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The Best Longest-Running Broadway Shows

The Best Longest Running Broadway Shows Broadway Theatre has been an important part of the New York entertainment and arts scene since the eighteen century and it remains an industry of great importance to...

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The Comedies of Plautus and Their Influence on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Roman Comedy came into existence over 2000 years ago. Being greatly influenced by Greek New Comedy, it dealt...

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History of Drive-In Theaters

  The first reported Drive-In is said to have opened in the summer of 1933 in New Jersey. Before coming to its perfection, the concept was constructed using a Kodak projector and a hanging sheet in the...

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History of Bread and Puppet Theatre

The 1960s saw a new development in experimental theatre:  theatre of protest.   Specific theatre groups included The San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Théâtre de la Commune in Paris, El Teatro Campesino,...

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History of Drive-In Theaters

After suffering a decline in the 1970s and 1980s, drive-in theaters have recently begun regaining popularity. Some of the abandoned theaters that were overgrown with weeds have reopened, and some new ones...

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Elizabethan Era Vs. The 21st Century a Humorous point of View

Imagine life without electricity, plumbing, vehicles. computers, ipods , Wii, Xb360, and cell phones , HD Tv's did not exist and the closest movie theater was, you go it the stage. It was the height of the...

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The Second City Comedy Theater

Late in 1959 a small cabaret opened in a converted hat shop. It debuted with 8 unknown performers in a new form of theater. Using minimal costumes and props, the performers presented satirical scenes, musical...

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Flock Theatre's The Witch of Edmonton

Flock Theatre's The Witch of Edmonton opened November 14 and runs until Nov 23. All shows begin at 7pm and are located at the First Congregational Church (66 Union Street) in New London's Downtown District....

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My Play Gets Some Positive Reviews. Check This Out!

Critics Call 'History Remembers' a Play with Important Messages for the Future A new play by noted writer and human rights activist, Rachel Smith-Bard, has received strongly positive reviews and is now being...

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