Today on Broadway: Monday, February 8, 2021

Christopher Plummer Dies At 91, National Endowment for the Arts Grants $27.5 Million in First-Round Funding

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1) Christopher Plummer, Oscar Winner and “Sound of Music” Star, Dies at 91

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/christopher-plummer-dead-sound-of-music-1234901760/

2) In Other News

National Endowment for the Arts Grants $27.5 Million in First Round of 2021 Funding 

http://www.playbill.com/article/national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-275-million-in-first-round-of-2021-funding

JoJo Siwa To Star & Exec Produce Nickelodeon Live-Action Musical “The J Team”

National Queer Theater, Dramatists Guild Create New Visions Fellowship 

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