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VOTES! Whatever They Cost!

VOTES! Whatever They Cost!

There are two common ways to think of art: some consider it to be an expression of what is original and unusual in human thinking; Aristotle, on the other hand,…

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TAKE IT AWAY! UNSUNG HEROES: BACKSTAGE PROFESSIONALS

TAKE IT AWAY! UNSUNG HEROES: BACKSTAGE PROFESSIONALS

[youtube Best advice of the evening offered by these backstage pros: “Gather the women around you!” And we did.  And we shall. The

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Unsung Heroes: Backstage Professionals

Unsung Heroes: Backstage Professionals

Monday, February 29, 2016, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM TheatreLab 357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor Unsung Heroes: Backstage Professionals Beyond the Spotlight ~ Career Choices in the Theater Learn…

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Unsung Heroes: Backstage Professionals

Unsung Heroes: Backstage Professionals

Monday, February 29, 2016, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM TheatreLab 357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor Unsung Heroes: Backstage Professionals Beyond the Spotlight ~ Career Choices in the Theater Learn…

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Sound Bites 3.0 Festival 10 Musicals – One Night Only!

Sound Bites 3.0 Festival 10 Musicals – One Night Only!

Go to the We Have Apples show page Subject: Friend what are you waiting for? 10 Musicals - One Night Only! Good seats still available BUT HURRY, they're going fast!…

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The value of arts education

The value of arts education

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Children Respond To Globalism Through Art With A Message Of Peace

Children Respond To Globalism Through Art With A Message Of Peace

These kids are expressing a powerful message of solidarity through their art.

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Georgia Stitt: Her Need to Tell. . . through Music

Georgia Stitt: Her Need to Tell. . . through Music

Her love of literature coupled with a flair for creating her own melodies as a child pianist coalesced into becoming the career choice for composer/lyricist Georgia Stitt.  “I have always…

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Making Music: The League of Professional Theatre Women Networking Event

Making Music: The League of Professional Theatre Women Networking Event

TAKE IT AWAY!  captures the passion and promise of this event to represent the mission of

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League of Professional Theatre’s NETWORKING MONDAYS; Meet the Music Makers!

League of Professional Theatre’s NETWORKING MONDAYS; Meet the Music Makers!

In our continuing effort to develop and promote women in the professional theatre  we invite you to . . .

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An interview with…Cheryl Navo, Playwright LIE OF OMISSION, World Premiere Play

An interview with…Cheryl Navo, Playwright LIE OF OMISSION, World Premiere Play

“As a female playwright I believe strongly that I need to concentrate on writing good, strong roles for women.  For each play I write, I've made a personal commitment to…

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The Power of Words…and Girls

The Power of Words…and Girls

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Excellence in Theater Award Corey Mitchell

Excellence in Theater Award Corey Mitchell

Theater Education Matters! Corey Mitchell accepting the Excellence in Theater Education Award during the Creative Arts Awards portion of the 2015 Tony ceremony with Carnegie Mellon University. [youtube 2015 Award…

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The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University Honor Teachers with the Excellence in Theatre Education Award

The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University Honor Teachers with the Excellence in Theatre Education Award

[youtube Behind every great performance is inspiration, and behind that inspiration is a great teacher. Carnegie Mellon University and the Tony Awards have announced Corey Mitchell, theater arts teacher at…

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On the Red Carpet at SOHO International Film Festival

On the Red Carpet at SOHO International Film Festival

First Online With Fran got to ask the official participants and attendees of the 2015 SOHO International Film Festival how the arts play a vital role in our society. Listen…

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Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

The Alphabet Series at Metropolitan Playhouse Lillian Rodriguez as Jonas Mekas  Jason C. Brown as Jeanise Aviles Tammy McNeill as Jimmy Webb               Inspired…

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Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

The Alphabet Series at Metropolitan Playhouse Lillian Rodriguez as Jonas Mekas  Jason C. Brown as Jeanise Aviles Tammy McNeill as Jimmy Webb               Inspired…

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Continuing the Conversation with. . . Marisa Vitali, actor/screenwriter/producer

Continuing the Conversation with. . . Marisa Vitali, actor/screenwriter/producer

SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER In 2013, Marisa Vitali, Alysia Reiner and I sat down to talk about GRACE, the movie:  its message, its momentum and its moving evolutionary progress. …

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