Super Soul Sunday meets Byron McCray
I created the podcast because at the height of the stay-at-home lockdown I was extremely lonely and found myself stuck in a hopeless place despite continuing to create content. Because I m typically an optimist, I kept asking myself what was making me doubt that the future could be better. I realized that it was the levels of unknown we were dealing with day to day, especially at that time. Once I understood that the unknown was what I was scared about I reminded myself of the varied unknowns I ve lived through before, especially as an artistânot knowing if I d be able to pay rent, not knowing the next gig, not remembering the next line, not knowing if my work was good enough. I remembered that all of my artist friends have these type experiences, and beyond that EVERY PERSON has to face the unknown at some point and decide to lean in the direction of change. We ve all GOT a 180. So to inspire myself and hopefully
Tony Kushner s
Angels in America has joined the lineup of National Theatre at Home, the official streaming service of London s
National Theatre.
Marianne Elliott s production was filmed during its 2017 run at the National, prior to its Broadway engagement the next year. The filmed
Angels in America features nearly the exact same cast lineup as the New York run, led by
Nathan Lane and
Andrew Garfield as Roy Cohn and Prior Walter, respectively, roles for which they would eventually win Tonys. To watch, subscribe here. The full production is also available as an audio play, which you can purchase here.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
OHIO alumnus creates magical musical projects viewed by millions Published: February 3, 2021 Author: Alaina Bartel Courtesy of Michael Korte Ohio University alumnus Michael Korte
Four years after earning his bachelor of fine arts in theater performance from Ohio University in 2010, Michael Korte moved to Los Angeles. He wanted to reinvigorate his career, take a stab at dreams he put on the back burner, escape the frigid Chicago winter and soak up some California sun.
It’s now 2021. Korte has almost 60,000 subscribers on YouTube and 10 million total views since his first project in 2015.
“It s been a wild, emotional ride,” said Korte. “I somehow, miraculously hit lightning on the first go round. I was hellbent on creating this mashup of ‘Hamilton’ and Beyoncé known now as ‘HAM4BEY.’ I will never forget the day I released the video. I was getting a good response from friends and family and then that same n
Bartlett Sher and moderated by
Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here.
The
2021 Origin 1st Irish Festival, a three-week celebration of contemporary Irish culture, will take place virtually
January 11-31. The festival presents work by theater companies from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and New York. Highlights of this year s festival include
Under the Albert Clock, a collection of short plays by five of Northern Ireland s most inventive female playwrights,
Transatlantic Tales, a series of eight original plays, and
Bartlett Sher and moderated by
Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
Before Fiddler Live From Florence, running for one night only on
February 7. Before the beloved musical
Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. Before the beloved songs Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, and more, there was music of the Old World . a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, where musicians didn t just make music, they spoke to you in song Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of such musicians have been, by day, virtuosos in Florence s world famous