Readers who enjoyed the adventures of Hadley Todd and the other characters in the novel “Babe in the Woods” will get to meet the author, Judy Hopkins, at a meet-the-author
The Kennedy Center Announces Plans for 50th Anniversary Season
The nation s cultutral center has announced preliminary plans for its milestone 50th Anniversary season, including new play, opera, orchestra, and dance commissions; new works for artists-in-residence; and celebratory reflection events and productions. Among the new opera commissions will be a work from Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, premiering a series of new short works in March 2022 at the Washington National Opera. New plays have been commissioned from Ike Holter, Hansol Jung with composer/lyricist Brian Quijada, Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok, Molly Smith Metzler, and Marco Ramirez, all winners of the Michael Kanin Playwriting Award from the annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. A new play for young audiences by KCACTF alum Kirsten Greenidge will premiere in March 2022. The spring of 2022 will also offer
By Andrew Gans
Apr 06, 2021
Dennis Hensley guest hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley s daily series benefiting The Actors Fund.
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House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, presents another game night April 6 at 8 PM ET.
Dennis Hensley guest hosts the evening, joined by three-time Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin, Danny Casillas, Karole Foreman, Teresa Huang, Felix Pire, and Erin Quinn.
Stars in the House launched March 16 last year to promote support for The Actors Fund and its services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It has also raised funds for the NAACP s Legal Defense Fund in support of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Shiva Baby
Writer-director Emma Seligman s debut film takes on the anxiety and awkwardness involved in Jewish family gatherings. Danielle (Rachel Sennott) rushes to meet her parents and various relatives at a family shiva. While being interrogated about her future (or lack thereof), she runs into her successful ex-girlfriend, Maya. Also at the gathering is Danielle s sugardaddy, his accomplished wife and their new baby. The comedy-drama will be out on VOD and in select theaters on Friday, April 2.
Explore more than 50 acres of flowers and blooms at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, a working farm with views of the Pacific Ocean. (Jason Rosenberg, licensed under CC BY 2.0)
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“Twyla Moves”
The groundbreaking career of dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is surveyed in this recent installment of the PBS series “American Masters.” Available anytime. Free. allarts.org
“Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles”
Echo Theater Company presents a live-streamed, interactive murder mystery set in East L.A.’s Hollenbeck Park in 1960 and inspired by historical events. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Mondays; through April 26. $15-$25. EchoTheaterCompany.com
“Jessye Norman: Women of Legend, Fantasy, and Lore”
The soprano sings arias from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” and other operas in this 1994 installment of the PBS series “Live From Lincoln Center.” On demand through April 28. Free; registration required. lincolncenter.org