Today’s Highlights:
* Dixie’s Happy Hour, starring Dixie Longate, begins streaming at 4 PM PT at Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center.
* “Six by Sondheim” (2013 HBO documentary), offering rarely seen archival performance footage and original stage productions created exclusively for the film, featuring Barbara Barrie, Jack Bashkow, Charles Braswell, Susan Browning, Judy Bruno Bennett, Glenn Close, Jarvis Cocker, Darren Criss, John Cunningham, Yvonne De Carlo, Judi Dench, Steve Elmore, America Ferrera, George Hearn, Jackie Hoffman, Beth Howland, Hugh Jackman, Glynis Johns, Dean Jones, Jeremy Jordan, Larry Kert, Charles Kimbrough, Patti LaBelle, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jill Lord, Merle Louise, Audra McDonald, Donna McKechnie, Ethel Merman, Bette Midler, Peter Mintun, Donna Murphy, Pamela Myers, Laura Osnes, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Teri Ralston, Jeff Schiller, Jere Shea, Frank Sinatra, Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Elaine Stritch, Will Swenson, and Eha Urbsalu, released on Blu-ray here.
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Video: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party variety show, with special guests Rachel Ulanet, Will Lockhart, Arielle Jacobs, Billy Gilman, and Michael J. Berry. (1:38:40)
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Angels in America (London 2017 — pre-Broadway), is available here, directed by Marianne Elliott.
Nathan Lane (Roy Cohn), Andrew Garfield (Prior Walter), Denise Gough (Harper Pitt), James McArdle (Louis Ironson), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Belize), Susan Brown (Hannah Pitt), Amanda Lawrence (Angel), and Russell Tovey (Joe Pitt).
The full production is also available as an audio play here.
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Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World will be available on demand Feb. 21-28 here., directed by Séimí Campbell, with music direction by Josh Winstone.
Ramin Karimloo (Man 2), Rachel Tucker (Woman 2), Rachel John (Woman 1), and Cedric Neal (Man 1).
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Video: Daveed Diggs‘ Super Bowl commercial.
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A rescheduled concert adaption of Linnie Reedman & Joe Evans’ Gatsby A Musical (originally set for Feb. 12-14) will stream Feb. 26-28 here , directed by Reedman.
(updated): Jodie Steele (Daisy Buchanan), Liam Doyle (Tom Buchannan), and Joe Frost (George Wilsom), with William Wild (Gatsby), Emma Williams (Myrtle Wilson), Blake Patrick Anderson, Chanice Alexander-Burnett, Lauren Chinery, Robert Grose, Oliver Mawsdley, and Tristan Pegg.
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Article: Vanessa Redgrave and Miriam Margolyes, friends for 50 years, reflect on the joy — and hidden drama — of a life in acting.
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Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company presents The Look of Love: A Valentines’ Day Presentation, offering an array of artistic presentations, will stream Feb. 14-17, conceived by Jonathan Fox & Jenny Sullivan, directed by Sullivan.
Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Gregory Harrison, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Amanda McBroom, and many more.
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Angels in America (London 2017), directed by Marianne Elliott, is now streaming at the National Theatre.
Nathan Lane (Roy Cohn), Andrew Garfield (Prior Walter), Denise Gough (Harper Pitt), James McArdle (Louis Ironson), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Belize), Susan Brown (Hannah Pitt), Amanda Lawrence (Angel), and Russell Tovey (Joe Pitt).
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RIP: Joe Allen, the famous restaurateur in Broadway’s Theater District, died at the age of 87 on Feb. 7 in Hampton, New Hampshire at the assisted living facility where he had been staying since the COVID-19 pandemic forced his restaurant to temporarily close.
Born on Feb. 20, 1933 in Brooklyn, Allen spent most of his life in Manhattan. In 1965, he opened Joe Allen on West 46th Street, aiming to please the theatergoing crowd and creatives, Allen focused on the atmosphere of the restaurant, making it a welcoming place for patrons to write, rest and retreat after a busy work day. Most notably, Allen’s choice of decoration was posters of Broadway flops, which has turned into a tradition for the still-open haunt.
