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Title: Theater
Post by: liquidsilver on July 30, 2018, 12:03:26 PM
Discuss the latest shows on Broadway.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on August 01, 2018, 03:35:27 PM
Here is an acting scene on You Tube of me doing the Second Chorus from Anouilh's Antigone. My Uncle Dennis was my cameraman (He died in January of 2012, I miss him). I did a few takes that I liked better, but this was one of the few that I made it all of the way through without any mistakes, all in 1 shot with zero editing and without a teleprompter, my Uncle Dennis got tired of shooting it, and so we had to settle on this take. I hope that you enjoy it. I will make more You Tube videos eventually.

"Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles's classic produced in the context of the anti-fascist French resistance, is Jean Anouilh's (1910–1987) most often-produced work today. Antigone premiered in Paris in 1944, but Anouilh had written his tale of lone rebellion against the state two years earlier, inspired by an act of resistance during Paris's occupation by the Nazis. In August 1942, a young man named Paul Collette fired at and wounded a group of directors during a meeting of the collaborationist Légion des volontaires français. Collette did not belong to a Resistance network or organized political group, but acted entirely alone and in full knowledge of his certain death. For Anouilh, Collette's solitary act—at once heroic, gratuitous, and futile—captured the essence of tragedy and demanded an immediate revival of Antigone. Aware of Anouilh's thinly veiled attack on the Vichy government, the Nazis censored Antigone immediately upon its release. It premiered two years later at the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Paris under the direction of André Barsacq, a few months before Paris' liberation. The play starred (his wife) Monelle Valentin as the doomed princess." 

Here is a link for my video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NnXQpikxyk&feature=youtu.be

Hopefully you enjoy it.

Tout les meilleur,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on August 12, 2018, 07:42:58 PM
I would be perfect right now to play a disciple of Jesus in a Bible movie, or an angel, or for a Western, or for French royalty, etc. I would also be a great vampire.

I could play a lot of fun roles as an actor. 

Salute,

Tony V. 
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on August 26, 2018, 12:41:24 PM
Neil Simon, a Master of Comedy on Broadway and Beyond, Is Dead at 91

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/obituaries/neil-simon-dead.html

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RIP. Neil Simon was great.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on November 29, 2018, 03:42:01 PM
Silence is not golden...

https://youtu.be/l9V6TROO8tI

This is a few years old, but it is still cool. This was the AADA NY company at the time.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on December 09, 2018, 08:06:04 PM
Here is Orson Welles' version of "Othello" by William Shakespeare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09NWcKA7JKw

It is one of the most beautiful pieces of film art ever made. It is stunning.

You cannot buy this film, it can only be found on You Tube for free.

I hope that many copies are made so that this film does not get lost, and I would like to see the film back on the market.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on May 08, 2019, 05:08:01 PM
I would like to start going to see plays, Anaheim does not have much by way of theatre, the creative community needs to do a lot more to bring theatre to Anaheim, and Anaheim also needs a film and television industry, and we need a movie studio, and there needs to be movie equipment rentals, etc.

Meanwhile, there are some good plays coming up at the Pantages in Hollywood.

https://www.hollywoodpantages.com/

It would be cool to go see some plays.

I also want to start seeing Company plays at the AADA, I always loved watching the Company plays.

https://www.aada.edu/

Lancaster actually has more theatre than Anaheim. There is the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, and the Cedar Street Theatre puts on plays there, and there are plays at Antelope Valley College. Then in Palmdale there is the Palmdale Playhouse.

http://www.lpac.org/

http://www.cedarstreettheatre.com/

http://tickets.avc.edu/events/

http://www.palmdaleplayhouse.com/

Anaheim has the Chance Theatre, but I have never been there.

https://chancetheater.com/

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on May 13, 2019, 10:10:51 PM
A few of the best acting teachers who left books behind were Konstantin Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, and Sanford Meisner....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uta_Hagen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_Meisner

My favorite personal acting teacher is Madonna Young Magee, whom I first encountered at the AADA, she is a great teacher, and she needs to write a book, she trained with Meisner and Hagen in New York.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: josh on May 26, 2019, 03:18:56 PM
A few of the best acting teachers who left books behind were Konstantin Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, and Sanford Meisner....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uta_Hagen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_Meisner

My favorite personal acting teacher is Madonna Young Magee, whom I first encountered at the AADA, she is a great teacher, and she needs to write a book, she trained with Meisner and Hagen in New York.

