Anna Deavere Smith s
Steve H. Broadnax III and featuring Chicago-based actor
Patrese D. McClain.
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 explores the aftermath of the Rodney King riots, featuring 37 characters all played by McClain. The play is created from more than 300 interviews conducted by Smith in the years following the incident.
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 will stream
February 3-14. For tickets and more information, click here.
5.
John Lloyd Young s Vegas Valentine will stream live from the Space in Las Vegas on
February 12 at 9pm ET. The pay-per-view concert is $30 and the concert with VIP virtual after-party is $100 beginning at 10:45pm ET. The concert will be available OnDemand for one week following the live performance. For tickets and more information, click here.
Pokemon. Yes, Iâm a kidult.
During this time of reflection and re-education regarding BIPOC artists and artistry, particularly in the theatre, what do you want people (those in power, fellow actors, audiences) to be aware of? What do you want them to consider further?
I want everyone in a position of power to make art right now to know one thing about BIPOC artists. We are not monolithic. Therefore, we can be a part of
any story. Actually, once we divorce our minds from the whitewashed history fed to us, we can all embrace the future. We just need the opportunity. Excuse me,
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
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