The accidental Ford presidency put a nice guy in the White House for a couple of years and made a public figure of his wife. Her new prominence was a good thing for the country.?
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The Poetry Foundation is a not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of poetry in contemporary culture. Its new home is comprised of a building in dialogue with a garden space that is created by erosion of an implied volume as determined by the property boundary of the L-shaped site, resulting in a relationship whereby the building pushes into the garden and vice-versa. ?Flyer from the Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior The Fix
A building?s way harder than a poem
To make.
Once you start
You can?t just dump
The part that you got wrong.
Like words too soon in print,
Eyesores in glass and steel
Resist revision.?
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I can't speak highly enough of Kaneto Shindo's The Naked Island (1960), which screens at 3 PM on Saturday and 6 PM on Wednesday at Gene Siskel Film Center. Shot in beautiful black-and-white widescreen that ought to be appreciated on the big screen, and staged with virtually no dialogue, it tells the poignant story of a little farming family trying to survive on a secluded island in the Seto Inland Sea.?
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Daniel Radcliffe has lots of reasons to be in a happy mood: The final Harry Potter movie broke international box office records in its first weekend of release, and Radcliffe’s Broadway show, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, is grossing more than $1 million a week. The charming actor dropped by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on July 18 to talk about his busy schedule and answer a few (hilarious) questions from young fans outfitted for a game of Quidditch. Find out how Spongebob Squarepants helped Radcliffe prep for his role in Equus, how he feels about the end of the Potter phenomenon and more.
WBEZ's Justin Kaufmann is obviously a very clever person, since he came up with a smart way to cover this past weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival without having to endure the heat, crowds, and Cut Copy performances that tormented those of us who had to actually be there. He hired Superchunk drummer and comedy instigator Jon Wurster to do the job for him.?
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As Albert Narracott in the Tony-winning drama War Horse, Seth Numrich spends his week petting, riding and obsessing over the title colt. Backstage at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, the acclaimed star has wallpapered one wall of his dressing room with one of the show’s most poignant props. What could that be? Click on to this week’s “My Space” video to find out, then take a look at Seth's lucky horseshoe and three other must-haves from this talented young leading man.
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it's Adam McIver's CLOSET OF BOARD GAMES.?
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Julia Thiel?s feature offers a preview of what?s in store at the New Chicago Brewing Company, a 15,000-square-feet space in the Plant, a former meatpacking facility in Back of the Yards that?s being refashioned into a vertical farm. It joins a tilapia farm, a kombucha manufacturer, and a pickle company, all part of an effort to turn the 93,500-square-foot compound into a zero-waste facility.?
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What do you wear when it's 95 degrees and you'll be outside sweating for hours, but you still want to make a fashion statement? Find out in these shots from Refinery29, Tres Awesome, RedEye, ChicagoStreetStyle.com, and Chicago Magazine.
Amusingly, MTV captured local street-style photographer Amy Creyer of ChicagoStreetStyle.com and Elle caught TheMidwasteland's Monica Dimperio.?
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The Des McAnuff-helmed production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, currently running at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, will be coming stateside with a transfer to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego this fall. The musical, about the last days of Jesus’ life, replaces the previously scheduled Finding Neverland. The show will run from November 18 through December 31, 2011 and rumors of a Broadway transfer are already swirling.
Superstar will move to La Jolla with its full Stratford cast, which features Paul Nolan as Jesus, Chilina Kennedy as Mary Magdalene and Josh Young as Judas, with Tony winner Brent Carver in the role of Pontius Pilate.
A move from California to Broadway would hardly be a first for McAnuff, who served as artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse from 1983 to 1994, and again from 2001 until 2007. The west coast theater served as a starting point for many Broadway hits, including Tony winners Jersey Boys, which McAnuff also directed, and Memphis. Whether or not Superstar will follow in those footsteps remains to be seen. “I’m not thinking that way,” McAnuff told the Toronto Star, “I’m more ...
A couple of events of note this week: Tonight til 10 PM, City Soles (2001 W. North) is holding its popular five-cent sale?buy one pair, get another of equal or lesser value for a nickel. Not far away, eco-conscious retailer Connect Chicago (1330 N. Milwaukee), is offering 25 percent off Timberland boots and Icebreaker summer-weight merino wool through the 17th.?
