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What To Watch June 19th To Take Away The Blue

Save the date: Tomorrow and Sunday at 7pm Step-in Forward Virtually to Celebrate The Music of Neil Sedaka.
Krystin Goodwin is excited that the concert will be streamed on T2CONLINE from Step Forward Entertainment on Vimeo.

2pm: Peter Pan Live! The Shows Must Go On on December 4, 2014, a live production of the 1954 musical adaptation of Peter Pan, televised from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York, starring Allison Williams in the title role and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook. Also in the show was Taylor Louderman as Wendy Darling, Christian Borle as Mr. Smee/George Darling, Kelli O’Hara as Mrs. Darling, Minnie Driver as adult Wendy/Narrator, Caitlin Houlahan as Jane, Bryce Ryness as Starkey, Michael Park as Cecco and T.Oliver Reid as Oliver Shreeks
On Seth Rudetsky fabulous series Stars in the House. No show today!
3pm: coLAB’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth Presentation The Old Globe presents its fourth annual Juneteenth performance presentation video excerpts from past coLAB Juneteenth performance presentations such as The Ruby in Us and Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley: From Slavery to Modiste; a reading of the new play Ode to My Mothers by Joy Yvonne Jones, directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg; music; spoken word; crafts; at-home activities; an educational presentation that shares the story and history of the holiday; and much more!

3pm: Behind The Curtain Of “O” Cirque du Soleil a brand new Cirque du Soleil Behind The Curtain special! Watch some of the best live show moments of ”O” and get immersed in the world of this iconic production as the performers share their experience and emotions at that quintessential moment of an act.
3pm: The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin
4pm–9:30pm: Marie’s Crisis Virtual Piano Bar Tonight’s scheduled pianists are Tonight’s scheduled pianists are Kenney Green (@KenneyGreenMusic) and Adam Michael Tilford (@Adam-Tilford-1).

4pm: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Dance for Social Justice will be offered on June 18, 19, 20 4PM to 6PM. Registration for Virtual classes can be accessed and is supported by DanceNYC Advancement Fund. Nai-Ni Chen Hailed as a Spiritual Choreographer by Dance Magazine and recipient of multiple choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Nai-Ni Chen has been creating dances professionally for over thirty years in the United States. She has built a diverse repertory of over 80 original works and toured to major venues in the US and international contemporary dance festivals in 12 countries.

4:30pm: McCarter@HOME: Joyce Carol Oates By McCarter Theatre Center Celebrated author of novel, short stories, essays, and plays, Joyce Carol Oates, joins McCarter Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann to share stories on their on their lives as writers and friends.

5pm: Julie Halston: Virtual Halston Broadway actress/comedienne Julie Halston is coming to a laptop near you! After ranting and raving on stages and cocktail parties, the comedy queen will launch “Virtual Halston,” a weekly half-hour gab-fest spotlighting her famous friends. This week it’s Tony winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie, Act One, Cinderella, CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)

6pm Red Carpet 7pm show: The Inaugural Antonyo Awards By Broadway Black A celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broadway community, the streamed ceremony will begin at 7 PM ET and will include a pre-show virtual red carpet, original musical numbers, presenters, and performers. Presenters and performers scheduled to participate currently include Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess, Alex Newell, Jordan E. Cooper, Teyonah Parris, Ephraim Sykes, LaChanze, Derrick Baskin, Nicolette Robinson, Jelani Alladin, Christiani Pitts, James Monroe Iglehart, Amber Iman, Kalen Allen, Nzinga Williams, Jackson Alexander, Cody Renard Richard, Ashton Muñiz, Shereen Pimentel, Kirsten Childs, Aisha Jackson, Antoine L. Smith, Griffin Matthews, Michael McElroy, Jocelyn Bioh, and L Morgan Lee.
5:30pm: MoBBallet, the global dance community is uniting to uplift “the diversity of Black people’s beauty, creativity, ingenuity, elegance, power and perseverance” by using our platforms to feature some of the incredible artists within our own organization, and in our social Stories, artists from across the field of dance.

