Theatre from the comfort of your home
Theatre from the comfort of your home
Nothing replaces the thrill of a live performance, but those of us who love plays in Los Angeles will take theatre any way we can get it.
Here's a look at the live performances appearing soon on large and small screens:
THEATRE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
1. DVR ALERT: Cast of 'GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE' to Perform on Jimmy Fallon, 5/15 by TV News Desk [BroadwayWorld.com]
May 9, 2014
"A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE leads this year's Tony nominations with 10 nods, including Best Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Jefferson Mays, who plays multiple roles, and Bryce Pinkham. ... "
2. The Nance, Starring Nathan Lane, Will Be Broadcast This Fall on PBS by Adam Hetrick [Playbill.om]
May 8, 2014
"PBS will broadcast the Broadway production of Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, starring Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, this fall as part of the 40th anniversary season of Live from Lincoln Center. ... "
3. NY Philharmonic's Sweeney Todd, Starring Emma Thompson, Sets PBS Air Date by Ryan McPhee [Broadway.com]
May 8, 2014
“Attend the tale, or at least set your DVR! The previously announced telecast of the New York Philharmonic’s staged production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ... will air on PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center on September 26. … ’”
THEATRE AT YOUR CINEPLEX
4. Driving Miss Daisy Starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines [Screenvision.com]
"A once in a lifetime opportunity to see two iconic Broadway and Hollywood veterans in one of the most enduring and popular stage plays of our time ... "
THE INDUSTRY REACTS TO TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS
- Tony Awards 2014: 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder,' 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Lead the Nominations Field by Patrick Healy [ArtsBeat.Blogs.NYTimes.com]
- Chance and Choice and Risk, Oh My! If/Then Tony Nominees Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Explore the Roads Traveled (or Not) by Michael Gioia [Playbill.com]
- 13 Tony Nominees Thank The People Who Inspired Them To Do Theater by Arielle Calderon and Julia Pugachevsky [BuzzFeed.com]
- Where Are The Women? by Janice Maffei [HowlRound.com]