JMN Entertainment
tag:jmnpublications.com,2012:/blog/1
2011-02-02T13:46:55Z
Welcome to JMN Entertainment, a division of JMN Publications owned and operated by Jan Nargi, writer, publicist, and marketing consultant. Here you'll find the latest news of clients, colleagues, celebrities, and venues, plus an archive of theater reviews and interviews I write for BroadwayWorld.com. So sit back and relax, but first please turn off all cell phones, pagers, watches and beepers, or anything else that could disturb the person seated next to you. And if you think you'll need to consume any hard candy while you read, please, unwrap it now. Thank you, and enjoy the show! (© 2012 Janice M. Nargi)
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Hope Amidst the "Ruined"
tag:jmnpublications.com,2011:/blog//1.49
2011-02-02T03:14:14Z
2011-02-02T13:46:55Z
Huntington Theatre Company in Boston presents a gripping production of Lynn Nottage’s "Ruined," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that takes an unflinching look at the savagery of war and sees survival
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Huntington Theatre Company in Boston presents a gripping production of Lynn Nottage’s "Ruined," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that takes an unflinching look at the savagery of war and sees survival
Hate-Speak Has Consequences
tag:jmnpublications.com,2011:/blog//1.48
2011-01-11T23:41:26Z
2011-01-12T07:49:04Z
It’s time to start looking at hate-speak as verbal abuse. It’s time for those of us who listen in silence to put our own thoughts into words. Enough is enough.
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It’s time to start looking at hate-speak as verbal abuse. It’s time for those of us who listen in silence to put our own thoughts into words. Enough is enough.
Spider-Mania
tag:jmnpublications.com,2011:/blog//1.47
2011-01-08T23:22:29Z
2011-01-28T11:55:05Z
Broadway’s beleaguered new musical SPIDER-MAN – with its much-ballyhooed spectacle, record-breaking $65-million price tag, and four dramatic injuries to major cast members within four weeks – may turn out to be the best thing to hit the Great White Way in decades. Quite simply, the harsh glare that has been shining on SPIDER-MAN has finally illuminated problems that have been plaguing the industry for years.
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Broadway’s beleaguered new musical SPIDER-MAN – with its much-ballyhooed spectacle, record-breaking $65-million price tag, and four dramatic injuries to major cast members within four weeks – may turn out to be the best thing to hit the Great White Way in decades. Quite simply, the harsh glare that has been shining on SPIDER-MAN has finally illuminated problems that have been plaguing the industry for years.
Couple Brings Chemistry to “Frankie and Johnny”
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.46
2010-12-16T01:13:04Z
2010-12-16T09:28:38Z
Husband and wife actors Robert Pemberton and Anne Gottlieb are “naturals” in New Repertory Theatre production of Terrence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, Mass.
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Husband and wife actors Robert Pemberton and Anne Gottlieb are “naturals” in New Repertory Theatre production of Terrence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, Mass.
"Chicago" Ends Ogunquit Season with a Bang
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.45
2010-10-13T23:48:41Z
2010-10-14T07:03:10Z
Smart and sexy cast makes an autumn drive to Ogunquit worth the trip as the Playhouse extends its 2010 season with a six-week run of crowd favorite "Chicago"
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Smart and sexy cast makes an autumn drive to Ogunquit worth the trip as the Playhouse extends its 2010 season with a six-week run of crowd favorite "Chicago"
"Scoundrels" Guilty of Grand Theft Laughter at NSMT
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.44
2010-10-13T23:24:03Z
2010-10-14T06:46:51Z
Broadway's Brent Barrett leads a stellar cast in North Shore Music Theatre's slick and savvy production of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
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Broadway's Brent Barrett leads a stellar cast in North Shore Music Theatre's slick and savvy production of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
Charles Shaughnessy: Playing It Straight and Earning Huge Laughs in "Spamalot"
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.43
2010-08-27T21:56:09Z
2010-08-28T05:30:33Z
Charles Shaughnessy, the dapper star of television's "The Nanny," "Days of Our Lives" and "Mad Men," finds his grail as King Arthur in Ogunquit Playhouse's sparkling production of "Monty Python's Spamalot" co-starring Broadway diva Rachel York as The Lady of the Lake.
