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RHP’s Mother's Day-Themed photo shoot with WTAE-TV Pittsburgh’s Kelly Sasso, her son Ayven, and members of Kelly's family.

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Southland Tales (2006) Richard Kelly

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kellyclarksonshow: TODAY! 🤗➡️ We're catching up with our girl @selenagomez PLUS a cooking demo from @mingtsai and shining a light on a #GoodNeighbor from Pittsburgh with @wtaetv anchor Kelly Sasso!

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Anchor Kelly Sasso: All Information About This!

Kelly Sasso is a woman who is happily married. She finally committed her life to her long-term partner Nicholas Sasso and tied the wedding. Her spouse practices law in their home. On the other hand, it is not known whether or if the couple has any children living together. When it comes to her private life, it appears that Sasso is the type of person who prefers to keep things to herself. Kelly…

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American Woman

June 14, 2019

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Mama Mia

Mamma Mia! - Berlin - October 12, 2007 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Claudia Stangl (u/s Donna), Betty Vermeulen, Iris Schumacher, Melanie Ortner, Detlef Leistenschneider, Andreas Lichtenberger NOTES: A technical run-though a couple days before the Berlin premiere. It runs pretty smoothly for the most part, but there are a couple hiccups. Most notably are that the cast practice Under Attack during the interval and the set gets jammed during the Summer Night City scene change (just after the Winner Takes it All). One of the better quality stage shot videos. There's almost no spotlight washout and the neon floor is included in this video. Mamma Mia! - Brazil - June, 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Kiara Sasso (Donna Sheridan), Pati Amoroso (Sophie Sheridan), Saulo Vasconcelos (Sam Carmichael), Cleto Baccic (Harry Bright), Carlos Arruza (Bill Austin), Thiago Machado (Sky), Rachel Ripani (Tanya), Andrezza Massei (Rosie), Priscila Marques (Ali), Raquel Paulin (Lisa) Mamma Mia! - Broadway - January 26, 2006 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lauren Mufson (Donna Sheridan), Carey Anderson (Sophie Sheridan), John Dossett (Sam Carmichael), David Beach (Harry Bright), Mark L Montgomery (Bill Austin), Andy Kelso (Sky), Judy McLane (Tanya), Olga Merediz (Rosie), Ben Gettinger (Pepper), Olivia Oguma (Ali), Samantha Eggers (Lisa) Mamma Mia! - Broadway - November 21, 2012 (Lanelle's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Judy McLane (Donna Sheridan), Christy Altomare (Sophie Sheridan), Victor Wallace (u/s Sam Carmichael), Graham Rowat (Harry Bright), Daniel Cooney (Bill Austin), Zak Resnick (Sky), Felicia Finley (Tanya), Laureen Cohn (Rosie), Natalie Bradshaw (u/s Ali), Thomasina Gross (Lisa) NOTES: Performances in this video have previously been incorrectly attributed to Aaron Lazar (Sam) and Monica Kapoor (Ali). Does not include the curtain call or bonus songs. Mamma Mia! - Essen - May 10, 2007 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lone van Roosendaal (Donna Sheridan), Romina Langenhan (Sophie Sheridan), Gido Schimanski (Sam Carmichael), Frank Winkels (Harry Bright), Jörg Zuch (Bill Austin), Kerstin-Marie Mäkelburg (Tanya), Barbara Tartaglia (Rosie) NOTES: Director's tape, no zoom. Soundboard sound. Mamma Mia! - Hamburg - 2005 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Carolin Fortenbacher (Donna Sheridan), Valerie Link (Sophie Sheridan), Frank Logemann (Sam Carmichael), Ulrich Allroggen (Bill Austin), Betty Vermeulen (Tanya), Iris Schumacher (Rosie) NOTES: Single cam proshot with no zooms. Filmed at a slight angle, so it's not entirely horizontal, but it's still a steady capture of the full show, megamix songs, and even a little post-show maintenance. Mamma Mia! - Hollywood Bowl - July 30, 2017 (Closing Night) (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jennifer Nettles (Donna Sheridan), Dove Cameron (Sophie Sheridan), Jaime Camil (Sam Carmichael), Hamish Linklater (Harry Bright), Steven Weber (Bill Austin), Corbin Bleu (Sky), Tisha Campbell-Martin (Tanya), Lea DeLaria (Rosie), Charlotte Mary Wen (Ali), Tiana Okoye (Lisa) Mamma Mia! - Madrid - February 24, 2005 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Nina (Donna Sheridan), Mariona Castillo (Sophie Sheridan), Alberto Vasquez (Sam Carmichael), Nando Gonzalez (Harry Bright), Bruno Squarcia (Bill Austin), Leandro Rivera (Sky), Marta Valverde (Tanya), Paula Sebastian (Rosie), David Ávila (Pepper), Jaime Zartarain (Eddie), Mónica Vives (Ali), Mamen Márquez (Lisa) NOTES: Multi-camera proshot filmed for CDT. The orchestrations are soundboard, though the dialogue is not. Voulez Vous lighting is out-of-sync, though the dance moves are still in-time—unfortunately, the last 20 minutes of the show are out-of-sync completely. The balcony overhang obstructs the top half of the stage in wideshots. Mamma Mia! - Pre-Broadway Tour - June 1, 2001 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Louise Pitre (Donna Sheridan), Tina Maddigan (Sophie Sheridan), Dean Nolan (Harry Bright), Ken Marks (Bill Austin), Joe Machota (Sky), Karen Mason (Tanya), Judy Kaye (Rosie) NOTES: This show features the Original Broadway Cast at the third tryout theatre (Cadillac Winter Palace, Chicago). The recording actually shows some of what the show was originally like. Examples of this are, Donna stands on the other side when singing 'Mamma Mia', the revolving set looks different, and the costumes look VERY 90's. There is no neon floor in this video. Ends after 'I Have a Dream' Mamma Mia! - Second National Tour - July 21, 2009 (Opening Night) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Michelle Dawson (Donna Sheridan), Liana Hunt (Sophie Sheridan), John Hemphill (Sam Carmichael), Michael Aaron Lindner (Harry Bright), Martin Kildare (Bill Austin), Adam Jacobs (Sky), Rachel Tyler (Tanya), Kittra Wynn Coomer (Rosie) NOTES: Great Capture of the tour on the first night. Everything is nicely captured and a solid touring cast! A Mamma Mia! - Second National Tour - July 23, 2009 (Closing Night) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Michelle Dawson (Donna Sheridan), Liana Hunt (Sophie Sheridan), John Hemphill (Sam Carmichael), Michael Aaron Lindner (Harry Bright), Martin Kildare (Bill Austin), Adam Jacobs (Sky), Rachel Tyler (Tanya), Kittra Wynn Coomer (Rosie) NOTES: Final capture of the tour on the last night. Everything is nicely captured and a solid touring cast! A Mamma Mia! - Stuttgart - December 29, 2004 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Silke Braas (u/s Sophie Sheridan) NOTES: It's a very nice stage shot. Little spotlight washout and a very high quality soundboard recording, especially when you compare it to other German stageshots of the show. However, I must fault picture quality, it is very pixelated, like it's been scaled up from an online video. Neon floor is included. Mamma Mia! - Stuttgart Revival - August, 2013 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Willemijn Verkaik (t/r Donna Sheridan), Eva Serrarens (Sophie Sheridan), Jerry Marwig (Sam Carmichael), Matthias Otte (u/s Harry Bright), Marek Sarnowski (Bill Austin), James Cook (Sky), Betty Vermuelen (Tanya), Barbara Raunegger (Rosie), Pierre Damen (Pepper), Denys Magda (Eddie), Annakathrin Naderer (Ali), Rebecca Stahlhut (Lisa) NOTES: Filmed during Willemijn's short stint as Donna, and she's simply phenomenal in the role. Acts it brilliantly, sings it even better and is just adorable and awesome all around. The rest of the cast are also great, The video is filmed from central stalls and features a completely unobstructed view of the stage. Mamma Mia! - Utrecht - 2005 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Simone Kleinsma (Donna Sheridan), Céline Purcell (Sophie Sheridan), Hajo Bruins (Sam Carmichael), Fred Butter (Harry Bright), Oren Schrijver (Sky), Annemieke van der Ploeg (u/s Tanya), Marjolijn Touw (u/s Rosie) NOTES: Housecam, so no zoom. Soundboard sound. Mamma Mia! - Utrecht - May 28, 2005 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Simone Kleinsma (Donna Sheridan), Bettina Holwerda (u/s Sophie Sheridan), Hajo Bruins (Sam Carmichael), Filip Bolluyt (Harry Bright), Jon van Eerd (Bill Austin), Doris Baaten (Rosie) Mamma Mia! - West End - September 14, 2002 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Working on uploading, PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST CAST: Louise Plowright (Donna Sheridan), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sophie Sheridan), Simon Slater (Sam Carmichael), Peter Forbes (Harry Bright), Rohan Tickell (Bill Austin), Susannah Fellows (Tanya), Selina Chilton (Ali), Shona White (Lisa) NOTES: Good record to have of the show. Filmed on a VHS tape and age is apparent, but still quite watchable. Every 20 minutes or so, the sound cuts out for around 5 seconds. Does not include curtain call or megamix. Good use of zooms, however due to film age, faces aren’t overly clear. Neon floor is used in this performance. Only known recording of the show in London.