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An Elgin man hunting squirrels in his backyard has run into problems with the law. A stray bullet reportedly shattered a patio door and wound up in a neighbor's wall.?
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Late Show host David Letterman got a visit from a super-villain on July 18. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark star Patrick Page (who plays the sinister Green Goblin) headed 10 blocks north from the Foxwoods Theatre with his band of bad guys to visit Letterman and perform the musical's rocking number "Freak Like Me." During the song, Page introduced the audience to his rag-tag gang of villains, the Sinister Six, as they prepare to take New York City by storm. Get freaky by watching the performance below!
We're now?finally!?on Tumblr. Follow us on our official tumblog as we stumble around Pitchfork this weekend.?
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All theater thrill seekers longing to look Death in the face need look no further than the off-Broadway stage this season, where the Grim Reaper himself is being brought to life in new Maury Yeston musical Death Takes a Holiday. Julian Ovenden stars as the title character, who arrives at an Italian villa disguised as a handsome young Prince just after World War I and experiences the joys and heartbreaks of life for the first time. Theater favorites like Rebecca Luker, Jill Paice, Matt Cavenaugh, Max Von Essen and more round out this all-star cast; click on below to for a video preview of this romantic tale, then head to the Laura Pels Theatre to check out this lush production in person.
You asked, they answered: Memphis stars Chad Kimball and Montego Glover recently settled down on the sofa in Broadway.com’s video studio for their dual “Ask a Star” feature. Displaying the same easy rapport and chemistry evident eight times a week at the Shubert Theatre, the castmates traded questions about favorite roles, survival jobs, and the celebrities they’d most like to “smooch.” Find out Montego’s favorite real-life spots in Memphis and how Chad responds when people say “Hockadoo!” (the trademark exclamation of his character, Huey Calhoun) to him on the street. Click on for a fun-filled visit with two gracious Broadway pros.
The Reader just launched a Tumblr, and while it still has that new-blog smell, our staff will be filling it with live updates from the Pitchfork Music Festival.
Several Reader folks will also be posting to Twitter from the fest all weekend, using the hashtag #p4kfest.?
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Even as I write this, many of you are already preparing for your expeditions to the Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend?buying that nice spray-on sunscreen instead of the gross lotion kind, picking out your favorite vintage 80s rock tee, coordinating body-paint colors with your friends, et cetera. And of course you're all picking up copies of this week's Reader in order to make use of our massive in-depth guide to all things Pitchforkian.?
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I remember a long time ago reading an account of the old LA punk scene that said that when Keith Morris quit as the lead singer of Black Flag he basically took the band's sense of humor with him. Morris's pure not-giving-a-fuck attitude helped make the Circle Jerks one of the best bands of their era, and it's a big part of what's allowed him to continue being a punk idol decades after many of his contemporaries have faded into irrelevance.?
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By their own count, the original stars of Hair have celebrated six big opening nights: Central Park concerts (2007), Central Park full production (2008), Broadway opening (2009), Broadway second cast opening (2010), London opening (2010) and now a happy return to Broadway. The touring company of the show—starring original cast members Steel Burkhardt and Paris Remillard as Berger and Claude—opened a summer run at the St. James Theatre on July 13, with a gala celebration afterwards at Sky Bar. The stars, director Diane Paulus and librettist James Rado chatted with Broadway.com about what this Broadway summer of love means to them. Take a look.
Laura Michelle Kelly will return to the Broadway production of Mary Poppins as the title character on July 19 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Ashley Brown played her final performance on July 17.
Kelly won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary in the show's West End production. She has previously appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof and in London's Speed the Plow, The Lord of the Rings, My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia!, Les Miserables and Beauty and the Beast. She also appeared in the film adaptation of Sweeney Todd.
Kelly is rejoining Mary Poppins stars Gavin Lee as Bert, Karl Kenzler as George Banks, Megan Osterhaus as Winifred Banks, Valerie Boyle as Mrs. Brill, Ann Arvia as Bird Woman, Shua Potter as Robertson Ay, Ruth Gottschall as Miss Andrew and Ed Dixon as Admiral Boom. Rozi Baker, Brigid Harrington and Kara Oates alternate the role of Jane Banks, with Lewis Grosso, David Gabriel Lerner and Anthony Scarpone-Lambert alternating the role of Michael Banks.
