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15 Stage Performances to Watch Today, October 22
BRIC: DEBATE: Baldwin vs. Buckley At 7:30 p.m. ET, in the wake of nationwide protests sparked by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans, theatre artists have been parsing our country’s recent racist past by acting out historical speeches, trials and conversations. There’s The Vineyard Theatre’s Lessons in Survival series and Rattlestick Playwright Theater’s Why Would
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16 Stage Performances to Watch Today, October 21
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale At 5 p.m. ET, ever since the shutdown began, the Metropolitan Opera has been sharing productions from its Live in HD series nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET. But it also presents weekly student streams that debut on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. ET. These productions have been specially selected for families, and Zoom education sessions leading up to the screening teach school-a
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18 Stage Performances to Watch Today, October 20
The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues At 6 p.m. ET, catch the latest installment of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues , a six-hour series of solos about how we’re living today. Every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. until midnight, well-known actors—including Reed Birney, Rachel Dratch, Jessica Hecht, Andy Karl and Orfeh, Elizabeth Marvel, Larry Owens and Noah Robbins —perform tailor-made monologues, all pe
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He Showed Me How to Mambo, I Showed Him Musicals
How a shared love of theatre and dance led to romance
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WATCH: TDF’s ‘Company’ Conversation
Broadway costars Matt Doyle and Etai Benson talk about their beloved show
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25+ Stage Performances to Watch Friday to Sunday, October 16-18
Friday, October 16
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11 Stage Performances to Watch Today, October 15
Tony Award Nominations At noon ET, Aladdin Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart announces the Tony Award nominations for the truncated 2019-2020 season. Although 16 productions didn’t get a chance to open before the shutdown , 18 shows are still eligible, mostly plays. So this may be the year of the dramatist! Tune in to see if your favorites make the cut. Watch for free on the Tony Awards’ YouTube c
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Tony Award Nominations 2020: ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and ‘Slave Play’ Lead the Pack
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15 Stage Performances to Watch Today, October 14
Theater of War Productions: The King Lear Project At 2 p.m. ET, Theater of War Productions , a company that uses classical texts to examine contemporary issues , presents scenes from King Lear to kick-start a guided community conversation about aging and elder care in the time of COVID-19. Oscar nominee Amy Ryan , Frankie Faison , Andrea Patterson, Marjolaine Goldsmith, David Zayas , Nyasha Hatend