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The first Broadway revival of RAGTIME opened on November 15 to a number of great reviews! The critics agree: RAGTIME is perhaps more appropriate now than it was when it first opened ten years ago.
Here are a few articles featuring this new production of RAGTIME:
From Peter Filichia at TheaterMania: Welcome Home, Ragtime!
From LoHud.com: Broadway, Meet [...]

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It’s a fact of life that educators and parents don’t always see eye-to-eye, but involving the law isn’t exactly standard procedure.
That, however, is exactly what happened in Henderson, Nevada, when a Green Valley High School theatre class decided to perform THE LARAMIE PROJECT and RENT: SCHOOL EDITION. Objecting to the issues of homosexuality in [...]

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Journey back to 1913 Georgia, where a Jewish man from New York was accused of murdering a 13 year old girl–and abducted from his cell and lynched.  A new documentary airing tonight on PBS, The People Vs. Leo Frank revists the case composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown (13, THE LAST FIVE YEARS) and bookwriter/playwright Alfred Uhry [...]

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“Knowing Frank Loesser was a rare and rewarding experience for many reasons,” writer Cynthia Lindsay explains, “but the most important was that no matter who and what you were, he made you better.  Whether it was your talent, your humor, your confidence in yourself, you came away from him more creative, funnier, more perceptive about [...]

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Something special is happening at University of Wisconsin-Madison.  On November 22-24, the campus will host the National Community Theatre Directors Conference, where those working full-time in community theatres across the country can see for themselves that theatre transcends geographic boundaries.  Guided by Facilitator John Viars, who has been the Executive Director of the Des Moines [...]

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Audience-favorite AVENUE Q has just reopened Off-Broadway, and we  - and the critics — couldn’t be happier! The show is as fresh and delightful as ever in its new, more intimate venue. And as Ben Brantley’s new review indicates, that special feeling of hopelessness and joblessness among young college graduates may be more current than [...]

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Among the many casualties of Hurricane Katrina was the 100 year old St. Mark’s Community Center.  But for writer and actor James Lecesne, losing a place of belonging and support-right when the people of New Orleans would need it the most-was unacceptable.  Currently playing in New York, the film After The Storm documents how Lecesne [...]

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On Monday, October 5, Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in New York will host its inaugural Music Theatre Intitiative Songwriter Showcase and will feature MTI Authors Benj Pasek and Justin Paul performing excerpts from their new work DOGFIGHT, which has just been commissioned by Lincoln Center Theatre. Performers on Monday night’s event will include Leslie [...]

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For nearly 30 years, “Fame” has been inspiring burgeoning performers in their quest to make it in showbiz. As proof that Fame really does live forever, MGM studios is releasing a brand new film version set to hit theaters this Friday, September 25th.  The release of the movie comes as students around the country head [...]

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The era of RAGTIME has returned.  On October 23, the first Broadway revival of this Tony Award winning American epic begins performances.  Direct from its sold-out run at the Kennedy Center in D.C., this production-lauded by critics and audiences alike-is directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and stars Broadway favorites Ron Bohmer and Christiane [...]

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Join Back Stage in an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the GUYS AND DOLLS concert at the Hollywood Bowl!  Ellen Greene and Scott Bakula, who played Adelaide and Nathan Detroit respectively, and director Richard Jay-Alexander share what it’s like to work in the huge outdoor venue.
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GUYS AND DOLLS in concert at the Hollywood [...]

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It certainly doesn’t suck to be the cast, crew, and creative team of the Brazilian production of AVENUE Q!  The show has recently been nominated for five Shell Awards (there are only eight categories).  The most prestigious theatre awards in Brazil, the Shell Awards don’t have separate categories for plays and musicals; this is the [...]

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The St. Louis Muny’s production of THE MUSIC MAN starts its run July 20.  The largest outdoor theatre in the country showcases the talents of James Clow as Harold Hill and Kate Baldwin as Marian Paroo.  Performances end July 26, though, so get your tickets soon! For more information about the Muny’s THE MUSIC [...]

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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 Current Reviews forum thread
For more information, visit A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON [...]

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