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As the theater awards season enters the home stretch – what’s left: Drama Desk Awards, Theatre World Awards, the Tonys – the question arises once again:How does one determine, or even define, excellence in theater?

“I’ve become increasingly convinced that as a field we do not have a cohesive definition of excellence,” Chad Bauman, the managing director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater, wrote last year in American Theatre.

So he asked his colleagues across the country, and got some 50 responses – but the question he asked was about excellence in a theater as a whole (regional theaters in particular), not about individual shows. So the answers about excellence in individual shows didn’t get much more specific than “artistic quality.” All did agree that courage counts – such as not being afraid to play with form.

Five years ago, in an article titled Divining Artistic Excellence , theater artist and historian Lynne Connor pointed out that, while the concept of excellence can refer to something semi-tangible such as “the sophistication of a play’s dramatic arc,” more often people conflate excellence with taste, “something far less tangible and thus far less quantifiable.” And what determines taste? “Personal taste in everything from beer to Shakespeare comes about through a combination of biology, past experience, cultural norms, and individual predilections.”

She concludes: “We need to find productive ways to invite audiences of all tastes (and all economic and ethnic backgrounds) to join in the conversation about (the struggle over) meaning and value.”

Week in New York Theater Awards

Obie Awards

The 64th Annual Obie Awards, celebrating Off and Off-Off-Broadway Theater, was a New York Theatre Workshop lovefest, with Obies going to NYTW playwrights Heidi Schreck, Madeleine George, Marcus Gardley, and lighting designer Isabella Byrd, as well as a lifetime achievement Obie to NYTW’s artistic director James Nicola. It was also a tribute to the many women working in the theater in New York. But Obies like to spread the wealth, literally — Four theaters received grants.

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Terrence McNally was made an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at New York University’s Commencement. NYU Prof (and playwright) Kristoffer Diaz read the citation:” Terrence McNally, one of theatre’s greatest contemporary playwrights, you have created over the past half-century an eclectic and prolific body of work—literally scores of plays, musicals, opera libretti, and scripts for film and television. Your razor wit and complexities of character largely explain how you created theatre that functions as family, launched the careers of great actors, and helped audiences cope with the AIDS crisis that engulfed them. You placed your unique stamp on American drama by probing the urgent need for connection that resonates at the core of human experience. From an expansive mind and generous spirit, you have created masterful and enduring art and in the process have celebrated and uplifted humankind.”

The latest is a revival of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which opens May 30th at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater.

Madeline Michel from Monticello High School in Charlottesville, VA was the winner of the 2019 Excellence in Theatre Education Award from the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon

After the white supremacist rally in their city, Michel’s students wrote and performed original theater to address racial inequality, helping to elevated the conversation for a wounded community.

Some 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award winners accept their awards at a celebratory luncheon at Sardi’s

elia Keenan-Bolger, featured actress in a play, To Kill a Mockingbird

Amber Gray, featured actress in a musical, Hadestown

Andre De Shields, featured actor in a musical, Hadestown

Benjamin Walker, featured actor in a play, All My Sons

Bryan Cranston, lead actor in a play, Network

Stephanie J. Block, lead actress in a musical, The Cher Show

Santino Fontana, lead actor in a musical, Tootsie

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The Week in New York Theater Reviews and Previews

Brian d’Arcy James (Quinn Carney) and Holley Fain (Caitlin Carney

The Ferryman on Broadway with American cast

The Ferryman, a feast of Irish storytelling in a breathtaking mix of genres, opened on Broadway seven months ago, and since then it’s gotten nine Tony nominations, best play awards from the New York Drama Critics Circle, the Outer Critics Circle, AND the Drama League…and an almost entirely new cast, the original British and Irish actors replaced by Americans. Even Laura Donnelly has been replaced. She is the Belfast-born actress whose uncle’s disappearance, and the subsequent discovery years later of his murdered corpse, inspired playwright Jez Butterworth to write the play in the first place. Donnelly’s character Caitin Carney is now being portrayed by Holley Fain, an actress born in Kansas.

…Does this matter? It might in one way to those of us who saw the original cast. But to those theatergoers who have not yet had the pleasure of experiencing The Ferryman (which they have only until July 7th to do), the play is still a rich, sweeping entertainment — epic, tragic….and cinematic.

