5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Joel Derfner

March 3, 2010

I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve said to me, ‘You’re writing a musical about what?’

 
 

Special 5 Questions: Actor David Carson Interviews Writer Alex Bond

March 3, 2010

Removing myth from our idea of American gay life in the 1970s.

 

For AOL Movies: Hollywood's 10 Most Powerful African Americans, Kidman and 'Prom'

March 2, 2010
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My latest contributions to the Moviefone blog at AOL.

 
 

For AOL TV: Valerie Bertinelli, Betty White and 'The Little Couple'

March 2, 2010
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My latest posts for AOL TV.

 

Music Videos for Broadway? Yes, of Course. And Yes, But.

March 1, 2010

No one idea will revolutionize Broadway marketing. But music videos are a start.

 
 

5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Erez Ziv

March 1, 2010

Commercial theater downtown. Yes, it can be done.

 

Pondering Theater as Netflix: Intrigue Meets Reality

February 28, 2010

A beautiful idea: with varied participation, not repeated participation, come rewards.

 
 

Is the Public Theater Replying to Isherwood's Shakespeare Slam?

February 28, 2010

A new initiative makes you wonder if the New York Times second-string theater critic had an effect.

 

Arts Advocacy Update CXXII: There Is No Santa Claus, Virginia

February 28, 2010
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A distillation of Arts Watch, the weekly e-blast of Americans for the Arts. This week: Whim you less, stimulus.

 
 

Olympic Edition: Toddlers and Tiaras

February 27, 2010

Is national pride so great that athletes will go to any length to win — even if they look like sore losers?

 

New Article: 'The Irony of Reconciliation' Is Picked Up by Fox

February 25, 2010

GOP objectors could not be more fundamentally hypocritical.

 
 

What the Closing of the Ohio Theatre Really Means

February 24, 2010

One of Soho’s last non-commercial arts centers will close Aug. 31. The arts community itself is to blame.

 

NYSCA Funding Headed Back to 1985 Level?

February 23, 2010

This is truly a “back to the future” budget, says Norma Munn.

 
 

Daniel Ellsberg, Carl Bernstein Join NY Theatre Workshop Talkbacks

February 23, 2010

It’s 1971 and the nation is at war.

 

I Got Pawlenty of Nothing -- and Nothing's Got Pawlenty of Me

February 21, 2010

More than 111 Republican officials voted against stimulus money, then welcomed it with grasping claws.

 
 

5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Brandt Johnson

February 21, 2010

The Harlem Globetrotters do not always win, says the actor.

 

Arts Advocacy Update: Rhode Island Green

February 21, 2010
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A distillation of Arts Watch, the weekly e-blast of Americans for the Arts. This week: arts-funding gains.

 
 

Busy as a Beaver

February 20, 2010

The New York State Legislature should revisit the Historic Preservation Tax Credit one more time — and include some progressive ideas.

 

Ambitious TDF Plan Aims to Ameliorate Nearly All-White B'way Audience

February 20, 2010

Showing leadership when it comes to fixing the very white theatergoing audience of New York City.

 
 

Special Guests Lined Up for TalkOut Mondays, Starting March 1 at The Temperamentals

February 20, 2010

Panelists abound! The play tells the story of two men falling in love as they build the first pre-Stonewall gay-rights organization.

 
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