Today’s Highlights:
A Little New Music‘s virtual concert, an evening of songs by Selda Sahin & Derek Gregor, featuring Keala Settle, Angelica Hale, Rebecca Black, Annaleigh Ashford, Juvenile and Billy Ray Cyrus, streams for FREE at 7 PM PT here.
War Horse (London’s National Theatre production) concludes livestreaming here.
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Video: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, with special guests Joe Bianco, Cooper Alan, Shannon Lewis, and Lynne Jordan. (1:31:46)
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Previously filmed in previews on Broadway in Mar. 2020, Diana, by Joe DiPietro & David Bryan, will begin previews Dec. 1 and open Dec. 16 at the Longacre Theatre, directed by Christopher Ashley, with choreography by Kelly Devine and music supervision by Ian Eisendrath.
Jeanna de Waal (Diana), Roe Hartrampf (Prince Charles), Erin Davie (Camilla Parker Bowles), and Judy Kaye (Queen Elizabeth), with Zach Adkins, Tessa Alves, Ashley Andrews, Austen Danielle Bohmer, Holly Ann Butler, Stephen Carrasco, Bruce Dow, Richard Gatta, Lauren E.J. Hamilton, Emma Hearn, Shaye B. Hopkins, Andre Jordan, Gareth Keegan, Nathan Lucrezio, Tomǡs Matos, Chris Medlin, Laura Stracko, and Bethany Ann Tesarck.
Reminder: The musical will premiere Oct. 1 on Netflix.
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James Ijames’ TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever will stream Apr. 23 – May 6 at Boston’s SpeakEasy Stage Company, directed by Pascale Forestale.
Dru Sky Berrian, Jordan Pearson, Tah-Janay Shayone, Sadiyah Dyce Stephens, and Jared Troilo.
A wildly irreverent and whip-smart satire that dissects a sordid slice of American history – the story of President Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings – with the goal of reimagining the future. When Sally, a young Black college student, is faced with unwanted advances from TJ, her college’s white Dean of Students, she sets out, amidst a swirl of marching bands, beauty pageants, and bubbly tour guides, to dismantle the legacies that bind us.
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Ken burns & Lynn Novick’s “Hemingway” documentary is now available on PBS.
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Off-Broadway’s Amas Musical Theatre has announced its annual gala, Amas – You Love!: A Heart to Heart Virtual Celebration, to stream Mon. May 10 at 7 PM ET, written by Jonathan Cerullo, directed by Maria Torres, and hosted by Rubén Blakes and Justina Machado.
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The evening will include songs from 4 Amas presentations:
4 Guys Named Jose…and una Mujer named Maria! (by Delores Prida & David Coffman, featuring Danny Burgos, Mauricio Martinez, Eliseo Roman, and Vincent Ortega.
Distant Thunder (by Chris Wiseman & Shaun Taylor-Corbett), featuring Marissa Quinn and Shaun Taylor-Corbett.
MĀYĀ (by Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels), featuring Kuhoo Verma, Amy Bhandari, Hana Bookman, Kimberly Chatterjee, Meetu Chilana, Catherine Gloria, Jamen Nanthakumar, Cheeyand Ng, Akash Seeramreddi, and Vishal Vaidya.
Hip Hop Cinderella (by Scott Elmegreen, Roona Siddiqui, David Coffman & Linda Chichester), featuring Alexis Aguilar, Cassandra Barkett, Jamiel Tako L. Burkhart, Brian Criado, Emily Lang, and Lexy Piton.
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130 musicals available to stream here.
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Max Yu’s Nightwatch will stream Sat. Apr. 24 at at 7 PM CT at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, directed by Chay Yew.
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20-year-old Leo drops out of college and returns home to San Francisco’s Chinatown only to discover a secret that’s been kept from him: his father passed away weeks ago. To try to cope, he delves into his family’s untold past in the Chinese Community Cultural Revolution—redefining everyone and everything he thought was in his bloodline.
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Lena Hall Obsessed: Heart will stream Fri. Apr. 9 at 7 PM ET here.
Songs include “Barracuda,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “Magic Man,” “Heartless,” “Even It Up,” and more.
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The Gingold Group’s Shakespeare Sonnet Slam: the Bard’s Birthday Bash, offering a virtual open mic, will livestream Fri. Apr. 23 at 6 PM ET. 
by Thurs. Apr. 22 at 4 PM ET here. Or livestream on Facebook.
Throughout the evening, you’ll be invited, as members of Gingold’s family, to join in and volunteer offerings by your favorite Sonnets and Sonnet-inspired work. Kindly keep your offering under 3 minutes, so we may hear from as many guests as possible. If you just want to watch, toast, and add good vibes to the room, that’s more than welcome, too.
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Tails From the Stage with Bill Berloni, an evening with the man who trained animals for more than 20 Broadway shows, will stream Apr. 11 & 25, both at 3 PM ET here.
Meet Bill and his cuddly animal companions, hear stories from the stage, learn what it takes to work with animals in a live setting, and virtually interact with his friends —both furry and human! This is an inside look into the world of theatrical animal training and some fun, never-heard-before stories from Broadway shows Bill has worked on. Learn how Bill rescued animals that became Broadway stars. The audience will have time for questions and comments.
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Cambridge’s A.R.T. will present its Spring Celebration, a look at its upcoming season, on Sat. June 5 at 7:30 PM ET.
Gavin Creel, Sergio Trujillo, Jack Noseworthy, and more TBA.
Guests will revisit some of the A.R.T.’s hit shows from the past, explore digital material A.R.T. has created over the past year, and hear from Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger about the exciting new work on the horizon for when in-person programming can safely resume later this year.
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Opening briefly last weekend, NY PopsUp performance took place on Apr. 3 at Broadway’s St. James theatre.
Video: Savion Glover (as always, tapping his way into your heart)
Video: Nathan Lane (performing a new monologue by Paul Rudnick)
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Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story will run… in person… July 8-11 at East Hampton’s Guild Hall, directed by Nathan Winkelstein.
Michael Urie (Jerry) and Ryan Spahn (Peter).
Two men, one a successful publishing executive, the other, a desperate vagrant, meet on a park bench and have a life-changing moment of connection.
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Jeremy Jordan: Carry On will be available Thurs. May 6 at 8 PM ET here, then on demand May 6-27, with music direction by Benjamin Rauhala.
The concert was filmed with five HD cameras.
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& Spotlight on Plays will continue Thurs. Apr. 8 at 8 PM ET here, with a reading Pearl Cleage’s Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous, directed by Camille A. Brown.
Debbie Allen (Betty), Phylicia Rashad (Anna), Heather Alicia Simms (Kate), and Alicia Stith (Pete).
A comedy all about aging gracefully and gorgeously.
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Lincoln Center has announced the acceleration of the comprehensive renovation of David Geffen Hall.
Partners, now scheduled to re-open to the public in Fall 2022, nearly two years earlier than previously announced. The acceleration of the project will boost New York City’s economic recovery by creating jobs and opportunities.
The New York Philharmonic will perform a 2021-22 season, with full details to be announced in June. To accommodate the continuous construction timeline, the Orchestra will perform in several New York City locations, which will be announced with the full schedule in June.