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NY Women's Agenda Puts Arts Before City Council

The arts are always in a financially perilous position and so, with the ax about to fall on the budgets of many New York City services, the need is greater than ever to rally the troops to communicate to political leaders the important things artists do for the Big Apple.

Drabinsky: Canadian Bacon?

When Canadian impresario Garth Drabinsky fled the United States to return to his homeland in 1999, he left behind a string of unpaid bills, angry shareholders in his Livent Inc. theatrical production company, threats of punishment by U.S. officials, and a number of lawsuits, including one brought by former ...

Mark and Barbara Frog

"Mark and Barbara Frog," presented by the Venice Mootney Theatre Co. at Masquers Cabaret, 8334 W. 3rd St., Hollywood. Sat. 7 p.m. Mar. 23-Apr. 20. $15. (323) 653-4848. And at Venice Mootney Studio, 11736 W. Pico, West Los Angeles. Fri. 7 p.m. Mar. 22-Apr. 19. $10. (310) 586-0114.

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Is anyone in L.A. from L.A.? You meet natives—even third- and fourth-generation locals—now and then. But if Los Angeles is the capital of anything, it is the Capital of the Newcomer. The popular image of the starry-eyed newbie stepping into the dazzling Southern California sun off ...

Defensive Comedy

Who would Paul Reubens be without Pee-wee Herman? Martin Short without Ed Grimley? Julia Sweeney without Pat? They would, of course, still be very talented performers of improv and sketch comedy. But it's nevertheless understood that a comic actor's bread and butter are his characters. As Cynthia Szigeti ...

Kitchen Sink Dramas—With a Difference

Actors who want to be au courant may want to take another look at the line on their resumes listing special skills. The next big thing to include may be cooking.

"MORNING CALM"

Helen Lee (dir.) is accepting submissions for Morning Calm, a 16mm Korean language short about a comfort woman who returns home after the war. Shoot starts Sept. 17 in New York. Copy, credit, meals, travel, and lodging provided. There is pay.