Athena Stevens’s punchy account of how an airline trashed her wheelchair
During the current pandemic, stories about isolation have a particular resonance. Feelings of claustrophobia, lonel…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:42PMLiving near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty theater palaces sitting in repose, waiting fo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:42PMWithin a couple of weeks, Todd McKenney’s new project to assist others in the entertainment industry has become a roaring
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:07PMThere’s a new show in town, one shot straight from the heart of Signature Theatre to digitally connected musical theater fans everywhere. It’s called THE SIGNATURE SHOW and it’s free t…
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(Darin Strauss’s article appeared in The New York Times, 7/31; Photo: The New York Times; via Pam Green.) With her sitcom over and marriage finished, Lucille Ball fulfilled an old dream:…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:57PMHe was chairman of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and a benefactor of St. Ann’s Warehouse. He and his wife also helped create a center for women’s history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PMWriting for the sake of publication—instead of for the sake of being read—is academia’s version of “teaching to the test.” The result is papers few actually want to read. First, th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48PMThe burning question, at this point, is whether this recommender system can reliably lead users down epistemically problematic rabbit holes. In other words, is it possible to discern a patte…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48PMTo draw an analogy between the Tragic Circle and the current Covid-19 crisis, live theatre stands at a climactic moment
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:13PMEach year, Producer and Director Moira Blumenthal stages a professional production, telling universal stories that reflect the history, culture and
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:11PMSing Street, the sold-out Off Broadway musical that was set to begin performances at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre just as the COVID-19 shutdown hit, is now targeting an opening sometime betwe…
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The musical was to begin performances at the Lyceum Theatre March 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:59PMPlaying Bruce Sudano in SUMMER on Broadway
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:34PMPlaying Bruce Sudano In SUMMER on Broadway
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:33PMThe Chicago company will elevate ensemble member Kamille Dawkins to interim artistic director.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:28PMDavis will join the leadership team alongside current AD Nina Meehan, who will become the company's CEO.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:25PMA series of new-play festivals are rolling out this week, as are a murder mystery musical, some online book clubs, and BD Wong in 'Songs From an Unmade Bed.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:19PMphoto by Deborah Lopez E.E. AdamsHometown: Johnstown, PACurrent Town: NYC, NYQ: What are you working on now?
A: I'm in the process of turning a play of mine, "Snow Globe", into a TV …
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 06:06PMStandup comedy is not created purely by the performer, but as a collaborative production between the performer, the audience, the venue and the promoter. In the same way a theatre is arrange…
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Dancers have been stuck at home for months now, taking class on their hard, slippery wood floor or holding on to chairs for their ballet barre. Alone. Dance is such an intimate artform, and …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:53PM“We cannot in good faith open our doors and welcome you into the district as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on,” says the Cultural Trust.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:25PMTwo-time Olivier winner Janie Dee and her recent Follies revival co-star Joanna Riding will headline a special outdoor concert performance of A Little Night Music, directed by Alastair Knigh…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMBilly Porter, Eva Noblezada, Megan Hilty, and more theatre favorites have taken part in the new social media challenge from the COVID Theatre Think-Tank.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PMBy . Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists presents a panel discussion Kuʻu ʻĀina, Kuʻu Piko, Kuʻu Kahua - Return to the Source livestreaming on the global, commons-based, p…
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The live stream benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMThe historical novel Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey gives the misunderstood creatures their due.
Before pigeons were condemned by modern sensibilities as "rats wi…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:45PMA host of theatre artists join forces for a cover of The Beatles' "(I Get By) With a Little Help From My Friends."
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PMIn celebration of theatre's unsung heroes, The Ensemblist welcomed the performers for a photoshoot at their Broadway homes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PMThe Five Senses Festival ran through Aug. 2 in a sprawling wooded region in New Preston not far from the internationally renowned Pilobolus’ home base in Washington Depot. The main event w…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:39PMOn today's 50th episode of 'Tell Me More,' Matt speaks with star of stage and screen, two-time Tony-nominated writer Tim Minchin. From comedy specials to playing Judas in the 'Jesus Christ S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMThe Homebound Project recently announced the lineup for its fifth and final edition of new online theater benefiting hungry children affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Laurie Metcalf, who…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMThe movie will also star Mario Lopez, Kelly Rowland, and Betty White.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
New York Theatre Barn Shares Virtual Events for August
New York Theatre Barn is set to host weekly livestreams of its New W…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMTony winner Ali Stroker will lead Lifetime's upcoming holiday movie Christmas Ever After as part of the network's "It's A Wonderful Lifetime" series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMAbout three-and-a-half years ago, Tim Jennings, the executive director and CEO of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, decided to undertake some risk analysis alongside his CFO. He look…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:15PMPittsburgh Opera reimagines its fall season in a smaller venue because of COVID-19.