As news broke that Lea Michele won't return to Glee after the series' third season, Broadway.com asked what career options you'd like to see the Emmy-nominated actress explore next. Take a look below to find out where fans hope to catch Michele in the near future!
1. Take Some Time Off, 23%
Michele has had quite the busy schedule in the last few years not only filming Glee, but even after the first two seasons wrapped Michele and her co-stars headed out on the road for a Glee Live! national tour. Twenty-three percent of fans think Michele deserves a rest and would like to see the actress take some time for herself by stepping away from the spotlight for a little while.
2. Star in the Wicked Movie, 20%
One of Broadway's most popular musicals, Wicked, will be adapted for the big screen and fans would like to see Michele take on the starring role of Elphaba. Michele is no stranger to Wicked, having performed the show's anthems "Defying Gravity" and "For Good" on Glee. Michele even recently lent her voice to another Wizard of Oz-themed project, the upcoming animated film Dorothy of Oz ...
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it's Adam McIver's CLOSET OF BOARD GAMES.?
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It looks like there will be a mother and child reunion during Glee's third season. Tony winner Idina Menzel is in "final negotiations" to reprise her role on the hit series as Shelby Corcoran, the biological mom of Rachel Berry (played Lea Michele), according to Deadline.com. Menzel will reportedly have a major arc on the show, appearing in 10-12 episodes as a new teacher at William McKinley High.
"I am truly honored and excited that Glee asked me back," Menzel wrote via Twitter. "It means so much to me. Thanks for everyone's support."
A Tony winner for creating the role of Elphaba in Wicked, Menzel’s theater credits include a Tony-nominated performance as Maureen in the original production and movie adaptation of Rent and off-Broadway productions of The Wild Party and See What I Wanna See.
"I'm really excited the that Idina is joining the family again," Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy told Deadline. "We missed her last year and we're happy that she is coming back."
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It's a big day for Gleeks! Not only did Glee score an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, but now fans can get a taste of the upcoming Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Camera crews followed Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and the rest of the Glee team as they toured the country this summer performing live for their devoted fans. Can't wait until the film's August 12 release? Click below to get a sneak peek!
Even as I write this, many of you are already preparing for your expeditions to the Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend?buying that nice spray-on sunscreen instead of the gross lotion kind, picking out your favorite vintage 80s rock tee, coordinating body-paint colors with your friends, et cetera. And of course you're all picking up copies of this week's Reader in order to make use of our massive in-depth guide to all things Pitchforkian.?
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Chicago girl group the Starlets split up after their last hit was credited to Patti LaBelle's Blue Belles by Plastic Crimewave
I used to be middle-class. I worked for Coca-Cola.?
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The stage of So You Think You Can Dance got some Broadway energy on July 13 when two of the show’s Top 12, Jordan and Tadd, went "Out Tonight" on the TV dance competition. With Daphne Rubin-Vega’s badass vocals from the original cast recording of Rent to back them up, you can almost see the pair prowling the fire escapes of the East Village in their routine, choreographed by Broadway vet Spencer Liff. Can’t get enough Rent? Check out these dance darlings channeling Mimi and Roger on the reality show stage, then head to New World Stages to check out the show’s revival.
Here come the grooms! Off-Broadway's My Big Gay Italian Wedding continues to crack up off-Broadway audiences at St. Luke's Theatre. When Anthony (show creator and star Anthony J. Wilkinson) proposes to his boyfriend, the couple must deal with overbearing relatives, a wacky wedding planner, jealous ex-boyfriends and plenty of other hilarious hurdles as they make their way to the altar. Broadway.com scored a special invite backstage at the crazy ceremony to chat with Wilkinson and the cast about why audiences can't get enough of the zany show. Want to learn more? RSVP by clicking below!
