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Kelli Barrett and Jessica Vosk recording “Wish I Could Be Like You\u201d from “Beaches”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Here’s a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.<\/strong><\/p>\n Beaches<\/i><\/a>\u00a0is headed to Broadway this spring, with powerhouse performers Jessica Vosk<\/a> and Kelli Barrett<\/a> playing best friends Cece and Bertie, respectively. The production has released a first look music video for the song \u201cWish I Could Be Like You,\u201d a jazz-inflected duet about the central characters’ contrasting personalities. Based on the bestselling Iris Rainer Dart novel, Beaches<\/i> was also the basis for a 1988 film with Bette Midler<\/a> and Barbara Hershey. This version features music by Grammy winner Mike Stoller and lyrics by Dart, who co-wrote the show\u2019s book with Thom Thomas. Audiences will get to experience the iconic friendship in song-and-dance form when previews begin March 27. The official opening night is set for April 22 at the Majestic Theatre.<\/p>\n Move over, Coachella! It has just been announced that the Hudson River waterfront will be the site of “The Festival,” a first-of-its-kind three-day outdoor celebration of Broadway\u2019s greatest hits and brightest stars taking place August 14\u201316, 2026. The Festival will bring together a jaw-dropping lineup of theater artists including Audra McDonald<\/a>, Kelli O\u2019Hara<\/a>, Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry<\/a>, Christopher Jackson<\/a>, Brian Stokes Mitchell<\/a>, Amber Ardolino<\/a>, Julie Benko<\/a>, Den\u00e9e Benton<\/a>, Tommy Bracco<\/a>, Jason Robert Brown, Norbert Leo Butz<\/a>, Jenn Colella<\/a>, Cara Rose DiPietro, Tyler Joseph Ellis, Mandy Gonzalez<\/a>, James Monroe Iglehart<\/a>, Tom Kitt, Casey Likes<\/a>, Eva Noblezada<\/a>, Lauren Patten<\/a>, Seth Rudetsky, Ben Levi Ross<\/a>, Talia Suskauer<\/a>, Adrienne Warren<\/a> and Joy Woods<\/a>, with more stars to be announced at a later date. There will also be a 30th Anniversary Rent<\/i>\u00a0celebration featuring original cast members Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Adam Pascal<\/a> and Anthony Rapp<\/a>. Beyond the stage, The Festival will offer lesson, lectures, panels and masterclasses. The event is directed by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell and D.B. Bonds.<\/p>\n The Broadway community is keeping the memory of Gavin Creel alive. Creel, who passed away in the fall of 2024<\/a>, filmed a documentary about the connection between mental health and art before his death. The documentary, entitled Common Denominator<\/i>, will be screened at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on February 2. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Tony winner Celia Keenan-Bolger<\/a>, Patti Murin<\/a>, Seth Rudetsky, broadcast journalist Maurice Dubois and Harris Schwartzberg. Schwartzberg founded the mental health advocacy group Two Bridge, who have partnered with the New York Public Library on this event. A beloved theater mainstay, Creel starred in Broadway productions of Hair<\/i>, She Loves Me<\/i> and Hello, Dolly!<\/i>, for which he won a Tony Award. After the screening takes place,\u00a0Common Denominator<\/i> will be available to stream on YouTube for a limited time.<\/p>\n Multihyphenate Wallace Shawn is embarking on a theatrical double venture this winter at the Greenwich House Theater. The celebrated actor and playwright will perform his Obie Award-winning solo show The Fever<\/i> in repertory with the world premiere of his latest play, What We Did Before Our Moth Days<\/i>. Shawn will perform in The Fever<\/i> two times a week (Sunday and Monday evenings) beginning Monday, February 16, while What We Did Before Our Moth Days<\/i>\u2014directed by Shawn\u2019s longtime collaborator Andr\u00e9 Gregory\u2014runs concurrently. In The Fever<\/i>, a nameless narrator questions his complacency in the political repression that lies beyond the window of his ramshackle hotel room. What We Did Before Our Moth Days<\/i> stars Hope Davis, Maria Dizzia<\/a>, John Early and Josh Hamilton<\/a> as a middle-class family making sense of their entanglement with one another.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.broadway.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kelli Barrett and Jessica Vosk recording “Wish I Could Be Like You\u201d from “Beaches” Here’s a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. A\u00a0Beachy-Keen Duet Beaches\u00a0is headed to Broadway this spring, with powerhouse performers Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett playing best friends Cece and Bertie, respectively. 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We Wish to Go to The Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Gavin Creel Remembered<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/figure>\nShawnathon<\/strong><\/h2>\n