Archives for: February 2009, 14
2/14/09
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AmericanTheaterWeb
Footlight Records Rises from the Ashes
Playbill
* PS Classics to Release Steven Pasquale's Debut Solo Recording
* Myths and Hymns, with Buliung, Scott and Street, to Play Toronto
TheaterMania
* Duncan Sheik to Raise Funds for Amnesty International USA
New York Times ArtsBeat Blog
Stimulus Bill Retains N.E.A. Funding
To the relief of cultural institutions, the economic-stimulus bill approved on Friday preserved $50 million in financing for the National Endowment for the Arts...
amNY New York City Theater Blog
James Barbour to Play Rutledge in 1776
James Barbour, who received acclaim in the otherwise dreary musical "A Tale of Two Cities" for his matinee idol performance, will play South Carolina congressman Edward Rutledge, who delivers the eerie pro-slavery anthem "Molasses to Rum,"
Broadway.com
My New York: Lily Rabe's NYC Plan includes something "weirdly good"
BroadwayWorld.com
* Teatro Vista Presents 'Our Lady of the Underpass' at Greenhouse Theatre Center Feb. 19 - Mar. 29
* Brooklyn's Brave New World Repertory Theatre Presents 6 Annual Play Reading Series Including Talkbacks with Mee, Nottage, Schulberg & Lindsay-Abaire
Time Out New York Upstaged Blog
Adam Feldman: The Tonys slip up on Billy Elliot
We can shenanigans on the Tonys' three-for-one deal
David Cote: Our Town comes to town
Reasons to be thrilled about the Our Town revival.
Associated Press
Cash-strapped Mass. theater could sell property
The financially struggling North Shore Music Theatre is considering selling its Beverly property and then leasing it back as a way to stave off closure.
Hugh Jackman Plans for 'Intimate' Oscars
Hugh Jackman says he knows the Oscars ceremony isn't about him, but he'd better enjoy it all the same.
Variety
'Minsky's' a work in progress
A period musical-comedy about saucy entertainment conceived as an antidote to stock-market blues? The timing could hardly be better. And coming from the creator of "The Drowsy Chaperone" makes the show's credentials even more tantalizing.
'Equus' closure prompts rumors
Casting news of Robert Pattinson proved false
Detroit Free Press
Arts advocates decry proposed cuts in Granholm budget
The worst fears of the arts community were realized Thursday when Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed budget eliminated operational arts funding. The state arts council granted $7.9 million to 290 groups in 2009.
Cleveland Plain Dealer On Stage Blog
Cleveland Play House announces 'Beethoven,' 'Ain't Misbehavin' and more in 2009-10
Convergence-Continuum announces six plays on 2009 season
Dallas Morning News Arts Blog
Bad week for DCPA architects
The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre are looking promising, with October openings planned for both. But this was a bad week elsewhere for the two buildings' architects: Foster + Partners for the opera house, Rem Koolhaas/OMA for the theater.
Rocky Mountain News
Raising the Titanic a snap for 'revivalist'
One of the biggest lights on Broadway was at work this week in a Denver Center Theatre Company rehearsal room. Kathleen Marshall was shaping a crew of Broadway veterans for the New Play Summit.
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Eye-rolling at the California Arts Council
For many years, the barely surviving California Arts Council has been pretty much a joke. Money-wise, the arts agency of America's most populous state lags behind those in Alabama, Oklahoma and other places not widely known as...
Orange County Register The Arts Blog
Is ‘Rent’ a ‘gay play’?
Quite the brouhaha in Newport over the cancellation of a high school production of “Rent.”
Laguna Playhouse abandons expansion, puts property up for sale
The Laguna Playhouse has abandoned a longtime dream to build a second stage and other amenities on a property next door to its main stage.
Seattle Times
"12 Minute Max" experimental showcase at On the Boards
12 Minutes Max returns to On the Boards with a hodgepodge of dance and performance. This edition is curated by artist Ginny Ruffner and Northwest Film Forum's interim director, Lyall Bush.
The Times UK
Why plays don't stay the same
A great production can alter radically in its run. The actor Jonathan Cake investigates and finds out why
The Independent
The fright stuff: The return of the freak show
Roll up! Roll up! The carnival freak show's back from retirement to shock and amaze, but all done in the best possible taste, says Jonathan Brown
The Guardian
Storm grows over National Theatre play dubbed racist and offensive by critics
Delegation of writers will meet with director to express concerns over racial stereotypes
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