In addition to Bassett (The Mountaintop) and Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun), the memorial will include contributions from Harry Belafonte, Grammy winner Alicia Keys, former New York City mayor David Dinkins and poet Sonia Sanchez.
Dee, a Broadway veteran, Oscar-nominated actress and civil rights activist, died June 9 at the age of 91. Read the Playbill.com obituary for Dee here.
The public memorial will be held at 11 AM at the Riverside Church.
Created, written, and narrated by Tony winner Buckley, The Mayfly is a love letter to music and New York City.
Des McAnuff will direct the world premiere of the new musical at the La Jolla Playhouse.
Find out how to watch live and be the first to know who's up for Broadway's top honors this year.
The musical adaptation officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.
Nadia DiGiallonardo is the music director for the new musical by Geoffrey Nauffts and Jonatha Brooke.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
The free Times Square concert was presented by The Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance.
According to theatrical production group No Guarantees, young people would go to the theatre if they knew about it.
The play by Amy Herzog officially opened April 23 on Broadway.
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