Here are a few of the best events happening Wednesday and how to tune in (all times are Eastern Daylight).
A Virtual Play From Richard Nelson
7:30 p.m. on YouTube
The Apple clan may be a fictional middle-class American family, but on Wednesday, they’ll again reflect reality. The playwright Richard Nelson first introduced the family, set around a dinner table the night of the 2010 midterm elections, at the Public Theater. (The timing was real.) The Public staged sequels in 2011, 2012 and 2013, with each play set around the same dinner table. Now — for the play titled “What Do We Need to Talk About?: Conversations on Zoom” — the family members will catch up remotely, with the eldest Apple sister, Barbara (played by Maryann Plunkett), recovering from severe Covid-19 symptoms. “It’s a way to embrace the moment,” Jay O. Sanders, who plays Barbara’s brother, Richard, said in a recent interview with The Times.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Public Theater’s YouTube channel and website.
Quarantined with Michael Shannon
4 p.m. on Zoom
Can’t get enough of Michael Shannon? A few hours before he presents a Drama Critics’ Circle Award, he’ll kick off a new series, “Social Distance in 60 Minutes,” from the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, N.J. Debbie Bisno, the theater’s resident producer, will host a live conversation with Shannon, an Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony nominee. Last year, he starred in Terrence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” a New York Times critic’s pick, with Audra McDonald.
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Register on Zoom here, and the conversation will also stream on the McCarter Theater’s Facebook page.
Offset and Friends
7 p.m. on Facebook
The Atlanta rapper Offset, a member of the trio Migos, one of the biggest rap groups in the world, is headlining an event, “Offset and Friends,” on Wednesday to raise money for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Joining him on the bill are Young Thug, Rich the Kid and Saint Jhn. A surprise guest has also been teased (hard to say if it’ll be Offset’s superstar wife, the rapper Cardi B, but fans can hope).
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Facebook and the Oculus Venues app.
The New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards Go Virtual
8 p.m. on YouTube
Some of Broadway’s biggest names — Jeremy O. Harris, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Mulaney, Heidi Schreck and Michael Shannon — will present awards live at the 85th annual New York Drama Critics’ Circle, which will be held virtually on Wednesday evening. This year’s winners, which were determined earlier this month, include “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” by Will Arbery as best play, and “A Strange Loop” by Michael R. Jackson as best musical — both New York Times critic’s picks.
When: 8 p.m.
Where: The Stars in the House YouTube channel and The Actors Fund YouTube channel.
Tones and I Performs
10 p.m. on YouTube
The Australian singer-songwriter Toni Watson, who performs as the solo act Tones and I, wants you to stay at home and hang with her on Wednesday night (or Thursday, if you’re on her half of the globe). She’ll be performing live tracks during the session, where you can be sure to hear her hit “Dance Monkey,” which reached No. 1 in more than 20 countries and has nearly 1.5 billion plays on Spotify.
When: 10 p.m.
Where: The Tones and I YouTube channel
Peter Libbey and Gabe Cohn contributed research
Source: Movies - nytimes.com