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TV Guide, August 31-September 13

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Cover: Collectible Cover 2 of 2 -- Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs 

Page 1: Contents, Ask Matt -- Will Sasso of Mom and United We Fall, Spenser Confidential 

Page 2: Readers’ Letters, CSI is returning with William Petersen as Gil Grissom and Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle plus new characters, NCIS plans to return to production on September 9 and Season 18 will include the milestone 400th episode 

Page 4: A long-lost episode of black-ish called Please Baby Please is now available on Hulu, TV’s top coaches -- Ted Lasso, Ben Hopkins of Hoops, Gwen Stefani of The Voice 

Page 6: The Roush Review -- Raised by Wolves 

Page 7: Coastal Elites, Love Fraud, Away 

Page 8: Cover Story -- Football is back -- previews of the NFL teams and players to watch plus 10 don’t miss matchups 

Page 12: Fall TV -- the shows we can’t wait to see -- The Crown, Ratched, Supernatural, Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Right Stuff, Fargo, Grey’s Anatomy 

Page 14: What’s Worth Watching -- Week 1 -- Chris Evert on the US Open 

Page 15: Monday, August 31 -- Being the Queen, black-ish, Planet Earth: A Celebration, Pawn Stars 

Page 18: Tuesday, September 1 -- Hamza Haq on Transplant, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Supernanny, The Son 

Page 19: Wednesday, September 2 -- Into the Wild Tibet, Coroner, Tough as Nails 

Page 20: Thursday, September 3 -- Dr. Sandra Lee on Dr. Pimple Popper: Before the Pop, A Hidden Life, Buried in the Backyard, Cannonball, Holey Moley, The Real Housewives of New York City

Page 21: Friday, September 4 -- Xena: Warrior Princess, Love After Lockup, Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, Saturday, September 5 -- Dolly!, Love Island, 21 Bridges 

Page 22: Sunday, September 6 -- Top Gear, Air Disasters, How It Really Happened With Hill Harper, Power Book II: Ghost, NASCAR, Major League Baseball -- St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 

Pages 25-45 -- TV listings 

Page 46: Stream It! Your Guide to the Best Streaming Available -- Netflix -- Hilary Swank on Away, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, All Together Now 

Page 47: Prime Video -- Jack Quaid on The Boys, The Deep, Hulu -- Blindspot, The Kids Are Alright 

Page 48: New Movie Releases 

Page 49: Series, Specials and Documentaries 

Page 50: What’s Worth Watching -- Week 2 -- Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets 

Page 51: Monday, September 7 -- Judy Spera on Devil’s Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren, American Ninja Warrior, Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, NYPD Blue 

Page 52: Tuesday, September 8 -- Biography: I Want My MTV, Live With Kelly and Ryan, America’s Got Talent, Hard Knocks: Los Angeles, Harbor From the Holocaust 

Page 53: Wednesday, September 9 -- Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott on Brother vs. Brother, The 100, Crimes Gone Viral, NFL: The Grind, Stargate: SG-1, Major League Baseball -- Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates 

Page 54: Thursday, September 10 -- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Christina on the Coast, Bin Laden’s Hard Drive, Impact of Murder, My Feet Are Killing Me: First Steps, Friday, September 11 -- Romeo and Juliet, 9/11: The Final Minutes of Flight 93, Selling the Big Easy 

Page 55: Saturday, September 12 -- Disney Weekend, Bonanza, Help! I Wrecked My House, Deranged Granny, Tennis -- US Open: Women’s Final 

Page 56: Sunday, September 13 -- Michele Buck on Van der Valk, Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter -- Damon Lindelof and Michelle King and Liz Tigelaar and Courtney Kemp and Alexander Woo, The Brady Bunch, Lovecraft Country, Outrageous Pumpkins, Tennis -- US Open: Men’s Final 

Pages 57-78 -- TV listings 

Page 80: Horoscope 

Page 84: Cheers & Jeers -- Cheers to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Selling Sunset, Kelly Clarkson, Jeers to the networks for missing their shot at surefire fun, Comedy Central for screwing over its viewers, a Sarah Paulson surplus

