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November 28 2007

Actors, as you probably already know, often have skills beyond what they put out on the Broadway stage night after night. As is the case with Tim Hartman (left), a cast member of the Broadway-bound A Tale of Two Cities, which ended its Florida run last weekend. In fact, on his website, Tim lists his talents in this order: ?Actor, Storyteller, Artist, Puppeteer, Singer.? Talent #3 (and a little of Talent #2) is currently on display above, in this clever drawing of the stars of Tale that he put together as a gift for the cast. Since many of the show?s fans read this blog, I thought I?d share. Tim?s not alone in doing this, by the way. A few years back, John Lithgow gave me a terrific drawing of the cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which I?ve since framed and cherish! Illustration by Tim Hartman

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November 21 2007

The premiere of the Broadway-bound A Tale of Two Cities at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida

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November 11 2007

Producers Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe must be feeling pretty good about their musical "A Tale of Two Cities."

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November 02 2007

Saturday was the second of two consecutive press nights at Sarasota's beautiful Asolo Repertory Theatre for the preview of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," before it will go directly to its opening on Broadway after Nov. 18.

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November 02 2007

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of time..." This is the opening line of one of literatures's greatest novels. It was the best of time for Manatee/Sarasota theater-goers who witnessed the birth of a new musical. We wonderd how this was to work. To prepare, we re-read the entire 374 pages of Charles Dickens' intricate tale of the lethal blend of love and hate. We were not convinced this could be boiled down to the essence of Dickens' complex message. We were rewarded with an extremely well-crafted product which deserves a chance on the famed Avenue.