This Weekend’s Highlights:
Friday, September 25
* “Stars in the House, a 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Cast Reunion, featuring Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Jay Reiss and Sarah Saltzberg, streams at 8 PM ET here.
* 3-D Theatricals‘ Broadway Lights Up Your Screen FREE benefit concert, featuring Bradley Baker, Charlotte Mary Wen, David Engel, Dominique Kent, Emily Goglia, Javier Garcia, Katherine Washington, Marc Cedric Smith, and Nick Tubbs, streams at 7 PT/10 PM ET.
* Fame the Musical, the filmed version of the national tour, featuring Mica Paris, Keith Jack, Jorgie Porter, Molly McGuire, Jamal Kane Crawford, and Stephanie Rojas, streams for FREE at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT here (and is available for 48 hours).
* “The Glorias,” featuring Gloria Steinem at various ages : Ryan Kira Armstrong (Young Gloria), Lulu Wilson (Teen Gloria), Alicia Vikander (Gloria ages 20-40), and Julianne Moore (Steinem through the present), with Bette Midler (Bella Abzug), Janelle Monáe (Dorothy Pitman Hughes), Timothy Hutton (Leo Steinem), Lorraine Toussaint (Florynce Kennedy), Enid Graham (Ruth), Kimberly Guerrero (Wilma Mankiller), Monica Sanchez (Dolores Huerta), and Margo Moorer (Barbara Jordan), released on Amazon Prime.
Saturday, September 26
* The Drag FREE virtual reading, a homosexual comedy by Mae West, directed by Alex Wells, featuring Joel Fisher, Beau Berglund, Mark Crowell, Nicholas Hargous, Steward W. Howard, Suzanne Hunt, Paris Perrault, Max Pescherine, Sara Shearer, David Shofner, Ionne Silver, and Anthony Topsfield, livestreams at 6 PM PT here (also Sept. 27 at 2 PM PT).
* An Evening with Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams: A Time to Sing concert, live in person, streamed at 8 PM ET at The Kennedy Center.
* Romantics Anonymous live production, by Christopher Dimond & Michael Kooman, directed by Emma Rice, featuring Marc Antolin (Jean-René), Carly Bawden (Angélique), Me’sha Bryan (Suzanne/Mimi), Harry Hepple (Ludo/Remi), Laura Jane Matthewson (Young Woman), Sandra Marvin (Magda/Brigitte/Dr. Maxim), Philip Cox (Father/Pierre/Receptionist), Gareth Snook (Mercier/Mumbler/Marini), and Omari Douglas (Salesman/Fred), livestreamed at 1 PM PT at Beverly Hills’ The Wallis (also on Sept. 28 at 4 PM PT).
Sunday, September 27
* Project Shaw‘s Caesar and Cleopatra FREE benefit reading, adapted & directed by David Staller, featuring Jeff Applegate, Rajesh Bose, Brenda Braxton, Robert Cucioli, Dan Domingues, Jonathan Hadley, and Mirirai Sithole, streams at 2 PM ET.
* The Drag FREE virtual reading, a homosexual comedy by Mae West, directed by Alex Wells, featuring Joel Fisher, Beau Berglund, Mark Crowell, Nicholas Hargous, Steward W. Howard, Suzanne Hunt, Paris Perrault, Max Pescherine, Sara Shearer, David Shofner, Ionne Silver, and Anthony Topsfield, livestreams at 2 PM PT here.
* “The MisMatch Game” game show, featuring Danté (Jack Nicholson), Danielle Gaither (Wendy Williams), Nadya Ginsburg (Cher), Rebekah Kochan (Pamela Anderson), Tom Lenk (Zooey Deschanel or Tilda Swinton), and Felix Pire (Ricardo Montalbán), streams at 8 PM PT at LA’s LGBT Center.