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Who Is a Continental Philosopher? 5 APRIL 2011 / DAVID AUERBACH / 1 COMMENT In the debate over continental philosophy a few posts back, there was some question as to which philosophers fell under the rubric of continental philosophy. In the eyes of many observers, indeed, a certain strain of French thought has come to stand for the entire field. Both positive and negative attention have been focused around Derrida, Lacan, Foucault, etc., to the exclusion of many, many others. So I was glancing through the Blackwell Companion to Continental Philosophy (1998) on Google Books tonight, edited by Levinas evangelist and Leiter nemesis Simon Critchley. Even Critchley and co-editor William Schroeder relegate that French strain to just one corner of a large tradition, and most of the names are far less contentious. Rather than trying to answer what continental philosophy is, I think it’s better just to look at these names to get a sense of what the field encompasses. Part I: The Kantian Legacy:. 1. The Context and Problematic of Post Kantian Philosophy: Frederick C. Beiser (University of Indiana, Bloomington). 2. Kant: Robert B. Pippin (University of Chicago). 3. Fichte: Ludwig Siep (Universitat Munster). 4. Early German Romanticism: Friedrich Schlegel and Novalis: Ernst Behler (University of Washington, Seattle). 5. Schelling: Jean Francois Courtine (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris). 6. Hegel: Stephen Houlgate (University of Warwick). Part II: Overturning The Tradition: . 7. Feuerbach and the Young Hegelians: Lawrence S. Stepelevich (Villanova University). 8. Marx: Michel Henry (University of Montpellier III). 9. Kierkegaard: Merold Westphal (Fordham University). 10. Schopenhauer: Robert Rethy (Xavier University). 11. Nietzsche: Charles E. Scott (Pennsylvania State University). 12. Freud: John Deigh (Northwestern University). 13. Bergson: Pete A. Y. Gunter (North Texas State University). Part III: The Phenomenological Breakthrough:. 14. Neo Kantianism: Steven Galt Crowell (Rice University). 15. Husserl: Rudolf Bernet (Louvain Catholic University). 16. Scheler: Manfred S. Frings (The Max Scheler Archives, Des Plaimes). 17. Jaspers: Kurt Salamun (University of Graz). 18. Heidegger: John D. Caputo (Villanova University). Part IV: Phenomenology, Hegelianism and Anti Hegelianism in France:. 19. Kojeve: Stanley Rosen (Boston University). 20. Levinas: Hent De Vries (University of Amsterdam). 21. Sartre: Thomas R. Flynn (Emory University). 22. De Beauvoir: Kate Fullbrook (University of the West of England) and Edward Fullbrook (freelance writer). 23. Merleau Ponty: Bernhard Waldenfelds (Ruhr Universitat Bochum). 24. Bataille: Robert Sasso (University of Nice). 25. Blanchot: Paul Davies (University of Sussex). Part V: Religion Without The Limits of Reason:. 26. Franz Rosenzweig: Paul Mendes Flohr (Hebrew University). 27. Martin Buber: Maurice Friedman (San Diego State University). 28. Marcel: Philip Stratton Lake (Keele University). Part VI: Three Generations of Critical Theory:. 29. Benjamin: Rebecca Comay (University of Toronto). 30. Horkheimer: Gunzelin Schmidt Noerr (Frankfurt am Main). 31. Adorno: Hauke Brunkhorst (Frankfurt am Main). 32. Bloch: Hans Dieter Bahr (University of Vienna). 33. Marcuse: Douglas Kellner (University of Texas at Austin). 34. Habermas: Thomas McCarthy (Northwestern University). 35. Third Generation Critical Theory: Max Pensky. (SUNY, Binghampton). Part VII: Hermeneutics:. 36. Schleiermacher: Ben Vedder (University of Tilburg). 37. Dilthey: Rudolf A. Makkreel (Emory University). 38. Gadamer: Dennis J. Schmidt (Villanova University). 39. Ricoeur: Richard Kearney (University College, Dublin). Part VIII: Continental Political Philosophy:. 40. Lukacs: Gyorgy Markus (University of Sydney). 41. Gramsci: Ernesto Laclau (University of Essex). 42. Schmitt: G. L. Ulmen (Telos Press Ltd). 43. Arendt: Robert Bernasconi (Memphis State University). 44. Lefort: Bernard Flynn (Empire State College, SUNY). 45. Castoriadis: Fabio Ciaramelli (University of Naples). Part IX: Structuralism and After: 46. Levi-Strauss: Marcel Henaff (UCSD, California). 47. Lacan: William J. Richardson (Boston College). 48. Althusser: Jacques Ranciere (University of Paris VIII). 49. Foucault: Paul Patton (University of Sydney). 50. Derrida: Geoffrey Bennington (University of Sussex). 51. Deleuze: Brian Massumi (McGill University). 52. Lyotard: Jacob Rogozinski (University of Paris VIII). 53. Baudrillard: Mike Gane (Loughborough University). 54. Irigaray: Tina Chanter (Memphis State University). 55. Kristeva: Kelly Oliver (University of Texas at Austin). 56. Le Doeuff: Moira Gatens (University of Sydney). A reasonable list. It definitely has a French bias, but it’s not too bad. If compiled today, it would probably include Agamben, Badiou, and Negri too. The unforgivable omission is Ernst Cassirer, who is only mentioned twice in the Neo-Kantianism article and once in passing by Beiser (whose work I very much like). Schlegel, Schiller, Saussure, Bourdieu, and Barthes also seem rather important. Given the inclusion of a bunch of cultural and sociological thinkers, sociologists Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Georg Simmel should definitely be on this list. Other worthy omissions: Humboldt, Brentano, Croce, Mauss, Lowith, Valery, Fanon, Bachelard, Blumenberg, Apel, Eco, Bouveresse, and Virilio. (Not that I like all of them.)

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MA Executive Directors, Connor Deane & J. Scott Handley announced today that Broadway's Derek Klena will host the 2019 black-tie gala.

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Pictured above: On Facebook live, @jacobtgutierrez (@aladdin) and @kathryngallagher (@springbway), announce this season's nominees for the second annual #SondheimAwards, live from @glasshousenyc

Broadway Method Academy (BMA), in association with the Shubert Theatre of New Haven and Westport Country Playhouse, is proud to announce the nominees for the second annual Stephen Sondheim Awards. The black-tie gala will take place on June 3 at 7:30 pm at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, CT. The program's mission is to recognize excellence in high school musical theater.

BMA Executive Directors, Connor Deane & J. Scott Handley announced today that Broadway's Derek Klena (Anastasia, Wicked, Dogfight, Bridges of Madison County) will host the 2019 black-tie gala.

"We are thrilled to return to the Shubert Theatre for another fantastic ceremony, celebrating the best that high school musical theater has to offer," said Deane. "We are looking forward to bringing some of Broadway's brightest talents to share this special night with the next generation of musical theater performers." Over the next two weeks BMA will utilize their social media channels to announce the Broadway presenters.

Over the past eight months, a panel of judges from the industry attended performances by the following nineteen high schools:

Cooperative Arts & Humanities High SchoolSuffield AcademyWest Warwick High SchoolNorth Kingstown High SchoolTrumbull High SchoolNewtown High SchoolDarien High SchoolCheshire High SchoolAmity Regional High SchoolShelton High SchoolImmaculate High SchoolConard High School Stonington High School Valley Regional High School St Lukes High School Joel Barlow High School Westhill High School Haddam Killingworth High School Fairfield Ludlowe High School

The panel of judges was comprised of performing arts educators, entertainment professionals and Broadway performers & designers. On May 18, these judges met for a final discussion and a review of highlights from each high school performance to subsequently create nominations.

