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Video on Demand Review: The Irish Repertory Theatre’s “Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and on Screen” (Through January 2, 2021)

The Irish Repertory Theatre has been a leader in providing accessible online performances during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Digital Fall Season begam on September 22 featuring five Performances on Screen and three special events. All events are free, with donations suggested for those who can afford to give! Reservations are required to access Performances on Screen, and captions are available on Thursday…

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Theatre Magazine Preview and Interview: “Encore Monthly:” The New Theatre Magazine for the 21st Century

December 28, 2020 | awards, back the future, Best Bet, Broadway, encore monthly, News, Off-Broadway, Previews | American Theatre, Black Theatre, Black Theatre United, Brantley Manderson, Covid 19, Encore Monthly, Louis Doucette, Regional Theatre, Robert Viagas, Theatre Heroes, Tony Awards, YouTube, Zoom

“Encore Monthly” is a new theatre magazine for the 21st Century. It celebrates everything we love about American theatre, whether it is happening on the stages on Broadway or on the pages we follow on social media. Launching on an initial bimonthly schedule, “Encore Monthly” will move into monthly print releases later in 2021 when Broadway theatres are expected to…

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Video on Demand Review: Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” Starring Jefferson Mays (through January 3, 2010)

December 21, 2020 | a christmas carol, a man of, Best Bet, the collaboration, the old man | "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens, Chris Whitaker, Dane Laffrey, Geffen Playhouse, Jefferson Mays, Michael Arden, Susan Lyons

“Scrooge,” Noel Langley’s 1951 black-and-white film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” is perhaps the most celebrated version of the holiday classic. Notable among the several solo “A Christmas Carol” performances are those featuring Guy Masterson, Patrick Stewart, and Dick Terhune. But none of these matches the filmed version starring Jefferson Mays which is based on the acclaimed 2018…

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Video on Demand Review: San Francisco Playhouse’s “Song for a New World” (through December 31, 2020)

It is not at all news that theatre stages throughout the world have been dark and empty since the outbreak of COVID 19 and the rise of this virus to pandemic proportions, but it is also a redeeming fact that an incredible number of theater companies has begun to reinvent the collaborative art form, hoping to reach their audience through…

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Holiday Streaming Preview: “The Nutcracker” at Wethersfield Streams Free from December 23 through December 26

December 9, 2020 | Best Bet, Dance, dance nation, days of, News, pass over, Previews, this land is made, water for | "The Nutcracker", Annie McNamara, Annie Sundberg, Ashley Laracey, BalletCollective, Dr. Lipi Roy, Oscar de la Renta, Taylor Stanley, Tchaikovsky, Troy Schumacher, Tyler Angle, Wethersfield, Wethersfield Estate

The Nutcracker at Wethersfield, a Covid-19 compliant “Nutcracker,” choreographed and directed by Troy Schumacher, runs this holiday season through December 26 at the glorious Wethersfield Estate in Amenia, NY (a two-hour drive north of Times Square), this watershed live production provides a guided immersive experience in a historical site. The Nutcracker at Wethersfield will then be streamed on demand, free…

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Broadway News: Theatre Reviews Limited’s Favorite Holiday Gifts of 2020

We can’t go to Broadway this holiday season, but there are many ways to celebrate theatre with friends and family. Check out our favorite holiday gifts of 2020! FOR THOSE LOOKING TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT FROM THE COMFORT OF HOME: Get tickets to see Andrew Lincoln (AMC’s “The Walking Dead”) as Ebenezer Scrooge in this year’s Old Vic:…

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New Film Preview: “#valentinesday” – A Romantic Comedy About Modern Love and Dating – Coming February 2021

Dreambird Studios debut feature film, #valentinesday, produced by industry veteran, Mark Forstater (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is set to be released on February 14, 2021. A modern day rom-com written by Sam Dudeck and Nathan Neuman, who also makes his directorial debut, will star Francis Lovehall (Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”), Tessa Bonham-Jones (Wonder Woman 1984) and Finlay MacMillan…

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Hollywood News: Hollywood Producer and Screenwriter Robert Warner Garland Dies at Age 83

November 23, 2020 | News, tootsie | Michael Garland, Obituary, Robert W. Garland

Born on May 1, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Bennett and Esther Garland nee Tumin, Mr. Garland attended St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Garland’s first job in television was as a talent coordinator for “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in 1969. He quickly rose to writer status where he helped prepare Carson’s nightly monologues….

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Musical Theatre Web Series Review: Rock-Themed Episode Three of London’s “The Theatre Channel” To Be Released November 27, 2020

Musical Theatre Web Series Review: Rock-Themed Episode Three of London’s “The Theatre Channel” to Be Released November 27, 2020 Direction and Choreography by Bill Dreamer Reviewed by David Roberts Theatre Reviews Limited “The Theatre Channel” is a brand-new web series showcasing well-known musical theatre classics – a unique hybrid of stage and screen. Performed by British and international musical theatre…

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Tickets Now Available to the Public for National Alliance for Musical Theatre “Festival of New Musicals”

November 17, 2020 | Broadway, dance nation, hamilton, little shop of horrors, News, NY Musical Theatre, pass over, Previews, public, skeleton crew | Broadway on Demand, Festival of New Musicals, NAMT, National Alliance for Musical Theatre

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Director) is thrilled to announce that the public can attend NAMT’s 32nd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS by making a donation to NAMT ($30 donation for one day / $50 donation for both days). Passes are available after making a free account on Broadway on Demand. NAMT’s FESTIVAL OF NEW…

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