Today’s Highlights:
* The Actors Fund Virtual and Career Transition for Actors Gala, honoring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Virginia Johnson, Steve Tisch, and Richard L. Trumka, streams at 6 PM ET here.
* The Public Theater‘s We The People FREE event, directed by Will Davis, featuring Adrienne Warren, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Jomama Jones, streams at 8 PM ET.
* Keen After Hours FREE conversation, with special guest Lilli Cooper, who will discuss her career, artistic process, and take questions from the audience, streams at 6:30 PM ET at Off-Broadway’s Keen Company.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: What’s Their Line? by Jim Bernhard
Fill in the missing occupation in these titles of plays and musicals.
| 1. Death of a ____ – play by Arthur Miller | A. Doctor |
| 2. The Chocolate ____ – musical by Oscar Straus, Rudolph Bernauer, Leopold Jacobson | B. Physicist |
| 3. The ____ of Yonkers – play by Thornton Wilder | C. Cowboy |
| 4. The Good ____ – play by Neil Simon | D. Farmer |
| 5. The Girl and the____ – play by Clyde Fitch | E. Soldier |
| 6. The Walrus and the ____ – play by A. N. Langley | F. Waitress |
| 7. The ____ Takes a Wife – play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly | G. Merchant |
| 8. The ____s – play by Friedrich Duerrenmatt | H. Judge |
| 9. ____ – musical by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson | I. Salesman |
| 10. Urban ____ – musical by Aaron Latham, Philip Oesterman, et al | J. Carpenter |
Scroll down for the answers…
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Video: The Sanderson Sisters perform “I Put a Spell on You,” with Heath Saunders, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Allison Robinson, and Amanda Williams Ware.
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Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater has announced it is creating its first purpose-built home that will feature multiple theaters and spaces for the development of new work, dedicated education facilities, and outdoor performance and public spaces. The celebrated Theater’s new home will be built on a newly acquired site at the entrance to historic Sag Harbor that runs continuously with John Steinbeck Waterfront Park, transforming what is currently a commercial space into a community resource.
Since its founding 30 years ago, Bay Street Theater has also served as a beloved educational and cultural catalyst for the East End, growing its arts education programs to serve more thousands of students each year and partnering with more than 30 local non-profits annually. The Theater is also the leading economic driver for the village, drawing visitors to the restaurants, stores, and hotels in its historic core.
In building its own facility, Bay Street Theater is responding to the increasing demand for the cultural, educational, and economic resources it provides to people who live in and visit the region, and expands its home for a community of local and visiting artists.
The location of the new complex will offer residents and visitors access to the revitalized waterfront and even more space for productions and community offerings, expanding the Theater as a hub for engagement and creativity. Not only is the project an investment in the future of both Sag Harbor and non-profit theater, it allows Bay Street Theater to expand its role as a major cultural, civic, and economic resource in the region.
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Upcoming artists in The Seth Concert Series in November. 
here.
* Keala Settle (on demand through today)
* La Chanze (on demand through Nov. 9)
* Jesse Mueller (Nov. 8 & 9)
* Lillias White (Nov. 15& 16)
* Adam Pascal (Nov. 22 & 23)
* Patti Murin & Colin Donnell (Nov. 29-30)
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Video: The Scottsboro Boys opened Oct. 31, 2020, directed & choreographed by Susan Stroman. The original Broadway cast and Stroman reunited to talk about the experience, and perform “Commencing In Chattanooga.” (14:23)
Joshua Henry, John Cullum, Colman Domingo, Forrest McClenden, Sharon Washington, Christian Dante White, Rodney Hicks, Josh Breckednridge, Kendrick Jones, Derrick Cobey, Julius Thoms III, Jeremy Gumbs, James T. Lane, E. Clayton Cornelius, Clinton Roane, Robin Walker, J.C. Montgomery, and Cherene Snow.
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A pre-recorded interview with composer, lyricist, playwright, and actress Micki Grant will take place Mon. Nov. 16 at 6 PM ET, followed by a live Q&A. 
here.
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Olivia Wilde & Katie Silverman’s “Don’t Worry Darling” is currently in development, directed by Wilde. A release date is TBA.
Ari’el Stachel, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Harry Styles, and more TBA.
The film is set in an isolated, utopian community in the 1950s California desert. Additional plot details are being kept under wraps.
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Off-Broadway’s Mint Theater Company production of Miles Malleson’s Conflict (recorded in 2018), is available online through Nov. 8.
