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Sondheim

Posted on November 27, 2021 by dgsweet

In 1966, ABC decided to try to change its image. It had a reputation for dumb shows with scantily-clad women and car chases. Someone at the network decided they were going to prove they could do quality, too. Thus was … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, off-Broadway, playwriting | Tagged A Chorus Line, A LIttle Night Music, ABC Stage '67, Cabaret, Company, Donna McKechnie, Edward Kleban, Evening Primrose, Finishing the Hat, Follies, For the Left Hand, Gypsy, Hal Prince, Howard Reich, Hugh Wheeler, Joe Allen's, Jule Styne, Lady in the Dark, Lanford Wilson, Lehman Engel, Maurice Ravel, musical theater, Norman Malone, NYU, Pacific Overtures, Paul Simon, Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim, Take Me to the World, Terrence McNally, The Breaking Point, The Capeman, The Hot L Baltimore, The Killing, Whiskey | 5 Comments

Terrence McNally

Posted on March 25, 2020 by dgsweet

I had the pleasure of knowing Terrence McNally from his off-off-Broadway period. Because I worked free in those days, I played keyboard for the 1973 production of his play WHISKEY at St. Clement’s on West 46th Street. Kevin O’Connor directed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1973, Alexandra Billings, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago theater, Chicago theatre, Dramatists Guild, Edward Albee, Hamlet the Musical, Jack McBreyer, Jeff Richmond, Kander and Ebb, off-off-Broadway, plays, Second City, Terrence McNally, The Visit, theater, Wendy Wasserstein | Leave a comment

Terrence McNally Documentary on AMERICAN MASTERS

Posted on May 28, 2019 by dgsweet

Having been involved in NY theatre since 1967, watching Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life stirred up decades of memories. Some of them involve Terrence. I can’t claim to be a close friend, but he and his work have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, drama, New York, off-Broadway, playwriting, Second City, theater | Tagged American Masters, Chicago Shakespeare, Edward Albee, Elaine May, Jeff Richmond, Lanford Wilson, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Marin Mazzie, Ragtime, Robert Brustein, Terrence McNally, The Ritz, The Tubs, Wendy Wasserstein, What Playwrights Talk About When They Talk About Writing | 1 Comment

Patterns

Posted on May 5, 2019 by dgsweet

Maybe one of the differences between a blog entry and an essay is that an essay should be a shapely, elegant composition. With, you know, a structure, a build. The final sentence should give the reader a sense of arriving … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, off-Broadway, playwriting, Uncategorized | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Be More Chill, Burn This, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Gary, Kiss Me Kate, Lanford Wilson, Shakespeare, Terrence McNally, Tootsie | Leave a comment

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