fragments inspired by stage and screen
[Interview by Martha Wade Steketee published as part of an occasional series by the American Theatre Critics Association December 21, 2021.] Journalist Lindsay Christians, whose professional home base is Madison, […]
The Sound of Music on film is 50 this year. Maria’s confidence is contagious. Writing and research and presentations filled this calendar year on a range of topics including the Yale […]
The O’Neill: On the Cutting Room Floor A conversation with Preston Whiteway (O’Neill Executive Director), Jeffrey Sweet (author + playwright + alumnus), and Skip Mercier (designer + exhibit curator) Thursday, August 7, […]
Drama Desk presents: You Gotta Have a Gimmick … or a Star! Moderated by Randie Levine-Miller Panelists Peter Filichia, Josh Ellis, Susan L. Schulman and Leslie Bader Papa Monday, February 10, 2014 at […]
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies presents: Graphic Lesbians: Lisa Kron and Moe Angelos Moderated by Sara Warner Monday, October 29, 2013 at 7pm Martin E. Segal Theater @ the […]
Visions of playwrights and critics can inspire images of dramatic scenes. Colleagues from Chicago tell a story about a certain critic arriving at the lobby of a show and being […]
What: Harvardwood & the American Repertory Theatre Alumni Institute Present Jack Viertel (and Miriam Weisfeld) When: Monday June 24, 2013, 7pm Where: New York Institute of Technology, 16 West 61st […]
Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen October 18, 2012 — January 12, 2013 NYPL for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center exhibit coverage abounds, e.g. here […]
The Group Theatre & How it Transformed American Culture Co-curated by Ronald Rand & Mel Gordon Featuring Ellen Adler, Laila Robins, Wendy Smith, John Strasberg, Fritz Weaver (and others) Monday, […]
The Legacy Project: Pioneering Women Producers Presented by the League of Professional Theatre Women & CUNY Grad Center Monday, May 14, 2012 Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, The CUNY Graduate […]
92YTribeca: Judy: A Legendary Film Career John Fricke presents clips and history Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 12 noon 92YTribeca, 2000 Hudson Street (at Canal) event site “People always expect […]
Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein (2011) by Julie Salamon weaves and wanders and quotes and alludes and does all the superficial things a biography is […]
When: Thursday, August 11, about 8pm Where: The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street What: Elliot Tiber meets fellow Judy Garland fans On August 11 at a screening […]
Over the Rainbow and How They Got There: Special Effects in The Wizard of Oz Sun, December 5. 2010 3pm Children’s Museum of Manhattan, Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street exhibit […]
When: Wednesday, November 10, Reading at 7 p.m. Where: The Barclay Bar & Grill, 111 East 48th Street Harvardwood, the Harvard alumni arts organization with branches in Hollywood and New […]
Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise (and many additional ports of call). I shall indulge in some ruminations about this amazing woman, this memoir published November 2010, and an […]
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