Lunch Bunch at Clubbed Thumb

n the first play of Clubbed Thumb’s 24thannual Summerworks festival at the Wild Project – the first summer theater festival of the season — the cast faces us a la A Chorus Line, except instead of singing “I hope I get it,”they recite “Veggie enchiladas with Clementine” and “Rice, steamed kale, spiced tofu.”

It’s only after several such culinary recitations that we’re told these people are members of a lunch group, each member having agreed to make lunch for everybody else once a week. It takes a little longer to figure out that they are lawyers in a public defender’s office, that it’s a taxing job – “Greg’s resilient,” says Tuttle (Keilly McQuail), “He never cries in the coat closet” – and that obsessing on food is what helps keep them going.

Loveville High

Two things distinguish Loveville High, a new musical that takes place on prom night in a high school in Loveville, Ohio. First: The cast of 13 is comprised of some of the most talented young theater stars in New York, several of them also currently performing on Broadway — Ali Stroker (Tony nominee for Oklahoma!), Kathryn Allison (Aladdin), Andrew Durand (Ink), Gizel Jiménez (Wicked), and Ryann Redmond (Frozen) — and they sing the hell out of the lively, often witty songs by David Zellnik (Yank!) and Eric Svejcar (Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.) How is it possible to be in two shows at the same time? That’s the second aspect of this musical that’s unusual: It has no choreographer, no set designer…no stage. It’s a podcast.

Úna Clancy and Maryann Plunkett

Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy

Sean O’Casey was 43 years old and had worked his whole life as a laborer, when he finally had a play accepted in 1922 by the founders of Dublin’s famed Abbey Theater, the dramatist Lady Gregory and the poet W.B. Yeats. That play, The Shadow of A Gunman, was set during the 1920 Irish War of Independence, and is the first play of what came to be called O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy, a chronicle of Ireland’s violent struggle for independence from the British, set from 1916 to 1922.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Irish Rep is mounting all three plays in repertory,

The Week in New York Theater News

Goodbye, Avenue Q

Marisa Tomei will play Serafina Delle Rose in the third Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ 1951 play “The Rose Tattoo,” opening October 15, 2019 on Broadway at Roundabout’s American Airlines Theater. .

Mary-Louise Parker as Bella Baird in “The Sound Inside” at Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Mary-Louise Parker will star in the Broadway premiere of “The Sound Inside”, written by Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter), directed by David Cromer Opens October 17, 2019 at Studio 54 Play debuted last year at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. “A tenured professor. A talented student. A troubling favor.”

Cast announced for @Alanis ‘s @jaggedmusical, opening at Broadway’s Broadhurst Dec 5: Elizabeth Stanley, @PattenLauren, @DerekKlena, Kathryn Gallagher, @SeanAllanKrill, & @celia_gooding

“The Healys appear to be a picture-perfect suburban family — but looks can be deceiving.” pic.twitter.com/0izIBUOWd7

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) May 23, 2019

.@RattlestickNY has a busy and exciting June, starting with #AlumniJam June 3, in which 5 playwrights offer sneak previews of their new plays — clockwise from top left @OhYeaDiana ,Jesse Eisenberg, @HalleyFeiffer , Ren Santiago, @SamuelDHunterhttps://t.co/jHtc8ihYKn pic.twitter.com/gF1RElEOyC

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) May 21, 2019

Immersive powerhouse Third Rail Projects will stage “Midsummer A Banquet,” culinary version of Shakespeare’s comedy w/ a tasting menu July 15- Sept 8, a co-production with Food of Love Productions at Cafe Fae in Union Square

Third season of #NextDooratNYTW will offer 10 plays from The Penal Colony by @miranda__haymon, adapted from Kafka short story, July 2019 to “Raisins Not Virgins” by @sharbarizohra in June 2020 Also @michiMigdalia @missmillythomas @andybragen more!https://t.co/KomdhI7hAK pic.twitter.com/XPoTLOWaMc

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) May 20, 2019

The real Lunt and Fontanne

After Fosse Verdon, What’s Next?

