Critics Portray Opening Nights Losing Their Luster
William Raidy surveys theater producers and critics who favor previews over official openings. He cites Roger Stevens, Frederick Brisson, Harold Prince, and Joseph Papp on the drift from glamorous first nights to multiple preview reviews and better investor access.
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William Raidy
Newhouse News Service
New York
Roger Stevens
Frederick Brisson
Julie Harris
Geraldine Page
Rip Torn
Michael Higgins
Brisson
Harold Prince
New York League of Theaters
Prince
Noel
Gertie
Cole
Wilford Leach
Temptations Reunion Tour Delights Boston Crowd At Landmark
The Temptations packed the Landmark Theater for about two hours of hits from the 1960s and 70s plus recent collaborations with Rick James. Originals David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks mingled with current members as fans flooded aisles, while a remote control mic stand and glow roses added spectacle.
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Dennis Edwards
Paul Williams
David Ruffin
Eddie Kendricks
Ruffin
Kendricks
Temptations
Rick James
James
Boston
Los Angeles
ITT gives 100000 to fund NYC Opera rehearsals
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. announced a $100,000 gift to the New York City Opera to cover rehearsal costs for four new productions. ITT chairman Rand Araskog said the donation supports an institution rarely aided by corporate backers. The four shows are Amboise Thomas Hamlet with Sherrill Milnes, Bernstein Candide directed by Harold Prince, Gluck Alceste, and Lehar The Merry Widow.
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New York
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
New York City Opera
Kog
ITT
Ambroise Thomas
Sherrill Milnes
Leonard Bernstein
Harold Prince
Christoph Gluck
Alceste
Franz Lehar
Concord Quartet marks a decade of growth and style
New York report on the Concord String Quartet celebrating 10 years with premieres by Druckman Bochberg and Penderecki and a growing reputation. Since 1974 the group has been quartet in residence at Dartmouth, teaching and performing. They emphasize quality over volume, concentrate on contemporary and classical repertory, and issued the Concord Quartets as a two disc RCA set.
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Heywood Broun
Broadway
Drama Critics of
New York
Robert Whitehead
Byron
Newhouse
Concord String Quartet
Jacob Druckman
George Bochberg
Krzysztof Penderecki
Concord Quartet
Haydn
Mozart
Brahms
Dartmouth College
Penderecki
Poland
Concord
RCA
Beethoven
Bartok
Schumann
Quartet
Mark Sokel
Andrew Jennings
John Kochanowski
Norman Fischer
Juilliard Quartet
Robert Mann
Two stars set for SPAC shows this weekend and next
Elton John opens at SPAC Sunday at 7 p.m. with Quarterflash, followed by James Taylor Monday at 7 p.m. Taylor has a long SPAC history since 1979, with Karla Bonoff opening. Also at Artpark July 31, sold out with standby seats. Christopher Keene conducts Stravinsky. Rosanne Lentini stars in My Fair Lady at Wellwood August 12–13 with Joel McKissick and Colonel Pickering.
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Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center
Elton John
Quarterflash
James Taylor
SPAC
Karla Bonoff
Rosanne Lentini
Eliza Doolittle
My Fair Lady
Wellwood School Auditorium
Fayetteville
Town of
Manlius
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