What To Do (Without Broadway!): A Day-to-Day Schedule
Even with Broadway on hold, there's plenty to do. Trust the Broadway.com editors to get you in on the best online events, theater-centric films, TV shows and more!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
A Streetcar Named Desire Release
Williamstown Theatre Festival's season becomes an audio experience. A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Audra McDonald, Ariel Shafir and Carla Gugino, kicks off the series.
Listen on Audible.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
Time Stands Still @ 8PM ET
This reading of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still reunites original Broadway stars Laura Linney, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Bogosian, and Brian D’Arcy James reprising their roles. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan also returns to direct this benefit for The Actors Fund.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
Old Friends | New Works: A Benefit for MTC @ 7PM ET
Manhattan Theatre Club presents its 2020 fall benefit as a virtual event, featuring new material performed by Jeremy Pope, Edie Falco, Laura Linney, Simon Stephens, Elizabeth Strout and Jason Michael Webb. The evening also includes an online auction featuring trips, MTC memorabilia and many other packages.
Watch Online.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
Stonestreet Studios Honors Nik Walker @ 8PM ET
Ain’t Too Proud’s Nik Walker ishonored with the fifth annual Granite Award by Stonestreet Studios in this virtual ceremony. Broadway’s James Monroe Iglehart and Paul Alexander Nolan also appear. Past recipients include Stonestreet alums Miles Teller, Rachel Brosnahan, Danny Ramirez and Camila Mendes.
Watch on YouTube.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
I Miss The Music—Broadway Salutes the Erie Playhouse @ 7PM ET
Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell hosts this virtual benefit concert, which boasts a starry guest list, including Sierra Boggess, Betty Buckley, Danny Burstein, Beth Leavel, Patrick Page, Alice Ripley and more.
Watch on YouTube.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
The Center for Fiction's Annual Awards Benefit @ 7:30 ET
Tony winner Laura Benanti and Girl From the North Country’s Austin Scott perform at the Center for Fiction's Annual Awards Benefit and First Novel Fete. Benanti will perform a song to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to fiction this year, and Scott will perform an excerpt from the honored work during the celebratory cocktail hour.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
Unlimited: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz @ 3:00PM ET
This celebration of Stephen Schwartz’s work includes performances from Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden and The Prince of Egypt. Schwartz is set to make a guest appearance to sing “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
John Lloyd Young’s Vegas Holiday @ 9PM ET
Jersey Boys Tony winner John Lloyd Young returns to The Space in Las Vegas for an intimate concert of holiday favorites and classic show tunes. The virtual concert is followed by an online after-party, talkback, surprises and an encore performance.
Tickets start at $30. More Info
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Like After Death Premieres @ 8PM ET
Heredia Vision, a new digital production company founded in quarantine by Moulin Rouge’s Ashley Rodbro, releases Like After Death, an interactive short film that follows a kaleidoscopic journey through the life and death of a social media influencer. Featuring stage stars like Emily Bautista (pictured above), Will Roland, Rubén J Carbajal, Ashley Loren and more, Like After Death will have four screenings. Click here to watch the trailer!
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Matilda Blue Vinyl Releases
Matilda releases a special-edition blue vinyl. This marks the first time all the songs will be in the actual show order. It includes a special bonus track, “Perhaps a Child.” Look for “Naughty” sung by the four Tony-winning performers who originated the title role on Broadway.
Preorder here.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Live At The Cafe Carlyle Release
Spring Awakening's Tony-winning songwriter Duncan Sheik drops his first live album via Sneaky Records and Missing Piece Records. The album was recorded during a week of shows in early October 2017 and features songs that span Sheik’s eclectic career.
Listen online.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Comfort and Joy Releases
Tony nominee Liz Callaway releases a new holiday album, Comfort and Joy - An Acoustic Christmas. Featuring 10 songs with acclaimed guitarist Peter Calo and a duet with Grammy nominee Jann Klose, the album is now available for preorder.