Salute,

Tony V.

Mostly, I work with adolescents and I don't find their books nearly as useful for that crowd.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on July 14, 2019, 04:48:23 PM
Here is my student film from USC, I made it with a film student from Turkey, Bekir Serdar Cakir. I thought that I was working for free, but he sent me a check with my copy of our film. So, this was my first paid acting job. They say that you are not really an actor until you are paid to act, and this was the first time that I was paid to act. We had a lot of fun. He entered our film in a contest, and the winner got to be an assistant for Spielberg, but our film did not win the contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2wBMgs-lQ

Salute,

Tony V.



Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on January 24, 2020, 03:57:36 PM
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is holding auditions, if you know any young people who want to train to be actors.

They are holding auditions locally, as well as all around the world.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on January 25, 2020, 06:16:29 PM
Here is an acting trick for when you do not have time to prepare...

In your mind's eye you picture the room filling up with smoke, and you smell the smoke, and you taste the smoke, and you can feel the smoke all around your body, and then the smoke turns into whatever emotion you need; anger, sadness, happiness, whatever. Then you do your scene. It is better than just starting cold, and for some people it works well.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on February 15, 2020, 07:40:13 PM
Here is some Shakespeare, I made the video to show a friend a new hat that I got from the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet...

https://youtu.be/x3ZMT-G_WHE

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on September 30, 2020, 04:14:18 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

1d  ·

As we prepare to honor Founder’s Day at The Academy this Saturday, October 3rd, we invite you to follow along this week as we take a dive into the archives to revisit special moments in time throughout our 136 years of Academy history.

The year is 1884: Franklin Haven Sargent has just founded The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a graduate and prominent professor of Speech and Elocution at Harvard University, Sargent sought to create a new school devoted to transforming the trade of acting into a respected craft. Thanks to his tireless dedication and planning, The Academy quickly became a proving ground for radical new ideas and groundbreaking acting methodologies. Sargent and his colleagues discovered that encouraging the pursuit of raw authenticity in performance ultimately led to a profound transformation among their students. They witnessed, for the first time, the inherent power of acting when taught as a craft. The training brought to light their students’ ability to deeply connect with truth at any given moment in any given circumstance.

Learn more about The Academy’s history and heritage at

https://www.aada.edu/about/history-and-heritage/

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The founder of the AADA was a professor from Harvard, he was a smart guy.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on September 30, 2020, 04:19:38 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

18h  ·

As Founder’s Day approaches this Saturday, our historical look into The Academy’s archives continues.

The year is 1923: The foundational discovery made by Franklin Haven Sargent was carried forward when Charles Jehlinger, an early graduate and teacher at The Academy, was appointed to the role of Director of Instruction. Jehlinger’s belief in truthful behavior in imaginary circumstances solidified The Academy’s commitment to these newfound principles of acting and further expanded upon Sargent’s founding vision.

Jehlinger’s many insights continue to resonate with artists and educators today. Among his oft-cited quotes is the following reflection: “There is no limit to the art of acting. You need the understanding of all human nature, the sense of beauty of the artist and poet, the sense of rhythm of the dancer and musician, the mentality of a philosopher and scientist. It is the universal art."

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The AADA is great, if you get a chance to go to see the Company plays in Hollywood, or in New York City, then I highly recommend going, and it is a great cheap date.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on October 01, 2020, 12:56:44 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

13h  ·

As Founder’s Day approaches this Saturday, our historical look into The Academy’s archives continues.

