James Sims first joined BroadwayWorld as the Senior Editor in Los Angeles, where he was a part of the entertainment industry one way or another his entire life. He now works for the site out of New York, while he pursues a master's degree at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to moving to NY, Sims spent a couple years as a radio and television reporter in the U.S. Air Force in South Korea. After returning to Los Angeles he worked at various radio stations around California before working a short stint at "Entertainment Tonight." He also contributes freelance articles to various publications including The Hollywood Reporter.
If anyone is interested, I just posted an article on Lincoln Center's website about my experience sitting in the broadcast control room last night during the test run of tonight's South Pacific broadcast.
I shot the official video of this opera... feel free to check it out. Pretty trippy in the Planetarium. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Diane_Paulus_Directs_Opera_20100119
RentBoy is referring to the characterization of Damon Runyon throughout the show. It opens with him typing a story that unfolds as "Broadway Stories." He rips a piece of paper from his typewriter, lights a cigarette, and then appears throughout the evening as an observer. In a sense, he is watching over his creation. As the show closes, he reappears at the typewriter knocking out the final page of his story. In the playbill, his character is simply titled "Damon."
Roscoe writes: "Rob Marshall is the directorial equivalent of a blindfolded retarded baboon" I'm sorry, but this phrasing had me laughing rather heartily... how harsh but hysterical.
Triton gallery really has quite a collection, and yes, often many are on sale. In fact, I was just in there today picking up some stuff. I would check there first before paying a crazy price on ebay or something.
Here is the 6th webisode with cast interviews including Alice Ripley and Jenna Leigh Green: http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28877 Cheers!
Webisode number 5, covering choreography is now up... http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28724 and make sure to check out the 6th episode later this week to catch interviews with the cast including Alice Ripley and Jenna Leigh Green.