Donate the cost of a canceled ticket, take an online dance class, buy a piece of fine art: Here are 22 ways to help artists weather the coronavirus storm.
Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “In the Heights” will debut in theaters and on HBO Max in 2021.It’s not too late for Hollywood to come together on a concerted effort for theater industry relief — especially in the coming year, which is yet again full to bursting with buzzy projects with ties to the stage. Among them are “Encanto” , “Raya and the Last Dragon” , “Zola” , “The United States vs.
Others are adaptations, like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s breakout piece “In the Heights,” Florian Zeller’s drama “The Father,” Tom MacRae and Dan Gillespie Sells’ musical “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award winner “Oslo,” Kata Wéber’s work “Pieces of a Woman” and Steven Spielberg’s remake of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s classic “West Side Story.”
If you’re like me and you spent this singular year at home, retreating from the world’s heartbreaks and horrors into the aforementioned movies and TV shows, I encourage you to. And when it’s safe to attend live performances again, I hope you‘ll join me in getting off the couch and going to see something in person.
our government should be offering support to everyone who needs it due to the pandemic, including companies temporarily unable to open and individuals who do not have jobs in the arts. there’s a much stronger obligation there than the flimsy one you have proposed.
“Talent”
There’s no shortage of talent in Hollywood. There are far too many actors as it is.