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The Mr. Cranky Archive of Suite101.com Theatre articles

After more than six years and maybe a coupla hundred articles, I bid a fond farewell to Suite101.com Theatre. The articles go back so far that some of the sites mentioned have moved on to their greater reward, while others have simply changed their names or URLs. I've gotten grayer, had more productions, gotten crankier with critics, doomsayers, and naysayers.

Below is a complete listing of the archives of Suite101.com Theatre articles. For those who need to travel linearly, here's a chronological listing. You'll also find links on each article leading to the next and previous articles in order of date of publication.

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Suite101.com Theatre Articles

Introduction, Jan 20, 1997

About... or How to...
Software for the Theatre, Dec 30, 1997
On Becoming a Musical Director, Mar 10, 1998
The Question of Copyright - Part 1, Feb 02, 1999
The Question of Copyright - Part 2, Feb 09, 1999

The Question of Copyright - Part 3, Feb 16, 1999
Managing Your Representation - Pt. 1, Apr 03, 2001
Managing Your Representation - Pt. 2, Apr 17, 2001
Managing Your Representation - Pt. 3 May 01, 2001
A Question of Copyright '02, Nov 05, 2002


Awards
1997 Theatre Awards (Part I), May 06, 1997
1997 Theatre Awards (Part II), May 06, 1997
1997 Theatre Awards (Part III), May 20, 1997
1997 Theatre Awards (Part IV), Jun 03, 1997

1998 Theatre Awards - Part I, Apr 21, 1998
1998 Theatre Awards - Part II, Apr 28, 1998
1998 Theatre Awards - Part III, May 05, 1998
1998 Theatre Awards Wrapup, Jun 23, 1998
Drawing Conclusions (aka Fun With Math), Jun 30, 1998

1999 NY Theatrical Awards (Final), Jun 15, 1999
1999 Theatre Awards - Wrapup, Jun 22, 1999
Fun With Math, 1999, Jul 06, 1999
2000 Theatrical Awards (final), Jul 04, 2000
2000 Theatrical Awards - Wrapup, Jul 11, 2000

2000 Theatrical Awards - Chart, Jul 11, 2000
2000 Awards - Fun With Math!, Jul 25, 2000
2000 Awards - Jumping to Conclusions - Pt. 1, Aug 01, 2000
2000 Awards - Jumping to Conclusions - Pt. 2, Aug 15, 2000
2001 Theatrical Awards - Final, Jun 26, 2001

2001 Theatrical Awards - Wrapup, Jul 03, 2001
2001 Theatrical Awards - Chart, Jul 03, 2001
Fun With Math - 2001!, Jul 10, 2001
Awards 2001 - Jumping to Conclusions - Pt. 1, Jul 24, 2001
Awards 2001 - Jumping to Conclusions - Pt. 2, Aug 07, 2001

2002 Theatrical Awards - Final, Jun 25, 2002
2002 Theatrical Awards - Wrap-Up, Jul 09, 2002
2002 Theatrical Awards - Chart, Jul 09, 2002
2002 Awards - Fun With Math, Jul 30, 2002
2002 Awards - Jumping to Conclusions - Pt. 1, Aug 13, 2002

2002 Awards - Jumping to Conclusions - Pt. 2, Aug 27, 2002

Education and Amateurs
Amateur Theatricals, Part I - International, Jun 10, 1997
Amateur Theatricals - Part II: The US, Jun 24, 1997
Amateur Theatricals - Part III: US, Jul 01, 1997
Going to School: Theatre, Education, and the Web, Jul 15, 1997
Still Going to School: A follow-up, Jul 22, 1997

Going Shopping
See the show! Buy the CD!: Buying cast recordings online, Aug 05, 1997
See more shows! Buy more CDs!, Aug 12, 1997
Your bid..., Sep 14, 1999

