The Last Five Years starring Nasia Thomas ( Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and Nicholas Edwards (Frozen, Berkshire Theatre Group’s Godspell) will begin streaming in March and the ticket prices range from $23-$49. The top tier ticket includes an On-Demand ticket, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and 48-hour access with unlimited views.

 

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An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, The Last Five Years’ unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.

Costume Designer is Siene Zoë Allen (What the Constitution Means to Me). Production Designer is Adam Honoré (Ain’t No Mo’). Make-Up Advisor is Tina Scariano. Associate Director is Christina Franklin (For Colored Girls…). Associate Music Director is Cynthia Meng (Company, Hadestown). Stage Manager is Egypt Dixon. Assistant Stage Manager is Joshua Christensen.

Co-producer & Film Advisor is Joanna White-Oldham. Director of Photography and Videographer is Brian Bon. Assistant Cameraperson is Milton Guanga. Sound Operator is Nicole Maupin. Sound Editor is Carin M. Ford. Video Editor is Dimly Wit Productions.

The orchestra features Cynthia Meng (Keyboard), Sterling Elliott (Cello 1 & 2), Orlando Wells (Violin), Jonathan Linden (Guitar), Chelton Grey (Bass) and Brandon Brooks (Drums).

If you would like to purchase tickets and learn more about the production, you may view the website.

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The event is a fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and will be streamed for free on February 8 by visiting HERE. The virtual performance will be available on-demand and after its premiere. Donations are accepted and all money will go towards supporting the efforts of those affected by HIV/AIDS, Covid-19, and other illnesses so people can receive healthy meals, medication, emergency financial assistance, counseling, and more. 

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Update: As of February 9th, Out of The Box Theatrics’ website states the production of The Last Five Years is set to release March 2021. Previously is was scheduled for February 2021.

If you’re looking for theatre to watch next week, The Last Five Years starring Nasia Thomas ( Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and Nicholas Edwards (Frozen, Berkshire Theatre Group’s Godspell) will begin streaming on  Thursday, February 11.

The Last 5 Years is described as a musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The story consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backward while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.

Out of the Box Theatrics and Holmdel Theatre Company will co-produce the production. It will also be rehearsed and filmed at Holmdel Theatre Company with Blair Russell (Slave Play) as the Producing Consultant.

The production will stream for 16 performances running from February 11–25, 2021. Ticket information, director, and additional creative team to be announced.

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Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) continues to deliver virtual theatre by announcing their “MTC Virtual Stage 2021” Programming.

This includes a variety of performances from choreography, new monologues, and works previously shown live on stage. The lineup includes Camille A. Brown, Charlayne Woodard, Octavia Chavez-Richmond, Ari Groover, Samantha Williams, Daryl Waters, Juel D. Lane, Richard Wesley, and Oz Scott.

In addition, MTC is currently accepting monologue submissions from high school students for the Student Monologue Challenge and selected monologue responses will air on Wednesdays beginning February 10.

Interested in learning more about the shows? We got you.

Ritual

Samantha Williams by Photographer Nathan Johnson

A spell for healing and transformation

Premiering February 1 through February 6

Ritual is a digital manifestation of magic and intention: starting on February 1, experience a five-day journey and guide to create your own personal spell for healing and transformation that culminates in a collective gathering and casting of energy at precisely 2:06p on 2/06.

Please Welcome Our Guest

A personality test / performance piece

Liza Birkenmeier, a playwright without a personality, gives you a personality assessment. With the help of a surprise guest star and an experimental survey, maybe she’ll guide you toward a better understanding of your unique self.

Camille A. Brown by Josefina Santos

Camille A. Brown

A glimpse behind the curtain

A rare and intimate look inside the mind and creative process of this superstar director and choreographer as she prepares for her re-envisioned production of the landmark musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ (an upcoming co-production between Barrington Stage Company and Westport Country Playhouse).

Untitled Vampire Cowboys Project

An original treat for pop culture nerds everywhere

Vampire Cowboys, New York’s favorite “geek theatre” company, takes you on an up close and personal rollicking ride through the life of the notorious Julie D’Aubigny: the queer, 17th-century, opera-singing adventurer from their hit show, Revenge Song.

Juel D. Lane by Matt Karas

The Past Is The Past

The scene is a pool hall, where a man in his mid-40s shoots a solitary game until a college student

he has never met challenges him to play. As their game goes on, it becomes clear that the men recognize each other and have a deep connection. While the truth emerges, so does the fact that the past must remain just that.

Three Days Of Rain

Set in New York, Three Days of Rain finds siblings Nan and Walker reconnecting with their childhood friend Pip when they come home to settle their father’s estate. The discovery of a diary brings us back in time to their parents’ lives in the 1960s and to the truth of the legacy that connects the generations.

Charlayne Woodard

Neat

Charlayne Woodard returns to MTC to perform her magical, compelling, and inspiring portrait of a young woman’s coming of age, and her realization that some of life’s most difficult times can also be the most fulfilling.

Beauty Of The Father

Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz’ passionate and lyrical love triangle explores the conflict between

Octavia Chavez-Richmond by Jessica Osber

love and sacrifice. Set in Andalusia, Spain, where the restless ghost of Federico Garcia Lorca still wanders through the streets, The Beauty of the Father is the story of a young American girl who travels abroad to meet her estranged father and risks their reconciliation when she becomes romantically entangled with his companion

“Student Monologue Challenge: Wave 3”

MTC Education continues the Student Monologue Challenge as a way to offer high school students a platform to express what was on their minds and have begun accepting a second round of submissions for a new prompt – “You have no idea…” Selected monologue responses to the new prompt will air on Wednesdays beginning February 10.

Access the Student Monologue Challenge to submit before March 31, 2021.

“The Show Goes On”

Once a month, MTC will continue revisiting some of its greatest hits and rare gems, with production footage alongside new stories and commentary from original members of the cast and creative team.

For additional information, check out Manhattan Theatre Club.

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Royal Family Productions started off the year right with their second annual Female+ Forward Festival! The first piece in the lineup was with See Her, a new cinematic theatrical piece written by Iman Schuk. 

The piece features principal dancer Gabrielle Spauve, along with Artist Kenita Miller. The creative team included director/choreographer Lorna Ventura, music by Miller and Justin Hicks, cinematography by Angelo Vasta, with editing by Jay Stern. 

The production premiered on Marting Luther King Jr. Day and will stream through the end of February. The festival starts with a Q&A with the collaborators before showing the 4.5 minute piece. The collaboration between Schuk and RFP recognized the voice of Black women as the true drivers of change. The event is free and can be seen on the Royal Family’s YouTube channel, which you can see below! 

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