Broadway To Vegas

Copyright: July 17, 2022
By: Laura Deni
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HOW SAFE IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THEATRE SITES?

When you click into the website of a theatrical organization or venue you might be required to enter personal information. Perhaps you are signing up for a newsletter, purchasing a ticket or retrieving a link to watch an event.

What do you think is happening to your personal information? Did it ever occur to you that your info is being distributed to third parties who sell, distribute and promote products and events?

Recently Broadway To Vegas needed to click into a venue in order to obtain a link to review a production. At the bottom of the page was an already checked box in which I would be giving permission for TheaterMania to send me their weekly column and thus the venue would provide them access to my link registration information.

Not acceptable.

An investigation took place.

Broadway To Vegas was informed by the venue that they had been using Ovation Tickets. When TheaterMania purchased Ovation (now Audience View), a check box suddenly appeared which couldn't be removed by the venue. TheaterMania, a subsidiary of Audience View, had access to patron information. The venue received no compensation in any form.

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Actually, a website visitor has to opt out.

All websites need money to operate. However, personal information should remain totally private unless the person has otherwise given specific permission.

Broadway To Vegas contacted Audience View for a comment.

Casey Thomas, public relations specialist for Audience View responded.

"Our official comment is as follows:

"This is not standard procedure, and we are grateful this has been brought to our attention so that it can be resolved. It is never the intention of AudienceView or TheaterMania to gather personal data without consumer permission. Our team is taking action to identify the source of the error and resolve the problem. The email opt-in feature is optional, and any venue that wishes to remove it should contact professional.support@audienceview.com."

Numerous ticket sites such as Pollstar and Live Nation offer entertainment news, making no secret that they are obviously promoting their own ticket sales. TheaterMania, a subsidiary of Audience View, and WhatsOnStage purport to be entertainment websites. Is that their only function? Or, are they being used as a cover to obtain venue graphics for Audience View? And, what about editorial? Are Broadway/off-Broadway productions/venues which use Audience View given an edge when it comes to favorable reviews and articles? Merely a friendly question.

NOTE: A random spot check has been done and it appears the automatic link to TheaterMania has been removed from some venues.

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This is not your typical, totally boring textbook.

In the pages of How To Earn A Living As A Freelance Writer (the first to be lied to and the last to be paid) you'll find sex, celebrities, violence, threats, unethical editors, scummy managers and lawyers, treacherous press agents, sex discrimination; as well as a how-to for earning money by writing down words.

ART AND ABOUT

THE NATIONAL YO-YO MUSEUM located in Chico, California features the worlds largest public display of yo-yo, yo-yo memorabilia, and contest awards.

Their centerpiece is Big-Yo, the scaled up working version of the iconic No-Jive 3-in-1 from Tom Kuhn. At 256 pounds, Big-Yo made it into the 1982 Guinness Book of World Records claiming the title of "Worlds Biggest Working Wooden Yo-Yo". And yes, it does really work. With the assistance of a large crane and a skilled operator, Big-Yo can successfully make its way up and down the string.

The Museum currently has 3795 exhibits on display, with more constantly being added.

The yo-yo is an ancient toy with proof of existence since 500 BCE. The yo-yo was also called a bandalore in the 17th century.

It is played by holding the free end of the string known as the handle (by inserting one finger—usually the middle or ring finger—into a slip knot), allowing gravity (or the force of a throw and gravity) to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string (similar to how a pullstring works). The player then allows the yo-yo to wind itself back to the player's hand, exploiting its spin (and the associated rotational energy). This is often called "yo-yoing".

In the simplest play, the string is intended to be wound on the spool by hand; the yo-yo is thrown downward, hits the end of the string then winds up the string toward the hand, and finally the yo-yo is grabbed, ready to be thrown again. One of the most basic tricks is called the sleeper, where the yo-yo spins at the end of the string for a noticeable amount of time before returning to the hand.

In 1928, Pedro Flores, a Filipino immigrant to the United States, opened the Yo-yo Manufacturing Company in Santa Barbara, California. The business started with a dozen handmade toys; by November 1929, Flores was operating two additional factories in Los Angeles and Hollywood, which all together employed 600 workers and produced 300,000 units daily.

The principal distinction between the Filipino design popularized by Flores and more primitive yo-yos is in the way the yo-yo is strung. In older (and some remaining inexpensive) yo-yo designs, the string is tied to the axle using a knot. With this technique, the yo-yo just goes back and forth; it returns easily, but it is impossible to make it sleep. In Flores's design, one continuous piece of string, double the desired length, is twisted around something to produce a loop at one end which is fitted around the axle. Also termed a looped slip-string, this seemingly minor modification allows for a far greater variety and sophistication of motion, thanks to increased stability and suspension of movement during free spin.

