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Theater Hall of Fame inducts 8 with reminiscence, affection and laughter

2012-02-04T21:47:20Z

Meryl Streep was a surprise last-minute addition, presenting her friend, costume designer Ann Roth. She joined the other presenters, Liza Minnelli, Brian Dennehy, Brian Murray, Jane Alexander, Donald Margulies and Phylicia Rashad, speaking respectively for inductees Ben Vereen, George White, Tyne Daly, Elliot Martin, Daniel Sullivan and Woodie King Jr.; the late Paul Sills was represented by his widow and colleague, Carol Sills. For a full report, follow this link.

Francesca Primus Prize submissions due March 15

2012-02-02T05:32:20Z

The Francesca Primus Prize is an annual $10,000 award honoring outstanding contributions to the American theater by an emerging female theater artist, one who has not yet achieved national prominence. Historically the award has been given to an outstanding female playwright, but the committee also considers other significant female theater artists, such as directors or artistic directors. For information, click here.

Theater Hall of Fame induction Jan. 30

2012-01-27T05:25:30Z

As previously announced, this year’s class (chosen by an electorate dominated by ATCA members) is Tyne Daly, Ben Vereen, Woodie King Jr., Elliot Martin, Ann Roth, Daniel Sullivan, Paul Sills (posthumous) and George White. Those presenting them will include Liza Minnelli, Brian Dennehy, Brian Murray, Jane Alexander and Phylicia Rashad (all Hall members). Who will present whom? — we’ll know Monday. (Fuller info here.)

Historian and critic Mary Henderson dies

2012-01-24T02:15:48Z

Mary C. Henderson, a theater historian and long-time friend of ATCA, especially in its relation to the history of the New York stage, died Jan. 3, age 83. See Bruce Weber’s NY Times obituary and Neil Simon’s funny riposte to her 1987 Times article about the place of the dining table in American drama.

Denver critic John Moore takes buyout offer

2011-12-03T03:18:07Z

John Moore, who was recently rated one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the country by American Theater magazine, is taking a buyout and leaving the Denver Post after 18 years. He has been the theater critic since 2001.

In his Running Lines column, with the headline “You are all cordially invited to my third act,” he writes that in considering the newspaper’s buyout offer, “I came up with 463 reasons to stay and 463 reasons to go.” He says it offers him the “gift of time.”

“This buyout affords me the opportunity to put the brakes on the runaway train of my life for a few months, and to indulge in the kind of writing that I have never allowed my full attention. Creating art, not interpreting and evaluating it.”

You can read his full column here.