The nominees for the 2019 Stephen Sondheim Awards are …Best Costume Design:Abigail Slansky - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High School Gabriele Perez - Chicago - Trumbull High SchoolLizzie Varda - Pippin - Immaculate High School Nicole Carlo - Chicago - Darien High School

Best Lighting Design:Colby Bellone - Pippin - Immaculate High SchoolEmily Marcinauskis - Chicago - Shelton High SchoolJames Gallo - Chicago - Trumbull High School Michael Decesare - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High School Oak Chaisathaporn - Billy Elliot - Suffield Academy

Best Scenic Design:James Gallo - Chicago - Trumbull High School Justin Mossa - Chicago - Darien High School

Best Supporting Actor:Alex Davis - Enjolras - Les Miserables - North Kingstown High School Christopher David Carabello - Barnaby - Hello Dolly - Stonington High School Dominic Colangelo - Tony - Billy Elliot - Suffield AcademyHenry Jodka - Ned Schneebly - School of Rock - St. Luke's SchoolZamir Alford - Sonny - In the Heights - Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School

Best Supporting Actress:Amanda Miller - Minnie Fay - Hello Dolly - Fairfield Ludlowe High School Hazel Aliik - Minnie Fay - Hello Dolly - Stonington High School Jane Shearin - Miss Andrews - Mary Poppins - Newtown High School Paige Remillard - Rosie - Mamma Mia - Cheshire High School Sofia Halepas - Carol Strong - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High School

Best Actor:Aiden Moulder - Bert - Mary Poppins - Newtown High School Charlie Uthgenannt - Don Lockwood - Singing In the Rain - Conard High School Connor Riordan - Jack Kelly - Newsies - Valley Regional High School Harrison Gilberti - Amos - Chicago - Trumbull High School Jose Resto - Usnavi - In the Heights - Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School Marty Gnidula - Carl Hanratty - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High School Ryan Kennedy - Frank Abagnale Jr - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High School

Best Actress:Alina Cajigas - Vanessa - In the Heights - Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School Elizabeth Feest - Donna Sheridan - Mamma Mia - Cheshire HSGrace Gilbert - Dolly Levi - Hello Dolly - Stonington High School Jacqueline Mate - Roxie Hart - Chicago - Trumbull HS Kyla Hackett - Roxie Hart - Chicago - Shelton High SchoolMyranda Silva - Judy Bernly - 9 to 5 - West Warwick High SchoolMolly Scahlenge - Velma - Chicago - Shelton High School

Best Choreography:Andrea Kennedy - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High SchoolEmily Frangipane - Chicago - Darien High SchoolJane Matson- Mary Poppins - Newtown High SchoolKatherine Sedlock - Chicago - Shelton High SchoolRenee Sutherland – Singin' in the Rain - Conard High School

Best Direction:Erin Stanley Sousa Stanley - Hello Dolly - Stonington HSIngrid Walsh - Newsies - Valley Regional High School Justin Zenchuk & Katherine Sedlock - Chicago - Shelton High School Robert & Andrea Kennedy - Catch Me If You Can - Amity High School

Best Musical:Catch Me If You Can - Amity High SchoolChicago – Darien High School Chicago - Shelton High School Chicago - Trumbull High SchoolHello Dolly - Stonington Newsies - Valley Regional

Special Achievement: Matthew Farina for his innovative work on Pippin the Musical at Immaculate High School

BMA is thrilled to partner again with the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation to present over $4,000 in cash scholarships to deserving students who submitted auditions and written responses pertaining to how theater has influenced their lives, as well as the Best Actor and Actress winners.Tickets for the gala are $35 per person and are currently on-sale through the Shubert box office or Ticketmaster.

The gala will be music directed by Jad Bernardo and will feature choreography by Julie Kavanagh and Audra Bryant. Weston G. Wetzel serves as Director of Production. David Dreyfoos will stage manage.

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New England Born NHL Picks: 1985

Chris Biotti, 17th overall/Calgary (Waltham, Massachusetts)

Peter Massey, 65th overall/Quebec (Swampscott, Massachusetts)

Jamie Kelly, 73rd overall/Boston (Scituate, Massachusetts)

Paul Marshall, 84th overall/Philadelphia (Quincy, Massachusetts)

Jeff Serowik, 85th overall/Toronto (Manchester, New Hampshire)

Mike Mullowney, 111th overall/Minnesota (Newton, Massachusetts)

Rick Burchill, 121st overall/St. Louis (West Roxbury, Massachusetts)

Tim Sweeney, 122nd overall/Calgary (Boston, Massachusetts)

Mike Kelfer, 132nd overall/Minnesota (Peabody, Massachusetts)

Andy Donahue, 148th overall/Toronto (Reading, Massachusetts)

Paul Stanton, 149th overall/Pittsburgh (Boston, Massachusetts)

Ed Krayer, 150th overall/New Jersey (Acton, Massachusetts)

Nate Smith, 164th overall/Calgary (Brunswick, Maine)

Todd Whittemore, 169th overall/Toronto (Taunton, Massachusetts)

Rob Schena, 176th overall/Detroit (Saugus, Massachusetts)

Steve Shaunessy, 191st overall/Pittsburgh (Reading, Massachusetts)

Carl Valimont, 193rd overall/Vancouver (Southington, Connecticut)

Gordie Ernst, 195th overall/Minnesota (Cranston, Rhode Island)

Vince Guidotti, 201st overall/St. Louis (Veazie, Maine)

Tom Sasso, 204th overall/Quebec (Everett, Massachusetts)

Gary Murphy, 225th overall/Quebec (Woburn, Massachusetts)

Richard Braccia, 242nd overall/Chicago (Revere, Massachusetts)

John Haley, 251st overall/Edmonton (Hull, Massachusetts)

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SHOOTING WITH THE SASSO’S!

A photo essay from RHP’s photo shoot with new parents Kelly Sasso of WTAE-TV, her husband Nic, and their newborn son, Ayven! Also, these pictures aired on WTAE TV's Pittsburgh's Action News 4 when Kelly returned to the anchor desk after her maternity leave!

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Fall Fusion 2020 (ABC)

Normally during this time of year, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW get ready to unveil their primetime rosters.  However, this year will be much different, due to the uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic.  Virtually all Hollywood productions are currently shut down until it can be determined that they are safe to reopen.  As a consequence, most of the fall pilots weren’t able to be completed in time for network executives to screen them ahead of constructing the 2020-21 network television season.  

Although the networks will still be doing “upfronts” in May, they won’t be live...and, more pointedly, they will probably be more tentative when it comes to potential calendar dates.  After all, we won’t know when series are ready to have their exact premiere dates green-lit until we have a more concrete timeline of when they can go back into production.

While many writing rooms have been able to operate and interact – in preparation for next season – remotely, the on-set production cannot resume until safety precautions are developed.  Presumably, these protocols will involve:  medical screening and constant testing for all cast and crew members; appropriate sanitization regimes to keep the sets clean; and creative ways to mitigate risk (such as more closed sets, “bottle episodes,” and tapings where studio audiences are absent).