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Take a look at the video auditions we’re loving, and submit your own before August 5!
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PMThe Chicago comedy group’s new web series is filled with Zoom meeting disasters and personal massager triumphs.
Zoom work meetings are now a way of life. Those…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:45PMThe latest collection of new live theater will premiere August 5.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:32PMGiven the degree to which workers lack autonomy and are at the mercy of arbitrary and capricious decisions by their employer, republican liberty is at risk when it comes to the employer-empl…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:32PMThe “free speech” argument can be a useful tactic. But it’s not necessarily a successful one in the long term. Overusing it can turn real debates into insoluble meta-arguments with no …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:32PMThe CEO ― whose net worth is estimated at over $4 billion ― argued in an interview with Music Ally published Thursday that there was a “narrative fallacy” around claims that Spotif…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:32PM“Salvator Mundi!” The Musical, announced by Tony Award-winning production company Caiola Productions, will chronicle the tale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Renaissance-era portrait of Jesus, …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:31PMChicago's Congo Square has a new business manager. And Strawdog's artistic director is departing for Columbus.
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The Stephen Sondheim–Hugh Wheeler musical heads to Holland Park August 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMEven as it faces the challenges of COVID-19, the Reston Community Center CenterStage has programmed a Professional Touring Artists Series that aims “to help our community reflect on how st…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:35PMThe Week in Reviews . The Week in News. The Week in Videos Broadway Bares;Tangled the Musical. #Stageworthy News of the Week. If Broadway won’t return until Summer 2021, as UK impresario…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:14PMThe New York company continues to put past performances online as the coronavirus pandemic keeps the stage dark.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMDanielle Brooks will star in Lifetime's new film The Mahalia Jackson Story. The Tony nominee will portray the gospel legend and civil rights activist and reunite with her Much Ado About Noth…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMSometimes the best thing you can do for a theatre company you've built is to leave it for others to make their own.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:04PMThe music supervisor and orchestrator behind such musicals as Mean Girls and The Prom will join us live on The Broadway Q&A from Playbill and The Growing Studio.
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The Chicago company has also announced a new online Industry Training Institute.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:55PMLeon previously directed Brooks in Much Ado About Nothing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PMExpanding content and experimenting with form, the avant-garde finds a congenial new home online, as two recent offerings demonstrate.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMThe new book includes her latest work, ranging from Bernhardt/Hamlet to Seared.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PMThe fellowship will support 10 women over the course of six months and will culminate in a digital presentation of their work.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PMGPT-3 is a product of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research lab based in San Francisco. In essence, it’s a machine-learning system that has been fed (trained on) 45 terabytes of text…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:18PMLifetime extends their partnership with trusted journalist Robin Roberts for four new movies under the Robin Roberts Presents banner. The network greenlights their next foray into the gospel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMBy . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Language as Polis livestreamin…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:12PMYou know the coronavirus pandemic has hit the performing arts world hard when a cherished annual nugget like American Conservatory Theater’s “A Christmas Carol” is impacted. But fear n…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 01:00PMQdos Entertainment, the largest producer of pantomimes in the UK and a major employer for those working in the performing arts industry during Christmas time, has announced that it will "be…
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Watch Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda perform together, take a virtual tour of the theatre district, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PMAs the Civil War raged, Kentucky was officially neutral – but it was a slave state. Freedom lay just across the river in Indiana, says poet Hannah Drake, whose nonprofit is preparing to in…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMAt the Moravian Music Foundation, librarian David Blum “was doing a routine cataloging of material that the foundation has owned for years, [when] he noticed the plate number of the printi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMSome stations have meditation minutes, and some have other ways to fill all of that time when they’d normally have stories about events (the events that aren’t happening right now). Some…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMVíctor’s hit was the 1991 “Mesita de la Noche,” but before that, his son says, the Dominican singer/songwriter/producer had “lived a double life. … He was writing romantic songs a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMA couple of the filmmakers: “This is where our brains went. Instead of making bread, we were like, ‘what can we do with how we’re creative?'” – NPR
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMWhy? Perhaps this: “While Ulysses Kay shared stages with the greats of his day, his daughter said over time his compositions haven’t been performed as widely and are often programmed for…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMHe remained, in critical estimation, a pianist of sublime musical intelligence whether playing with one hand or two. But he also gained renown off the stage as a conductor and an influential…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMAnd, in the U.S., it may be just getting started. A cellist in Pasadena who performs weekly with his wife, a pianist, says, “We thought with so much suffering, and so much anxiety, this is…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMSpeak of the devil! I was only just expressing the need for more attention paid to W.C. Fields’ silent pictures in my review of Arthur Wertheim’s most recent book on the life and art of…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:18PMIn honor of Women’s Equality Day, Playbill honors game-changing female-identifying artists over the past 100 years through songs and personal stories.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMThe initiative will be the beneficiary of Playbill’s August Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration Special Event.
