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Watch Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley's Moving Rendition of 'You Learn to Live Without' from If/Then

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 6 2020 @ 10:54 am

They will never leave you! Broadway favorites came together for Second Stage Theater's virtual benefit celebrating Angela Sun and Tom Kitt on September 21. Hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ashley Park, the event featured dozens of sparkling performances, including a Side Show reunion Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley. The duo, who earned joint Tony nominations for their leading performance in the 1997 musical, came together to sing "You Learn to Live Without" from If/Then. Enjoy their emotional rendition below!

 

How Online Theatre And Its Audience Are Changing Each Other

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 6 2020 @ 10:35 am

“Our great crisis, the coronavirus, forces us to watch plays alone, in the crannies of our homes, instead of drawing us into proximity with strangers. Our current government, unlike that led by Franklin Roosevelt, doesn’t see a connection between economic privation, social estrangement, and the kind of nourishment that can come only through an encounter […]

10 Broadway TikToks You Have to Watch

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 6 2020 @ 9:56 am

TikTok has gained immense popularity this past year and now has about 500 million active users on the app each month. From dance videos to videos about memes, you may or may not be familiar with the short-form video format that is used on the app. One subsection of TikTok: Broadway and musical theatre, has…

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Broadway Songs about the Workplace

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 6 2020 @ 8:46 am

Since many office workers have now had to adapt to remote work, they may be missing the small perks of going into an office every day: chats with coworkers, coffee breaks, and perhaps your own dedicated workspace. Maybe the plant sitting on your desk is dying of thirst and wants to be watered. Whether you’re…

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The Boys Are Back… On Screen

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 6 2020 @ 12:51 am

Mart Crowley’s seminal play The Boys in the Band — about a bunch of gay friends living in New York City in the late 60s — is set to return to the screen courtesy of entertainment powerhouse Ryan Murphy.  The film, which debuted on Netflix on September 30th, reunites the entire cast from the 2019 Tony…

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