TBOT_S02E07 - EP.40 - How Did We Get Here
Finding a home for new plays amongst the uncertainty of the theater community. Also, what if your organization did not have a building to manage? How far would your artistic pursuits go?
TBOT_S02E06 - EP.39 - It's A Calling?
WORKING TITLE:
IT’S A CALLING?
REJECTED TITLES:
Bit by the Bug!
LINKS:
The Good Enough Job - The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work: Stolzoff, Simone: 9780593538968: Amazon.com: Books
2024 Tony Awards - June 16, 2024 at Lincoln Center
https://playbill.com/article/the-2024-tony-awards-will-be-hosted-at-lincoln-center
New Home: The David H. Koch Theater
Date: June 16, 2024
Last Year (2023) at The United Palace Theater (OMITB)
The Drama! Unions and such.
The Review of Death, Rattle Dazzle, the Broadway show that never opened.
“Broadway Licensing Group” becomes “Broadway Licensing Global”
https://www.broadwaynews.com/exclusive-broadway-licensing-group-becomes-broadway-licensing-global/
SPAMALOT Musical - Revival
https://spamalotthemusical.com/
Previews begin October 31st.
"Actors’ Equity files with National Labor Relations Board to unionize Broadway production assistants"
The 2023 Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction Raised a Record-Breaking $1.2 Million (10/1/2023)
Purlie Victorious
Central Park - Apple TV
TBOT_S02E05 - EP.38 - AUGUST
WORKING TITLE:
Life’s A Beach?
REJECTED TITLES:
Nomadic Theater
Is the Rainbow enuf?
Links:
The Public - https://publictheater.org/
Theatre Exile - https://theatreexile.org
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow IS Enuf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Colored_Girls_Who_Have_Considered_Suicide_/_When_the_Rainbow_Is_Enuf
Long Wharf Theatre - https://longwharf.org/
LuEsther Mertz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuEsther_Mertz
Rock & Roll Man - https://rockandrollmanthemusical.com/
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TBOT_S02E04 - EP.37 - The Nanny
WORKING TITLE:
That’s how she became The Nanny
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REJECTED TITLES:
Barbenheimer
LINKS:
SAG-AFTRA Declares Double Strike as Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-double-strike-wga-amptp-1235669492/
SAG-AFTRA ON STRIKE
https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/
WGA ON STRIKE
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/sag-aftra-strike
AMPTP
https://www.amptp.org/index.html
BARBIE MOVIE - https://www.barbie-themovie.com/
OPPENHEIMER - https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/
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TBOT_S02E03 - EP. 36 - End Of Fiscal Year
SHOWNOTES:
The end of fiscal year
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WORKING TITLE:
Spare some change?
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Links:
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa
Joan Rivers was a gifted comedian and she was extremely organized
Donate to Theatre Exile - https://theatreexile.org/donate/
Lizard Boy - http://www.lizardmusical.com/
Here Lies Love - https://herelieslovebroadway.com/
Alan Harrison - LinkedIn (Nonprofits a career, writing a specialty
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanharrisonseattle/
Just a Reminder: No One Cares About Your Nonprofit’s Fiscal Year-End Except You - Alan Harrison
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/just-reminder-one-cares-your-nonprofits-fiscal-except-alan-harrison/
Mentorship - https://www.risetheatre.org/
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Our Town - in Old City
https://ardentheatre.org/productions/past-productions/
Theatre Communications Group
https://circle.tcg.org/home?ssopc=1
REJECTED TITLES:
No Amount is too small/large
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TBOT_S02E02 - Ep. 35 - TONY TONY TONY
Tony Award Winners - https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/
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WORKING TITLE:
I betcha you would have done the same?
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REJECTED TITLES:
Asshat-In-Chief
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TBOT_S01E33 - Water Water Everywhere
WORKING TITLE:
World Theatre Day
Not A Drop To Drink?
REJECTED TITLES:
Return to Work From Home
Spring Into Step
Philly Theatre Week
Theatre Philadelphia hosts Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of the artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation. Audiences will have an opportunity to try something new from our theatre community through a series of productions, readings, interactive events, and much more! This year, experience over 50 events with Pay What You Can tickets!