Shortly thereafter (c. 1929), entrepreneur Donald F. Duncan recognized the potential of this new fad and purchased the Flores yo-yo Corporation and all its assets, including the Flores name, which was transferred to the new company in 1932.

The name "Yo-Yo" was registered in 1932 as a trademark by Sam Dubiner in Vancouver, Canada, and Harvey Lowe won the first World Yo-Yo Contest in London, England. In 1932, Swedish Kalmartrissan yo-yos started to be manufactured as well.

In 1933 yo-yos were banned in Syria, because many locals superstitiously blamed the use of them for a severe drought.

In 1946, the Duncan Toys Company opened a yo-yo factory in Luck, Wisconsin. The Duncan yo-yo was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 1999.

SWITCHED ON: 100 YEARS OF BROADCAST INNOVATION From the first radio microphones to color TV, on-demand video and streaming, this new exhibition explores how and why the world of broadcasting has changed over the last 100 years.

Have a go at subtitling or work together to create your own community radio station and discover how innovations in technology have brought us closer to the action. Go behind the scenes of some of the most iconic TV moments, learn about David Attenborough’s life through interactive storytelling; Find out more about trailblazers like DJ Lepke and Annie Wallace who helped make and shape the broadcast revolution. And discover how innovations in technology have brought us closer to the action, creating shared moments and experiences for generations.

In our ever-changing world, the way we connect with and consume entertainment and information is constantly evolving. Visit Switched On and discover the history of broadcasting and the latest ideas.

Opens July 23 at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE, PHOTOGRAPHER You know Georgia O'Keeffe the painter, beloved for her imaginative modernist artworks. But through a trove of nearly 100 newly identified photographs, Georgia O'Keeffe, Photographer traces her artistic journey behind the lens of a camera instead of in front of a canvas. Although she did not fully explore her passion for photography until later in life, her creative identity, singular artistry, and ongoing fascination with nature and perspective is easily identifiable in her work. In an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) with the collaboration of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, this presentation reveals a new aspect of the modernist artist’s career through nearly 100 photographs, as well as several paintings, drawings, and related ephemera.

O’Keeffe's artistry has inspired volumes of scholarly analysis, exhibitions, and portraiture. This exhibition finally sheds light on her work as a photographer. O’Keeffe focused on her mastery of painting for decades, but also was very fond of expressing her unique perspective through other mediums, such as photography. Her creative identity and singular artistry were well established by the time she focused on her photography in the mid-1950s, showing the artist’s ongoing fascination with the cycles and transformations of nature.

The exhibition is organized by the key tenets of O’Keeffe’s photography: reframing, the rendering of light, and seasonal change, revealing the ways she used photography as part of her unique and encompassing artistic vision. The presentation is the culmination of three years of research and analysis by Lisa Volpe, Curator of Photography at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Volpe visited numerous collections to examine more than 400 works and identify the corresponding photographs by O’Keeffe.

It is on view through November 6, 2022 at the Denver Art Museum.

ULTRA UNREAL - NEW MYTHS FOR NEW WORLDS enter a multi-sensory exhibition where influences from religion, neuroscience, ecology, artificial intelligence, myth, gaming, and queer club cultures collide.

Curated by MCA Curator Anna Davis, Ultra Unreal presents the works of six artists and collectives whose world building practices connect to nightlife ecosystems across the globe; Club Ate (Sydney), Korakrit Arunanondchai and Alex Gvojic (Bangkok & New York), Lawrence Lek (London), Lu Yang (Shanghai), and Saeborg (Tokyo).

This exhibition reflects on the relevance of myth making today and its role in navigating complex realities and creating new worlds. Drawing inspiration from Ning Kerr's theory of the ultra-unreal, it examines how mythologies can be used to reveal hidden histories amd reorientate visions of the future.

Opens July 22 at The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

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SWEET CHARITY

CINEMAS GUZZO the largest independent cinema chain in Québec, Canada becomes an important partner in the papal visit at the end of July of this year. The cinema chain will make its 143 movie screens in 10 complexes in the Greater Montréal Area available to mark the occasion. This will allow thousands of people to collectively experience this historic moment in a comfortable setting - giving easy access to those who want to partake in this significant visit.

This initiative, developed by Cinémas Guzzo’s President and CEO, Vincenzo Guzzo in collaboration with the Mgr. Arthur Deschênes Foundation, will give thousands of people the opportunity to see for free the broadcast of this important mass at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne de Beaupré on July 28 at 10:00 am, where more than 15,000 people, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit, survivors, victims of Residential Schools and their families, will be gathered.

While access to the event in the cinemas is free, voluntary donations will be collected under the direction of the Mgr. Arthur Deschênes Foundation. These funds will be transferred entirely to the fundraising campaign for the papal visit.

