A couple of weeks ago, Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing, was in town to talk about the contributions performing arts make to a local economy and…

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   Lenore Chiarello Gibson of Rio Rancho might have a small role in Say Goodnight Gracie when it comes to Popejoy Sunday afternoon. Then again, she might…

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     If two performers meet on Christmas Day — or New Year’s Eve or Thanksgiving — one will certainly ask “Where’s your show tonight?” People in show biz work a lot of holidays.…

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   The final session of the arts marketing conference let out at noon. We were on our own for lunch in Louisville before we scattered back to the many corners of the country from whence we'd come. I could have chosen any one of a…

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Next year, Musical Theatre Southwest (MTS) will produce Miss Saigon, Footloose and Me and My Girl. They've also announced Legally Blonde for their new 100-seat space, currently under construction. All these shows were on…

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Tonight is Alice’s birthday, and it’s just been awful.

First, she waited for her food for 45 minutes at the restaurant. Seems they lost her order. Once it was delivered, she bolted her food. Then she and her daughter rushed to the car and sped through town to get to the theater. Finally, at two minutes before…

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One of Erica Norgaard’s toughest assignments for the next three weeks will be to find medical care for any ailing Wicked cast and crew members. Locating doctors who will take the company’s out-of-state Worker’s Comp insurance for members of the Wicked company is just one of her jobs as company manager.

She also finds places to live for cast and crew as they travel from city to city, arranges for airline tickets between cities, lines…

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Don’t you love going to shows with friends? Apparently, so do the women of Delta Sigma Theta.

Sunday night, before the final Albuquerque performance of The Color Purple, a few dozen members of the local chapter of…

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When I watch touring shows, I often look for the kinds of lights they carry. Not all shows carry their own lights, but I do like to know what the companies who carry lights are bringing on their tour.



I just watched Grease in Denver Wednesday night and was interested to see that they had an array of… Continue