Today on Broadway: Friday, September 4, 2020

Alliance Theatre Moves Toward Equity Approval For “Christmas Carol,” LCT Announces Beaumont New Play Commission Program, Costume Industry Coalition Launches Emergency Campaign

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1) Theatre and Streaming News

Actors' Equity Approves Alliance Theatre's Plans To Produce A Drive-in Radio Play

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Actors-Equity-Approves-Alliance-Theatres-Plans-To-Produce-A-Drive-in-Radio-Play-20200902

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, and Marco Ramirez to Create New Works for Broadway

https://www.playbill.com/article/branden-jacobs-jenkins-lynn-nottage-and-marco-ramirez-to-create-new-works-for-broadway

National Black Theatre Announces Future-Themed Fall 2020 Programming

https://www.playbill.com/article/national-black-theatre-announces-future-themed-fall-2020-programming

Steppenwolf's Virtual Season to Include Works by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, James Ijames, Rajiv Joseph, Sam Shepard, More

https://www.playbill.com/article/steppenwolfs-virtual-season-to-include-works-by-donnetta-lavinia-grays-james-ijames-rajiv-joseph-sam-shepard-more

“The Ocean at the End of the Lane” Sets New Dates for West End Transfer

3) COVID-19 Theatre News

https://www.playbill.com/article/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-sets-new-dates-for-west-end-transfer

Costume Industry Coalition Launches Emergency Relief Campaign to Raise $4.5 Million

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Costume-Industry-Coalition-Launches-Emergency-Relief-Campaign-20200902

https://www.costumeindustrycoalition.com/

Without Rent Relief, 60 Percent of NYC’s Independent Theaters May Close for Good

3) Feel-Good Recommendations:

The New York Times: The School That Camille A. Brown Built

NPR: First Chinese-Language Production Of “A Raisin In The Sun” Is Staged In Beijing

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/03/908274058/first-chinese-language-production-of-a-raisin-in-the-sun-is-staged-in-beijing