Mr. Guzzo states: "Pope Francis' visit is historic. Engaging with Indigenous peoples on Canadian soil is the one of many steps forward in the discussion about the consequences of the actions of members of the Catholic Church, in particular the painful and unacceptable legacy of residential schools in this country. We can all do our part to build a path towards truth and reconciliation, I wanted to contribute as much as I could."

Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, coordinator for the papal visit in Québec, shares his gratitude: "I want to thank Mr. Guzzo for his offer that will allow many to experience this historic moment in our community. The great generosity expressed by several partners shows a common desire to make this event a moment of healing, as well as a milestone in the relations between Indigenous people and society as a whole.” Guzzo and his wife, Maria, are committed to various philanthropic endeavors and have raised millions of dollars to support medical research aimed at the prevention of cancer and the support of mental health initiatives. His role as a Dragon on CBC’s wildly popular Dragons’ Den has been giving him a platform to share personal insights and provide entrepreneurial guidance globally since 2018.

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PRESIDENT YOON SEOK-YOUL OF SOUTH KOREA TO ATTEND KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL ADDITION DEDICATION

Just in time for the 69th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, on July 27, 2022, massive renovations to the Korean War Veterans Memorial will be unveiled in Washington, DC, featuring the addition of the Wall of Remembrance. A stunning counterpoint to the iconic mural wall and steel sculptures, it will feature the names of the fallen, including 36,000-plus U.S. soldiers, and for the first time ever, 7,000-plus KATUSA soldiers who fought alongside U.S. soldiers to defend the people of South Korea and preserve democracy.

Louis Nelson

In 1995, visionary industrial designer Louis Nelson conceived and spent five years creating the striking, original and unforgettable granite mural featuring the faces of those who served in America’s "Forgotten War." In tandem with Frank Gaylord’s haunting steel sculptures and the addition of the Wall of Remembrance, Nelson’s wall continues to form a lasting tribute to both those who gave their lives and those who survived the brutal first salvo of the Cold War.

In honor of this monument as well as his experiences in the Korean War, Louis Nelson wrote his deeply ruminative memoir, Mosaic: War Monument Mystery, which details not only his personal process and intentions in designing the mural, but also explores the complex web of motivations, aspirations, conflicts and controversies that accompany the building of memorials, especially those commemorating war.

"The basis of all my work," Nelson explains, "is the purity and simplicity of design relationships working hand in hand with the story, the clear narrative to move people to understand and perhaps take action and assure their comfort in that process. At its core is that it must matter."

Raised in the melting pot of New York City, Nelson studied at Pratt before a stint as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. Military life, as absorbing as it was, took its toll on his first marriage, and he left the service, narrowly escaping a probable tour of duty in Vietnam. Returning to Pratt for graduate school, he went on to an eminent career as an industrial designer.

In 1978 he began a relationship with the noted singer, author and performer, Judy Collins. They married in April 1996 and live in Manhattan.

In 1990, Nelson was asked to design the mural, and he immersed himself in the often-overlooked history of the Korean conflict. This profound engagement gave him great insight into the human reality of the war - a reality he chose to recreate and celebrate through some 2,000 faces, taken from actual photographs from the military archives.

The main memorial is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. Walls: 164 feet (50 m) long, 8 inches (200 mm) thick; more than 100 tons of highly polished Academy Black granite from California: more than 2,500 photographic, archival images representing the land, sea, and air troops who supported those who fought in the war are sandblasted onto the wall depicting soldiers, equipment and people involved in the war - from truck drivers to pilots, signal men to telephone operators, boatswains to bridge builders, doctors and nurses to cooks. When reflected on the wall, there appear to be 38 soldiers, 38 months, and it is also representing the 38th parallel that separated the North and South Korea.

Nelson places the Korean War Veterans Memorial into multiple contexts: its physical and symbolic placement on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., straddling the Lincoln Memorial and providing a balancing arm to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; its historical lineage in the long tradition of memorials to soldiers and conflict - in America and beyond; its healing powers as a place of remembrance and reflection for those who lived the experience or loved someone who did; and illumination for those who need to be reminded of the call of duty and the sacrifices these no longer faceless service members made.

"Louis Nelson’s memorial about bringing to granite life the storied history of a memorial to a ghastly war is a memorial in itself," says Lionel Tiger, Charles Darwin Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Rutgers University. "It celebrates with painful candor the skill, stubbornness, and raw political talent necessary to commemorate with dignity the intricate pain and challenge of a national war."

