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Gothamist
Free Easter Brunch! (The Musical)
At last, someone finally adapted brunch into a rock musical! The waiting; the crowding; the cacophony; the lukewarm coffee; the inattentive service; the sloppy, overpriced food—the whole irritating experience has long been ripe for satire, and Brunch: The Musical is eagerly skewering…
Hartford Courant Behind the Curtain Blog
“The Singing Forest” from New Haven to New York
Performances began this week for Craig Lucas’ play, “The Singing Forest” at off-Broadway’s Public Theater.
Star-Ledger Entertainment
A racial story of two worlds still to be told
Sheila’s Day returns to Crossroads Theatre Company
Keith Carradine back on the stage as a man of the theater
Carradine will play Gil in Arthur Laurents’ play, “New Year’s Eve.” New Year’s Eve.
Playbill
* Aquila Announces Additional Programming for Iliad: Book One Off-Broadway
TheaterMania
* Will Chase, Julia Murney, Kate Shindle, and More Set for An Evening of Broadway
* Cheyenne Jackson, Richard Kind, Idina Menzel, Tracy Thoms, Alicia Witt et al. Set for The 24 Hour Musicals
* Theater Schmeater Announces Cast for Maria/Stuart
NEA New Play Development Program
Humana Convening: Part 4 The Fungible Language
So, owing to the compressed nature of the agenda in the convening at the Humana Festival I presented a somewhat incoherent (to my ears, at any rate) summation of a key finding in the field research I did around the infrastructure for new work and new voices around the country. It left some people scratching their heads. “What’s the big deal about the language?” “What’s the cost of being imprecise with our own terms?”
Backstage at The 5th
Dot’s Thoughts
Now that everything is staged, we have our first full work-through today. Our run-throughs start this weekend!
Whatsonstage.com
Photos: RSC Unveils The Big Picture in Stratford
The Royal Shakespeare Company today (9 April 2009) unveiled “The Big Picture” at its home in Stratford-upon-Avon. The gigantic image, measuring 21 metres in width x 12 metres in height, is displayed on the front of the offices at the construction sit…
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MIDDAY ADDITIONS
New York Times
The Labors of Kelli O’Hara
It’s one thing to be pregnant, which Kelli O’Hara certainly is. It’s another to be pregnant and perform seven times a week, including two late shows, at the Café Carlyle.
Hartford Courant Behind the Curtain Blog
For Your Tony Consideration…
The countdown begins to Tony Award nomination day on May 5.
Playbill
* Cariani, Bean and Zimbalist Announced for Shadowland Summer Season
* Daldry and Hare’s Berlin/Wall Will Play the Public in May
TheaterMania
* Brian Childers and Kimberly Faye Greenberg to Star in Danny and Sylvia Off-Broadway
* Glenn Allen, Dominque Plaisant, Kevin Vortmann, et al. to Star in For Lovers Only
* Tovah Feldshuh to Host The Broadway Beauty Pageant
Parabasis
What We Talk About When We Talk About Theatricality
Maybe 99Seats and I should just start a blog together, given that we link to each other all the damn time. We’re like the Scott Walters and Tom Laughlin of New York! This post is no exception. Awhile ago (I actually wrote notes for this post on Sunday and I’m only getting to write it up now), 99 wrote the following:
The Producers’ Perspective
For the actors: five tips on how to get an agent.
The most common question I get from up-and-coming Producers is “How do I raise money for my Broadway or Off-Broadway show?” I spoke to that one here.
Theatre is Territory
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
Alexis Soloski: Critics shouldn’t befriend artists
When critics make friends with actors and playwrights, even on Facebook, it just leads to trouble
London Theatre Guide
Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln tells Caroline Bishop about his passion for new writing and his love of the stage – even if it has been a while since we last saw him on one.
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LATE MORNING ADDITIONS
New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Liam Neeson to Throw Lightning Bolts at Ralph Fiennes
Face-off: Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes will face off as rival Greek deities in the Clash of the Titans remake. Neeson will play Zeus, the king of the gods, who has a tempestuous streak, while Fiennes will play Hades, the king of the underworld with plans for world domination. This is exciting news for many, but confusing news for the majority of the U.S. population, which thinks Neeson and Fiennes are the same person. [HR]
Playbill
* Broadway Goes British Concert to Feature Evan, Jenkins, LaBrecque and Noll
* Drake’s Production of 2 Boys in a Bed to Play Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
TheaterMania
* David Hare’s Berlin/Wall to Play Public Theater in May
* Don’t Leave It All To Your Children! to Play Actors Temple Theatre
BroadwayWorld.com
* Free Staged Reading of ‘Not Quite Heaven’ at the Avenue Theater
* Alfred Celebrates The Stage With New Piano/Vocal Songbooks
The Artful Manager
What I learned in Philly
I’m just back from two conferences in Philly: first a presentation at the Wallace Foundation’s grantee conference for its audience participation funding; then the annual conference of the Association of Arts Administration Educators of which I’m president. Lots of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things. I’ll spin out some of it over the coming weeks.
