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.
By
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!
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Up to my Roof Garden to feed Zack and Penelope. I have coffee/breakfast with my Buddies every morning!
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My office to sort through mail, e-mails, and check Facebook to see what’s up!
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My favorite spot for fresh squeezed juices and frozen yogurt!
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At the gym for a pre-2-show-day work out/warm up!
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Headed to the theater for the matinee!
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Times Square – the center of the world!
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Gregory – one of our awesome doormen.
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Signing-in at the callboard!
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My home away from home!
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Grateful to have one of the very few dressing rooms on Broadway with a huge glorious window! Yaaaaaaay!
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On my way to the makeup chair, I stopped next door to say hello to Bonita Hamilton (Shenzi), Chantel Riley (Nala), and Nteliseng Nkhela (Rafiki).
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Brenda O’Brien does my Mufasa makeup every night.
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The transformation
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Quality time with Scar! Gareth Saxe, who plays my wicked bro!
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A few yoga stretches before I get dressed!
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Scott from the Sound Dept. adjusting my mic.
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Butch and I fist bump every show before I get on Pride Rock!
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With Chandra Profit (Sarabi) ready to start the show and climb Pride Rock!
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Wishing Aaron Nelson (Simba), my dressing room-mate, a great show!
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Was feeling restless, so I decided to pop in on some of my other castmates! Fred Berman (Timon) and Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa).
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Our Musical Director, Karl Jurman.
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With the handsome Male Ensemble in their dressing room.
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Back home between shows for one of the best burgers in my neighborhood!
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And a stop for some fresh fruit and veggies from the farmers’ market!
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Back to Times Square for the evening show!!
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Pixie Esmonde, the best dresser on Broadway, helping me get dressed and ready to rule the kingdom!
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Thought I’d drop in on the beautiful Female Ensemble’s dressing room for some love!
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There is nothing like being greeted at the stage door after a performance by enthusiastic autograph seekers!
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One last autograph and pic and then home to Harlem, U.S.A. to eat and rest for two more shows tomorrow!
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