*Jesus Christ Superstar: The Concert, featuring Bob Beckett, Gabby Best, Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr, Kerry Godliman, Russell Kane, Olga Koch, Judi Love, Suzi Ruffell, Sindhu Vee, and Mischief Theatre, and many more ( a total of 7eventee performers), closes at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
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Video: “Stars in the House,” offering “It’s Julie’s Birthday!,” with surprisel guests. (1:28:06)
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Casting has been announced for The Broadway League’s iViva Broadway! Hear Our Voices, in support of BC/EFA, to stream Thurs. Oct. 1 at 8 PM ET here (and will remain live until Oct. 5 at 8 PM ET), by Eric Ulloa, directed & choreographed by Sergio Trujillo.
Lucie Arnaz, Julio Copello, Nilo Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Moisés Kaufman, Alex Lacamoire,John Leguizamo, Matthew López, Jaime Lozano, Justina Machado, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda, Christina Quintana, Chita Rivera, Michelle J. Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jon Secada, Josh Segarra, Thalía, Sergio Trujillo, Eric Ulloa, and Benjamin Velez.
Rubén Blades, Jon Secada, Ricky Rojas, Enrique Acevedo, Angie Alcázar, Yassmin Alers, Joan Almedilla, Kristina Alonso, Reed Armstrong, Antonio Banderas, Melissa Barrera, Angelica Beliard, Miguel Ángel Belotto, Albert Bolea, Andréa Burns, Soledad Buss, Jaime Camil, Chad Carstarphen, Natalie Caruncho, Lucía Castro, Max Chernin, Javier Cid, Aaron Cobos, Anna Coll, Florencia Cuenca, Alma Cuervo, Juan Cupini, Janet Dacal, KC de la Cruz, Robin De Jesús, Ariana DeBose, Fran Del Pino, Daniel Délyon, Natascia Diaz, Ryan Duncan, Alberto Escobar, Julia Estrada, Roberto Facchin, Pol Galcerà, Henry Gainza, Daniel Garod, Linedy Genao, Diana Girbau, Carlos Gomez, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Mandy Gonzalez, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Charles Gray, Christopher Hernandez, Ivan Hernandez, Cassandra Hlong, Zachary Infante, Christopher Jackson, Nina LaFarga, Garrett Long, Emmanuel López Alonso, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Jaime Lozano, Hector Maisonet, Juan José Marco, Fernando Mariano, Enric Marimon, Yani Marin, Bianca Marroquín, Jesús E. Martínez, Mauricio Martinez, Mary Jo Mecca, Anthony Lee Medina, Olga Merediz, Marielys Molina, Doreen Montalvo, Graciela Monterde, Fran Moreno, Beatriz Mur,Marcela Nava, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Karen Olivo, Joél Pérez, Shereen Pimentel, Ivo Pareja-Obregón, Lucrecia Petraglia, Christie Prades, Pablo Puyol, Anthony Ramos, Desireé Rodriguez, Al Rodrigo, Eliseo Román, Celeste Rose, Estibalitz Ruiz, Gabrielle Ruiz, Richard Henry Ruiz, Jamila Sabares-Klemm, Luis Salgado, Caesar Samayoa, Zuhaitz San Buenaventura, Carmen Sanchez, Tricia Aida Sánchez, Lorena Santiago, Sarah Schielke, Martín Solá, Mica Spina, Jim Stanek, Philippa Stefani, Eric Ulloa, Angélica Vale, Vajen Van Den Bosch, Tanairi Sade Vasquez, Ana Villafañe, and Jennifer Leigh Warren.
An explosive night of passion, culture, and art to celebrate Latinx History Month and the achievements of Latinx artists and the milestone Latinx stories in theatre.
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LA’s Fountain Theatre will present a site-specific “Zoom-within-a-Zoom” 10 min. reading of France-Luce Benson’s Talking Peace on Thurs. Oct. 1 at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET, directed by Dr. Daphnie Sicre
Paule Aboite, Miriam Ani, Janelle Lawrence, Celestine Rae and Lisa Rosetta Strum. Dr. Daphnie Sicre,
Benson’s wittily observant take on today’s hot-button issues is set during a virtual Zoom get-together: a healing circle comes undone when an outsider finds her way in, forcing the five women to deconstruct what it means to be Black, BIPOC and bound by sisterhood.
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Video: Highlights from CA’s 3-D Theatricals’ 9 to 5 (2013).
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Upcoming Seth Concert Series performances (all on Sundays at 8 PM ET, with a 2nd showing on Mondays at 3 PM ET). 
