StreamingTEDxBroadway Launches Online Conversation Series With Benjamin Scheuer, Alton Fitzgerald White, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, MoreThe talks will explore the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the theatre community.
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Dan Meyer
April 23, 2020
Benjamin Scheuer
Marc J. Franklin
TEDxBroadway is set to launch a new series of online conversations that will explore the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the theatre community, asking, “What’s the best we can be right now?” Among those scheduled to partake are performers Benjamin Scheuer (The Lion) and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King), along with producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper (Be More Chill).
The hour-long talks will begin April 29 at 12:30 PM ET and continue at the same time each Wednesday. Click here to register for these free Zoom conversations.
“We’ve tapped a few of our TEDxBroadway alumni with the idea that their topics seem especially meaningful in these tough times, and there’s more to say about them,” says TEDxBroadway Co-Founder Damian Bazadona of Situation. “Their topics range from service, to facing challenges, to just taking an opportunity to share positivity.”
The schedule is below, with additional names and topics to be announced at a later date. The 9th Annual TEDxBroadway conference scheduled for October 13 is on hold for the moment.
April 29: Facing Challenges & Difficulties, featuring Oshoke Pamela Abalu and Benjamin Scheuer May 6: Perspective & Purpose, featuring Alton Fitzgerald White and Jennifer Ashley Tepper May 13: Just Freakin’ Positivity featuring Natasha Tsakos and Mark Fisher May 20: Adapting & Innovating featuring Sebastian Herscher and Emily Simoness
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With the Record-Breaking "Mufasa" of Broadway's Lion King, Alton Fitzgerald White
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With the Record-Breaking "Mufasa" of Broadway's Lion King, Alton Fitzgerald White
Playbill.com's popular Two-Show Day photo series launched in August 2010 with an installment from Broadway's Lion King. Four years later, we go back into the Minskoff Theatre with a new edition from Alton Fitzgerald White, who recently celebrated his 4000th performance as Mufasa.
30 PHOTOS
First things first!
Alton Fitzgerald White
Up to my Roof Garden to feed Zack and Penelope. I have coffee/breakfast with my Buddies every morning!
Alton Fitzgerald White
My office to sort through mail, e-mails, and check Facebook to see what’s up!
Alton Fitzgerald White
My favorite spot for fresh squeezed juices and frozen yogurt!
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