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    On The Eve Of Free Virtual Gala Performance, NY's Public Theater Muses On Art's Future

    New York's Public Theater is heading in a new direction with a star-studded, free, one-night-only virtual gala performance.
    May 28, 2020 3 minutes
    An inside view of the theater before the performance of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 21, 2017. The Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, one of the country's finest ballet and opera companies, is just one more victim of the severe recession and embezzlement by politicians and contractors ahead of the 2014 World Cup and South America's first Olympics, which have eviscerated public services in Rio state. / AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

    New York’s Public Theater is known for cutting edge performances and popular off-site programming, including the beloved “Shakespeare in the Park.”

    On June 1, The Public Theater will hold a virtual star-studded gala performance. “We Are One Public” will be a free, one-night extravaganza showcasing music, drama and storytelling artists like Glenn Close, Claire Danes, Sting, Audra McDonald, Anne Hathaway and more.

    It’s also a benefit for the theater, which, like all New York City theaters,

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