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. Photo credit: NICOLE JONES (1996). When out and about, check out the two BAVPA Class of 2020 billboards; they're located on Main Street, downtown Buffalo! LATEST BAVPA ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES Actor/Director DANIEL C. HENDERSON (2013) appears in the Tyler Perry's White House-based political drama, The Oval on the BET network Wednesdays at 9PM. TVGuide.com upcoming Oval episodes, Clueless June 17 and Call of Duty June 26: https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/tyler-perrys-the- oval/episodes/1366001/?fbclid=IwAR05dJxzbv7XRRub4WsU-7XgiOaUatbm51Alo0QuGMIP6rHsZJb8nN-VZ-c 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. EW.com article, The Purge 5 release purged from the theatrical calendar indefinitely: https://ew.com/movies/the-purge-5-release-delayed/. 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 (2001) new CD, Live at Willisau: ( https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-willisau ) on sale now http://www.jblewis.com/. 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. 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/. ScreenRant.com article, Harry Potter Game "Hogwarts: Dark Legacy" Rumor Seems Pretty Out-There: https://screenrant.com/harry-potter- game-hogwarts-dark-legacy-rumor-seems-pretty-out-there/. Poitras was production carpenter in the Broadway musical comedy The Prom ( https://theprommusical.com/ ) closed August 18. Collider.com article, Ryan Murphy Says His Netflix Movie ‘The Prom’ Is Nearly Complete: https://collider.com/ryan-murphy-netflix-movie-the- prom-update/. Playbill.com article, Watch Stars of Broadway's The Prom and High School Students Celebrate a Virtual Prom Together: https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-stars-of-broadways-the-prom-and-high-school-students-celebrate-a-virtual-prom-together, Check out JAY DREF’S (1991) brand new album, Drifting: https://open.spotify.com/album/5EDm1O5wfTdZMGTMvE0bzV. BuffaloRising.com article about JULIAN MONTAGUE’S (1991) new book, Go Home and Stay There, Flatten the Curve: https://www.buffalorising.com/2020/03/artist-julian-montague-colorfully-reminds-us-all-to-help-flatten-the-curve/. Erie County Comptroller STEFAN MYCHAJLIW (1991) is running for NYS-District 27 Congressional seat vacated by Chris Collins; the special election to be held June 23. TheBatvian.com article, Stefan Mychajliw releases first campaign commercial in race for NY-27: https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-b-owens/stefan-mychajliw-releases-first- campaign-commercial-in-race-for-ny-27/554411. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. Check out Composer, Musician, Educator and Mostly Modern Festival’s ( https://mostlymodernfestival.org ) ROBERT PATERSON (1988 ) movement, The Essence of Gravity ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVgAqBm3c2w ). The piece was originally written for and commissioned by Volti in San Francisco, here performed by Musica Sacra New York, directed by Kent Tritle; the composition was created for World’s Ocean Day observed every June 8:https://robertpaterson.com/. Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, Poet, Songwriter, Activist and Businesswoman ANI DIFRANCO (1987) to perform at Heavy Hitters Festival - Live Stream ( via Righteous Babe Radio, https://www.righteousbabe.com/ ) July 12 at 4PM. CPR.org/ DiFranco related article, The New Sounds Of Protest And Hope: https://www.cpr.org/2020/06/08/the-new-sounds-of-protest-and- hope/. Listen to I Can't Breathe - Sincere a.k.a. Bruce Dixon (Prison Music Project):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL7Y2nW60vc: https://righteousbabe.ffm.to/prisonmusicproject.fiv. Past Glide.com article, The New Sounds Of Protest And Hope: ANI DIFRANCO’S RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS RELEASING ‘THE PRISON MUSIC PROJECT’ BENEFITTING SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: https://glidemagazine.com/244161/ani-difrancos-righteous-babe- records-releasing-the-prison-music-project-benefitting-southern-center-for-human-rights/. 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. Playbill.com article, Close-Up On the World of Hadestown, One Hour Before the Audience Arrives:https://www.playbill.com/article/close-up- on-the-world-of-hadestown-one-hour-before-the-audience-arrives. NPR.org article, Hadestown: Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/864566001/hadestown-tiny-desk-concert. BroadwayWorld.com article, HADESTOWN Announces Initial 2021 Tour Dates:https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HADESTOWN- Announces-Initial-2021-Tour-Dates-20200203. 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 Netflix.com article, The Flash season 7 delayed until January 2021:https://netflixlife.com/2020/05/15/the-flash-season-7-release-date-delayed- january-2021/ . Newsweek.com article, 'The Flash': The CW Show Confirms Godspeed as Villain for Season 7: https://www.newsweek.com/flash-season-7- spoilers-godspeed-villain-august-heart-1507779 . ScreenRant.com article, Every Way The Arrowverse Will Be Different In 2021: https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-changes-differences-2021- sawyer-arrow-atom-schedule/. DigitalSpy.com article, How The Flash season 7 will be affected by *that* firing: https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32823259/the-flash- season-7-hartley-sawyer-ralph-dibny/. MovieWeb.com Arrowverse/The Flash related article, San Diego Comic-Con at Home Virtual Event Will Be Free, Launch Date Announced: https://movieweb.com/sdcc-at-home-2020-details-date/. ShowSnob.com article, Joe West and the 7 Best Dads from the Arrowverse: https://showsnob.com/2020/06/15/7-best-dads-arrowverse/. CBR.com article, Ranking Every Member Of The Flash Family By Speed: https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-flash-family-ranked- speed/amp/#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s. Broadway.com article, TV Fan-Favorite Smash Heading To Broadway as a New Musical: https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199335/tv-fan- favorite-smash-heading-to-broadway-as-a-new-musical/. Broadwaybuzz.com, Smash/Bombshell and Rent article, Watch Megan Hilty & Idina Menzel Sing 'For Good' from Wicked for the Class of 2020:https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199435/watch-megan-hilty-idina-menzel-sing-for-good-from-wicked-for-the- class-of-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1XHALQsRJx67CHfBzZ1HhS4K8-x6AvfyxgAtscVDTHeOEmHHZ4PD7UK3k Billboard.com article, 'Smash': Every Song From the Show's Marilyn Monroe Musical 'Bombshell,' Ranked: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/9387462/every-song-smash-bombshell-ranked-marilyn-monroe-musical. Music-News.com/Law & Order franchise related news, Ice-T: 'Law & Order has tried to be fair about race': https://www.music- news.com/news/UK/132294/Ice-T-Law-Order-has-tried-to-be-fair-about-race. TVGuide.com/L&O: Hate Crimes TV series article, Law & Order: SVU's Elliot Stabler Spin-Off: Everything to Know About Christopher Meloni's Return: https://www.tvguide.com/amp/news/christopher-meloni-elliot-stabler-law-order-svu-spin- off/#aoh=15912644782389&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s . CinemaBlend.com