The technological innovations of the 20th century gave rise to new avenues of powerful storytelling. As the conventions of theatre were adapted to radio, film, and then television, The Academy readied actors to play roles that would resonate across the airwaves and around the world.

With rigorous preparation in stagecraft that remained rooted in truth, actors at The Academy found themselves equipped to excel in every format. Whether they were working on the backlots of Hollywood or the stages of Broadway, Academy graduates were highly regarded for their professional training and distinguished artistry. As influential alumni such as Cecil B. DeMille, Spencer Tracy, Lauren Bacall, Kirk Douglas, Grace Kelly, and Robert Redford ascended to new heights, The Academy became widely known as the “Cradle to the Stars.”

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Danny DeVito attended the AADA, along with many other greats.

Salute,

Tony V.

Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on October 01, 2020, 02:04:47 PM
We have the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Dodge College of Film & Media Arts which are both training filmmakers here locally, and we have The American Academy of Dramatic Arts which is training actors and actresses here in Hollywood, we could put them all to work right here in Anaheim if the local business people put their minds to it, Anaheim could have a top of the line modern studio, and television shows and movies could be made here in Anaheim.

As the economy bounces back, then people need to be given business loans, etc, and some people can get together and open a new studio in Anaheim.

We have plenty of talented people right here in Southern California who would love the jobs, and it would be good for the local economy.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: Hamilton Samuels on October 01, 2020, 05:46:32 PM
Is it okay to yell "Theatre!" in a crowded fire hall?
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on March 02, 2021, 11:41:24 AM
New affordable housing is being being built for actors in Hollywood, and they will have space to train and perform, it looks pretty cool. And Annette Bening helped to make it happen.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-11/actors-fund-breaks-ground-on-hollywood-affordable-housing-for-performers

I always thought that my apartment complex in Anaheim would be great for people in the entertainment industry if we could have a studio here in this neighborhood, we have industrial space here, we can have industry in this neighborhood. We could have sound stages, and movie equipment rentals, etc, etc, etc. I tried to get the San Manuel Native American Indian Tribe of San Bernardino to invest in a movie studio here in my neighborhood, but they were not interested. A little studio like Occidental in East Hollywood would be perfect here, and Disney and others use Occidental all of the time.

Anyhow, it is great that new housing is being built for struggling actors, and more needs to be done.

We also need to do more to foster local film and television production here in Southern California, and it would be nice to have a movie studio here in Anaheim.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: barton on March 06, 2021, 09:04:02 PM
 "Nothing is funnier than unhappiness. "

     -- "Nell, " in Beckett's Endgame


 
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on May 26, 2021, 12:42:08 PM
I am using some of my stimulus money to update my equipment, and I was not sure what kind of computer to buy and which programs I would need in order to write books, and movie scripts, and to be able to make movies, etc, so I sent an email to the film schools to find out, and the Dodge film school at Chapman responded. Here is what they said...

Hi Tony,

We suggest Dell laptops with an Nvidia GPU or Apple laptops. 
 
As far as software applications… for Screenwriting, we use Final Draft; for budgeting and scheduling, Entertainment Partners Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling; for editing, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve; for Sound Design, Avid Pro Tools.

So, that is what the students are using at Dodge film school.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on May 27, 2021, 09:15:06 PM
There are a lot of homeless actors, writers, poets, filmmakers, cinematographers, etc, out there on the streets of Southern California mixed in with the homeless people, and so there needs to be apartment complexes for the artists who are homeless.

Such as the Palm View apartments which were set up by the Chase and Royal Bank of Canada and the Actors Fund...

https://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/palm-view

And the artists can all help each other, they can teach each other, and they can support each other, and they can make movies together, etc. Where one man has a weakness, his neighbor might have a strength. Working together people can achieve much more than any man could alone, and we are social creatures anyway, we love Tribes, etc.

