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Written by Mike Schulz
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 10:26 |
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 There's an oft-repeated piece of advice given to fledgling writers: Write what you know. So, for his first original play, Christopher Morgan - a group psychotherapist living in the Ealing Broadway suburb of west London - did exactly that, fashioning the tragic-comic one-act Going Underground out of his own experiences and acquaintanceships. And it only took 6,875 hours of research to complete it.
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Written by Mike Schulz
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 02:47 |
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 On August 17, the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre's production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia marked the last theatrical production I'd see this summer - the 29th show I caught over the span of 12 weeks - and in truth, I'm kind of bummed that the season is over. But it will be nice to have a few days when I'm, you know, not working, so I'm also looking forward to the fall, when instead of 29 shows, theatre-goers only have the opportunity to see ... 38.
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Written by Mike Schulz
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Wednesday, 08 August 2007 02:26 |
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 So, fellow fans of the former Brew & View, there's good news and bad news:
The good news is that the building that housed this haven for independent releases (and those who love them) will once again be open for business.
The bad news is that it won't be screening independent movies. Or, for that matter, movies of any kind.
Yet while the hearts of film lovers might break, those of theatre lovers should rejoice, as Derek Bertelsen and Tyson Danner realize a live-entertainment dream with the August 10 unveiling of the Green Room, their new theatrical venue at 1611 Second Avenue in the District of Rock Island.
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Written by Mike Schulz
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Wednesday, 30 May 2007 02:33 |
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 As the director of music theatre performance at Western Michigan University, Jay Berkow is well aware of the historical significance of Oklahoma!, which he is currently directing for the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse.
"It is kind of the grandfather, or the progenitor, of the contemporary musical-theatre piece," Berkow says, referencing the work's fame as one of the first "book musicals" in American theatre, wherein songs are fully integrated into the drama, and the lyrics and score are as essential to character understanding as dialogue.
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Written by Mike Schulz
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:33 |
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 Ted Neeley portrayed Jesus Christ in the 1973 film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's seminal rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. He is currently reprising the role in a national tour of the show, which lands at Davenport's Adler Theatre on May 23. And in between these gigs, Neeley has performed the part in numerous other touring productions, benefits, and, once, alongside a cast of grade-school apostles.
It's impossible to ignore the irony: Ted Neeley has now been playing Jesus for longer than Jesus was alive.
"Yeah, I've been doing it now for just over 2,000 years," says Neeley with a laugh.
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