The “bubble shows” for this season are probably more likely to return than they would have been in past traditional seasons, just because they are familiar commodities with infrastructure already in place...and there is obviously a lack of completed pilots for new series that could replace them.  These could-go-either-way series include:  Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist, Good Girls, Council of Dads, Lincoln Rhyme: The Bone Collector, Indebted, and Perfect Harmony on NBC; For Life, American Housewife, Emergence, Single Parents, Bless This Mess, Schooled, blackish, mixedish, and The Baker & The Beauty on ABC; All Rise, Bob Hearts Abishola, The Unicorn, Man with a Plan, Broke, Carol’s Second Act, Tommy, MacGyver, Magnum P.I., SEAL Team, and S.W.A.T. on CBS; Katy Keene on The CW; and The Moodys and Outmatched on Fox.

Some new programs have already received a straight-to-series order, whereas others could receive a blind pickup commitment based on their written premises.  In addition, I wouldn’t be surprised if some shows are held over until later in 2021, just so the networks have a way to hedge their bets if there was a “second wave” of studio shutdowns due to hypothetical re-infections in late-2020 or early-2021.

Based on this unprecedented state of limbo Hollywood finds itself in, I am constructing a tentative “blueprint” for each broadcast network from the limited information we have.  I have constructed their respective schedules in three hypothetical programming “waves” – November/December/January, February/March/April, and May/June/July.

Obviously, any productions are subject to further delay based on extenuating circumstances.  Likewise, a series that receives a more limited order of 13, 16, or 18 episodes could see its episode order expanded, if filming circumstances grow more favorable and the specific show performs well upon its return.

(All times are Eastern/Pacific; subtract one hour for the Central/Mountain time zones)

(New shows highlighted in bold)

Featured network for today’s column…

ABC

Sunday

7:00 – AFHV (late-2020 through early-2021) / 20/20 (mid-2021)

8:00 – Kids Say the Darndest Things (late-2020) / American Idol (early-2021 through mid-2021)

9:00 – Shark Tank (late-2020) / American Idol (early-2021 through mid-2021)

10:00 – Videos After Dark (late-2020) / The Rookie (early-2021 through mid-2021)

For fall “filler” programming, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Kids Say The Darndest Tings, Shark Tank, and Videos After Dark would all be cheap reality-style shows that could be modified without studio audiences, to tide viewers over until scripted programs are ready to go (probably closer to Christmas).

By January or February, American Idol could return to either its traditional in-studio format or else its newer webcam-based version.  The Rookie would retain its Sunday night time slot well into the summer.

Monday

8:00 – The Bachelorette (late-2020) / Dancing with the Stars (early-2021) / The Bachelor (mid-2021)

10:00 – The Good Doctor (late-2020 through early-2021) / Thirtysomething(else) (mid-2021)

For fall “filler” programming, The Bachelorette will hopefully be ready with its newest season centered around Clare Crawley.  Medical hit The Good Doctor is probably one of the easiest scripted programs to place back into production, due to how background players and location shoots are less necessary for its hospital setting.

By January or February, Dancing with the Stars would hopefully be ready to return to the airwaves for its twenty-ninth season.  Further into the spring, the twenty-fifth season of The Bachelor could be able to launch (after Dancing wraps), and the post-Bachelor time slot on Monday would be perfect for the Zwick/Herskovitz sequel to late-1980s hit Thirtysomething.

Tuesday

8:00 – The Conners (late-2020 through mid-2021)

8:30 – My Village (late-2020) / United We Fall (early-2021) / Sitcom Back-Nine (mid-2021)

9:00 – Mixedish (late-2020 through mid-2021)

9:30 – Blackish (late-2020 through mid-2021)

10:00 – For Life (late-2020 through early-2021) / Videos After Dark (mid-2021)

When ABC announces its renewals, the lineup of The Conners, Mixedish, Blackish, and For Life would all be easy enough to adapt storylines that can exclude tons of extras or location shoots.  As far as “blind pickups” for new pilots, the Kyra Sedgwick family comedy My Village should fit nicely behind The Conners.  With the current status of the yet-to-premiere midseason replacement sitcom United We Fall presumably unknown, that Jane Curtin / Will Sasso vehicle might be another contender for Tuesday nights in the Winter or Spring of 2021.  Whether My Village or United We Fall gets a Back-Nine order would remain to be seen.

Wednesday

8:00 – The Goldbergs (late-2020 through mid-2021)

8:30 – Schooled (late-2020 through mid-2021)

9:00 – American Housewife (late-2020 through mid-2021)

9:30 – Bless This Mess (late-2020) / Work Wife (early-2021) / Bless This Mess (mid-2021)

10:00 – Stumptown (late-2020 through mid-2021)

Much like the Tuesday night comedies, The Goldbergs, Schooled, American Housewife, and Bless This Mess should be feasible to film if storylines are adapted to minimize the number of people on-set at a given time.  Stumptown might be more difficult, being an investigative procedural, but even that show could get more creative if more episodes are written in a way that lends them to more interior shooting.  The Kelly Ripa-helmed comedy Work Wife could be penciled in for a March or April debut.

Thursday

8:00 – Grey’s Anatomy (late-2020 through mid-2021)

9:00 – The Big Sky (late-2020) / Station 19 (early-2021 through mid-2021)

10:00 – A Million Little Things (late-2020 through early-2021) / Women of the Movement (mid-2021)

Just like with The Good Doctor, copious interior hospital scenes for Grey’s Anatomy should allow it to start back up sooner than later.  Investigative serial The Big Sky – starring Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick – had already been green-lit for a blind series commitment before the pandemic shut things down; some creative tweaks could make it ready to hit the airwaves by November or December, and the same principle might apply to the third season of A Million Little Things.

By January or February, Station 19 would join Grey’s in the middle slot, while historical scripted anthology Women of the Movement feels appropriate to fill the non-Shondaland void on the night.

Friday

8:00 – The Great American Baking Show (late-2020) / Dancing with the Stars results show (early-2021) / Shark Tank (mid-2021)

9:00 – The Great American Baking Show (late-2020) / Shark Tank (early-2021) / 20/20 (mid-2021)

10:00 – 20/20 (late-2020 through mid-2021)

Since The Great American Baking Show has heavily featured Christmas-themed competitions, perhaps it could be brought back for an expanded run to incorporate Halloween and Thanksgiving themes (in addition to the Yuletide).  When Dancing with the Stars returns midseason, there’s no reason why viewers can’t wait a few extra days to view its “Results Show.”  By January, Shark Tank would return to the 8pm time slot, with 20/20 (and, eventually, What Would You Do?) picking up the slack.

Of course, new original series (including scripted programming) could be developed throughout the year and added to the schedule in piecemeal fashion.  It’s just going to depend on how quickly location shoots and live studio audiences can be reintegrated into productions as commonplace, once again.