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Charles Shaughnessy, the dapper star of television's "The Nanny," "Days of Our Lives" and "Mad Men," finds his grail as King Arthur in Ogunquit Playhouse's sparkling production of "Monty Python's Spamalot" co-starring Broadway diva Rachel York as The Lady of the Lake.
NSMT Returns to Form with Fun "Joseph"
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.42
2010-08-18T17:38:54Z
2010-08-19T01:03:33Z
American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov stars in the North Shore Music Theatre's family-friendly favorite "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
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American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov stars in the North Shore Music Theatre's family-friendly favorite "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
Stefanie Powers Drives Ogunquit's "Sunset Boulevard"
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.41
2010-08-06T17:25:43Z
2010-08-07T00:51:17Z
Stefanie Powers, starring at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse as fictional silent screen legend Norma Desmond, ably navigates the twists and turns of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard," a musical homage to Hollywood's film noir classic
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Stefanie Powers, starring at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse as fictional silent screen legend Norma Desmond, ably navigates the twists and turns of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard," a musical homage to Hollywood's film noir classic
NSMT Reopens with Lots of Fanfare but a Lackluster “Gypsy”
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.40
2010-07-18T02:10:12Z
2010-07-18T09:29:04Z
A miscast Vicki Lewis as Mama Rose and awkward staging in-the-round rob North Shore Music Theatre's GYPSY of its bite and brilliance.
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A miscast Vicki Lewis as Mama Rose and awkward staging in-the-round rob North Shore Music Theatre's GYPSY of its bite and brilliance.
Once a Doll, Now a Witch, Rachel York Goes "Into the Woods"
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.38
2010-06-04T01:14:46Z
2010-06-04T08:52:56Z
Broadway star Rachel York returns to the Reagle stage in Waltham, Mass., June 17-27 to star as The Witch in "Into the Woods." Rachel won the 2009 Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Award for her portrayal of Dolly Levi in Reagle's "Hello, Dolly!" last season.
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Broadway star Rachel York returns to the Reagle stage in Waltham, Mass., June 17-27 to star as The Witch in "Into the Woods." Rachel won the 2009 Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Award for her portrayal of Dolly Levi in Reagle's "Hello, Dolly!" last season.
Lynn Ahrens: The Dream Lives On
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.37
2010-06-04T00:40:56Z
2010-06-04T08:13:41Z
Tony Award-winning lyricist and librettist Lynn Ahrens talks about penning the narration for “The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers” receiving its world premiere with the Boston Pops
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Tony Award-winning lyricist and librettist Lynn Ahrens talks about penning the narration for “The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers” receiving its world premiere with the Boston Pops
“August: Osage County” Ends Triumphant National Tour in Boston
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.36
2010-05-11T01:36:28Z
2010-05-11T09:04:03Z
Estelle Parsons recreates her acclaimed Broadway role as dysfunctional family matriarch Violet Weston, leading a sparkling touring cast in Tracy Letts’ scathingly funny award-winning drama "August: Osage County"
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Estelle Parsons recreates her acclaimed Broadway role as dysfunctional family matriarch Violet Weston, leading a sparkling touring cast in Tracy Letts’ scathingly funny award-winning drama "August: Osage County"
Imagination Reigns in "The Lion King"
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.35
2010-03-12T16:27:52Z
2010-03-13T01:23:43Z
National tour of long-running Broadway hit "The Lion King" proves why director and designer Julie Taymor rules the jungle
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National tour of long-running Broadway hit "The Lion King" proves why director and designer Julie Taymor rules the jungle
"Dreamgirls" Lacks Soul
tag:jmnpublications.com,2010:/blog//1.33
2010-02-11T03:42:43Z
2010-02-11T23:14:46Z
High-tech production values crush the heart of "Dreamgirls" touring revival despite great voices and generally strong performances
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High-tech production values crush the heart of "Dreamgirls" touring revival despite great voices and generally strong performances