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"Passion" to Air on PBS's "Playhouse"

The Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, "Passion" will be broadcast on PBS's "American Playhouse" on September 8, from 9-11 pm. The deal was in negotiations for almost two years before a settlement was reached.

In Good Voice: The Canadian Opera Company

There's a great deal of theatrical as well as musical excitement when Toronto's Canadian Opera Company stages a new production. The troupe's canny general director, Richard Bradshaw, knows that established audiences still want the "Bohmes" and "Traviatas," usually dressed in traditional clothes, but he's sufficiently forward-thinking ...

"Lawyers" in Session at the Emelin

Kevin Conway and Keir Dullea star in an original new play, "Lawyers," by Henry G. Miller, which opens Thurs., May 28, for a three-week run at the Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck, NY. John Berry is the director. Produced by the Emelin in arrangement with Producer Arthur Cantor, the show will move ...

Women Playwrights Worldwide Support Jailed Indonesian Artist

In recent days, the international news media has been casting eyes on turmoil in Indonesia. The Asian country--with a population of 210 million--has witnessed riots and calls for the resignation of its 30-year leader, President

NEA, in Double Kiss, Gets Ivey, Republican Help

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which has withstood the past year's Congressional funding tug-o'-war with the flexibility of Plastic Man, received two boosts of support before legislators adjourned for the Memorial Day break:

Indonesia Releases Noted Playwright, Drained but Active

The Indonesian government has freed activist playwright Ratna Sarumpaet following a sudden, warp-speed trial which allowed for no defense rebuttal. Considered the country's most noted woman dramatist, Sarumpaet had been jailed for more than two months for anti-government activity. Despite obvious exhaustion, she immediately began public speaking after her ...

Tonys Announce '97 Nom. Committee

The Tonys have announced a new economy-sized nominating committee for 1997, boasting 28 members--a 100 percent increase from last year's 14-member

A Community Carol

Who are the people of Cornerstone Theater Company and what do they do?

Hollywood Players

Say goodbye to the crude pixels of your father's Frogger blipping on the prehistoric Apple 2E. Today's top video games, such as Resident Evil, Max Payne, and True Crime: Streets of L.A., feature realistic graphics, exciting characters, and original, cinematic storylines. According to the London-based Screen Digest ...

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