Wikio - Samuel French

Samuel French to Publish Morillo's Marriage Hearse and Angry Young Women (PlayBill)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:35:58 GMT

Samuel French to Publish Morillo's Marriage Hearse and Angry Young WomenThe plays of Matt Morillo – Angry Young Women in Low Rise Jeans With High Class Issues and All Aboard the Marriage Hearse – will be published by Samuel French. The publishing company picked up the new works from Morillo, who is currently represented with the extended run of All Aboard the Marriage Hearse at the Theater for the...

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Secret LA Parking Tip: Samuel French in Studio City (Metroblogging Los Angeles)

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:01:28 GMT

Jason Burns : If there's one store in L.A. where you can find something for everyone on your list, it's probably Samuel French . Books and gifts for actors, writers, directors, musicians, agents, teachers, etc. There isn't much parking in the alley behind Sam French, so park at the Big 5 across Radford on Ventura Place. FYI: They're closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31 - Jan 1. Continued...

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French Letter (Hearts & Minds)

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:35:00 GMT

... have happened recently to prompt me into accessing my PC's H&M folder again. The first is that Samuel French replied after having written a while back to say they would be assessing the play. Predictably, they declined to take the play on - citing its sexual frankness as having limited appeal for Amateur companies - but complimented it as an amusing and well-written piece. Secondly,...

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FOX411: Lions Redford, Streep: Not Fond Of Lamb Cruise? (Fox News)

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:54:43 GMT

... own mother, Rosalind Friedman, the recording secretary. (Yes, my mom, and I’m damn proud of her!) Samuel French publishers helped sponsor the event. For the record, my mom got in some good questions. The tree doesn't fall from the apple!

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The Last Big Voice in Tucson (Living In
The Bonus Round)

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:53:00 GMT

... been doing The Big Voice. At this point, there are no other productions scheduled. But now that Samuel French is licensing it, there's no telling where it could pop up, with or without the two of us. Still, after almost a year on the road, it will be nice to get back home. But there's news on the horizon about "Zero Hour." No dates or venues have been set yet, but I do have news and...

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Skylight postpones musical 'Nine' (JSOnline)

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:51:05 GMT

... with "The Spitfire Grill."William Theisen, the Skylight's artistic director, said that publisher Samuel French is revising the orchestration and other aspects of the 2003 version the Skylight had planned to use. Both parties, he said, expected the new edition to be ready in time for a spring staging, but it won't be ready in time."The publisher is saying now that it will be 2009 or...

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Get Your Own Copy of The Big Voice Script! (Living In
The Bonus Round)

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:39:00 GMT

Announcing the good news! The Big Voice: God or Merman? has now been officially licensed and published by Samuel French. You can order your own copy of the script directly from them by going to this page . And if you're a producer and you want to produce The Big Voice in your theater, you can license the play, find a couple of middle aged prima donnas who've been wanting to play romantic...

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Blogging the Drum (Hearts & Minds)

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:08:00 GMT

... Peggy Paterson. We had a quick chat about what next for H&M and she was very pleased to hear of Samuel French's interest, confirming that they usually don't look at scripts which have only been produced by amateur companies. Having been brought to the stage, H&M is past the point where Script can help, but this may be the route to go through next time.

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The Entertainer - essential props (The Sharp Side)

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:48:00 GMT

A large part of the action in John Osborne’s The Entertainer consists of the cast sitting around drinking and reminiscing. And as an actor himself, Osborne plainly believed that the cast should not be fobbed off with watery substitutes for the real thing. My Samuel French acting edition of includes a property list. Among the categories listed is DRINKS NEEDED FOR EACH PERFORMANCE . These...

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As I Like It (FURIOUS nads!)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:58:40 GMT

Something like two decades ago, I obsessively was reading the plays of prolific playwright Don Nigro (recently mentioned here), including ordering from Samuel French manuscripts of plays they hadn't yet published. I've only managed (and, again, something like twenty years ago) to see one production, of a play called The Curate Shakespeare's As You Like It. Specifically, a production in...

