Wednesday, May 8, 2013
My review of Broadway's "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers," the one-woman play starring Bette Midler, was published by indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 04:16PMSome of New York City Ballet’s top dancers are quite active on social media. Beyond Twitter, and in keeping with the beauty of a visual art form, they are Instagram shutterbugs.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 04:16PMSaturday, March 16, 2013
In order to highlight what I find interesting in the digital media space, I've created a new Tumblr page.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 07:01PMLincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City is quite the visual landmark—Revson Fountain, the Metropolitan Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall. So many iconic visuals collected in o…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 07:01PMCopyright, union restrictions and creative license concerns are just a few of the hurdles brands face when thinking of ways to extend storylines or showcase behind-the-scenes activities thro…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 07:01PMSunday, January 27, 2013
In a room full of Broadway marketers and producers, how do you sell an idea of change without a clearly defined return on investment? When it comes to TedxBroadway, it's the big idea that tu…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 04:12PMTuesday, January 15, 2013
I'm happy to report that there are plenty of organizations taking to Twitter and Facebook in hopes of keeping arts in schools. Looking to join in on the conversation? I've assembled a list o…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 03:24AMMonday, January 14, 2013
It would be impossible for me to keep from live blogging/tweeting the Golden Globes. So, please enjoy my random snark, Hollywood style.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 03:21AMFriday, November 30, 2012
When news broke of country star Carrie Underwood's casting as Maria von Trapp in NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," the Twitterverse responded.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 12:26PMTuesday, November 20, 2012
I recently took part in a Q&A for Erica Moss, a fellow journalist turned digital marketer that I "met" on Twitter. It was a mutual fascination with reality television that first got us …
Linked From simsscoop.com at 05:46PMThursday, November 15, 2012
As the official Twitter account for The Performers has strong social media activity and has built up a small but avid fan base, I thought it interesting to take a look at the Twitter timelin…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 11:22PMSunday, November 11, 2012
Sofa Snark: Alicia Silverstone joins Henry Winkler and Cheyenne Jackson in Broadway's "The Performers," a play about the porn industry. It's a gang bang of a good time.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 05:05PMSunday, November 4, 2012
Get into a verbal fight on Facebook, and I still have to see you in our elevator the next morning. I'm all for embracing awkward moments, but not when that initial verbal brawl is seen, and …
Linked From simsscoop.com at 10:39PMSaturday, October 27, 2012
Sofa Snark shifts its focus to Broadway this season, tackling topics including Yvonne Strahovski joining the revival of "Golden Boy."
Linked From simsscoop.com at 10:09PMSunday, October 7, 2012
Facebook is so over. At least, that's what a college-age coworker told me this summer while discussing arts marketing. The mega social network may be waning with a younger demographic, but a…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 03:09PMSunday, September 30, 2012
This is a commercial for the Broadway revival of “Annie”? Did I miss the shot of the title character, or perhaps the ragtag bunch of orphans doing a kick line?
Linked From simsscoop.com at 02:50AMWednesday, September 12, 2012
Where Jed Clampett was endearing and comical, the real-life "hillbillies" filling primetime are hard to watch. Not so much because of their uncouth charm, rather the way in which these progr…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 02:02AMSunday, September 9, 2012
Spotlight on Broadway presents a series of videos that document the history of Broadway's 40 theaters. It is the combined efforts of the mayor's office and the Broadway League that these ric…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 01:54PMMonday, June 11, 2012
It’s that time of year again, the Tony Awards. And like previous years, a glance at the roster of nominees could easily be mistaken for the Academy Awards. “Once,” based on the Osc…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 09:54AMTuesday, June 5, 2012
This year marked an interesting turn of events for my career, beginning with a transition from working as the senior new media specialist at the American Museum of Natural History to a new r…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 09:48AMMonday, April 23, 2012
While there often tends to be a sense of skepticism when speaking of Broadway’s future, TEDxBroadway was more about thinking positive, and brainstorming for the sake of live theater. Bazad…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 09:16AMTuesday, February 7, 2012
Chris Mann had been a guest teaching artist at Rosie's Broadway Kids, an organization in New York City geared towards helping kids receive an arts education.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 08:03AMWednesday, February 1, 2012
My wife and I ended up making a guest appearance on the Rachael Ray Show on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 for an episode focusing on newlyweds.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 12:29AMThursday, December 29, 2011
A lot of quality films hit the big screen this past year, and many of them are captured in my Globe picks. We’ll see how these compare to the actual results on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Ho…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 02:50PMTuesday, December 13, 2011
The next time a charity or cause wants throw out originality and recycle a campaign, look to "Glee." It will have a much greater chance of topping an iTunes download list, a milestone all th…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 11:11PMFriday, December 9, 2011
Not a Broadway season goes by without a soap star dipping their toe in the Chicago pool at the Ambassador Theatre—so well oiled is that bare-bones revival that it was able to survive the p…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 10:53PMWednesday, October 26, 2011
Then there is the current Broadway duo of Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone. Let’s just say, these Broadway stalwarts are making an effort to stay socially relevant.
Linked From simsscoop.com at 02:51PMSunday, October 23, 2011
One major aspect of this production that helps give it a "classic" sound is the lavish 28-piece orchestra. More recently, many Broadway shows have been orchestrated to be played by a smaller…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 11:36AMFrank Sinatra. Twyla Tharp. Two legendary names in their respective fields of artistry. The first is heralded as one of the music industry’s greatest singers. The other, a leader amongst m…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 11:14AMFriday, September 9, 2011
It seems almost fitting that Ben Vereen’s performance debut at New York’s The Town Hall is taking place as lawmakers in Washington are debating the issue of federally funded arts…
Linked From simsscoop.com at 09:22AMPublishers might be the ones mulling over the future of digital publishing, but the Broadway community has an opportunity take advantage of the new wave of digital consumption created by App…
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