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The Great White Way at the White House

July 15th, 2010

President and First Lady Obama will be hosting a “Broadway Celebration” concert at 7pm on July 19th at the White House, according to an article on Playbill.com. The couple has made three trips this year to see three shows on B’way, so they’re no strangers to theatre or the need to bring more attention to it nationwide. (Broadway legend Rocco Landesman’s appointment to the NEA is a reminder of this.)

To that end, the concert is being filmed and will air on PBS later this year,  on October 20th.

It’s wonderful to see a couple so enthralled with the arts, and so proactively looking sharing theatre with the country. Though I can’t say for sure, I believe they realize how vital theatre is not only as a form of entertainment, but as a form of expression… and especially in these times of recession, where many feel they are struggling to be heard or seen, theatre can help give them a voice, and help us as a nation rally around ideals that will bring the turn around we so are desperately working and striving towards.

We live in a great nation, where expression has always been one of our greatest strengths, and I believe that during this administration, theatre will flourish more than it has in a long while.

–Sue

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