GRACE NOTES: Thursday, February 4, 2021

 

Today’s Highlights:

* All the Devils are Here, Patrick Page’s new solo show, begins streaming here.

* Christa McAuliffe’s Eyes Were Blue virtual reading, by Powers, directed by Jennifer Chang, featuring Giovanni Adams, Jovan Adepo, Amaia Arana, Lorena Martinez, Connor Paolo, Adam J. Smith, Cory Michael Smith, Larry Bates, and Justin Lawrence Barnes, begins streaming at 5 PM PT LA’s Center Theatre Group.

* Broadway Wellness with Kate Lumpkin, where you will learn the secrets of how Broadway artists and creatives handle the same emotions and challenges we are all experiencing, with special guest Gavin Creel, launches at 8 PM ET here.

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  Video: Stars in the House, an “All the Girls” celebration, with Sally Wilfert, Joseph Thalken, and George Dvorsky. (1:10:46)

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A virtual concert presentation of Josh Canfield’s Haley at Therapy, in support of BC/EFA, will stream Mon. Feb. 8 at 8 PM ET here (and will remain on demand thereafter).

Lilli Cooper, Denée Benton, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Grace McLean, and James Scully, with Audrey Cardwell, Lulu Fall, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Liz Vice, Melissa Weyn, and Lauren Zakrin.

A unique comedic look into one woman’s first therapy session.

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Off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theater is seeking submissions for its 11th Annual Short New Play Festival, which will stream Mon. July 12.

This year’s theme: Restoration. Six brand new short plays will be selected from this open-submission process to be presented in online readings alongside two new short plays by commissioned writers, Jose Rivéra and C. A. Johnson.

Click here for additional information and submission guidelines.

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The Fabulous Invalid has released an epic 2-part episode, “Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune,” hosted by Jamie DuMont and Robert Russo.

 Joel Grey, Florence Lacey, Lee Roy Reams, Alix Korey, Andy Einhorn, Barry Brown, and Molly Pope.

Part One:  Hello, Dolly! and Mame
Part Two:  Milk and Honey, Dear World, Mack and Mabel, and La Cage aux Folles.

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  Jason Suran’s Reconnected has been extended through July 23, and streams every Friday night entirely on Zoom.   Click here.

An intimate, interactive, and irresistible experience where sophisticated acts of mind-reading and unique immersive elements meet, bringing you a show that asks you to engage with yourself and your fellow audience member. There are no muted mics and no back-row seats. An experience you will never forget… and no one else will believe.

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  Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 continues streaming through Feb. 14 at Syracuse Stage, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

Patrese D. McClain (playing 37 characters).

The piece explores the aftermath of the Rodney King riots, and was created from 300+ interviews conducted by Smith’s in the years following the incident..

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 Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside will be released Mar. 18 on Audible (link TBA), again directed by David Cromer.

(original): Mary-Louise Parker and Will Hochman.

Bella Baird is a novelist and English professor who challenges her mysterious young protégé to help her on her troubling favor.

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at LA’s Center Theatre Group:

* Christa McAuliffe’s Eyes Were Blue (available here Feb. 4 – Apr. 4) by Kemp Powers, directed by Jennifer Chang, featuring Giovanni Adams, Jovan Adepo, Amaia Arana, Lorena Martinez, Connor Paolo, Adam J. Smith, Cory Michael Smith, Larry Bates, and Justin Lawrence Barnes. A haunting meditation on race and privilege in America.

* Romeo and Juliet (available here through Mar. 8), a Stratford Festival production, directed by Scott Wentworth.

* Not a Moment, But a Movement (available here through Mar. 22), with hosts Vanessa Williams  Bruce A. Lemon Jr. A series of events that amplify and center Black artists.

* Love’s Labour’s Lost (available here through Apr. 14), a Stratford Festival production, directed by John Caird.

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A radio play adaptation of Julius Caesar will stream in parts on Feb. 22 (7 PM ET), Mar. 1, 8, and 15 here.

Patrick Page (Julius Caesar), Jordan Barbour (Brutus), Keith Hamilton Cobb (Cassius), Jamie Ballard (Mark Antony), James Howard (Metellus Cimber), Sky Lakota-Lynch (Lucius), Ashlie Atkinson (Portia), Jonathan Forbes (Casca), and Aria Shahghasemi, with David Hargreaves, Mark Torres, Thia Stephan, Francis Mateo, and Mark J. Quiles.

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  A Sweet Taste of Broadway, a virtual interactive tasting experience, will take place Sat. Feb. 13 at 3 PM ET here, hosted by Audra McDonald and Will Swenson. Tickets must be purchased here by today in order to receive your tasting packages.

Ticket Options:
1. “The Sweetest Kiss” VIP package includes entry to the event, a Läderach fresh chocolate tasting kit, plus virtual backstage access after the main show.

2. “A Peck on the Cheek” regular package includes entry to the event and a Läderach fresh chocolate tasting kit.

3. “Love From Afar” viewing-only package includes entry to the event.

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Daniel Goldfarb’s new audio play, Men’s Health, will be released Feb. 25 on Audible (link TBA), directed by Scott Ellis.

Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana, and Laura Benanti, with Diane Guerrero and Tom Hollander.

Dr. Szabo is an unorthodox urologist treating Adam for a very personal problem.

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  The Fabulous Invalid presents “Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune,” hosted by Jamie DuMont and Robert Russo, with special guests Joel Grey, Florence Lacey, Lee Roy Reams, and Alix Korey, Molly Pope, Andy Einhorn, and producer Barry Brown.

Click here to listen to Parts 1 & 2 (scroll down).

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A Kern Valentine, in support of The Actors Fund, starring Andrea Marcovicci will stream Sun. Feb. 14 at 7:30 PM ET here, with music direction by Brad Ellis.

A live video chat after-party will follow on Facebook here.

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  OWN will present “Own Spotlight: Cicely Tyson” on Sat. Feb. 6 at 10 PM ET/PT), featuring a never-before-seen intimate conversation with Oprah Winfrey. The special will also stream on OWN’s Facebook page and Discovery+.

OWN honors the legacy of the late Miss Tyson with this special 2012 conversation, as part of the “Oprah and The Legendary Cast of Roots 35 Years Later.” Tyson explains the surprising story of how she found her calling, shares behind-the-scenes history of her most iconic roles, and reveals the biggest life lessons she’s learned.

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“Another Day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the 21st Century,” by Howard Sherman.  The book shines a light on the play’s impact in the 21st century and make a case for the healing powers of Wilder’s text to a world confronting multiple crises. Through extensive interviews with more than 100 artists about their own experience of the play and its impact on them professionally and personally. Including background on the play’s early years and its pervasiveness in American Culture shows why this particular work remains so important, essential and beloved.     Order here.

“I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby: Dorothy Fields and Her Life in the American Musical Theater,” by Kristin Stultz Pressley. A biography of the legendary Broadway/film librettist/lyricist.   Order here.

“Looking Back: Buster Keaton’s 1951 British Music Hall Tour,” by David Christopher MacLeod. About a little-known episode in the life of Buster Keaton — his tour of British music halls in the summer of 1951. This 20th anniversary edition has been revised and updates.   Order here.

“Staging America: Twenty-First-Century Dramatists, by Christopher Bigsby (2019).
The book explores the lives and works of 8 award-winning playwrights, including Ayad Akhtar, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Young Jean Lee, and Quiara Allegría Hudes, whose backgrounds reflect the social, religious, sexual, and national diversity of American society. Each chapter is devoted to a single playwright, and provides an overview of their career, a description and critical evaluation of their work, as well as a sense of their reception.   Order here.

 

 

 


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