Louis Nelson, an industrial designer for more than 50 years, has influenced much of what we see, hear, taste and smell; and how we walk, talk, learn and feel. A visiting lecturer at Harvard University, Pratt Institute, Stockholm' s Konstfack University and Seoul' s Hongik University, he has studied America's monuments and memorials for decades, and created a cascade of designs, including the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal for the UN, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, World War I and World War II Memorials in Washington, D.C., the 9/11 Memorials in Manhattan and the Pentagon.

He also designed the nutrition facts label that appears on food packages in America.

Louis Nelson has been honored by virtually every significant design industry organization in the country and abroad, awarded Pratt Institute's Career Achievement Award, IDSA Industrial Design Excellent Award and nominee for the Smithsonian National Design Medal. His career encompasses helping travelers find their way at America's leading airports; branding programs for global corporations and start-ups; and directing development in the fields of mass transit, museums, telecommunications, entertainment, construction and government.

SPREADING THE WORD

CABARET CONVERSATIONS WITH LEE ROY REAMS AND MICHAEL KIRK LANE on Monday, July 25, 2022.

Lee Roy Reams has been hailed by the New York Times as "Broadway’s song & dance man nonpareil" for his leading Broadway roles in The Producers; 42nd Street; Beauty & the Beast; La Cage Aux Folles; Hello, Dolly!; An Evening with Jerry Herman; Applause; Lorelei; Oklahoma! and Sweet Charity.

On Broadway, he directed the last revival of Carol Channing’s Hello, Dolly! and An Evening with Jerry Herman. His TV, concert & cabaret appearances have taken him around the world and to the White House before four U.S. Presidents (Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr. & Clinton). Most recently, he played to another sold out house at Broadway’s Feinstein’s / 54 Below & made history as the first American male to star as Dolly in an Equity production of Hello, Dolly! at the Wick Theatre where he also starred in La Cage Aux Folles. He’s a board member of the Chita Rivera Awards & received the Friars Club Thespian of the Year Award.

Online, Monday, July 25, 2022 presented by the 92Y in New York City.

THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY has announced the start of its 2022 Latin Grammy Acoustic Sessions with a digital concert featuring Latin Grammy nominee El Fantasma, accompanied by Latin Grammy winners, Los Dos Carnales and Lupita Infante, also a Latin Grammy and Grammy nominee.

The concert - recorded at the Centro Cultural Roberto Cantoral in Mexico City - features renditions of songs chosen by the artists, with never-before-heard collaborations, duets and storytelling, against the dramatic backdrop of the architecturally significant venue.

The full acoustic performance will be available via The Latin Recording Academy Facebook page on July 22, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. ET. After 48 hours, the performances will also be available exclusively on the artists’ Facebook pages for 90 days.

THE GATE THEATRE INTRODUCES FOUR NEW ASSOCIATE ARTISTS They are: Climate Change Activist Daze Aghaji - Poet and Writer Zia Ahmed - Writer, Director and Performer Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu and Director and Dramaturg John R. Wilkinson.

They have joined Associate Artist Rosie Elnile and Associate Director Yasmin Hafesji.

"They join the Gate to work closely alongside our Interim Artistic Director Stef O'Driscoll at this crucial time in the Gate's story. These Associates represent a rich and diverse selection of leading change-makers and each brings a unique set of skills to help us fulfill our artistic vision, as the Gate progresses in its search for a new physically accessible home.

"Each of these brilliant minds care passionately about social justice, talent development and how an arts venue can tell global stories that speak to its local community. They value the role of culture in mitigating the climate emergency and want to interrogate the relationship between race and class in some of the UK’s most deprived multicultural areas." - Stef O'Driscoll.

DID YOU KNOW THAT international award-winning puppeteer Basil Twist and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop are creating the spectacular puppets for the Royal Shakespeare's production of My Neighbour Totoro.

Joe Hisaishi and the RSC bring Studio Ghibli’s enchanting classic coming-of-age film to the stage in a landmark new adaptation in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV. Exploring the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, My Neighbour Totoro follows one extraordinary summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei as they are swept up in exciting adventures with their new neighbours – transported to a long-forgotten realm of spirits, sprites, and natural wonder.

The celebrated 1988 animated feature film by Hayao Miyazaki will be brought to the stage by its original composer Joe Hisaishi in this landmark new adaptation written by playwright Tom Morton-Smith. Directed by Phelim McDermott with production design by Tom Pye, costume design by Kimie Nakano, and lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, and music from Joe Hisaishi’s iconic score performed live. October 8, 2022 - January 21, 2022 at the Barbican in London.

ANTHONY ANDERSON guest hosting for Jimmy Kimmel last Wednesday threw a party for several new US Citizens in what was a clever, fun, and charming event. The 9 new citizens from around the world, who now call America home, danced down the stage, received star spangled flip flops, a corn dog, and - thanks to United Airlines - two tickets to any place they cared to visit in America. Henry Winkler, who is always a great guest, was given a hard act to follow.

