http://www.artsjournal.com/theatre.shtml Copyright 2009 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:29:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "Stephen King's The Shawshank Redemption is to receive its UK stage premiere at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre this September. Written by Owen O'Neill and Dave Johns, the play is based on King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption and follows the seven-time Academy Award nominated film of 1994, which starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/staged_shawshan.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/staged_shawshan.shtml theatre Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:41 -0800 http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/big_us_challeng.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/big_us_challeng.shtml theatre Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:37:29 -0800 "Fringe theatre companies have warned that the sector will be 'destroyed' if proposals by Equity seeking to enforce the National Minimum Wage for all actors become law."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/small_companies.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/small_companies.shtml theatre Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:32:55 -0800 http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/john_malkovich.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/john_malkovich.shtml theatre Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:26:12 -0800 "[I]magine the potential for a multimillion-dollar Broadway musical based on the 'Thriller' video and brandishing the seal of approval from Jackson himself. The Nederlander Organization," which announced that project in January, "may be sitting on a gold mine. But the gold mine won't be producing for a while. The musical has yet to be written, and Jackson's sudden death has thrown the production into confusion."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/jacksons_death.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/jacksons_death.shtml theatre Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:53:20 -0800 By cutting "Joan D'Arc" from its fall lineup, saying the show wasn't ready for Chicago, the Goodman Theatre has enraged its producing partner, Austria's Linz09 festival. "We are appalled by the Goodman Theatre's actions and wording as it represents an insult to the artistic integrity of the project and the work of all involved artists," wrote the festival's Airan Berg, who called the Goodman's decision "censorship."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/from_austria_so.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/from_austria_so.shtml theatre Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:16:51 -0800 "[T]he recent rise to prominence of several actors recognized by regional theaters for their high school-era performances is lending regional theaters credibility" even as "television shows like 'So You Think You Can Dance' and 'American Idol' have also directed attention to young people in the performing arts." Into this milieu step the Jimmy Awards, named for producer James M. Nederlander and honoring high school musical theatre performers from across the country.... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/high_school_mus_3.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/07/high_school_mus_3.shtml theatre Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:01:17 -0800 "That collective 'oooh' you just heard from Broadway is the sound of theatergoers whose solid (or sullied) flesh has melted and resolved itself into a dew after learning that Jude Law is headed their way."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/jude_lawdonmar.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/jude_lawdonmar.shtml theatre Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:33:50 -0800 http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/after_17_years.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/after_17_years.shtml theatre Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:28:42 -0800 http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/meanwhile_the_l.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/meanwhile_the_l.shtml theatre Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:27:21 -0800 "Who would've thought that an avant-garde arts experiment would become one of the nation's best-known companies within its first decade? That it would launch careers as diverse as those of Peter Coyote, Shabaka and Bill Graham? That a gritty anti-establishment troupe would win a Tony award? Or that mimes could be this vocal?"... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/at_50_san_franc.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/at_50_san_franc.shtml theatre Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:05:18 -0800 "Stephen Eich, the former managing director of the Geffen Playhouse, has been named executive director of the Pasadena Playhouse in partnership with Playhouse artistic director Sheldon Epps. ... Eich, who left his Geffen post last June, is also a former managing director of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/stephen_eich_na.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/stephen_eich_na.shtml theatre Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:22:02 -0800 "A musical version of the 1963 comedy classic 'The Nutty Professor' is headed to Broadway, and the director will be none other than Jerry Lewis himself. The comedian, who won't be acting in the musical, has brought on board Marvin Hamlisch to write music and Rupert Holmes to do book and lyrics."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/jerry_lewis_to_1.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/jerry_lewis_to_1.shtml theatre Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:19:14 -0800 "Broadway tuner 'Avenue Q' will shutter in the fall after a run of six years. Comedy, in which a cast of humans and puppets play twentysomethings struggling to find their way in New York City, was one of the first of a new generation of small-scale offerings that carved out a stable foothold on a Rialto landscape more often associated with splashier fare."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/sixyear_bway_ru.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/sixyear_bway_ru.shtml theatre Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:51 -0800 "Why are two schools that were founded by the same person -- and that teach the same acting technique -- competing with each other? Leaders at both said that simple economics plays an important role. In a city bursting with aspiring actors, there's money to be made for a school with an aggressive agenda."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/in_la_one_stell.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/in_la_one_stell.shtml theatre Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:54:03 -0800 "This has been something of a banner year for female directors in New York, a development that wouldn't be worth noting if it weren't so rare."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/women_directors_1.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/women_directors_1.shtml theatre Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:26:07 -0800 Just follow these very simple rules...... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/looking_for_a_b_1.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/looking_for_a_b_1.shtml theatre Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:20:44 -0800 http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/live_nation_loo.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/live_nation_loo.shtml theatre Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:54:32 -0800 http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/manchesters_old.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/manchesters_old.shtml theatre Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:35:33 -0800 "The Theatres' Trust has released its 'at risk' register of threatened buildings. Blackpool's huge Winter Gardens complex tops the list, due to its poor condition and the threat of demolition."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/photo_essay_uk.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/photo_essay_uk.shtml theatre Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:04:44 -0800 "From major theaters such as Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival to small companies such as the Barnstormers Theatre in bucolic Tamworth, N.H., uncertain economic times have forced theaters across North America not only to re-examine what they are putting on stage this summer - and beyond - but how to sell these plays and musicals as well."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/responding_to_e.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/responding_to_e.shtml theatre Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:59:08 -0800 "Walking through New York's Theater District earlier this week, I was startled by the sight of more than a dozen dark theaters or posters advertising final performances. ... By the end of July, 19 of the district's 39 houses (49 percent) will be empty at a time when the city is abuzz with tourists looking for somewhere to spend their entertainment dollars."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/at_peak_of_tour.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/at_peak_of_tour.shtml theatre Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:12:06 -0800 "Robert J. Orchard, executive director of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., since it was founded in 1970, will step down at the end of the company's 2008-09 season. The ART vet will stay on as special adviser to help incoming artistic director Diane Paulus launch her inaugural season and provide support during the leadership transition."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/art_exec_direct.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/art_exec_direct.shtml theatre Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:07:18 -0800 "Negotiations on redundancies are under way at Ireland's national theatre, the Abbey, as funding cuts and the economic downturn force budgetary belt-tightening. More than 25 jobs may be cut, mainly from the 120 administrative staff, according to an Abbey spokeswoman, and it is hoped the redundancies will be voluntary."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/dublins_abbey_t.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/dublins_abbey_t.shtml theatre Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:53:02 -0800 "Off Broadway business generated a citywide economic impact of $461.3 million during the 2007-08 season, according to a report from the Off Broadway Alliance. Tickets sales hit $173.02 million, according to the report, from 5.47 million ducats sold. The OBA ... compiled the data for use as a tool in advocating for and promoting the Off Broadway scene."... http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/offbroadway_cla.shtml http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/06/offbroadway_cla.shtml theatre Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:10:10 -0800