8/ 26 (*PM) until 8/30 at 8PM: Streaming Women in Theatre: a Centennial Celebration (theater, artists)

[mike1003]

https://playbill.com/womenintheatre



Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me) and Rebecca Naomi Jones (Oklahoma!) host this giant concert celebration of Women’s Equality DayThe song list celebrates the contributions of women (and nonbinary and GNC people) to the past and future of musical theater. The massive roster of performers includes Sara Bareilles, Daphne-Rubin Vega, Jessie Mueller, Nikki M. James, Shoshana Bean, Heather Christian, Charlotte d’Amboise, Crystal Monee Hall, Ann Harada, Afra Hines, L Morgan Lee, Beth Malone, Bianca Marroquín, Ashley Park, Solea Pfeiffer, Saycon Sengbloh, Alysha Umphress and Kuhoo Verma, among many others. Directed by Melissa Crespo and music directed by Victoria Theodore, the evening also includes sneak peeks at the musicals-in-progress Jeanette and Gun & Powder, a new song by Six creatorsToby Marlow and Lucy Moss, and guest appearances by a long list of major artists including Pulitzer Prize winners Quiara Alegría Hudes, Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel.

[Lillie767]

"Playbill's Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration, streams exclusively on Playbill through 8PM ET August 30. Hosted by Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Heidi Schreck and Drama Desk nominee Rebecca Naomi Jones, the evening celebrates the women, non-binary, and gender-non-conforming artists and their milestone contributions to the theatre over the past 100 years—as well as Broadway-bound musicals from new voices. Watch in the video above!"

So, it is celebrating everyone in the theater other than people who identify as men?