A longtime resident who’d never seen the century-old New Year’s Day spectacle goes behind the scenes with one of the old-line South Philly clubs, meets the new brigades that draw from the city’s growing population of art-minded Millennials, and remarks on some of the parade’s worryingly retrograde elements. (Then she hits the after-party on Two Street.)
Category: theatre
Why Mark Rylance Won’t Be The Next Artistic Director Of The Guthrie
“I’m in a moment in my career after 10 years at the Globe where all this kind of film stuff is opening up,” he said. “It very challenging and interesting to me.”
Brian Blessed Collapses While Playing King Lear – Then Comes Back And Finishes The Show
“The 78-year-old had just begun his lines at the start of the Shakespearean tragedy when he fainted, falling off a raised platform with his crown rolling to a halt at the front of stage.” After being examined by a doctor in the audience and 20 minutes of rest, Blessed returned to the stage, apologized, and started over again.
Broadway Has No Room Anymore For Shows That Are Merely Good
“How do you tell somebody who’s going to spend anywhere from $175 to $500 or more, per ticket, for a show, how do you tell them ‘It’s so-so, but you can’t miss this performance’? … Unless you come out of the theater saying ‘I have to tell everybody I know they must see this show,’ the show is going to die.”
This Play Isn’t Coming To Broadway Because It’s Doing So Well In Toronto
David Mirvish, lead producer of The Heart of Robin Hood: “In light of the great reception we are getting from audiences and the media in Toronto, we have decided not to rush in to New York this season.” (Think that’s all there is to it?)
Trying To Give Everyone A Good View Has Made Theaters More Exclusive, Not Less
Prewar theaters “had a greater capacity at the lower price levels than at the higher, a contrast to today, where there are very few cheap seats and they are all at the very back or the very front. … Seat prices have been levelled up rather than down on the grounds that all enjoy an uninterrupted view of the actor.”
Theatre Companies In Southern California To Release A Plan To Bring Diversity To The Stage
“Tim Dang, producing artistic director of East West Players, has written an initiative that calls for at least 51% of those employed by Southern California theater companies by 2019 to be people of color, women or those younger than 35.”
The Theatre World Gets A Massive New Database Of New Plays
“Debates had been raged over submission policies—closed, open, credentialed, non-existent, misleading—in private and in public, by playwrights, by academics, and by artistic staffs of organizations large and small. Everyone agreed on only one thing: there had to be a better way.”
Cal Shakespeare Director Leaving To Join Yerba Buena
“Jonathan Moscone is leaving California Shakespeare Theater, where he’s been artistic director for the past 15 years, and moving across the bay to join Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in the newly created position of chief of civic engagement.”
The Thing About Theatre Audiences? They REALLY Want To Talk To You
“I’ve started to suspect that occasional theatregoers want to engage with a new play sooner than I previously thought and stay engaged for a longer time. They’d like more information before they see a show. They want more things to read and watch afterward. They want to hear from the director and the playwright and the designers, possibly over drinks.”