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As the pandemic continues to put a damper on everyone’s theatrical plans, it can be a struggle to, well, plan. And I get it. Believe me. On March 10th, I said to my staff, “We’re goi…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:59AMBy Editorial Staff
This Throwback Thursday we speak to Blythe Jandoo who appeared in the West End productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Aladdin.
This post THROWBACK…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:56AMThe Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a platform that advocates for students, artists, organizations and communities to use the arts as an integral part of social change, has announced the creati…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMChanning Tatum, Scooter Braun, John McPhail and Amazon Studios are teaming up for an untitled musical about Lady Macbeth. Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin will produce the untitled musical…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM“I’m starting to create a queer theater company that is modern and right now,” says PrideArts' newly appointed artistic director Donterrio Johnson.
The post As Chicago’s PrideArts Fa…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:48AMThe film will be directed by John McPhail, who recently helmed Anna and the Apocalypse.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:48AMEXCLUSIVE Playwright Keenan Scott II, whose play Thoughts of a Colored Man is a likely contender for a post-shutdown Broadway staging, has signed with A3 Artists Agency in all areas. Scott, …
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:45AMHappy Birthday Ryan Steele! Everyone's favorite quick-spinning Newsie, Specs, is celebrating a birthday on August 3rd!
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:31AMNumber increases to 5,000 as industry awaits funds from coronavirus relief package
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Job losses at theatres across the UK have…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMAncient Theatre of Epidaurus, GreeceIt’s hard to fault the atmospheric venue or the acting, but this deconstructed version of Aristophanes’ radical comedy lacks coherence
Aristophanes’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMPurdee also wrote and directed the new folk-rock musical film.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMThe inaugural fellowship will support 10 Black, female-identifying artist activists over the course of 6 months.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:21AMAs a physical event won't be possible this year, the West End Bake Off team is taking the competition online and handing the rolling pins to you, the fans.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:15AMThe song was written by Amir Shoenfeld and Caitlyn Burt.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMGrammy-nominated singer-songwriter, performer, producer, and actor Janelle Monáe has joined the final edition of The Homebound Project as a special guest.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMThe Muny 2020 Summer Variety Hour Live! continues today, August 3, at 9:15 p.m. EDT. Over 16,000 people watched the premiere of the second episode of this new series, with viewers from nearl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMToday (August 3) in live streaming: Cheyenne Jackson sings with Seth Rudetsky, The Muny is back with Summer Variety Hour, and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMThe Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) announces the creation of the BAC Artivism Fellowship to support artist activists using their tools to have an impact on the world around them. The F…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMAmazon Studios is working on an upcoming, currently untitled Lady Macbeth young adult musical, that will be produced by Scooter Braun and Channing Tatum.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM“The Phantom of the Opera” is eyeing a return to both Broadway and the West End. Producer Cameron Mackintosh wrote in the Evening Standard last week that he and composer Andrew Lloyd Web…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:03AMBroadwayWorld Book Club is officially off and running! Or should we say, reading! The first BroadwayWorld Book Club selection is Jennifer Ashley Tepper's The Untold Stories of Broadway Volum…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AMThe Broadway Advocacy Coalition announces the creation of the BAC Artivism Fellowship to support artist activists, providing financial support, mentorship, networking opportunities and educa…
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Smith & Kraus recently published a new collection of Rebeck's plays, Theresa Rebeck: Complete Plays Volume 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM It’s no secret that Toby Orenstein has a direct pipeline to Broadway and Hollywood. This is especially true for the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA) where it all started for s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:53AMNew York Theatre Barn's New Works Series August lineup includes the Broadway alums and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMSpring is always the busiest time of the Broadway season, but that doesn't mean Tony voters have short memories.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMMs. Karr appeared in over 20 Main Stem productions, including as an understudy for Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, and Michele Lee.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMVarious theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.
