Lessons of Vocal Coaching Shakespeare in Hollywood

by Deborah Thomas

This thesis is a personal narrative of my experience as vocal coach on a production of Ken Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood directed by BT McNicholl and performed in the Raymond Hodges Theatre of Virginia Commonwealth University in ...

Lessons of Vocal Coaching Shakespeare in Hollywood

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This thesis is a personal narrative of my experience as vocal coach on a production of Ken Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood directed by BT McNicholl and performed in the Raymond Hodges Theatre of Virginia Commonwealth University in November 2005. Chapter one covers my identification of the play's vocal and aural challenges; what I did to prepare for those challenges; the research I gathered on 1930s Hollywood prototypes for the play; an examination of Shakespearean verse, especially that in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and how Ludwig synthesized Shakespeare's verse with that of his own. Chapter two is divided into an account of the rehearsal process; a description of my sessions with the individual actors and an exploration of the dynamics of the vocal coach-director relationship. Chapter three focuses on the finished production and summarizes my response to the experience.

Shakespeare on screen a midsummer night s dream

by Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin (éd.)

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Shakespeare on screen a midsummer night s dream

Author: Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin (éd.)

Publisher: Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre

ISBN: 9782877758437

Page: 276

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Ce livre a pour objet l’étude des représentations du Songe d’une nuit d’été à l’écran, la pièce ayant fait l’objet d’un colloque qui s’est tenu à Rouen sous les auspices de la Société française Shakespeare. Les plus grands spécialistes de Shakespeare et de Shakespeare au cinéma ont contribué à l’ouvrage. Monolingue anglais, le livre contient en outre une bibliographie exhaustive sur le sujet.

Broadcast your Shakespeare

by Stephen O'Neill

Emphasizing the absurdity of broadcasting censorship, Ken Ludwig's farcical play Shakespeare in Hollywood (2004) turns Will Hays into a buffoon and the ...

Broadcast your Shakespeare

Author: Stephen O'Neill

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 1474295126

Page: 336

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This volume of essays contributes to current debates about Shakespeare in new media. It importantly develops the field by providing a comparativist approach to Shakespeare's dynamic media history. Contributors to Broadcast Your Shakespeare address the variety of ways Shakespeare texts have been expressed through different media and continue to be. Writing at the intersection of Shakespeare studies and media studies, these international contributors also consider the role of a particular media in producing Shakespeare's effect on us - as readers, viewers and users. The volume suggests how current analyses of new media Shakespeare have much to learn from older media, and that an awareness both of media specificity and also continuity can enhance Shakespeare pedagogy and research.

Lend Me a Tenor

by Ken Ludwig

"Lend Me A Tenor is a furiously paced comedy with more than a touch of the Marx brothers.

Lend Me a Tenor

Author: Ken Ludwig

Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Incorporated

ISBN: 9781575257761

Page: 296

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"Lend Me A Tenor is a furiously paced comedy with more than a touch of the Marx brothers... A marvelous combination of wonderful farcical moments and funny lines." Time Out New York "Somewhere up above, George S. Kaufman, Abe Burrows, Moss Hart and all those clever fellows who wrote the comedies of yesteryear are rolling with laughter, echoing the audience last night at Moon Over Buffalo. The play is nothing less than a love letter to live theater." Boston Herald "Ludwig's comedy [Leading Ladies] is so funny, it will make sophisticated and reasonable men and women of the 21st century cackle till their faces hurt." The Houston Press "Shakespeare in Hollywood is so deliciously inventive, you'd swear Ludwig and the Bard were in cahoots. At once poignant and funny, literary and farcical, sophisticated and silly, political and fanciful, high-brow and low-brow... a delight!" The Baltimore Sun

Blood on the Stage 1975 2000

by Amnon Kabatchnik

Out of town plays by Ludwig include Shakespeare in Hollywood, ... Acting Edition: Samuel French, Inc. Awards and Honors: Ken Ludwig's Sullivan and Gilbert ...

Blood on the Stage 1975 2000

Author: Amnon Kabatchnik

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

ISBN: 0810883554

Page: 646

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Discussing more than 80 full-length plays, this volume provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection produced between 1975 and 2000. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well-known and respected critics and scholars.

