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Make sure to have your bread ready to celebrate Les Mis Day at 6:01PM tonight! Why should you wait to celebrate until 6:01? At that time, the date will read 2/4 6:01, which is the prisoner number of Jean Valjean, the Musical’s lead character. Happy Thursday! There is only ONE DAY MORE until Friday!

Did you love Singles in Agriculture and are now looking for more streamed online events? Just kidding, your day is not the same as yesterday! The movie Groundhog Day focuses on Phil, a TV Anchor who has to cover the annual Groundhog’s Day Festival in Punxsutawney, PA. The next day, he wakes up only to have his day repeated over and over again. The movie was turned into a musical by the same name in 2016, complete with incredible stunts that allow Phil to be in multiple places at once! : ydr.com

Did you love Singles in Agriculture and are now looking for more streamed online events? Check out this handy list of events this week from Playbill.com that includes conversations with stars, readings, and performances! https://bit.ly/3tky3pp

On this day in history, Hal Prince was born. Prince was a producer and director of many Broadway favorites including Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Evita, West Side Story, and more. He won 21 TONY awards, a National Medal of Arts award, and was a Kennedy Center Honoree. Prince also directed a Broadway musical about his own career, entitled Prince of Broadway. Hal Prince passed away in 2019, but his impact on the Broadway World will remain forever.

It's your LAST chance to see Singles in Agriculture by Abby Rosebrock. Show starts live-streaming at 7:30p! Join us --> https://bit.ly/BRT-SIA

On this day in 1983, Noises Off opened on Broadway. It was a farce and most of the show was seen from what happens behind the curtain. The show, written by Michael Frayn, won many awards. Since the show originally opened in London, the play has gained a following in America and in London. There was also a film adaptation created in 1992. In 2015, a revival opened on Broadway. The video featured above is clips from the revival!

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. One musical that mentions the holiday (there are not that many!) is Caroline, or Change, which has a whole song about preparations and customs for the Hanukkah party. Chag Sameach to all who celebrate! :chabad.com

On this day in 1965, the first A Charlie Brown Christmas aired on CBS. Developed by Charles M. Schultz, the movie featured the Peanuts Characters who had been made famous from a weekly comic strip. The movie contained both christmas scenes and winter scenes, and unlike most other animated movies, it did not have a laugh track. After the success of this movie, even more 30- minute Charlie Brown shorts were created. Observe today by watching A Charlie Brown Christmas!

It’s National Brownie Day and we are planning to celebrate by making dark chocolate peppermint brownies, the perfect treat to get energized to sign up for one of our new classes! Celebrate with us by using the recipe below from Food & Wine Magazine, and then use the link below to see our new class selection! Recipe: https://bit.ly/3m0WKCx Classes: https://www.brtstage.org/whats-on/

Happy Birthday to Sara Bareilles. Bareilles had a successful pop music career before writing the music and lyrics for Waitress on Broadway. Waitress added one more TONY Award and one more Grammy to her collection of awards. She also wrote music for the Spongebob Squarepants musical. In addition to writing music, she has acted in musicals, playing the lead in Waitress and Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Currently, you can see some of her work in the show Little Voices on Apple TV!

On this day in history in 2015, School of Rock - the Musical opened on Broadway. Based on the 2003 movie, it follows the story of Dewey Finn who pretends to be a substitute teacher and turns his class into a band. The title role in the original was played by Jack Black, while in the musical it was played by Alex Brightman, also known for playing Beetlejuice on Broadway - another movie turned musical.