Until then, TV shows will have to find creative ways around that...or develop alternative types of programming.

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Henchmen

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Ah, thank you for directing me to that. Forgive me for not even thinking to check there. Though I am looking for performances that can be found on YouTube (admittedly partially for convenience) and video quality isn't exactly a concern.

No problem, and since you’ve specified that you were looking specifically for YouTube, I can give a fuller answer, since that’s different than videos uploaded to MEGA accounts and such. I’m sometimes hesitant to link to YouTube videos though, since those accounts can get taken down fairly quickly, so what you might get in a couple of months is a post full of dead links, but here’s a couple that seem to have stayed online for a while:

1985, Sydmonton: Colm Wilkinson, Sarah Brightman, Clive Carter

1987, London: Michael Crawford, Rebecca Caine, Steve Barton

1988, Broadway: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton

1988, Broadway: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Steve Barton

1988, Tokyo: Masachika Ichimura, Ryoko Nomura, Yuichiro Yamaguchi

1988, Vienna: Alexander Goebel, Luzia Nistler, Alfred Pfeifer (proshot clips)

1989, Broadway: Cris Groenendaal, Rebecca Luker, Steve Barton

1989, Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Steve Barton

1990, Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Mary D’Arcy, Reece Holland

1990/1991/1992/1994/1995, Toronto/Canadian Tour: Todd Noel / Jeff Hyslop / Colm Wilkinson / Cris Groenendaael / Peter Karrie, Susan Cuthbert / Teresa DeZarn / Patti Cohenour, Byron Nease / David Rogers

1991, Vienna: Ernst-Dieter Suttheimer, Colleen Besett, Timothy Breese

1991, Stockholm: Mikael Samuelsson, Inger Olsson Moberg, Bengt Nordfors

1992/1993, US Tour: Kevin Gray, Dodie Pettit/Teri Bibb, Keith Buterbaugh/Nat Chandler (highlight videos)

1993, Vienna: Alexander Goebel, Luzia Nistler, Thorsten Tinney

1993, Los Angeles: Davis Gaines, Dale Kristien, Michael Piontek

1993, Scheveningen: Henk Poort, Joke de Kruijf, Peter de Smet

1994, Sapporo: Eiji Akutagawa, Hisako Hanaoka, Kanji Ishimaru

1995, London: Ethan Freeman, Jill Washington, Simon Bowman

1995, Broadway: Davis Gaines, Tracy Shayne, Ciaran Sheehan

1998, Broadway: Thomas James O’Leary, Sandra Joseph, Gary Mauer

1998, Toronto: Peter Karrie, Elizabeth DeGrazia, David Rodgers

1999, Toronto: Paul Stanley, Melissa Dye, Laird Mackintosh

1999; Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Gary Mauer

2000, Mexico City: Saulo Vasconcelos, Irasema Terrazas, Jose Joel

2000, London: Scott Davies, Meredith Braun, Matthew Cammelle

2000, Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Alison Kelly, Kyle Gonyea

2001, Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Olivia Safe, Kyle Gonyea

2002, Madrid: Juan Carlos Barona, Julia Moller, Zenon Recalde

2003, Stuttgart: Roy Weissensteiner, Marion Wilmer, Carsten Lepper

2003, Budapest: Sandor Sasvari, Andrea Maho, Gabor Bot

2003, Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Jim Weitzer

2003, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, Jim Weitzer

2003, US Tour: Brad Little, Lisa Vroman, Tim Martin Gleason

2004, US Tour: Brad Little, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason

2004, Stuttgart: Thomas Schulze, Maike Switzer, Carsten Lepper

2005, London: John Owen-Jones, Rachel Barrell, Oliver Thornton

2005, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, John Cudia

2005, Broadway: James Romick, Marie Danvers, John Cudia

2005, Broadway: Tim Martin Gleason, Susan Owen, Stephen Buntrock

2005, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sandra Joseph, Tim Martin Gleason

2005, Essen: Thomas Borchert, Anne Gorner, Nikolaj A. Brucker

2005, Essen: Thomas Borchert, Sandra Danyella, Nikolaj A. Brucker

2006, London: Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon

2006, London: Matthew Cammelle, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon

2006; Essen: Ethan Freeman, Anne Gorner, Nikolaj A. Brucker

2006, Sao Paulo: Saulo Vasconcelos, Kiara Sasso, Nando Prado (audience recording)

2006, Sao Paulo: Saulo Vasconcelos, Kiara Sasso, Nando Prado (monitor video)

2006, US Tour: Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, Jim Weitzer

2006, US Tour: John Cudia, Jennifer Hope Wills, Adam Monley

2006, Essen: Uwe Kroger, Beatrix Reiterer, Lucius Wolter

2006, Broadway: Howard McGillin, Rebecca Pitcher, Michael Shawn Lewis

2007, Broadway: Gary Mauer, Jennifer Hope Wills, Jason Mills

2008, World Tour: Simon Pryce, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2008, Broadway: Howard McGillin, Elizabeth Loyacano, Jeremy Stolle

2008, Las Vegas: Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, Andrew Ragone

2008, Poland: Tomasz Steciuk, Kaja Mianowana, Lukasz Talik

2008, London: Ramin Karimloo, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey

2009; Australia: Anthony Warlow, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2010, London: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey

2012, London: Marcus Lovett, Anna O’Byrne, Simon Thomas (highlights)

2012, UK Tour: Earl Carpenter, Olivia Brereton, Earl Carpenter

2012, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Samantha Hill, Kyle Barisich

2013, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sierra Boggess, Kyle Barisich

2013, Broadway: Peter Joback, Marni Raab, Kyle Barisich

2014, World Tour: Brad Little, Claire Lyon, Anthony Downing

2014, Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Paul A. Schaefer, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014; US Tour: Cooper Grodin, Julia Udine, Ben Jacoby

2014, US Tour: Cooper Grodin, Grace Morgan, Ben Jacoby

2014, Broadway: Greg Mills, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Welch, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Norm Lewis, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays

2014, Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays

2014, Hamburg: David Arnsperger, Valerie Link, Nicky Wuchinger

2014, Hamburg: David Arnsperger, Lauri Brons, Nicky Wuchinger

2015, Hamburg: Mathias Edenborn, Daniela Braun, Nicky Wuchinger

2015, US Tour: Chris Mann, Katie Travis, Storm Lineberger

2016, Moscow: Andrey Shkoldychenko, Elena Bahtiyarova, Evgeny Zaytsev

2016, Moscow: Ivan Ozhogin, Tamara Kotova, Rinat Albikov

2016, Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Julia Udine, Jeremy Hays

2017, Stockholm: Peter Joback, Emmi Christensson, Anton Zetterholm

2017, Gothenburg: Fred Johanson, Sofie Asplund, John Martin Bengtsson (Act 1 only)

2018, Broadway: Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson

2019, Copenhagen: Tomas Ambt Kofod, Sibylle Glosted, Christian Lund

2019, Sao Paulo: Fred Silveira, Lina Mendes, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019, Sao Paulo: Fred Silveira, Giulia Nadruz, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019, Sao Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Darua Goes, Fred Silveira

2019, Sao Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Giulia Nadruz, Fred Silveira

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David Best et al., The recovery movement and its implications for policy, commissioning and practice, 34 Nordic Stud Alcohol & Drugs 107 (2016)

Abstract

While a recovery approach is widespread and relatively unquestioned in the USA, its implementation in the UK and to a lesser extent in Australia has provoked a number of questions about what this means in practice and what some of the implications are for treatment. This is particularly important as there is growing interest in recovery in Western Europe with policy recognition in Belgium and the Netherlands, and increased interest in research issues around recovery.

