Today’s Highlights:
“Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry” streams at 8 PM on PBS (check local listings).
First Love filmed production, by Samuel Beckett, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis, starring Bill Camp, concludes FREE streaming here.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: ’Bye, Now by Jim Bernhard
Match these songs that mention “goodbye” with the musicals in which they appear. The characters who sing them are listed as a hint.
| 1. “As If We Never Said Goodbye” (Norma) | A. She Loves Me |
| 2. “Don’t Like Goodbyes” (Madame Fleur) | B. Damn Yankees |
| 3. “Goodbye, Darlin’” (Cleo and Herman) | C. Into the Woods |
| 4. “Goodbye, Georg” (Ensemble) | D. Dreamgirls |
| 5. “Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye” (Hope) | E. House of Flowers |
| 6. “Goodbye, My Lady Love” (Frank and Ellie) | F. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| 7. “Goodbye, Old Girl” (Joe Boyd and Joe Hardy) | G. Sunset Boulevard |
| 8. “Hard to Say Goodbye, My Love” (Deena, Lorrell, Michelle) | H. Anything Goes (revival) |
| 9. “I Guess This Is Goodbye” (Jack) | I. The Most Happy Fella |
| 10. “The First Goodbye”/“The Second Goodbye” (Douglas Panch and Ensemble) | J. Show Boat |
Scroll down for the answers…
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Video: Stars in the House, a Jerome Robbins Broadway Reunion, with special guests Jason Alexander, Charlotte d’Amboise, Faith Prince, Debbie Shapiro, Susann Fletcher and Scott Wise. (1:31:02))
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Keenan Scott II’s Thoughts of a Colored Man will run at the Golden Theatre, with dates, casting, and additional information TBA.
The production will become the first new, non-revival on Broadway since the shut-down last March.
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“TINA,” a Tina Turner documentary, will premiere Mar. 27 at 8 PM on HBO.
A reveling and intimate look at the life and career of Tina Turner, charting her improbable rise to early fame, her personal and professional struggles throughout her life and her even more improbable resurgence as a global phenomenon in the 1980s. The film features insightful interviews with Tina herself, conducted in her hometown of Zurich, and with those closest to her. Also included are never-before-seen footage, audio tapes and personal photos, telling a deep and absorbing story about the queen of rock ‘n’ roll in all its complexity.
Video: Teaser
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The 2021 Golden Globe winners.
Click here for the complete list of winners.
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Love Letter to Liza: A 75th Birthday Tribute Celebration will stream Fri. Mar. 12 at 8 PM ET here, hosted by Frank Dilella.
Joel Grey, Lily Tomlin, Chita Rivera, Joan Collings, Ben Vereen, dancers from the Verdon-Fosse Legacy, Ute Lemper, Billy Stritch, Charles Busch, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lea Delaria, Jim Caruso, Jonathan Groff, Sandra Bernhard, Andrew Rannells, Nathan Lane, Mario Cantone, Tony Hale, Coco Peru, John Cameron Mitchell, Michele Lee, Andrea Martin, Seth Sikes, Neil Meron, Lorna Luft, John Kander, Michael Feinstein, Julie Halston, Melissa Manchester, Jason Alexander, Parker Posey, Kathy Griffin, Nicholas King, Kathy Najimy, Hoda Kotb, Michael York, Craig Ferguson, and Haley Swindal.
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Lincoln Center has announced Restart Stages – an outdoor performing arts center with 10 outdoor performances and rehearsal spaces – to help kickstart the performing arts sector and NYC’s revival. This is a welcoming and safe place for live performances, family activities, and civic engagement. The program will launch on World Health Day (Apr. 7), with a special performance for healthcare workers.
All offerings will occur outdoors with safety protocols in place for artists, audiences, and staff. 
information and guidelines here.
Restart Stages will feature events of organizations from across the five boroughs, including Lincoln Center’s resident companies. Audience members can expect free and low-cost event, and outdoor reading room, and a wealth of dedicated family programming. New Yorkers can also participate in a range of civic and community events, including blood drives and food distributions, and more.
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“Tango The Musical by Sergei Tumas” will stream Mar. 25-28 at LA’s Center Theatre Group.
Featuring a cast of 11 world-champion Argentine tango couples, the musical celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Argentinian composer and pionerr of tango nuevo, Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), with a cultural blend of classical, jazz, rock and folk music and dance. This is the story of Los Desparecidos, those who disappeared during Argentina’s Dirty War, which began in 1976. It follows an angel, Romeo, who falls in love with Isabella and goes through a journey of varying physical, psychological and spiritual states, all rooted in Greek mythology and presented through the dramatic language of the Argentine tango – the eternal dance.