Having apartment complexes for artists makes sense to me, and for instance in this neighborhood, it is an Industrial Neighborhood, people can film movies here, and people can make television shows, and people can make music videos and television commercials, etc.

We can have a studio like Occidental in East Hollywood here in my neighborhood in Anaheim. (Also, the neighborhood by Occcidental in East Hollywood is a good, affordable neighborhood for poor artists.)

https://occidentalentertainment.com/

Here is a link for my complex in Anaheim, it would be perfect for homeless artists, and people could make movies across the street, etc. This is an Industrial Neighborhood.

https://villa-platinum-apartments.business.site/

We have people who have a lot of training, and education, and experience, some have won awards, and they are mixed in with the homeless people, there needs to be special apartment complexes for the homeless artists.

I had a roommate who was a studio executive who ended up homeless. He worked at Paramount, and at Universal. He worked himself to exhaustion, and then ended up homeless. He worked on the show "Family Ties" and he worked on other shows. He was a great person and he had a great life, and at the end he ended up homeless but my friend Lisa helped him, and he ended up as my roommate in a mansion in Anaheim, it was a nice house in a nice neighborhood. 

The neighborhood by Occidental in East Hollywood is a good neighborhood for poor artists. When I was there the neighborhood was full of new immigrants, there were people from El Salvador, and from Colombia, and there was a Catholic Church in the neighborhood that had services in Spanish and in English.

That neighborhood would be perfect for poor artists who wanted to work at the Occidental studio.

And it is close to USC.

The Catholic Church by the Occidental movie studio is the Precious Blood Catholic Church, it is a beautiful church, they have both English, and Spanish, and they feed the needy, etc, it is a good Church.

If you are a starving artist in that neighborhood the Precious Blood Catholic Church will give you food. They feed the needy.

Link...

https://tinyurl.com/yw3svzzm

Salute,

Tony V.



Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on June 30, 2021, 02:48:10 PM
David Geffen donated one hundred and fifty million dollars to the Yale school of Drama, now it will be named after him, and the students will get free tuition.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/06/30/david-geffen-gifts-150-million-to-yale-drama-making-the-school-tuition-free/

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on July 03, 2021, 04:26:48 PM
Princess Grace Awards is in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

4 hours  ·

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At a very special gathering last night at the Hotel de Paris in Monte-Carlo, H.S.H. Prince Albert II offered an exclusive preview of Grace de Monaco and revealed our first signature fragrance, Promenade Sur Le Roche. Grace de Monaco is your invitation into a world of creative celebration and passionate pursuit. A wondrous dreamscape, bright and beguiling. A luxurious reverie designed for you.

We invite you to explore the world of Grace de Monaco and support this exciting new chapter in Princess Grace's philanthropic legacy at@gracedemonaco_official where you can purchase our signature fragrance.

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Princess Grace went to the same acting school that I attended, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and I had a teacher who was friends with Grace Kelly, Betty Karlen, she still teaches at the Academy. The Academy has some amazing teachers, and they have some wonderful stories.

Grace's son, Prince Albert, and the Princess Grace Awards, are starting a new philanthropic venture, they are going to sell perfume and other products from a new company named Grace de Monaco, and 100% of the proceeds go to the arts, training ballet dancers, etc, etc, etc.

Albert is a cool guy, I plan to meet him someday when I go to Monaco.

Salute,

Tony V.


Title: Re: Theater
Post by: Itz ME! on November 23, 2021, 02:50:59 PM
Real quickly... (as if)

We were going to the city (NYC) on Friday and it was Wednesday night. Igraine perused the avails for scalped Tix for American Utopia. We're both of an age and a wave such that it is attractive. Scalped tix are too high! but the show's site says use "XYX" (sorry) box office for tix. There they were, two of them, for Friday night! At face. What's so unusual about that?

