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December, 2004 - Table of Contents & Preview
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COVER STORY
How Do Performing Artists Prepare for Performance? by Pamela Enders

Professional Theatre:
bulletTap Your Feet for 42nd Street at Providence Performing Arts Center (RI)
bulletGoodspeed Announces New Musicals for 2005 Norma Terris Season (CT)
bulletIt's ChristmasTime at Reagle: 22nd Edition of Magical Holiday Spectacular (MA)
bulletThe Mystery of Irma Vep at Long Wharf (CT)
bullet'Tis The Night Before Christmas at Stamford Theatre Works (CT)
bulletStoneham Theatre Stages a New Musical Adaptation of A Christmas Carol (MA)
bulletTheater Project Fires Up The Spitfire Grille (MA)
bulletHuntington Presents Burn This (MA)
bulletSalem Theatre to Present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (MA)
bulletBehind the Footlights: Theatrical Costumes at Forbes House (MA)
bulletBroadway Today: Blair Ross by Jim DeBlasi of The Cue
bulletLooking4Sex at Wings (NY)
bulletNorth Shore Music Theatre Presents 16th Anniversary Christmas Carol (MA)
bulletJimmy Tingle's Commemorates 2nd Anniversary with The Ding Ho Reunion - 25 Years of the Best of Boston Comedy (MA)
bulletTheatre Cooperative Presents The Value of Names (MA)
bulletNew Repertory Theatre Explores Racial Politics in the Art World (MA)
bulletTim Robbins' Anti-War Satire at the Austin Arts Center (CT & MA)
bulletDavid Sedaris' Humorous Santaland Diaries at TheatreZone (MA)

Colleges/Universities/Schools/Training

bulletTextron Young Actors Studio Fall Session Begins: Registration Open for Winter Classes (RI)
bulletBoston Conservatory Theater Ensemble Presents The Good Woman of Szechuan (MA)
bulletWaterford High School Presents First Season Production (CT)
bulletA Chorus of Disapproval at UNH's Hennessy Theatre (NH)
bulletMake We Joy at Connecticut College (CT)
bulletLegendary Divas Sarah Bernhardt & Eleonora Duse Take the University Stage (CT)

Community Theatre

bulletUn-Common Theatre Presents Broadway's Pirates of Penzance (MA)
bulletNutmeg Players Present a "Ho-Ho" Wholesome One-Woman Musical Comedy (CT)
bulletBad Girls, Crooks & Rogues at Acme (MA)
bulletKick Off the Holiday Season with Gateway Players (MA)
bulletYour Theatre, Inc. Finds New Home (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletCall for One-Act Plays Written for Teen erformers, Teen Audiences (NY)
bulletAll Childrens Theatre Celebrates the Holidays with Rudolph & The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (RI)
bulletStamford Theatre Works PResents Holiday Children's Shows (CT)
bulletFrog & Friends Visit The Flynn (VT)
bulletOddfellows Playhouse Presents The Skin of Our Teeth (CT)
bulletLast Call for ACT's 9th Annual Youth Playwriting Competition (RI)
bulletBoston Children's Theatre Announces 54th Season (MA)
bullet"Kids" is the Word According to K&K by T.J. Fitzgerald

Film/Video/Tech

bulletScreen Reels: Marc Forster by Cecille Markell
bulletThank You Rafael Ramirez: Lessons Learned by an Independent Actor by William DeCoff
bulletCall for Entries to 9th Annual Rhode Island International Film Festival (RI)
bullet3rd Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston Seeks Entries (MA)
bulletTwelve Steps to Becoming an Actor in L.A. Book pReview by R.J. Nickerson
bulletHollywood Film Festival Honors Adam Nadler with Screenplay Award (NY)

Music

bulletBARRAGE: Vagabond Tales in Boston (MA)
bulletHoliday Pops Concert in Bridgeport (CT)
bulletArts in the Village Presents The Art of the Cello (MA)
bulletLevert Father & Son Tour Hits the Orpheum (MA)
bulletHartford Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Gift to the Community: Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" (CT)
bulletCutler Majestic Theatre Presents Christmas from Dublin Starring Three Irish Tenors & The Irish Divas (MA)
bulletFirst Night Boston Announces 2005 Highlights (MA)
bulletBoston Conservatory Women's Chorus Performs Britten (MA)
bulletLong Wharf Theatre Continues Evenings of Live Jazz (CT)
bulletThe NEW Song & Dance Routine: Lyrical Edge Productions Gets Noticed! by Melinda Thibault
bulletCulture for Kids at Club Passim (MA)
bulletCountry Music Superstar LeAnn Rimes Comes to the Bushnell as Part of U.S. Symphonic Christmas Tour (CT)
bullet'Elvis Returns': Sighting in Boston (MA)
bulletChristmas Gospel Concert at Playhouse on the Green (CT)
bulletMayor Cicilline Lends City Support to Bright Night Providence (RI)
bulletYale Schola Cantorum Premieres 1693 Viennese Vespers (CT)
bulletWords from the Soul: Meet the Simpsons by M. William Phelps
bulletRita Coolidge to Perform at Rochester Opera House (NH)
bulletDate Change for All-star Broadway Holiday Concert (NY)

Dance

bulletConnecticut Ballet 24th Season Announced (CT)
bulletAn Evening of Dances by Marcus Schulkind at Green Street (MA)
bulletMOMIX Presents Moses Pendleton's Signature Work (VT)
bulletBe Yp Close to the Magic in Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker (MA)
bulletFestival Ballet Providence's The Nutcracker with Orchestra at PPAC (RI)
bulletHerci Marsden Opens State Ballet of Rhode Island's 45th Anniversary Season with Holiday Ballet, Coppelia (RI)

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Reviewed In This Issue

bulletSonia Flew (Huntington Theatre Company, Boston)
bulletEVITA (Anniversary Tour, Colonial Theatre, Boston)
bulletAnother American: Asking and Telling (Boston Theatre Works)
bulletThe Henriad: Henry IV, Richard II & Henry V (Trinity Repertory Theatre, Providence, RI)
bulletThe King's Feast (Pawtucket, RI)
bulletStyle & Fire (Boston Ballet)

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bulletNEED Theatre Listings
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bulletOpportunity Knocks
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletActing FAQ by Bob Fraser
bulletBroadway Today by Jim DeBlasi
bulletBehind the Scenes by Chuckie Finn
bulletTwo on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer
bulletTheatre Matters - Connecticut Style by Joanne Greco Rochman
bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletJump Cut by George T. Marshall
bulletWords for the Soul by M. William Phelps
bulletProtecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas

 

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