Finding a home for new plays amongst the uncertainty of the theater community. Also, what if your organization did not have a building to manage? How far would your artistic pursuits go?

Darnelle Radford 10/10/23 Darnelle Radford 10/10/23

TBOT_S02E06 - EP.39 - It's A Calling?

WORKING TITLE:

IT’S A CALLING?

REJECTED TITLES:

Bit by the Bug!

LINKS:

The Good Enough Job - The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work: Stolzoff, Simone: 9780593538968: Amazon.com: Books

2024 Tony Awards - June 16, 2024 at Lincoln Center

https://playbill.com/article/the-2024-tony-awards-will-be-hosted-at-lincoln-center

New Home: The David H. Koch Theater
Date: June 16, 2024
Last Year (2023) at The United Palace Theater (OMITB)
The Drama! Unions and such.

The Review of Death, Rattle Dazzle, the Broadway show that never opened.

https://playbill.com/article/playbill-exclusive-the-review-of-death-rattle-the-broadway-show-that-never-opened

“Broadway Licensing Group” becomes “Broadway Licensing Global”

https://www.broadwaynews.com/exclusive-broadway-licensing-group-becomes-broadway-licensing-global/

SPAMALOT Musical - Revival

https://spamalotthemusical.com/

Previews begin October 31st.

"Actors’ Equity files with National Labor Relations Board to unionize Broadway production assistants"

https://www.broadwaynews.com/actors-equity-files-with-national-labor-relations-board-to-unionize-broadway-production-assistants/

The 2023 Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction Raised a Record-Breaking $1.2 Million (10/1/2023)

https://playbill.com/article/the-2023-broadway-flea-market-and-grand-auction-raised-a-record-breaking-1-2-million

Purlie Victorious

https://purlievictorious.com/

Central Park - Apple TV

https://tv.apple.com/us/show/central-park/umc.cmc.4qe3i11erof30x0vz8nwnjkw3?mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019816_1-662863202385-c&mttnsubkw=79342107540__YzgWLop0_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

Darnelle Radford 8/25/23 Darnelle Radford 8/25/23

TBOT_S02E05 - EP.38 - AUGUST

WORKING TITLE:

Life’s A Beach?

REJECTED TITLES:

Nomadic Theater

Is the Rainbow enuf?

Links:

The Public - https://publictheater.org/

Theatre Exile - https://theatreexile.org

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow IS Enuf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Colored_Girls_Who_Have_Considered_Suicide_/_When_the_Rainbow_Is_Enuf

Long Wharf Theatre - https://longwharf.org/

LuEsther Mertz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuEsther_Mertz

Rock & Roll Man - https://rockandrollmanthemusical.com/

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Darnelle Radford 7/19/23 Darnelle Radford 7/19/23

TBOT_S02E04 - EP.37 - The Nanny

WORKING TITLE:

That’s how she became The Nanny

REJECTED TITLES:

Barbenheimer

LINKS:

SAG-AFTRA Declares Double Strike as Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines

https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-double-strike-wga-amptp-1235669492/

SAG-AFTRA ON STRIKE

https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/

WGA ON STRIKE

https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/sag-aftra-strike

AMPTP

https://www.amptp.org/index.html

BARBIE MOVIE - https://www.barbie-themovie.com/

OPPENHEIMER - https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/

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Darnelle Radford 6/20/23 Darnelle Radford 6/20/23

TBOT_S02E03 - EP. 36 - End Of Fiscal Year

SHOWNOTES:

The end of fiscal year

WORKING TITLE:

Spare some change?

Links:

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa

Joan Rivers was a gifted comedian and she was extremely organized

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/09/1181232265/joan-rivers-was-a-gifted-comedian-and-she-was-extremely-organized

Donate to Theatre Exile - https://theatreexile.org/donate/

Lizard Boy - http://www.lizardmusical.com/

Here Lies Love - https://herelieslovebroadway.com/

Alan Harrison - LinkedIn (Nonprofits a career, writing a specialty

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanharrisonseattle/

Just a Reminder: No One Cares About Your Nonprofit’s Fiscal Year-End Except You - Alan Harrison

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/just-reminder-one-cares-your-nonprofits-fiscal-except-alan-harrison/

Mentorship - https://www.risetheatre.org/

Lin-Manuel Miranda

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/lin-manuel-miranda-launches-rise-theater-directory-backstage-diversity-1235508172/

Our Town - in Old City

https://ardentheatre.org/productions/past-productions/

Theatre Communications Group

https://circle.tcg.org/home?ssopc=1

REJECTED TITLES:

No Amount is too small/large

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Darnelle Radford 6/14/23 Darnelle Radford 6/14/23

TBOT_S02E02 - Ep. 35 - TONY TONY TONY

Tony Award Winners - https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/

WORKING TITLE:

I betcha you would have done the same?

REJECTED TITLES:

Asshat-In-Chief

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Darnelle Radford 4/14/23 Darnelle Radford 4/14/23

TBOT_S02E01 - Ep. 34 - Museum Of Broadway

Darnelle Radford 3/29/23 Darnelle Radford 3/29/23

TBOT_S01E33 - Water Water Everywhere

WORKING TITLE:

World Theatre Day

Not A Drop To Drink?

