Spotlight on Los Angeles Acting Schools and Coaches

Spotlight on Los Angeles Acting Schools and Coaches

MARK W. TRAVIS 10322 Mary Bell Ave. Shadow Hills, CA 91040 mark@markwtravis.com www.markwtravis.com 818-273-9273 6 students per class; private coaching available; All levels; Auditing is permitted; Ongoing; Work study is available For the past 22 years, Mark W. Travis has been involved in the development of solo shows for hundreds of actors and performers.

As HMP goes under, we can wave goodbye to underpant passion - The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog)As HMP goes under, we can wave goodbye to underpant passionThe Guardian (blog)The Covent Garden musical theatre shop Dress Circle loomed up, like a terrible all-singing, all-dancing Aztec God of Death with the face of Sheridan Smith, to remind the music theatre community that it was "still open for all your disco pant needs ...

Notable deaths last week

Pauline Friedman Phillips, who as Dear Abby dispensed snappy, sometimes saucy advice on love, marriage and meddling mothers-in-law to millions of newspaper readers around the world and opened the way for the likes of Dr. Ruth, Dr. Phil and Oprah, has died.

PRs rejoice! The Twitter critics are here, and they love your new movie - The Independent

The IndependentPRs rejoice! The Twitter critics are here, and they love your new movieThe IndependentLes Misérables won Best Picture, Musical or Comedy. Musical or Comedy? Are they lesser ... The season contains an impressive number of new operas in Covent Garden's studio theatre, as well as a varied repertoire on the main stage. The departing chief ...

The Don Geronimo Show – January 18, 2013

Don begins the day by checking out the new liners Craig and Slow Joe wrote for when the show returns from breaks, which are mostly winners, because Craig and Slow Joe wrote them. Don then [...]

TV on Tap: Lifetime Cancels "Drop Dead Diva," Audra McDonald is a "Good Wife" Rival and "One Life to Live" Finds Its ...

In a surprising development, Lifetime has cancelled Drop Dead Diva . Deadline speculates , that the decision might have come out of a desire to pursue more "edgy" fare at Lifetime — you know, like The Client List . Wait, does "edgy" mean getting hot male guest-stars undressed under flimsy excuses?

Pretty Yende Debuts At Metropolitan Opera In Rossini Romp 'Le Comte Ory' - Huffington Post

Pretty Yende Debuts At Metropolitan Opera In Rossini Romp 'Le Comte Ory'Huffington Post... Opera as Magda in Puccini's "La Rondine". Before coming to the Met, Opolais has been a regular at opera houses such as Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala and Royal Opera House Covent Garden.and more »

In A Fragmented Cultureverse, Can Pop References Still Pop?

In film and TV, pop culture references are meant to give a knowing nod to those in the audience who understand the joke. But in an increasingly segmented and diverse country, those jokes may be pulling in fewer laughs.

Quartet review: Beautiful music - Toronto Star

Toronto StarQuartet review: Beautiful musicToronto StarThis gentle comedy about life in Beecham House, a British county home where retired musicians are put out to pasture while refusing to extinguish their creative sparks, is based on Oscar winner (The Pianist) Ronald Harwood's 1999 play of the same name ...and more »

Southbank's 20th-century festival to include Frank Zappa premiere - The Guardian

The GuardianSouthbank's 20th-century festival to include Frank Zappa premiereThe Guardian... the Stops. New works for it have been commissioned by composers including Kaaija Saariaho, the Turner prizewinnner Martin Creed and Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy. Meanwhile, Welsh National Opera announced it would take up an annual summer ...and more »

Today's media stories from the papers - The Guardian

The GuardianToday's media stories from the papersThe GuardianKylie Minogue returns to TV in black comedy drama on Sky Arts Star to appear with David Harewood in Playhouse Presents' Hey Diddly Dee, ... Gabi Roslin mugged in Covent Garden. P17 Sunday editor takes over at the Times. Business, P3. Financial Times ...

So So Def Records announces anniversary concert

Atlanta-based So So Def Records will celebrate 20 years of making music by holding a concert at the Fox Theater.

Adrian Lester named best actor at Critics' Circle Theatre Awards - BBC News

BBC NewsAdrian Lester named best actor at Critics' Circle Theatre AwardsBBC NewsLester said he had been fascinated by the "great story" of Ira Aldridge - a young, black American actor who caused a sensation at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1833 when he took over the role of Othello after famous actor Edmund Kean collapsed on ...and more »

TMA brings costume designer Vinilla Burnham to Toledo on Jan. 20 - Toledo Free Press

Toledo Free PressTMA brings costume designer Vinilla Burnham to Toledo on Jan. 20Toledo Free PressTitled “Touching the Stars: Costume Design from Covent Garden to Hollywood,” her talk will cover the wide variety of experiences the U.K. native has had in the entertainment industry. ... “I loved the book as a child, and it was colorful, animal ...

Denver makes list of top 10 funniest cities

USA TODAY - Denver's own Comedy Works has made a list of top ten funniest clubs in the country.

SOMMORE's Chandelier Status MLK Weekend 2013: Carolines on Broadway, Black Enterprise, Jam Master Jay Tribute, and More

Chandelier Status is not just the name of The Queen of Comedy's most recent highly anticipated LIVE special awaiting to be ordered by her fans and followers around the world, yet it is an empowerment movement ...

President Obama Welcomes New NBC Comedy Series "1600 Penn" to White House for Screening on January 9

The late-afternoon event climaxes a whirlwind day of promotional events in Washington, D.C., designed to launch "1600 Penn."

Baftas: Lincoln leads but Spielberg snubbed - BBC News

BBC NewsBaftas: Lincoln leads but Spielberg snubbedBBC NewsThe romantic comedy-drama has also been nominated for best adapted screenplay. Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for best actress for her role as Alfred Hitchcock's wife in Hitchcock. ... Kristen Stewart and Tom Hardy. It is the only accolade at the ...and more »

NBCUniversal Announces Winners of Its Annual "Stand-Up for Diversity" Comic Search as Comedians Gina Brillon and Jon ...

Gina Brilllon and Jon Laster took home the top honors, "the climax of a four-city outreach to discover the funniest diverse comics in the United States."

Timothy Spall: 'I knew I was recovering when I could rant again' - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukTimothy Spall: 'I knew I was recovering when I could rant again'Telegraph.co.uk“So our boat was the best place to see in 2013,” Spall says. “We couldn't think of anywhere we'd rather be.” We're meeting the actor today on terra firma, at London's Covent Garden Hotel, to talk about his latest role in a new BBC comedy. He is, minus ...