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Sunday, May 2, 2021

REDISCOVERING FRANCE'S EARLY FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS by Robert Shuman

(Laura Cappelle's article appeared in The New York Times, 4/28; via Pam Green.  Photo: From left, Marie Langlet, Julie Ménard and Marine Ségalen in a production of Madame de Villedieu's…

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

OLYMPIA DUKAKIS DIES: OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS FOR 'MOONSTRUCK' WAS 89 by Robert Shuman

(Bruce Haring's and Erik Pedersen's article appeared on Deadline, 5/1; via Pam Green. Photo: Olympia Dukakis in 'Moonstruck'Everett Collection.) Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her sup…

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Friday, April 30, 2021

SONDHEIM MUSICAL, IN DEVELOPMENT FOR YEARS, LOOKS UNLIKELY by Robert Shuman

(Sarah Bahr's article appeared in The New York Times, 4/27; via Pam Green. Photo: Stephen Sondheim, who had been working on developing "Buñuel" for the last decade or so with the playwrig…

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

MABOU MINES: 'LEAR' (WATCH NOW"THROUGH MAY 5) by Robert Shuman

MBOU MINES LEAR BY William Shakespeare ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY Lee Breuer PREMIERE: Triplex Performing Arts Center, NYC January 9, 1990 Ruth Maleczech with Greg Mehrten and Karen Kandel, …

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

CROWD ME WITH LOVE! OUR ULTIMATE TOP 20 "BEING ALIVE" COUNTDOWN FROM STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S COMPANY by Robert Shuman

(from Broadway Box, 4/26; via Pam Green.)  BroadwayBoxCom BroadwayBox Photo by Emilio Madrid, Martha Swope/NYPL for Performing Arts At the Alvin Theatre on April 26, 1970, the name Bobby …

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

SPAIN: 'NOVIEMBRE': EXPLOSIVE MANIFESTO TAKES THEATRE TO THE STREETS by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian, 4/24; Authentic and earnest … Óscar Jaenada in Noviembre. Photograph: Album/Alamy.) Actors roam Madrid, springing provocative perf…

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Monday, April 26, 2021

BROADWAY'S CAPITALIST MODEL ISN'T PERFECT, BUT HERE'S WHY IT WORKS, AND WHAT CAN BE FIXED by Robert Shuman

(Chris Jones's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 4/22; Photo:  Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo during a shutdown. Olivo has since left the cast. (Matthew Murphy via AP/AP) The anti-…

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'WEST SIDE STORY': THE REMAKE OF THE 1961 CLASSIC HITS THEATERS DEC. 10. by Robert Shuman

(Aaron Couch's article appeared in the Hollywood Reporter, 4/25; Photo: Twentieth Century Fox.) The first trailer for West Side Story danced its way to the Oscars on Sunday night. S…

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

RARE PHOTOS OF LEGENDARY BALLETS RUSSES ON TOURS ABROAD by Robert Shuman

(Anna Sorokina's article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 8/24; Photos above, credit: E. O. Hoppé; A.Botkin; The New York Public Library.) The world glory of the Russian ballet star…

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Friday, April 23, 2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHAKESPEARE"LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (37) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

IRELAND: DRUID'S NEW PRODUCTION EXPLORES THE MIND AND IMAGINATION OF EAVAN BOLAND by Robert Shuman

(Deirdre Falvey's article appeared in the Irish Times, 4/20; One of Frances Kelly's paintings, a portrait of her daughter Eavan Boland as a young girl. It features in the poster for Druid's …

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

"SIX GUN JUSTICE" WITH PAUL BISHOP PODCAST: ROBERT DWYER & AUSTIN WRIGHT ON THEIR BOOK: 'THE SHERIFF' (FROM TWODOT BOOKS) by Robert Shuman

Listen Hang out around the Six-Gun Justice water cooler for another Six-Gun Justice Conversation segment.  Co-host Paul Bishop talks with Western writers Austin Wright & Robert Dwy…

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

REJECTED BROADWAY POSTERS ON SALE TO HELP THEATER COMMUNITY by Robert Shuman

(Mark Kennedy's article appeared on the AP, 4/19; via Pam Green.) This combination of photos shows rejected theatrical poster art from "Cabaret, from left, "Equus," and "Matilda The Musical,…

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Monday, April 19, 2021

LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (36) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

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Sunday, April 18, 2021

THE BRIEF, BRILLIANT AND RADICAL LIFE OF LORRAINE HANSBERRY by Robert Shuman

(Parul Sehgal's article appeared in The New York Times, 4/14; via Pam Green. Photo: The playwright Lorraine Hansberry in 1959. Credit…David Attie/Getty Images.) The curtain rises on a dim,…

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

STEPHEN SONDHEIM & JOHN WEIDMAN'S 'ASSASSINS' GATHERS A KILLER ROSTER OF PERFORMERS by Robert Shuman

(Charles McNulty's article appeared in the LA Times, 4/16; via Pam Green.) Members of three "Assassins" casts perform "Everybody's Got the Right" during the Classic Stage Company's filmed be…

