These days A Chorus Line keeps captivating new generations of “Triple-Threat” contenders. (See: A Chorus Line project at the University of Edinburgh– Jan-Feb, 2012) Highlights: Opened April 15, 1975 at the Public Theatre in New York; moved July 25, 1975 to the Shubert Theatre. (6137 performances) It’s 36 years since A Chorus Line danced into our lives. One of the …
Sweet Smell of Success is a musical created by Marvin Hamlisch (music), Craig Carnelia (lyrics), and John Guare (book). The show is based on the 1957 movie of the same name, which tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named J. J. Hunsecker (based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s …
NEW HAVEN, CT — The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp celebrated its Founder’s Legacy at Westport Country Playhouse on January 30, 2012 The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp visited the hometown of its founder Paul Newman to celebrate his creative and philanthropic spirit at Westport Country Playhouse with a special screening of The Sting. “I looked up to Paul Newman …
NEW YORK — Melissa Manchester and Lucie Arnaz headlined fellow stars at a fabulous evening honoring Marvin Hamlisch at the National Arts Club on Sunday, November 20. Stunning musical performances by Broadway, television and film stars, Melissa Manchester, Lucie Arnaz, Karen Ziemba, Brian d’Arcy James, Kevin Earley, Emma Hunton, Capathia Jenkins, and KLea Blackhurst. A charming touch was added with …
The Netherlands — September 2011– Visit to Amsterdam for a lecture at The John Adams Institute and The American School of The Hague. The John Adams Institute provides a window onto the United States for Dutch audiences. Their main way of carrying this out is by bringing notable Americans–novelists, politicians, historians, scientists, screenwriters, poets–to the Netherlands, and having them talk about …
NEW YORK — Stephen Sondheim, Neil Simon, Terrence McNally and Ann Reinking made it a pretty starry night at the 38th annual induction into the Theater Hall of Fame, and those were just some of the inductors and fans. (Website) Leading the list of the eight actual inductees was actor Nathan Lane. Joining him in the class of 2008 (the …
Ghent, Belgium –Three-time Oscar-winning U.S. composer and songwriter Marvin Hamlisch received a lifetime achievement award and was on hand at the awards gala, where the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dirk Brosse performed a suite of his scores and songs including “The Way We Were” and “The Sting.” Hamlisch had a long break in scoring feature films from “The Mirror Has Two Faces” in 1996 …