https://theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/2023-philly-theatre-week
"‘Smash’ musical to open on Broadway in 2024-2025 season" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "A stage musical adaptation of the NBC television series “Smash” will arrive on Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg will produce. The musical will feature a book co-written by … Rick Elice and … Bob Martin. … Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman … will pen the musical’s score, which will feature numbers from the TV show. … Susan Stroman will direct the “Smash” musical. … Joshua Bergasse … will choreograph. … Official dates, theater, creative team and casting for the “Smash” stage musical will be announced." https://bway.ly/1mw99z
"Broadway’s ‘SIX’ recoups ahead of its 600th performance" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "In advance of its 600th Broadway performance on March 26, the Tony Award-nominated musical “SIX” has recouped its investment. According to a release from the production, the new musical about the six wives of King Henry VIII made back its investment in December of 2022. (Its initial capitalization in 2020 was reportedly $5 million.) The show is the first Main Stem production to share news of its recoupment since the industry’s reopening in September 2021." https://bway.ly/a9dbvx
"National Black Theatre to host special ‘Fat Ham’ performance; additional community nights announced" by Broadway News' Caitlin Hornik - "National Black Theatre has announced a special performance of “Fat Ham” on Friday, March 31. ... The evening will feature a post-show discussion and specifically welcomes members of Black theater institutions, artists and creatives to attend. ... The “Fat Ham” producing team also announced subsequent community nights: Queer Youth Night on March 24; Women’s History Night on March 30; Philly Phat Ham Night on the April 2 matinée performance and a Community Night on April 14." https://bway.ly/vel4rf
"Actors’ Equity Launches Political Action Committee Ahead of 2024 Election" by The Hollywood Reporter's Caitlin Huston - "Actors’ Equity Association is forming its own political action committee. The union for more than 51,000 stage managers and actors will be launching the PAC in the first week of April, with the goal of contributing money to federal candidates who support Actors’ Equity priorities. These include more arts funding, expanded health care coverage, protecting the right to organize, and specific entertainment legislation, such as the Performing Artists Tax Parity Act. The PAC will be a separate organization from the union." https://bway.ly/u39un0
WORLD PREMIERE - ABANDON
https://theatreexile.org/shows/abandon/
Philadelphia rescinds bottled-water alert after chemical spill in the Delaware River
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TBOT_S01E32 - All At Once
SHOWNOTES:
Let’s recap The Oscars as they relate to theater. Along with current events. Show closings and openings.
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WORKING TITLE:
Everything Everywhere All At Once
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REJECTED TITLES:
Every Drink Everywhere All At Once
Stay for the Sippy Cup
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Theatre Development Fund
Brendan Fraser Wins Academy Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role; See Which Stage Artists Won Big at the 95th Annual Oscars
Stage and screen star Brendan Fraser has won big at the 95th Annual Academy Awards, receiving the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for his performance in The Whale.
Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale — adapted from his 2012 play of the same name — received several nominations this evening. It took home the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award, in addition to Fraser's win.
Many other stars of the stage were nominated at the Oscars, such as Stephanie Hsu, Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, and Austin Butler, to name just a few. The biggest prize of the night, Best Picture, went to Everything Everywhere All At Once—which won seven Oscars. Though she didn't win, Broadway alum Hsu did perform the Oscar-nominated song "This Is a Life," with David Byrne during the ceremony.
Oscar Winners - https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/winners/oscar-winners-2023-list
Breaking News: The Atlanta Lyric Theatre closes its doors after 42 years
NPR: "Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show's creators stepped in" by NPR's Elizabeth Blair - "Spelling Bee creators Rebecca Feldman and Rachel Sheinkin called Vanessa Allen in Middlefield. "They found my contact information and offered to make changes," Allen says incredulously. "It's heartbreaking for the kids if you cancel it in the middle of rehearsals and construction and the rest," says librettist Sheinkin
BAD BEHAVIOR AT THE THEATRE
Marketing for popular musicals is to be tempered to avoid phrases such as "best party in town" and "dancing in the aisles" in a bid to tackle poor audience behaviour. Ambassador Theatre Group, the largest theatre operator in the UK, is working with producers to tone down marketing that might encourage bad behaviour ...
FAT HAM by Pulitzer Prize Winner, James Ijames
https://www.fathambroadway.com/
Updates to Equity Audition Protocols
https://actorsequity.org/resources/Producers/casting-call-how-to/
Meet the Black Women Reshaping American Theater
https://www.shondaland.com/live/money/a43028502/meet-the-black-women-reshaping-american-theater/
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TBOT_S01E31 - Tell Me More, Tell Me More
WORKING TITLE:
Lift Every Voice and Sing
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REJECTED TITLES:
Rihanna’s Baby Bump
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Watch Sheryl Lee Ralph Sing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 2023 Super Bowl
John Travolta, Donald Faison and Zach Braff Might Take Their T-Mobile Super Bowl Show On The Road
"Actors’ Equity’s open membership program becomes permanent" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "In a Feb. 8 email to members, Actors’ Equity Association declared that the union’s open membership initiative, Open Access, will go from a temporary program to permanent policy. When it began in July of 2021, Open Access allowed any actors and stage managers who are paid for work in those roles within Equity’s jurisdiction to be considered eligible for union membership. The rule was set to expire on May 1, 2023 but will instead continue indefinitely. …
Equity will “phase out” the EMC program over the next three years. Effective May 8, the union will not accept new EMC applicants. Current membership candidates will retain EMC status between now and May — which means these members will still receive priority access to Equity auditions. However, these EMC members will not accrue additional points towards Equity status as anyone can join the union through Open Access." https://bway.ly/3y0hkj
What is the Edinburgh Fringe and Why Is It So Big?
Playbill explores the history of the legendary arts festival, and how outsiders became the most popular people in town.
https://playbill.com/article/what-is-the-edinburgh-fringe-and-why-is-it-so-big
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