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"THE LAST KENNEDY"

Andreas Riedler (prod./dir.) is accepting submissions for The New Generation, a 35mm film about young people in New York nightlife. 20-day shoot starts Mar. 10 in New York. Copy, credit, meals, travel, and lodging provided. There is pay.

SAG Members Eye Insurance Issue

A state Labor Department official met with Screen Actors Guild/New York members recently, explaining the new unemployment insurance eligibility law, noting that maximum benefits had increased and informing them that actors' favorite Midtown DOL branchlocated on w. 54th St., will

Bologna and Bermuda Perfect Triangle

"Bermuda Avenue Triangle" brings to life comic monsters that are at once relentlessly funny and just slightly shocking. The spirit is light opera buffoonery with a touch of Grand Guignol. Co-authored by and co-starring Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, the play, opening at the Promenade May 11th, details the metamorphoses ...

CENTERSTAGE: A True Dance Devotee

This week's feature focuses on dance and five of its well-known choreographers. But I'd like to turn the spotlight over to someone whose whole life has been dedicated to dance and the related arts, and who has been writing for Back Stage since its very first issue, on ...

IN SHORT : Town Hall Appoints New Development Director

Town Hall, a major venue for the performing arts in New York, has recently announced the appointment of Susannah Sard as the Director of Development. Sard replaces Aria Edry, who resigned to embark on a six-month tour of Europe, India, and Southeast Asia. She plans to renew her work as ...

Fire Department Dims House of Candles

Moments before the curtain was scheduled to rise on the maiden performance of the 2nd Annual NY International Fringe Festival, the NYFD shuttered The House of Candles, one of the Festival's 17 performance venues, to the surprise of theatre owner and Festival co-founder Aaron Beall, citing the location as ...

Jonathan Larson's Family Sues Two NY Hospitals

Jonathan Larson's untimely death could have been prevented, says his family, if two New York hospitals had detected his aortic aneurysm in time. The late composer's father, Allan Larson, and his sister, Julie Larson McCollum, have filed a $250 million malpractice suit against Cabrini Medical Center and St ...

The Year in News: All the performance news that was fit to print in 1999.

From SAG upheavals to scam bills galore, it's been an exciting year for West Coast actors. The following is a condensed version of many of the stories Back Stage West covered over the year, as part of its ongoing mission to keep our readers up-to-date on everything that concerns ...

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

The American

IN SHORT

BC/EFA "Playwrights" Raise