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| MCC Theater Announces Initial Performers for MISCAST20 - Streaming Sunday, September 13 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:03 pm EDT 08/12/20 | |
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| MCC THEATER ANNOUNCES MISCAST20 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 8PM ET ON MCC THEATER'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL BENEFITTING MCC THEATER AND THE MENTAL HEALTH COALITION FEATURING PERFORMANCES AND APPEARANCES BY: JOCELYN BIOH, RAÚL ESPARZA, BEANIE FELDSTEIN, HEATHER HEADLEY, JOSHUA HENRY, JUDITH LIGHT, ROB MCCLURE, NICOLETTE ROBINSON, PHILLIPA SOO, ADRIENNE WARREN AND MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING WEEKS DOWNLOAD PHOTOS HERE (New York - August 12, 2020) MCC Theater (Bob LuPone, Bernie Telsey, Will Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced today that their annual gala, Miscast20, will take place on MCC Theater's YouTube Channel on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 8PM ET. Miscast, MCC Theater's annual gala celebration, is one of the most anticipated and exciting theater events in New York each year, where the biggest stars of stage and screen take the stage to sing songs from roles in which they would never be cast. This year, for the first time ever, Miscast will go entirely digital, inviting in theater fans everywhere. The free, 90-minute broadcast will be captioned, and will feature all new performances, special guests, and more. "We have an amazing opportunity to share this beloved event with the entire world in real time this year," said Artistic Director Bernie Telsey. "We're extremely grateful that these incredible performers and members of our community are just as excited as we are to continue the Miscast tradition even from their homes." MCC is also thrilled to release the names of seven out of the 14 performers who will be part of Miscast20. They include Golden Globe nominee Beanie Feldstein (Hello, Dolly!, Booksmart), Tony Award winner Heather Headley (Aida, The Lion King), Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry (MCC's The Wrong Man, Carousel), Tony Award nominee Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire, Beetlejuice), Nicolette Robinson (Waitress, Invisible Thread), Tony Award nominee Phillipa Soo (Hamilton, Amélie), and Tony Award nominee Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Shuffle Along). The evening will also include appearances from Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Jocelyn Bioh (MCC's School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play), Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza (MCC's Seared, Company), and two-time Emmy and two-time Tony Award winner Judith Light (MCC's All The Ways To Say I Love You, "The Politician"). Will Van Dyke (Little Shop of Horrors, Pretty Woman)serves as Musical Supervisor. Miscast20 will feature a free raffle to win a table for 10 front and center at Miscast 21 and a toast with the performers onstage after the show. Auction items available for online bidding this year include Bob LuPone's "One" finale costume from the original production of A Chorus Line, coaching sessions with Co-artistic Directors Will Cantler and Bernie Telsey, a private culinary experience, and more. Raffle entry and bids can be placed here: https://one.bidpal.net/miscast20/welcome Funds raised from Miscast20 help MCC Theater produce exciting new work Off-Broadway and support its Youth Company and in-school partnerships that serve New York City public high school students, as well as MCC's literary development work with emerging playwrights. This year Miscast20 will also support The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), who will receive 10% of funds raised during the broadcast. MHC is a new initiative focused on destigmatizing mental health experiences that was founded by social activist and fashion designer Kenneth Cole. ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH COALITION The Coalition is comprised of the most respected mental health service providers in the country along with leading academics as well as influential creative and media organizations. The launch was introduced with an innovative and digital storytelling platform called, "How Are You, Really?" (www.howareyoureally.org ), a safe space to share uplifting stories that embraces all mental health experiences. Through storytelling 'How Are You, Really?' is able to teach and inspire others and open-up conversations around mental health. MHC believes that together they can help increase the conversation around mental health, end silence, reduce stigma, and engage their community to inspire hope at this essential moment. For more information, visit www.TheMentalHealthCoalition.org . ABOUT MCC THEATER MCC Theater is one of New York's leading nonprofit Off-Broadway companies, driven by a mission to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would. Founded in 1986 as a collective of artists leading peer-based classes to support their own development as actors, writers and directors, the tenets of collaboration, education, and community are at the core of MCC Theater's programming. One of the only theaters in the country led continuously by its founders, Artistic Directors Bob LuPone, Bernie Telsey, and Will Cantler, MCC fulfills its mission through the production of world, American, and New York premiere plays and musicals that challenge artists and audiences to confront contemporary personal and social issues, and robust playwright development and education initiatives that foster the next generation of theater artists and students. MCC Theater's celebrated productions include Aziza Barnes' BLKS; Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play; Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike; Robert Askins' Hand to God (Broadway transfer; five 2015 Tony Award® nominations including Best Play); John Pollono's Small Engine Repair; Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really; Sharr White's The Other Place (Broadway transfer); Jeff Talbott's The Submission (Laurents/Hatcher Award); Neil LaBute's reasons to be pretty (Broadway transfer, three 2009 Tony Award® nominations, including Best Play), Some Girl(s), Fat Pig, The Mercy Seat, and All The Ways To Say I Love You; Michael Weller's Fifty Words; Alexi Kaye Campbell's The Pride; Bryony Lavery's Frozen (Broadway transfer; four 2004 Tony Award® nominations including Best Play, Tony Award® for Best Featured Actor); Tim Blake Nelson's The Grey Zone; Rebecca Gilman's The Glory of Living (2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Margaret Edson's Wit (1999 Pulitzer Prize); and the musicals Coraline, Carrie, and Ride the Cyclone. Many plays developed and produced by MCC have gone on to productions throughout the country and around the world. Blake West joined the company in 2006 as Executive Director. MCC opened the doors to its new home in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, on January 9, 2019, unifying the company's activities under one roof for the first time and expanding its producing, artist development, and education programming. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT |
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