The nominations for the Tony Awards were announced today. The Hollywood Reporter has broken down the surprises and snubs. "Stereophonic" became the most nominated play in the awards' history and "Merrily We Roll Along" saw nominations for its three leads, Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez. However, there was nothing for "The Wiz" or Steve Carell, who made his Broadway debut in "Uncle Vanya."
On Wednesday January 24, #JaneAusten & Co proudly present award-winning novelist and playwright, #UzmaJallaludin to talk about her Austen-Adjacent novels and plays. Event is from 7 pm - 8:30 pm EST and is on YouTube. The event is free.
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#Reading G. E. Lessing's surprisingly good "Nathan the Wise," I came across the troubled young Templar, not knowing what to think, describing everything that was bubbling up out of his "yeasty mood." Incredible. I'm going to have to go back and look at the original #German, but boy, does that adjective get at a particular state of mind, whatever its cause. Here's to good #writing and #translation!
The Mystery of the Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of The Marquis de Sade, as Solved by Columbo
Known in the theatre world as the Marat/Sade/Columbo
Today in Labor History August 21, 1680: Pueblo Indians captured Santa Fe from the Spanish. The Pueblo Revolt was an uprising against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The Pueblos killed 400 Spaniards and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province. However, the Spaniards reconquered New Mexico 12 years later. One cause of the revolt was the Spaniard’s attempt to destroy the Pueblo religion and ban their traditional dances and kachina dolls.
The Pueblo Revolt has been depicted in numerous fictional accounts, many of which were written by native and Pueblo authors. Clara Natonabah, Nolan Eskeets & Ariel Antone, from the Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Team, wrote and performed "Po'pay" in 2010. In 2005, Native Voices at the Autry produced “Kino and Teresa,” a Pueblo recreation of “Romeo and Juliet,” written by Taos Pueblo playwright James Lujan. La Compañía de Teatro de Albuquerque produced the bilingual play “Casi Hermanos,” written by Ramon Flores and James Lujan, in 1995. Even Star Trek got into the game, with references to the Pueblo Revolt in their "Journey's End" episode. The rebel leader, Po’pay, was depicted in Willa Cather’s “Death Comes for the Arch Bishop” and in Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.”