Today on Broadway: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 & Matthew Aaron Stern

New COVID-19 shutdown updates from both home and across the pond as the West End extends its shutdown, London’s “Sunday in the Park With George” postpones, and more.

Plus, James chats with Broadway stage manager Matthew Aaron Stern, founder of the Broadway Stage Management Symposium, about this year’s upcoming conference, which has gone completely virtual.

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1) COVID-19 Theatre News

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Looks to September for City to Become “As Normal As We Can Be”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/NYC-Mayor-Bill-De-Blasio-Looks-to-September-for-City-to-Become-As-Normal-As-We-Can-Be-20200505

Kennedy Center Postpones Performances Through August, Including Entire “Hamilton” Engagement

https://www.playbill.com/article/kennedy-center-postpones-performances-through-august-including-entire-hamilton-engagement

Sir Cameron Mackintosh: “Theatres could be closed until next year”

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52525380

West End Officially Extends Shutdown Until June 28

https://www.playbill.com/article/west-end-theatres-to-remain-closed-through-june-28

London’s “Sunday in the Park With George” With Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, Postponed to 2021

https://www.theatermania.com/london-theater/news/west-end-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-with-jake-_90964.html

2) In Other News

PBS Poetry in America Will Explore Sondheim with “Finishing the Hat”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PBS-Poetry-in-America-Will-Explore-Sondheim-with-FINISHING-THE-HAT-20200505

TodayTix Rebrands as TomorrowTix; Launches Fund to Send Frontline Workers to the Theater

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TodayTix-Rebrands-as-TomorrowTix-Launches-Fund-to-Send-Frontline-Workers-to-the-Theater-20200505

3) Feel-Good Recommendations

Guggenheim Works & Process Artists Virtual Commissions: “Your Silence” by Michael R. Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJND58eZVY

Twitter: Rob McClure’s “Conductor Cam” Series

https://twitter.com/RobMcClure/status/1257739281130496002

Video: Adam Kantor & More Sing Tri-Lingual Version of “Hallelujah” for Saving Lives Sunday Fundraiser

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-Adam-Kantor-More-Sing-Tri-Lingual-Version-of-Hallelujah-as-Part-of-SAVING-LIVES-SUNDAY-Fundraiser-20200505

4) Matthew Aaron Stern Interview

Find Matthew: 
Website: www.broadwaysymposium.com