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Hear the New London Cast Recording of Mary Poppins on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: November 15 2020 @ 10:00 am

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is giving her listeners a taste of the recently-released 2020 London cast recording of the Olivier-nominated Mary Poppins revival. Plus, hear some show tunes picked by you, the fans. Listen to the full episode below!

The 1800’s Version Of Live Theatre Streaming

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 13 2020 @ 5:31 pm

From 1893 to 1925 the London Electrophone Company streamed the sound of live theatre into the home using a telephone device known as an Electrophone. – The Conversation

How London’s “Pleasure District” Became The West End And A Model For Theatre

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 13 2020 @ 3:01 pm

It was the mid-19th century that really established the modern West End. The taverns around the Strand in the 1830s and 1840s helped develop the song and supper evenings that became Victorian music hall. The bazaars and arcades of the West End evolved into a distinctive form of retail: the department store. Shows at the […]

Odds & Ends: Chadwick Boseman Receives Posthumous Gotham Award Nom for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom & More

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: November 13 2020 @ 2:57 pm

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

Chadwick Boseman Receives Posthumous Gotham Award Nom
Chadwick Boseman, the talented big screen star who passed away on August 28, will appear in the Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, starring Viola Davis on December 18. According to Variety, he received a posthumous Gotham Award nomination for his work in the movie. Nominees also include Broadway notables Katori Hall, who was recently Tony-nominated for penning the book for Tina, for creating and producing P-Valley, Tony winner Frances McDormand for her performance in Nomadland, Tony nominees Carrie Coon and Jude Law for their performances in The Nest and 2020 Tony nominee Jake Gyllenhaal for producing Relic. Voting will take place online in December, and the Gotham Awards will be held at their longtime home Cipriani Wall Street— without in-person attendees—on January 11.

Lea Salonga to Release Live Concert Recording
This is music to Lea Salonga fans' ears! The Tony winner will release Live in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on November 27 via Broadway Records; the album drop coincides with the showing of Salonga's Sydney Opera House concert to close out PBS' …

Tony Winner Katrina Lenk Joins Netflix's Ozark for Final Season

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: November 13 2020 @ 2:56 pm

Tony winner Katrina Lenk has a new gig! The Broadway star will have a recurring role in the upcoming final season of Ozark on Netflix, according to Deadline. Lenk will play Clare Shaw, the CEO of a leading biopharmaceutical company, whose judgement is corrupted as she learns the true cost of power. The fourth and final season of Ozark will be released in two parts, with seven episodes each. Production is set to start this year, with exact release dates to be announced.

Ozark is a drama that follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Ozarks, Missouri. Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, the series premiered in 2017 and has earned over 30 Emmy nominations.

Most recently seen leading the cast of the fresh Company revival as Bobbie prior to the Broadway shutdown, Lenk earned a Tony Award for starring in The Band's Visit. Her other stage credits include Indecent, Once, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and The Miracle Worker. She has been seen on screen on Tommy, The Village, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Good Fight and …