The Immigrant
Another Op'ning - The Immigrant, Pt. 1, Aug 22, 2000
Another Op'ning - The Immigrant, Pt. 2, Sep 05, 2000
Another Op'ning - The Immigrant, Pt. 3, Sep 19, 2000
Another Op'ning - The Immigrant, Pt. 4, Oct 31, 2000
Another Op'ning - The Immigrant, Pt. 5, Jan 16, 2001

Recording The Immigrant - Part 1, Feb 06, 2001
Recording The Immigrant - Part 2, Feb 13, 2001
Recording The Immigrant - Part 3, Feb 20, 2001
Recording The Immigrant - Part 4, Feb 27, 2001
Recording The Immigrant - Part 5, Mar 05, 2001

Preparing for THE IMMIGRANT, Jan 30, 2002
First Days, Feb 19, 2002
More Immigrant in Denver, Mar 26, 2002


The Making of...
Preproduction Glossary - Personnel, Feb 25, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 1 - Preproduction: The Writing, Commissions, Jan 13, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 2 - Preproduction: The Writing, Adapting to Music, Feb 04, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 3 - Preproduction: The Writing, Adaptation, Feb 18, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 4 - Preproduction: The Writing, The Composer-Lyricist Collaboration, Mar 04, 1997

The Creation of a New Musical 5 - Preproduction: The Writing, Composer, Mar 18, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 6 - Preproduction: The Writing, Rights, Apr 08, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 7- Preproduction: Readings, Apr 22, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 8a - Preproduction: Workshops 1, Aug 19, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 8b - Preproduction: Workshops 2, Aug 26, 1997

The Creation of a New Musical 9a - Preproduction: Music Prep 1, Sep 16, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 9b - Preproduction: Music Prep 2, Sep 30, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 9c - Preproduction: Music Prep 3, Oct 07, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 9d - Preproduction: Music Prep 4, Oct 14, 1997
The Creation of a New Musical 9e - Preproduction: Music Prep 5, Oct 21, 1997

Questions About Writing - Part 1, Apr 07, 1998
Questions About Writing - Part 2, Apr 14, 1998

Miscellaneous Links and Random Thoughts
The Ides of Links: Recently unconvered theatrical web sites, Apr 01, 1997
Tidbits for July, Jul 08, 1997
Odds & Ends, Sep 23, 1997
Trick or Treat?, Oct 28, 1997
August Update, Aug 04, 1998

Bits and Pieces for November, Nov 24, 1998
Award Sites for the Interim, May 25, 1999
More Award Sites for the Interim, Jun 01, 1999
Sites for the Interim - 2000, Part I, May 30, 2000
Sites for the Interim - 2000, Part II, Jun 13, 2000

Sites for the Interim - 2001, Jun 19, 2001
Theatre in the shadows, Sep 17, 2001
More News from the Theatre World, Sep 25, 2001
A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 1, Oct 02, 2001
A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 2, Oct 09, 2001

A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 3, Oct 16, 2001
A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 4, Oct 23, 2001
A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 5, Oct 30, 2001
A Gazillion Theatre Links - Pt. 6, Nov 06, 2001
Recent Links '02 - Part 1, Sep 17, 2002

Recent Links '02 - Part 2, Oct 01, 2002

Jacob Marley's Links
Jacob Marley's Links, Dec 09, 1997
Jacob Marley's Links '98, Dec 01, 1998
Jacob Marley's Links '99, Nov 30, 1999
Jacob Marley's Links '00, Dec 05, 2000
Jacob Marley's Links 2002, Dec 03, 2002

Mr. Cranky
Random Thoughts on Great Performances' Ira Gershwin Tribute, Mar 25, 1997
Ruminations on the end of the season, May 27, 1997
Dramaturgy: Suddenly in your face, Jul 29, 1997
Four Shows Reviewed, Nov 11, 1997
Two More Shows Reviewed (and four updated), Nov 18, 1997
Musicians Strike, Mar 17, 1998