They were Front Row Center! (ok two, maybe 4 off dead center) David Byrne himself leaned over the edge of the stage (A assert that he did a quick pause gasp when he caught sight of us.)

We would not trust that we were going to see the actual show until the curtain went up. How could such seats be available? This is half the reason for this post, is to tell you, that vaccinations work. Nobody un vaccinated was sitting in that theater. I didn't miss them, so if they'd all like to stay out of my way, that'll be ok with me.

The show is great. It starts with DB giving a monolog about where the various processes of our day to day occur within our brains. Meanwhile great curtains of chain links were pulled up to create a space that was void of distractions. DB has his own philosophy about the sparseness of the set. But what this is is really a DB concert, utilizing the technology in a DB way.

Singer, Guitar, Bassist, Backup singing dancers (two) and several many drummers playing specialized carriable drumsets. All electronics are wireless, so the sound can move around the stage and make noise have motion. (I particularly enjoy this break from the norm.)

The song are good. The message is (essentially) Peace. Just let the vibe be a good vibe.

It was a while ago, and I don't recall the set list. I understand it has been on TV in its entirety.

The point was, it was a great time. Not least of why being that I have never been FRC (ish) nor do I expect that I will be later. But I got to because the opportunity is there.

It is worth your time to check for yourself. NYC is opening back, and soon you're not going to get to touch good seats without the scalper in the middle.

I say this not only about Broadway, but the rest of NYC too.

OK now I'm leaving, to talk about Art and Exhibitions.

PLAU
I'M
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: Holly Martins on November 27, 2021, 09:34:38 AM
RIP Stephen Sondheim. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/stephen-sondheim-central-figure-in-american-musical-theater-dies-at-91/2021/11/26/939fea1c-4f06-11ec-b0b0-766bbbe79347_story.html
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: Hamilton Samuels on November 27, 2021, 10:11:24 AM
Is it okay to yell "Theatre!" in a crowded fire hall?
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on December 13, 2021, 06:42:54 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

3 hours

Before we take a break for the Holidays, the Los Angeles Company is finishing their third series with A Piece of My Heart by Shirley Lauro and directed by Betty Karlen.

This is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops. The play portrays each young woman before, during, and after her tour in the war-torn nation, their struggle to make sense of a war that irrevocably changed them, a nation that shunned them, and ends as each leaves a personal token at the memorial wall in Washington. A Piece of My Heart is a work with the music and soul of a tumultuous era in our history.

The production runs Thursday, December 16 through Saturday, December 18. All showtimes are at 7:00pm PT.
 
RSVP at https://www.aada.edu/los-angeles-company

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The director of this play, Betty Karlen, is an old New Yorker, she has that New York attitude.

The AADA in Hollywood at the old Charlie Chaplin studio is a great place to see plays, you get to see the stars of the future, and it is a cheap date.

Salute,

Tony V.







Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on January 04, 2022, 03:38:44 PM
The Broadway Musical about Roy and Dale has had problems because of the corona crisis, they were going to open the play in Georgia, and then take it to Broadway in New York from what I understand, and then they might make a film of it. But, the crisis has stopped it. What I was thinking, is that when everything opens up again that they might want to open the play at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Here is a link for information about the play...

https://royrogers.com/happy-trails-the-musical/

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: josh on March 13, 2022, 12:56:53 AM
https://www.playbill.com/article/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-in-development-as-a-stage-musical

That could be a lot of fun!
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on March 31, 2022, 01:24:47 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

17 hours

Enrico Colantoni (Class of 1985) is making his mark on the Broadway stage in the new production of Noah Haidles Birthday Candles. The musical runs at the American Airlines Theatre through May 29th. 

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Enrico was great in Person of Interest. I wish him the best on Broadway.

Salute,

Tony V.




Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on March 31, 2022, 01:56:44 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

March 29 at 10:00 AM 

Congratulations to this years Best Actress in a Starring Role Oscar award winner, Jessica Chastain (Class of 98) for her role as Tammy Faye in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. The Academy also extends a heartfelt congrats to all of this years award winners & nominees.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on March 31, 2022, 03:56:44 PM
I read that sometimes people from Netflix come to Dodge film school to teach people how to access funding from Netflix. I am sure that no one is going to give me 20 million dollars to produce my movie myself, that is the problem with making movies, it is so expensive to make a movie. I was lucky at first and Hugh Hefner was going to put up the money, but that was a long time ago and Hef is long gone. Now you have to go to companies like Netflix for money. Maybe I can sell them my movie script, and then let them take control of it. I need to go to the workshops and stuff when the people from Netflix come to the film school, the workshops are open to everyone.

And meanwhile, I want to go to the film school and have lunch, and just check the place out. I can ride my bike on a nice day, and I can have lunch at the film school.

It is a good film school, they can help people to get movies made.

I need to walk with the wise people so that I can become wise.

If I could get my script into the hands of Ariana Grande, then maybe she could help to get it made if she liked it, and we could make two hundred million dollars in the first year, but that is hard to do. I was lucky that Hugh Hefner read my script, it is impossible to get people to read your script.

Next outing is a nice bicycle ride and lunch at the film school.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on April 06, 2022, 02:59:04 PM
There is an old fairly unknown play that starred Jason Robards called "A Thousand Clowns," they made a movie and it went to the Oscars in 1965. It would be a great play for the community theatres, and also it would make a good new low budget movie, it is all character driven and there is not any special effects or explosions or fights in this one. If I had my production company going I would produce it, it is a fun play about love.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059798/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Salute,

Tony V.


Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on April 06, 2022, 02:59:49 PM
Another good movie that could be remade as a new movie with a low budget, with no fights or explosions, is "Auntie Mame." I would produce it gladly if I could.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051383/

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: josh on April 07, 2022, 12:32:58 PM
Two plays of similar ilk, though in the case of Auntie Mame you would have to decided between the Auntiie Mame stage/movie version and Mame stage/movie musical. But unlike A Thousand Clowns, Auntie Mame has a huge cast, Tony, and would take some screening.

I have a copy of the script for A Thousand Clowns. Maybe I will give a spin through it.

For anybody else who wishes to take a look:
https://archive.org/details/thousandclownsco0000gard
and the movie
https://archive.org/details/a-thousand-clowns

and
https://archive.org/details/auntiemamenewpla0000lawr
and the movie
https://archive.org/details/auntiemame1958rosalindrussell.avi/Auntie+Mame+(1958)+Rosalind+Russell-.avi.mp4

Note in the latter that Auntie Mame is the first of four Rosalind Russell movies. The third is The Mouse on the Moon, a sequel to Leonard Wibberly's classic The Mouse that Roared."
Title: Scalia/Ginsburg opera in Houston, TX
Post by: josh on June 03, 2022, 07:15:18 PM
https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/review-opera-in-the-heights-presents-scalia-ginsburg-13501833
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: kidcarter8 on June 03, 2022, 07:49:50 PM
By far the best show of '22


https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/regional/LLFDon-t-Trust-The-BoyzTHE-MUSICAL-2877067
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on June 23, 2022, 04:01:09 PM
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

23 minutes

Visiting colleges this summer? You are invited to The Academy this July for a very special Preview event on our campuses in both New York and Los Angeles!

This is a chance to experience the heart and soul of The Academy first-hand through a free acting workshop, panels with our legendary faculty and alumni, and a student-led tour of our historic campuses.

Join us in New York on Sunday, July 17th and Los Angeles on Sunday, July 31.

Spaces are limited; RSVP now at:

NY Preview: https://www.aada.edu/new-york/info-session

LA Preview: https://www.aada.edu/los-angeles/info-session/

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The AADA is the best.

I hope some new young stars from Colombia will emerge with help from the AADA, and they can help to advance Colombia the way that Shakira has and the way that Sofia Vergara has. Some new young talented people from Colombia need to join the AADA.