In 1983, Allen opened Orso next door. A higher-end restaurant that still emulates the welcoming ambience created at Joe Allen. In the 1970s, Allen expanded his restaurants and opened up locations of both in Los Angeles, London and Paris. Although successful, He eventually chose to close the additional locations and return to New York City. Above Orso lives the exclusive Bar Centrale, a smaller version of Joe Allen that serves drinks, tapas and bar food tucked away behind an unmarked door. Above Bar Centrale lived Allen himself, having owned the four-story building.
The location of Joe Allen, as well as its notorious decor, made the restaurant a go-to for theater events. The open area was home to several press junkets and opening nights, and it’s not unusual to see Broadway stars catching up at the bar post-show.
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NJ’s McCarter Theater Center presents The Manic Monologues Feb. 18-21, conceived & directed by Elena Araoz.
Ato Blankson-Wood, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Maddie Corman, Tessa Albertson, Anna Belknap, Mike Carlsen, Alexis Cruz, Mateo Ferro, Sam Morales, Bi Jean Ngo, Armando Riesco, Jon Norman Schneider, Heather Alicia Simms, C.J. Wilson, and Craig Bierko.
The production includes 21 true-life monologues that user can explore at their own pace and through an interactive element virtually respond to. In addition to the monologues, the platform also has links to support services, books, articles, research, and the scripts, along with interviews by leading experts and advocates discussing mental health and its intersection with social justice, social media, and COVID.
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More than 300 pop-up events in 100 days are planned from Feb. 20 – Labor Day through NYC’s 5 boroughs and across NY state , delivered right into the daily life of New Yorkers, transforming existing landscapes into stages for world-class performances. All events are made my New York artists. 
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Confirmed performers: Hugh Jackman, Renée Fleming, Amy Schumer, Alex Baldwin, Chris Rock, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Isabel Leonard, Nico Muhly, Joyce DeDonato, John Early & Kate Berlant, Patti Smith, Mandy Patinkin, Raja Feather Kelly, J’Nai Bridges, Kenan Thompson, Gavin Creel, Garth Fagan, Larry Owens, Q-Tip, Billy Porter, Conrad Tao, Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, Tina Landau, Rhiannon Giddens, Aparna Nancherla, Anthony Rodriguez, Jonathan Groff, Savion Glover, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Chris Celiz, Christine Goerke, Kelli O’Hara, Dev Hynes, Phoebe Robinson, Sara Mearns, George Saunders, Caleb Teicher, Danielle Brooks, Jeremy Denk, Idina Menzel, Sondra Radvanovsky, Gaby Moreno, Davóne Tines, Jerrod Carmichael, Taylor Mac, Sutton Foster, Jessie Mueller, Courtney ToPanga Washington, and many more.
This unprecedented and expansive festival features hundreds of pop-up performances, many of which are free and open to the public. The program is intended to revitalize the spirit and emotional well-being of NY citizens with the energy of live performances while jumpstarting NY’s struggling live entertainment sector.
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A live viewing party of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” (the 1997 TV movie) will livestream Fri. Feb. 12 at 8 PM ET exclusively on Disney+.
Brandy, Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters, Paolo Montalban, Veanne Cox, and Jason Alexander.
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James Hindman, Mark Waldrop & Patrick Brady’s Pete ‘n’ Keely will stream Apr. 17 – May 1 at NJ’s Paper Mill Playhouse, with music direction by Jeffrey Lodin.
George Dvorsky and Sally Mayes.
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Video: Lauren Marcus (and Joe Iconis on the piano) perform “Not Getting Married” from Company.
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The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival presents its Annual Solo Festival: AND STILL WE RISE! Mar. 25-30.
Diahann Carroll, Paula Donnelly, Akuyoe Graham, Shigemi Matsumoto, and Rose Portillo.