Bartlett Sher and moderated by
Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
Before Fiddler Live From Florence, running for one night only on
February 7. Before the beloved musical
Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. Before the beloved songs Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, and more, there was music of the Old World . a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, where musicians didn t just make music, they spoke to you in song Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of such musicians have been, by day, virtuosos in Florence s world famous
Theater to Stream: Jerry Hermanâs Tunes; Marisa Tomei, Twice
The Pasadena Playhouse has a new tribute to Herman, the composer of âHello, Dolly!,â and Tomei turns up in âBeirutâ and âThree Hotels.â
Nicholas Christopher, left, and Ashley Blanchet in “You I Like: A Celebration of Jerry Herman.”Credit.Jeff Lorch
Jan. 20, 2021
One of the benefits of streaming theater â come on, we must think of that glass as half-full â is that we can now mix and match offerings within a single evening. You can start with a short from London and pair it with a concert from Chicago. Or you can have a full meal of show tunes by sticking around the Pasadena Playhouseâs website.
Gloria, new musical excerpts from Joe Iconis and Rob Rokicki, and more online offerings this week. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Below are just some of the digital offerings this week. For more, check out Playbillâs Streaming Calendar, presented in partnership with Broadway Podcast Network.
Monday, January 18 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music goes virtual this year for the annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The festivities include a keynote speech by Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, and performances by Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B artist and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton, Tank and the Bangas lead vocalist Tarriona Tank Ball, Vy Higgensen s award-winning choir Sing Harlem!, 2020-2021 BAM Artist Resident poet Timothy DuWhite, and spoken word artist Ashley August. The program will be complemented by a digital film screening of William Greaves
Steven Runk, Lewis Center for the Arts
Jan. 19, 2021 5:33 p.m.
Roger S. Berlind, a member of Princeton’s Class of 1952, former University trustee, Tony Award-winning producer, and a supporter of the arts and humanities at Princeton, died of cardiopulmonary arrest Dec. 18 at his home in Manhattan. He was 90.
Roger S. Berlind
Photo by Kah Leong Poon
“It is with great sorrow and intense gratitude that we honor the life and legacy of Roger S. Berlind,” said Tracy K. Smith, chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Roger S. Berlind ’52 Professor in the Humanities. “Roger s visionary spirit, deep altruism, and abiding generosity have made possible decades worth of art and creation at Princeton. He was also affable and witty. His energy was galvanizing to all of us who had the pleasure to meet him.”