And of course, it would be great to get a new French star like Brigitte Bardot, and some new Italian stars, and some new American stars would be cool too.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on July 07, 2022, 10:26:28 PM
My hometown has the Lancaster Performing Arts Center which is a perfect spot for people to produce plays for the people of the Antelope Valley in California...

https://www.lpac.org

For people wanting to test a new play with an audience, or for traveling theatre companies, etc, etc, etc, the Lancaster Performing Arts Center is a perfect spot to perform.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on July 15, 2022, 03:58:19 PM
If you want to become a producer of plays in Lancaster, there is a theatre bookstore in Hollywood, go to the Samuel French theatre bookstore on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, and Samuel French has all of the plays and they can help you to get the rights to produce the plays. You can read the plays, and find one that you want to produce, and then the Samuel French theatre bookstore will help you to get the rights to produce the play.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: Oilcan on July 16, 2022, 03:43:11 PM
https://apnews.com/article/italy-blackface-opera-soprano-angel-blue-pulls-out-41eadb8a3d3fd1508a5af73869cff40d

Not sure why Zeffirelli wanted to cast the opera that way, but clearly Italians of his generation did not understand how the use of blackface might be grossly offensive.

There's clearly some cultural misunderstanding here, and perhaps future productions of Zeffirelli's staging of "Aida" could simply hold auditions with actual people of African ancestry.   Hard to believe there's a shortage of black vocalists who would be qualified.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on October 24, 2022, 04:15:21 PM
It takes a village to make movies and television shows, that was what was great about the golden age of Hollywood, everyone was here, and you could make movies with your neighbors.

And Rome has Cinecitta, and Germany had the UFA.

Also of note is that during the Golden Age of Hollywood there were fewer homeless people on the streets of Hollywood, Hollywood created a lot of jobs. And back then we also had the General Motors plant in Van Nuys making cars and trucks which created a lot of jobs, etc.

There are still some places in Hollywood where you can make movies with your neighbors, such as at Empire West, but for the poor people it becomes difficult.

Our saving attribute in Hollywood is that we have great schools, and we can train the filmmakers of the future, and we can network at the schools with other artists.

Hollywood also has name recognition, and we still get a lot of tourists, so we can sell stuff to the tourists which helps the local economy. We also still have a lot of great movie studios here, at least what is left of the studios.

It takes a village to make movies, and we have great schools, and we still have some movie studios, Hollywood can still be cool, but it is sad what Hollywood has turned into, we have high crime in Hollywood with homeless people all over the streets, as the jobs continue to go to other places. The people of the United States need to show some love for Hollywood, and Hollywood needs to get its sparkle back. Even the Oscars suck now, I used to love to watch the Oscars, it was like the main event here in Hollywood, but now the Oscars suck. And the new movies are not that good, I do not want to just watch people fight for two hours. I enjoy good movies with good writing and with good acting, made by artists.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on October 24, 2022, 04:34:00 PM
One bright spot in the modern entertainment industry is a new studio that Robert Redford helped to open in New Mexico for the Native American Indians, it is the first studio owned by Indigenous People, Robert Redford attended the AADA, and he has done a lot of great things.

The name of studio is Camel Rock Studios...

https://www.camelrockstudios.com/

I tried to get the San Manuel Tribe of San Bernardino to open a movie studio here in Anaheim, but they rejected my idea. Maybe eventually the San Manuel Tribe will enter the film and television industry, but when I tried to get them interested they turned down my ideas.

Of note, now the Native American Indians need acting schools, and film schools, etc, to teach them how to use their new movie studio. And of course they have Robert Redford teaching them, etc, and the Native American Indians need a village of artists to make movies at their studio.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on October 24, 2022, 05:03:36 PM
When I worked for Suzanne Pleshette at Empire West, there was a guy who lived in her building named Norby Walters, and Norby used to throw a party every year for the Oscars named "Night of 100 Stars." When I was young I used to want to go to the Oscars, and then go to Norby's party after the Oscars, Norby had the best party. Norby was a cool guy, Charles Bronson used to come play poker with Norby, Norby played cards with the stars every Wednesday night.

