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“Cruise entertainment doesn’t have the best of reputations, but I took my...”
– Alistair Smith finds a future for theatre people in the cruise ship industry. (www.guardian.co.uk)
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“A doctor will assess how soon Sparks will be able to return to the musical, a...”
– In the Heights brought “American Idol” alum Jordin Sparks into the show in hopes of boosting ticket sales, but after being in the show since Aug 19, the reality television competitor is already out with an injury.
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“Even if recouping your investment on Broadway isn’t a perfect metric, it’s...”
– Critic Jason Zinoman points out the reality of measuring a Broadway success. Don’t expect cultural impact to matter. (nytimes.com)
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“‘If you stand around long enough at the Fringe, you’ll get four...”
– Tim Cornwell looks at the ridiculousness of Fringe shows in Edinburgh touting star ratings on posters, when many “critics” are basically jokes. (www.edinburgh-festival.com)
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“Sure, every fifth revival at the Roundabout escapes its curse of institutional...”
– A Time Out New York preview of the upcoming Broadway season turn into a gripe about classic revivals around Times Square. (newyork.timeout.com)
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“Asked to participate in some publicity stunt to gin up ticket sales, [Vanessa...”
– Legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave sounds a little spunky, and kooky, in Michael Riedel’s latest column about Broadway’s Driving Miss Daisy. (nypost.com)
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“I didn’t talk to people who suggested Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom...”
– Telegraph writer Sarah Crompton reminisces about the days when mentioning Stephen Sondheim at a party could start a fight. (Telegraph.co.uk)
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“New York International Fringe Festival now appears needlessly bland and poorly...”
– New York’s Fringe Festival got a sucker punch by New York Times theater writer Jason Zinoman. (nytimes.com)
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“…if you do pay a visit to the Phantom again, perhaps as a refresher before...”
– Entertainment Weekly dispatches a “critic” to revisit Phantom of the Opera. Just in case we forgot that it was still running… (EW.com)
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