EXTRAS NEEDED! Do u live in Washington Heights? Do u want to be in a movie?! How about a movie MUSICAL?!!!! We are doing an open call for Extras for our #InTheHeights shooting very very soon! Check out attached flyers 4details on how to submit. @Lin_Manuel @quiarahudes pic.twitter.com/j7oFk9wYIw

— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) May 25, 2019

.@LPTWomen‘s 7th Annual Women Stage the World March, June 11th, Times Square The march is “designed to educate the public about the role women play in creating theatre and the gender barriers they face as men continue to outnumber women by 4 to 1.” https://t.co/56VVv938kO pic.twitter.com/wQzOEmkAHh

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) May 23, 2019

Nik Wallenda and Lijanda Wallenda, seventh generation daredevils, will walk 25 stories above street level between 1 Times Square & 2 Times Square. Time Square is not for the faint-hearted, as anybody who’s tried to navigated around the Elmos and tourists can tell you

I’m so excited to announce that I’m returning to the highwire with my sister Lijana for a never before attempted walk across New York City’s iconic Times Square! Join me LIVE Sunday, June 23 on ABC. #HighwireLIVE pic.twitter.com/yVi9hqVHB2

— Nik Wallenda (@NikWallenda) May 23, 2019

Billboard above the Empire Diner in Chelsea:

A Mount Rushmore of avant-garde art. But isn’t that a contradiction?

Excellence in Theater…or Taste? Marisa Tomei, Mary-Louise Parker Back on Broadway. Third Rail’s New Immersive Shakespeare! #Stageworthy News of the Week As the theater awards season enters the home stretch – what’s left: Drama Desk Awards, Theatre World Awards, the Tonys – the question arises once again:How does one determine, or even define, excellence in theater?

#Cast of Jagged Musical #Marisa Tomei in The Rose Tattoo on Broadway #Mary-Louise Park in The Sound Inside on Broadway #open call for In the heights movie #the Wallendas in Times Square #Third Rail Project&039;s Midsummer a Banquet #Tina Fey presents Outer Critics Circle award to Bryan Cranston

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#Repost @annemiekedekeijzer ・・・ Yep, that are people up there. They live a pretty balanced life, I assume... Lijana and Nik Wallenda crossing Times Square on a tightrope 😳 . . . #timessquare #lijanawallenda #nikwallenda #tightrope #hirewire #daredevil #newyork #nyc #wallenda #w42st http://bit.ly/2YaO5Ce via W42ST instagram

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tabloidtoc · 5 years

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TV Guide, June 10-23

Cover: Ziva back on NCIS

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Ask Matt -- The Big Bang Theory, Sela Ward on FBI, Your Feedback, Coming Next Issue -- Stranger Things

Page 4: Your summer reading list

Page 5: Daenerys’s Last Word -- Emilia Clarke on Game of Thrones finale

Page 6: Good Medicine -- Dodo Heroes, Sweet Home Sextuplets, My 600-lb. Life: Where Are They Now?

Page 8: The Roush Review -- Big Little Lies

Page 9: Tales of the City, NOS4A2, Black Mirror

Page 10: Cover Story -- Returning Stars -- Cote de Pablo as Ziva on NCIS

Page 11: Pauley Perrette -- Broke, Jennifer Aniston -- The Morning Show, Patricia Heaton -- Carol’s Second Act, Jimmy Smits -- Bluff City Law, Matt’s New Shows to Watch -- The Unicorn, Stumptown, Batwoman, neXt, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Page 12: If You Like That Watch This -- Blue Bloods and Tommy, The Following and Prodigal Son and Evil, Parenthood and Not Just Me, Veronica Mars and Nancy Drew, The Good Place and Sunnyside, Spinoffs of Your Favorite Shows -- FBI: Most Wanted, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Katy Keene, Batwoman, Mixed-ish

Page 13: The Biggest Timeslot Battles -- Bluff City Law vs. The Good Doctor vs. Bull, Emergence vs. New Amsterdam vs. NCIS: New Orleans, Perfect Harmony vs. The Unicorn, Sunnyside vs. Carol’s Second Act, Series Ending Next Season -- Modern Family, Supernatural, Madam Secretary, Criminal Minds, Empire, Arrow, Blindspot, Homeland, Vikings

Page 14: Summer’s Newest Game Shows -- Spin the Wheel hosted by Dax Shepard

Page 15: Press Your Luck hosted by Elizabeth Banks, Best Ever Trivia Show’s Ken Jennings, Hypnotize Me hosted by Taye Diggs with hypnotist Keith Barry

Page 16: Holey Moley, Card Sharks hosted by Joel McHale, Also Playing This Summer

Page 17: Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has been a beloved presence in living rooms across America since 1984 -- here’s why perseverance matters

Page 18: What;s Work Watching -- Week 1 -- Pick of the Week -- Kevin Bacon on City on a Hill

