American Foundation for the Blind Announces Centennial Gala Celebration
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The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is celebrating its 100
th anniversary with the Art of Inclusion concert and gala, featuring a star-studded cast of artists and leaders committed to equity and inclusion. This virtual gala will be co-hosted by Haben Girma, author of the best-selling memoir
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law; and AFB President and CEO Kirk Adams, Ph.D. Featuring music from Grammy-nominated artists Amadou & Mariam and Marcus Roberts, jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker, Tony-nominated actor and singer Sean Allan Krill
The Broadway League Hosts Ninth Annual High School Broadway Shadowing Program
Forty-two students, selected from public high schools across New York City, will participate.by BWW News Desk
Forty-two students, selected from public high schools across New York City, will participate in The Broadway League s ninth annual High School Broadway Shadowing Program. The 2021 program will be presented online due to the ongoing health concerns with COVID-19.
The workshop will give this selected group of students access to Broadway professionals and introduce them to careers beyond the stage over a portion of their mid-winter recess (February 16-19). This is the only commercial theatre program of its kind that caters to teens with aspirations of exploring non-performance careers in the arts.
LaChanze, Celia Rose Gooding, Peter Gallagher, Kathryn Gallagher & More Join MY FIRST SHOW Dynamic Duos Episodes
Catch up on previous episodes of the My First Show podcast featuring Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Cynthia Nixon, Rachel Bloom and more!by BWW News Desk
Eva Price (Oklahoma!, Jagged Little Pill) has announced a month s worth of Dynamic Duo episodes on her podcast My First Show, exclusively on Broadway Podcast Network. The podcast is available at BPN.FM/myfirstshow and everywhere podcasts are available.
In addition to the shows highlighting two guests with a fun relationship, the Dynamic Duos episodes also feature a unique twist, all the guests are either Tony winners or Tony nominees! The guests include: On February 18 - Tony Award Winner LaChanze (The Color Purple, A Christmas Carol) and her daughter, Celia Rose Gooding, who was nominated for a Tony Award for her standout Broadway Debut in Jagged Little Pill; On February 25 - Tony Award Winner John Benjamin Hickey (The N