Tina, featuring Katori Hall, Angela Bassett, and Tina Turner herself.
Barbra Streisand and Idina Menzel
Read on for some recent theatre headlines you may have missed in today's news.
The annual composition awards, named in honor of the EGOT-winning composer, has announced a celebrity lineup of presenters for the 2021 ceremony. The awards, co-founded by Hamlisch's alma mater Queens College, are open to both youth and emerging composers in four categories: Composition for Musical Theatre, Film/Media Scoring, Classical Composition, and Jazz Composition. This year's presenters include long-time Hamlisch collaborator Barbra Streisand, who will present the award for Film/Media Scoring (Emerging Division), along with Melissa Manchester presenting the youth division. Idina Menzel will award the Musical Theatre Composition (Emerging Division), with Lucie Arnaz presenting the youth division. Other presenters include Sir Howard Stringer, Quincy Jones, Maria Friedman, and Johnny Mathis. Musical theatre nominees include Josh Ben-Ami and James Salem, Austin Gatus, Charlie Romano and Will Wegner, Caitlin Thomas, and Joshua Vranas. A portion of proceeds from event sponsorships will support the Marvin Hamlisch Scholarship Endowment at Queens College. The ceremony is planned for 7 PM ET March 22 and will live stream on HamlischAwards.tv.