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In honor of International Women’s Day, we asked our social media followers to share with us the women in theatre who inspire them. Their answers included performers, directors, lighting designers, and more.
Flip through the 54 women our readers nominated below:
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Cody Renard Richard claims there is no such thing as a superstar stage manager. It’s a nice notion, but it doesn’t exist. It’s antithetical to the function of the role, he insists. But it is a humble little lie, one that is easily disproved by his presence on location in Harlem for a feature photo shoot on an unusually warm day for the middle of December. Dressed impeccably in a sleek black jumpsuit, cornrows, and shimmering silver shoes that could have just walked directly from an Instagram ad and onto his feet, he looks like a CW show’s interpretation of a theatre technician, which is to say: cool to the point of unfair.
Tony Award winner Lea Salonga celebrates her birthday February 22.
Tootsie stars Lilli Cooper and Santino Fontana reunite February 22 for Red Bull Theater’s benefit reading of Hannah Cowley’s The Belle’s Stratagem. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, the virtual event begins at 7:30 PM ET. A recording of the live stream will be available through February 26 at 7 PM ET.
The Broadway’s Future Songbook Series, presented by Arts and Artists of Tomorrow, continues its virtual season February 22 at 5:30 PM ET.
Hadestown Tony nominee Patrick Page stars in the title role of Shakespeare@ Home’s free radio play adaptation of Julius Caesar, which launches February 22 at 7 PM ET with the remaining parts premiering Mondays, March 1, 8, and 15.
The following is a list of current and upcoming free live streams of stage productions.