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Sound Installation Blindness to Open at Off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 8 2020 @ 10:35 am

Great news for New York audiences! Though theaters remain shut down in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre will temporarily reopen this fall with the socially distanced sound installation Blindness. The unique and timely work celebrated a sold-out premiere (which was extended) at London’s Donmar Warehouse from August 22 through September 5. Run dates for Blindness will be announced later, pending the approval of public health protocols in accordance with current New York City and state COVID-19 guidelines.

“We are grateful to be able to present this beautiful, stirring, and thoughtful work, and are very fortunate to have flexible space that allows a return to shared experiences in a safe and controlled way,” said producer Daryl Roth. Blindness marks one of New York City’s first approved indoor events for in-person attendees since March 2020. Additional productions of Blindness are also planned to open in the coming months at Washington, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company and Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre.

Based on the dystopian novel by Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, adapted by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Walter Meierjohann, the installation will …

Two Actors’ Unions Fight For Jurisdiction Over Streamed Theater

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 8 2020 @ 9:03 am

“Actors’ Equity Association [theater] is accusing SAG-AFTRA [film, television and radio] of raiding its turf and undercutting its contracts by negotiating lower-paying deals with theaters for streaming productions. SAG-AFTRA, in turn, says that work made for broadcast has always been its domain, and that it has offered to work with Equity through the pandemic but […]

Royal Shakespeare Co. Will Keep Two Theatres Closed Until 2022; Layoffs Coming

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 8 2020 @ 8:35 am

“While the RSC’s smaller stages, the Swan and the Other Place, will remain shut, the organisation is to reopen its Royal Shakespeare theatre for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed venues in March. … The RSC has [slao] said that 158 people are currently in [jobs] at risk. Through voluntary redundancies and redeployment, […]

First Look: The Prom on Netflix

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 7 2020 @ 4:42 pm

New photos have been released for the upcoming movie, The Prom, to be released for streaming on Netflix starting December 11, 2020. The movie is directed by Ryan Murphy and is based on the Broadway musical of the same name. The star-studded cast features Meryl Streep as Dee Dee Allen, James Corden as Barry Glickman, Nicole…

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The Phantom of the Opera Will Stream on YouTube Again

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 7 2020 @ 3:59 pm

The YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On, started earlier this year streaming Andrew Lloyd Webber classics for musical theatre lovers throughout this pandemic. This Friday, the channel revisits the highly popular The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall, starring Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, in honor of the show’s 34th birthday celebration. The Andrew…

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