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Online theater journal 3Views Returns to theatrical criticism
After a forced passage from the pandemic of criticism and commentary to a weekly show of highlights from past productions, the online theater journal 3Views will now return to its original mission of diversified theatrical criticism of current productions. The refocused site will launch on October 11 its first issue covering the Broadway production of Douglas Lyon Chicken & Biscuits. 3Views will also host three co-editors: playwright and producer Sarah Rose Leonard, artistic journalist Brittani Samuel and critic Jose Solís. Collectively known as View Finders, the new co-editors, replacing 2020 Editor-in-Chief Melissa Crespo (who was recently named Associate Artistic Director of Syracuse Stage), will host a monthly edition focused on producing from three different angles with three. separate contributors. . Visit 3ViewsTheater.org for more information.
Jamal Sims, Justin Tranter and Aletha Jones join Fat Prequel
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies added three key members to their creative team, Deadline reports. Paramount + Fat The prequel series will feature new original music by songwriter and producer Justin Tranter, with choreography by Jamal Sims, who appears regularly as a choreographer on RuPaul’s Trail Race. The Sims’ job will also be seen in the upcoming Netflix film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown’s film. 13 the musical. Aletha Jones will produce and direct the first episode of the series, which takes place four years before the 1978 film and follows four outcast girls who become the gang in the pink jacket.
Saturday night fever Stay alive in London
Bill Kenwright’s production Saturday night fever will move to the Peacock Theater in London for a limited eight-week engagement, from February 1 to March 26, 2022. Based on the 1977 film of the same name, the jukebox musical features the songs of disco band The Bee Gees. This new production will have comedians-musicians on stage in the roles of the Bee Gees, singing the hit soundtrack alongside the cast. Kenwright directs and produces, with choreography by Olivier Award winning Bill Deamer, design by Gary McCann, lighting by Nick Richings and sound by Dan Samson. The theatrical adaptation is by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oakes. Kenwright also produced and directed a cover of Saturday night fever who performed in London in 2018, followed by a tour of the UK.
New York Stem Cell Foundation appeals to theatrical community for gala
Many familiar faces from the theater will be in attendance for the 2021 NYSCF Gala and Science Fair Show up for science, streaming October 5 at 7 p.m. ET. Fellows Tony Jane Krakowski, Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana, and Annaleigh Ashford, along with Bob Balaban, Jesse Williams, and more, will appear alongside scientists at the NYSCF Research Institute for conversations about the latest updates and breakthroughs in the stem cell research. The organization will also honor Victor Garber, four-time Tony candidate, for his advocacy on behalf of the diabetes and Alzheimer patient communities. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, is hosting the event under the leadership of Tony nominee Scott Ellis. Click on here for more.
READ: Broadway stars gear up for Playbill panels at New York Comic Con 2021
More: Funko has unveiled a new exclusive Pop! for New York Comic Con 2021. It’s the Lancelot of the Revolutionary Ensemble! Funko has chosen not to exhibit in person at this year’s NYCC and will be offering all of its exclusive Pops, including the Hamilton Lafayette, online in their own Virtual Con. Click on here for details.