WHAT'S NEXT? ARTISTS' MUSIC AFTER GRAMMY AWARDS is a research study conducted by Giacomo Negro of Emory University; Balazs Kovacs of Yale University and Glenn R. Carroll of Stanford University.

The results should come as no surprise.

The study concluded that if you win a Grammy - sales soar; and you are inspired to continue with cutting edge product. However, if you are nominated but lose, the survey concluded that you retreat, putting out product that is more in line with what is already out there.

"By implication, the award system apparently exerts a chilling impact on artistic differentiation," the study suggests, "even though the intentions of award sponsors are often the reverse".

PRINCE HARRY will address the United Nations in New York City on Monday, July 18, 2022.

The 37-year-old Duke of Sussex will be the keynote speaker at the U.N. event and South Africa's U.N. Mission explained last Friday, July 15, that his comments “will be around the memories and legacy of Mandela and what has been learned from his struggle and his life that can help up face the new challenges in the world today.”

He will touch on crises such as climate change and world hunger during the visit.

The U.N. General Assembly annually celebrates Nelson Madela International Day.

WHEW!!! USING TENNIS PLAYERS AS WIND TURBINES

The energy burned by Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon would power a Tesla 3 for 48 miles.

SportingPedia recently completed an analyzation of energy exhausted by the Wimbledon players in kilowatt-hours. The firm calculated that number for each of the top 8 male players and compared it to the energy consumption of common household appliances and a Tesla Model 3.

Key takeaways are as follows:

* At Wimbledon, the champion Novak Djokovic burned enough energy to produce 146 cups of coffee

* Throughout the tournament, Djokovic exhausted energy enough to keep a Tesla Model 3 running for 48 miles

* The runner-up Nick Kyrgios spent the most time playing and used the most energy of all top 8 players

Novak Djokovic triumphed with his fourth straight and seventh overall Wimbledon title, defeating Nick Kyrgios in four sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) in the gentlemen’s final. In SportingPedia’s latest research we calculated how much energy the 8 men, who reached the quarter-finals, burned on the courts during the 2 weeks of the tournament. The 35 year old Serbian who is 7th in ATP’s latest ranking played in seven matches – more than anyone else. His opponent in the final Nick Kyrgios reached the title decider only after Rafael Nadal walked out of the semi-final due to injury.

Djokovic needed exactly 16 hours and 9 minutes on the grass to seal his title, which means he played for 138 minutes on average for each of his seven victories. Throughout the process he burnt 10,446 kilocalories. This amounts to 12.14 kw/h when transformed into electrical energy.

The average coffee machine for example consumes 0.083 kw/h in order to prepare a cup of the refreshing beverage. This means that the Serbian’s title winning efforts were enough to produce 146 coffees. If you own the iPhone 13 Pro then the energy burnt by Novak would have been enough for 436 complete charges (0% to 100%). This would let you charge your phone for over a year at standard usage. If you want to try and replicate Djokovic’s heroics on Playstation, using Sony’s latest 5th generation of the gaming platform and a 50 Inch LED TV, then the energy the Serbian used will be enough to keep it running for over 40 hours.

Even though Nick Kyrgios played one less game than Djokovic, it turned out that the defeated Wimbledon finalist spent the most playing time of all eight men who reached the quarter-finals. The temperamental Australian was in action for 3 minutes more than Djokovic or a total of 16 hours and 12 minutes. Taking into consideration the different body structures, weight and age, our calculations show that in fact, Kyrgios is the champion when it comes to energy used with 11,567 kilocalories or 13.44 kw/h when turned into electrical energy. This was enough for: 162 cups of coffee, 483 iPhone 13 pro charges and 48 hours and 49 minutes playing the PS5.

?he top 8 players on the list spent a total of 117 hours and 24 minutes playing tennis at the highest level and were responsible for burning a total of 79,364 kilocalories or 92.23 kw/h of energy. A typical American household consumes around 90 kw/h of electricity for a 3 day period, just a fraction less than what the best 8 gentlemen at Wimbledon produced. If you were to drive a Tesla Model 3 this amount of kilowatt-hours would take you over 368 miles (592 km) away.

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY

ACTOR JAMES WOODS was in Las Vegas playing a Five Hand Video Poker machine at Bally's Hotel on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, when he was dealt a Royal Flush and won 12,000.

THEATER 80 the off-Broadway venue in the East Village where You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown debuted and one of the first places Frank Sinatra performed, in 1939, may be gaveled down in a Title 7 Bankruptcy auction. Owners Lorcan and Genie Otway are nearly $10.5 million in debt after COVID shutdowns and are desperately looking for a way to refinance the loan to save the performance arts space.where.Billy Crystal once worked as an usher

On July 21, a judge will determine whether to convert Otway’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filed in December 2020, into Chapter 7.

