The Lucille Lortel Theatre at the moment introduced its new 2021 visitor lineup for its in style “Reside at The Lortel” digital dialog sequence. Kicking off the brand new 12 months are artists/performers Whitney White and Peter Mark Kendall, creators of Capsule (January 4), Anna Deavere Smith (January 11), Phillipa Soo (January 25), and Krysta Rodriguez (February 1).
The reside interviews will happen Mondays at 7:00 PM EST, providing theater followers the chance to view interviews and take part in a Q&A with artists. To affix the viewers, please go to www.liveatthelortel.com.
Hosted by Eric Ostrow together with co-hosts Pleasure DeMichelle, John-Andrew Morrison, and Daphne Rubin-Vega, season two of “Reside at The Lortel” is devoted to amplifying the voices and tales of individuals of coloration, members of the LGBTQ group, and artists who stand in solidarity with the continued combat in opposition to institutional racism and racial injustice. Theater makers will delve into their ideas on the way forward for theater throughout this era of radical change. They may also talk about their craft, in addition to their skilled and private tasks that assist to make theatre and the world extra equitable.
[Editor note: January 18, no show. Future guests for the remainder of February 2021 and beyond will be announced soon. PHOTOS: click here for artist headshots and series logo.]
Following every reside interview, podcast episodes of “Reside at The Lortel” will probably be obtainable on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and Soundcloud as follows:
Monday, January 4 – reside
Podcast launch: January 11
White & Kendall are the creators of the visible album Capsule, which is able to obtain its world premiere at The Public’s Below the Radar Competition 2021, starting Jan. 6
Whitney White is an Obie and Lilly Award-winning BIPOC director, actor, and musician based mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She is the present recipient of the Susan Stroman Directing award, an Creative Affiliate on the Roundabout, and part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.
Peter Mark Kendall is a stage, movie and tv actor. Broadway credit: Six Levels of Separation (Tony Nom for “Greatest Revival”) and The Rose Tattoo (The Acting Company: with Patti LuPone & Bobby Cannavale). Notable tv contains the function of Hans in F/X’s sequence, “The Individuals.” Upcoming movies: The Scottish Play and High Gun: Maverick. Peter can be a musician and creates music with the band Hickory.
Monday, January 11 – reside
Podcast launch: January 15
Anna Deavere Smith is an actress, playwright, writer and College Professor, Tisch College of the Arts, New York College. From critically acclaimed one-woman theatrical performances to main roles on tv, Anna Deavere’s appearing and playwriting credentials are matched by her deep dedication to social justice, arts training, and fostering cross-disciplinary exchanges.
Monday, January 25 – reside
Podcast launch: January 29
Phillipa Soo is greatest recognized for her portrayal of Eliza Hamilton within the Broadway musical Hamilton – and the 2020 Disney+ movie of the reside stage recording – for which she was nominated for the 2016 Tony Award for Greatest Actress in a Musical. Notably, three main roles she helped originate have been on Broadway on the identical time: Hamilton, Amélie and Natasha, Pierre & the Nice Comet of 1812.
Monday, February 1 – reside
Podcast launch: February 5
Krysta Rodriguez is a stage actress, singer and dancer, breast most cancers survivor and creator of ChemoCouture.com. Notable Broadway roles embody First Date, The Addams Household, In The Heights, A Refrain Line, Spring Awakening and Good Vibrations. She additionally appeared on “Smash,” NBC’s televised ode to Broadway as Ana, the excessive flying, day ingesting diva. Rodriguez is at present in manufacturing on Ryan Murphy‘s extremely anticipated Netflix restricted sequence “Halston” as Liza Minnelli, Halston’s muse and greatest pal.
