[Mb-hair] For Those in the NYC area: another word on my new play:

[richard haase]

mazel tov rj best of best of luck
break a leg
hurrah for you!
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From: "RJ Mac" <nycrjmac at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:19 AM
Subject: [Mb-hair] For Those in the NYC area: another word on my new play:


> Hi folks:
> 
> Just wanted to put in another plug for my new play at
> Theater for the New City which opens this Thursday.
> Very proud of this piece of work, and how my director
> has staged it-- and the great cast and production
> team, etc.
> The play, "Follies of Grandeur," is about the Ivar
> Theater, which in the 70s, was one of the worlds
> strangest burlesk palaces-- loosely phrased. 
> Information on the Ivar can be seen at this website,
> otherwise devoted to the music of Tom Waits, an
> occasional Ivar patron: 
> http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/Topography/ivar.htm
> 
> Considering the joy given to me by casts and companies
> of HAIR, I'd be very honored to return my portion of
> wonder to you.
> 
> Ross MacLean
> 
> ==========================
> press release and link:
> 
> http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/117991
> 
> "Follies of Grandeur"at Theater for the New City 
> Ressurects Ivar Theater, L.A.'s Infamous Burlesk House
> 
> NEW YORK, NY - Hollywood's Ivar Theater once featured
> a round-the-clock show advertising "The Most Beautiful
> Girls in the World" at "America's Home of Burlesk." 
> Patrons recall the Ivar as "a sticky-floored dump" and
> "a chamber of desperation, a mausoleum for souls -- on
> and off the runway."   
> 
> Lewd and notorious in its day, the Ivar inspired
> lyrics in the songs of Tom Waites, and photographer
> Garry Winogrand's images of the Ivar strippers have
> been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
> 
> 
>  "Follies of Grandeur" follows the career path of
> Melody, a teenage drifter who aspires to greatness on
> the Ivar's runway.
> A dramatic memoir alternately cold and compassionate,
> "Follies of Grandeur" by Ross MacLean makes its
> premiere at Theater for the New City from February 2
> to February 19, 2006, playing Thursday, Friday and
> Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 3:00. 
> 
> Playwright Ross MacLean, a fixture of L.A.'s theater
> scene in the early to late 70's, worked with many L.A.
> stages, including La Mama Hollywood, the Los Angeles
> Actor's Theater and the Deja Vu Coffeehouse and the
> Odyssey.  A Manhattan resident since 1980, his later
> works have been seen at Denver's Changing Scene and in
> the Humana Festival at Actor's Theater of Louisville. 
> -He was also the Ivar's stage manager and spotlight
> operator throughout 1977 and 1978.
> 
> Directing is Mark Finley, award-winning director of
> Doric Wilson's "A Perfect Relationship," as well as
> "Eisenstein's Monster" and the Fringe-festival hit
> "Penny Pennyworth," which had an extended run at the
> Duplex.  He has also directed for the Abington
> Theater, Emerging Artists and Native Aliens.  As a
> playwright, his works have been produced at Where
> Eagles Dare theater in New York and the Source in
> Washington D.C.  Mark is the Artistic Director for
> TOSOS II.
> 
> The cast features Daryl Brown, Melissa Center, Brian
> Hoover, Kevin Kelleher, Jolie Meshbesher, Mary Louise
> Mooney, Bobbi Owens, McGregor Wright, and Jennifer
> Dominguez as Melody.  Set design by Michael Muccio, 
> lights by Igor Goldin.
> Presented by Theater for the New City, Crystal Field,
> Executive Director, 155 First Avenue, New York City. 
> Tickets available online at Theatermania.com, or
> through the box office at 212 254-1109.
> 
> 
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