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Peter Lerman's Great Expectations

The young musical playwright prepares for his debut--nine years from now!--and the pressure of being the next Stephen Sondheim.READ»

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Clever Marketing Pushes a Musical to the Big Time

That the New York indie theater scene is drawing forced breaths and the gap between Broadway and off is more pronounced than ever is no news to arts-inclined locals. Sure, performers and writers are still everywhere, but Manhattan's ...READ»

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'Title of Show' Opens on Broadway

Almost three months ago I interviewed writer-singer-actor Jeff Bowen, whose musical about the making of a musical, Title of Show, was picked up for a Broadway run (see my post here.). Much of his and co-writer Hunter Bell's success, ...READ»

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

On Saturday morning, ten energetic Upper School students met in the school dining room as the sun was rising to have a quick breakfast and then head south to enjoy the weekend in Ashland, Oregon. They were off to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to see two stage plays plus receive a backstage tour.READ»

End Marketing Apartheid Now

The meteoric rise of Barack Obama juxtaposed with the viral infection of Michael Richards and Don Imus brings to mind the stereotypes that have long plagued the business of marketing. READ»

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Twitter Works--Just Ask Broadway

A Twitter adaptation of a Broadway musical turned followers into audience members.READ»

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane’s $2 Billion Family Guy Empire

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has built an empire of staggering proportions that nabbed him a record $100 million deal with Fox. And, with an innovative new series of animated shorts distributed by Google -- "Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" -- he’s even teaching the search giant new ways to exploit the Web. Could this crude frat-boy cartoonist really be a model for business in the postmodern age?READ»

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If you see one Broadway show this year...

Roundabout Theatre Company, New York's largest nonprofit theater initiative, is to be commended for keeping Disney-laden Broadway interesting in recent years. Although its latest revival, Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, ...READ»

A Cast of Leaders

Broadway is the classroom, leadership is the script: 14 Duke students tackle the Great White Way to learn the role of their lives.READ»

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All Points West Music and Arts Festival

The summer music festival circuit has mostly come and gone, but with Lollapalooza still to go in Chicago next weekend, All Points West is carving out a place in the summer schedule, with headliners like Jay-Z, Tool, and Coldplay ...READ»

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dress girls Dress Girls Online Dress up games are hot. They are now becoming daily rations for girls playing online. To dress girls online are not just for fun for them; they are also a manifestation of a much deeper ...READ»

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One of the most important features to investigate is the jumpman logo.

One of the most important features to investigate also means that there who will go to great lengths to get you to pay filled estimate for a brace of counterfeit Air Jordans. For some versions of the shoe, And make sure that whenever ...READ»

Oscar Cookies

Rockwell at the Oscars: Equal Parts Busby Berkeley and Michelangelo

For a man who loves spectacle, it's hard to match Hollywood's annual love-fest in the Kodak Theater. So for New York architect David Rockwell, last night's crystal-swagged extravaganza was about as good as it gets--especially since ...READ»

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Writers Take the Spotlight at Emerging Artists Theatre

For an aspiring playwright in New York, the odds of turning one's work into a stage production can feel as daunting, even foolish, as pinning an 'American Idol' audition number onto one's shirt. For those whose aspirations surpass ...READ»

Sleep Depraved

I just learned about the book The Lazy Way to Success by Fred Gratzon and Lawrence Sheaff. Subtitled "How to Do Nothing and Accomplish Everything," the text argues against the notion that hard work and success are related. While ...READ»