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February 1998 Issue - Table of Contents & Preview

Cover Story: Lisa McCormick...Living by the Voice of the Heart by Suzan McNeil

Professional Theatre

bulletMarisa Tomei & Quentin Tarantino Star in Pre-Broadway Premiere
bulletHuntington Theatre Hosts Benefit Celebrity Performance
bulletAward-winning Penn & Teller Spend Two Weeks at the Shubert
bulletThe Comedy of Errors at Durham Centerstage
bulletDukakis & Welch Join the Shakespeare & Co. Troupe in 1998
bulletKatherine Helmond to Star at Orpheum
bulletStage Surfing on the Internet by Larry Stark
bulletPersephone Brings Amadeus to Firehouse
bulletTrinity Rep Theater News
bulletAppleSource by Gary Stevens
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletBits & Pieces by Shirley Esthimer
bulletEncores & Off by E. Kyler Minor
bulletNew Fugard Opens at New Rep
bulletRoss (Wren) Returns with Unexpected Song
bulletDECO Boston Goes to the Forum
bulletLevine Directs Funny Yet Touching Play at Oak Street
bulletCelebrate Valentine’s with Penobscot Theatre
bulletOn Beat & Off in Connecticut by Betty Tyler
bulletSquare One Presents Area Premiere
bulletStage Door Productions is having the Time of Their Life
bulletRhode Island’s Only LOFT Theatre to Stage Shepard Play
bulletChita’s Jazzing it Up at the Palace Theatre
bulletThe Best & Worst of 1997 by Jules Becker
bulletThe Male Intellect Set to Close
bulletBroadway’s Longest Runner High-Steps to the Garde
bulletBram Lewis Returns to the Schoolhouse with Premiere

 

Colleges/Universities/Schools Theatre

bulletCRT Launches Playwright’s Lab
bulletChilean Political Theater at Balch Arena
bulletNew Rep Studio Announces Spring Classes
bulletQuick Center Offers a Contemporary Shakespeare Valentine
bulletYale Repertory Theatre News Release
bulletPingree Announces Winter Musical
bulletEnroll Now at PAPA

 

Community Theatre

bulletNCP Presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
bullet42nd Street Comes to Milford
bullet1998 International Theatre Festival: Twin City Players & Lake Michigan College Mendel Center
bulletFate Productions Presents John Guare’s Darkly Comic Masterpiece
bulletGrants Help Riverdale Y to Bring Broadway to Riverdale
bulletOld Boy Auditions at Winchester
bulletClockwork Opens Third Show with Several Firsts
bulletSomeone Waiting at Vokes Players
bulletMilton Presents Winter Show
bulletWorld Premiere at Portland
bulletSix Actors to Perform in Gurney Favorite
bulletNRTW Announces Open Auditions
bulletConcord Taps Into Mid-Winter Success
bulletControversial Play Sparks Westport Discussions

 

Children’s/Youth Theatre

bulletFoothills Announces New Summer Workshops for Young Performers bulletJack Climbs the Beanstalk to SRT bulletPhantom & PPAC Celebrate National “Kids Night on Broadway” bulletEntertainment for the Whole Family bulletMichael Cooper: A Clumsy Giant Unmasked bulletThe Chappaqua Actors Playwrights Studio Announces Ongoing Scene Study Classes for Teens & Adults bullet 

Film/Video/Tech

bulletScreen Tests by Cecille Markell
bulletState Arts Council Announces 4th Annual NH Film & Video Arts Awards
bullet12 Mass. Colleges Offer Credit for TV with Spring Telecourses
bulletEmergency Broadcast Network (EBN) & Robert “Bob” Rook by Bernice Speen

 

Music

bulletTribal Wisdom’s Music Featured in New Anti-Drug Video bulletMeet Edwin Gray bulletMusic Series 1997-98 in Scarsdale bulletRug Music Series Boasts Best Music Ensembles bullet1998 Boston Music Awards by Jules Becker bulletMusic Helps Us Thru Hard Times...Let’s Help the Musicians bulletIndigos Play to Sell-out Crowd by Jeff Cabral bulletOpium for the Masses bulletMajor New Hampshire Band Releases Third CD by Scott Green bulletGet Ready to Rumble! bulletMusic of Black Americans Celebrated in Fairfield University Course bulletMusic, Anyone by E. Kyle Minor bulletClose Encounters with Music: Frank, Beethoven & Tolstoy in Great Barrington bulletA Dazzling Duo: The Epitome of Local Folk Music bulletConcord Band Seeks Young Artist Entrants bulletVirtual Venue bulletCelebrate Mardis Gras Avec Beau Soleil bulletCoro Allegro Presents International Folk Songs bulletNEC Hosts 3rd Classical & Jazz Musicians’ Career Expo bulletFriends of Music Present 500 Years of Song

 

Dance

bulletJacob’s Pillow Announces New Executive Director bulletRIC Dancers to Perform Works by JoAnna Mendl Shaw bulletBallet Hispanico at the Emerson Majestic bulletExpeditions and Encounters: An Original Work Based on Excerpts From Teaching a Stone to Talk bulletRiverdance: The Show Triumphantly Returns to the Wang Theatre bulletDoris Duke Foundation Awards $1 Million

 

People

bulletBresnick Named Director of the Composers’ Forum of the East bulletIt Started with an Idea bulletHeartfelt Stories from Sharon Kennedy bulletNew Managing Director of Ballet Theatre  
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