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Oct. 5: Orfeh and Andy Karl
Oct. 11: Beth Leavel
Oct. 18: Keala Settle
Oct. 25: LaChanze
Nov. 15: Lillias White
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Miami New Drama (link TBA) will present 7 Deadly Sins — Temptations in the Magic City, a site-specific event that will be presented Nov. – Dec. (exact dates TBA) in seven vacant storefronts along Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road.
Dael Orlandersmith, Hilary Bettis, Nilo Cruz, Carmen Pelaez, and Aurin Squire.
Each playwright will premiere a newly commissioned short play, each focused on one deadly sin. In rotation over 90 min., groups of 10 theatregoers will maintain social distance, listening through headphones while the actors perform the short plays behind the windows of the vacant Lincoln Road storefronts. Casting TBA.
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“One Royal Holiday” will premiere Nov. 1 at 8 PM ET on the Hallmark Channel.
Krystal Joy Brown, Victoria Clark, Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit, and Tom McGowan.
Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter from a blizzard, only to discover that they have royal lineage.
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Video: “The Signature Show – Ep. 5,” with a “Diner” cast reunion, and a concert with Inés Nassara, Brent Barrett and Cedric Neal, with Kayla Pecchioni, Nova Y. Payton and Shayla Simmons. (31:28)
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NYC’s 92Y presents “John Lithgow in conversation with Alan Alda” to stream Mon. Oct. 5 at 6 PM ET.
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IndieWorks Theatre Company will present “Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast,” which consists of 10 episodes that will premiere Mon. Oct. 5, and continue on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.
Each 50-minute episode will feature a 10-20-minute mini-musical and an interview with the show’s creators, who hail from around the globe.
(for the 1st podcast on Oct. 5): Telly Leung, Gabrielle Ruiz, Constantine Maroulis, Max Crumm, Ann Harada, Karen Mason, Lance Roberts, and thom Sesma.
(throughout the season): Joseph Cannon, Johanna Carlisle-Zepeda, Anthony Chatmon II, Yvette Monique Clark, Karli Dinardo, Lauren Elder, Brandon J. Ellis, Linedy Genao, Alan H. Green), Kenney M. Green, A.J. Holmes, Kennedy Kanagawa, Ryan Knowles, Cassidy Layton, Robert Manion, Heather Makalani, Michael McAssey, J. Elaine Marcos, Rick Negron, T.J. Newton, Jay Paranada, Michael Perrie Jr, Sierra Rein), Andy Roninson, James Stafford, Darryl Jovan Williams, Maria Wirries, and Simone Zamore.
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The Virtual Hudson Valley Dance Festival, in support of BC/EFA, will stream Sat. Oct. 10 at 7 PM ET.
* Oscar Joy, performed by Ayodele Casel
* Is That All There Is?, performed by Ricky Ubeda, choreographed by Billy Griffin
* Are You Lonesome Tonight, performed by Lloyd Knight and Nicholas Sciscione.
* Cooped, created & performed by Jamar Roberts
* Tee Time, by by Caleb Teicher, performed by Catherine Hurlin
* Words in the Fire, by Peter Walker, performed by Daniel Applebaum and Christopher D’Ariano
* Monument, choreographed & performed by Adam Weinert
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Off-Broadway’s Negro Ensemble Theatre will present its Virtual 10-Minute Play Competition on Fri. Oct. 8 at 9 PM ET, hosted by Yvette Ganier.
Play Contestants:
* Counting Pedestals, by Carlos Jerome, directed by MIarishka Phillips
* The Moors, by Cris Eli Blak, directed by Marcus Naylor
* Rite of Passage, by Devin Porter, directed by Marcus Naylor
* I Love You But…, by Christine Hsu, directed by Karen A Brown.
Readings:
* Chantel’s Dilemma, by Chima Chikazunga, directed by Marcus Naylor
* The Privilege is All Mine, by Roderick Shepard, director TBA
* Apocolypse Then, by Tony Domaille, director TBA
* Diplomanyc: The Art of Thinking Before You Speak, by Oscar Sanders, directed by Lauren Mariss Smith