Just in time for a brand new summer of love, the Tony-winning revival of Hair has returned to Broadway's St. James Theatre. Led by show vets Steel Burkhardt as Berger and Paris Remillard as Claude, the production is as fresh and exciting as it was in Central Park way back in September 2007. After the show celebrated its latest opening night on July 13, Tribe members past and present gathered at Sky Bar for a festive celebration. Appropriately enough, the moon was almost full (although not in the seventh house). Click on for a photo scrapbook of a fun evening.
The ongoing thaw in U.S.-Cuban cultural relations continues to benefit music lovers, and the latest fruit of this process arrives in Chicago this evening. Sierra Maestra almost single-handedly launched the son revival in Cuba back in 1976?decades before the creation of the Buena Vista Social Club?and they've remained steadfast advocates of the island's most identifiable and durable sound, the taproot of all that we call salsa.?
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By their own count, the original stars of Hair have celebrated six big opening nights: Central Park concerts (2007), Central Park full production (2008), Broadway opening (2009), Broadway second cast opening (2010), London opening (2010) and now a happy return to Broadway. The touring company of the show—starring original cast members Steel Burkhardt and Paris Remillard as Berger and Claude—opened a summer run at the St. James Theatre on July 13, with a gala celebration afterwards at Sky Bar. The stars, director Diane Paulus and librettist James Rado chatted with Broadway.com about what this Broadway summer of love means to them. Take a look.
Libby Alexander is one clever lady. Not only is she half of the duo that puts on the Vintage Bazaar?a hip, pop-up flea market held in different locations throughout Chicago?she also rivals MacGyver when it comes to constructing something cool out of seemingly nothing.?
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Just in time for a brand new summer of love, the Tony-winning revival of Hair has returned to Broadway's St. James Theatre. Led by show vets Steel Burkhardt as Berger and Paris Remillard as Claude, the production is as fresh and exciting as it was in Central Park way back in September 2007. After the show celebrated its latest opening night on July 13, Tribe members past and present gathered at Sky Bar for a festive celebration. Appropriately enough, the moon was almost full (although not in the seventh house). Click on for a photo scrapbook of a fun evening.
Here come the grooms! Off-Broadway's My Big Gay Italian Wedding continues to crack up off-Broadway audiences at St. Luke's Theatre. When Anthony (show creator and star Anthony J. Wilkinson) proposes to his boyfriend, the couple must deal with overbearing relatives, a wacky wedding planner, jealous ex-boyfriends and plenty of other hilarious hurdles as they make their way to the altar. Broadway.com scored a special invite backstage at the crazy ceremony to chat with Wilkinson and the cast about why audiences can't get enough of the zany show. Want to learn more? RSVP by clicking below!
Oscar winner Marketa Irglova moves to town and marries her man. Plus: Death Ships finally drop their second full-length, and rumors of Sharkula�s demise are greatly exaggerated by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson It's wedding bells for one Chicago rock 'n' roll couple: recent local transplant and Swell Season front woman Marketa Irglova wed her beau, Soma engineer Tim Iseler, in a civil ceremony last week. The pair produced Irglova's solo debut this winter, and Anti- will release it in October.? [ Read more ]
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The Chicago French Market's Bastille Day celebration continues, with vendor specials and live music till 2 PM and again from 5 to 7 PM.
At Bistrot Zinc a Bastille Day three-course prix fixe dinner menu is $29.95 per person; choices include rabbit rillettes with cherry salad, chevre souffle with sun-dried tomato tapenade, grilled salmon with roasted corn salad and red pepper coulis, coq au vin, a Moroccan-spiced vegetable-chickpea tagine, and stone fruit parfait, chocolate mousse, or traditional Paris-Brest, an almond-topped, bicycle-tire-shaped round of choux pastry with praline-flavored pastry cream.?
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All theater thrill seekers longing to look Death in the face need look no further than the off-Broadway stage this season, where the Grim Reaper himself is being brought to life in new Maury Yeston musical Death Takes a Holiday. Julian Ovenden stars as the title character, who arrives at an Italian villa disguised as a handsome young Prince just after World War I and experiences the joys and heartbreaks of life for the first time. Theater favorites like Rebecca Luker, Jill Paice, Matt Cavenaugh, Max Von Essen and more round out this all-star cast; click on below to for a video preview of this romantic tale, then head to the Laura Pels Theatre to check out this lush production in person.
