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"Stick Fly" Playwright Lydia R. Diamond: "We Have To Acknowledge That Theater Has Been Largely Elitist"

By Cynthia Reid
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November 22, 2011 4:56 PM
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With the official Broadway debut of Stick Fly right around the corner, playwright Lydia R. Diamond recently commented, in an interview with The Boston Globe, on the general perception of the theater as well as the unaccounted fans that are often overlooked. "We have to acknowledge that theater has been largely elitist. But what we forget is that there are people who are so passionately invested in theater that they save their money and they come. They don’t go to 10 movies, and they come to the theater. And those are the people we forget about all the time. And dismiss,’’ she said.

By Emmanuel Akitobi
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November 22, 2011 10:23 AM
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The Stage is reporting that director Gregory Doran will be taking his production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to the Noel Coward Theatre next summer, for the World Shakespeare Festival in London’s West End. Did I mention that Doran's version of Julius Caesar is set in contemporary Africa?

By Tambay A. Obenson
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November 18, 2011 11:48 AM
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Some theatre news of note on productions we've covered on S&A...

By Tambay A. Obenson
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November 8, 2011 12:24 PM
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The official Broadway-bound website for the Porgy & Bess revival has now launched (the image above image is from the home page).

By Tambay A. Obenson
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November 7, 2011 7:15 PM
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In case I didn't already mention, Rod Gailes OBC, the winner of the second Shadow And Act $3,000 Black Filmmaker Challenge (3rd will be announced next week Tuesday), is a renaissance man. He's a man of many talents, not just writing and directing film, but he also works in theatre and photography; and Rod has projects in both fields that are worth mentioning here on S&A.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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November 7, 2011 3:43 AM
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I haven't seen the play yet; but everything I've heard from those who have suggests that it's an absolute must-see! And given that an extension of its run passed the original end date was announced last week, I'd say it's doing very well at the box office! And, as if that's not already enough encouragement for those of you in NYC to go see it, this news just came across the wire:

By Tambay A. Obenson
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November 2, 2011 2:22 AM
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Stick Fly will officially open on Broadway on December 8.

By Cynthia Reid
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October 27, 2011 7:01 AM
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The Mountaintop officially opened October 13th and in the clip below, Angela Bassett chats with Gayle King about the play, working with Sam Jackson and gives you a teaser performance of what to expect.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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October 25, 2011 6:35 AM
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Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden opened last night on London's West End (equivalent of NYC's Broadway) Harold Pinter Theatre, with Thandie Newton starring in the play's revival; and while most critics gave good enough marks to the overall production (3 out of 5 stars is about the average rating), they weren't as kind to the actress' performance, which is unfortunate.

By Emmanuel Akitobi
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October 18, 2011 9:38 AM
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Noted TV and stage director Sheldon Epps will be calling the shots this November 1 - 27, when the stage production of Blues For An Alabama Sky is performed at the Pasdena Playhouse, in Pasdena, CA. Epps has also served as the artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse since 1997.

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