REJECTED TITLES:

Return to Work From Home

Spring Into Step

Philly Theatre Week

Theatre Philadelphia hosts Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of the artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation. Audiences will have an opportunity to try something new from our theatre community through a series of productions, readings, interactive events, and much more! This year, experience over 50 events with Pay What You Can tickets!

https://theatrephiladelphia.org/whats-on-stage/2023-philly-theatre-week

"‘Smash’ musical to open on Broadway in 2024-2025 season" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "A stage musical adaptation of the NBC television series “Smash” will arrive on Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg will produce. The musical will feature a book co-written by … Rick Elice and … Bob Martin. … Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman … will pen the musical’s score, which will feature numbers from the TV show. … Susan Stroman will direct the “Smash” musical. … Joshua Bergasse … will choreograph. … Official dates, theater, creative team and casting for the “Smash” stage musical will be announced." https://bway.ly/1mw99z

"Broadway’s ‘SIX’ recoups ahead of its 600th performance" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "In advance of its 600th Broadway performance on March 26, the Tony Award-nominated musical “SIX” has recouped its investment. According to a release from the production, the new musical about the six wives of King Henry VIII made back its investment in December of 2022. (Its initial capitalization in 2020 was reportedly $5 million.) The show is the first Main Stem production to share news of its recoupment since the industry’s reopening in September 2021." https://bway.ly/a9dbvx

"National Black Theatre to host special ‘Fat Ham’ performance; additional community nights announced" by Broadway News' Caitlin Hornik - "National Black Theatre has announced a special performance of “Fat Ham” on Friday, March 31. ... The evening will feature a post-show discussion and specifically welcomes members of Black theater institutions, artists and creatives to attend. ... The “Fat Ham” producing team also announced subsequent community nights: Queer Youth Night on March 24; Women’s History Night on March 30; Philly Phat Ham Night on the April 2 matinée performance and a Community Night on April 14." https://bway.ly/vel4rf

"Actors’ Equity Launches Political Action Committee Ahead of 2024 Election" by The Hollywood Reporter's Caitlin Huston - "Actors’ Equity Association is forming its own political action committee. The union for more than 51,000 stage managers and actors will be launching the PAC in the first week of April, with the goal of contributing money to federal candidates who support Actors’ Equity priorities. These include more arts funding, expanded health care coverage, protecting the right to organize, and specific entertainment legislation, such as the Performing Artists Tax Parity Act. The PAC will be a separate organization from the union." https://bway.ly/u39un0

WORLD PREMIERE - ABANDON

https://theatreexile.org/shows/abandon/

Philadelphia rescinds bottled-water alert after chemical spill in the Delaware River

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/philadelphia-officials-alert-residents-drink-bottled-water-chemical-sp-rcna76736

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Darnelle Radford 3/14/23 Darnelle Radford 3/14/23

TBOT_S01E32 - All At Once

SHOWNOTES:

Let’s recap The Oscars as they relate to theater. Along with current events. Show closings and openings.

WORKING TITLE:

Everything Everywhere All At Once

REJECTED TITLES:

Every Drink Everywhere All At Once

Stay for the Sippy Cup

Theatre Development Fund

https://www.tdf.org/

Brendan Fraser Wins Academy Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role; See Which Stage Artists Won Big at the 95th Annual Oscars

Stage and screen star Brendan Fraser has won big at the 95th Annual Academy Awards, receiving the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for his performance in The Whale.

Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale — adapted from his 2012 play of the same name — received several nominations this evening. It took home the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award, in addition to Fraser's win.

Many other stars of the stage were nominated at the Oscars, such as Stephanie Hsu, Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, and Austin Butler, to name just a few. The biggest prize of the night, Best Picture, went to Everything Everywhere All At Once—which won seven Oscars. Though she didn't win, Broadway alum Hsu did perform the Oscar-nominated song "This Is a Life," with David Byrne during the ceremony.

https://playbill.com/article/brendan-fraser-wins-academy-academy-award-for-best-actor-in-a-leading-role-see-which-stage-artists-won-big-at-the-95th-annual-oscars

Oscar Winners - https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/winners/oscar-winners-2023-list

Breaking News: The Atlanta Lyric Theatre closes its doors after 42 years

https://www.artsatl.org/breaking-news-the-atlanta-lyric-theatre-closes-after-42-years/?mc_cid=88ce0b4b4b&mc_eid=6b0d099eb9#new_tab

NPR: "Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show's creators stepped in" by NPR's Elizabeth Blair - "Spelling Bee creators Rebecca Feldman and Rachel Sheinkin called Vanessa Allen in Middlefield. "They found my contact information and offered to make changes," Allen says incredulously. "It's heartbreaking for the kids if you cancel it in the middle of rehearsals and construction and the rest," says librettist Sheinkin

BAD BEHAVIOR AT THE THEATRE

Marketing for popular musicals is to be tempered to avoid phrases such as "best party in town" and "dancing in the aisles" in a bid to tackle poor audience behaviour. Ambassador Theatre Group, the largest theatre operator in the UK, is working with producers to tone down marketing that might encourage bad behaviour ...

FAT HAM by Pulitzer Prize Winner, James Ijames

https://www.fathambroadway.com/

Updates to Equity Audition Protocols

https://actorsequity.org/resources/Producers/casting-call-how-to/

Meet the Black Women Reshaping American Theater

https://www.shondaland.com/live/money/a43028502/meet-the-black-women-reshaping-american-theater/

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