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Sticking true to the show's road trip storyline, the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert packed up their glamorous costumes and ventured from Broadway's Palace Theatre all the way to Los Angeles to perform on the July 13 results show of America's Got Talent. Lead by star Will Swenson, the Priscilla crew belted out a medley of hit songs from the musical, including "Finally" and "Shake Your Groove Thing." The colorful performance finished off in especially sugary style as the Priscilla ensemble strutted out in their giant cupcake costumes to perform "MacArthur Park." Satisfy your sweet tooth by watching the clip below!
Musical theater titan Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, a sequel to his West End and Broadway juggernaut The Phantom of the Opera, will be given everlasting life on film, according to the New York Times.
Love Never Dies continues the story of the Phantom, who has moved from his lair in the Paris Opera House to haunt the fairgrounds of Coney Island, far across the Atlantic. Set 10 years after the mysterious disappearance of the Phantom from Paris, the show is described as a rollercoaster ride of obsession and intrigue.
The musical, directed by Jack O’Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, had its world premiere at the West End’s Adelphi Theatre on February 22, 2010, starring Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo. That production was revised and re-reviewed, but is slated to close on August 27, 2011. An Australian production of the show, with a different creative team attached, opened to warm reviews at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in May 2011. With Broadway plans uncertain, it will be the Australian production that will be filmed for distribution on DVD.
“I think that we’re all realistic," Lloyd Webber said of filming the show, "and I think ...
By their own count, the original stars of Hair have celebrated six big opening nights: Central Park concerts (2007), Central Park full production (2008), Broadway opening (2009), Broadway second cast opening (2010), London opening (2010) and now a happy return to Broadway. The touring company of the show—starring original cast members Steel Burkhardt and Paris Remillard as Berger and Claude—opened a summer run at the St. James Theatre on July 13, with a gala celebration afterwards at Sky Bar. The stars, director Diane Paulus and librettist James Rado chatted with Broadway.com about what this Broadway summer of love means to them. Take a look.
The stage of So You Think You Can Dance got some Broadway energy on July 13 when two of the show’s Top 12, Jordan and Tadd, went "Out Tonight" on the TV dance competition. With Daphne Rubin-Vega’s badass vocals from the original cast recording of Rent to back them up, you can almost see the pair prowling the fire escapes of the East Village in their routine, choreographed by Broadway vet Spencer Liff. Can’t get enough Rent? Check out these dance darlings channeling Mimi and Roger on the reality show stage, then head to New World Stages to check out the show’s revival.
Even as I write this, many of you are already preparing for your expeditions to the Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend?buying that nice spray-on sunscreen instead of the gross lotion kind, picking out your favorite vintage 80s rock tee, coordinating body-paint colors with your friends, et cetera. And of course you're all picking up copies of this week's Reader in order to make use of our massive in-depth guide to all things Pitchforkian.?
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Earlier this week, Glee creator Ryan Murphy announced that Lea Michele (along with co-stars Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith) will depart the hit series as her character Rachel Berry graduates high school in spring 2012. Once the busy Glee filming schedule is no longer a part of Michele's calendar, she'll have plenty of time to pursue other projects. We want to know: What do you think Lea Michele should do after graduating from Glee? Vote below!
To celebrate the opening night of new leading lady Brooke Shields, the cast of The Addams Family ventured away from their Broadway mansion in favor of a party at the Empire Hotel. Broadway.com received a special invite to the swanky event, where we chatted with Shields about the thrill of returning to Broadway, and her co-stars, who were also eager to praise their new stage matriarch. Click below to find out what they had to say!
I remember a long time ago reading an account of the old LA punk scene that said that when Keith Morris quit as the lead singer of Black Flag he basically took the band's sense of humor with him. Morris's pure not-giving-a-fuck attitude helped make the Circle Jerks one of the best bands of their era, and it's a big part of what's allowed him to continue being a punk idol decades after many of his contemporaries have faded into irrelevance.?
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Two-time Tony winners Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy will soon lead the cast of Eugene O’Neill’s epic drama The Iceman Cometh at Chicago’s Goodman Theater. Lane will play the role of Theodore "Hickey" Hickman with Dennehy as Larry Slade. The classic play will run from April 22-June 12, 2012, directed by Goodman Artistic Director Robert Falls.
