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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Broadway’

Another Tony Awards adventure

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, pictured here with daughter Kelsey, is Arizona's only Ton Awards voter. Photo by Dan Friedman.

Arizona’s only Tony Awards voter, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, flew to NYC this morning to enjoy festivities leading up to Sunday’s Tony Awards ceremony taking place at the Beacon Theatre with host Neil Patrick Harrris.  Jennings-Roggensack is executive director for ASU Gammage in Tempe, which presents touring Broadway productions through “Broadway Across America.” Tuesday was opening night [...]

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Once upon a theater camp

While exploring spring break camps, Lynn Trimble gets a call from a young actor whose work she first enjoyed during a Childsplay summer camp. Turns out he’s developing quite the list of credits.

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"Smash" earns a callback

The new NBC series “Smash” is smartly-written and equally enjoyable for fans of “My Fair Lady” and followers of “Spiderman.”

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South Park meets Broadway

Parents beware — though the recent “South Park” episode with a Broadway theme has some funny moments, you won’t want children watching some of its racier content.

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Kids' Night on Broadway

Great news for fans of Broadway and the Jonas Brothers. Nick Jonas, whose stage career started on Broadway at the tender age of eight, is this year’s ambassador for a special program that allows kids ages 6-18 to experience live Broadway theater for free!

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A tale of Times Square

As the national media spotlights a recent Occupy Wall Street protest at Times Square in New York City, Lynn Trimble shares daughter Lizabeth’s photographs of Broadway stars in Times Square for last month’s “Broadway Unites” event. The big news on Broadway is still the spectacular shows presented eight times a week by some of our country’s most talented artists.

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9/11 books for children

Lynn Trimble chats with a Gilbert firefighter who read the book “Fireboat” to Valley fourth graders this week, then shares additional 9/11-related titles that can help parents and teachers talk about 9/11 with children and teens.

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Musings on "The Book of Mormon"

Lynn Trimble managed to get a ticket to the hottest show on Broadway — and now she’s home sharing thoughts and photos from this year’s Tony Award winner for best musical.

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The church of Broadway?

After watching the 2011 Tony Awards on TV with daughter Lizabeth and Pinky the theater cat (who knows not to ask for food during elaborate choreography), Lynn Trimble reflects on something a Valley arts advocate shared with her just last week — that theater gives to some the feelings others find in church.

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From Sondheim to South Park

Lynn Trimble’s doctoral study in the philosophy of religion and years of writing about the local and national arts scene give her a unique appreciation for the season’s hottest Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon,” which has a little something in common with Comedy Central’s “South Park.”

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