7pm: Danny Bacher in the House…Literally!!!
Singer/saxophonist and entertainer extraordinaire, Danny Bacher, joins forces with, “Metropolitan Zoom” for a new and true one-of-a-kind event brought directly to your home! Don’t miss this unforgettable night of swingin’ jazz, American popular song, storytelling and laughs in this virtual night club experience. Tickets $25

7pm: Nnenna Ogwo & Sterling Strings: Annual Juneteeth Celebration
On the 19th of June, 1865, Texas became the final state to officially recognize the freedom of enslaved Africans on American soil, two years after the Emancipation celebration commemorating the end of slavery in America. In the 5th year of her annual Juneteenth celebration at Joe’s Pub, pianist Nnenna Ogwo returns with her ever brilliant collaborators, Sterling Strings. Check back on performance date for streaming link!

7pm: Flushing Town Hall will celebrate the life and legacy of NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, the Music Director of the Queens Jazz Orchestra, in a virtual tribute – “I’m Back Swinging Again! Mr. Heath, passed away in January at the age of 93, had been due to return to Flushing Town Hall’s stage with his orchestra that evening. The special event will feature appearances by many celebrated musical artists such as Jimmy Heath’s wife, Mona, and jazz legends Albert “Tootie” Heath, Barry Harris, Jimmy Owens, and Dorthaan Kirk; and members of Queens Jazz Orchestra, including Antonio Hart, David Wang, Jeb Patton, Michael Mossman, and Douglas Purviance.

7:05 pm: Songs for Our City, a songwriting challenge commissioning new original music from Broadway actors and composers in response to the current COVID-19 crisis, in order to both support artists during this time and provide a unique and interactive way for audiences to enjoy new music while in-person events are on pause. Tonight Marcus Paul James, Molly and the Memphis Thunder, Alexander Sage Oyen and Tim Young

7:30pm: Verdi’s La Forza del Destino This classic 1984 telecast features the legendary Leontyne Price, one of the all-time great Verdi singers, in one of her signature Verdi roles. As Leonora, a young Spanish noblewoman and one of the repertory’s most tormented characters, she endures the losses of her father, her lover, and her brother—as well as the guilt of being indirectly responsible for each of these calamitous events—before eventually being killed herself. As always, Verdi heightens the tragedy with an endless parade of heart-wrenching arias and glorious ensembles.

8pm: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story Voice of The Empowered (VOTE) an award-winning one-woman play written and performed by Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye, directed by Byron C. Saunders. A powerful and uplifting biopic of Fannie Lou Hamer’s rise from Jim Crow’s Mississippi to the Halls of Congress leading the Voting Rights Movement in 1964. Broadcast from the historic Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Sandford, Florida.

9pm: Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids By IAMA Juneteenth Theatre Justice Project a liberal white couple opens the doors of their renovated Harlem brownstone to host a cocktail party for a Black Lives Matter activist, his gay white lover and the mother of a slain 12-year-old Black boy. A night of cocktails and conversation sparks emotional debates on topics ranging from underweight polar bears and Lana Turner to saving the planet, gentrification, racial identity and protecting the lives of Black boys. The reading will be directed by Andi Chapman and feature IAMA company members Brandon Scott and Christine Woods, alongside Tesiana Elie, Todd Grinnell, Garrett Mercer, Kacie Rogers and Sheldon White. Must register.
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Countdown to The Tony Awards: Who Will and Who Should Win Best Play, Best Musical and Best Revivals

The countdown is on and the winners of the 2022/2023 season will be announced in a live televised ceremony on Sunday, June 11.
Here is who we think will win and who should.
Best Play
The Nominees:
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt tells the story of of a Jewish family over 50 years. It is about claiming who you are, confusions, betrayal and generational bonds. This is Tom Stoppard’s career masterpiece and the Tony’s will want to honor this. I do however think Between Riverside and Crazy is a better written play, with much to say.
Will win: Leopoldstadt
Should win: Between Riverside and Crazy
Best Musical
The Nominees:
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Kimberly Akimbo, is the theatre community’s darling. Personally I think what this show says doesn’t always give the best message. This show could use the box office bump, which is what the Tony’s give. Some Like It Hot, has old-fashioned showmanship and makes the Broadway musical shine. This show made me fall in love with Broadway all over again.
Will win: Kimberly Akimbo
Should win: Some Like It Hot

Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog. Photo by Marc J. Franklin.
Best Revival of a Play
The Nominees:
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s House
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Suzan-Lori Parks is the darling of Broadway and has been honored by every major award for theatre this season.. Topdog/Underdog is a sure fire bet. The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Windowmoved me with its prolific message of marriage, personal relationships, the Bohemian culture, Judaism, race, suicide, homosexuality, political corruption, interracial love, and prostitution.
Will win: Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Should win: The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

(© Joan Marcus)
Best Revival of a Musical
The Nominees:
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Parade speaks against hate and brings a musical that never worked to the forefront.
Will win: Parade
Should win: Parade
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Who and What Will Perform On The 76th Annual Tony Awards

On Sunday, June 11th, the 76th Annual Tony Awards will air live on CBS (and stream live and on demand on Paramount+) from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights from 8pm-11pm ET.
Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose will host on CBS. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and star of CBS’s So Help Me Todd Skylar Astin will host The Tony Awards: Act One, a live pre-show of exclusive content that is available to viewers for free on Pluto TV from 6:30 to 8 pm.
The following shows will be performing: Camelot, Into the Woods, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The ceremony will also feature performances from Joaquina Kalukango (winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical), the cast of A Beautiful Noise, and the cast of Funny Girl, as well as a special performance for the 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients, Joel Grey and John Kander.
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The Drama Desk Awards And You Are There Part 2 The Video’s

The 2023 Drama Desk Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 6 at Sardi’s. T2C’s T2C talked to the winners and more. Join in the fun.
Outstanding Featured Performances in a Play Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt, Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical Alex Newell, Shucked and Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like it Hot.
The Harold Prince Lifetime Achievement Award Stephen McKinley Henderson, Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, Some Like it Hot, Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical Alex Neumann, Into the Woods andOutstanding Costume Design of a Play Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’
Outstanding Wig and Hair Mia M. Neal, Ain’t No Mo’, Unique Theatrical Experience Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Outstanding Costume Design of a Play Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’ and Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd
Anne del Castillo with the Mayor’s office, Funny’s Girl Paolo Montalban, Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play Tim Hatley, Life of Pi and Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Outstanding Music in a Play Suzan-Lori Parks, Plays for the Plague Year, The Public Theater, Outstanding Orchestrations Bryan Carter, Some Like it Hot, Outstanding Music Brandy Clark, Shucked and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like it Hot
Outstanding Adaptation A Doll’s House, by Amy Herzog, Outstanding Choreography Casey Nicholaw, Some Like it Hot, Tovah Feldshuh and Jason Robert Brown
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The 77th Theatre World Awards And You Are There

T2C was at the 77th Theatre World Awards on Monday at Circle In The Square Theatre. In our first video from the red carpet we have the creatives and the honorees starting with the director or the show and producers Tom and Michael D’Angora, Peter Filichia (Broadway Radio), honoree for Outstanding Contribution to The Theatre World, Board of Directors and President Dale Badway, performer and Theatre World Award winner Benjamin Pajak, Musical Director Michael Lavine, performer and the 14th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award winner for Excellence in The Theater Julie Benko, Funny Girl and honoree Brian Stokes Mitchell and his son Ellington.
Now for the winners: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topdog/Underdog, Casey Likes, Almost Famous, previous winner and presenter Katy Sullivan, Caroline Innerbichler, Shucked and Ashley D. Kelley, Shucked
In this video Callum Francis, Kinky Boots, Lucy Freyer, The Wanderers, Emma Pfitzer Price, Becomes A Woman and Marilyn Caserta Outstanding Swing (Six).
And Amir Arison, The Kite Runner
Finally celebrities to honor and support the winners with Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd), Miles Frost (MJ), Paulo Szot (Me& Juliet), Michael McGrath and Lance Roberts (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
For additional information about the Theatre World Awards, visit www.theatreworldawards.org.
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