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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Pride Plays Announces the 4 Works Streaming Live on Playbill in June by Ruthie Fierberg

Playbill will live stream the seminal LGBTQIA+ plays every Friday night for Pride Month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AM[SHARE]

Join Andrew Garfield, Chris Jackson and Broadway Vocal Coach Liz Caplan in Playbill's Live Q&A by Ruthie Fierberg

The voice teacher to Ben Platt, John Mulaney, Neil Patrick Harris, Adrienne Warren, and more will offer advice and demonstrate exercises with her 2 students May 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Ben Platt On What to Expect From His Netflix Special and The Politician Season 2 by Ruthie Fierberg

The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner talks about his experience performing at Radio City, working with director Alex Timbers to bring the special to Netflix May 20, and sharing personal stories …

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:22AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Ask Broadway Vocal Coach Liz Caplan Your Questions Live (With a Special Guest) by Ruthie Fierberg

The voice teacher to Ben Platt, John Mulaney, Neil Patrick Harris, Adrienne Warren, and more will offer advice and more May 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM[SHARE]

The Perfect Broadway-Inspired Soundtrack to Make Your At-Home Prom Unforgettable by Ruthie Fierberg

This week, our Playbill Mixtape sets the scene for your pre-prom prep and virtual dance party.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 15, 2020

Danny Burstein Shares How His COVID-19 Recovery Is Going and Why He Would Stop at Nothing to Donate His Plasma by Ruthie Fierberg

The six-time Tony-nominated actor teamed up with Survivor Corps, an organization specializing in COVID-19 resources.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM[SHARE]

Answering Your Questions About Convalescent Plasma Donation, COVID-19 Treatment Research, Antibody Testing and More by Ruthie Fierberg

Danny Burstein, COVID-19 survivor and six-time Tony nominee, found the ultimate resource in the grassroots group Survivor Corps.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM[SHARE]

92nd Street Y to Host Virtual 92Y Together Gala May 18 by Ruthie Fierberg

The even will feature a world premiere by Dorrance Dance and appearances by Tony Blair and Salman Rushdie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM[SHARE]

92nd Street Y to Host Virtual 92Y Together Night of Gratitude and Hope May 18 by Ruthie Fierberg

The even will feature a world premiere by Dorrance Dance and appearances by Tony Blair and Salman Rushdie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM[SHARE]

Annual Report: The State of the Broadway Ensemblist in the Abbreviated 2019"2020 Season by Ruthie Fierberg

How many actors worked in Broadway ensembles? Did this shortened season manage to improve over the last?

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Applications Now Open for O'Neill Theater Center's Virtual Cabaret Fellows Program by Ruthie Fierberg

The annual conference, which coaches performers in the complete creation of their own act, will take place in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The Broadway Women's Alliance Is Here to Support Industry Women Through the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond by Ruthie Fierberg

Through networking, virtual workshops, and more, the BWA is a community for peer-to-peer support.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

What Everyone Can Learn From Actors About Dealing With Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Unemployment by Ruthie Fierberg

Psychologist and former Broadway dancer John Carroll on how to cope in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM[SHARE]

Our Top 3 Videos From Week 1 of the #LivingRoomTheatre Challenge by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch a scene from The Wizard of Oz complete with a live Toto, an at-home Sound of Music, and more!

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 11, 2020

Looking Back on 35 Years at Lincoln Center Theater by Ruthie Fierberg

While theatre takes an intermission, LCT reminds us the gems they've brought to the stage"and what's to come.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM[SHARE]

Watch the Sexy Quartet of Moulin Rouge! Sing 'Lady Marmalade' on CBS Sunday Morning by Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway cast members Jacqueline B. Arnold, Robyn Hurder, Holly James, and Jeigh Madjus won't let quarantine stop them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 8, 2020

8 Theatre Programs Share Strategies to Rehearse, Teach, and Present Productions While Schooling Remotely by Ruthie Fierberg

Elementary, middle, high school, and college programs across the U.S. share the techniques that have worked to keep arts education and performance going in the time of COVID-19 shutdowns.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM[SHARE]

Listen to Ben Platt's New Single 'So Will I' by Ruthie Fierberg

The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner dropped the original song May 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:14PM[SHARE]

Misty Copeland, Tiler Peck, and Ballerinas Around the World Dance for COVID-19 Relief by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch the stunning compilation video of the world's premiere talents performing The Dying Swan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]

How to Create the Full Gala Experience"Dinner, Dancing, and All"Online by Ruthie Fierberg

Off-Broadway theatre company The Tank innovates with a pre-show cooking class and Zoom dance party.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:37AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Broadway Dreams Launches Virtual Training Intensives by Ruthie Fierberg

In lieu of the summer performing arts intensive tour, the non-profit offers online training from pros like Spencer Liff, Rob McClure, and Elizabeth Stanley.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM[SHARE]

Sunset Boulevard Star Siobhan Dillon Releases New Solo Album by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway and West End alum releases the recording to benefit Breast Cancer Haven.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

What We Learned When the 12 Largest Entertainment Unions Gathered to Discuss the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ruthie Fierberg

Representatives from Actors' Equity, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, IATSE, and more shared progress and new developments regarding employment during the pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:04PM[SHARE]

Watch High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Stars Perform Acoustic Covers of the Hits From Season 1 by Ruthie Fierberg

Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrgio, and more are all in this together during quarantine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM[SHARE]

Christine Ebersole Talks Self-Isolation Parallels to Grey Gardens, Memories of Brian Dennehy, and More by Ruthie Fierberg

Playbill catches up with the two-time Tony winner ahead of the release of her film Driveways, starring Dennehy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM[SHARE]

Which Musical Theatre Character Are You Becoming in Quarantine? by Ruthie Fierberg

Are you working non-stop? Have you begun your descent into madness? Or, are you beginning to wonder why anyone would ever leave Grey Gardens?

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AM[SHARE]

How to Make Your Own Playbill Flowers by Ruthie Fierberg

Follow Sasha Pensanti of Broadway Crafts and the Broadway Green Alliance as she shows the step-by-step process of upcycling Playbills into gorgeous paper flowers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

18 Charities to Consider on #GivingTuesdayNow May 5 by Ruthie Fierberg

Among many worthy organizations, these 18 have been highlighted by theatre artists often as organizations-in-need during the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:13AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 1, 2020

Celebrity Self-Tape: Marisha Wallace Auditions for Her Dream Role in a Gender-Bent Aladdin by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway Aladdin cast member makes her case for a female Genie with her version of "Friend Like Me."

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PM[SHARE]

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