Archives for: February 2009
2/28/09
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Newsday
Linda Winer: Streep, Kazan and Rabe kids seem born to act
New York Post
A bang-up take on the Bard
You couldn't ask for a better introduction to Shakespeare than the New Victory Theater's new "Henry V." Geared for kids 12 and up, this joint production by the great Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company is a nice change of pace from the New Vic's recent run of acrobats and hip-hop artists. Few concessions are made to...
Wall Street Journal
And They Could Sing, Too
Demo recordings originally made for rehearsal purposes in which composers can be heard singing and playing their own songs were recently released.
Variety
Producer counts her 'Conquests'
Friedman imports trilogy, despite the odds
'Legally Blonde' makes its case
MTV reality show bumps box office sales
Gothamist
Newsday, NY Times Work On Their Web Strategies
DC Theatre Scene
DCist
D.C. Recognizes its First LGBT Historic Landmark
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
New Works Festival accepting scripts
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival is accepting scripts of previously unperformed one-act plays for its festival of 12 one-act plays.
Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog
Colorado theater closes
Lots of you know Tim Muldrew, the former Orlandoan who has been working as company manager for the Colorado Festival of World Theatre in Colorado Springs. I got a sad note from him last night saying that his theater is...
Chicago Tribune
'Xanadu' billboard near school is removed
Chicagoist
About Face Faces The Future
About Face Theatre (AFT), a Chicago company whose work focuses on LGBTQ and gender issues, is in danger of shutting down. Besides producing Pulitzer Prize/Jeff/Tony Award-winning work, About Face fills a specific niche in our community with its Youth Theatre workshops and outreach programs - so while we’d hate to see ANY Chicago theater close its doors, we think there would be an especially noticeable void left in its absence.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Everyone is Paid the Same at This Theater Company
I stumbled across this intriguing little story about a theater company in Sydney, Australia that pays everyone, from the box office staff to the artistic director, the same amount of money. Note that the annual salary of $52,156 is in Australian dollars, not American.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rep plans new season
Shows by the popular twin playwrights Peter and Anthony Shaffer will open the 2009-2010 Mainstage season at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
San Jose Mercury News
'Beach Blanket Babylon' will revisit its San Jose roots
San Francisco's loopy cabaret hit is making a rare detour to San Jose March 9 in honor of the show's late, great creator, Steve Silver. The cheeky ...
Seattlest
More Tickets to Nature Theatre of OK at OtB
The Times UK
Why is the NT filled with Communists?
The theatre is to stage the second major production in as many months that pulls Soviet-era communism into the spotlight
London Theatre Guide
Mamet writes for New Connections
David Mamet, Anthony Neilson and Ben Power are among the playwrights commissioned to write plays for the National Theatre’s New Connections programme this year.
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