I used to love the Oscars, and it was our special night here in Hollywood, and guys like Norby made it fun.

We need to clean Hollywood up, we need to help our homeless people, and we need to make the Oscars great again.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on May 11, 2023, 03:47:05 PM
"In general is the death of art." With art you go from in general to very specific, and the more specific you become then the better the art is. For instance, with the statues at the Vatican in Rome, the statues are very detailed, Michelangelo and the other artists carved the statues with such detail that you can see the fingernails and veins on the statues. It is the same with all art, including with acting. Marlon Brando paid the same attention to detail and was just as specific as Michelangelo. And it is the same with architecture, etc.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on July 03, 2023, 01:57:02 PM
Acting is different than other jobs because you get fame with acting, and you get the love of fans, total strangers will talk about what a great person you are, and when you die strangers will weep. When I set out to study acting I was aware of the power that comes with acting and with having fans, and I went to school and studied and I tried to make myself worthy of success as an actor and as a leader in the community, and I even considered going into politics later in life like Reagan did in order to help America and to help to make the world a better place.

Here is what the great acting teacher Sanford Meisner had to say about acting....

"...And then he has won, through his fantasy he has achieved that which he had before only in fantasy; wealth, honor, and the love of women."

Roy Rogers was a poor man from Ohio, who went on to become loved by the world, and he donated children's hospitals and he helped abused children, and he set up the "Happy Trails Children's Foundation" and he did other good things with his fame. Roy considered running for President, but his friend Ronald Reagan became President so Roy could just share his thoughts and concerns with Reagan.

When I was trying to become an actor then I was aware of the power of fame, so I tried to make myself worthy as best as I could. And my Poetry Book has lots of good advice and good thoughts for the world. I also wanted to produce movies and television shows that could send a good message to the world, etc.

Here is my student film that I made at USC, I took acting serious back then. And I wanted to rise and change the world and make the world a better place.

Here is my student film from USC film school...

https://youtu.be/GJ2wBMgs-lQ

I never found success in my youth, it just was not meant to be. But I am older and wiser, and maybe I can still do good things if I do not give up. And I have worked hard not to become bitter and hardened by hard times and poverty, though I had a nervous breakdown and ended up in the hospital in 2002, life has been hard, and the streets of Los Angeles are no joke, it is a miracle I am still alive. But, we will see what the future has in store, maybe I can still do good things and I can still serve the Lord.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: FlyingVProd on September 09, 2023, 01:54:05 AM
Maybe the Cedar Street Theatre of Lancaster, California, can help to produce a party here in Hollywood for the stars on Oscar Night, I sent them a message on it. Elton John retired, and Norby Walters no longer does Night of 100 Stars, so there needs to be new people to step in to throw new Oscar Parties on Oscar Night here in Hollywood.

They can have an Oscar Party at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, the stars can ride in Limousines from Hollywood to Los Angeles, and there can be an outdoor party at MacArthur Park and an outdoor bar, etc. All of the top chefs can be there to cook for the stars. They can have live bands. The stars can party, and eat, and then they can sleep in the hotel rooms at the Park Plaza Hotel.

People need to step up and they need to plan the parties for Oscar Night here in Hollywood, and maybe the Cedar Street Theatre from Lancaster can help to plan and produce an Oscar Party here in Hollywood for the stars.

The event can raise money for "Children of the Night" to help the homeless children on the streets of Hollywood.

Salute,

Tony V.
Title: Re: Theater
Post by: Karl Barx on January 24, 2024, 09:59:53 PM
What is the brooding hens least favorite Sartre play? No Egg Sit.