The post Theater of Your Mind: Clos…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:21AMClue: On Stage lands top spot in EdTA’s annual play survey
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 10:08AMPlace Prints is a fascinating audio series from writer David Rudkin about places in the UK. There are certain locations where that sense of the past is much stronger than in others. These pl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFounder of fitness company Built for the Stage Joe Rosko hosts the weekly interview and exercise show.
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The double LP features piano and vocal pieces by composer Claudio Santoro.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AMHartford Business Improvement District’s “Make a Thing” placemaking competition sought out artistic attractions that could be installed in places throughout Hartford, had about 75 appl…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:51AMThe Olivier Award-winning theatre company have announced the return of Mischief Movie Night, the improvised movie live on stage.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:46AMA socially distanced crowd gathered for the first night but the high-octane production is also impressive on screen
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:35AMThis year's cohort will begin meeting virtually in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMBeautiful director Marc Bruni will answer your questions live with special guests Jessie Mueller and Skylar Astin on The Broadway Q&A from Playbill and The Growing Studio.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AMBrian Feldman puts a lot of faith in his virtual audience. His production #txtshow (on the internet), which he creates and performs, is based on the texts he receives in real time from his a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:05AMIf you missed seeing them live at the theater, Gloria: A Life and Bella Bella, two popular Off-Broadway shows from the 2018 and 2019 seasons, are now available to everyone at home, in the re…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMRunners, walkers, dancers, and more can raise money for those negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Blocked off seats, reduced capacity, and musicians wear masks and face shields, with dancers keeping far apart as they perform onstage. – BBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54AMShakespeare’s birthplace just reopened, and Jane Austen’s house is about to reopen – and some of the changes advantage the visitors coming now. “The cottage where Austen revised, wro…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54AMAudre Lorde’s 1977 piece “Poetry Is not a Luxury” seems prescient right now. “Poems have alchemized death and imagined the continuation of lives cut short by racist violence. The…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54AMBurrows is an actor, playwright, producer, and activist who started her career as a kid on a radio show. In 1968, she was favorably written about in The New York Times, and she says, “It p…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54AMRupert Murdoch’s son James, who has championed environmental causes and helped force out Bill O’Reilly at Fox after the host’s past with sexual harassment came into the open, “abrupt…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:54AM“The problem with the film was that Tom Hooper decided that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show."
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:42AMCadogan Hall, LondonIn a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting – and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything
The decision to post…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMLight installation is intended to celebrate artists in spite of festival venues being shut
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMThe #WeMakeEvents campaign, which is raising the alarm for the live events and entertainment sector, have announced that their campaign is now in the Red Alert phase, and have planned activi…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:09AMJuly 31, 2020.Online, on YouTube. Among the many performances presented in the new quarantine norm of livestreaming, Diavolo’s This Is Me: Letters from the Front Lines offers some much n…
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Alan Parker Passes Away, Matt Reviews Two Streaming Shows “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedbac…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMTo mark 20 weeks since theatres were shut down, the winning song from the search for A Song For Our Time has been announced!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:54AMAuthor Robin Stevens on writing for kids: “What book changed your life? What stories made you think about the world? I couldn’t tell you much about what was in most books I read last mon…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48AMFleisher famously spent 30 years mastering piano’s left-handed repertoire after an injury to his right hand – and then reintegrated his right hand when it recovered after three decades. …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48AMAndrea Bocelli recently spoke out against the lockdown rules set in place by the Italian government during the pandemic, saying he was “humiliated and offended.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48AMWhew: “If HBO’s Game of Thrones was the last great piece of TV monoculture, then the pandemic has popularized a series of forgettable productions that each offers a fleeting, miniatur…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48AMWe are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMBlack Womxn In Theatre have created a new campaign to support Black, Asian, ethnically diverse and migrant arts workers facing redundancy
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:24AMCharles Coburn appears as the mystery guest on What’s My Line? John Daly is the host and the panelists are Steve Allen, Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen. This episode w…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“Journalists are plentiful everywhere and entertaining too, full of jokes and stories. Only their jokes are not very funny and their stories not quite true. Their information is always inc…
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