Kedar Nath Das Gupta: The Gandhian theatre producer who tried to build peace in the world
A ‘godly dreamer’ of peace, Das Gupta believed that the arts and literature could bridge differences between people. 17 hours ago Kedar Nath Das Gupta (standing, extreme right) at a conference of world religions in 1927 with (sitting, from left to right) Anagarika Dharmapala (Buddhist), Dr FW Norwood (Protestant), Dr Annie Besant (Theosophist), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Spiritualist), Rev A Green (Jewish), and (standing, from left to right) Dr AD Jilla (Muslim), Rev Theodore Smith (Zoroastrian), SN Mallik (Hindu). | Courtesy: www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Credit: The Graphic, October 8, 1927.
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Westport Country Playhouse Presents “Cabaret in the Robards” Written by Pat Blaufuss
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Westport, CT - Westport Country Playhouse will present “Cabaret in the Robards”, a series of live, in-person, on-stage performances headlined by Broadway musical talents, beginning in June. The three-show series will benefit the safe reopening of the Playhouse campus, closed since March 2020 due to the global pandemic.
“Cabaret in the Robards” will include “An Evening with Brad Simmons and Tonya Pinkins,” on Saturday June 26, at 8 p.m.; “An Evening with Larry Owens,” on Saturday, July 17, at 8 p.m.; and “An Evening with Ali Stroker,” on Saturday July 24, at 8 p.m. The Robards, officially known as The Jason Robards Theatre at Westport Country Playhouse, was named in memory of the actor, who, along with his wife Lois, supported the historic theater’s 2005 major renovation.
Tonya Pinkins, Ali Stroker, and Larry Owens Joins CABARET IN THE ROBARDS at Westport Country Playhouse
The three-show series will benefit the safe reopening of the Playhouse campus, closed since March 2020 due to the global pandemic.by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present Cabaret in the Robards, a series of live, in-person, on-stage performances headlined by Broadway musical talents, beginning in June. The three-show series will benefit the safe reopening of the Playhouse campus, closed since March 2020 due to the global pandemic. Cabaret in the Robards will include An Evening with Brad Simmons and Tonya Pinkins, on Saturday June 26, at 8 p.m.; An Evening with Larry Owens, on Saturday, July 17, at 8 p.m.; and An Evening with Ali Stroker, on Saturday July 24, at 8 p.m. The Robards, officially known as The Jason Robards Theatre at Westport Country Playhouse, was named in memory of the actor, who, along with his wife Lois, supported the historic theater s
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Rosalind Eleazar remembers lying in bed after leaving drama school and feeling depressed that the phone hadn’t rung. She was 27 when she graduated, having gone to university and tried her hand at other careers. “It was a month after leaving Lamda and I just plummeted. I remember thinking, ‘This is going to be the most excruciating career change.’”
Eleazar couldn’t have been more wrong. She was still under the bedsheets when she had a call and was offered a part opposite Monica Dolan in Plaques and Tangles at the Royal Court, London.
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