Gloria, new musical excerpts from Joe Iconis and Rob Rokicki, and more online offerings this week. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Below are just some of the digital offerings this week. For more, check out Playbillâs Streaming Calendar, presented in partnership with Broadway Podcast Network.
Monday, January 18 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music goes virtual this year for the annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The festivities include a keynote speech by Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, and performances by Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B artist and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton, Tank and the Bangas lead vocalist Tarriona Tank Ball, Vy Higgensen s award-winning choir Sing Harlem!, 2020-2021 BAM Artist Resident poet Timothy DuWhite, and spoken word artist Ashley August. The program will be complemented by a digital film screening of William Greaves
Patsy Palmer and Josie Long to join festival aiming to combat Blue Monday
Patsy Palmer (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
EastEnders star Patsy Palmer and comedian Josie Long are among the celebrities taking part in a festival aimed at brightening up Blue Monday.
The third Monday of January is often labelled as the most depressing day of the year thanks to factors including fading Christmas memories, the impact of the festive period on personal finances and abandoned New Year’s resolutions.
The day-long Festival of Connection event is providing a programme of sessions which will try to inspire and cheer participants at the start of 2021.
In the Next Room) and Tony winner Itamar Moses (
The Band s Visit)âeach with deep ties to Berkeleyâhave all crafted a story around a place or a setting within the City of Berkeley that is significant to them. The audio stories release weekly beginning January 12.
Wednesday, January 13
The Gifts You Gave to the Dark
This play by Darren Murphy was written specifically for digital media in reaction to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis and premiered digitally with Irish Rep this May. It tells the story of Tom confined to his bed in Belfast with COVID-19 and unable to visit his mother, Rose, who is dying in Dublin.