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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Bixby Elliot’s “Sommerfugl” Tells the Story of Lili Elbe, The First Person to Have Sex Reassignment Surgery by Mark Dundas Wood

Some stories linger in the incubation stage. Patiently—or not so patiently—they wait to be told, to make their way into the public consciousness. Then, uncannily, when they finally burst…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:51PM

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Three for the Road: Yussef El Guindi’s provocative “Threesome” journeys from Oregon to Manhattan by Mark Dundas Wood

Rashid and Leila, a young Egyptian-American couple, sit propped up in bed together. They smoke fake cigarettes while they analyze their own psyches and behavior. (It’s something one imagin…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:00PM

Monday, May 25, 2015

Broadway Babies Learn to Sing and Dance by Mark Dundas Wood

Back Stage talked with some students recently about their experiences in several of New York's musical theater training programs.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Taking (Summer) Stock by Mark Dundas Wood

For many of us, our lifelong love affair with the theater first blossomed in summer. Summer theaters provide on-the-job training for young actors.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

With “relative” ease, Richard Kent Green prepares iconic role in “Einstein” by Mark Dundas Wood

Actors often talk about “dream roles,” but when Richard Kent Green says he’s longed for years to portray legendary thinker Albert Einstein, he’s not whistling “She Blinded Me with …

SOURCE: simply-showbiz.com at 11:48AM

Saturday, August 11, 2012

NY Review: 'Richard III' by Mark Dundas Wood

The Mobile Shakespeare Unit's 90-minute condensation of Shakespeare's "Richard III," at the Public Theater, has Ron Cephas Jones as the murdering monarch.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM

Sunday, July 8, 2012

“Che” moi! Max von Essen describes subbing for Ricky Martin in Broadway’s “Evita” by Mark Dundas Wood

Suave-voiced musical theatre actor Max von Essen is a hard worker with a string of impressive credits. He has appeared in productions in regional theaters (The Baker’s Wife, Mame). He’s …

SOURCE: simply-showbiz.com at 08:02AM

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Singing the Songs of Alan Menken by Mark Dundas Wood

The composer of “Leap of Faith,” which opens on Broadway on Thursday, has three Main Stem shows this season. Here’s how to approach singing his songs.

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:00AM

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Summer Theater Programs Are an Alternative to Summer Stock by Mark Dundas Wood

Actors and directors flock to summer theater programs and camps, such as Stagedoor Manor and Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:40AM

Monday, March 28, 2011

Boston Market (and Providence, Too) by Mark Dundas Wood

The proliferation of film work in Boston has greatly benefited area stage actors, many of whom have been quietly toiling in theater companies for years.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM

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