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Friday 24 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Rewriting the Future of Arts Journalism
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Panel

Allison Considine, American Theatre Magazine (Participant)

Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Moderator)

Mark Lowry, Metropolitan Arts Media / TheaterJones.com (Participant)

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune (Participant)

As print media declines outside of our biggest cities, there are precious professional theater critics and less and less arts coverage in general. ...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Conversations with Broadway Stage Managers
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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Panel

Matthew Stern, Broadway Stage Management Symposium (Moderator)

Bess Marie Glorioso, Wicked (Participant)

Karen Moore, The Book of Mormon (Participant)

Arturo Porazzi, Come From Away (Participant)

Jereme Kyle Lewis, MJ the Musical (Participant)

Broadway stage managers are the linchpin behind every Broadway show you love, the only people involved every step of the way, from pre-production t...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Token Theatre Friends: Live
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Podcast

Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo' (Participant)

Jose Solís, The New York Times (Moderator)

Zora Howard, STEW (Participant)

What is a token theatre friend? It can mean being the token person of color in a play who serves no other purpose than to support the (white) main ...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
The People in Black
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

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Panel

Chris Devany, Jagged Little Pill / IATSE (Participant)

Claire McConnell, The Broadway Vlogs (Moderator)

Ashley Robinson, Broadway (Participant)

Fran Curry, Disney’s Frozen on Broadway (Participant)

Kirt Burcroff, Metropolitan Opera (Participant)

Tara Llewellyn, Pretty Woman (Participant)

Join us as we talk to those who work behind the curtain! From costumes to wigs, find out what these professionals jobs are and how they help create...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM

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Panel

Erin Quill (Moderator)

Helen Park, KPOP (Participant)

Lauren Yee, Cambodian Rock Band (Participant)

Young Jean Lee, Straight White Men (Participant)

Rehana Lew Mirza, A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now (Participant)

Join host Erin Quill as she talks to Broadway’s first Asian American playwright Young Jean Lee (Straight White Men), Drama-Desk-nominated co...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Women Music Directors
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

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Panel

Meg Zervoulis, West Side Story (Participant)

Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill (Moderator)

Andrea Grody, The Band's Visit (Participant)

Wendy Cavett, Come From Away (Participant)

Nadia DiGiallonardo, Waitress (Participant)

Cherie Rosen, The Lion King (Participant)

Lena Gabrielle, Emojiland (Participant)

Annbritt duChateau, Frozen (Participant)

Music directors are the people who help bring the scores of your favorite shows to life, both in the rehearsal process and during performances. In ...

Saturday 25 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM

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Panel

Andrew Goren, Harmony Helper (Participant)

Alex Brightman, The Shark is Broken (Participant)

Robert Edwin (Participant)

Amanda Flynn, Be More Chill (Participant)

Nikki M. James (Participant)

Dr. Gwen Korovin, Voice Care (Participant)

Singers must train their voices just as athletes train their bodies: with proper technique, and self-care in the form of a healthy diet, exercise, ...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
What You Should Know About College Auditions
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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Panel

Tim Evanicki, The College Audition (Moderator)

Rick Edinger, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama (Participant)

Robin Lewis, Rider University (Participant)

Amy Schwartzreich, Pace University (Participant)

Join college audition coach Tim Evanicki as he moderates a panel discussion with Amy Rogers from Pace University, Robin Lewis from Rider University...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Broadway Makers: How the Sausage Gets Made
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Panel

Shoshana Medney, bwaySHO (Moderator)

Will Barrios, Tatro (Participant)

Craig Feldman, Parodybill (Participant)

Tim Dolan, Broadway Up Close Walking Tours (Participant)

Andrea Koehler, Coloring Broadway (Participant)

Jennifer Kahn, Scenery Bags (Participant)

Join Broadway makers from Coloring Broadway, Scenery Bags, Parodybill, Tatro, and Broadway Up Close as they talk about the nuts and bolts of starti...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM

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Panel

Keith Price, Keith Price Curtain Call (Moderator)

Frank DiLella (Participant)

Needs Panelists (Potential)

Jose Solís, The New York Times (Participant)

Linda Armstrong, New York Amsterdam News (Participant)

Irene Gandy, Jeffrey Richards and Associates (Participant)

While the representation of people of color on Broadway has been gradually improving, the field of theatre reviews and reporting has not always kep...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Confessions of a Casting Director
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Panel

Bhavesh Patel, The Nap (Participant)

Jen Rudin, Jen Rudin Casting (Participant)

Award-winning casting director, author, and podcast host Jen Rudin shares secrets and tips from inside the audition room! A surprise Broadway actor...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM

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Meetup

Dalenys Drougas (Participant)

Gwendolyn Nasta (Participant)

Nicole Brennan (Participant)

Kris Williams (Participant)

Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Be More Chill (Participant)

Gerard Canonico, Be More Chill (Participant)

Have you felt like a loser, geek, or whatever? Do you have mad gigantic feelings for Be More Chill? Do you wanna hang at the Be More Chill Fan Meet...

Sunday 26 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
For the Long Run: Off-Broadway Shows
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Panel

Christine Pedi, Chicago (Moderator)

Tom D'Angora, NEWSical the Musical (Participant)

Catherine Russell, Perfect Crime (Participant)

Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway (Participant)

Michael D'Angora, NEWSical the Musical (Participant)

Dive into the secrets behind long-running off-Broadway shows with Tom and Michael D’angora (Newsical the Musical, Naked Boys Singing,...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
What Does Diversity in Theatre Actually Mean?
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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Panel

Andréa Burns, In the Heights (Participant)

Devanand Janki, Live & In Color (Moderator)

Brenda Braxton, Chicago (Participant)

Thom Sesma (Participant)

Jonathan Burke (Participant)

Maria-Christina Oliveras, Amélie (Participant)

Creating diversity within the theatre industry is more complicated than it looks on paper. In this panel, Devanand Janki hosts a discussion about t...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Issues and Trends in Community Theatre 2020
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Roundtable

Mendell Hibbard, Ohio Dominican University (Moderator)

Anthony Logan Cole, The Hidden Ones (Participant)

Natalie Chernicoff (Participant)

Tyler Simms (Participant)

Julie James (Participant)

This session will be a roundtable discussion about community theatre in 2020. We are interested in all attendees participating in the discussion, s...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Intimacy Direction
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

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Panel

Teniece Divya Johnson (Moderator)

Claire Warden (Participant)

Joaquina Kalukango (Participant)

Sullivan Jones, Slave Play (Participant)

In 2019, Claire Warden became the first intimacy director working on Broadway, contributing to Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, ...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
The Business of Broadway: Producing 101
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Panel

Rachel Sussman, Rachel Sussman Productions LLC (Participant)

Dana M. Lerner, Red Pelican Creative (Participant)

Erica Rotstein, Broadway Across America (Participant)

Heather Shields, Bandstand (Participant)

How does a play or musical actually make it to Broadway? Each new show is like a startup, and the producer is its CEO. Led by early-career Broadway...