Preorder now.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Broadway Lullabies Releases
Aaron Lazar’s new album featuring Broadway stars singing classics is released. The 10-track album includes songs sung by Kelli O’Hara, Patina Miller, Corey Cott, Caissie Levy and more.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Hurt Village @ 7:00PM ET
Tony nominee Katori Hall’s Hurt Village will have a starry reading to benefit The Actors Fund. Featuring Snoop Dogg, Loretta Devine, Joaquina Kalukango and more, the free event is directed by Steve H. Broadnax III and will be available through December 8.
RSVP here.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
Women of Broadway Concert Series: Vanessa Williams @ 7PM ET
Tony nominee Vanessa Williams performs a virtual concert as part of the Women of Broadway concert series. Interested viewers are encouraged to purchase tickets through their local partner nonprofit organization, which include Boise State University, Broward Center, Dallas Summer Musicals, Fox Theatre, Hennepin Theater Trust, Marcus Center, Overture Center, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Segerstrom Center, Texas Performing Arts and others.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
Christmas Ever After Premieres
Tony winner Ali Stroker plays a successful romance novelist who spends each Christmas at her favorite bed and breakfast in this Lifetime holiday movie.
Watch on Lifetime
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
To the Bone @ 7PM ET
Lisa Peterson directs this virtual benefit reading of Lisa Ramirez’s play as part of an evening co-hosted by Tony-winning playwright and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler), and founder and president of Futuro Media Group Maria Hinojosa. Ticket proceeds benefit Rural & Migrant Ministry, on behalf of Sullivan County migrant workers.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8
As Is: Conversations with Big Black Women in Confined Spaces @ 2PM ET
Written by Stacey Rose with direction by Tiffany Nichole Greene, As Is is presented as part of MTC’s Ted Snowdon Reading Series. The new work follows four big beautiful Black women struggling to lose a few pounds while stuck in the confines of their own lives.
Watch Online.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
An Evening with Audra McDonald Premieres
New York City Center’s 2020 gala features this digital concert by Tony winner Audra McDonald. Filmed on the City Center stage, the fundraiser will be available to enjoy for one week only.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! Airs
NBC’s two-hour stage production of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!, starring Matthew Morrison, premieres. Filmed on stage at the Troubadour Theatre in London, the musical also features Tony winner Denis O’Hare and Descendants star Booboo Stewart.
Watch on NBC.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
Photograph 51 Release
Williamstown Theatre Festival's season becomes an audio experience. Directed by Susan Stroman, Anna Chlumsky stars as chemist Rosalind Franklin in this play that honors the monumental contribution of one scientist whom history nearly left behind.
Listen on Audible.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
Barbecue @ 8PM ET
Robert O’Hara directs this reading of his dark comedy Barbecue in benefit of The Actors Fund. Tony winner Laurie Metcalf, Colman Domingo, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tamberla Perry, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Heather Simms, Carrie Coon, David Morse, Kristine Nielsen and Annie McNamara appear as the O’Mallery family, who have gathered in a local park.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
The Fifth Annual Broadway Bee @ 7PM ET
Broadway Bound Kids has reinvented its annual fundraising event! Broadway couple Patrick Page and Paige Davis face off in this year’s hilarious adult spelling bee. Cheer on your favorite star while they raise funds to provide a wide range of performing arts education opportunities for youth.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway @ 8PM ET
Mean Girls creator Tina Fey hosts this love letter to Broadway, which includes performances from the casts of Jagged Little Pill, Ain't Too Proud, Jersey Boys, Rent and more. The special serves as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Watch on NBC.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
A West End Christmas @ 2:30PM ET
Kerry Ellis, Clive Rowe, Oliver Tompsett, Marisha Wallace, Robin Winsor, Anya Garnis, Tom Allen and Samantha Bond take the stage for a holiday celebration at St Paul’s Church in London’s Covent Garden. The event benefits the COVID-19 Emergency Fund, which directly helps the theater community.