Interchanging Idioms
Attempts at Getting a Younger Audience
Classical music organizations have tried a lot of way to get younger people into their performances, but the Utica Symphony is attempting something that doesn’t seem to make much sense. On April 11th, they will “Come Together” with a Jeans n’ Classics at the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica NY to play the music of The Beatles in celebration of the orchestra’s 75th anniversary.
NEA New Play Development Blog
Humana Convening Pt. 2 – Wrestling with Diversity
One of the most challenging discussions that arose in the New Play Development Convening over the weekend at the Humana Festival (thanks to the sponsorship of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) revolved around questions of diversity in the field.
Humana Convening Pt. 3: Locally Grown
Again, a reminder that the Convening that took place over the weekend at the Humana Festival will be discussed in detail in other forums in the not so distance future. I’m working my way through a smaller set of notes on discussions that were sparked by that convening but took place in the halls or at the bar. (Lots of them took place at the bar, but what’s a Festival without festivities?) Part 2 will be coming shortly. I’m getting clearances from the people directly quoted first.
off-stage right
12 things to learn about each donor or audience member
As a follow-up to my post about box office and front of house staff, I got several emails about what kind of information should staff try to learn about their customers beyond how they heard about the show they are seeing. Any information is good information, but below are the top 12 things I try to learn about …
Ryan J. Davis Blogs
Broadway Bloggers Unite! It’s #TheaterThursday
Twitter follow days are a great way to connect with like minded minded people in the Twitterverse. It all began with #FollowFriday and grew into #SameSexSunday (for gays) and #MusicMonday(for music). Hash tags make organizing via Twitter easy.
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THE DAY’S FIRST TOP STORIES
New York Times
Another Bow for the Fraying Family
The most satisfying production at the 33rd Humana Festival of New American Plays, a two-act drama by Zoe Kazan called “Absalom,” was also the most traditional.
A Friend-and-Family Network of Inspirations
When Tina Howe wrote “Chasing Manet,” she realized that her friend Jane Alexander was perfect for the main role.
Arts Program Sees Smaller Cuts
The New York State Summer School of the Arts, which offers monthlong training programs in music, theater, dance, and visual arts, had its spending authority cut by 10 percent from the previous
The Brooklyn Rail
The Perfect Mix–Assembling Angela’s Mixtape: Playwright Eisa Davis With Tommy Smith
“The play is about the Angela Davis I knew from growing up with her until I was about 19,” says Eisa Davis.
Bergen Record
‘Superstar’s’ Ted Neeley has disciples, too
Ted Neeley has starred in “Jesus Christ Superstar” on stage for nearly 40 years. During that time he’s amassed his own set of devoted followers
DC Theatre Scene
Helen Hayes nominated shows captured on WAPAVA videos
An article in this month’s Washingtonian magazine reminds us that the WAPAVA (The Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archives) continues to preserve performances through video tape and present them for viewing. Four Helen Hayes nominated productions – The History Boys (Studio Theatre), Nixon’s Nixon (Round House Theatre), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Forum Theatre) …
Theatre in Chicago
Next Theatre Company Announces Season of Premieres
Encore Michigan
A challenge: Performance Network must raise $20,000 by April 15 to keep doors open (and get matching funds)
Performance Network’s board of directors has completed its mid-year financial analysis. The conclusion: In the current realities of decreased corporate and state funding, and with more ….
L.A. Weekly
They Say the Lights Are Bright Off Broadway
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Rubicon Theatre acquires Tony-winning talent
When you’ve won Broadway’s top award twice and directed one of the most popular stage musicals ever made, your next career move is to land at a regional theater in sleepy beachfront Ventura, right?
Orange County Register The Arts Blog
SCR appeals to subscribers for financial help
In an unprecedented move, South Coast Repertory is appealing to its supporters to help it out after what it describes as “steep” declines in corporate donations and endowment income. Founding directors David Emmes and Martin Benson have announced a matching grant campaign, called the Act Now for SCR Challenge. Any new or increased gifts will be matched by donations from the theater’s board of trustees
The Times UK
Shakespeare: 10 things you didn’t know
To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, the editor of the Rough Guide to Shakespeare shares his ten most surprising facts
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
West End girl: Russ Abbot takes over Fagin’s gang
In this week’s roundup, Russ Abbot replaces Rowan Atkinson, Keira worries about My Fair Lady and Austentatious heads for the West End
The Stage UK
Scottish children’s theatre festival transfers to US
Four Scottish children’s theatre companies are to present a seven-week autumn season in New York in a collaboration between the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival and the New Victory Theater.
Whatsonstage.com
Musicals Extend: Jersey Boys, Grease, Boulevard
Several West End musicals – this year’s four-time Whatsonstage.com Award winner Jersey Boys, Grease and Sunset Boulevard – have announced further extensions to their booking periods. At the Prince Edward Theatre, Jersey Boys, which tell…
Mathew Horne Misses More Sloane Performances
Mathew Horne (pictured) is off again at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios, where he is the title star in the revival of Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane, now in the final week of its limited season. Producers announced on Monday that Horne and h…
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