LA Stage Blog - Beta

As most in the theatre community, especially the California theatre community, may know by now, Scott Eckern the Artistic Director of the California Music Theatre Company has resigned under pressure from advocates of No on Prop 8.
The Backstage Blog (aka Lauren Horwitch and company) has more information about the specific details and players involved here.
Eckern’s [...]

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Check out Brenda Kiley writing a manifesto of sorts in Seattle’s “The Stranger”, declaring the ten things American Theatre needs to do now to remain vital for the next generation of artists and theatre-goers.
Here are my capsule reactions to each and how I believe they pertain to Los Angeles:
1) Enough with the goddamned Shakespeare
Well, [...]

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I keep trying to restrain myself from “going rogue” here at Bitter Lemons.  In the wake of what happened last night, it’s been difficult.  But I think this falls under the category of “theatricality” so I figure I’m in the neighborhood of what this site is all about.
So.  Know how I can tell the world [...]

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