Ruthie Anne Miles performed for the first time after her terrible loss, Julia Roberts visited the musical adaptation of the movie that made her a star, Rosie O’Donnell is leading a busload of Broadway performers to protest in front of the White House, and the theater community said goodbye to Charlotte Rae. Details below.
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An 18-stop tour of Lynn Nottage’s play “Sweat” will travel through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota — all states with districts up for grab in the midterm elections (certainly not a coincidence) — the first project of the Public Theater’s Mobile Unit National.
.@GPerfPBS “Broadway’s Best” returns to @PBS every Friday night in Nov:
-An American in Paris (Broadway version but recorded in the UK)
-The Sound of Music (UK broadcast)@JohnLeguizamo‘s Road to Broadway documentary
-Harold Prince: A Director’s Journey pic.twitter.com/yuiwy88P5U— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) July 31, 2018
Christopher Lloyd will portray Ezra Pound, the poet, critic and fascist collaborator, in new off-Broadway play “POUND.” October 4 to 28, 2018 at Theater Row
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish from National Yiddish Theater folksbiene directed by Joel Grey extends to October 25th. As entertaining a Fiddler as any I’ve ever seen — and fascinating too.
Lincoln Center’s TKTS booth will display ticket prices, rather than percentage discounts, on their boards. If all goes well, all TDF TKTS booths will adopt the practice.
Last night, our friend @RuthieAnnMiles was a triumph in @KingandIWestEnd. Every moment was a gift and continues to be. She is singing like an angel and commanding the stage with a heavenly force. An inspiration to all. I knew you would want to know.
— Kelli O’Hara (@kelliohara) August 4, 2018
Singing Truth to Power
Rosie O’Donnell and current and former cast members from more than a dozen Broadway shows are traveling to Washington D.C. to sing in protest outside the White House, their repertory ranging from “The People’s Song” from “Les Miserables: to “A Brand Ne Day from “The Wiz”
tonight BROADWAYS BEST – shows up to sing at the WHITE HOUSE #KremlinAnnex JOIN US AT 7 pm #PROTESTtrump pic.twitter.com/5tj6Ow2OWY
— ROSIE (@Rosie) August 5, 2018
on our way 2 the white house …@KremlinAnnex #broadway #PROTESTtrump pic.twitter.com/ly8DmQ9mAr
— ROSIE (@Rosie) August 6, 2018
Speaking Truth to Power, part of BAM’s 2018 Next Wave Festival, co-sponsored with the Onassis Cultural Center, will present theater, film screenings, and talks
examining “the power of speech and the role of resistance”
Theater:
Oct 3-6:The Bacchae
By Euripides
SITI Company
Dec 5-9: Greek
Scottish Opera/Opera Ventures
Libretto by Steven Berkoff from his play Greek
Talks:
Oct 5: On Fear and Governance
With Anne Bogart and Monica Youn
Oct 20: On Confronting Silence
With Masha Gessen and Aja Monet
Nov 1: On the Force of Truth
With asha bandele, Tilde Björfors, and Anand Giridharadas
Dec 8: On the Economics of Fatalism
With Sarah Jaffe and Sanjay G. Redd
Lyrics and Lyricists 2019 at the 92nd Street Y
January 26, 27, 28
RODGERS & HART IN NEW YORK
Conceived and Written by Santino Fontana
February 23, 24, 25
THE SAMMY DAVIS, JR. SONGBOOK
Artistic Director, Laurence Maslon
March 30, 31, April 1
SONDHEIM: WORDPLAY
May 4, 5, 6
OKLAHOMA! AT 75
Hosted by Ted Chapin
June 1,2,3
SONGS FOR TV
Created by Rob Berman and Chase Brock, Co-Artistic Directors
Hosted by Mo Rocca
survey of most popular shows produced in U.S. high schools, conducted by @schooltheatre
Beauty and the Beast, top musical
Almost, Maine, once again, top play#Top10HSplays pic.twitter.com/3SoIEbyz69— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) August 2, 2018
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
1. Almost, Maine (John Cariani), Dramatists Play Service
2. Midsummer Night’s Dream (William Shakespeare), public domain
3. Peter and the Starcatcher (Wayne Barker, Rick Elice), MTI
4. Alice in Wonderland (various)
5. Our Town (Thornton Wilder), Samuel French
6. 12 Angry Jurors (Reginald Rose), Dramatic Publishing
7. The Crucible (Arthur Miller), Dramatists Play Service
8. Arsenic and Old Lace (Joseph Kesselring), Dramatists Play Service
9. A Christmas Carol (various)
10. Radium Girls (D.W. Gregory), Dramatic Publishing
RIP Charlotte Rae, 92, portrayed Mrs. Garrett from TV’s ‘The Facts of Life’ and ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ , but she was also a ten-time veteran of Broadway, from 1952 to 1973.
She was so sweet, funny, wise, lovely, and brilliant. She will be so missed. Rest In Peace Sweet Charlotte Rae. pic.twitter.com/c7OrehPeb0
— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) August 6, 2018
