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

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 1 2020 @ 10:02 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!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
Sweeney Todd Cast Reunion on Stars in the House @ 8PM ET
Len Cariou, Victor Garber, Sarah Rice and Ken Jennings reunite remotely to discuss their time in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's bloody good musical.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Tonight at the London Coliseum: Cassidy Janson @ TBD
A musical theater powerhouse, most recently seen in an Olivier Award-nominated as Anne Hathaway in the pop musical & Juliet, live-streamed in concert from the iconic U.K. stage.
Tickets are £15. More Info

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Freestyle Love Supreme Academy Showcase @ 8PM ET
Freestyle Love Supreme, the critically acclaimed troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, is offering virtual fall classes and events, kicking off with a lively showcase. An educational hip-hop weekend for kids and intro courses for adults are available.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Emily in Paris Premieres
Lily Collins and Tony nominee Ashley Park play besties in France in Sex and the City and Younger creator Darren Star's latest bingeworthy TV series. …

Welcome to the Broadway Wine Club, Where Fine Wine Meets Great Theatre

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 1 2020 @ 12:28 am

There is no better pairing than great theatre and fine wine. Now, Broadway Wine Club is bringing these communities together to create unparalleled experiences for Broadway lovers and wine aficionados across the nation. Broadway Wine Club offers exclusive access to small-batch vintages that can’t be found anywhere else and intimate events with Broadway’s leading visionaries. This…

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Hear from The Boys in the Band Creator Mart Crowley & the Film's Starry Cast in This New Featurette

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 30 2020 @ 1:21 pm

Netflix's The Boys in the Band premiered on September 30. Whether you haven't watched it just yet or have already set up a remote virtual watch party with friends, there's a bonus featurette that you won't want to miss! As previously announced, The Boys in the Band: Something Personal features interviews with late playwright Mart Crowley, director Joe Mantello and the star-studded cast: Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Jim Parsons, Andrew Rannells, Robin De Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins and Charlie Carver. The short celebrates Crowley's groundbreaking work. Check it out below!

Theater Workers On What It’s Like To Be Back In The Theater (In Places Where They Can Do That)

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 30 2020 @ 11:05 am

“Cautiously, with six-inch cotton swabs and four-gallon drums of hand sanitizer, theater is creeping back — on the side of a cliff in Cornwall, England; on stoops in Montreal; even, in a few cases, in New York. … We asked artists and audiences — even an usher and a critic — to reflect on what […]

Jeremy O. Harris, Katori Hall, And Matthew López On How Broadway Must Change And How Theater Can Change The World

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 30 2020 @ 10:31 am

Harris: “I’ve always felt this responsibility that if I was going to be in the theater, I had to do theater the way the Greeks did it. The theater of the Greeks was as much about civic responsibility as it was about anything else. It’s about people witnessing the world, responding to that world, and […]