April 13, 2021
The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles was in the midst of a busy spring season when the theater industry shut down last March. After having to cancel multiple productions in various stages of the process, the theater, led by artistic director Matt Shakman (
WandaVision), quickly pivoted to virtual performance.
Utilizing a now-beloved bad dad pun, the theater redubbed itself as the Geffen Stayhouse, and became a hub for interactive shows, performed over Zoom and other platforms, with subjects ranging from magic to murder-mystery to cooking. The Geffen has become one of the most consistently productive theater companies in the country during the pandemic, and even as the Geffen takes baby steps back to live performance, it has provided Shakman and his team with a valuable knowledge base that they can incorporate when the curtains rise again.
March 11-21, and feature original stars
Patricia Clarkson,
Bradley Whitford.
In celebration of
Disney on Broadway has announced free registration, programming, and participants for the 4th annual
Women s Day on Broadway virtual event on March 12 at 1pm ET. All gender identities and expressions are welcome. To learn more about the event s programming and to register for free, click here.
10×10 is back to shake those winter blues away, from the comfort of your own home! Filmed live on
Barrington Stage Company s Boyd-Quinson Stage, this year s selection of ten 10-minute plays is sure to delight. For tickets and more information, click here.
Keith Hamilton Cobb (
American Moor) as Cassius.
Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare s best known and most often quoted plays, chronicling the political and moral crisis of Brutus and his fellow conspirators as they plot to murder Caesar to prevent a dictatorship. Debut dates for parts 2, 3, and 4 of
Julius Caesar are subsequent Mondays at 7pm EST on March 1 and 8. The final episode will premiere on March 15. Tickets are free, and donations are welcome. Find out more here
Clockwise from top left: Michael Urie, Ann Harada, Constance Shulman, and Colby Lewis in
Smithtown
3.
Samuel Beckett s
Theatre for a New Audience will premiere the work on Vimeo
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.
Episode 227 Bollywood Kitchen - Interactive Virtual Dinner Theatre with Sri Rao
Aired: Wednesday, February 10th 2021
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HOSTED BY Jennifer Leuzzi
In March 2020 when Los Angles closed as a result of COVID-19, the Geffen Playhouse launched the Geffen Stayhouse.
Bollywood Kitchen is the latest show in a new lineup of live, virtual, and interactive productions. The production is a live version of Sri Rao’s cookbook of the same name that shares the story of his parents immigrating to America, their culinary traditions, and the joy that Bollywood musicals brought to his whole family. On this episode of
Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Sri Rao and David Bengali about turning a cookbook into a live-streaming culinary event with people cooking along at home.