Chappaqua director tells of drug battle and hope
Conrad Rooks, a once rich playboy turned filmmaker, discusses his struggle with alcohol and drugs and how the film Chappaqua aims to warn younger people. He recalls a turbulent youth, years of addiction, and his road to sobriety aided by occasional medications and personal resolve.
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Fantasticks Sets Record for Longevity in New York
The Fantasticks becomes the longest running New York theater hit with 3,225 performances surpassing Life With Father. Despite strong total attendance, Life With Father remains ahead overall due to a larger Broadway run. Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt wrote the story and lyrics. Investors report 2,100 percent profit on initial 16,500 production cost from a 2 million gross. The show has inspired 1,080 stand-alone productions nationwide across stock amateur and college groups.
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Read Again Expounds Read on Art in Society
Sir Herbert Read, knighted art critic, compiles essays from UNESCO and other sources to defend his view of art’s role in society. The collection, titled Art and Alefena Thon, includes pieces on artists like Henry Moore and writings for catalogs and books.
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Puppet Show at Burnett Library This Saturday
The Scheherezade Players present Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen at Burnett branch library 560 E. Hill St on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The Santa Ana College student group writes and produces puppet plays for children directed by Don Hayes and Peter Canway.
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Art Restorers Finish Cleaning Greenwich Ceiling Painting
In Greenwich at the National Maritime Museum a 19th century overlay was removed after 20 years of concern. Experts, including the Ministry of Public Works, judged the recovered work hideous and the painter incompetent. The ceiling will be recovered with planks to prevent future mockery.
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