Watch Online.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
Season For Joy @ 8:00PM ET
Tony nominee Melissa Errico takes the stage at Bay Street Theater for a virtual concert, in which she sings holiday classics and great American standards. She is joined by Tony winner Paulo Szot.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
The Prom Premieres
Ryan Murphy's starry screen take on the well-loved musical arrives, with a Broadway-friendly cast: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington, Ariana DeBose and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma, the Midwestern heroine who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Watch on Netflix
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
Meet Me in St. Louis Begins @ 7PM ET
Shereen Ahmed, Max Von Essen, Melissa Errico, Ali Ewoldt and more star in this new digital production of the Broadway musical Meet Me in St. Louis presented by Irish Repertory Theatre. Audiences can watch through January 2, 2021.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
Who's Holiday @ 8PM ET
Broadway favorite Lesli Margherita plays a middle-aged Cindy Lou Who as she recalls that fateful night when she first met the Grinch. The first streamed performance of the show’s celebrated 2017 off-Broadway run benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Watch Online.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
Legacy Release
Tony-winning songwriting duo Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty unveil a collection of two previously unheard song cycles 1859: A Farmer's Diary and A Boy with A Camera, featuring performances from Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley, Sarah Uriarte Berry and Steven Pasquale.
Preorder from Broadway Records.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
A Christmas Carol Livestream Begins
Jack Thorne’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol returns to the stage as part of the Old Vic: In Camera initiative. The full-scale production will be available to watch live online for 16 performances only.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
Sing Your Hallelujah! @ 9PM
Shoshana Bean continues her holiday concert tradition with a virtual show filmed live at the Apollo Theater. Daniel J. Watts, Gavin Creel and Jeremy Jordan are among the names set to join her.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
Jagged Live In NYC: A Broadway Reunion Concert @ 8PM ET
For the first time in nearly 10 months, the Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill, including Elizabeth Stanley, Celia Rose Gooding, Sean Allan Krill, Derek Klena, Lauren Patten, Kathryn Gallagher and more, reunite on stage in a live performance from New York City. Theater fans across the country can enjoy the performance, which will be streamed straight into their living rooms.
Tickets start at $27.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play @ 3PM ET
Jocelyn Bioh's Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Award-winning play gets a starry virtual benefit performance with Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, Olivier winner Amber Riley, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Wunmi Mosaku, Ashleigh Murray, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Storm Reid and Lyric Ross. A live talkback with the cast follows.
Watch Online.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
A Season of Hope & Inspiration: A Virtual Holiday Concert @ 7PM ET
Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices present a star-studded holiday concert to celebrate the season. Patti LuPone, Leslie Odom Jr., Billy Porter, Daniel J. Watts, Shoshana Bean and more are set to perform.
Watch Online.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
The Fifth Mystery: A Very Hanukkah Whodunit @ 6:00PM ET
The latest edition of Andrew Barth Feldman’s interactive murder mystery features a slew of Broadway favorites like Alex Brightman, Ethan Slater, Micaela Diamond, Alex Wyse, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Troy Iwata and Grace Kaufman.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir @ 9PM ET
Tony winner Kelli O'Hara, Emmy winner Richard Thomas and the Grammy- and Emmy-winning Tabernacle Choir celebrate the holidays with a nostalgic program—filmed pre-pandemic—that exudes the warmth and peace that the season can bring.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
Friendly Monsters @ 2PM ET
Penelope Skinner’s Friendly Monsters premieres as part of MTC’s Ted Snowdon Reading Series. With direction by Nicole Charles, the new work tells the story of what happens when a young woman named Zoe starts looking for the truth behind her boyfriend and next door neighbor’s past.
