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Why Have Tony Nominations Now?
Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 16 2020 @ 5:28 pm
“In theater, timing is everything, and the timing of these nominations is just plain embarrassing.” – Los Angeles Times
Broadway's Alexandra Socha & Etai Benson Tie the Knot
Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 16 2020 @ 2:43 pm
Broadway couple Alexandra Socha and Etai Benson were married this month in Central Park. They both posted about the ceremony (which included six people in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic) on Instagram:
The couple began dating in January of 2018. Socha most recently wowed audiences on the New York stage as Mabel in the Encores! production of Mack and Mabel. Her Broadway credits …
Tony Nominee Adrienne Warren to Star as Mamie Till-Mobley in ABC's Women of the Movement
Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 16 2020 @ 2:28 pm
Fresh from receiving her second Tony nomination for her star turn in Tina, Adrienne Warren has been announced to star as Mamie Till-Mobley in Women of the Movement on ABC, according to Deadline. The six-episode limited series was created and written by Marissa Jo Cerar, the producing team includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan. It is set to premiere in 2021.
The Women of the Movement is inspired by the book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement by Devery S. Anderson. Till-Mobley devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till.
Prior to Tina, Warren earned a Tony nomination for her performance in Shuffle Along. She made her Broadway debut in Bring it On. Warren is a co-founder of The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a platform that advocates for students, artists, organizations and communities to use the arts as an integral part of social change.
More information, including additional casting and a production timeline, will be announced at a later date.
Watch Heidi Schreck Discuss the Film of What the Constitution Means to Me: 'It Relates to What's Going On'
Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 16 2020 @ 10:49 am
The October episode of the series Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, which is airing throughout the country this month, includes an interview with Heidi Schreck, whose show What the Constitution Means to Me arrives on Amazon Prime Video on October 16. "I've been working on the show and performing parts of it for about a decade," she said. "Because the show is delving into my own personal history and problems in our country that are centuries old, it just so happens that every time I perform it, it relates to what's going on in a new way." Schreck went on to discuss why it's important to her to share the show continues to be relevant to audiences. "I grew up in a tiny town in Washington State; I couldn't come to Broadway. I couldn't even go very often to a big city to see a show. ," she said. "I want theater to be accessible to more people, and I'm excited that we get to do that with this show." Learn more about What the Constitution Means to Me below, and be on the lookout for Broadway Profiles on your local TV station. Hosted by PIX11's Emmy-winning anchor Tamsen …
40 Black Playwrights Talk About The Confounding Racism They Face In American Theater
Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 16 2020 @ 10:33 am
Theatermakers from Lynn Nottage and Robert O’Hara to Jocelyn Bioh, Radha Blank and Dominique Morrisseau “share their own experiences with insidious racism — sometimes subtle, other times blatantly cruel even amid the Black Lives Matter statements issuing forth industrywide.” – Los Angeles Times
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