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Village Voice Sound of the City Blog

Do Not Call Charles Busch a "Wan Transvestite"

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

* And the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award nominees are ...

Orange County Register The Arts Blog

Local critics awards ignore O.C., as usual
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nominees for 2008 have just been announced, and as usual the list is skewed heavily towards small Los Angeles theaters. The Ahmanson, Taper, Geffen and Pasadena Playhouse are lightly represented.

Playbill

* Chalfy Will Star in World Premiere Musical Stunt Girl in Washington State
* Henshall and Friedman to Play Cadogan Hall in March

TheaterMania

* Topol, Susan Cella, Mary Stout, Bill Nolte Headline Fiddler on the Roof Tour
* Paul Anthony Stewart to Star in Crime and Punishment at Cleveland Play House

The Fortress of Jason Grote

George W. Bush Ben & Jerry's Flavors

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AmericanTheaterWeb

Updated Digests
* Hedda Gabler
* The Third Story
* White People
* Stormy Weather

New York Times ArtsBeat Blog

Smithsonian Appoints Under Secretary for History and Art
The Smithsonian Institution has appointed Richard Kurin its under secretary for history, art, and culture.

Playbill

* San Fran Wicked Special to Air Feb. 8
* Flopz n' Cutz, Volume 5, Set for March 15 at Joe's Pub

TheaterMania

* Patti Austin to Sing Gershwin Concert as Part of Los Angeles Philharmonic's Songbook Series
* Joffrey Balllet to Open Chicago Season with Lar Lubovitch's Othello
* I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Set for Off-Market Theatres

Broadway.com

* Tickets Now On Sale for Blithe Spirit

Fresh Face: David Wilson Barnes gets the role of a lifetime in Becky Shaw

nytheatre mike 2.0

Tom Wojtunik Takes Astoria by Storm
Last year, when director Tom Wojtunik landed the job as the Astoria Performing Arts Center’s new Artistic Director, his first task was to program their upcoming season. How did he decide to kick...

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Lyn Gardner: Art and soul: the legacy of Mary Neal
A suffragette and social worker, Neal championed the radical potential of the arts, as celebrated in The Pitmen Painters

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