features p onstage backstage the variety of life by seth rudetsky b qa brian darcy james b video features behind the scenes shoshana beans sup erherorsq uo cd b photo op hannah montana at rydell high superstar miley cyrus visits grease p photo call craig lucas offers a prayer for my enemy offbroadway p m......
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wired magazine has two great articles on lighting history .a the first is a brief history of light which is a gallery of different forms of light sources through the years.a the second is nov. 25 1816 theatre lighting its a gas .a this one discussesa the chestnut theatre in philadelphia which was the first theatre to be lit with gas lighting.a the advent of gas lighting was also......
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bn broadways shubert organization gets ready to appoint successor by philip boroff the shubert organizati ons board of directors is scheduled to meet tomorrow to select a new leader who will oversee its 17 broadway houses and 300 million foundation. v bargains begin on broadway broadway is gearing up for winter months that may turn out to be colder than usual. ......
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late afternoon additions playbill mcardle gershon and rudetsky to fete charles strouse dec. 3 guettels myths and hymns will make canadian debut in 2009 theatermania tom pelphrey to star in an evening of don nigro neighborhood playhouse announces 2009 season bitter lemons a consumptive fit was led to this little ditty from anne bogart at the siti......
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the mad men musical revue may return yay january jones presented max azria with a prestigious fashion award. rich sommer taught a master class at case western university true fact my exboyfriend who i was with for ten years got his degree in theater from case western. scotch is constantly around said sommer who plays harry crane on mad men. ......
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this mornings news p black monk with austin pendleton begins previews nov. 30 p daiseys if you see something say something ends joes pub engagement nov. 30 p break out ends offbroadway run nov. 30 p sisters christmas catechism to play long wharf holiday engagement p simon green sings coward at christmas a cabaret for......
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disney theatrical productions which reinvented the family friendly musical for broadway has announced a limited kids go free ticket offer beginning dec. 1. the broadway productions of disneys the lion king the little mermaid and mary poppins are participating in the offer that allows ticket buyers to receive one free childs admission for children ages 18 and under ......
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todays news p actors theatre of louisvilles christmas carol with more music than ever opens nov. 29 p labutes fat pig ends london run nov. 29 p theater talk remembers schoenfeld nov. 29 p james and the giant peach will ripen at phillys arden starting dec. 10 p randodirected expansion of connicks happy elf music......
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lion king little mermaid and mary poppins to offer free kids tix this winter by adam hetrick playbill 25 nov 2008 sierra boggess as the little mermaid . photo by joan marcus quote disney theatrical productions which reinvented the family friendly musical for broadway has announced a limited kids go free ticket offer ......
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new york times how an angel came to cultivate martha clarkes gar den garden of earthly delights had a triumphant opening last week but as its creators explain it came a hairs breadth from not happening at all. new york journalnews one eye on broadway stephen daldry directed the movie the reader while readying billy el......
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p rosie odonnell variety show will not continue according to odo nnellrsqu os questionandanswer section in her official blog the emmywinning performer says rosie live will not continue. in response to the question when will u know if there will be more rosie live shows in 09 odonnell writes there will b no moreno ratings bad reviews ......
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on the eve of thanksgiving the new york times glenn collins sat down with gael greene new york magazines dismissed insatiable critic. mr. collins called ms. greene the priestess of radicchio beurre blanc and arugula but also noted that the critic had become an attenuating natural resource at new york since giving up her weekly chief reviewer......
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this mornings peter filichia tm wish id thought of that i swearthis will be the last column on the most clever broadway musical moments. weve had five in the last two weeks but i do believe ive saved the best for last the selections that you made that i considered absolutely stellar and ones i wish i could have thought of. this mornings m......
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happy thanksgiving everyone this mornings news p macys parade features white christmas in the heights south pacific hair and mermaid p cbs thanksgiving day parade broadcast features mary poppins grease and aiken p shrek cancels dec. 2 performance to complete final changes in new musical p maria friedman rearranged......
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if you missed rosie live rosie odo nnell821 7s big nbc variety special then you didnt really miss much. it was awful. terrible. not even the least bit funny. with the gayest cast of all time youd think thered be plenty to get excited about. but no. there wasnt. bad jokes. terrible acts. a random performance from neyo. not even kathy griffin as nancy gra......
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this mornings michael portantiere stars thank you very much these are challenging times but we who love the theater have much to be thankful for from the new tkts booth to forbidden broadway to an amazingly talented bunch of actors playwrights and composers. this mornings ellis nassour stars discussions thanksgiving launches the season to be merry ......
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late day additions okay i couldnt resist no more til tomorrow morning... los angeles times culture monster blog south coast rep tightens its belt and goes bardless time out new york blog the envelope please a billy elliot blooper perhaps the only thing better at the theater than everything going right is one small thing going wrong the bump that reminds you h......
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speaking of the tony awards and pmkhbh shutting out wikipedia and all of its millions and millions of young readers from the award ceremony did you know the actual award itself is more flimsy than it looks according to playbill via wikipedia the tony award trophy consists of a medallion a mix of mostly brass and a little bronze with a nickel plating on the outside a black acrylic glass ......
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...roles were created by cherry jones as sister aloysius heather goldenhersh as the young sister james brian obyrne as father flynn and adriane lenox as mrs. muller the boys mother.......
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playbill is reporting that disney theatrical productions is running a free tickets for kids campaign for tickets bought between 1000 am on december 1 through 1159 on december 12. the tickets are good for any participating production from january 6 to march 13 2009. the offer is only valid with the purchaseaof a fullpriced orchestra or frontmezzanine ticket to mary poppins the little mermai......
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we at danradcliffe.com wish to extend our condolences to the family of gerald schoenfeld alongtim e chairman of theashubert organization who passed away suddenly this morning at his home in manhattan atathe age of 84. mr. schoenfeld wasaa dominant presence in commercial theater for four decades and it is the shubert organization that is producing the current broadway revival of equus. mr......
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p gerald schoenfeld longtime head of shubert organiztion dies......
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nyt gerald schoenfeld theater impresario dies at 84 p broadway mourns the loss of gerald schoenfeld a gentleman of the theatre p public postpones 2009 production of guares free man of color......
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hudson suspect has hearing today william balfour oscar winner jennifer hudsons brotherinlaw is to appear today before a review board that will determine whether he will remain behind bars while police investigate the oct. 24 slayings of her mother brother and nephew. balfour 27 is a suspect but has not been charged. he was jailed after the killings for allegedly violating parole ......
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new york times broadway is dryeyed as monster falls hard the news about the new mel brooks musical young frankenstein shutting its doors jan. 4 seemed to spark an unusual guilty glee among theater people. arts briefly pal joey star pulls out the stage uk blogs mark shenton the looming broadway bloodbath... just how bad are things going to ge......
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