"That is a bummer," she tweeted, in the post that had more than 3.3 million views by Sunday.

Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate and current South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, wrote: "I love this so much, @LauraBenanti! #SunshineSongs. Even a stage-crew kid got involved, in a video that starts: "And scene change, go" and features a boy bringing a chair into a room, placing it down, checking its position and walking off. "I hoped that it would reach a few kids and that they might be cheered by the idea that I was watching their performances," she said. He can be reached at pkramer@lohud.com or on Twitter at @PeterKramer.

#heyjenlookatme #sunshinesongs #Matilda #theaterkid #musicaltheatre #matildathemusical @LauraBenanti @Lyrikris10 #naughty pic.twitter.com/9LbRxabMEi, These @CYTPortland kids worked very hard for the past two months on this amazing show and today would be their closing performance. pic.twitter.com/BVYR4t3dJE, "I just decided I would go on social media and encourage these young performers to send me videos of them performing from their sequestered homes," Benanti tells NPR. "Me and my husband and my daughter and my parents were all isolated together and we watched them all more than once.".

Here’s a practice clip. "And that although these kids are incredibly disappointed that they're not able to perform for a live audience, they're now getting a huge audience via social media. One of the comments was from Rebecca Caine, who created the role of Cosette in the original West End production of "Les Miserables." “I think we’re really seeing that in the support and love that these stars are showing these kids, and I really hope that it is a bit of a salve for their disappointment, to know that some of their heroes think they’re amazing.”, https://twitter.com/wfaa/status/1238924644863881218?s=20, While Benanti says she has been contacted about expanding the hashtag into some sort of musical competition or contest, she’s happier to let it flourish as is. Asked if people are permitted to use Twitter to do good, Benanti laughed.

"So to have this ray of sunshine, frankly, in the palm of people's hands is really helpful. I want to be your audience!! But what wasn’t getting as much coverage were the school musicals, track meets, art shows, and recitals that were also getting cancelled, leaving students without anywhere to showcase their hard work—or anyone to show it to. We were upset and we were like 'This show is so incredible, people need to see this.' Block ("9 to 5") and Lin-Manuel Miranda ("Hamilton"). Like all things viral, I know they ebb and flow, but I want the kids out there to know that I’ll continue watching and that a lot of people will. Almost immediately Benanti’s theater-heavy following began circulating the tweet, with everyone from preschoolers to college students sharing videos of themselves performing with Benanti’s #SunshineSongs hashtag. #SunshineSongs squad! Sign up today for a digital subscription. Dark times for all. On Instagram, film and TV actress Jennifer Garner extended the same invitation and gave Benanti a signal boost, with her 8.7 million followers. © 2020 Condé Nast. Other A-listers included: Brian Stokes Mitchell of "Ragtime," Donna Murphy ("On the Town"), Bebe Neuwirth ("Chicago"), and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez, the team behind "Frozen," posted a video to say they were happy to jump on the bandwagon. And I want to be your audience. If you were meant to perform in your high school musical and it was cancelled, please post yourself singing and tag me... Sending all my love and black-market toilet paper.”. Laura Benanti performs in Washington in 2015. My friend @mediatewkate and I need your help to reach out to those in our community who are especially isolated during our quarantine. You can pre-save and pre-add the album to your music library here! Benanti has been retweeting some of them to her 146,000 Twitter followers. All rights reserved. Knee, who was to play Grantaire, the skeptical student, tweeted a video that showed the final notes of Act 1, the anthem "One Day More. My 8 year old daughter was cast as Matilda in Matilda the Musical, and found out the show was cancelled the day before opening. I’m excited to follow #SunshineSongs!". To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

#SunshineSongs #BBHS". Last week saw wave after dizzying wave of coronavirus cancellations, with pro sports and Broadway shutting down and much of the world seeming to grind to a halt. Trying to find some bright spots. The goal of #SunshineSongs was simple, she said: "To say, 'Hey, we're all stuck inside. "That's what I've always tried to use it for, but it hasn't seemed to catch on before," she said in an interview Sunday. Ad Choices.

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