Gloria, new musical excerpts from Joe Iconis and Rob Rokicki, and more online offerings this week. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Below are just some of the digital offerings this week. For more, check out Playbillâs Streaming Calendar, presented in partnership with Broadway Podcast Network.
Monday, January 18 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music goes virtual this year for the annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The festivities include a keynote speech by Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, and performances by Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B artist and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton, Tank and the Bangas lead vocalist Tarriona Tank Ball, Vy Higgensen s award-winning choir Sing Harlem!, 2020-2021 BAM Artist Resident poet Timothy DuWhite, and spoken word artist Ashley August. The program will be complemented by a digital film screening of William Greaves
In the Next Room) and Tony winner Itamar Moses (
The Band s Visit)âeach with deep ties to Berkeleyâhave all crafted a story around a place or a setting within the City of Berkeley that is significant to them. The audio stories release weekly beginning January 12.
Wednesday, January 13
The Gifts You Gave to the Dark
This play by Darren Murphy was written specifically for digital media in reaction to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis and premiered digitally with Irish Rep this May. It tells the story of Tom confined to his bed in Belfast with COVID-19 and unable to visit his mother, Rose, who is dying in Dublin.
The hit Leave a Light On series will return from next week.
Featuring musical stars performing virtual concerts while the lockdown continues, this new series will feature Lauren Byrne, Lauren Drew, Chelsea Halfpenny, David Hunter, Rachel John, Lucie Jones, Rob Madge, Tim Mahendran, Nicholas McLean and Billy Nevers.
Eliza Jackson and Jamie Lambert of Lambert Jackson said today, This series is designed to provide entertainment for people who are currently going through their third UK wide lockdown and are missing the magic of West End performances. We are super excited to be bringing Leave a Light On back, although we didn t expect we would ever need to, and we would like to thank all of the performers involved for jumping on board so quickly.