Archives for: February 2009, 15
2/15/09 [updated 9:35AM EST]
By Andy Propst on Feb 15, 2009 | In Days Top News
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New York Times
Old Sets Live on as Broadway Embraces Recycling
The Broadway League’s Broadway Goes Green environmental initiative means that much of what used to wind up in a trash heap will be repurposed or recycled.
New York Daily News
Barry inducted into Friars Club
He writes the songs that make the whole world sing - and now he's getting his due. Balladeer Barry Manilow was inducted into the legendary Friars Club Saturday, joining the ranks of Frank Sinatra, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg.
New York Journal-News
In love, ‘At Last’
Jazz singer Ann Hampton Callaway, a Chicago native and longtime Manhattanite, now calls Croton-on-Hudson home - when she's not on the road. Her latest CD, "At Last," celebrates love...
Hartford Courant
Matthew Modine Embraces Morality Of 'Mockingbird'
Matthew Modine has significant shoes to fill. Not to mention that rumpled, three-piece, off-white suit worn by Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in the memorable film version of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Being Audrey, a new musical Blog
Cheryl Stern on developing and starring in a new musical
[The post above comes from a new category: "Show, Theater, Press Blogs" - if you have a blog you'd like to have included, let me know - Andy Propst]
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Odyssey House Announces Theatre Project for Youths Struggling with Abuse and Illness
Odyssey House, founded in 1967, which has provided comprehensive and innovative services to those who abuse drugs, alcohol and struggle with mental illness, will collaborate with City Lights Youth Theatre on a series of workshops entitled the Odyssey House Theatre Project.
Washington Post
British Trio's Ship Has Come In
Adrian Garratt and his two partners in the quirky British performing troupe Pluck are re-creating the fateful journey of the Titanic to great comic effect.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Beckett makes his presence known
Nine quick facts about Samuel Beckett set the stage for two productions featuring his work in the next month
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Papatola: Bloomington Civic's musical inclinations strive to hit some really high notes
Why, especially in this economic environment, would you want to change a thing about your theater group's successful formula? Simple: to get even better.
Chicago Sun-Times
Many shades of black
...One of the best ways to begin thinking about the profound changes that have occurred over the past two decades or so is to simply consider the productions that are now playing on Chicago stages...
Chicago Tribune
'Rock' star juggles TV, Broadway stage roles
Jane Krakowski
Viola Davis embraces 'Doubt' and joy
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Another milestone for East West Players
East West Players has long been known as the granddaddy of Asian American stage companies. Now, the 44-year-old ensemble is laying claim to being the country's longest-operating professional theater of color.
San Francisco Chronicle
Celebration of Carol Channing
Everything from the red dress she wore in the original 1964 production of "Hello Dolly" to her Tony awards, scripts, posters and Al Hirschfeld drawings are on view in this frothy exhibition. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat....
San Diego Union-Tribune
The Kingdom comes......
to Lincoln High School as Globe's 'big experiment' reaches out to kids facing life's struggles
The Times UK
Doubt's Amy Adams is having a ball
The Doubt and Enchanted actress is eternally perky, but she’s still a serious contender for an Oscar, says Cosmo Landesman
The Observer
An Englishman in Berlin, via London's South Bank
Hare sees Berlin as a conundrum and is aware of all the ways in which the city resists trite summary
Daily Telegraph
Dirty Dancing: The classic story
Eleanor Bergstein 'Dirty Dances' her way into the record books.
Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe
The Scoop to Host Twist on Romeo and Juliet, for Free
Pantaloon, a small travelling theatre company of five, is stopping by the Scoop at More London to perform their variation of Romeo and Juliet (26 – 31 May). As part of a larger summer tour of the classic Shakespearian play, Pantaloon will grace central London, offering free admission to the show.
2/15/09 - The Business of Theater
By Andy Propst on Feb 15, 2009 | In Days Top News
New York Times
Drama, Live and on the Financial Edge
San Francisco’s Magic Theater, the history-making company behind textbook premieres, is fighting to keep the reaper from its door.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Exciting shows brighten more than the stage
It doesn't take an economic genius or a dramaturgical Nostradamus to predict tough times ahead for theater providers and ticket buyers.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Acting Out Blog
Financially endangered Madison Rep dumps shows
Louisville Courier-Journal
Arts Council faces 23% cut in budget
Grappling with a proposed 23 percent cut in its operating budget, the Kentucky Arts Council faces considerable pressure in maintaining its mission of serving 120 counties in the state. "It is sobering," KAC executive director Lori Meadows acknowledged
Denver Post
Stimulating minds can stimulate economy, too
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Arts jobs turn out to be real jobs
Congress settled the question of whether or not arts jobs are real jobs Friday night when it approved a massive stimulus bill that includes a modest $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. The money is meant to fund activities that "preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn."
Laguna Playhouse gives up its expansion dream
The latest casualty of the economic downturn is the Laguna Playhouse's 25-year dream of opening a smaller second stage to complement its 420-seat Moulton Theatre.
Sacramento Bee
It's a struggle to keep the curtain up
The nose-diving economy has forced an unprecedented number of adjustments for area professional theaters. Plays have been canceled, staffs have been reduced and seasons have been shortened.
The Observer
Who said West End theatre was dying?
David Smith: If the slump is getting too much, you can find escape in the once-derided London playhouses
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