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Friday, April 16, 2021

MOLIERE IN THE PARK'S PEN/MAN/SHIP LIVE VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES by Robert Shuman

(Via David Gibbs, DARR Publicity) Molière in the Park to present 7 live virtual performances of Christina Anderson's pen/man/ship, the company's first contemporary American play, directed b…

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

NEXT PROBLEM FOR THE ARTS IS GETTING AUDIENCES TO TRUST THE VACCINE by Robert Shuman

(Chris Jones's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 4/15; Photo: The Chicago Tribune.) On Monday, the Washington Post arts critic Peter Marks announced a grand slate of live 2021-2…

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (115) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: People who meet daily in the nervous atmosphere of the stage cannot establish those close and friendly relations which are necessary for true…

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

FRANCE: POEMS! SONGS! DEMANDS! IT'S NOT THEATER, BUT IT'S … SOMETHING by Robert Shuman

(Laura Cappelle's article appeared in The New York Times, 4/8; via Pam Green.; Photo: Improvised choreography on Sunday in front of La Colline, one of the first theaters in Paris to be…

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Monday, April 12, 2021

'HOWLING ANGER': HOW ANGELS IN AMERICA AND THE NORMAL HEART CONFRONTED THE AIDS CRISIS by Robert Shuman

(Ryan Gilbey's article appeared in the Guardian, 4/5; Photo: The Guardian.) 'You couldn't phone it in' … Andrew Garfield and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett in the National Theatre's 2017 revival o…

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Sunday, April 11, 2021

OST/TODOROFF/HARCUM: THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED (TRU) ON ADVOCACY, OPPORTUNITY AND INSPIRATION DURING (AND AFTER) COVID by Robert Shuman

TRU community Gathering of Friday 4/9/21. In the room with Bob Ost, TRU Executive Director, President, and Co-founder: Aimee Todoroff, director, Managing Director of the League of Independen…

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FRENCH AUDIENCES DEVELOP A TASTE FOR WINDOW THEATRE by Robert Shuman

(from Reuters, 4/11; via the Drudge Report.) PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) " French actress Isabelle Cagnat is pining to get back on stage once the pandemic is over, but on Sunday she had to be …

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Friday, April 9, 2021

ROBERT DWYER & AUSTIN WRIGHT'S ACE IN THE HOLE: "THE SHERIFF" FROM TWODOT BOOKS (INTERVIEW, Part 2) by Robert Shuman

Robert Dwyer & Austin Wright posse up with Bob Shuman for the second part of their Stage Voices interview on The Sheriff"to talk about fact being stranger than fiction, human nature and …

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

MILLIONS TO WATCH "COME TO EGYPT" MOVIE  by Robert Shuman

"Ancient Egyptians were unique, powerful, and a very advanced people," Khaled El-Nabawy says  Correspondent Adam Sullivan wrote about Khaled El-Nabawy's new venture in Egypt.  Filme…

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

ACTORS' EQUITY ISSUES NEW PROTOCOLS FOR 'FULLY VACCINATED' PRODUCTIONS by Robert Shuman

(Ryan McPhee's article appeared in Playbill, 4/5; via Pam Green; Photo: 45th Street Playbill Staff.)   As the U.S. approaches COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for all adults, the union has up…

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED (TRU) PRESENTS WRITER-PRODUCER VIRTUAL SPEED DATE: THE ART OF THE PITCH SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 AT 2:30PM by Robert Shuman

(via Michelle Tabnick.) Theater Resources Unlimited presents Writer-Producer Virtual Speed Date: The Art of the Pitch Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 2:30pm Submission Deadline: Thursday, April 15…

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Monday, April 5, 2021

ARTHUR KOPIT, WHOSE 'OH DAD' SHOOK UP THE THEATER, DIES AT 83 by Robert Shuman

(Anita Gates's article appeared in The New York Times, 4/3; via Pam Green. Photo: The playwright Arthur Kopit with the cast of his play "Wings" in 1978. Constance Cummings, second from left,…

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Sunday, April 4, 2021

TERESA DEEVY AND THE SECRETS OF THE GREEN SUITCASE by Robert Shuman

(Caoilfhionn Ni Bheachain's article appeared in the Irish Times, 4/3; Photo:  Teresa Deevy: in recent years, critical attention has turned to her radio drama. The Irish Times.) BEST KNOWN…

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

ROBERT DWYER & AUSTIN WRIGHT'S ACE IN THE HOLE: "THE SHERIFF" FROM TWODOT BOOKS (INTERVIEW, Part 1) by Robert Shuman

  Robert Dwyer & Austin Wright posse up with SV's Bob Shuman to talk about big ideas, big landscapes, and tackling the biggest questions"like what it means to be human. Robert Dwyer…

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

KURT WEILL'S PATH FROM EUROPE TO BROADWAY WAS A STRAIGHT LINE by Robert Shuman

(Joshua Barone's article appeared in The New York Times, 3/15; via Pam Green; Photo: When the composer Kurt Weill was a teenager in Germany, as seen here in 1919, he was already showing sign…

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