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On Your Honour - Jermyn Street Theatre (IndieLondon)

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:49:15 GMT

... with Murder at Jermyn Street. Also written by Wakefield and Leach, it was recently published by Samuel French. Wakefield, a former law lecturer who is now an actor as well as a writer, recently played Judge Turpin in the award-winning West End revival of Sweeney Todd . With composer Kate Edgar, he wrote eight traditional pantomimes for Salisbury Playhouse and three family musicals...

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Bailey 1, Potter 0 (slacktivist)

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:14:03 GMT

... for various amounts. This would have to be displayed prominently, and I would include Broadway/Samuel French-style requirements for font and poster sizes. I'm picturing rules that would result in day-glo orange posters behind every check-cashing counter with six-inch high bold block letters stating: "WE TAKE X% OUT OF EVERY CHECK WE CASH." 2) A prominently placed informational kiosk,...

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Kim Morgan: Loving La Vida Lindsay (The Huffington Post)

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:52:47 GMT

... Angeles' notorious hot spot, Forty Deuce, but instead to its legendary film and drama bookstore, Samuel French. While among books ranging from the films of director Howard Hawks to the plays of Ibsen, Lindsay could study up on Bette Davis, Jane Fonda and Elizabeth Taylor, women who themselves endured intense scrutiny, and in some cases public hatred, yet emerged not only as Oscar...

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Born to be an heroine? (AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere)

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:22:01 GMT

The Wayfarers Drama Group will perform the adaptation by Matthew Francis, which is available for purchase from Samuel French, Amazon, and other retailers. It can also be found at many university drama libraries. It's a light, fun play and well suited to community theater. (Shameless self-promotion: the features previous cast lists, a review of the play script, and reviews of past performances.)...

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"The Wiz" will go on despite confusion over rights (Seattle Times)

lshaw@seattletimes.com — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:02:02 GMT

Steward said she didn't know she had to get rights to the musical, adapted from the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." She was using a script and karaoke music she found on the Internet. When she learned she needed permission, she filed a request, but said she never heard back from the company, Samuel French Inc.

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A FEW GOOD MEN Holds Court At Theatre Palisades-Pierson Playhouse, Opens June 8 and Runs Weekends Through July 15. (PR Leap - Recent News Releases)

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:16:11 GMT

... and Assistant Director is Jaime Keppel.A FEW GOOD MEN is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Broadway production presented by David Brown, Lewis Allen, Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Kathy Levin, Suntory International Corporation and The Shubert Organization.

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Wikio - Samuel French

Samuel French to Publish Morillo's Marriage Hearse and Angry Young Women (PlayBill)

Secret LA Parking Tip: Samuel French in Studio City (Metroblogging Los Angeles)

French Letter (Hearts & Minds)

FOX411: Lions Redford, Streep: Not Fond Of Lamb Cruise? (Fox News)

The Last Big Voice in Tucson (Living InThe Bonus Round)

Skylight postpones musical 'Nine' (JSOnline)

Get Your Own Copy of The Big Voice Script! (Living InThe Bonus Round)

Blogging the Drum (Hearts & Minds)

The Entertainer - essential props (The Sharp Side)

As I Like It (FURIOUS nads!)

On Your Honour - Jermyn Street Theatre (IndieLondon)

Bailey 1, Potter 0 (slacktivist)

Kim Morgan: Loving La Vida Lindsay (The Huffington Post)

Born to be an heroine? (AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere)

"The Wiz" will go on despite confusion over rights (Seattle Times)

A FEW GOOD MEN Holds Court At Theatre Palisades-Pierson Playhouse, Opens June 8 and Runs Weekends Through July 15. (PR Leap - Recent News Releases)

The Last Big Voice in Tucson (Living In
The Bonus Round)

Get Your Own Copy of The Big Voice Script! (Living In
The Bonus Round)