Final curtain for Fantasticks ends a 30 year run
New York Broadway and off Broadway audiences bid farewell to The Fantasticks at Sullivan Street Playhouse. Producer Lave Noto announced the final 1 pm curtain with staff, cast, and backers reflecting on a 10,054 performance era and a decades-long journey from modest origins to a landmark legacy in American musical theater.
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Helen Hayes Awards Honor Iceman and La Cage in 1986
The 1986 Helen Hayes Awards at Washington National Theatre named The Iceman Cometh as outstanding production bound for New York and La Cage Aux Folles as best touring production. Jason Robards won outstanding lead actor and Bernard Hughes was best supporting in a touring production. Barbara Robertson earned best lead actress in a touring production bound for New York. Father Gilbert Hartke posthumously received the Sir Thomas J Lipton Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service to Washington Professional Theater.
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Antique roller coaster unveiled at new home in Largo
The Kennedy family joined a 20 minute test ride on an antique wooden coaster once known as the Giant in Massachusetts. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend attended the unveiling as Wild One. Wild World bought the ride for 28000 dollars last year and moved it piece by piece to Maryland. The rebuilt coaster, one of about 200 surviving wooden coasters, is billed as the East Coast tallest and was designed in 1917 by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. Debut and season opening are set for Saturday.
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Circle Theater to reopen as home for Bedazzled show
Annapolis Maryland locals Wayne and Sandy Alan plan to revive the Circle Theater a 700 seat venue near the state house as a home for their magic musical and dance revue Bedazzled They anticipate a mid May opening with summer shows plus guest musical acts and occasional Broadway appearances The restoration to date costs about 250000 with contractors taking limited partnerships and aims to restore ornate plasterwork balcony acoustics and era style while updating safety wiring and seating
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Heston to star in Came Mutiny Court-Martial at Kennedy Center
Charlton Heston will star in Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court Martial produced for the Performing Arts and Joseph Weak. A three week engagement at the Heavy Foods Theatre in Los Angeles followed by a seven week run at the Eisenhower Theater in Washington opens May 2 with previews in L A May 1. The military courtroom drama, directed by Heston, previously played London’s Queen’s Theatre last season. Heston, an Oscar winner for Ben Hur, is noted for The Ten Commandments and El Cid and currently stars in The Colbys. Ben Cross, known for WW II drama AAATWS, plays Lt Commander Queeg.
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Area students in production at Western Maryland College
Tracey Ann Tokar from Union Bridge Charles Cram of Frederick and Tracy Hake from Thurmont join the department of dramatic art for Come Back to the 5 and Dime performances on May 2 3 and 4 at 8 pm in the Dorothy Elderdice Theatre Miss Tokar daughter of John and Lows Tokar attended Singanore High School will portray Edna Louie Johnson Crum plays Joe a Frederick High School graduate and junior Miss Hahn daughter of John and Sharon Hahn attended Catocun High School portrays Juanita in the production
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