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THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE CREATIVES REBUILD NEW YORK GRANTS have been awarded to artists Wunetu Wequai Tarrant and Christian Scheider, the Padoquohan Medicine Lodge, and Guild Hall in the East Hampton, NY.

Tarrant and Scheider have received Working as Guild Hall Community Artists-in-Residence, and collaborating with culture bearers of the Padoquohan Medicine Lodge. They will take on full-time roles at Guild Hall for the next two years. During this time, they will further develop the ongoing work of the First Literature Project which utilizes immersive 3D, VR and holographic technology to share the history, culture, and language of Native nations. Over the coming years, their immersive Orations will offer the Shinnecock people a novel platform to reauthor their ancient oral traditions for the modern age.

JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER TO RECEIVE ABA MEDAL The American Bar Association will award the Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, newly retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, the 2022 ABA Medal, the association’s highest honor. Breyer will accept the award at the ABA’s Annual Meeting in Chicago in August.

Breyer, who retired from the Supreme Court at the end of this current term on June 30, has had an extraordinary career as a public servant, a defender of the rule of law, a promoter of judicial independence and a friend to the ABA. He has written more than 525 opinions as a Supreme Court justice and demonstrated a commitment over the decades to trying to make our democracy work in fair and practical ways.

“I am greatly honored to receive the ABA Medal,” Breyer said. “To me, the medal represents the American Bar Association. The ABA represents the bar. The bar represents the legal profession. And the legal profession represents the rule of law throughout the United States and the rest of the world.”

Breyer has been an ABA member since 1988. He has had a long involvement with the Association, speaking to ABA conferences, annual meetings and special events on numerous occasions where he recognized the ABA as a forum for the important exchange of legal ideas. As a judge on the First Circuit in 1994, Breyer was active in the Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice and was in line to become vice chair but had to withdraw when he was nominated to the Supreme Court.

During his extensive career, Breyer’s contributions and influence have extended to numerous aspects of law. As a professor at Harvard Law School, he has been credited by many scholars with transforming the field of administrative law to make it more pragmatic by taking into account the reasoning and expertise of federal agencies, the substance of rules and regulations and the likely impact on people. In 1994, he became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, where he has served for 28 years until his retirement June 30.

The ABA Medal is bestowed upon a lawyer for "exceptionally distinguished service ... to the cause of American jurisprudence." Past recipients include lawyers who have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, including Chief Justices Warren E. Burger and Charles Evans Hughes, and Associate Justices Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Sandra Day O’Connor, Thurgood Marshall, William J. Brennan, Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tom Clark and Felix Frankfurter.

The ABA Center for Global Programs has announced that Breyer will be the new Chair of the Rule of Law Initiative’s board. Justice Breyer will oversee the 20-member board and five regional councils that help guide the direction of ABA ROLI rule of law programs around the world. He will begin his role on August 9.



ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Book & Lyrics by Matte O’Brien. Music by Matt Vinson. Based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery.

Directed by Jenn Thompson.

Anne Shirley just arrived on Prince Edward Island and she’s already making waves. Adopted by siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, Anne is feisty, smart and eager to find her own place in the world. But is the world ready for her? Fall in love with the spirited redhead of the classic novel, now reimagined as a vibrant folk-rock musical for all generations. With bold choreography, witty humor and a revolutionary spirit, this is Green Gables as you’ve never seen it before!

Starring: D.C. Anderson as Matthew Cuthbert. Sharon Catherine Brown as Marilla Cuthbert, Peter marais as Gilbert Blythe, Juliette Redden as Anne Shirley, Michelle Veintimilla as Diana Barry, Aurella Williams as Rachel Linde.

Ensemble players are: Emily Agy, Jarrad Bedgood, Tristen Buettel, Giovanni Da Silva, Nick Martinez, Morgan McGhee, Jenna Lea Rosen, Avery Sobczak, Amanda Ferguson as Mrs. Barry/Miss Stacy/Ensemble - Patrick Oliver Jones as Mr. Blythe/Mr. Philips/Ensemble.

The swings are: Maxwell Carmel, Elaine Cotter. Veronica Fiaoni and Sam Pickart.

The creatives are: Scenic Design by Wilson Chin. Costume Design by Tracy Christensen. Lighting Design by Philip S. Rosenberg. Sound Design by Jay Hilton. Hair, Wig & Make-Up Design by J. Jared Janas. Orchestrations by Justin Goldner. Casting by Binder Casting. Production Stage Manager Bradley G. Spachman. Music Direction by Matthew Smedal. Music Supervision by Amanda Morton. Choreographed by Jennifer Jancuska.

Anne of Green Gables was initially developed and produced by The Rev Theatre Company (formerly Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival) in July 2018. Brett Smock, Producing Artistic Director.

World Premiere July 17-September 4, 2022 at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT.

THE BUTCHER BOY a new musical by Asher Muldoon. Based on the novel by Patrick McCabe.

Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly.

Music Direction by David Hancock Turner.

Choreographed by Barry McNabb.

With David Baida, Nicholas Barasch, Carey Rebecca Brown, Joe Cassidy, Kerry Conte, Andrea Lynn Green, Daniel Marconi, Polly McKie, Michele Ragus, Scott Stangland, and Teddy Trice.

Life is hard for the youthful Francie Brady, who struggles to navigate the narrow streets and narrow minds of an Irish village in the 1960’s. But his eternal optimism and carefree spirit carry him above the dysfunctional family and gossipy town, where he lives in a comic book dreamland with his best friend Joe. When he taunts newcomer Philip Nugent, his uptight mother Mrs. Nugent calls Francie’s family a bunch of pigs. This triggers a violent pig obsession, which grows as Francie’s life falls apart around him.

The Butcher Boy will feature set design by Charlie Corcoran, projection design by Dan Scully, costume design by Orla Long, mask and puppet design by Stanley Allan Sherman Mask Arts Company, lighting design by Kat Zhou and sound design by M. Florian Staab. April Ann Kline will serve as Production Stage Manager, with Jade Doina as Assistant Stage Manager.

July 21 – September 11, 2022 On the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage of The Irish Rep in New York City.

BYE BYE, BIRDIE a loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, Bye Bye Birdie remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Featuring a tuneful high-energy score, and a hilarious script, Birdie continues to thrill audiences around the world.

Starring 2019 Ultimate Elvis Champion, Taylor Rodriguez as Birdie.

Presented by Endstation Theatre July 20-24; 26-31, 2022 at the Academy Center of the Arts Warehouse Theatre in Lynchburg, VA .

IF I FORGET by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.

Directed by Jason Alexander

Directed by Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexander.

A deeply personal play about history, responsibility, and what we’re willing to sacrifice for a new beginning. Levenson, the Tony Award-winning book writer of Dear Evan Hanson, drew from conversations with his own family to write this play that explores the lasting impact of the Holocaust on a Jewish family at the beginning of the 21st century. Set in the years following the dissolution of the Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and Palestine, If I Forget is a funny, powerful tale about a family - and a culture - at odds with itself.

Leo Marks stars as Michael Fischer, a professor of Jewish studies up for tenure at a prestigious New York university. Michael and his wife Ellen, played by Síle Bermingham, are in Washington D.C. for a family reunion to celebrate his recently widowed father’s 75th birthday. There we also meet Michael’s sisters Holly (Valerie Perri) and Sharon (Samantha Klei); Holly’s husband, Howard (Jerry Weil); and her son, Joey (Jacob Zelonky). Recently widowed family patriarch Lou Fischer is played by Matt Gottlieb.

With each family member committed to their own version of family history, the siblings clash over everything from Michael’s controversial book to whether they should sell the family business.

"If I Forget opens up a rich dialogue about memory, aging, the Holocaust, Zionism and freedom of expression,” says Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, who acts as a consultant on the production. “Ever relevant and meaningful for today, it will leave audiences talking long after the curtain falls."

The Fountain’s creative team includes scenic designer Sarah Krainin; lighting designer Donny Jackson, sound designer Cricket S. Myers, costume designer A Jeffrey Schoenberg and prop master Katelyn M. Lopez. Allison Bibicoff is assistant director. The production stage manager is Shawna Voragen and Lexie Seacrest is assistant stage manager.

If I Forget premiered on Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company in 2017 and is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

Running July 23 through September 10 on the Fountain's indoor stage. Previews begin July 20 at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles.

DIAL M FOR MURDER by Frederick Knott. Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

Directed by Stafford Arima.

This is a production of a new version of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece. Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. Now it seems that the affair is over, but in his jealousy, Tony spins a web of suspicion and deception that will tighten around them and ensnare them both in danger, recrimination, and murder.

The cast for Dial M for Murder features Kate Abbruzzese as Margot Wendice, Nathan Darrow as Tony Wendice, Ruy Iskandar as Lesgate, Ruibo Qian as Maxine Hadley, and John Tufts as Inspector Hubbard.

In addition to director Stafford Arima, the creative team for the Globe’s production of Dial M for Murder includes scenic design by Anna Louizos, costume design by Ryan Park, lighting design by Amanda Zieve, sound design by Leon Rothenberg, fight direction and intimacy staging by Rachel Lee Flesher, vocal coaching by Emmelyn Thayer, casting by Caparelliotis Casting, and production stage management by Jess Slocum.

