NEW YORK ā Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Audra McDonald, Kevin Klein, Carla Gugino and Keanu Reeves have signed on to perform in a new virtual play series this spring while Broadway is closed.
The series kicks off Thursday with āThe Thanksgiving Playā by Larissa FastHorse, directed by Leigh Silverman starring Reeves, Bobby Cannavale, Heidi Schreck and Alia Shawkat.
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The next show ā on April 8 ā will feature āAngry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeousā by Pearl Cleage directed by Camille A. Brown and starring Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad.
Also on tap is Lillian Hellmanās āWatch on the Rhineā with Burstyn; Adrienne Kennedyās āOhio State Murdersā with McDonald; Sarah Ruhlās āDear Elizabethā with Streep and Kline; Paula Vogelās āThe Baltimore Waltzā with Parker; and Wendy Wasserstein's āThe Sisters Rosensweigā Kathryn Hahn. Dates have yet to be announced.
Individual tickets start at $10 and all seven plays go for $49. Proceeds from the performances will benefit The Actors Fund. The series is created by Jeffrey Richards with Jacob Soroken Porter and Jim Glaub.
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