Jeremy Beck, Henry Clarke, Graeme Malcom, James Prendergast, Jessie Shelton, Jasmin Walker, and Amelia White.
It’s the Roaring 20s, London. Lady Dare Bellingdon has everything she could want, yet she craves something more. Dare’s man, Sir Major Ronald Clive, is standing for Parliament with the backing of Dare’s father. Clive is a Conservative, of course, but he’s liberal enough to be sleeping with Dare, who’s daring enough to take Clive as a love, but too restless to marry him. Clive’s opponent, Tom Smith, is passionate about social justice and understands the joy of having something to believe in. Dare is “the woman between” two candidates who both want to make a better world — until politics become personal, and mudslinging threatens to soil them all.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel & Emerald Fennell’s Cinderella will begin previews Apr. 30, 2021, and open May 19 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn M Hunter.
Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Stepmother), and more TBA.
““Cinderella: The Musical (original London cast recording)” has been released here.
Audio: “Bad Cinderella,” with Carrie Hope Fletcher
Audio: “Far Too Late,” with Carrie Hope Fletcher & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Video: Teaser
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“If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album” will be released digitally & on CD on Fri. Nov. 20. 
here.
“Thank God It’s Christmas”
“Sleigh Ride”
“Come Healing,” with Patrick Page
“Song of the Magi,” with Jewelle Blackman
“Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”
“Purple Snowflakes, with Kay Trinidad
“Blue Christmas,” with André De Shields
“Winter Song,” with Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada
“Gift for an Angel,” with Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
“Someday at Christmas”
“The Longest Winter,” by Amber Gray
“8 Days (of Hanukkah)”
“Twas The Night”
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
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Video: Highlights from Broadway’s Macbeth (2013), directed by Jack O’Brien, featuring Ethan Hawke (Macbeth) and Ann-Marie Duff (Lady Macbeth), with Bianca Amato, Richard Easton, Brian d’Arcy James, Jonny Orsini, Daniel Sunjata, Malcolm Gets, John Glover, and Byron Jennings.
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NYC’s 92 Y has announced its upcoming Lyrics & Lyricists schedule:
Farah Alvin, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Katherine Henley, Jeff Kready, James T. Lane, Telly Leung, Kara Lindsay, Paul Masse, Julia Murney, Zachary Noah Pizer, Pearl Sun, and Mariand Torres.
* Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt: Simple Little Things (Nov. 9 at 7 PM ET, and available through Dec. 9), with pianist Paul Masse, narrated by Beth Malone, and featuring Brandon Victor Dixon, Katherin Henly, Telly Leung, Kara Lindsay, Zachary Piser, and Mariand Torres. here.
* George Gershwin: Bidin’ My Time (available now through Nov. 25), featuring Farah Alvin, Allison Blackwell, James T. Lane, Kara Lindsay, and Zachary Prince. here.
* Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel: Statues and Stories (Nov. 23 at 7 PM ET, and available through Dec. 23). here.
* Jule Styne and His Many Lyricists: Distant Melody (Dec. 7 at 7 PM ET, and available through Jan.6, 2021). here.
* The Theme From… Songs Written for Film (Dec. 14 at 7 PM ET, and available through Jan. 13, 2021). here.
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Parodies of The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
Video: “Don’t-cha Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me!”
Video: “Time Warp….in Quarantine”
Video: “It’s a Virus – COVID-19”
Video: “The Rocky Horror Mine Craft Show”
Video: “Clammit, Karen”
Video: “Doctor Who Parody by the Hillywood Show”
Video: “Sweet Indictment”with Randy Rainbow
Video: “Touch-a Touch Me, TSA Security”
Video: “Simpson Time Warp”
Video: “Movies of the Night”
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: What’s Their Line?
1-I. Death of a Salesman – play by Arthur Miller
2-E. The Chocolate Soldier – musical by Oscar Straus, Rudolph Bernauer, Leopold Jacobson
3-G. The Merchant of Yonkers – play by Thornton Wilder
4-A. The Good Doctor – play by Neil Simon
5-H. The Girl and the Judge – play by Clyde Fitch
6-J. The Walrus and the Carpenter – play by A. N. Langley
7-D. The Farmer Takes a Wife – play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly
8-B. The Physicists – play by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
9-F. Waitress – musical by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson
10-C. Urban Cowboy – musical by Aaron Latham, Philip Oesterman, et al