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August 2000 - Table of Contents & Preview

COVER STORY
Still Kicking After All These Years:
The Swinging Steaks Release Best CD Yet

Professional Theatre:
bulletHartford STage to Produce World Premiere (CT)
bulletGeorge M! Running at Goodspeed (CT)
bulletCindy Williams & Eddie Mekka Star in Hit Rock Musical (MA)
bulletSwashbuckling Musical Comedy Comes to the Wang (MA)
bulletHusband & Wife Team Dazzle Again at Reagle Players (MA)
bulletDancers. Tappers &  Singers Needed for Star Spangled Production (MA)
bullet2nd Story Theatre Set to "Trek" in Tiverton (RI)
bulletSaturday Night Venue Change for Backporch Vaudeville 2 (MA)
bulletBerkshire Theatre Festival Presents The Einstein Project (MA)
bulletChamberlain Featured in World Premiere at BTF (MA)
bulletThe Sound of Music at Westchester Broadway (NY)
bulletFosse: Tony Award-winning Musical Makes Connecticut Debut (CT)
bulletJM Productions & Raffael's Partner to Present Dinner Theatre Package (MA)
bulletThe Scarlett Letter: An Interview with Mark Governor & Meg Fofonoff at Norwood Fiddlehead Theatre by Maureen Condon
bullet20 Years & the Madness Continues by TJ Fitzgerald
bulletSpend Your Summer at Seacoast Rep (NH)
bulletCommonwealth Shakespeare Company Continues Free Performances (MA)
bulletQuick Center for the Arts Celebrates its 10th Anniversary (CT)
bulletCamden Opera House Premieres Two New Plays (ME)

Colleges/Universities/Schools

bulletBrown Summer Theatre Closes with The Sum of Us (RI)
bulletNew England Actors' Theatre Expands Creative Staff
bulletSeasoned Theatre: A Guide to Creating & Maintaining a Senior Adult Theatre

Community Theatre

bulletCorpus Christi to Open at Hole in the Wall Theatre (CT)
bulletMeACT: We Had it All by Foner Curtis (ME)
bulletHingham Civic Music Theatre Announces Auditions for The Pajama Game (MA)
bulletAuditions for The Miracle Worker Set (MA)
bulletHartsdale Players Present Classic Story by James Thurber (NY)
bulletMedway Players Present Original Comedy (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletYork County Residents Featured in ANNIE! at Arundel (ME)
bulletCathy Rigby is Peter Pan at NSMT (MA)
bulletQuick Center for the Arts Announces Young Audience Series & Outreach Programs (CT)
bulletProvidence Performing Arts Center Announces the 2000-2001 City Children's Series (RI)
bulletOddfellows Playhouse Presents Circus for the 21st Century (CT)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletMovie Magic for Kids: Filmmaking Camp Debuts in Rhode Island (RI)
bullet4th Annual Providence/Rhode Island International Film Festival (RI)
bulletUSC Film School Professor to Speak at ScriptBiz (RI)
bulletRIIFF Holds Annual Filmmaking Workshop with Lloyd Kaufman (RI)
bulletIn Memoriam: Jim Petrie, Filmmaker by Doug Hubley
bulletNHF in Washington: 'Treasures' Hit the Screen by Doug Hubley
bulletProvidence Performing Arts Center Announces 2000-2001 Big Screen Movie Series (RI)

Music

bulletNEC Free Concert (MA)
bulletSymphony Swing Band Showcases Jazz & Swing Talents of Area Musicians (MA)
bullet'GBH to BLAST! Audiences with Incredible Musical Spectacular, August 5 at 9:00pm
bulletDefying & Redefining: Johnny Wishbone's Making it Nice (MA)
bulletBoston Lyric Opera Expands Season to Four Productions (MA)
bulletThe Lumina String Quartet Returns to Rich Forum (CT)
bulletJulie McVay: Love Songs from Heaven to Hell and Back (MA)
bulletCD Review: Richard Ashcroft - Along with Everybody by Jeff Cabral
bulletStatler Brothers Visit the Garde (CT)
bulletOpera North Favors Romance (NH)
bulletLitchfield Jazz Festival Announces 5th Anniversary Line-up (CT)
bulletRhythm & Roots Festival, September 1-3 (RI)
bulletNew Faces, New Sponsors for Newport Folk 2000 (RI)
bulletJVC Jazz to Feature Innovative Jazz on the New Harbor Stage (RI)
bulletBerkshire Mountain Music Festival at Butternut Basin (MA)

Dance

bulletThe Finis Jhung Teacher Workshop (NY)
bulletJacob's Pillow Presents New Work with Musical & Literacy Influences (MA)
bulletRhode Island Foundation Announces Support for Island Moving Co.'s Moving Through Paradise (RI)

People/Announcements

bulletRhode Island State Announces First Round of Grants (RI)
bulletHandel & Haydn Society Names Grant Llewellyn Artistic Director (MA)
bulletSquare One Subscribers Award Actors (CT)
bulletComposers Awarded Grants by Meet the Composer to Create New Works Spanning a Broad Musical Spectrum in Diverse Settings (NY)
bulletThe Citizens Theater Project: Major Catalyst to Downtown Revitalization (RI)
bulletTrinity's Capital Campaign - Phase II: Building the Future (RI)
bulletLucky in the Rain Cast Recording Now Available (CT)
bulletU/RTA Elects Gary M. English (CT)

PLUS! Monthly Features...

bulletNEED Theatre Listings
bulletNEED Audition Listings
bulletNEED Music Listings
bulletNEED Dance Listings
bulletOpportunity Knocks
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletTwo on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer
bulletOn Beat & Off in Connecticut by Betty Tyler
bulletEncores & Off by E. Kyle Minor
bulletAppleSource w/Gary Stevens
bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletCut...Print by Angel Connell
bulletJeff's Music News & Coming AttraACTions by Jeff Cabral
bulletWords for the Soul by Mathew Phelps

 

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