Set for 1 p.m. on Friday, March 12, Disney on Broadway just announced participants for the annual free event held in celebration on International Women s Day. All gender identities and expressions are welcome.
This year s event, held in the wake of the one-year anniversary of the Broadway shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, is themed Reflecting Courageously, Transforming Collectively.
The two-hour program will feature two sessions: Broadway s Moms: How Life Goes on When the Show Doesn’t” and “Broadway’s Second Act: A Conversation about Moving Beyond Intention.” On March 10, 2020, we held our third annual Women s Day on Broadway event, welcoming Secretary Hillary Rodman Clinton as our keynote speaker, along with many amazing women from within the theater community. The next day, the world and our industry shuttered due to the pandemic, said Anne Quart, senior vice president of production and co-producer of Disney Theatrical Productions.
Edel Fox.
With the 40th anniversary of the Stardust Tragedy taking place next month on Valentine’s Day, author
Lisa Lawlor will be joining Ryan
.
She was just an infant when her parents went to the Stardust. Maureen and Francis Lawlor were among the 48 people who lost their lives. Lisa’s novel,
Stardust Baby, was released this week. The first hearings of the fresh inquest into the tragedy are expected to get under way in the coming months.
Ryan will also be joined by
Jeni Pim,
wife of Nigel Pim who passed away on 14 January from Covid-19 at the age of 50. Nigel was a volunteer with Samaritans and left behind his wife and two children.