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“Places Please,” a new film by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone, directed by Michael Cristofer, is currently in development, with production expected to begin this summer.
Meryl Streep, and more TBA.
The film, a “love letter” and “valentine” to theatre artists “who fight to survive, and triumph,” will follow Broadway star Lillian Hall, who throughout her stage career has never missed a performance. But as her latest show, a revival of The Cherry Orchard, approaches, her resilience is questioned, and she must confront the consequences of neglecting that which she gave up.
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“Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy presents A 30-year reunion of Assassins,” to stream Mon. Mar. 8 at 7 PM CT here.
Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Weidman, Jerry Zaks, Paul Gemignani, and Michael Starobin, with original cast members Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber, Greg Germann, Annie Golden, Lyn Green, Jonathan Hadary, Eddie Korbich, Terrence Mann, Debra Monk, William Parry, and Lee Wilkof.
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Celebrate Black History Month with Upon These Shoulders, which continues streaming through Mar. 3. 
here.
Ahmad Simmons, Aisha Jackson, Amber Iman, Anastacia McCleskey, André De Shields, Ari Groover, Bebe Winans, Brandon Victor Dixon, Brittney Johnson, Bryonha Parham, Camille A. Brown, Carly Hughes, Charles Randolph-Wright, Christina Sajous, Daniel J. Watts, DJ Duggz, George Faison, Harry Lennix, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kimberly Marable, Lilli Cooper, Malcolm Armwood, Marisha Wallace, Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser, Marlies Yearby, Merle Dandridge, Michael R. Jackson, Nathan Lee Graham, Nick Rashad Burroughs, Norm Lewis, Paul Tazewell, Phillip Boykin, Raja Feather Kelly, Savion Glover, Shereen Pimentel, Stephanie Umoh, Tamika Lawrence, Tituss Burgess, Tracee Beazer Barrett, Tramaine Gray, Valisia LeKae, Whoopi Goldberg, and Wynton Marsalis.
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Michel Legrand, Didier van Cauwelaert & Jeremy Sams’ Amour will stream Apr. 2-4 on Steller, directed by Meg Fofonof.
Derrick Baskin, Drew Gehling, Kara Lindsay, Kevin Massey, Adam Pascal, Christiani Pitts, Jennifer Sánchez, Thom Sesma, Vishal Vaidya, and Rachel York.
The musical is set in picturesque Montmartre, in the city of Paris. Dusoleil is a nerdy civil servant but also a dreamer who discovers that he can walk through walls, which allows him to give bread and jewels to the deserving bourgeoisie. As he gains confidence to win over the beautiful Isabelle from her unhappy marriage, Cuseleil’s magical approach to life makes the world a better place for his co-workers and other Parisian locals. In a time when we all feel stuck behind walls, Amour will transport you to a world of magical fantasy in a story about love, self-worth, and dreams coming true.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film “Spirited Away” will be adapted for Broadway, written & directed by John Caird. The world premiere is expected to premiere at Tokyo’s Imperial Theatre.. The film, which earned 34 awards of its 37 nominations (including the Oscar for Best Animated Feature), held the title for the highest-grossing movie ever in Japan for 19 years. Broadway dates TBA.
The story of Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl who moves with her parents to their new home, where they lose themselves in a mysterious world of fantastic spirits, ruled over by the sorceress Yubaba, who turns Chihiro’s parents into pigs. After a series of bizarre and dangerous challenges, including the loss of her identity, Chihiro must use her wits to survive in this strange place and return to the human world.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber says he is determined to reopen theatres in the U.K., no matter what it takes, and hopes to have his productions open by this Summer.
Reports Webber, “We’ve got to get theatre open up and down the country, everywhere, for all of the actors and the musicians and the technicians whose livelihood has been put completely on hold now for a year.”
Video: Watch his comments (scroll down).
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: ’Bye, Now
1-G. “As If We Never Said Goodbye” – Sunset Boulevard
2-E. “Don’t Like Goodbyes” – House of Flowers
3-I. “Goodbye, Darlin’” – The Most Happy Fella
4-A. “Goodbye, Georg” – She Loves Me
5-H. “Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye” – Anything Goes (revival)
6–J. “Goodbye, My Lady Love” – Show Boat
7-B. “Goodbye, Old Girl” – Damn Yankees
8-D. “Hard to Say Goodbye, My Love” – Dreamgirls
9-C. “I Guess This Is Goodbye” – Into the Woods
10-F. “The First Goodbye”/“The Second Goodbye” – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee