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Copyright: October 29, 2023
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IT'S HALLOWEEN WEEK 2023: GET YOUR HOCUS POCUS ON

Ed Sheeran

If the world isn't spooky enough right now, it's also Halloween time.

Costumes have always been an important part of the celebration.

Ed Sheeran asked that those attending his Saturday, October 28, 2023 concert in Las Vegas at ALLEGIANT STADIUM dress in Halloween costumes. Grammy winner Sam Smith, who is noted for his flamboyanton stage costumes, also asked fans to dress the part for his Halloween show at the ROD LAVER ARENA in Melbourne, Australia.

Both got the word out using social media.

Ed said in an Instagram video. “It’s Halloween weekend, so I’m going to be in a costume. Please come in a costume. Be as imaginative as possible, and I’ll see you Saturday. Here we go!”

Sam got in on the costumed fun, calling on their fans "to get unholy" with them at their October 31 show in Melbourne, Australia.

"I’m so excited for [the] Melbourne show, because it’s Halloween, and we’re going to have an incredible time," Sam said in a video posted to socials. "If you want, and if you can, I would love it if you could dress up for Halloween. I’d love to see your costumes. I would love you guys to get unholy with us on Halloween, it’ll be amazing."

Rob Zombe & Alice Cooper in their Halloween Hootenanny electrifying concert that will take place at the Bakkt Theater, located at PLANET HOLLYWOOD in Las Vegas on October 28, 2023. "This spine-tingling event promises to be an unforgettable experience for all attendees.'

Danny Elfman stages The Nightmare Before Christmas Concert through Sunday, October 29 at the HOLLYWOOD BOWL in Los Angeles.

Elfman performs songs from TIim Burton's beloved film The Nightmare Before Christmas, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Elfman steps back into the role of Jack Skellington to perform the music he wrote for the 1993 Disney classic. Special guests include Catherine O'Hara, who voiced Sally in the original film. She’ll reprise the character during the October 29th performance.

Other guests include Halsey, Fred Armisen, Riki Lindhome, and Ken Page. Conductor John Mauceri will once again lead a full orchestra and choir.

“It’s impossible to believe it has been thirty years since Tim Burton made our strange little musical,” Elfman said in a statement. “What a tremendous thrill it is to perform it live in concert again at the iconic Hollywood Bowl.” Concertgoers who arrive at the venue early can check out pre-show activities including a costume contest, trick-or-treating stations, and photo opportunities.

The striking SAG/AFTRA union put out a call to their members not to wear Barbie costumes or any other costume depicting a character or product from an entity they were striking. They memo was met by boos, jeers and Halloween chants.

Chelsea Ballerini dressed up as cowgirl Barbie when she attended her Halloween Costume Party on October 25, 2023. Billie Eilish dressed the part when she attended the UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS. Fighting off the ghoulish creatures were Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Geller, Nicole Richie, Meegan Hodges, Pedro Pascal, Dylan Minnette, Eli Rothm, Vittoria Buraschim, Bebe Rexham and Charki D'Amello. Landon Barker, Frankie Jonas and Anna Olson also had a scary good time.

Travis Barker, Alabama Barker, Amber Rose, Jabari Banks, Demi Lovato enjoyed every minute of the haunting experience. Posing with horror characters was the multi-talented, red sweater clad Kenan Thompson while Natalia Bryant appeared in a two piece sports outfit.

Also at that party was a dressed in black Paris Hilton. Dito for Vince Vaughn, Abigail Breslin, and model Adriana Lima. Meagan Good didn't get in costume, but she did offer a lot of scared facial expressions. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx was in jeans but delivered his own special horror moves.

On Friday, October 27, 2023 in Los Angeles Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber staged their annual CASAMIGOS HALLOWEEN PARTY. That's the tequila brand co-founded by Gerber and his pals George Clooney and Mike Meldman.

Casamigos organized the A-list party.

A few of the those who made the cut included Paris Hilton (in a sexy stewardess outfit), Justin Bieber (duded up as a deep sea diver including swim fins), Jessica Alba (wearing a jaw dropping sheer, sparkling jumpsuit and a blonde wig), Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio dressed as a gold goddess.

The hosts pulled off appearing as Sandy and Danny from Grease. They were joined by their beautiful daughter Kaia who appeared in a fur jacket and auburn wig dressing like the famed 1960s mode and muse to Warhol, Edie Sedgwick. She was accompanied by her boyfriend Austin Butler, who starred in the Elvis movie. He didn't come as Elvis, rather he chose artist Andy Warhol, even donning a silver wig.

Chord Overstreet and Glen Powell looked like race car drivers, David Space in a black cape, Lauren Conrad, as a sexy witch complete with broom, Rachel Zoe also chose black. Megan Fox and yellow clad Machine Gun Kelly were inspired to dress by Kill Bill: Volume I movie. They completed the look with fake blood.

Presley Gerber, Edward Norton, Gavin Rossdale, Jodie Turner-Smith, Carter Reum, Sarah Hyland, Wells Adams, Shanna Moakler, Charlotte McKinney, Paris Jackson, Rachel Zoe, Jenna Dewan, Victoria Justice, Wells Adams, Lauren Conrad, Ricky Gervais, and Jason and Brett Oppenheim also had a spooky good time.

Heidi Klum who elevated Halloween costumes into the art form category, has been dressing up for a week. She never fails to impress and astound.

THE SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL in Hollywood had Allisyn Snyer dressed in black and white. Karrueche Trans was in a sexy black number. Eddie Alcaraz and Jaden Smith looked like zombies or something along those lines. THE 15th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES HAUNTED HAYRIDE had a bright green clad Lucien Laviscount climbing aboard as did Caylww Cowan and Casey Affleck. Showing up at KNOTT'S SCARY FARM'S 50th ANNIVERSARY event were Haley Lu Richardson and Tiffany Haddish.

All of these fright events had enormous celebrity turnouts. It's just impossible to list everyone.

Of course Broadway has shows fit for Halloween: Sweeney Todd. Wicked. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Little Shop of Horrors. Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, are just a small selection.

In Brooklyn it's the BAMboo! on Halloween. Tuesday, at BAM in Brooklyn, NY.

Get your costume on and kick off the spookiest night of the year at this free family Halloween party! Enjoy candy giveaways, arts and crafts, carnival games, kid-friendly movies, and lots more at this fun community celebration.

At 54 BELOW Broadway Signs returns for another bone chilling night of storytelling and songs from Broadway's Deaf artists. They've summoned Halloween spirits to manifest an incredible cast who will perform everything from pop hits to Hocus Pocus to The Addams Family and more.

Join Tony winner Michael Cerveris for tales from Poe with entrancing songs from Sondheim, plus a dash of Wednesday grooves. The Undead will even make an appearance with songs from Off Broadway’s ALIVE! The Zombie Musical!

It’s a "Dead Man’s Party!" Let us rattle your bones in ASL and spoken English with our ghoulish ghosts on stage.

Featuring: Joey Antonion, Josh Canfield, Joshua Castille, Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris, Jac Cook, Jules Dameron, Mary Hould, George Lopes, Jackie Roth, Nic Rouleau and Rosa Lee Timm.

ASL Interpretation by Lisa Dennett, Caden Zane Marshall, and Alberto Medero.

Produced by Jo-Ann Dean, SIGNmation,with stage management by Kathryn Lloyd.

Directed by Joshua Castille. Music direction and piano by Kevin Winebold.

You can't have Halloween without including the Salem Witch Trials. All month it's been a fright. Salem celebrates a month-long celebration of Halloween and fall in New England for the entire month of October as people travel from around the world to visit Salem during Spook Month. Created in 1982, the festival features hundreds of special events in addition to attractions, museums and tours that are in Salem.

Salem Witch Museum - The Witch House - Witch Dungeon Museum. From Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata (a play in three acts by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it follows a young man's increasing realization of the world's wickedness) to Black Cat Tours, the Salem Trolley, to paticipating in "pychics and spiritual growth." Want to delve into the past? There are past life regressions. Care more about the future? Psychics promise to do exactly that.

The Salem Judge Witch House. Photo: Salem.org

THE SALEM HERITAGE TRAIL will take you to THE WITCH HOUSE and THE WITCH TRIALS MEMORIAL.

Striking in its simplicity, the Memorial is surrounded on three sides by a handcrafted granite wall. Inscribed in the stone threshold entering the Memorial are the victims’ protests of innocence. These protests are interrupted mid-sentence by the wall, symbolizing society’s indifference to oppression. Six locust trees, the last to flower and the first to lose their leaves, represent the injustice of the trials.

Benches within the Memorial perimeter bear the names and the execution dates of each of the 20 victims, creating a quiet, contemplative environment in which to evoke the spirit and strength of those people who chose to die rather than compromise their personal truths.

Salem Witch Trail Memorial. Photo: Salem.org

The Witch House is Salem’s only building with direct ties to the witch trials. It's the 17th century home of Judge Jonathan Corwin who was a New England merchant, politician, and magistrate. He is best known as one of the judges involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, although his later work also included service as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the highest court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Corwin's own mother-in-law, Margaret Sheaf Thatcher was accused of witchcraft by her servant, Mercy Short Thacher, known as a woman of great piety, was never charged, but Short would spend some time behind bars after confessing to witchcraft herself.

If you've always longed to be a witch or people have told you that you are one, might as well make it official.

Classes abound.

When it was recently announced that the British UNIVERSITY OF EXETER would offer UK's first postgraduate degree program in magic and the occult, headlines erupted.

As first reported in The Guardian, the program will delve into the historical and societal impact of witchcraft and magic across the globe.

Elucidating on the relevance of the program, Professor Emily Selove who leads the course told the Guardian, "A recent surge in interest in magic and the occult inside and outside academia lies at the heart of the most urgent questions of our society. Decolonisation, the exploration of alternative epistemologies, feminism, and anti-racism are at the core of this program." She further contends that a close examination of everyday practices, such as wearing lucky jewelry or avoiding superstitions like not shaving on match days, reveals the pervasive influence of magic in our lives.

The course aims to dismantle stereotypes that the West embodies rationalism and science, while the rest of the world is mired in magic and superstition. It seeks to explore how magic underpins Western culture and how a reevaluation of its relationship with the natural world could offer new perspectives on challenges like climate breakdown.

The course will offer a blend of traditional academic methodologies and alternative approaches, allowing students the option to complete their dissertation through performance work.

The description promotes the class as "a logical stop up from classes already offered: One module for undergraduates looks at the depictions of ghosts, witches and demons in various forms of literature.

It focuses in particular on religious depictions of these beings and how certain works of literature might be considered to go against these. The work of writers such as Marlowe, Shakespeare and Milton is studied within this course.

Because of the status of Exeter, their new degree program made headlines. However, majoring in hocus pocus has been available for quite some time in institutions ranging from accredited to - not really.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH in Scotland has been offering courses leading to a parapsychology degree for the past 50 years; a number of other universities also offer it.

The University of Edinburgh’s Koestler Parapsychology Unit conducts research in many different areas of parapsychology, including the historical context, out-of-body experiences, experiences of hauntings, dreaming and psychic ability.

Students are offered courses on these topics across all study levels.

THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO has classes which explore the cultural history of magic and witchcraft, focusing specifically on the early modern witch-hunts in Europe.

It explores occultism and neopaganism; how concepts of magic have changed, how witchcraft and the concept of trolls have changed over time, and demonological manuals.

Students will also be able to specialize.

Europe doesn't have a lock on this market. A few of the American purveyors are:

HARVARD offers a module offered as part of the wider humanities course at Harvard University and looks at William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the ghost of the dead King of Denmark as he appears to his son. This begins a chain of events that lead to the play’s gruesome ending.

As students explore the ghost in Hamlet, they will look at the historical context that helped shape the narrative. They will also consider how religion and the afterlife was understood during Shakespeare’s time and the way that the play would have been staged in the Globe theatre to create an impactful performance.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA offers classes which delve into why audiences find horror films enjoyable when they are designed to scare and disgust the viewer.

Students will explore theatrical approaches such as genre theory, psychoanalytic criticism, philosophy, social psychology, ideology and spectatorship to understand horror as a genre and how it has developed over time.

The course also looks at the political and cultural functions of horror, examining issues of censorship and the regulation of the media industry.

Students will consider whether horror films are harmless entertainment or whether they “deprave and corrupt” the viewer.

Within the history department, TULANE UNIVERSITY offers a seminar for first-year students to study pain and torture throughout history.

Students will explore what torture is and whether it can ever be justified. They will also study various methods of torture through history, consider whether pain is an entity and look at torturers themselves.

This course offers an introduction to Western occultism and esotericism. We will cover topics such as magic, mediation, astrology, and alchemy. Students will examine the connections between esotericism and science and explore how the esoteric sciences have been inspired by trends in Jewish Mysticism, transcendentalism, and romanticism. This course will also document the histories, rites, and practices of several important occult practices including Hermeticism, New Age spiritualities, Neo-Paganism, Wicca, and Satanism.

In so doing, students will begin to unravel the occult's hidden role in the formation of the Western world and beyond - especially as it relates to issues of class, race, and gender.

The instructor is Dr. Timothy R. Landry who is an assistant professor of anthropology and religious studies at Trinity College. He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013. In his recent book, Vodún: Secrecy and the Search for Divine Power (2019, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS)
Most recently, Landry spent six months in Bénin, West Africa as a Fulbright Scholar where he began a project focusing on witchcraft, magic and sorcery. In this project, Landry seeks to expand current anthropological understandings of magic by moving beyond the symbolic in order to consider the ways in which indigenous considerations of being and personhood shape and inform magical practice in a post-colonial society. In addition to his research in Africa, Landry has enjoyed a long-held interest in the occult. In the future, he hopes to highlight this interest in a new research project focusing on the magical lives of American and European witches.

Landry also stirred the cauldron for the UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS' HONORS COLLEGE course in witchcraft.

That class offered an Introuction to Western occultism and esotericism, covering topics such as magic, mediation, astrology, and alchemy. Students examined the connections between esotericism and science and explore how the esoteric sciences have been inspired by trends in Jewish Mysticism, transcendentalism, and romanticism. This course will also document the histories, rites, and practices of several important occult practices including Hermeticism, New Age spiritualities, Neo-Paganism, Wicca, and Satanism. In so doing, students began to unravel the occult's hidden role in the formation of the Western world and beyond - especially as it relates to issues of class, race, and gender.

The English department at DARTMOUTH COLLEGE offers a course exploring how race, culture, history, economics and politics led to horror and haunting in the southern states of America.

Focusing on the idea of the “undead”, students will learn about posthumous horrors such as rising from the grave, funeral practices, lost causes and heroes and repressed crimes.

Students will also have the opportunity to compare traditional Gothic horror with contemporary versions in literature, TV, film and other media.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER has a study which focuses on belief and practices related to the dead in popular culture in Slavic and Nordic cultures.

Students will look at representations of the vampire, undead, songs, folktales and folklore in literature and film from the medieval era through to the present.

The course will consider the metaphor of “the restless undead” and how it relates to cultural artefacts and why these themes continue to be popular today.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF METAPHYSICS offers a unique selection of Bachelor, Master's, and Doctoral-level home-study degree programs. The Institute offers Bachelor-level degree programs in the following areas:

-Theology
-Occult Sciences
-Folklore and Mythology
-Cryptozoology
-Paranormal Sciences
-UFO Studies

The Institute offers a Master's and Doctoral-Level degree program in Metaphysical Studies. Additionally, the Institute offers a Doctoral-Level degree programs in Demonology.

SANTA OBSCURA UNIVERSITY near San Francisco offers a degree in occult studies. Never heard of Santa Obscura? Santa Obscura University "stands tall as the oldest liberal arts institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. From its inception, Santa Obscura has been dedicated to preserving the humanities and supporting research efforts into the study of history, literature, writing, philosophy, sociology, and psychology."

Departmental requirements: Completion of the elementary and intermediate sequence of courses (27 hours) or the equivalent in any combination of the following: Latin, Greek, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Gaelic, Enochian.

22 hours of courses chosen from those listed below under Occult Courses in English, Psychology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Linguistics, or History, including 15 upper division hours. II. University requirements: Completion of all other required elements of the Common Core curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

"The occult studies major expands students’ understanding of the universe by revealing the truth that lies in the dark. Students develop critical thinking and writing skills through new perspectives and analytical practices. Students develop the skills to engage in open-minded examinations of controversial issues, and become excellent writers and communicators. The major overlaps with many Philosophy, English, History, Mathematics, and Linguistics courses."

THE FIELD MUSEUM in Chicago would like everyone to know that spooky season isn't complete without a visit to see Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches.

Uncover the world of bloodsucking animals, insects, and legendary creatures, and the mythical stories they’ve inspired. Come face-to-face with bloodsuckers as you explore over 90 specimens up close. Meet live bloodsuckers like leeches and lamprey, and get hands-on with interactive activities for the whole family. Step into the sounds of a Northwoods mosquito swarm or use magnifying glasses to see fossilized bloodsuckers up close. Take a journey through classic movies like Dracula in a mini movie theater and see a historical vampire hunting kit to discover where fact meets fiction.

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ART AND ABOUT

FOREVER YOURS

Works by Sofie Burgaard. Photo VI Gallery

Sofie Burgaard explores memory and the passage of time through her engagement with plastic. Misunderstood and controversial, plastic was initially hailed as a revolutionary material, but has become almost synonymous with the environmental damage our global industrial apparatus wreaks on the planet in recent years. With some polymers projected to exceed a 1,000 years of life span, Burgaard attempts to reframe it as a form of resin or amber cultivated by humans, asking us to reconsider its single-use function and elevating it to the status glass or stoneware.

Experimenting with different polymers and their material properties, Burgaard has created a series of fluorescent Protective Charms, evoking the childhood nostalgia of glow-in-dark stickers and toys. Since the charms charge up with the daylight and emit light in the night, both light and darkness are necessary to experience all facets of the sculpture. For Burgaard the charms embody an appreciation for time and the changeability of things.

In her Forever Yours series, pastel-colored flowers hold the remains of insects the artist collected during the summer, which are now lovingly embalmed in plastic, as if they were reliquiae or religious artefacts. With a poetic approach to preservation of insects amidst a biodiversity crisis, the works will act as a kind of future-fossil conserving both insects and the caring intentions of the artist.

Sofie Burgaard, b. 1997, holds a BFA from The Royal Danish Academy, School of Visual Art.

On view at the VI Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark.

GORMLEYS AT ONE CHARLEMONT SQUARE has been extended to November 5, 2023.

Over 300 artworks are on display, including a feature exhibition of 25 original Andy Warhol screenprints.

Works by Damien Hirst, Salvador Dali, Banksy, David Hockney, Bridget Riley and Jean-Michel Basquiat are also showcased, alongside leading Irish artists Patrick O'Reilly, Martin Mooney, Peter Monaghan, Ian Pollock Maser and Gordon Harris, amongst many more.

The exhibition takes place over 20,000 sq ft. in the newly developed Charlemont Square in Dublin, Ireland.

JACOLBY SATTERWHITE'S VIDEO INSTALLATION A METTA PRAYER The project represents a huge moment for MetLiveArts: "in addition to being the largest undertaking in the department's history, it's the first time we have participated in a marquee commission for the Museum. Live performance is an integral part of this The Met's second-ever Great Hall Commission."

Performances will take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on select weekends between now and December 2, 2023. All performances are free and open to the public.

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS OF MAINE attended the Senate Cultural Caucus and Congressional Arts Caucus briefing where it was emphasized that the arts create 2.6 million jobs across the country.

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THE RELENTLESS AWARD'S PICKET PLAYS presented by Building for the Arts and the American Playwriting Foundation present: The Relentless Award’s Picket Plays.

Voices from the WGA Picket Lines is an evening of six world premiere Relentless Award-Winning one-act plays performed by members of the Relentless Theater Company, including: Kevin Corrigan, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Michael Godere, Hari Nef, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and more*
*subject to change.

Wildcat, by Kristen Adele Calhoun.

The Scorpion Dance, by Jon Haller.

A Ride in the Car in the Morning, by Hannah Globus.

Fire Ants, by Lily Houghton and Sofya Levitsky-Weitz.

Love Your Work, by Eric Pfeffinger.

Me, by Jill Twiss.

Proceeds benefit relentless playwrights, through the work of the American Playwriting Foundation.

Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Theatre Row in New York City.

BENEFIT READING: SCOTT C. SICKLES' MARIANAS TRENCH takes place Monday, November 6 at Houghton Hall Arts Community, New York City.

Part of TRU Diversity, a program to support the current and urgent need for greater inclusion in theater.

In association with Theater Resources Unlimited’s TRU Diversity initiative, Leviathan Lab, a creative studio for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander theatre artists, will present a benefit reading of Mariana's Trench, the first piece in a new speculative fiction trilogy by WGA award-winning and Emmy-nominated writer Scott C. Sickles, directed by Janet Bentley. The benefit reading will feature Nik Duggan, Jinn S.Kim, Chad Anthony Miller, Jon Okabayashi, Christine Verleny, Perri Yaniv, Nicholas Yenson, and Morgan Zipf-Meister. All proceeds will benefit Leviathan Lab’s showcase production of Mariana's Trench in Late Spring 2024. The reading will be followed by a reception.

Teddy Passanante and Anzor Khasanov are eleven-year-old pen pals. Teddy is an unathletic, half-Korean nerd living in a liberal U.S. made up of what used to be Blue States. Anzor is the child of Muslim refugees trapped in a militant right-wing Christian theocracy that used to be the Red States. The boys know their correspondence is mandated and monitored by Anzor’s government. Marianas Trench is the first installment of a love story between two men from when they're 11-year-old pen pals until the end of the world nearly 50 years later.

"Founded in 2009, Leviathan Lab is an award-winning not-for-profit creative studio whose mission is the advancement of Asian and Asian American (A/AA) performing artists and their work. Through the speaking of A/AA artists’ words, and the presentation of A/AA bodies, presence, and gestures, Leviathan works to open spaces that promote social justice, bridge communities, and assert the power of art to change the world. We function as a lab where artists can be courageous, experiment, and thrive, even as they create works that captivate the audiences we serve. "

SPREADING THE WORD

FROM KING CHARLES TO DOC MARTIN there is an emphasis on recycling.

King Charles will celebrate 75th birthday with an ambitious anti-waste project aiming to deliver 200mn meals a year in the Coronation Food Project, which will coincide with his birthday on November 14, 2023. Flipping the birthday gift tradition, King Charles has made an undisclosed, substantial private donation to kick off the venture.

Britain throws away more food than any other European country. 12million tons of food is wasted each year in the UK while 14million Britons live in food poverty.

The Coronation Food Project would last for five years and aim to provide 200 million meals a year as well as necessities for keeping food fresh such as refrigerators.

Eight food hubs will be launched across the nation with the first four opening in London, Liverpool, Glasgow and Northern Ireland. Others will follow in Cardiff, Leeds, Birmingham and Milton Keynes. Dame Martina Milburn will oversee the project after finishing her tenure as chief executive of The Prince's Trust, the charity Charles set up to help young people.

Touting the recycle philosophy - as well as pointing out the profitability - was the Doc Martin Equilibrium episode #908 which aired last week in America. In that show, the new owner of the Crab and Lobster, Caitlin Morgan, decides that Al Large (played by Joe Absolom who began acting in 1990 at age 11 in a peanut butter advertisement) should work at her convenience store. There he discovers that perfectly good produce is being thrown away, because the food's appearance is no longer' blemish free. He remarks the it "seems like a waste."

Joe Absolom as Al Large behind the bar of the restaurant on Doc Martin that he and his father Burt Large manage.

Al opens Fresh and Frugal, a pop up store specializing in street food, serving delectables made from the discarded fruits and vegetables. As he says, "it's free food." He uses examples of making guacamole and Waldorf salad with wrinkled apples I serve it from recycled paper plates and cutlery. When a napkin can no longer be used as a napkin it can be dipped in soap and used to was windows.

Al quickly discovers that taking dated and slightly tired looking produce, which is perfectly healthy to eat, and re-purpose the veg as street food is quite profitable.

He points out that the food is free, there is no overhead. The customers are plentiful and the profit margin sustainable.

Life can follow art or as Al says when life gives you an avocado make guacamole.

While the world wastes about 2.5 billion tons of food every year, the United States discards more food than any other country in the world: nearly 60 million tons — 120 billion pounds — every year.

That’s estimated to be almost 40 percent of the entire US food supply, and equates to 325 pounds of waste per person. That’s like every person in America throwing 975 average sized apples right into the garbage — or rather right into landfills, as most discarded food ends up there. In fact, food is the single largest component taking up space inside US landfills, making up 22 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW). All told, the amount of food wasted in America has an approximate value of nearly $218 billion – the equivalent of 130 billion meals.

It is estimated that nearly 35 million people across America — including 10 million children — suffer from food insecurity.

THE HUNGAR GAMES is set for its West End stage debut in autumn 2024. The hit show is based on the acclaimed 2008 novel, turned blockbuster film, will mark 15 years since the release of the original book, written by Suzanne Collins.

The stage version is being created by Conor McPherson, as well as director Matthew Dunster, set designer Miriam Buether, costume designer Moi Tran and choreographer Charlotte Broom.

It tells the story of the nation of Panem which is divided into 12 districts, ruled from the Capitol.

As punishment for a failed revolt, each district is forced to select two tributes, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games until there is only one survivor.

Katniss Everdeen volunteers and, after fighting to the death, realizes that living the once-desired life of luxury is not as good as she thought. Speaking about the announcement, Connor said: ' To receive Suzanne Collins' blessing to adapt The Hunger Games for the stage is both humbling and inspiring. She has created a classic story which continues to resonate now more than ever. 'In a world where the truth itself seems increasingly up for grabs, The Hunger Games beautifully expresses values of resilience, self-reliance and independent moral inquiry for younger people especially. 'This is turbo charged storytelling of the highest order and I'm hugely excited to bring it to a new generation of theatre goers and to Suzanne Collins' longstanding and devoted fans.'

Suzanne said: 'I'm very excited to be collaborating with the amazing team of Conor McPherson and Matthew Dunster as they bring their dynamic and innovative interpretation of 'The Hunger Games' to the London stage.'

ENOUGH! PLAYS TO END GUN VIOLENCE In 2022, 6,032 children 17 years and younger were injured or killed due to gun violence—enough to fill more than 300 classrooms of 20. We are one year from the next election, and teens are looking for answers on how to avoid becoming another statistic and saying, "Enough is enough."

Join The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on November 6 to witness six provocative new short plays by teen writers confronting gun violence in America. Stay afterward for a critical dialogue about how gun violence impacts the community.

Witness art, activism, and teen voices unite on stage in a vital evening of theater addressing gun violence. ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence is a nationwide theatre initiative that calls on teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theatre that spark critical conversations and inspire meaningful action in communities across the country.

The Kennedy Center’s Social Impact and Education departments is proud to host a performance of this year’s six bold 10-minute ENOUGH! plays by six remarkable young writers, selected by a committee of America’s most lauded professional playwrights including David Henry Hwang, Lauren Gunderson, and Idris Goodwin, among others.

The evening is presented in collaboration with prominent DMV-area professional theaters, including Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, Round House Theatre, Imagination Stage, Olney Theatre Center, 1st Stage, and The Theatre Lab. The Kennedy Center performance is the cornerstone of a series of readings happening simultaneously across the country in more than fifty communities joining together, setting the stage for change, and saying, "Enough is enough."

The plays:

The Smiles Behind by Niarra C. Bell. What if a single conversation could stop tragedy in its tracks? A young girl risks everything to put that to the test as she confronts the police officer attempting to chase down her beloved brother.

Lightning Strike by Amanda Fagan. You're more likely to be struck by lightning than experience a school shooting. Hallie has never been struck by lightning, but she has survived a school shooting, and somehow she must keep on surviving.

A Call for Help by Pepper Fox. For three 911 operators, an ordinary night at work explodes into matters of life and death as they try to guide their callers to safety against increasingly desperate odds.

A Disorderly House by Sam Lee Victor. As two parents pack up their child’s dorm room, they come face to face with everything they thought they knew, and everything it is too late to know, about their child, themselves, and each other.

No Prospering Weapons by Justin Cameron Washington. Hip-Hop and theater collide in this poetic ballad of a play, where the lines between victim and suspect, righteous and wicked, and good and evil are blurred in the aftermath of a violent crime.

The Matter at Hand by Valentine Wulf. A school’s administrative staff contemplate ways to prevent future shootings, including extending school kindness week into school kindness month and giving the principal free reign over an Uzi.

THE IRISH REP'S NEW WORKS FALL FESTIVAL featuring five readings of five new plays, spotlighting Irish female voices in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre of The Irish Rep in New York City.

Marc Atkinson Borrull will direct The Beacon, Nicola Murphy Dubey will direct Helen and I and Her Hand on the Trellis and Rathmines Road, and Rakesh Palisetty will direct A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Helen and I by Meadhbh McHugh, directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey will take place Thursday, November 2, 2023.

With their father dying, Lynn and her older sister, Helen, return to their childhood home. Uninvited comes Lynn’s husband, Tony, and intentionally summoned is Helen’s teenage daughter, Evvy. The weather is hot, the past is sticky and the relationships tangle into an intractable mess.

KRISTIN CHENOWETH the Tony and Emmy winner is set to deliver an unforgettable evening of hit songs at The Granada at the University of California in Santa Barbara on Sunday, November 5, 2023.

One of musical-theater's greatest leading ladies pays tribute to the female singers who have inspired her with classics by Doris Day, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and more in this rollicking cabaret-style revue.

A TIMELY ISSUE in America, clocks will "fall behind" one hour next week. In the UK that takes place this week-end meaning all of the clocks in the royal collection will have to be changed.

A time consuming job.

Horological conservationists, as they are known, will spend more than 30 hours this weekend changing more than 350 timepieces at the King’s London residence, in addition to 450 at Windsor Castle and a further 50 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland. That's only part of the workload. In all, the Royal Collection Trust – guardians of the priceless collection of arts and antiques held in trust by the sovereign on behalf of the nation – will have 1,600 items to adjust as British Summer Time comes to an end.

Tjeerd Bakker is the senior horological conservator and Horologist Fjodor van den Broek is responsible for all the clocks at Windsor Castle. Broek, as the lone horologist at Windsor Castle, will spend more than 18 hours adjusting the timepieces there. At Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace, it takes a team of two a combined 16 hours.

It's enough to give you carpel tunnel syndrome - winding all of those time pieces. Broek has to wind all of them once a week, which takes an entire day. Another job duty is to keep all of the clocks in running order, performing repairs in his workshop, which is also equipped to fabricate replacement parts for the movements.

Oh, the clocks in the kitchens at Windsor and Buckingham Palace are always set five minutes fast to ensure that food arrives on time.

The tick-tock collection includes some of the finest examples of musical, astronomical, miniature and turret clocks in existence. Each must be changed by hand to ensure they remain accurate.

Some of the clocks include:

Queen Charlottes Watch Photo: The Royal Trust.

Queen Charlotte's Lever Watch and Pedestal 1770 - George III's wife, Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), was said to keep 'twenty-five watches, all highly adorn’d with jewels' by her bed at Buckingham House, and this watch may have been added to them when it was acquired by him in 1770. Its maker, Thomas Mudge (1715-1794), referred to it as the 'Queen's watch', claiming it was 'the most perfect watch that can be worn in the pocket, that was ever made'. This unique piece has been described as 'perhaps the most historically important watch in the world', since it incorporates the earliest known example of a lever escapement – which ensures the movement of the clock's hands at a steady rate. With the exception of the balance spring, Mudge's invention is the greatest single improvement that has ever been applied to watches. As such, this watch is the forerunner of almost all modern wrist and pocket watches.

The smallest examples are the tiny clocks in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which is on display at Windsor Castle. Made by Cartier, they measure just centimeters high and have working movements – but as they would need to be wound daily, they are kept static to prevent unnecessary wear and tear.

a late-19th-century gilt-bronze clock in the Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castle.

a 19th-century mahogany French mantel clock at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

a late-17th-century walnut veneered clock by Joseph Windmills in the King's Bedchamber at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

The oldest artefact in the Royal Collection is the Anne Boleyn Clock, reputed to have been given by Henry VIII to his second wife on the morning of their marriage in 1532.

a wall clock 1838 by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854) made from Marble.

a lavish, porcelain-panelled clock gifted to Queen Victoria in 1844 by King Louis-Philippe of France.

a 1740 organ clock that plays music by Handel, and houses a rock crystal casket that contains the bible owned by Gordon of Khartoum.

The largest clock is the Quadrangle clock at Windsor, which was built by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy in 1829 and installed during George IV’s restoration of the castle. The clock face diameter is seven feet.

One of the most complex clocks is an 18th-century astronomical clock purchased by George III. It has dials on all four sides and is able to show time, strike the phase of the moon, the day and date, and can show high and low tide in 32 ports around the world.

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EGOT JONATHAN TUNICK'S CARICATURE was unveiled on Sardi's Wall of Fame at Sardi’s Restaurant in New York City on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Tunick’s orchestrations can be heard in 3 productions this season, Here We Are; Merrily We Roll Along and Sweeney Todd. Casts and crews from Tunick’s productions were in attendance to salute the famed orchestrator.

THE ANNUAL MARCONI AWARDS took place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show New York.

The event was hosted by syndicated host Rich Eisen and featured entertainment by host DJ Scratch. Highlights of the awards show included CBS sportscaster and news anchor James Brown receiving the Distinguished Service Award. The night also saw Diane Sutter recognized with the National Radio Award for her creation and management of the NAB Leadership.

Foundation’s Broadcast Leadership Training program. 2023 Marconi Award winning stations and talent are:

Legendary Radio Station of the Year: KCBS-AM – San Francisco, CA

Legendary Station Manager: Debbie Kenyon, Audacy – Detroit, MI

Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year: Rich Eisen - Westwood One.

Major Market Personality of the Year: Lin Brehmer - WXRT – Chicago, IL

Large Market Personality of the Year: Dave Ryan with Falen, Jenny and Drake, KDWB – Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

Medium Market Personality of the Year: Ashley Adams, Roger Todd and Michele Silva- WJXB – Knoxville, TN.

Small Market Personality of the Year: Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart, KATI – Columbia/Jefferson City, MO.

Major Market Station of the Year: WALR – Atlanta, GA.

Large Market Station of the Year KSTP – Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.

Medium Market Station of the Year WXKB – Ft. Myers/Naples, FL.

Small Market Station of the Year WIKY – Evansville, IN.

AC Radio Station of the Year KODA – Houston, TX.

Best Podcast of the Year: The Letter, KSL – Salt Lake City, UT.

CHR Station of the Year: WAPE – Jacksonville, FL.

Classic Hits Station of the Year: KONO – San Antonio, TX.

College Station of the Year: WSOU – Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.

Country Station of the Year: KYGO – Denver, CO.

News/Talk Station of the Year: WTOP – Washington, DC.

Religious Station of the Year: KLTY – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX.

Rock Station of the Year: WMMR – Philadelphia, PA.

Spanish Language Station of the Year: WLKQ – Atlanta, GA.

Sports Station of the Year: WBZ – Boston, MA.

Urban Station of the Year: WHQT – Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

The prestigious awards have been recognizing excellence in radio since their inception in 1989. The winners are chosen through a two-tiered process: a committee of broadcasters selects the finalists, and then the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy votes on the winners. An independent firm is responsible for tabulating the votes.



DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by John Patrick Shanley.

Directed by Jeff Ward.

Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott star in John Patrick Shanley’s breakthrough play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, a searing portrayal of the imperceptible space between joy and pain.

The drama returns to New York for a limited time only with its enduring message about the importance of human connection.

Plaza is Roberta, a divorcée with a teenage son, while Abbott plays Danny, a brooding loner who lives with his mother. Both are haunted by their pasts, and when the two strangers sidle up to a bar in the Bronx, they compare scars over beers. The unlikely pair uncover their deepest, darkest truths, carving out space for empathy — and maybe more.

October 30, 2023 – January 7, 2024 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City.

MACBETH a modern take on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, brought to you by ETT, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Northern Stage and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.

Directed by Richard Twyman.

A struggling and divided nation, tearing itself apart. So, when the Macbeths see their chance at the crown, why shouldn’t they take it?

But things don’t go according to plan. Dreams quickly turn to nightmares, humanity erodes, nature stirs. As society strives to make sense of the darkness that sits inside it, how long will it take for people to fight back against the endless cycle of violence and corruption?

"A visceral and contemporary new production that speaks to a world we find ourselves living in now and asks why Macbeth has haunted our fears and nightmares for centuries. A production that will urge you to discover the cautionary tale it is still urgently trying to communicate to us. "

November 3-5, 2023 at Dubai Opera in Dubai, UAE.

SABBATH'S THEATER adapted from the novel by Philip Roth by Ariel Levy and John Turturro.

Directed by Jo Bonney.

Featuring Jason Kravits, Elizabeth Marvel, John Turturro.

Philip Roth’s fearlessly filthy, funny and moving novel takes the stage in this new play from Ariel Levy and John Turturro. When his secret life of debauchery comes to a heartbreaking end, disgraced puppet maker Mickey Sabbath plunges into increasingly mad and maddening encounters with people from his wild and wicked past. Part ghost story, part love story, Sabbath’s Theater unleashes Roth’s power to shock and amaze in this profound meditation on mortality and juicy celebration of life.

The production includes Choreography by Kelly Devine, Scenic and Costume Design by Arnulfo Maldonado, Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter, Sound Design by Mikaal Sulaiman, Projection Design by Alex Basco Koch, Shadow Puppet Design by Erik Sanko and Wig and Makeup Design by J. Jared Janas. The Dialect Coach is Kate Wilson. The Casting Director is Judy Henderson, CSA. Production Stage Manager is Valerie A. Peterson. Assistant Stage Manager is Stephen Michael Varnado.

Published in 1995, Sabbath's Theater won that year’s National Book Award and was a finalist for the 1996 Pulitzer Prize.

Sabbath’s Theater was originally developed by New Jersey Performing Arts Center for Philip Roth Unbound: Illuminating A Literary Legacy (John Schreiber, President & CEO). Sabbath's Theater was developed with the support of the National Theatre.

Presented by The New Group, this World Premiere Production is currently in previews in advance of Official Opening Night: Thursday, November 2 at the The Pershing Square Signature Center, New York City. The production has already been extended through December 17, 2023.

BEFOK (or the Desperate Attempt to Impress Iñárritu) written and performed by Asta Leigh.

Directed and Storycrafted by Matt Ritchey.

Academy Award-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s movies mean a lot to both writer/performer Asta Leigh, and to her new force-of-nature character, South African-born Lola Luvv. Lola swore she’d be a world-renowned actress by the age of forty, but that’s in seven days and she’s no closer to her goal than when she moved to Hollywood. She still walks dogs and cleans up their monster shits. After catching a glimpse of Iñárritu at the Alta Dena WholeFoods, Lola’s convinced it’s a sign she’s destined to play the lead in his new TV show The One Percent. What follows is a manic ride of determination, desperation, ketamine and chickens, where the only thing at stake… is her life. The show is truly "befok," an Afrikaans word that can mean a number of things: crazy, awesome, angry, cool, or simply "not right in the head." For anyone who’s pursued a career in Hollywood, it’s a word with which they can identify — and it certainly applies to Lola.

Presented by the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Ron Sossi Artistic Director through November 5, 2023 at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles.

WORLD PREMIERE OPERA GROUNDED adapted from George Brant’s one-woman play, WNO presents the world premiere of Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s new work.

Conducted by Daniela Candillari.

Directed by Michael Mayer.

Jess is an expert F-16 fighter pilot—until pregnancy grounds her to the "chair force," targeting enemies via drones from a trailer in Las Vegas. But protecting Jess from physical danger does little to shield her from the psychological trauma of war-by-proxy.

Extraordinary mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo makes her Washington National Opera debut as Jess a pilot and mother shaken into a downward spiral as the separation between career and home crumbles.

The cast, expanded from Brant's one-woman play, also includes Joseph Dennis as Eric, Morris Robinson as the Commander, Frederick Ballentine as the Trainer, Kyle Miller as the Sensor, and Teresa Perrotta as "Also Jess," a character who embodies Jess' dissociated self.

In a first for opera stages, massive LED-screen technology will immerse audiences in the psychological and social implications of virtual warfare, suggesting that "distance" from war through technology is no distance at all.

The creatives are: scenic design by Mimi Lien, projection design by Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson, costume design by Tom Broecker, lighting design by Kevin Adams, and choreography by David Neumann.

Grounded was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, and the co-production with WNO is expected to have its Met premiere in the 2024-2025 season.

Performances through November 13th at the Opera House at Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.

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FINAL OVATION

PHALEN "CHUCK" HUREWITZ entertainment attorney, died on Octoer 15, 2023 in Los Angeles. He was 86.

he advocated for and represented musicians, film and television talent, and many other artists for nearly sixty years. He was also a committed leader in the Los Angeles Jewish community. After graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College, he considered a career as a pianist, but ultimately chose to become a lawyer and earned his law degree from Stanford University in 1961. He found a way to combine his love of music with the law by practicing entertainment law.

Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1965, he dedicated himself to making sure artists, particularly musicians, had effective legal representation. His clients included the Monkees, the Captain and Tenille, Dee Dee Bridgewater, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Dr. Demento, and Kansas.

Nothing made Chuck happier than to sit at the piano and play Broadway show tunes, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren singing along.

He also devoted a large part of his life to community organizations. He has been a Commissioner and Chair of the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families (1990-2006); Commissioner of the Los Angeles County First 5 LA Commission (1999-2006); President of Jewish Family Services (1991-1994). President of Builders of Jewish Education (1994-1997) and President of Temple Isaiah (1975-1977). He also served on the Board of a number of other Jewish and arts organizations.

Chuck met his wife Renee in the spring of 1958, and they shared sixty-five wonderful years. Together they raised three children - Deborah Hurewitz Pitt (Rob Pitt), Matthew Hurewitz (Anna Song), and Daniel Hurewitz (Michael Ravitch). He is also survived by his seven grandchildren.

BILL KENWRIGHT a Tony Award winning prolific producer based on the UK died October 23, 2023 following a long illness. He was 78 years old.

On October 12, 2023 it was announced that Kenwright had a cancerous tumour removed from his liver six weeks before. Te operation was "completely successful", but complications meant Kenwright required a "prolonged period in an intensive care unit".

The Liverpudlian was one of the UK's most successful theatre producers and played Gordon Clegg in Coronation Street between 1968 and 2012.

Kenwright was awarded a CBE for his services to film and theatre in the 2001 New Years Honours List.

As a producer he brought more than 500 West End, Broadway, touring, and international productions to the stage over his six-decade career.

He enjoyed a longstanding association with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which he brought to London's West End in 1980 and continued to revisit with new touring and London revivals throughout his career. As with his production of Joseph, he both directed and produced the long-running West End revival of Blood Brothers, which crossed the pond to Broadway in 1993 and earned him a Tony nomination. Kenwright would earn 10 Tony Award nods over his career, winning in 1992 for producing Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa and in 1997 for a revival of A Doll's House.

Kenwright also produced U.K. tours of Jesus Christ Superstar; Tell Me On a Sunday; and Whistle Down the Wind, and took over as director when the West End's Love Never Dies was revised post-opening. Kenwright also produced the 2011 West End The Wizard of Oz, which was co-produced with Lloyd Webber and featured new songs by Lloyd Webber and Rice.

Among his current shows, Sir Ian McKellen is starring in Frank and Percy in London, while Twelve Angry Men; Calendar Girls The Musical; Heathers The Musical; and Blood Brothers are all on tour.

Dame Judi Dench, Woody Harrelson, Billie Piper, Rob Lowe and Felicity Kendal have also starred in his productions.

Kenwright was also a majority shareholder and chairman of Everton Football Club, leading the group through a period of unprecedented change for the sport.

He is survived by actor and longtime partner Jenny Seagrove, daughter Lucy Kenwright, and two grandchildren.

RICHARD ROUNDTREE was an American actor, noted as being "the first black action hero" died of pancreatic cancer at his Los Angeles home on October 24, 2023. He was 81.

Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.

With a long list of television and movie credits, he was most famous for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019.

In 1967, Roundtree joined the Negro Ensemble Company. His first role while a part of the company was portraying boxing legend Jack Johnson in the company's production of The Great White Hope. According to J. E. Franklin, he acted in the Off-Off-Broadway production of her play Mau Mau Room, by the Negro Ensemble Company Workshop Festival, at St. Mark's Playhouse in 1969, directed by Shauneille Perry.

He was married and divorced twice and had five children. His first marriage was to Mary Jane Grant, whom he married on November 27, 1963. Roundtree and Grant had two children before divorcing in December 1973. He dated actress and TV personality Cathy Lee Crosby shortly thereafter. Roundtree later married Karen M. Ciernia in September 1980; together they had three children. Roundtree and Ciernia divorced in 1998.

RICHARD MOLL the 6-foot-8 actor who gained fame in his role as the hulking bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court, died on Thursday. October 26, 2023 at his home in Big Bear Lake, Calif. He was 80.

His career spanned more than four decades.

He started with theater work, performing in Shakespeare plays in California. His first television and film roles came in the late 1970s. When he auditioned for the role of the Night Court baliff Aristotle Nostradamus (Bull) Shannon he was asked he if would be willing to shave his head. Withoiut hesitation he agreed. He appeared on Night Court on all nine seasons, which ran from 1984 to 1992. After Night Court ended in 1992, Moll did voice-over work on various cartoons, and was featured in horror and science-fiction films. Moll worked as an actor and voice-over artist as late as 2018, according to IMDb.

He is survived by a daughter, Chloe Moll; a son, Mason Moll; his ex-wife, Susan Moll; and two stepchildren, Cassandra Card and Morgan Ostling.

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