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Last Sunday, two events got me thinking about the state of my profession.
Unorthodox playwright Moisés Kaufman wants to modernize American theater, and he's generous with his work.
A bloody, post-apocalyptic staging by director Daniel Sullivan gives fresh, grim relevance to 'Julius Caesar.'
Slavery and its aftermath are explored in 'Gem of the Ocean,' August Wilson's latest play.
August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean,' the latest play in his Pittsburgh cycle, takes us to 1904.
How did I spend my summer vacation? Working, working, working.
Its popularity may have declined, but there's still an appetite for the entertainment dinner theater offers.
An old-fashioned hoofers' musical, '42nd Street' taps to the talent of Busby Berkeley and Gower Champion.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
In its sixth year, SCR's new-play festival merits some national interest - and lands a few name actors.
With a complete schedule and cast list.
The lack of context, overly large Long Beach venue, cast and staging create a mixed bag of the 1991 revue of Kander and Ebb songs.
With Paige Price and Adrian Zmed.
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A veteran director was asked to do the impossible: trim a universally loved Broadway classic.
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Stacy Keach takes on a role that seems perfectly suited to his brand of American-style masculinity in "Ten Unknowns."
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.
A delicious near-classic gets its due with a star-studded cast and a set that forsakes the Reprise! series' 'bare bones' roots.
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Paul Hodgins' theater column looks at the stage backgrounds of Oscar nominees.
Rebecca Luker stars in the best musical you've probably never heard.
The singer who helped repopularize the art form is modest about her gifts.
Susan Egan could not have taken the reins at a more turbulent moment in the history of the Orange County High School of the Arts.
Susan Egan, who has placed her showbiz career on hold to help run the Orange County High School of the Arts, talks about her experience halfway through her one-year appointment.
Part musical, part Vegas show, the musical succeeds in its own limited way but may leave some wanting more.
A veteran of the nonprofit theater world, Anne Hamburger feels like a kid in a candy store creating shows for Disney.
A talented actress banishes the ghost of a Tony-winning performance in the play's Orange County debut.
Emily Bergl, praised for the depth of her ingenue roles, finally gets cast as someone her own age in SCR's 'Proof.'
Mmm, Emily... :-)
Michael Mulheren is one of the theater world's rarest creatures - an actor who willingly divulges not only his age (he's 45) but his weight (240 pounds, ladies and gentlemen) and that he's getting heavier.
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At 70, Piper Laurie is enjoying a career rekindling that she never planned to have.
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Since assuming the position of artistic director in September, Susan Egan continues to bring her talented colleagues and pals to the Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana.
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