I was interviewed earlier this week for Praxis Theatre's blog. “It's an interesting 10 qustions with…” format I'm the Theatre and Entertainment Lawyer they chose to interview. Very flattering.
Here's the link: http://praxistheatre.blogspot.com/2008/09/10-questions-gordon-p-firemark.html
I was interviewed earlier this week for Praxis Theatre's blog. “It's an interesting 10 questions with…” format Here's the link: http://praxistheatre.blogspot.com/2008/09/10-questions-gordon-p-firemark.html
A good piece in Backstage.com reports today on the increase in number of new Musicals opening in Los Angeles, before making the step to Broadway. Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is the Center Theater Group's latest, following successes withThe Drowsy Chaperone and Curtains!
The article discusses some of the advantages (talent pool, money, etc) and challenges in creating theatre in Los Angeles… (geographic distance between venues, so there's no “theatre district”, diversity of audiences, competition for audience attention, etc.). Worth a read.
Sadly, the article doesn't mention the wealth of resources available to folks just starting out in this arena. Among them, I'd like to highlight the Academy of New Musical Theatre (full disclosure: I sit on this organization's Board of Directors) which provides training and resources to bookwriters, composers and lyricists, workshops new material, and offers dramaturgical services to producers working on new material.
A good piece in Backstage.com reports today on the increase in number of new Musicals opening in Los Angeles, before making the step to Broadway. Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 is the Center Theater Group’s latest, following successes withThe Drowsy Chaperone and Curtains! The article discusses some of the advantages (talent pool, money, etc) and … Continue Reading
It seems that some entrepreneurial songwriters are approaching companies with offers to mention products and brands in their song lyrics. When a misguided PR exec sent an email offering such a service to Jeff Crouse of the Anti-Advertising Agency and Double Happiness Jeans… Crouse decided to Blog it. The PR guy asked Crouse to remove… Continue Reading
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It’s a Rumor, but it’s being widely reported that The Rodgers & Hammerstein company may be for sale. The publisher controls not only the great musicals by Rogers and Hammerstein, but many others. As I write this, (9/3/08) I note that the website for Rodgers & Hammerstein (rnh.com) is down. Stay tuned! UPDATE: 09/04/08 –… Continue Reading
The industry mourns a legend. One of the greatest voice-over artists of all time, Don LaFontaine , passed away on Sunday. He will be sorely missed. Mr. LaFontaine made famous the “In a World….” opening of movie trailer voice-overs. His deep, resonant voice appeared in over 5000 movie trailers, and numerous other tv commercials, films,… Continue Reading
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