Watch Online.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
Road To The North Country: Interpreting Dylan @ 7:30PM ET
Girl From the North Country's Todd Almond, Jeannette Bayardelle, Colton Ryan, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, and Mare Winninghan reunite for a discussion about Bob Dylan’s words and music. Theater and music journalist Elysa Gardner moderates the free event, presented by the Bob Dylan Center.
Watch on Facebook.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
Excerpts from Garden of Starflowers @ 7PM ET
New York Theatre Barn's weekly series showcases selections from Masi Asare's new musical Garden of Starflowers, featuring performances by Isabelle McCalla and Jaime Cepero. The work is set in the year 2075 in a dystopian world metropolis.
Watch Online.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
Looking a Lot Like Christmas @ 2:30PM ET
Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Minnie Driver, Giles Terera, Rosalie Craig and Sharon Rose star in this hourlong virtual concert of musical numbers, sketches and seasonal poetry directed by Simon Evans for the Donmar Warehouse.
Watch on YouTube
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
A Christmas Carol @ 8PM ET
Primary Stages presents a benefit reading of Charles Dickens’ classic, adapted by Theresa Rebeck and Erin Daley and directed by Rebeck. Raúl Esparza stars as Scrooge. The cast also includes Mary Bacon, Abadi Bacon Leynse, Kimberly Chatterjee, W. Tré Davis, David Mason, Krysta Rodriguez and Matthew Saldivar.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
Animals Release
Williamstown Theatre Festival's season becomes an audio experience. Directed by Whitney White, Madeline Brewer, Jason Butler Harner, William Jackson Harper and Aja Naomi King star in this play about years of unspoken tensions.
Listen on Audible.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
The Haunting of Alice Bowles Begins
Adapted from the ghost story The Experiment by M.R. James, Philip Franks' chilling online play about a widow seeking to solve a mystery left by her late husband stars Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Bowden and Stephen Boxer.
Tickets Start at £10.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
A Christmas Carol Premieres
Naylah Ahmed’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol premieres online in collaboration with Jermyn Street Theatre and Guildford Shakespeare Company. Jim Findley stars as Ebenezer Scrooge with Penelope Keith and Brian Blessed as the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present. Natasha Rickman directs the production, which will be available to stream through December 27.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
Between The Two Humps @ 5:30PM ET
MCC Theater presents a virtual reading of Halley Feiffer’s one-act play, directed by Trip Cullman, as part of their Live Labs: One Acts series. The show finds Joseph and Mary at each other’s throats—is giving birth to the Messiah worth this trek to Bethlehem through the desert on a camel?
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
The Coast of Utopia Reunion @ 6PM ET
Playwright Tom Stoppard, director Jack O’Brien and actors Billy Crudup, Jennifer Ehle, Ethan Hawke, Brián F. O’Byrne and Martha Plimpton reunite to talk about their experiences working on LCT’s The Coast of Utopia.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
Two Monsters of Nature: Lope de Vega & William Shakespeare @ 7PM ET
Brooklyn Public Library and the Public Theater present this evening about the works of Lope de Vega and William Shakespeare and how they used theater to explore and interrogate their respective environments. Raúl Esparza offers English and Spanish readings of their works while professor Philip Lorenz offers commentary.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
The Fantastical Tale of The Nutcracker and The Mouse King @ 8:00PM ET
Broadway’s Telly Leung and Storm Lever star as The Nutcracker and Marie, respectively, in this new live audio production of the classic holiday favorite. Adapted and directed by Steve Wargo, the show runs for four performances through December 19.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
Broadway & Beyond: Access for Stage Managers of Color @ 5:30PM ET
The inaugural event for this new networking organization includes an introduction from Tony-winning director Kenny Leon as well as a panel discussion and Q&A with professionals from Broadway, national tours and regional theaters across the country.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Premieres
Directed by Tony winner George C. Wolfe and adapted by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the starry screen adaptation of August Wilson's play includes Tony winner Viola Davis in the title role, alongside Tony nominee Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Emmy winner Glynn Turman and the late Chadwick Boseman.