Washington D C

by Mary Jane Solomon

Washington D C

Author: Mary Jane Solomon

Publisher: Falcon Guides

ISBN: 9780762730131

Page: 493

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In this guide, readers can find information on Washington, D.C., and on its near neighbours in Virginia and Maryland. Capital flavours include ethnic eats, fine arts, a lively music and cheater scene, bountiful gardens, and architecture.

American Theatre

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100 Greatest American Plays

by Thomas S. Hischak

Ludwig studied for careers in music, the law, and writing at Haverford College, ... as with Gilbert and Sullivan (1988), Shakespeare in Hollywood (2003), ...

100 Greatest American Plays

Author: Thomas S. Hischak

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

ISBN: 1442256060

Page: 408

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100 Greatest American Plays is the 1st book on the 100 greatest American, non-musical plays. Arranged alphabetically, each entry covers each play extensively including the plot, the production history, a summary of the critical reaction, its influence and long-range effects, cast lists of notable stage and film versions, and a playwright biography.

Plays International

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The love triangle unfolds in you have Ken Ludwig's gift for labyrinthine uncomfortably ... like Florence's Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood who is slightly ...

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Monologues for Men by Men

by Gary Garrison

Ken Ludwig ( Shakespeare in Hollywood ) is the author of several Broadway , Off - Broadway , and West End plays and musicals . Lend Me a Tenor was produced ...

Monologues for Men by Men

Author: Gary Garrison

Publisher: Heinemann Drama

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Page: 158

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This second volume edited by Garrison and Wright is a collection of monologues that are reflections of what men are thinking about in the new millennium, particulary in the wake of September 11, 2001, and how they're putting those thoughts and feelings into theatrical expression.

At This Theatre

by Louis Botto

Nevertheless, the drama about a pair of would-be Hollywood film producers ran for 278 performances. In March 1989 Ken Ludwig's hilarious farce Lend Me a ...

At This Theatre

Author: Louis Botto

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

ISBN: 1476850283

Page: 438

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Theatregoers' favorite history of Broadway is back in an updated and expanded 2010 edition including more than 500 color production photos, vintage archival photos, and Playbill covers from all forty currently operating Broadway theatres. Thirty-eight of the original chapters have been expanded to cover all the shows that have opened in the ten years since the popular 2000 edition, with two new chapters added to include Broadway theatres recently refurbished and returned to life. This unique chronicle is the first work to present a detailed theatre-by-theatre roundup of players and productions that have enchanted audiences at Broadway's great playhouses from 1900 to 2010. The work is an expanded treatment of “At This Theatre ” the popular feature in Playbill's Broadway theatre programs. “At This Theatre” offers playgoers instant nostalgia by listing notable hits (and some famed fiascos) that have played through the years in the theatre that they are attending. The book also pays tribute to the distinguished impresarios who built and managed these houses, and the brilliant architects and interior designers who created them. The original 1984 edition was created by Playbill senior editor Louis Botto. Botto worked with editor Robert Viagas on the 2000 update. With the third edition, Botto has passed the author torch to Viagas, who founded Playbill.com and the acclaimed Playbill Broadway Yearbook series, and who has written the updates in Botto's style.

Los Angeles Magazine

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In Marie Jones's play, a big-budget Hollywood production uses a tiny Irish ... Ken Ludwig's farce swaps one overtranquilized singer for one who's a mite too ...

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Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.

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It took Hollywood 50 years to begin taking serious steps toward the ... Alley (more if Tommy Tune is in top form); Ken Ludwig's comedy Moon Over Buffalo, ...

New York Magazine

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Los Angeles Magazine

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6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, 213-466-1767. ... stars in Ken Ludwig's flip take on small-town theater folk beset by hormones, fear and ambition.

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Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.

Theater Week

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HENRY VI William Shakespeare's three - part history play is distilled into ... Buffalo in the 1950s , Ken Ludwig's ALL IN THE TIMING Six short new farce is ...

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AMERICAN LIVING , History Theater , Box 2677 , Hollywood CA 90078. ... five years including Ken Ludwig's Gilbert and Sullivan , the Tony Award - nominated ...

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... TO BE IN PICTURES Neil Simon's rarely performed Hollywood - family comedy ... 20 May 01243 812917 LEND ME A TENOR Ken Ludwig's comedy ensures that none ...

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