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Canadian A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Gets A Rave

By Kathryn Harris on July 08, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: In the News

TheaterMania.com has given the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM a rave review! If you are in the area, check it out! To discuss the review, the show, or this production, check out our ...

New Flaherty Piece Provides Musical Backdrop for 4th of July Fireworks

By Kathryn Harris on July 06, 2009

in Announcements | Tags: In the News

If you watched the fireworks being shot off the Hudson River Saturday night, you were treated to a gorgeous performance of a new Stephen Flaherty piece. According to this Playbill.com article, the MTI composer (Once On This Island, Ragtime, ...

MTI Shows for Independence Day

By Kathryn Harris on July 02, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Show Spotlight

In honor of the quickly approaching 4th of July weekend, MTI ShowSpace is featuring three of its shows that capture the spirit of what it means to be American: The Music Man, 1776, and Teddy & Alice. Specifically, each show looks at the personal ...

Give Us More To See: The Sondheim Review Celebrates Its 61st Issue

By Kathryn Harris on July 01, 2009

in Announcements | Tags: Stephen Sondheim, the sondheim review, In the News

Starting a magazine in the mid-1990s sounds like an invitation for failure. After all, didn’t the advent of the internet sound a death knell for printed publications? In his June 29th TheaterMania article, however, Peter Filicia expresses ...

Theatre as Life in THE GLORIOUS ONES

By Kathryn Harris on June 30, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Show Spotlight

16th century Italian performer Flaminio Scala was destined for the theatre from an early age. Eventually, theatre became his life—so much so that he is barely able to perceive any distinction between the two. Bookwriter/lyricist Lynne Ahrens ...

Analyzing Names and Power in DESSA ROSE

By Kathryn Harris on June 25, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Show Spotlight

In the pre-Civil War musical Dessa Rose, songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Once On This Island, Ragtime, Seussical) tell the story of the unlikely friendship between escaped slave (and wanted murderer) Dessa Rose, and Ruth, a ...

EL JOVEN FRANKENSTEIN Viaja a Argentina!!!

By Kathryn Harris on June 18, 2009

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight

Esta vivo!!!! El Joven Frankenstein se estrenó en Bueños Aires (Argentina) el tercero de Junio y está produción marca el primero produción internacional… Wait—we aren’t in Argentina are we? Let’s try that this time in English. It’s ...