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Can movie prequels such as Star Trek and Wolverine shake off their image as a desperate last resort? Ryan Gilbey on the art of the back storyIt used to be that sequels and remakes inspired the wrath of film lovers everywhere - until it was recognised that the former could sometimes be masterpieces (The Godfather: Part II, Toy Story 2) and the latter could win Oscars (The Departed). Since then, our disdain has required a fresh symbol for Hollywood's creative bankruptcy, and it has found it in the phenomenon of the prequel. At its most dire, this species of film combines the cash-cow complacency of the most unnecessary sequel with the derivativeness of the remake, but has ended up being more tawdry and despised than either.Prequels in other art forms tend not to provoke the same response. Returning to the roots of an established story has proved palatable in theatre, novels and television. But somehow the film prequel has acquired the status of cinema's bastard child, the knock-off, the
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ARABIAN NIGHTS To Be Performed At The Lookingglass Theatre 5/20 - 6/12
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents The Arabian Nights, adapted and directed by Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman. This Lookingglass Original completes its tour in Chicago following sold-out runs at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Kansas City Repertory Theatre. The production is scheduled to run May 20 ? July 12, 2009, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago?s historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
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BEYOND THE MIRROR Comes To the Bond Street Theatre 5/29 - 5/31
Beyond the Mirror began in the Afghan refugee camps in northern Pakistan in 2002. Members of Bond Street Theatre, performing for children in the refugee schools, met a dauntless group of Afghan actors who dared to present live theatre despite the restrictions of the times. This group was Exile Theatre.
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Our American Theater Co. Presents `KEEP THIS COUPON` Benefit Event 5/4
OUR AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY offer it's first Fundraising Event. KEEP THIS COUPON: A Mega Raffle and Mini Auction. Monday, May 4, 7:30-10:00p.m. at Theatre Off Jackson.
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Heddatron Postponed Indefinitely from Center Theatre Group / Kirk Douglas Theatre Lineup
?Heddatron,? originally scheduled for July 5 through August 2 as the final production of the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre 2008-2009 season, will be postponed indefinitely, it was announced today by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie.
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Sundance Institute Announces 5 Chosen Projects For Theatre Lab Held 7/7-22
Sundance Institute today announced the five projects chosen for the 2009 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab to be held July 7 -22 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Under the stewardship of Sundance Institute Theatre Program's Artistic Director Philip Himberg, the projects and participants selected for this year's residency are: Diagram of a Paper Airplane (Carlos Murillo); An Iliad (Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson); The Lily's Revenge (Taylor Mac); Ngwino Ubeho (Come and Be Alive) (Odile Gakire Gatire); and Palomino (David Cale).
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Carousel, Funny Thing...Forum, How to Succeed... and Richard Rodgers Part of 2010 Reprise Season
Three classic shows from some of Broadway's most legendary creators will comprise Reprise Theatre Company's 2010 season. For his second season, Artistic Director Jason Alexander has chosen 'Carousel,' 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,' and 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. As a prelude to the season, Reprise will present a celebration of Richard Rodgers, the father of the American musical, in venues all over Los Angeles during Fall, 2009.
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Samaro, Butler, Swain Make Their Cabaret Debuts At Upstairs At Vitello`s In May
The award-winning Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City, CA, adds sizzle to its May headlining roster when regional musical theatre star Shaun Samaro, Television and Broadway star Dean Butler, and Theresa Anne Swain, winner of LA's Next Great Stage Star 2009, make their cabaret debuts at the trendy and immensely popular supper club.
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RED, HOT AND BLUE! Premieres In LA At Whitefire Theatre 5/29-7/5
By George Productions presents the Los Angeles premiere of Cole Porter's 1936 hit musical comedy, 'Red, Hot and Blue!' With a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, this was the team's follow-up to 'Anything Goes.' This Depression era screwball comedy deals with a National Lottery offering a first prize to anyone who finds a long-lost love with a rare identification mark.
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Stone Soup Theater Hosts 3rd Original One Act Play Festival 5/21-5/31
STONE SOUP THEATRE presents its third original one act play festival. A perfect fit for Seattle?s only one-act company. 13 playwrights wrestle with characters that live, or are influenced by situations outside traditional mores - be it physical, mental, spiritual.
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