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Every once and a while when the lights come up at the start of intermission of a play, I am confused because I feel like I haven't been sitting in the dark all that long. Such was the case a…
Its overall impact is a solemn one, weighed with the somber recognition that when it comes to political corruption and public knowledge, not that much has changed in the past 100 years.
<![CDATA[Its overall impact is a solemn one, weighed with the somber recognition that when it comes to political corruption and public knowledge, not that much has changed in the past 100…
Unhappy employees almost always lead to an unhappy family.
"Don't speak unless you are spoken to and don't walk through any doors," I was strictly warned upon entering Arts@Renaissance to experience <em>Then She Fell</em>, the …
<![CDATA["Don't speak unless you are spoken to and don't walk through any doors," I was strictly warned upon entering Arts@Renaissance to experience <em>Then She Fell</…
Even though some meanings of the play were not quite clear -- the title, for example -- it is a poignant and powerful show with an especially strong cast. One hopes to see all of them, inclu…
<![CDATA[Even though some meanings of the play were not quite clear -- the title, for example -- it is a poignant and powerful show with an especially strong cast. One hopes to see all of…
Should photos taken from inside of a theater be considered negative mentions, thus not warranting a "like"? It's a question the Broadway community needs to re-evaluate -- quickly.
I write frequently about the dearth of arts education in our public schools and the impact this will have on the arts...
While its timeliness may have not been the intention of <em>Chaplin</em>, it is worth appreciating. As for the musical itself, the Little Tramp deserved something better.
There are two days of the calendar that are very close together for most arts organizations but that elicit completely different emotions from me and from many other arts executives I know: …
<![CDATA[While its timeliness may have not been the intention of <em>Chaplin</em>, it is worth appreciating. As for the musical itself, the Little Tramp deserved something bet…
So where do people hungry for the newest songs of the musical theater go now? Where is the next George Gershwin cutting his ivory teeth? As a musical theater writer and fan, I've spent the l…
Over the years I have come to a very simple conclusion: artists and their arts managers get the boards they deserve.
I do not...
A collection of three one-act plays by Horton Foote located in the titular town, Harrison, TX is a thoroughly moving, entertaining and educational production.
<![CDATA[A collection of three one-act plays by Horton Foote located in the titular town, Harrison, TX is a thoroughly moving, entertaining and educational production.]]>
With the Fall TV season nearly upon us, complete with a new round of redneck reality shows, it's surprising that more viewers aren't expressing outrage over exploitative television.
I sometimes wonder why the majority of them do it. But I thank them all because without someone to produce the theater there would be no theater. This fall/winter the producers presenting wo…
There is work worth seeing at regional theaters throughout the country. All throughout the country new plays are being produced, old ones revived. I can't properly express how important I th…
Some believe that donor fatigue is an inevitable consequence of long-term involvement with an arts organization, or other not-for-profit venture, and that these organizations must be prepare…
It's fitting then, that Rob McClure, star of the Broadway musical Chaplin, opening September 10, is a leading man transformed by crash courses. "I put myself in the 'move well' category," th…
Romney said that cutting all federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, PBS, and NPR would be a "focus" of his administration.
It is time to come out of the closet and admit my most private guilty pleasure: I love fundraising.
While so many arts...
Three arts organizations in Dayton, Ohio, recently made history by merging together. The Dayton Ballet, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Dayton Opera are now going to be one organization n…