Page 19: Monday, June 10 -- Hollywood Hair Hall of Fame on TCM, Kate Plus Date, Still a Mystery, Tuesday, June 11 -- OutDaughtered, Blood & Treasure, Soccer, Catch-Up Guide -- Pose

Page 20: Wednesday, June 12 -- Hilary Duff and Sutton Foster on Younger, MasterChef, First Responders Live, Married at First Sight, Queen Sugar, Krypton

Page 21: Thursday, June 13 -- Baskets, Golf, Major League Baseball, Friday, June 14 -- Carla Gugino on Jett

Page 22: Saturday, June 15 -- Lifetime turns Jane Green’s chick lit into movies -- Tempting Fate, To Have and To Hold, Family Pictures, Movie Pick -- The Hate U Give, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Love, Take Two

Page 23: Sunday, June 16 -- Endeavour, Giada in Italy, Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead, The Good Fight, Soccer

Page 38: Streaming Guide -- Netflix -- Murder Mystery

Page 39: I Am Mother, BEATS

Page 40: Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, Prime Video -- Absentia

Page 41: Hulu -- Das Boot, The Joy of Painting

Page 42: New Movies Releases

Page 43: Series, Specials and Documentaries

Page 44: What’s Worth Watching -- Week 2 -- Pick of the Week -- Emily Deschanel on Animal Kingdom

Page 45: Monday, June 17 -- Meet the Mendozas on Grand Hotel, Raven’s Home, Whose Line Is It Anyway, The Late Late Show with James Corden

Page 46: Tuesday, June 18 -- Robin Givens on Ambitions, Hurricane Man, America Unearthed, Drunk History, The Detour

Page 47: Wednesday, June 19 -- Rocky Carroll on NCIS: The Cases They Can’t Forget, Just Roll With It, Rivers of Life, Yellowstone, Thursday, June 20 -- Family Food Fight, Reef Break, NBA Basketball

Page 48: Friday, June 21 -- Complete Guide to A.M. Concerts, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Billy Wilder in Paris on TCM, Saturday, June 22 -- The Three Stooges, Soccer

Page 49: Sunday, June 22 -- Darrell Waltrip on the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter, The Spanish Princess, Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda, Apollo 11

Page 76: Cheers & Jeers -- Cheers to ABC’s salute to King Lear, Dead to Me, The Fix, Jeers to The Bachelorette, Stranger Things, Superstore

#tabloid #ziva #ziva is alive #ziva is back #ncis #cote de pablo

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Nik Wallenda practicing on a high wire in Sarasota for his upcoming walk in Times Square. Nik lives in Sarasota as do several generations of Wallendas. (at Sarasota, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByP68EMnyPr/?igshid=2bsi09v0aww9

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‘I could fall to my death’: Tightrope walker Wallenda readies to cross active volcano

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Aerialist Nik Wallenda holds a sample of a wire while he speaks with media as he prepares for a highwire walk over Times Square in New York, US, June 20, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/File)

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‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the 4th Week in a Row

‘Nightline’ Slashes Its Margins With NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Year Over Year in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54

Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Leads CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

Left: Ahead of the NBA draft, Zion Williamson was expected to be the No. 1 pick – story aired June 19

Right: Teen Paige Winter and father Charlie describe the moment she was bitten by a shark – story aired June 18

Photo Credit: ABC News/Nightline

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 (289,000) for the 4th week in a row during the week of June 17, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” led CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (224,000) by 65,000 and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (280,000) by 9,000.

“Nightline” slashed its margins from the same week last year (w/o 6/18/18) with NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in Total Viewers (-59% - 29,000 vs. 71,000) and Adults 25-54 (-92% - 9,000 vs. 119,000).

Season to date, “Nightline” is leading CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in Adults 25-54 (+35,000 – 446,000 vs. 411,000) and Adults 18-49 (+30,000 – 330,000 vs. 300,000).

Stories reported on "Nightline" last week included an exclusive interview with a teenage shark attack survivor, the dark side of exotic wildlife held captive for tourist encounters, Ramy Youssef breaking the glass ceiling for the Muslim community, a behind the scenes look at “The Handmaids Tale” and Nik and Lijana Wallenda’s Times Square high-wire walk training, OJ Simpson joining Twitter and an interview with Zion Williamson ahead of the NBA draft.

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television‘s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

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