The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes

Wish there was a show like this for the holidays here in Toronto.  I saw this article posted on the San Francisco Facebook page yesterday.  And was so envious of all my peeps back in SF.  Hey Girls you should bring that show on the road!!!!

Green Day's American Idiot to serve as the score for a new musical

I don't usually get a lot of theatre news from Perez Hilton; but I did read on his blog today that Green Day are in collaboration with Michael Mayer, of Spring Awakening fame, to transform their 2005 album American Idiot into a musical. The Show is being produced for the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley California. The BRT is a very well known local theatre company and has been involved with a number of new works. I think this sounds like a really interesting project and could be great. Can't wait to see what happens.

Don't go Magic Theatre

Some of the more avid EAP followers will know that I grew up in San Francisco, before moving to the wonderful town that is Toronto. And others might know that San Francisco is a great theatre city. A city where Beach Blanket Babylon has been running for 30 odd years and a company like the Magic Theatre, which has been producing shows, and been part of several premiere runs for 42 years. So I was saddened today when the Times published a short article that the Magic Theatre may be in trouble. They need to raise 600,000 fast or they may have to shut their doors. If you know about the Magic I would encourage you to donate. I know economic times are hard, but you can write-off any donation you make. Please go to the Magic Theatre's website to learn more. That is magictheatre.org, if you have any trouble. And give generously.