Dial M for Murder will play in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center in San Diego’s (CA) Balboa Park. Performances run July 21 and have already been extended by one week through August 28, 2022, with the opening on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR a musical based on the famed 1963 Jerry Lewis film of the same name featuring a Book and Lyrics by Rupert Holmes and Music by Marvin Hamlisch.

Directed by Marc Bruni.

Musical direction by Matt Deitchman.

Starring Dan De Luca and Elena Ricardo with Jeff McCarthy, Klea Blackhurst, Mel Johnson, Jr., and Fernell Hogan.

The musical "follows geeky chemistry Professor Kelp, who concocts a formula to turn himself into the ultimate heartthrob."

The creatives: stage sets by Wilson Chin and Riw Rakkulchon; choreography by Joann M. Hunter; costumes designed by Mara Blumenfeld; lighting design by Cory Pattak; sound design By Kevin Heard.

Performances through August 6, 2022 at the at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine.

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MARK FLEISCHMAN former owner of Studio 54 in New York City died July 13, 2022 through assisted suicide in Zurich, Switzerland. He was 82.

Fleischman had been in poor health for several years. He was unable to walk or take care of himself, and remained either bedridden or confined to a wheel chair. He had previously announced his intention to travel to Switzerland to obtain a physician assisted death with the Swiss nonprofit assisted suicide group Dignitas. The group helps assisted suicides with a lethal dose of barbiturates after a lengthy screening process.

His friends had held a "living wake" for him on July 4th which was described as upbeat. Fleischman held fast with his intention to end his life on his terms.

Fleischman had resided in Marina Del Ray, Calif. He told the press that neurologists had been unable to diagnose his illness, which began in 2016.

He is survived by his wife.

JACK DYVILLE stage director, actor, dancer passed away from pancreatic cancer on Wednesday July 6, 2022, at Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home in Williston, North Dakota. He was 77.

Jack graduated from Texas Wesleyan University, with degrees in Theater and Journalism. When he made his first trip to the Big Apple he knocked on the stage door of Radio City Music Hall and asked if they needed any dancers. Shortly after giving his audition, Radio City Music Hall hired him to be a member of their ballet corps. He left Graduate School and entered a world of showbiz crisscrossing the United States. From a gig in a national television commercial as an ice skating candy Rolo to Circus World in Florida, where he rode an elephant playing the clarinet.

In his 20s and early 30s, he performed with several bus and truck companies, which included Hello Dolly; West Side Story and Cabaret. His career evolved to choreography and directing. He worked in regional summer theater, dinner theater, and stints as an adjunct professor/director at numerous colleges and universities. He entered grad school graduating with an MFA in directing from Texas Christian University.

In 1983, Cargill Production Company in New York City sent Jack to Williston, North Dakota, to direct a musical variety show for Mercy Hospital.

Jack found the small Midwestern community welcoming, friendly, and appreciative of the arts. Moving to Willeston he and Bruce Michael Quale ran Entertainment Inc which has been producing theatre for over 40 years. Jack was helping with the production of Chicago up until weeks before he passed. He also was a vital part of the North Dakota Miss America Scholarship program and was a mentor to many young women who went on to the pageant. Jack returned to New York City in the 1990’s and continued to write plays. If the Pink Pump Fits, a Gay Cinderella Story was recently performed for the Dramatis guild series. A Red Umbrella in the Crystal White Snow is being performed at the Producer’s Club by Genoveva Productions September 16th through 18th this year.

In 2002, Jack sold his dance school and moved back to New York to pursue his interest in playwriting and theatre production. He met David Fuller at the New York Fringe Festival. Together, they created FACT (Friends Always Creating Theatre), which performed countless original productions written and produced by Jack, David, and their New York friends. Another major highlight for Jack and David was playing Santa for Macy's Santa Land for several Christmas seasons. After ten years of struggling with a benign brain tumor, David died in November 2019.

Jack was quarantined in his apartment in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, so he became eager to return to Williston for his annual summer visit. In October 2020, Jack was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which he faced with courage and a positive, hopeful attitude. Jack accomplished three things during this challenging period: he directed a play for Entertainment, Inc!, performed on stage as an actor, and reached his 77th birthday - all of which were goals he had set for himself.

IVANA TRUMP the first ex-wife of Former President Donald Trump, unexpectedly died at the Manhattan home on July 14, 2022. She was 73.

A graduate of Charles University in Prague, Czechoslovakia she was an astute business woman with a glamorous appearance.

I met her twice and both times she was elegant and gracious.

Her proudest achievement was her three children, Ivanka, Donald, Jr. and Eric who survive her along with her grandchildren.

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