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The Merritt Awards needs your nominations!
The 2016 Michael Merritt Awards are nearly here, and you’re running out of time to make a nomination. One of the things I’ve always loved about the Merritt Awards is that they aren’t a competition: they are a recognition. They…
After the explosion, silence.
Marie Sanderson was 51. She was married, and had one son. Aimee Cothran was 43. She had a committed partner, one son, one daughter, and one granddaughter. Aimee and Marie worked in the entertainment industry, behind the scenes. In fact,…
Sick burn, bro.
There is a tendency among some in the theatre community to jump on another theatre’s problems in almost a gleeful, childish “Oooooo! You’re in trouble! Wait ’til mom hears about this!” This is not intended to be that sort of…
North Shore Music Theatre fire: financial impact contributed to bankruptcy.
This article was originally posted on our old blog on Dec 18, 2010. It has been updated to reflect minor changes in since that time. In July of 2005, the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA suffered a fire…
Wybron closing after 35 years
Wybron has announced that it is closing at the end of June, following 35 years of service and innovation to the lighting industry. Dealers were told this morning, followed by an email to end-users this afternoon: Hi Patrick, We thought you…
Patron/Critic pushed over the edge, chucks rude patron’s cell phone across house.
It was bound to happen eventually. We’ll let Gothamist tell you the story of National Review writer Kevin Williamson‘s night at Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812: During intermission, Williamson’s date complained to the theater’s management, but he says he…
Some reminders and requests
As this blog begins to be used and fine-tuned, I thought it would be good to start with some reminders. First, if you are coming to this without visiting our other sites first: BackstageJobs.com is now OffStageJobs.com. PLEASE update your…
Welcome to TopOfShow.com!
I know, I know. We change our name from BackstageJobs.com to OffStageJobs.com, we change our email addresses as well, not to mention our Twitter account, and NOW we’re giving you another site to remember?! Well… Yes. Our old blog, Cue…