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For Scottie, a perennial undergrad who's having too much fun to be concerned with success, that diploma would be more like his eviction notice.

 

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Casting Director Sylvia Fay Dies at 91
Casting director Sylvia Fay of Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting passed away peacefully in New York Aug. 22. She was 91. Cause of death was unknown as of press time.

Theater Maverick Ken Campbell Dead at 66
Ken Campbell, a maverick British actor, writer and director whose career ranged from sitcom roles to a 22-hour stage extravaganza, has died. He was 66.

BET Series Finds Humor in College Life
For Scottie, a perennial undergrad who's having too much fun to be concerned with success, that diploma would be more like his eviction notice.

SAG's Letter to Members Raises Ire
The AMPTP said Tuesday that SAG's 12-page missive to members is designed to tell the actors' negotiators the only answer they want to hear: that the deal is bad.

Talent Agencies Deal with Booming Youth Business
In May, a mini-earthquake rocked the small but fragile world of children's talent agencies.

This Fall, A Scarcity of New Broadway Plays
On Broadway this fall, it will be lonely pair — "To Be or Not to Be" and "Dividing the Estate" — that will qualify as new works in a season studded with starry revivals such as "Equus" and "All My Sons."

Portman Makes Directorial Debut in Venice
Actress Natalie Portman presented her debut as a director at the Venice film festival on Tuesday with a short movie about a young woman who is dragged along to her grandmother's romantic date.

Toronto Film Fest Set to Kick Off Oscar Season
The Toronto film festival will provide the unofficial kick start to Oscar season this week, with distributors keen to give an early look at possible awards contenders and perhaps uncover this year's sleeper hit.

Don LaFontaine, 'Viceroy of Voiceovers,' Dies
Don LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, has died. He was 68.

'Galactica' Curse Seeping into Language
Glen A. Larson first used the faux curse word "frak" in the original "Battlestar Galactica." The word is working its way into popular vocabulary as SciFi's show winds down production.

Kruger, Schweiger Join 'Bastards'
Diane Kruger has been cast in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards." German star Til Schweiger also has nabbed a role in the World War II movie.









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Everybody Wants to Be Italian
Everybody Wants to Be Italian is a charmer — a sweet, flavorful romantic comedy with one of the year's freshest and most appealing casts.

Save Me
I've found it irritating that, on the rare occasions that popular movies have tackled the issue of gay conversion therapy, they've treated it as a joke.

NEW YORK THEATRE more »

Becket or the Honor of God
The final scene of this Jean Anouilh classic drama shows a naked King Henry II of England crying out, "Is the honor of God washed clean?"

There Will Come Soft Rains
Science fiction is rarely attempted on stage. The special effects wizardry of cinema can easily convey the outer-space wonders of speculative tales.

LOS ANGELES THEATRE more »

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune
Terrence McNally's urban fable about two lonely middle-aged souls who find each other is a poignant reminder of love's fragile nature.

Suffer the Long Night
Writers Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke, who wrote the 1992 independent film comedy Meet the Parents, have created an uproarious backstage comedy.

BOOKS more »

Stage Rigging Handbook, Third Edition
More than 300 pages dedicated to ropes, hooks, and pulleys may not be a page-turner, but any tech director is certain to have a copy of this theatrical classic.
The Letters of Noël Coward: Edited and with commentary by Barry Day
A convincing argument can be made that Noel Coward was the pre-eminent theatre man of his time, and the point is subtly implied in The Letters of Noël Coward.
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