Articles related to "American Theatre"



African-American Theatre on the Web -- Part 3
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African-American Theatre on the Web - Part 1
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African-American Theatre on the Web - Part 2
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African-American Theatre on the Web - Part 4
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Ethel Barrymore First Lady of American Theatre
Born into the famous theatrical family, Ethel Mae Blythe assumed the stage name selected by her father Maurice who wanted to avoid embarrassment to his English parents.
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New Play SUMMERTIME ICARUS Part1
New Play Presented Here as Literary Freeware
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Poetic Plays and the Future of Theatre History
Where do we go from here?
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African-American Playwright August Wilson
A profile of the late August Wilson, whose Pulitzer-winning plays documented the African American experience in the 20th century.
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Speed-the-Plow at the Old Vic
Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum star in David Mamet's play about Hollywood - the politics, the sex, the money and the friendships
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2009 Tony Award Nominations
Broadway shows opening before April 30 during the 2008-2009 season are eligible for Tony Awards. There are 29 categories for the 63rd Annual Tony Award.
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Arthur Miller in Profile
Arthur Miller - 60 years of "just people on a stage talking to each other".
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Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is one of Arthur Miller's most famous plays. It is a timeless work, which is just as relevant and poignant today as it ever was.
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Major Gift Helps U.S. Theatre
In an age where corporate and individual giving is down, the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. has received a record donation to help fund a new theatre campus.
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Wine in the Wilderness
Alice Childress' WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
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Mako Iwamatsu (1933 - 2006)
Mako (full name Mako Iwamatsu) voiced roles in Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Dexter's Laboratory. He fought to get Asian actors better roles in Hollywood.
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Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge
Miller's moving tragedy about Italian immigrant workers in Brooklyn. The play examines human flaws and the dramatic consequences thay can have.
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BERT WILLIAMS, THE JACKIE ROBINSON OF THE AMERICAN THEATER
A biography of Bert Williams (1863-1922), the first black singer/comedian/actor in America to appear with white performers, and the first African American to star in the Ziegfeld "Follies."
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The Sun Has Gone to Bed (and so must I)
I flit, I float, I fleetly flea, I fly....
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AUGUST WILSON - Honored American Playwright (1945-2005)
A look at the career of August Wilson, a great American playwright who died in October 2005.
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Get Ready for the Tonys
A look at this year's Tony Awards
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The Regions - Perseverance Theatre
A brief history and an overview of the website of this remarkable regional theatre.
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Antoinette Perry of the Tony Awards
The Tony Awards were named in honor of Antoinette Perry, a leading lady in the theatrical community. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in theater.
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Jacob Marley's Links '00 (Updated Jan. 8)
Our annual, server-busting list of links to theatrical adaptations of Charles Dickens' <i>A Christmas Carol</i>.
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2002 Theatrical Awards - 6/25
A <i>very</i> extensive listing of nominees and winners of major theatrical awards of the current (well, passing) season.
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Bob Fosse: Choreography born out of imperfection
Bob Fosse's choreography and musicals.
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New Oratorio at Mostly Mozart Festival
Saariaho's oratorio Le Passion de Simone will receive its U.S. premiere at the Mostly Mozart Festival. The work blends sacred and secular forms in recounting Weil's life.
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The Show Must Go On
American theatre will continue, but in what form?
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Theatre in the shadows
Some news from the theatre world in the aftermath of the events of September 11.
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2002 Theatrical Awards - 5/14
A <i>very</i> extensive listing of nominees and winners of major theatrical awards of the current (well, passing) season.
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2002 Theatrical Awards - 5/7
A <i>very</i> extensive listing of nominees and winners of major theatrical awards of the current (well, passing) season.
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Actor and Playwright Sam Shepard
A glimpse of the life and work of Sam Shepard as a man, a poet and musician; as well as his imaginative work as an actor, director and playwright for audiences worldwide.
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Dickens...A Christmas Classic
A brief look at a classic story turned into a new musical.
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Family movie news, August 2004
What movie based on a cartoon is bombing in theatres? What movie based on a cartoon won't be a trilogy? What cartoon is infurating the White House? What director is creating a studio for Western/anime hybrid CG animation? Find out here!

Great Contemporary American Playwrights
Contemporary American playwrights, including Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson, and Doug Wright, are still inspiring their audiences to dream, think, and feel.
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Manfred, Part 1
A Short Argument for Taking Manfred's Drama Out of the Closet, and an Introduction to "Manfred's Place as Gothic Hero"
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New York Theatre Summer/Fall 2008
In the Big Apple there's theatrical fruit ripe for the picking be it Tennessee Williams' Maggie the Cat or the Rock n Roll Wunderkind in Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening
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Raisin In The Sun Celebrates 50 years.
On March 11th 1959 Raisin In The Sun opened at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore theatre. It was a landmark moment for its writer and the African American community.
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The New York Musical Theatre Festival
Everything about the New York Musical Theatre Festival
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Universes Ensemble's Ameriville - An Overview
Ameriville, by Universes, opens the 33rd Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.
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Yasmina Reza - Tony Award for Best Play
Yasmina Reza received her 2nd Tony Award in 2009 for Best Play with God of Carnage.
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2002 Theatrical Awards - 5/22
A <i>very</i> extensive listing of nominees and winners of major theatrical awards of the current (well, passing) season.
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2002 Theatrical Awards - 6/4
A <i>very</i> extensive listing of nominees and winners of major theatrical awards of the current (well, passing) season.
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A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 1
What's in Stevie's favorites menu? This week: Awards, Casting, Ezines, and Instruction.
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A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 2
What's in Stevie's favorites menu? This week: Organizations and Reviews.
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Searching the Library of Congress catalogs - Part 1
A brief guide to searching the Library of Congress catalogs.
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Show Sites - Part 1
Over the past few years, web sites promoting shows have proliferated. Here are a few worth visiting.
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A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 4
What's in Stevie's favorites menu? This week: Resources, Listings, and Other.
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Diana Son's STOP KISS
A Review of Diana Son's Play
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More news from the theatre world
We continue to follow some news items and events regarding theatre in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the US.
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Porgy and Bess: An American Folk Opera
The idea of Porgy and Bess as a folk opera was born in October 1926 after George Gershwin completed reading Porgy, a newly published novel by DuBois Heyward.
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