Watch on Netflix
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
One Night Only: Come From Away @ 7:30 PM ET
The fourth installment of imG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio’s One Night Only event reunites the company of Come From Away. Guests include writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein, director Christopher Ashley, choreographer Kelly Devine, international cast members Jonathan Andrew Hume, Barbara Fulton, Christine Toy Johnson, Broadway’s Caesar Samayoa and more. Tickets start at £11.50 with all proceeds donated to Acting For Others.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
Love, Lights, and Hanukkah! Premieres @ 8PM
Broadway alum Marilu Henner appears alongside Mia Kirshner and Ben Savage in this family holiday flick about a young woman who learns she is Jewish after taking a DNA test, which takes her down a long road of self-discovery.
Watch on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony @ 7:30PM ET
Andrew Lloyd Webber will join his former wife and original The Phantom of the Opera star Sarah Brightman for her upcoming livestream concert Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony. Plus, the duo will perform “Christmas Dream,” a new song by Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22
Yellow Rose Releases
Tony nominee Eva Noblezada stars in this new movie about a Filipina teen from a small Texas town who fights to pursue her dreams in country music. The film also features Tony winner Lea Salonga.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24
A Christmas Offering @ 8PM ET
From the creative minds of Sis, Antonio Lasanta, Gage Tarlton and Ciara Harris comes a story about the metamorphosis of tradition, the power of sisterhood and the need for rest. This holiday special features a diverse line-up of talent. Donations benefit The Next Generation Project.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club Release
Williamstown Theatre Festival's season becomes an audio experience. In Shakina Nayfack’s world premiere play, a vibrant, international group of transgender women band together at a hotel in Thailand to confront the challenges and joys of gender confirmation surgery.
Listen on Audible.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31
United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of America @ 8:00 PM ET
Tony winners Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tony nominees Renée Fleming, Anna Deavere Smith, Josh Groban and more perform on this PBS special, which was filmed in front of a small, socially distanced audience.
Watch on PBS.
MONDAY, JANUARY 11
Monday Night at the Apollo Concert Series Begins
Rosalie Craig, Hadley Fraser, Arthur Darvil, Lucie Jones and Cedric Neal kick off this weekly concert series taking place in front of a socially distanced audience at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. Audiences at home can also tune in. These intimate evenings of conversation and song are hosted by Greg Barnett with 10 percent of ticket sales donated to Acting for Others.
Tickets start at £20
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
Turning the Page @ 8PM ET
Playwrights James Lapine, David Adjmi, Ayad Akhtar and Sarah Ruhl as well as director Jack O’Brien and actor Andrew Rannells read from their own non-theatrical works.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
One Night in Miami Premieres
Leslie Odom Jr. portrays the late legendary singer Sam Cooke in this film, directed by Regina King. The movie is based on the Olivier-nominated play by Kemp Powers, who also penned the screenplay.
Watch on Amazon Prime Video
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
The Show Must Go On! Live at the Palace Theatre Begins
For four performances, the stars of West End shows, including Wicked, Six, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Come From Away, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Dear Evan Hansen, & Juliet and more will perform from the Palace Theatre to benefit Acting For Others and the Fleabag Support Fund.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
In & Of Itself Premieres
Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself is an intimate and powerful exploration of what it means to be and be seen. The film chronicles conceptual storyteller DelGaudio’s attempt to understand the illusory nature of identity. His personal journey expands to a collective experience that forces us to confront the boundaries of our own identities.
Watch on Hulu
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
The Last Five Years Begins
Broadway’s Nasia Thomas and Nicholas Edwards star in a streaming production of The Last Five Years. Produced in collaboration with New York City’s Out of the Box Theatrics and N.J.’s Holmdel Theatre Company, the Jason Robert Brown musical streams for 16 performances from February 11-25, 2021.
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