July 2010

When looking for a quote to use as a title for this fantastic interview you’re about to read I had so many, many wonderful choices.   Ultimately I went with a more benign line from the Megadeath song but I urge you to check out the Alice Cooper ode to the dark one as well as the [...]

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THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – BUT YOU CAN STILL CHECK OUT THE SHOW! The Happiest Medium Giveaway is on a wedding-themed roll . . . Last month we offered you An Ideal Husband,  this month we offer you a Honeymoon!   Okay, again, it’s not a REAL Honeymoon – and actually, it’s an Unfortunate [...]

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The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributor Kate Mickere The art of storytelling seems to be in the Irish blood. Ancient bards used to wander the Irish countryside, singing the haunting ballads of the isle for a pint of ale. Ray Yeates is a modern bard, traveling across the Atlantic to perform the beautiful one-man [...]

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The Starship Astrov: Best Of Both Worlds (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)

by Stephen Tortora-Lee July 24, 2010 Festivals

I’m sure it happens to you sometimes …  You’re walking down the street, pondering the inevitability of change and the hardship it’s apt to cause when you fail to adapt, and other foibles of the human condition… Then suddenly you realize that the person beside you is reading your mind, and doesn’t like what they [...]

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IT Awards 2010: Off-Off Broadway Celebrates Its Achievements At Their Nominee Announcement Party

by Karen Tortora-Lee July 21, 2010 Manhattan

On July 19, 2010, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2010 nominees at its annual sold-out event. The Happiest Medium salutes all the nominees this year, as well as all the other fantastic actors and ensembles whose names are not on this list but whose hard work [...]

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Another Universe Is Just A Click Away: Meet Mardi-Ellen Hill – Multi-Media MENDtm Maven

by Karen Tortora-Lee July 21, 2010 Books

In a time when full immersion is the key to any good entertainment experience Mardi-Ellen Hill has managed to create a multi media-universe that allows the participant to be drawn into a world of her creation through any number of doors.  Choose your favorite: book, game, music, and let the hidden mystery that is the [...]

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A Gal, A Plan, A Canal – An Ideal Husband

by Karen Tortora-Lee July 20, 2010 Manhattan

Not all plays written in 1893 can weather an update; something is bound to be sacrificed for the sake of modernizing, be it plot, character or theme. But An Ideal Husband is not all plays. Writer Oscar Wilde was a man who had an uncanny ability to write about the time he was living in [...]

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The Gospel According To Josh – Light On The Gospel, Heavy On The Josh (Midtown International Theatre Festival)

by Karen Tortora-Lee July 19, 2010 Festivals

Looking to hire Josh Rivedal for your next show but can’t get a hold of his resume or reel?  Look no further than The Gospel According To Josh – in one fast-moving hour you’ll see Josh run through his catalog of imitations, hear him sing songs both secular and sacred, and see him show his [...]

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Two Short Pieces That Are Long On Anger: “Gary The Thief” and “Plevna: Meditations On Hatred”

by The Happiest Medium July 19, 2010 Manhattan

The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributor Kate Mickere Four floors below the sizzling New York streets, the Potomac Theatre Project is exploring hate. Gary the Thief and Plevna: Meditations on Hatred are two dramatic poems by Howard Barker (both directed by Richard Romagnoli) . The playwright, who has coined the term “Theatre of Catastrophe” [...]

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Entrevista: Never Norman Rockwell (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)

by Antonio Miniño July 18, 2010 Entrevista

We’ve reached our final installment of our Midtown International Theatre Festival‘s Q&A. Today we chat with Kyle Baxter, writer of Never Norman Rockwell, and co-artistic director of The Collective Objective. Related Posts:Entrevista: The Starship Astrov and Asian Belle (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)The Starship Astrov: Best Of Both Worlds (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)The Gospel [...]

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Entrevista: Until We Find Each Other (Midtown International Theatre Festival)

by Antonio Miniño July 16, 2010 Entrevista

We continue our Midtown International Theatre Festival Q&A and speak with not only the playwright of Until We Find Each Other (Brooke Berman), but we also asked the show’s director, David Winitsky some questions. Related Posts:Entrevista: From Vermont To NYC – Playwright James Lantz And The BusThe Starship Astrov: Best Of Both Worlds (Midtown International [...]

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“Beautiful Thing” – The Classics Never Age

by Lina Zeldovich July 14, 2010 Manhattan

In Beautiful Thing, currently being produced by Nicu’s Spoon Theatre Company, director Michelle Kuchuk accomplishes a charming revival of this British classic written by Jonathan Harvey and originally staged in 1993, with a later release as a screen adaptation by Channel 4 Films in 1996. Related Posts:Celebrating “Holy Days”Entrevista: Heather Cunningham Of Retro Productions

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Putting It Together: Paul Bargetto Sets Up undergroundzero Once Again

by Karen Tortora-Lee July 13, 2010 Festivals

If you read Stephen Tortora-Lee’s review of the multimedia show about the little puppet that could – Alvin Sputnik – then you already got a taste of one of the shows that’s happening as a part of undergroundzero – a theatre festival happening throughout July and taking place at PS 122.  We’ll be covering a [...]

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To Mercy Or Not To Mercy – That Is “A Question Of Mercy”

by Lina Zeldovich July 13, 2010 Manhattan

To Mercy or Not to Mercy by Lina Zeldovich Thomas (Alex Cranmer) and Anthony (Tim Spears) have been together for years, but now they are struggling with Anthony’s grueling battle with AIDS. Exhausted from treatments that don’t work, medicines that have more side effects than help, Anthony decides to take his own life as opposed [...]

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“The Awakening”- Produced By The Complete Theatre Company

by The Happiest Medium July 12, 2010 Manhattan

The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributor Kate Mickere Magazines and television often proclaim that a good makeover can be life changing. Women are constantly being told that a new hairstyle or designer dress will allow them to get over that boyfriend, get a new job and take over the world. While a new tube [...]

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Win Tickets To An Ideal Husband!

by The Happiest Medium July 12, 2010 Deals

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – BUT YOU CAN STILL CHECK OUT THE SHOW! Related Posts:A Gal, A Plan, A Canal – An Ideal HusbandSpecial Edition Giveaway – Fringe EditionWin Tickets To The Unfortunate Honeymoon Of Tony And SteveTHM GIVEAWAY – Win Tickets To Modotti!Win Tickets To Barrier Island

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“The Adventures Of Alvin Sputnik, Deep Sea Explorer” – And Multimedia Expert (undergroundzero festival 2010)

by Stephen Tortora-Lee July 11, 2010 Festivals

Generally there are many people who put together a show and run  it, but in the case of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer most of the credit goes to just one multitalented individual who does the acting, the entertaining puppetry, controls the lighting and all together makes a wonderful illusion of a world both precious [...]

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