IRONDALE ONLINE
Shakespeare Sonnet Marathon
Held over Zoom on April 23, the believed date of Shakespeare’s actual birth, the ensemble welcomed guest performances from Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes, Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright, comedian, actress and jazz singer Lea DeLaria, Tony winner Cady Huffman, Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, Blue Bloods and The Sopranos actor John Ventimiglia, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, James Whiteside, and NYC downtown darling Kenyon Phillips.
With over 100 participants to join these guests, each read or sang a sonnet of their choice, the marathon was live streamed on Irondale’s YouTube page.
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April 23 | Thursday – From 12pm-8pm
456-Minute Sonnet Marathon
Via Zoom – Live Streamed to our Youtube page
Press
- 04.23.2020 – The New York Times Thursday’s Live-Streaming Events: A Drag Queen Celebration and a Shakespeare Marathon
- 04.23.2020 – TimeOut NYC The Best Live Theater to Stream Online on April 23
- 04.21.2020 – Woman Around Town Heads Up! Available Free Streaming of Theater and Music
- 04.20.2020 – Broadway World Ralph Fiennes, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Cady Huffman and More to Join Irondale Shakespeare SONNET MARATHON
- 04.20.2020 – Theater Pizzazz Shakespeare’s 456th Birthday Marathon Brings out Stars
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