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Watch Laura Bell Bundy, Shoshana Bean & Anika Noni Rose in “Get It Girl You Go”

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: August 19 2020 @ 10:12 am

Official Music Video for Get It Girl You Go by Laura Bell Bundy

Starring: Laura Bell Bundy, Shoshana Bean, Anika Noni Rose

Featuring: Ally Maki, Anna Camp, Annaleigh Ashford, Ashley Park, Brianna Brown, Brittany Campbell, Brittany Snow, Brooke & Tiffany Engen, Chrissie Fit, Cecily Strong, Carly Jibson, Eden Espinosa, Eli Faber, Ingrid Michaelson, Lorna Bundy Jones, Kate Rockwell, Kalyn Miles, Kamilah Martin, Kerry Butler, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Mickey Guyton, Natalie Joy Johnson, Natalie Zea, Orfeh, Renee Morrison, Samantha Bee, Shea Carter, St Louis Drag Queens (Tabbi Katt, MaKena Knight, Tassandra Crush, Vega, Robyn Hearts), Tonya Pinkins, Tracy Jai Edwards, Emily Morris, Willam.

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Laura Bell Bundy's 'Get It Girl, You Go!' Music Video Is Packed with Inspiring Women

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: August 18 2020 @ 3:24 pm

This music video is chock-full of talented women! Powerhouse Broadway performers Laura Bell Bundy, Anika Noni Rose and Shoshana Bean released the anthem "Get It Girl, You Go!" on August 14. Now, there is a music video, and it is packed with inspiring women. Watch the video below to spy some of history's female power players, trailblazers of today and tons of Broadway stars, including Tonya Pinkins, Kerry Butler, Ashley Park, Orfeh, Kate Rockwell, Ingrid Michaelson, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Annaleigh Ashford, Heléne Yorke, Eden Espinosa and more. Check it out!

Billy Porter, Black Theatre United & Fair Count Team Up to Encourage Completion of the 2020 Census

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: August 18 2020 @ 3:00 pm

Leave it to Billy Porter to bring his signature flair to causes he cares about. The Tony and Emmy winner is also a founding member of Black Theatre United (BTU), the coalition that aims to combat systemic racism within the theater industry. BTU has joined forces with Fair Count, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded by former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams that intends to engage, educate and mobilize around the 2020 United States Census. The two organizations have launched #Only1ofme, a new campaign featuring iconic artists of color, to inspire completion of the Census amongst hard-to-count populations. The campaign is spearheaded by Porter and ballet dancer Misty Copeland.

What are "hard-to-count" populations? Often, these populations are composed of immigrants, people of color, small children, renters, low-income people, undocumented persons or people who move around often.They may be hard to locate, contact, persuade or interview. The 2020 Census will direct the allocation of more than $1.5 trillion annually to more than 300 federal programs for healthcare, education and more. Nevertheless, the coronavirus crisis has made Census collection efforts amongst hard-to-count communities even more challenging.

If these populations do not respond, many of whom have been the hardest hit by the …

Chicago's Goodman Theatre Reveals Season Updates on The Outsiders Musical & More

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: August 18 2020 @ 2:30 pm

Chicago's Goodman Theatre has revealed plans for its 2021 season, which will include the premiere of the new stage musical The Outsiders, which was originally scheduled to begin performances beginning on June 20. As a result of the coronavirus crisis, the season of eight productions will begin in 2021 when it is deemed safe for audiences, artists and staff.

In addition to The Outsiders musical, which is based on S.E. Hinton's bestselling 1967 novel and Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 movie, there will be three world premiere productions, including Christina Anderson's the ripple, the wave that carried me home, Doug Wright's Good Night, Oscar and Cheryl L. West's Fannie. There will also be a new production of The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, adapted and directed by Mary Zimmerman.

The previously announced productions of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, A Paris Love Story and American Mariachi will round out the season. Molly Sweeney has been canceled. Check in on the 2021 season here.

The Drifters Girl, Starring Beverley Knight, Shifts London Premiere to 2021

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: August 18 2020 @ 11:31 am

The Drifters Girl musical, which was originally scheduled to make its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal this September before transferring to the West End starting on October 1, will now start performances on October 9, 2021. The delay is due to the coronavirus pandemic. The production, starring Olivier nominee Beverley Knight, will then transfer to the Garrick Theatre beginning on November 4 with opening night set for November 25. 

Directed by Jonathan Church, The Drifters Girl charts the trailblazing efforts of female music manager Faye Treadwell and how she refused to ever give up on the group she loved. The musical features hit songs originally performed by The Drifters, including "Save the Last Dance for Me," "Under the Boardwalk," "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies," "Stand by Me," "Come on Over to My Place" and "Saturday Night at the Movies."

Knight, known as the Queen of British Soul, is known for her chart-topping albums, including the platinum-selling Voice: The Best Of Beverley Knight. Her London stage roles include Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard, Grizabella in Cats, Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia and an Olivier-nominated turn as Felicia Farrell in Memphis. The Cinderella movie-bound star previously performed at the …