The 5th Grade Student Actors’s League of Arts and Drama (SALAD) will present the Thompson & Russell musical comedy, To A Muse, on February 22, 2018, at 6:30pm. Poor Theodore! He lacks the creative spark he desperately needs for a school project. When he jokingly prays to the nine muses… Continue reading
Midtown International Theater Festival awards “Rainbow” with Best Music NEW YORK — The Midtown International Theater Festival recently recognized It Takes A Rainbow with 5 festival nominations. With over 80 shows presented during the Summer 2017 festival, Richard D. Russell’s compositions for the show were singled out for Best Music.… Continue reading
Presented at the Summer 2017 Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York, It Takes A Rainbow earned 5 nominations for their annual awards! The show was eligible in 16 categories. The nominees: Best Ensemble Best Playwright for a Full-Length or Musical (Emily Clare Thompson) Best Music (Richard D. Russell) Best… Continue reading
Outerstage, an online theater magazine, has published a rave review of It Takes A Rainbow at the Midtown International Theatre Festival. The reviewer writes: The direction was energetic and crisp, the script was captivating. Not only is this a play for kids but it is also for adults… I personally… Continue reading
The Huffington Post interviewed Emily Clare Thompson and Richard D. Russell, all about It Takes A Rainbow coming to the 2017 Midtown International Theater Festival. Click the link to read the article! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/596fc697e4b0f68541cd6240 Continue reading
“It Takes A Rainbow” is an official selection of the 2017 Midtown International Theater Festival in New York City. In this short video, Thompson & Russell discuss the story. This was filmed June 30, 2017, at Shetler Studios in New York City. The video introduction is by theater PR maven,… Continue reading
Yes, and yes! Thompson & Russell have a busy 2017 in store. It Takes A Rainbow is part of the Midtown International Theater Festival, August 4-6. (Click the MITF link for more information.) We are looking forward to making an announcement about casting very soon! News is coming so quickly,… Continue reading
A good crowd attended the June 14, 2017 performance of Katrina, the Shrew. This was at Central Elementary School in East Hanover, NJ, presented by the school’s Student Actors League of Arts & Drama (SALAD). Here are several pictures of the talented cast! Continue reading
A top theater website in New York (and indeed, globally) has called Thompson & Russell “…one of the leading teams of writers of theatre for young audiences.” It’s all part of the advance publicity for It Takes A Rainbow, coming to New York as part of the Midtown International Theater… Continue reading
More formally known as the Workshop Theater Main Stage, 312 West 36. Thompson & Russell heard from Deborah Grimberg, Literary Manager of the Midtown International Theater Festival. Also speaking were Alex Moore and Tony Mann, who do some of the technical work (lighting, especially) behind the scenes. Speaking of behind… Continue reading
