On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the National Institute hosted its third virtual forum of the year. The topic was how Broadway and live theatre in America is currently coping with the pandemic shutdown. National Institute Trustee Angela Cason was joined by three theatre insiders for a lively, entertaining, and inspiring conversation about the future of the Great White Way.
Phil Birsh – President & CEO of Playbill Inc., publisher of Playbill
Nikki M. James – Tony Award-winning musical theatre performer and actress
Stacy Wolf – Professor of Theater and American Studies at Princeton University
You can watch and share the video of the event above or on the National Institute YouTube channel.
Read more about amateur and local theatre’s place in the context of American musical theatre in Stacy Wolf’s 2019 book, Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theatre Across America.
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