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Falls said that "Nathan had approached me about wanting to work on an O'Neill play, and I have finally been able to put together this project I have been working on for three years. I think this is the greatest American play." In a 1990 Goodman production of the play also helmed by Falls, Dennehy played the part of Hickey. The role has been played on Broadway by such actors as Jason Robards, James Earl Jones and Kevin Spacey, as well as Lee Marvin in a 1973 film adaptation.
Saying he’s ready for “a healthy vacation from the Broadway theater scene," Lane told the paper that he has been wanting to take his first crack at a major O'Neill role, and ideally work with both Falls and longtime friend Dennehy. "I ...
The Chicago French Market's Bastille Day celebration continues, with vendor specials and live music till 2 PM and again from 5 to 7 PM.
At Bistrot Zinc a Bastille Day three-course prix fixe dinner menu is $29.95 per person; choices include rabbit rillettes with cherry salad, chevre souffle with sun-dried tomato tapenade, grilled salmon with roasted corn salad and red pepper coulis, coq au vin, a Moroccan-spiced vegetable-chickpea tagine, and stone fruit parfait, chocolate mousse, or traditional Paris-Brest, an almond-topped, bicycle-tire-shaped round of choux pastry with praline-flavored pastry cream.?
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GBV, Tour de Fat, a book signing, and beer, beer, beer by Mara Shalhoup FRIDAY, JULY 15 Watch me jumpstart my nostalgia? [ Read more ]
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Key Ingredient is taking a break this week in honor of the Reader's beer issue (check out our stories on an in-the-works and off-the-grid brewery and beer picks by local experts); it'll return next week with Nick Lacasse of the Drawing Room, whom Shawn McClain challenged with whelks. In the meantime, here's a video with some outtakes from our Key Ingredient shoot with Michael Carlson of Schwa?in which he calls Malort the "Two Girls, One Cup" of alcohol, among other things.?
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Marla Maples may be best known as the ex-wife of celebrity businessman Donald Trump, but she is also a Broadway vet, having appeared in the hit musical The Will Rogers Follies. After spending more than a decade in Los Angeles raising daughter Tiffany Trump, Maples has returned to the New York stage as a summer cast member in off-Broadway's fashion-centric hit, Love Loss and What I Wore. Broadway.com recently caught up with the Georgia native to chat about her return to the theater, her budding music career and her soon-to-be life as an empty-nester as Tiffany preps for college.
Welcome back to the New York stage. How’s the show going?
I’m loving it so much. It’s just like heaven being back in the Broadway community. I’ve missed it so much.
Did you have any fashion memories of your own to contribute to the show?
I had a favorite pair of cut-off faded denim shorts from my junior year in high school that were given to me by one of my very first boyfriends. I kept them until I was painting the house I have in Los Angeles. I have pictures of me outside in ...
The stage of So You Think You Can Dance got some Broadway energy on July 13 when two of the show’s Top 12, Jordan and Tadd, went "Out Tonight" on the TV dance competition. With Daphne Rubin-Vega’s badass vocals from the original cast recording of Rent to back them up, you can almost see the pair prowling the fire escapes of the East Village in their routine, choreographed by Broadway vet Spencer Liff. Can’t get enough Rent? Check out these dance darlings channeling Mimi and Roger on the reality show stage, then head to New World Stages to check out the show’s revival.
Gay marriage is coming to New York State, and to celebrate, Broadway Impact and Hair plan to stage an onstage group wedding at the St. James Theatre. At a July 13 press conference, Book of Mormon star and Broadway Impact co-founder Rory O’Malley, Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis and Jujamcyn Theatres President Jordan Roth announced that same-sex couples from the Broadway community will be invited to get hitched onstage after the evening performance of Hair on July 25, the day after the state’s new law goes into effect. (No details were announced about who will take part in the event or who will perform the ceremony.) Broadway.com got a Hot Shot at the announcement of this history-making event, which also featured Broadway star Joel Grey and cast members from both Hair and Book of Mormon. Mazel tov!
