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Tonight’s Taffy Punk is SOLD OUT; so stream it instead

January 18, 2011 By 2 Comments

Unless you already have a reservation, you can’t see Taffety Punks‘ bootleg performance of Reals at the Corner Store tonight. It has sold out.  But Gwydion Suileban’s new play about a crime fighting team of superheroes will be streamed direct from the Corner Store starting at 8pm. Just click here.

It is all part of the livestream.com channel #New Play TV.  Arena Stage will be using this channel for streaming its New Play Development Program panel on Jan 26th, which will include an address from Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Kris Swanson from the Corner Store tells us that Arena Stage is sending camera people to the Corner Store to capture tonight’s performance.

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8th Annual Winter Carnival of New Works

January 18, 2011 By 1 Comment

Maybe I just have brain-freeze lately, but I could swear that as the days start to get longer again, so do the ten-minute plays. Is it a trick of the light? A side-effect of the winter Solstice? Whatever the cause, the Winter Carnival of New Works – presented by Madcap Players now for the eighth year running – joyously defies basic arithmetic by presenting nine ten-minute plays over the course of an evening that runs two hours and twenty minutes. [Read more...]

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To Broadway, To Life! The Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick

January 18, 2011 By 2 Comments

Last fall was not a good time for fans of Fiddler on the Roof. In October, we lost its librettist, Joseph Stein, at the age of 98. In November, it was its composer, Jerry Bock, who departed this life at the younger age of 81. Thank goodness we still have lyricist Sheldon Harnick clicking his heels at age 86. [Read more...]

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