What this article sets out to do is to discuss the implications of a recovery model for commissioning and treatment systems, with a focus on where recovery approaches sit and what they can offer in terms of added value to treatment approaches.

The curse of definitions

As in the mental health recovery movement, attempts at operationalising recovery models in alcohol and drugs have been beset by challenges of definition. There have been two consensus group definitions (one in the USA and one in the UK) that have attempted to define recovery as something to do with sobriety (or controlled use), something to do with global health and something to do with active participation in the rights and responsibilities of society/communities (Betty Ford Institute Consensus Panel, 2007; UK Drug Policy Commission, 2008), broadly mirrored in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration definition in the USA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2014). These definitions have been criticised primarily on three grounds that are related: first, that they are too broad to be meaningful; second, that they fail to account for the dynamic nature of change and so look like measures of a state rather than a process; and third, that they exclude the subjective and personal experiences of change that are seen as central to the lived experience of recovery (e.g., Best, 2014; Deegan, 1996).

However, this is a huge problem for policy makers who have to attempt to quantify and operationalise recovery as something more than a personalised and experiential process of growth. In England, in particular, this has led to an initial policy that set ambitious goals (UK Government, 2010) around allowing people to move on with their lives and exiting treatment but that, following a second policy document (Home Office, 2012) “Putting full recovery first”, became far more focused on three core measurable components: exiting treatment and not returning; no arrests; and reductions in benefits associated with obtaining and maintaining employment, with the measurement window involving a one-year period of change in each of these component parts of recovery.

All three of these components can be linked to both the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) and the Betty Ford definitions – active citizenship as employment and avoidance of crime, sobriety as no need for treatment and improved global health. However, the danger has been that these goals are not equally accessible to all of those in treatment – particularly those with complex and severe problems associated not only with their substance use but also with mental health, family relationships, trauma and so on – and it has led to concerns that individuals not ready for recovery are being hastened to the exit door not because they are ready for stable recovery (Dennis, Scott, & Laudet, 2014 estimated that “self-sustaining recovery” takes around five years) but because specialist services do not get paid otherwise!

That the recovery agenda gained prominence in the UK around the time of the Global Financial Crisis has meant that the agenda for change and growth associated with the recovery movement has been linked to reducing treatment costs and expenditure with the workforce fearing that the push for self-reliance and mutual aid is simply an attack on professional services, and an attempt to reduce the cost burden associated with specialist addiction support.

In Scotland, there has been less of a concern with a “race to the bottom” in terms of the recovery agenda – specialist provision for addiction and recovery services remains firmly in the hands of NHS services – but rather there has been a sense of disappointment about how little has changed since the publication of “The road to recovery” strategy in 2008 (Scottish Government, 2008). While there is a different political climate since the advent of the devolved government, the derivation of Scottish recovery policy has remained closer to paralleling the mental health recovery model (an explicit aim in “The road to recovery”) in a way that was not the case in the English policy which was predicated much more strongly on the reform and decentralisation of the treatment system. In effect, this has meant that the core components of drug and alcohol treatment delivery in Scotland have been changed much less radically than in England.

So what are the positive conclusions from the implementation of recovery models?

There are four areas in which the recovery movement can be seen as having brought clear benefits that are in keeping with US ideals of a recovery-oriented system of care (Sheedy & Whitter, 2009):

It has led to a re-balancing of the treatment system and a reminder of the importance of aftercare (e.g., McKay, 2016) in ensuring that the acute needs of clients are supplemented by ongoing needs around such things as recovery housing (e.g., Jason, Olson, & Foli, 2006), employment and education and wider issues of quality of life and wellbeing.

As a consequence the focus has shifted to some degree from the clinic to the community and increased attention on families and environments that are supportive of positive change, and it has led to an increasingly inclusive model of change that has brought increased focus on resources in the community (Asset Based Community Development; ABCD; Best, McKitterick, Beswick, & Savic, 2015) and to the idea that there is a community response that requires a collective and participative approach. This also involves the transition from the status of the client and expert dyad to much more of a partnership approach (Sheedy & Whitter, 2009).

A transition from a deficit to a strengths-based model that has created an agenda in keeping with other strengths-based models such as positive psychology and criminology, restorative justice and therapeutic jurisprudence. This has been based on an emerging evidence base – around mental health and addiction recovery – that has at its core a belief the core values of CHIME: connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment (Leamy, Bird, Le Boutillier, Williams, & Slade, 2011). This strengths-based approach has afforded greater hope to family members and communities, but especially to people with addiction problems, that a long-term solution is possible.

An inclusive approach that involves staff as well as clients of specialist services. One of the main consequences of the recovery approach is that it is inclusive and so has led to the idea of recovery systems (e.g., Kelly & White, 2011) with increased attention on the wellbeing of the workers as part of a recovery model based on the assumption that there can be no “us and them” and that wellbeing is a shared objective and shared pursuit.

The switch to a recovery approach has also been associated with a significant increase in research activity around improving the evidence base on recovery housing (e.g., Jason, Olson, Ferrari, & Lo Sasso, 2006; Mericle, Karrikar-Jaffe, Gupta, Sheridan, & Polcin, 2016), on the mechanisms of action of mutual aid groups (Kelly, 2016) and overall models of what is known to be supportive of long-term recovery pathways – recovery housing, peer-delivered interventions and mutual aid (Humphreys & Lembke, 2013).

What is the downside of the recovery movement?

From the UK experience in both Scotland and England, there is the risk of a coalescing of recovery enthusiasm with a self-help mantra that encourages reduced central spending and so cutbacks in specialist treatment services and expert jobs. This is also linked to two further risks that are real although sometimes over-stated: the fear that recovery is simply a new term for the 12-step/Minnesota Model approach, and that this is part of a larger moral crusade around temperance. While there is no standard sign-up for recovery advocates (and the authors are reluctant to speak for others who represent a diverse array of positions on all of the above), the fear of political manipulation for economic purposes appears to be the biggest risk. The dominance of the 12-step model and the advent of a “new abstentionism” (Ashton, 2007) not only appear to be scare-mongering, they also do a considerable disservice to the advocates of Therapeutic Community, natural recovery, SMART, medication-assisted and specialist-treatment-based pathways to recovery. The false war between recovery and harm reduction is another example of a battle for control of limited budgets (and perhaps more importantly ideological hegemonies) that is at odds with the estimation by Dennis and Scott (2007) that the average duration of an addiction career is around 27 years – a window which not only affords opportunities for multiple interventions but also necessitates continuity of life as a means of enabling recovery.

