jones, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Peter Gallagher, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sean Hayes, Nathan Lane, Camryn Manheim, Alanis Morissette, Jerry O’Connell, Leslie Odom Jr., Billy Porter, John Stamos, Aaron Tveit, Blair Underwood, Vanessa Williams, Susan Kelechi Watson and more.

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

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: November 18 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!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Encores! Inside the Revival: The Life
City Center's digital documentary series features Lear deBessonet and Clint Ramos opening up their creative process through one-on-one conversations with the artists invested in reviving Encores! productions, starting with Billy Porter's reimagining of The Life.
Watch on City Center's YouTube Channel

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Excerpts from Broken Ground & It Came From Outer Space @ 7 PM ET
New York Theatre Barn's weekly livestream series includes excerpts from new musicals and conversations with their creators. Ali Ewoldt and Jonny Lee Jr. perform selections from Christine Toy Johnson and Jason Ma's Broken Ground while Joe Kinosian, Jennifer Latimore and Shannon Tyo take on Joe Kinosian's It Came From Outer Space.
Watch Online.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Uncle Vanya @ 8PM ET
Neil LaBute’s world premiere adaptation of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya stars Tony winner Alan Cumming in the title role. The starry Actors Fund benefit also features Constance Wu, Samira Wiley, K. Todd Freeman and Ellen Burstyn. Tony winner Gabriel Ebert narrates. Danya Taymor …

Roundabout Theatre Company Announces Plan for 2021-22 Season

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: November 17 2020 @ 4:40 pm

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced plans to resume production in Fall 2021. Coming up is Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner’s Caroline, or Change starring Sharon D Clarke, directed by Michael Longhurst, and choreographed by Ann Yee at Studio 54. Additionally, Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, will debut at the American Airlines Theatre. Roundabout Artistic…

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