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
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.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
Before Fiddler Live From Florence, running for one night only on
February 7. Before the beloved musical
Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. Before the beloved songs Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, and more, there was music of the Old World . a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, where musicians didn t just make music, they spoke to you in song Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of such musicians have been, by day, virtuosos in Florence s world famous
James Lapine; director
Jack O Brien; and actor and writer
Andrew Rannells reading from their own nontheatrical works. To register for the Zoom webinar, click here.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
Before Fiddler Live From Florence, running for one night only on
February 7. Before the beloved musical
Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. Before the beloved songs Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, and more, there was music of the Old World . a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, where musicians didn t just make music, they spoke to you in song Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of such musicians have been, by day, virtuosos in Florence s world famous
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.