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If you would like to unsubscribe The BAVPA Beacon newsletter, please contact RON MANGUM ( [email protected] ) or RUSSELL LINK at ([email protected]). This letter is a great way to keep everyone informed about what’s happening in our lives; please help us to keep it going. LATEST BAVPA ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES DANIEL HENDERSON (2013) portrayed Bhaltasar in Public Theatre’s ( https://publictheater.org/ ) 2019 production, Much Ado About Nothing. PBS will broadcast the Great Performances filmed version August 14 at 9PM; check local listings. Much Ado About Nothing virtual stream on PBS WNET through September 11:https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/blog/summer-streaming- lineup/?fbclid=IwAR26sS9bBa4WF_mWg8cWy6Js5Z_ATdbkRZAkKUvpHnxhsL9dSM0yl30wopc. Henderson portrays First Son Jason Franklin in the Tyler Perry White House-based political drama, The Oval ( https://www.bet.com/shows/tyler-perrys-the-oval.html ) on the BET Network. Deadline.com article, ‘Tyler Perry’s The Oval’ Season Finale Hits Season-High Ratings:https://deadline.com/2020/07/tyler-perrys-the-oval- season-finale-tv-ratings-season-high-1202996249/. GABRIEL ROBERE’ (2005) and WGRZ-TV Channel 2’s CLAUDINE EWING (1988) and appeared in the 2018 action/sci-fi horror film, The First Purge, ( https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-first-purge ) starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Oscar winner Marisa Tomei and Patch Dorragh. ScreenRant.com article, Purge 5 Theory: How America’s Latest Situation Is Even Worse: https://screenrant.com/purge-5-theory-america- worse-situation-isolated/. Educator, Saxophonist and Composer JAMES BRANDON LEWIS Quartet (2001) performs at Amherst, MA November 12: http://www.jblewis.com/. Check out Lewis’ first music magazine article, MOLECULAR SYSTEMATIC MUSIC: PART I ( https://www.arrowsmithpress.com/volume-10 ) for Arrowsmith Press and will release his latest CD, Molecular October 16 via Intakt Records ( http://www.intaktrec.ch/342.htm ) featuring Brad Jones, Chad Taylor, and Aruan Ortiz . Lewis’ CD, Live at Willisau (https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-willisau ) is on sale now. VICTORIA PEREZ (1997) is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Raices Theatre Company (www.raicestheatrecompany.com), SMIRNA MERCEDES-PEREZ (1992) and LISETTE DEJESUS are RTC members; the theatre ensemble is celebrating its sixth anniversary. RTC in conjunction with MusicalFare Theatre presents In the Heights at 710 Main Theatre (https://www.sheas.org/710-theatre/ ) November 30- December 6. For tickets and show times, go to link. Raices Theatre 2020 Artie Awards nominations, https://news.wbfo.org/post/theater-talk-more-artie-noms-torn-space-selling-sold-out . Broadway.com article, Why the In the Heights Film Will Wait for Theaters to Open: 'It Needs to Be on the Big Screen': https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199719/why-the-in-the-heights-film-will-wait-for-theaters-to-open-it-needs-to-be-on-the-big- screen/?fbclid=IwAR05vm53ZWHgVIJJDFqLaqPKG9w9xNtLS9Fi0cSikpd64LPpv4eJyCmolu4. BroadwayWorld.com article, IN THE HEIGHTS Original Broadway Cast Recording to be Released as Red, White & Blue Vinyl 3-LP Box Set:https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Original-Broadway-Cast-Recording-to-be-Released-as-Red-White-Blue-Vinyl-3- LP-Box-Set-20200807. DCist.com article, House Passes Bill To Create Smithsonian American Latino Museum: https://dcist.com/story/20/07/27/house-votes-to- create-latino-smithsonian-museum-national-mall-dc/. Backstage.com article, The 12 Most Groundbreaking Musicals of the Last 6 Decades: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/the-12- most-groundbreaking-musicals-of-the-last-six-decades-71225/. SCOTT “GUS” POITRAS (1992) is the advanced carpenter in the San Francisco, CA staging of J.K. Rowling’s stage play, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child at Curran Theatre in San Francisco, CA:https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/san-francisco/. MuggleNet.com article, New “Harry Potter”-Inspired Store Opens in Ontario: https://www.mugglenet.com/2020/08/new-harry-potter-inspired- store-opens-in-ontario/. MuggleNet.com article, Vera Bradley Releases “Harry Potter”-Inspired Bag Collection: https://www.mugglenet.com/2020/07/vera-bradley- releases-harry-potter-inspired-bag-collection/. WizardsandWhatNot article, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child came out four years ago today ( https://wizardsandwhatnot.com/2020/07/31/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-came-out-four-years-ago-today/) July 31, 2016. Poitras was production carpenter in the Broadway musical comedy The Prom ( https://theprommusical.com/ ) closed August 18, 2019. HollywoodReporter.com article, Ryan Murphy's 'The Prom' to Restart Production in Los Angeles (Exclusive): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-murphys-prom-restarts-production-los-angeles-1304043. SCOTT “GUS” POITRAS (1992) was the Head Carpenter of the Broadway musical The Band’s Visit ( https://thebandsvisitmusical.com/ )at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre; production closed April 7, 2019 after 589 regular and 36 preview performances. The Band’s Visit which was scheduled for April 14-19 at Shea’s Performing Arts Center ( https://www.sheas.org/ ) as part of its M&T Bank 2019-2020 Broadway Series, has been rescheduled to December 1-6. For tickets, go to link. OnStageBlog.com article, The arts will not survive without extended unemployment benefits, and all of us should care: https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/the-arts-will-not-survive-without-extended-unemployment- benefits?fbclid=IwAR0X7yDd4JZLjlMma0bNZ3qesFo4iO3FK-QDZ-1Rn6EIrt3C4QDqFCfP4ys . Broadway.com article, Black Theatre Coalition Launches with Goal of Increasing Work Opportunities: https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199688/black-theatre-coalition-launches-with-goal-of-increasing-work- opportunities/?fbclid=IwAR1xvML1MY1Jc_IR7IYpFX15J0zZbzh2RUaPNfyX7MOOE0Yso0XcWkJF8Fw. July 5, 2018 marked the 2nd anniversary of The Prom musical opening on Broadway; the production played for 309 performances at Longacre Theatre. Author/Dancer/African Drum Instructor and Educator KRISTIN CRAGE’s (1988) publication, Woman to Woman-The Conversation, Part I is available for purchase: https://www.amazon.com/ Woman-Conversation-Part-I/dp/0692164618. Woman to Woman-The Conversation, Part I Book Overview This series is about the conversations we never had, need to have, and still can have. It’s about growing from girl to woman - living, loving and learning while finding self-worth and dignity in the face of serious setbacks and major challenges. This is the journey of releasing pain and anger, no judgment and no-holds-barred and finding the way to love. The Woman to Woman series is for every woman. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, Poet, Songwriter, Activist and Businesswoman ANI DIFRANCO (1987) to perform at SummerStage ( https://cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/ ) in Central Park, NYC September 18. DiFranco is an advocate for The Breathe Act ( https://breatheact.org ) a legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system by eliminating life sentences, retroactively expunging drug crimes, shutting down multiple federal agencies and permanently closing prisons and immigration detention centers, among other agenda items. For more information about the bill, go to link. DifFranco portrayed the character of Persephone on the Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown concept album ( available now on Righteous Babe’s record label:https://www.righteousbabe.com/. The Broadway musical Hadestown ( https://www.hadestown.com/ ) is onstage at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Hadestown is the first Broadway musical to feature a book, music, and lyrics by a sole female writer since Elizabeth Swados’ 1978 Runaways. TheatreMania.com, Anaïs Mitchell to Release Book on How the Songs of Hadestown Came to Be: https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/anas-mitchell-to-release-hadestown-book_91166.html. WashingtonPost.com/ Hadestown related article, This actor and choreographer are on a mission: More black people running Broadway: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/this-actor-and-choreographer-are-on-a-mission-more-black-people-running- broadway/2020/07/23/258318b2-cc4c-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html. NPR.org article, Ari Shapiro's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts:https://www.npr.org/2020/07/31/893576100/ari-shapiros-5-favorite-tiny-desk- concerts. TheNerdDaily.com/ Hadestown related article, Five YA Book Recommendations For Musical Theatre Fans:https://www.thenerddaily.com/five- ya-books-for-musical-theatre-fans/. BroadwayWorld.com article, HADESTOWN Announces Initial 2021 Tour Dates:https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HADESTOWN- Announces-Initial-2021-Tour-Dates-20200203. Playbill.com article, Hadestown Celebrates a Year on Broadway With This New Video ( https://www.playbill.com/article/the-road-to- hadestown-celebrating-a-year-on-broadway ), the musical opened March 22, 2019. DiFranco’s memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream and audio recording are available for purchase: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558143/no-walls-and-the-recurring-dream-by-ani-difranco/9780735225176/. JESSE L. MARTIN (1987) portrays Central City Police Department’s Captain Joe West on the CW-TV ( http://www.cwtv.com/) superhero series, The Flash. THE FLASH, RENT AND LAW & ORDER AND TICK TICK…BOOM! NEWS SuperheroHype.com/Arrowverse article, DC FanDome Trailer Promises the Virtual Fan Event of the Summer! ( https://www.superherohype.com/movies/484649-dc-fandome-trailer-promises-the-virtual-fan-event-of-the-summer