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| Casting Announced! “SPOTLIGHT ON PLAYS” PRESENTS THE THANKSGIVING PLAY By Larissa FastHorse, Directed by Leigh Silverman Starring Bobby Cannavale, Keanu Reeves, Heidi Schreck,Alia Shawkat Thursday, March 25 ANGRY, RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS By Pearl Cleage, Directed by Camille A. Brown Starring Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, Heather Alicia Simms, Alicia Stith Thursday, April 9 (New York, NY) The first two plays in the spring “Spotlight on Plays” series will premiere with Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play on Thursday, March 25 at 8PM EST/5PM PST and Pearl Cleage’s Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous on Thursday, April 9 at 8PM EST/5PM PST. Proceeds benefit The Actors Fund. THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Leigh Silverman (Lifespan of a Fact) directs Bobby Cannavale as “Jaxton,” Keanu Reeves as “Caden,” Heidi Schreck as “Logan” and Alia Shawkat as “Alicia.” Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny comedy finds a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambling to create a pageant that manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. “A delicious roasting” (NY Times) of the politics of entertainment and political correctness, The Thanksgiving Play puts the American origin story in the comedy-crosshairs. ANGRY RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS Camille A. Brown (Choir Boy)directs Debbie Allen as “Betty,” Phylicia Rashad as “Anna,” Heather Alicia Simms as “Kate” and Alicia Stith as “Pete.” Pearl Cleage’s “funny and hopeful” (Georgia Magazine) comedy is all about aging gracefully and gorgeously. Anna Campbell, now 65, sparked controversy when she bared it all on stage years ago. When a theatre festival asks to re-stage the work with a younger actress in her role, dramatic and comic fireworks ensue. For a sneak peeks and more exclusive content, go to Broadway’s Best Shows. The star-studded series will continue this spring withWatch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman, directed by Sarna Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George); Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Kenny Leon (A Soldier’s Play); Dear Elizabeth by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined); The Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz (Marys Seacole) and The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County). The “Spotlight on Plays” events are livestreamed on Stellar at 8PM EST/5PM PST and available for a strictly limited amount of time. Season subscriptions for all seven plays are available now for $49 on BroadwaysBest Shows. Individual tickets can be purchased for $10-15. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to The Actor’s Fund. To learn more about “Spotlight on Plays” series, visit https://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/ THE THANKSGIVING PLAY is produced by an award-winning team of producers including Good Productions/Patty Baker, Rebecca Gold, Jayne Baron Sherman, Iris Smith, Louise Gund, Willette Klausner, Myla Lerner, Barbara Manocherian, Judith Manocherian, Alix Ritchie, Jenna Segal, and The Shubert Organization. Associate Producers are Rose Caiola, Barbara Freitag, and Gabrielle Palitz. ANGRY, RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS is produced by an award-winning team of producers including Good Productions/Patty Baker, Rebecca Gold, Jayne Baron Sherman, Iris Smith, Irene Gandy, Louise Gund, Willette Klausner, Judith Manocherian, Alix Ritchie, Jenna Segal, and The Shubert Organization. Associate Producers are Barbara Freitag and Gabrielle Palitz. “Spotlight on Plays” is created by Jeffrey Richards with Jacob Soroken Porter and Jim Glaub. ABOUT BROADWAYSBESTSHOWS.COM Broadway’s Best Shows is a new home for entertaining, engaging content, long form features and exclusive access to Broadway’s Best. The play series launched in May 2020 with David Mamet’s November; Joshua Harmon’s Significant Other; and A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters. In Fall 2020, seven plays were presented including Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth, David Mamet’s RACE, David Mamet’s Boston Marriage, a new adaptation of Uncle Vanya, a reunion with the original Broadway cast of Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still and Robert’s O’Hara’s Barbecue. ABOUT THE ACTORS FUND The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Through offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Fund serves everyone in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance with programs including social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and secondary employment and training services. Visit www.actorsfund.org. ABOUT STELLAR Stellar was created by the Goldstarleadership team in response to the global pandemic specifically to enable the live entertainment industry to successfully make the leap to online events. The first-ever Total Show Management system, Stellar offers industry-leading tools and guidance for online shows including ticketing, marketing, streaming support, merchandising, donations and custom interactive features - all making for a flawless user experience. Organizations and artists across the US are successfully engaging global audiences and creating significant revenue on the platform. Visit https://www.stellartickets.com for more information and upcomingevents. Follow Broadway’s Best Shows on Instagram at @BwaysBestShows and YouTube. |
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