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Wicked – Original Broadway Cast recording

June 21, 2011 By 1 Comment

To listen first and watch later – or to watch first and listen later – that is the question. At least that is the question if you are in New York or in a city where the National tour of Wicked sets down (as it has for this summer at the Kennedy Center). [Read more...]

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Lean & Hungry Theater combines old time sound effects and modern setting in live broadcast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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When Lean & Hungry Theater imagines its audience, they’re not thinking of  the devotees of the bard, though many of their fans are just that.  They create their versions for those who find him intimidating. Or worse, a bloody bore.  And they’ve taken the fuss and bother of getting to a theatre out of the equation. You can hear their plays from your couch. Or driving to the mall. For Lean & Hungry Theatre is in the business of creating original radio dramas. And business is good. [Read more...]

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Volcanic in Origin

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Brothers and sisters, before we begin our meditation on Gregory Hischak’s theatrical accomplishment, let us draw our context (as Hischak may have) from scripture: specifically, from Genesis 2: 26 and 3:19. “And God said, Let man … have dominion…over all the earth… And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof….” We have been battling over naming rights ever since. [Read more...]

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Adjusting the Volume

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For about half of this thirty-minute adventure, Adjusting the Volume is as much fun as an (artistic) blind date can possibly be. Visual artist Lee Gainer displays a gorgeous series of images – high art interspersed, say, with photos of cats yawning wide. [Read more...]

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The Making of a Modern Folk Hero

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Most stories about a hero involve super powers, but The Making of a Modern Folk Hero features a would-be champion armed with little more than a ridiculous costume and righteous indignation. As unlikely as that may seem, both the hero and this play at the Source Festival achieve major success. [Read more...]

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Source Festival: Lost and Found

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an evening of 10 minute plays

The theme offered to playwrights in this category is finding yourself or a long lost love.  These plays ask what you are seeking, but also what you might be willing to lose in the process. [Read more...]

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