New Chicago Brewing Company confronts a brave new world of crafting beer by Julia Thiel The first time brothers Jesse Edwin Evans and Samuel Evans show me the empty, echoing rooms that will house their in-the-works brewery, New Chicago Brewing Company, they keep getting lost. Wandering through an underground concrete labyrinth, Jesse says, "Let's see if this goes through to the other section."? [ Read more ]
Dodger Stadium is about the only thing the Los Angeles Dodgers have going for them by Kevin Warwick As the all-star game hubbub passes and the baseball season starts its second run, Los Angeles Dodgers fans can proudly raise a pair of middle fingers to the whining, woe-is-me bullshit of Cubs and Sox fans, because the Dodgers only have two things going for them now: Matt Kemp, who is just killing it, and Dodger Stadium. When I visited southern California a couple weeks ago, one of my few checklist items besides lollygagging around �berwealthy beach towns and stuffing my face with self-serve frozen yogurt was to take in a Dodgers game.? [ Read more ]
At every Broadway performance, the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert kicks off its theatrical party with the classic disco anthem "It's Raining Men." On July 12, the Weather Girls' Martha Wash, who originally sang the song back in 1982, stopped by the Palace Theatre to watch the Priscilla crew belt out her big hit. After the show Wash (who performed the song alongside the Priscilla cast at the 2011 Tony Awards) headed backstage to pose for souvenir photos. Take a look below!
New Chicago Brewing Company confronts a brave new world of crafting beer by Julia Thiel The first time brothers Jesse Edwin Evans and Samuel Evans show me the empty, echoing rooms that will house their in-the-works brewery, New Chicago Brewing Company, they keep getting lost. Wandering through an underground concrete labyrinth, Jesse says, "Let's see if this goes through to the other section."? [ Read more ]
Nilaja Sun's one-woman show, No Child..., has extended for two weeks at off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre. The show will now run through August 14. The return engagement of No Child..., which originally ran for 311 performances at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2006, opened on June 19.
Based on her own experience as a visiting artist in the New York City public schools, No Child... allows Sun to transform with rapid-fire precision into the teachers, students, parents, administrators, janitors and security guards who inhabit a big-city school. (Learn more about the show in this Broadway.com video feature.)
After her initial off-Broadway run, Sun embarked on a national and international tour of No Child… and took home 17 awards including an Obie, a Lucille Lortel Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards (including outstanding new American play), a Theatre World Award, Helen Hayes Award and L.A. Ovation Award.
Rebecca, a new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier, will bow on Broadway in the spring. The production, which is expected to star Sierra Boggess, will begin previews on March 27 and officially open on April 22 at a Shubert theater to be announced. Tony winner Michael Blakemore and Francesca Zambello (who directed Boggess in The Little Mermaid) will co-direct.
“There are things in the works, and hopefully I can say something soon,” Boggess, who recently wrapped up starring in London's Love Never Dies and is currently appearing in the Broadway revival of Master Class recently told Broadway.com. “It’s a new musical. I’m sure you know what it is, but I can’t confirm anything… I’m just going to see what the universe comes up with for me next.”
Rebecca features original book and lyrics by Michael Kunze, music by Sylvester Levay, English book adaptation by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard), English lyrics by Hampton and Kunze. Graciela Daniele is expected to do the musical staging for the show.
Based on the novel (and later turned into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock), Rebecca is the story of ...
Rebecca, a new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier, will bow on Broadway in the spring. The production, which is expected to star Sierra Boggess, will begin previews on March 27 and officially open on April 22 at a Shubert theater to be announced. Tony winner Michael Blakemore and Francesca Zambello (who directed Boggess in The Little Mermaid) will co-direct.
“There are things in the works, and hopefully I can say something soon,” Boggess, who recently wrapped up starring in London's Love Never Dies and is currently appearing in the Broadway revival of Master Class recently told Broadway.com. “It’s a new musical. I’m sure you know what it is, but I can’t confirm anything… I’m just going to see what the universe comes up with for me next.”
Rebecca features original book and lyrics by Michael Kunze, music by Sylvester Levay, English book adaptation by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard), English lyrics by Hampton and Kunze. Graciela Daniele is expected to do the musical staging for the show.
Based on the novel (and later turned into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock), Rebecca is the story of ...