Where does this leave us?

The recovery movement is not a homogenous phenomenon, with differing philosophies and approaches informing its evolution, and it can be seen as an uneasy alliance of abstinence and medication-based models, specific philosophies and theories (12-step and Therapeutic Communities) and between a diverse range of proponents including family members, people in recovery (or recovered), practitioners, policy makers and a diverse range of other stakeholders. In spite of attempts at creating a consensual definition (Betty Ford Institute Consensus Panel, 2007; UK Drug Policy Commission, 2008), the results tend to be vague and imprecise and it may be more useful to think of recovery approaches as a kind of pre-figurative political movement (Beckwith, Bliuc, & Best, 2016) that challenges orthodoxy and has led to the assembly of a new set of evidence approaches (Humphreys & Lembke, 2013). The risk of such an uneasy alliance and flexible definition is that it leaves “recovery” at the mercy of multiple interpretation, including those with a particular political agenda, including challenges to professional services and the overall alcohol and drug field. There is much to commend a recovery movement – but its utilisation as a Trojan horse to breach the walls of specialist addiction provision is a lesson that must be learned and an area where advocates of recovery and of harm reduction must come together to resist.

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Beckwith, M., Bliuc, A.-M., Best, D. (2016). What the recovery movement tells us about prefigurative politics. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 4(1), 238–251.

Best, D. (2014). Strength, support, setbacks and solutions: The developmental pathway to addiction recovery. Brighton, UK: Pavilion Publishing.

Best, D., McKitterick, T., Beswick, T., Savic, M. (2015). Recovery capital and social networks among people in treatment and among those in recovery in York, England. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 33(3), 270–282.

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Deegan, P. (1996). Recovery as a journey of the heart. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 19(3), 91–97.

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McKay, J. (2016). Making the hard work of recovery more attractive for those with substance use disorders. Addiction. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/add.13502

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National Enquirer, August 10

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Kanye West’s psycho ward meltdown -- $2 billion divorce bombshell with Kim Kardashian 

Page 2: Kelly Clarkson still wears wedding ring after split -- she’s being wracked by uncertainty as she moves toward finalizing her divorce 

Page 3: Baby arrives as Justin Timberlake fights to hold on to Jessica Biel -- second child for couple shaken by his flirty past 

Page 4: Prince Jackson plans to continue his father Michael Jackson’s creative vision by making a movie the King of Pop wrote before his 2009 death, Duane “Dog” Chapman opened up about the final days of his beloved wife Beth and tearfully admitted she wouldn’t even look at him because she knew he had given up 

Page 5: Danica Patrick dumped NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers over his failure to commit to marriage and rumors he was crushing on her pal Shailene Woodley 

Page 6: Jessica Simpson just turned 40 and she’s starting a new chapter in her life by writing another tell-all and it’s promising to be even juicier, royal outcast Prince Andrew exploded in fury after his family publicly snubbed him at his own daughter’s wedding 

Page 7: Hollywood transplant Prince Harry is losing his hair and his image-conscious wife Meghan Markle is pushing him to do what it takes to get it back -- Meghan has Harry so self-conscious about his ever-expanding dome that he hates to even leave the house without a cap to cover it

Page 8: Cover Story -- Kanye West’s rants ripping $2 billion marriage to Kim Kardashian apart -- he accused Kim of cheating and trying to lock him in a psych ward

Page 10: Hot Shots -- Becca Tobin walks her dog, Prince George turns 7, Justin Theroux on a bike, Taye Diggs with a football in his backyard

Page 11: Martha Stewart posted a sexy selfie snapped in her swimming pool in which she looks decades younger than 79 and probably had lip filler and a face-lift and Botox and filler in her cheeks, fired Wild ‘N Out star Nick Cannon has terrified fans with hints he’s considered suicide

Page 12: Straight Shuter -- Ireland Baldwin surfing (picture), both Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have been married before so they have no illusions about marriage lasting a lifetime and will have a $200 million prenup, Jada Pinkett Smith’s entanglement with a young singer could lead to a reality TV show for her and husband Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston has been busy writing and her memoir will be worth megabucks, Katie Holmes is growing close to Thandie Newton after she said she was so scared of Tom Cruise while working on Mission: Impossible 2 

Page 13: MacGyver star Lucas Till has confessed to being suicidal after its top executive Peter Lenkov hammered him with body shaming and abuse and Lenkov was fired after Lucas filed a lengthy complaint with CBS about the toxic atmosphere he claimed was fostered by his boss over the hit show’s four seasons, Kevin Hart is driving his pregnant wife loco during lockdown

Page 14: True Crime 

Page 16: Scientology Under Siege -- rape charges, suicide tragedy and defections rock the sci-fi religion 

Page 19: Divorced dad Russell Crowe regrets letting his kids take a back seat to his high-flying Hollywood career but moving forward he has vowed to be a better dad to his two teenage sons, Alex Trebek is entering a new and possibly final phase of chemotherapy and he knows this may be his last shot at survival 

Page 20: Hugh Hefner’s widow Crystal Hefner is finally getting the physical attention she missed throughout her May-December marriage

Page 21: New sex scandal rocks Fox News -- women accusing fired anchor Ed Henry say network still protects predators 

Page 22: Health Watch 

Page 25: Real Life 

Page 26: A former lover of Jeffrey Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to testify she bragged about owning sex tapes with underage looking girls and using them to blackmail high-profile men 

Page 28: Some stars are just plane crazy -- how bad behavior got them grounded -- Christian Slater, Diana Ross, Lamar Odom 

Page 29: Selma Blair, Alec Baldwin, Courtney Love, Jonathan Rhys Meyers 

Page 32: Breaking Bad star Johnny Ortiz is behind bars and facing life in prison on attempted-murder charges, model Bar Refaeli is a convicted tax cheat and was sentences to nine months of community service while her mother will be sent to prison for 16 months, Mickey Rourke came out swinging against Robert De Niro stemming from Mickey’s claim the De Niro kept him from being cast in last year’s hit mob flick The Irishman 

Page 34: Chrissy Teigen displayed her downsized chest on social media complete with gruesome surgical scars to clap back at online trolls who doubted she had her implants removed, Sonja Morgan is boasting how she got rid of her saggy face and wrinkly neck by going under the knife 

Page 36: In a friendship forged in hell killer dad Chris Watts has become behind bar besties with double murderer Jake Patterson the kidnapper of Jayme Closs 

Page 38: Halle Berry is keeping fans on their toes after posting a suggestive photo of her playing footsie with a mystery man, Hollywood Hookups -- Nicki Minaj and husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty are expecting, Colton Underwood and Lucy Hale dating, Vinny Guadagnino and Francesca Farago dating 

Page 42: Red Carpet Stars -- Cate Blanchett in Armani Prive 

Page 45: Spot the Differences -- Christina Vidal and Will Sasso and Jane Curtin on United We Fall 

Page 47: Odd List