The virtual performance will be on July 9 at 8pm ET, with all money received from ticket sales being donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway for Racial Justice. To watch Smith take on her characters is first to witness rigor on broad display. Smith also thinks about the character of a police officer in Los Angeles’ special weapons and tactical unit, who laments that the reason the police had to beat King was that they weren’t allowed to use a choke hold any more — the implication being that it’s a more efficient method of suppression. We can remove the first video in the list to add this one. * The Actors Fund and People magazine is streaming the 2015 benefit concert of Bombshell, the musical within the short-lived television drama Smash.

If the way you were controlling people was just to put toothpicks in their shoulders, too many toothpicks could kill them.”. Anyone venturing outside is encouraged to follow local health and safety directives. I know I could never be it. On April 22, 2012, David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times book critic, assessing the literature of those riots, wrote, "the most comprehensive literary response to the riots remains Anna Deavere Smith's "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," a theater piece, written and performed by an outsider who channels the cacophony of voices at the city's heart. ", In her acclaimed one-woman show, later directed by George C. Wolfe on Broadway, Smith gives voice to 40 real-life "characters," from a Korean grocer to a Hollywood agent and a juror.
“It’s not that interesting for me to perform people who are just like me. twilight-los-angeles-streaming-logo logo image. Tony winner Kenny Leon directs. Watch Preview In response to the national crisis in the aftermath of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (Brunswick, GA), Breonna Taylor (Louisville, KY), and most recently George Floyd (Minneapolis, MN) THIRTEEN’s Great Performances resumes free streaming of Marc Levin’s film adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith's play "Twilight: Los Angeles." The stream will kick off on Friday, June 12, at 2pm ET and will be available for 48 hours here.

Smith has had “Twilight” in the forefront of her mind in preparation for a Signature Theatre production that had been scheduled to begin performances in New York in April, performed not by her but by five other actors. Stay abreast of discount offers for great theater, on Broadway or in select cities.

I steeled myself before streaming Anna Deavere Smith’s “Twilight: Los Angeles” on PBS. The concert will stream on Friday, June 12 at 7pm ET and will feature Cleveland theatrical talent and Broadway professionals such as Michael McElroy, Telly Leung, and Crystal Monee Hall. She has performed in film and TV as well as on stage. * Payson Lewis and Jonah Platt will star in an online reading of the new musical Walt and Roy. Report a Problem | Watch the video below: * In celebration of our nation's healthcare workers and 2020 Year of the Nurse, the Resilient Project released their "Resilient" video. Asked if any particular characters seem to speak to our time, Smith first mentions Rep. Maxine Waters. Michael Donald Edwards, Prod. New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of September 28 - JAGGED LITTLE PILL, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, and More! I steeled myself before streaming Anna Deavere Smith’s “Twilight: Los Angeles” on PBS. Across the expansive live program, the stage's biggest stars gather virtually to perform and discuss songs, scenes, and stories that defined a year like no other. Another’s mouth seems to lie slack except for one invisible, askew clothespin holding it up. We can remove the first show in the list to add this one. In response to the national crisis in the aftermath of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (Brunswick, GA), Breonna Taylor (Louisville, KY), and most recently George Floyd (Minneapolis, MN) THIRTEEN’s Great Performances resumes free streaming of Marc Levin’s film adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith's play "Twilight: Los Angeles." Some streams are free, while others may charge a fee or request a donation. American Son streams on Netflix. * Geffen Playhouse has extended The Present, its world-premiere live, virtual, and interactive theatrical experience written and performed by master illusionist, storyteller, and Geffen alum Helder Guimarães. But it’s like, OK, here we are, 27 years later. For more information, click here. More From Twilight: Los Angeles (3) Clip | The Beverly Hills Hotel

Originally a one-person play, Twilight will be performed by the entire company of second year actors along with alums from remote locations across the country. Her sundry voices spike and squawk and snarl. * Spike Lee directs a filmed version Antoinette Nwandu's provocative play Pass Over, which tells the story of two young black men (Jon Michael Hill and Julian Parker) dreaming of escape from a racist world. For more information, click here. Season 42 Episode 23 | 1h 26m 46s I’m hitting the notes. I’m chasing that which is not me. Empower the actor, says Aldo Billingslea, Review: Trump-Biden debate mixes stream of consciousness with theater of cruelty, Tickets on sale for ACT's 'A Christmas Carol' as radio play with pandemic-era add-ons, Bay Area theater artists of color demand bold steps toward racial justice in online documents, A critic responds to criticism: on being mentioned in the 'Living Document', Review: Violence's aftermath stings in Marga Gomez's 'Spanking Machine', Lorraine Hansberry Theatre appoints Margo Hall as new artistic director, Dear Tony Awards: Now's the time to remove gender from your acting honors, amfAR's 'The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America'. will stream for free this weekend on the Shows Must Go On Youtube page. Before you submit an error, please consult our Troubleshooting Guide. Filmed by Marc Levin in 2001, Smith stars in a solo show that explores the aftermath of … It will be available May 27. It received an Obie Award, numerous other awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. * Brandon Victor Dixon performed a powerful ballad inspired by the Netherlands Carillon, the bell tower at Arlington Cemetery, on May 23 for '''Fleet Week Follies''. In her introduction for PBS, where you can stream the show through June 2021, Smith cites current events as a factor in the decision to rebroadcast: “In light of the challenges facing our country right now, I hope that this encore presentation of ‘Twilight’ offers some lessons learned in Los Angeles and that they can be applied now.”.

Thrilled to announce that the film of my play, Twilight: Los Angeles will be rebroadcast on PBS this Monday (6/8) at 10pm. Watch the event here: * In honor of Bloomsday, June 16, Austin Pendleton will perform a virtual staged reading of Joseph Beck's James Joyce: A Short Night's Odyssey From No to Yes. Additionally, “the protests are worldwide,” in a way that they weren’t almost 30 years ago. Privacy Policy. The news of the police officers’ acquittal in Rodney King’s police brutality case reverberated throughout the streets of Los Angeles and the world. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 exposes and explores the political, economic, and devastating human impact of that event  – and its urgent reverberations twenty-eight years later. December 2 - 13, 2020. By Anna Deavere Smith * Broadway's Julie Halston host a new cocktail hour livestream Virtual Halston, taking place on Fridays at 5pm ET.
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On April 29, 1992, when the jury's "not guilty" verdict dismissed the officers on trial for the assault, the city ignited into three days of rioting, looting and violence that left neighborhoods smoldering.

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