Cloudy day, keeping the sun away. Hard to play, when outside is damp and dark. It’s just another day, over here in Albany Park. . Cannot play, everything’s drab and gray. Cranky neighbors here pass dogs that bark, It’s a sad November day, over here in Albany Park. . It’s a matted carpet sky, The ground is wet, but... »
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Amateur rigging can result in injury, or death.
And I include amateurs operating professionally rigged systems in the above statement. Recently, @thtrbob posted some Youtube videos on his blog “Confessions of a Chicago Theatre Addict.” They were intended to be a followup to his previous post about his love of “Peter Pan” and... »
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Tonight, students of Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada will present “The Laramie Project” as scheduled, after a judge ruled that parents objections could not legally force the school to cancel the production. A parent group had filed suit against the school district,... »
Willows Theatre’s Concord, CA space to close.
Tonight’s closing night of “Barefoot in the Park” will also be final performance for the Willows Theatre in Concord, CA. The Willows had announced a scant 2 months ago... »
Odds and ends
Nick Counter, former president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, died Friday at the age of 69. Counter had led the AMPTP for 27 years before... »
Service of Comfort for Michael Philippi. Insurance fund started.
Scenic and Lighting Designer (as well as brother, husband, and father) Michael Philippi will be remembered by family and friends at a Service of Comfort in Appleton, Wisconsin. The service... »
UPDATED: Cirque du Spam?
Numerous reports are appearing on Twitter from bloggers claiming to be getting spam comments promoting Cirque du Soleil’s new show, “Banana Shpeel.” Is this part of a green-lit PR... »
IATSE vs Bloomberg News’ (and others) bias.
A recent article in Bloomberg.com revealed that the top 5 IATSE stagehands at Carnegie Hall made an average of $430,543, with the Prop Master earning $530,044. These are high... »
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