The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Dir; Patrick Willingham, Executive Dir) has announced that FORWARD. TOGETHER. A virtual event to support The Public Theater, will take place on Tues Oct 20 at 8:00 PM, directed by Kenny Leon, with music direction by Ted Sperling. Free and open to all from coast to coast and around the world, the one-night-only event will be livestreamed on The Public’s website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page. In light of the national and long overdue reckoning around racism in the country and in the theater community, the virtual event originally scheduled for June 1 has been reimagined into FORWARD. TOGETHER., an exciting evening featuring stories from Public Theater alumni, songs from Public Theater musicals including a performance by Jelani Alladin of a brand new song written just for Public Works’ production of Hercules, and a preview of Say Their Names: a visual installation to be projected on the facade of The Public Theater building dedicated to the Black lives lost to police brutality and white violence.  The benefit will feature special performances and appearances by Jelani Alladin, Jacqueline Antaramian, Antonio Banderas, Laura Benanti, Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Danielle Brooks, Jenn Colella, Elvis Costello, Daniel Craig, Alysha Deslorieux, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Holly Gould, Danai Gurira, Stephanie Hsu, David Henry Hwang, Oscar Isaac, Nikki M. James, Alicia Keys, John Leguizamo, John Lithgow, Audra McDonald, Grace McLean, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kelli O’Hara, Mia Pak, Suzan-Lori Parks, David Hyde Pierce, Phylicia Rashad, Liev Schreiber, Martin Sheen, Phillipa Soo, Meryl Streep, Sting & Trudie Styler, Will Swenson, Shaina Taub, Kuhoo Verma, Ada Westfall, Kate Wetherhead, and more, along with a star-studded special tribute to this year’s honorees Sam Waterston and Audrey & Zygi Wilf. Anne McPherson will serve as production stage manager. For more information, please visit publictheater.org. Press contact: Public Theater (212/539-8624)...