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George Thorn, theater guru – interview in THE OREGONIAN
I had the great honor of being a student of George Thorn at Virginia Tech (I actually think I was his last graduating student). George and his partner in Arts Actor Research, Nello McDaniel, continue to be among the wisest counselors for theater and dance in the country – we used to call them gurus …
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NYTW â Great Twitter contest, even better customer service response.
New York Theater Workshop has a fun Twitter contest that captures email address and offer core followers discounts. It started this morning with tweets for #TheatreThursday counting down to a ticket give-away (twitter category day where you are supposed to tweet followers you recommend). Then came t …
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NYTW – Great Twitter contest, even better customer service response.
New York Theater Workshop has a fun Twitter contest that captures email address and offer core followers discounts. It started this morning with tweets for #TheatreThursday counting down to a ticket give-away (twitter category day where you are supposed to tweet followers you recommend). Then came t …
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Relationships between commercial and nonprofit theatre primer
Partnerships between commercial theatre producers and nonprofits are becoming more and more common across the United States. Each season, I end up consulting on several of these agreements. For better or for worse the number of people who call themselves commercial theatre producers and shop/buy sho …
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No more waiting in line for rush tickets!
I got this message this morning on Facebook: A message to the members of reasons to be pretty: A New Play by Neil LaBute. -------------------- Subject: New Student Rush Ticket Program! Hey Reasons fans! We've got some great news (you know ... besides our three TONY nominations!): we …
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Next to Normal the twitter performance
So the folks at Next to Normal are trying something fun. At midnight, they begin a twitter performance of the entire show. This musical if you havenât been following it has been following a unique path to being the new darling of Broadway. It was developed at Second Stage in New York (GREAT comp …
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9-5 why Dolly is good for BroadwayâŠ
New York Magazineâs just did a great profile on Dolly Parton (Dolly or Bust). It really gets to the heart of what a wonderful artist, person and businesswoman she is. Reading it gives you a tiny peek into Dollyâs world. Now, in all fairness, I am a huge Dolly Parton fan, I have been since I was …
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If you wanna win the Bonnet put some bling on itâŠoh, oh, oh!
digg_url = = "If you wanna win the Bonnet put some bling on itâŠoh, oh, oh!";digg_bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";digg_skin = "normal";digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined;A little while back I wrote a post about Extreme Fundraising that was being done for …
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Reasons to see Reason to be Pretty
I have been urging folks to go see Reasons to be Pretty since it was announced the show was moving to Broadway. I will be deeply disappointed if the play doesn’t receive a large handful of Tony nominations tomorrow morning. It may even make me boycott the entire ceremony. It is the best new play on …
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Interesting articles/blog posts from last week – in case you missed them!
Here is a round-up of what caught my eye over the last week. Let me know if there is something interesting I should be reading! Interesting argument - Text Me Later (Or: How Theater Isn't Baseball) http://u.nu/5zz3 Cultural Groups ask what to mount next. The Answer - losses? Washington Post http:/ …
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Interesting articles/blog posts from last week â in case you missed them!
Here is a round-up of what caught my eye over the last week. Let me know if there is something interesting I should be reading! Interesting argument - Text Me Later (Or: How Theater Isn't Baseball) http://u.nu/5zz3 Cultural Groups ask what to mount next. The Answer - losses? Washington Post http:/ …
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Why donât we treat ourselves better?
The other night I ran into a great friend who I hadnât seen in a while. We caught up briefly. I was delighted to hear that she had reached out beyond theater to radio. But what struck a chord was when she mentioned how working outside of theatre, made her realize how tired she was from a life live …
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9-5 why Dolly is good for Broadwayâ¦
New York Magazineâs just did a great profile on Dolly Parton (Dolly or Bust). It really gets to the heart of what a wonderful artist, person and businesswoman she is. Reading it gives you a tiny peek into Dollyâs world. Now, in all fairness, I am a huge Dolly Parton fan, I have been since I was …
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Why don’t we treat ourselves better?
The other night I ran into a great friend who I hadn’t seen in a while. We caught up briefly. I was delighted to hear that she had reached out beyond theater to radio. But what struck a chord was when she mentioned how working outside of theatre, made her realize how tired she was from a life lived …
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MCC Theater Youth Company changes lives (last night they changed mine)!
It is so rare in the theater to experience the visceral and emotional slap of truth or to have a piece of theater grip hold of your heart to the point that you find you have stopped breathing. But when it happens, you are transformed - not momentarily but permanently. Theater that does this leaves a …
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9-5 why Dolly is good for Broadway…
New York Magazine’s just did a great profile on Dolly Parton (Dolly or Bust). It really gets to the heart of what a wonderful artist, person and businesswoman she is. Reading it gives you a tiny peek into Dolly’s world. Now, in all fairness, I am a huge Dolly Parton fan, I have been since I was litt …
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Sookie: the theater dog
View Full Album I wrote this today for myself, but even though it is personal I think a lot of theatre folks can relate, so I guess I will go ahead and post it. One of the great thing about most theatre people is that they are animal people. Almost everyone I know has a cat or dog that takes the …
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A bright light off-Broadway: ROOMS
The other night I had the luck of taking in ROOMS, a new musical off-Broadway. I donât write reviews, but when I see something that makes me happy that I spent the night in the theatre, I want to make note of it. Sure the story was familiar, but the performances were wonderful and the music was fu …
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If you wanna win the Bonnet put some bling on it…oh, oh, oh!
digg_url = = "If you wanna win the Bonnet put some bling on it…oh, oh, oh!";digg_bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";digg_skin = "normal";digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined;A little while back I wrote a post about Extreme Fundraising that was being done for ch …
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Michael Wilson, Hartford Stage
Michael Wilson knows what he likes - AMERICAN THEATRE magazine. Frank Rizzo interviews Hartford Stage's Michael Wilson, who is one of the most interesting artistic directors out there. Wilson on undertaking the nine play Horton Foote Orphans Cycle: "It screws courage to purpose in the not-for-prof …
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