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16 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19
From Playbill, reporter Olivia Clement. For the entire list, go here.


Navigating the whole parenting through a pandemic situation? We're here to help.
From free remote classrooms and live streams, to donation-based early childhood dance classes that turn your living room into a tap studio—check out this list of theatre-related online resources for families and children.


Some excerpts (Please note not all are free, some ask for donations):


CAMP BROADWAY’S AT THIS STAGECamp Broadway teams up with Streamable Learning to present free, 45-minute lunchtime conversations with Broadway designers, actors, authors, career advisors, composers, and more. Running from 1:30–2:15 PM on select days, guests include composer-lyricist Georgia Stitt and Moulin Rouge’s Kevin Curtis. The series is aimed at students K-12, home school networks, colleges, senior living and community centers, and anyone else with an interest in theatre. Learn more, and see the most up-to-date schedule, here.


HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS’ HSA@HOME
The Harlem institution continues to offer many of its classes, across art and design, dance, music, and theatre, online via Zoom. Distant Learning options include Art Exploration (ages 5–7), Ballet (ages 3–17), Commercial Acting (ages 8–18), Animation (ages 10–16), and Acting for Film and TV and Advanced Drawing (ages 13-18). Check out class options, and register here.
BROADWAY BOUND KIDS' VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Broadway Bound Kids offers a number of virtual workshops, taught online via Zoom, and held over five consecutive weeks (one hour to 90 minutes per class). Topics include Movie Musicals, Create a Musical, Acting for Film and TV, and Musical Theatre. BBK also offers access to free online video classes in dance, movement, and yoga, as well as master classes, customized classes, and private coaching. All proceeds go to the organization's emergency relief fund which provides urgent support to its teaching artists and programming. The organization has also started a scholarship fund for those who would like to sponsor students. Visit Broadwayboundkids.net to see the full list of offerings and for more information.
CAMP BROADWAY’S AT THIS STAGE
Camp Broadway teams up with Streamable Learning to present free, 45-minute lunchtime conversations with Broadway designers, actors, authors, career advisors, composers, and more. Running from 1:30–2:15 PM on select days, guests include composer-lyricist Georgia Stitt and Moulin Rouge’s Kevin Curtis. The series is aimed at students K-12, home school networks, colleges, senior living and community centers, and anyone else with an interest in theatre. Learn more, and see the most up-to-date schedule, here.
ONLINE DANCE CLASSES
If your kids love to dance, or are interested in learning (and you with them!), make sure to check out some of these online offerings: Diana star Jeanna de Waal' Broadway Weekends at Home, free online musical theatre classes, led by Broadway and West End performers; Ballet Hispánico's B Unidos, offers daily dance classes for ages 2 and up, including pre-ballet, ballet, and tap; and @getinshapegrlbway's live, free Broadway-inspired workouts, which sometimes feature dancers with their own children.