An Open Letter to Leonard, Jan 26, 1999
Compare and Contrast - Reading the Critics, Jul 31, 2001
How to Fix the State of the Musical Theatre, Jan 31, 2003
On the Live Music issue (LATP vs 802), Mar 05, 2003

People
A Passel of Personality Pages, Mar 11, 1997
A Trip to Lenny's: Leonard Bernstein dot com, May 13, 1997
Side by Side by Sondheim Dot Com, Nov 04, 1997
My Favorite Things: A visit to the RHO, Dec 02, 1997
High Brows, Mar 03, 1998

Regional and Developmental Theatres
The Regions - Old Globe Theatre, Mar 23, 1999
The Regions - Goodspeed Opera House, Mar 30, 1999
The Regions - Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apr 06, 1999
The Regions - Alley Theatre, Apr 13, 1999

The Regions - The Goodman Theatre, Jul 13, 1999
The Regions - The Signature Theatre, Jul 20, 1999
The Regions - Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Aug 03, 1999
The Regions - Coconut Grove Playhouse, Aug 10, 1999
The Regions - Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Aug 24, 1999

The Regions - Arena Stage, Sep 07, 1999
The Regions - American Repertory Theatre, Sep 21, 1999
The Regions - Perseverance Theatre, Sep 28, 1999
The Regions - Cleveland Play House, Oct 19, 1999
The Regions - Indiana Repertory Theatre, Oct 26, 1999

The Regions - Pioneer Theatre Company, Nov 02, 1999
The Regions - Alliance Theater Company, Nov 09, 1999
The Regions - Center Stage, Nov 16, 1999
The Regions - Trinity Repertory Company, Jan 18, 2000
The Regions - Huntington Theatre Company, Jan 25, 2000

The Regions - Paper Mill Playhouse, Feb 01, 2000
Developmental Theatre - MTC, Mar 21, 2000
Developmental Theatre - Playwrights Horizons, Apr 03, 2000
The Regions - Pittsburgh CLO, Aug 14, 2001
The Regions - The St. Louis Muny, Aug 21, 2001

The Regions - Denver Center Theatre Company, Aug 28, 2001
The Regions - Lincoln Center Theater, Sep 04, 2001

Seek and ye shall find
Finding the Reviews: Links to sites containing theatre reviews, Apr 04/15, 1997
Searching the Library of Congress - Pt. 1, Jan 12, 1999
Searching the Library of Congress - Pt. 2, Jan 19, 1999
AmericanTheater Web - A Theatrical Portal, Mar 14, 2000

Shows
When in the Course: 1776 and the American Revolution, Nov 25, 1997
GobbleGobble, Aug 25, 1998
Save the Turkey! - Part 1, Sep 01, 1998
Save the Turkeys! - Part 2, Sep 08, 1998
Turkey Stew, Sep 15, 1998

Show Sites - Part 1, Sep 11, 2001

Website Visits & Mailing Lists
Playbill On-Line: An overview of the venerable site, Feb 11, 1997
Hop on the Ring: RingWorld and the WebRings, Apr 29, 1997
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Jun 17, 1997
Old Songs & Paris, Jan 06, 1998
Broadway for Sale, Jan 20, 1998

Through the Ages, Jan 27, 1998
African-American Theatre on the Web - Pt. 1, Feb 03, 1998
African-American Theatre on the Web - Pt. 2, Feb 10, 1998
African-American Theatre on the Web - Pt. 3, Feb 17, 1998
African-American Theatre on the Web - Pt. 4, Feb 24, 1998

Not Your Father's Theatre, Mar 31, 1998
Stoll Moss Theatres, Jul 14, 1998
Dee dee dah Dum, Aug 11, 1998
Historic American Sheet Music Project, Jan 05, 1999
In the Mail - Part 1, Feb 23, 1999

In the Mail - Part 2, Mar 02, 1999
Canadian Two-fer, Mar 09, 1999
View and Review, Mar 16, 1999
Give My Regards to Broadway(Online), Dec 11, 2001


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