Around the World in 80 Days at The Matrix Theatre Well look what's happening in my backyard: Lost Dog Productions is producing Around the World in 80 Days at the Matrix Theatre in Hollywood, California. I went to the opening the other with an old friend of mine from university and had loads of fun. It was the first time I had ever been to the Matrix Theatre. It's a cute theatre. Wide. A very wide stage. You could get all [...]
The NJACT NJ Perry Awards The good people at Maurer Productions OnStage have informed me that their production of Around the World in 80 Days has garnered seven eight Perry Awards nominations. Whoo hoo! Of course when they told me about the nominations I had never heard of the NJACT NJ Perry Awards. Turns out it's a pretty big deal. The Perry Awards are given for outstanding achievements in New Jersey Community Theater. The awards are a wing of The New Jersey [...]
Pendragon Theatre I got an email the other day from an old friend of mine and sent this picture with the caption, "Where I am today." I'm not sure if he lost a bet but I was glad he was there. Bucolic Lake Saranac. Turns out it was a production of Around the World in 80 Days at the Pendragon Theatre in "It's So Far North It Might As Well Be Canada" Lake Saranac, NY. From reading a review of the [...]
Around the World With Long Beach Playhouse Long Beach Playhouse is in the midst of a lovely run of my play Around the World in 80 Days. Long Beach Playhouse is in the midst of a lovely run of my play Around the World in 80 Days. When I wrote the play, I wanted it to be a show that both adults and kids could enjoy. I grew up on the Marx Brothers and Monty Python, so I wanted to [...]
80 Days Rolls On (Thank God) The Alley Theatre in Houston, TX recently closed its amazingly successful run of my play Around the World in 80 Days. (Directed by my dear friend Mark Shanahan. He likes it when I mention him). It's always sad to see a run come to an end. Fortunately I have more productions this month. Long Beach Playhouse Port Gamble Theatre Company in Port Gamble, WA is producing Around the World in 80 Days April 1 [...]
Ocean State Theatre Hits 80 Days Out of the Park The good folks at Ocean State Theatre are killing it with their production of Around the World in 80 Days. “Mark Brown’s ingenious adaptation of the Jules Verne novel for the stage is a delight on stage in Warwick!” Ingenious? I like this reviewer already. My good friend Minita Gandhi is playing Aouda. This is her second time around with the show. A two-timer, as I like to call her. She [...]
I'm Heading to the Tahlequah Community Playhouse In two weeks I'll be heading to Tahlequah, OK to the Tahlequah Community Playhouse for its production of Around the World in 80 Days. Last year the theatre produced The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge and the people running the theatre are foolhardy enough to do another one of my shows. When I was at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, AR last November for the opening of its production of Around the World in 80 Days, some people from Tahlequah [...]
Around the World in 80 Days Party Well the idea my friend Sharone and I came up with about having a big party for everyone who has ever done Around the World in 80 Days has certainly gotten a great response. I suppose it's never too early to get things rolling. So I think we should start collecting names and email contact info. If you're interested in this shindig, send your name, contact info, and what production you did to [...]
Around the World in 80 Days at Kelsey Theatre Hey everyone in my hometown of Pennington, NJ, no plans for the weekend? Go see my play Around the World in 80 Days at the Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College. Already have plans for the weekend? Cancel them. Go see my play Around the World in 80 Days at the Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College. Maurer Productions has put together a slam [...]
Around the World in 80 Days at Kelsey Theatre Evidently the newly added Nudist Colony scene. Two weeks ago my play Tom Jones opened at Butler College in Kansas. (I made a quick trip there to meet everyone). This week Maurer Productions opened my play Around the World in 80 Days at the Kelsey Theatre located at Mercer County Community College. I have a great fondness for the Kelsey Theatre. It's a stone's throw from where I grew up. When [...]
