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Rita McKenzie from "Ruthless! The Musical" Interviewed
For anyone who has ever imagined their name in lights, Rita McKenzie (Ruthless! The Musical and Ethel Merman's Broadway) is an inspiration and an icon. This interview by Courtney Marie of TheatreScene.net delves into the life and career of a world-class entertainer, as well as her own perspective on her characters and their relationships. I particularly enjoy McKenzie's advice to young performers
Paula Vogel Offers Advice to Young Playwrights In New Video
In a new video from the Dramatists Guild Fund, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright shares insights and advice with aspiring artists.
A Teacher by Day, A Wonderette by Night!
I recently came across a fascinating article on Playbill.com about Sally Schwab, who currently plays tomboy Betty Jean in the current hit off-Broadway revival of The Marvelous Wonderettes. What fascinated me most about this article was that it highligted an aspect of off-Broadway performing that I was unfamiliar with. I had always assumed that performing off-Broadway was a full time career: Performers do eight shows a week with Mondays ...
"What's In A Name?" Playwright Leonard Diamond Explains
With the excitment of the attending International Thespian Festival next week in Lincoln, Nebraska, I found myself going through our titles that I thought would be a great fit for high schools. One such title which came up many times in my head was Earnest or What's In A Name?, a comic, witty "what if" musical that hypothesizes a scenario where Oscar Wilde and Arthur Sullivan (from Gilbert and ...
Grant writing is a time consuming, sometimes annoying fact of nonprofit life. Government grant deadlines cluster together on our calendars and back up into private foundation deadlines making us all crazy. It’s easy to think “I’m not going to get his grant anyway, so I won’t bother applying.”