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Odds & Ends: Younger Creator Says Seventh Season Will 'Unofficially' Be Its Last

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 15 2020 @ 3:14 pm

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

Younger's Seventh Season Will 'Unofficially' Be Its Last
Season seven of the TV Land series Younger, starring two-time Tony winner and upcoming Music Man star Sutton Foster, looks like it will be its last. Creator Darren Star told TVLine, “We are unofficially planning [season seven] as a final season” while promoting his upcoming Netflix comedy Emily in Paris. Season seven had been scheduled to begin filming when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Star also said the writers are contemplating incorporating the coronavirus crisis into the season. Stay tuned!

Cody Renard Richard & Broadway Advocacy Coalition Announce New Scholarship
Veteran Broadway stage manager Cody Renard Richard (Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme) has teamed up with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition to announce the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program. In an effort to support the next generation of Black, Asian, Latinx, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) theater-makers working behind the scenes, the program will provide financial support, as well as mentorship through online seminars focusing on community building, leadership and social justice from Richard and various leaders from the theatrical industry. In the inaugural year, selected …

Broadway.com #LiveatFive: Home Edition with Cheyenne Jackson

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 15 2020 @ 1:48 pm

Broadway favorite Cheyenne Jackson stops by to chat about his new Netflix show Julie and the Phantoms and more! 

Watch the Trailer for The Father, Based on Florian Zeller's Play

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 15 2020 @ 11:15 am

The first look at Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in the film version of Florian Zeller's 2016 Tony-nominated play The Father is here. The trailer for the movie, directed by Zeller, features Hopkins and Colman as retired dancer Andre (Hopkins), who is living with his adult daughter Anne (Colman) and her husband. As strangers begin to appear in Andre's room and he realizes he can't remember where he left his watch, his world begins to unravel. Frank Langella won a Tony Award for playing the role of Andre on Broadway. The Father is scheduled to premiere in New York and Los Angeles on December 18 before a wide release on December 25. Watch below.

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

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 15 2020 @ 10:31 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!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Lauren Patten at Rockwood Music Hall @ 8PM ET
The Jagged Little Pill powerhouse, who stopped the show nightly with "You Oughta Know," in concert. Watch her rock out from the comfort of home.
Tickets are $15

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Next to Normal Reunion @ 8PM ET
The original Broadway cast of the well-loved rock musical, featuring Tony winner Alice Ripley, reunites on Stars in the House, benefiting The Actors Fund.
Watch Online

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Reunion @ 8PM ET
Rachel Bloom, Skylar Astin and more Crazy Ex-Girlfriend stars take fan questions and reunite on Stars in the House, benefiting The Actors Fund.
Watch Online

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Live Your Life: Live at Feinstein’s/54 Released
A live concert recording from Tony nominee Nick Cordero, who died from of COVID-19 in July, with music direction from Michael J. Moritz Jr.
$15.95 on Broadway Records

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
#MeToo: Sexist Songs Reclaimed by Righteous Feminists @ 9PM ET
A virtual concert hosted by Lizz Winstead (The Daily …

How Do London’s Theatre Workers Feel About Reopening Before The Virus Is Contained?

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 15 2020 @ 9:35 am

Relieved. Worried. Excited. Frustrated. In short, ambivalent. “Performers are constantly living on the edge, even without COVID so now there’s even more pressure than ever to get back to work.” – The Guardian