Don in front of the China Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, set to open May 1, 2010!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
SEAWORLD ORLANDO
Our thoughts and prayers are with Dawn Brancheau and the entire SeaWorld family. Dawn was an extraordinary woman, who truly believed in what she did. We at Town Square are truly blessed that we had the opportunity to know and work with her. She welcomed us into her life at SeaWorld, and made the experience one that we will never forget.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Mongolian Horses near Genghis Khan Mausoleum
Once again, Don travels far and wide. Here he stands in front of statues of Mongolian Horses near the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in Erdos, Inner Mongolia.
DON CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR!
The Year of the Tiger brought Don to Inner Mongolia, where he celebrated the most revered Chinese holiday in the province's capital, Hohhut. Personally invited by Ge Jian, son the previous Secretary of the Inner Mongolian party, and by the son of Ulan Hu, founder of Inner Mongolia.
Here's the picture of the fireworks, which Don was asked to personally ignite!
RENT Reading in MANDARIN!
Quite monumental - 2 young Chinese women, translate the entire script & score of RENT, gather together fans of the musical from around the country of China, and all meet for the first time to rehearse a perform a staged reading! Now? They're raising money to do a small scale production in Beijing!
Monday, January 4, 2010
FAME company tours China!
First performed in China at the Central Academy in Beijing, TRANSLATED INTO MANDARIN, the English version of FAME, then toured China to great success!
DON'S CHRISTMAS 2009 MESSAGE
Hello Dear Friends and Family!
Merryest of Christmas greetings as the celebrations ease into a sip of wine by the fireplace and leftover turkey and goodbyes to loved guests.
From Beijing this year and send you my love and affection. I will return to USA for the second week in January and hope that I might be able to see your smiles. Otherwise I am here thru May and always welcome guests in the second bedroom overlooking Beijing.
As hard as it is to be away from home for the holidays, my stories from here are long and many. The last 2 weeks leading to Christmas included the opening of the American FAME tour, a featured role in a 3 day seminar in Music Theater Producing at the Shanghai Conservatory, and 3 hour class with the Shanghai Academy of Drama, interview/auditions for a Parade at various Song & Dance troupes, brainstorming on a new acrobatic show in Tianjin about Swan Lake, approvals to turn on construction on the Inner Mongolian Exhibit for the Expo and artist negotiations (by skype) on the new musical for next year’s Broadway season. Fun and bizarre. Laurie has encouraged me to blog it on our new website (www.townsquareproductions.com)…most times it goes to fast to spend the moments savoring the appetizer before another main course is presented.
For those that are curious about my choices here in China, I found myself at a loss to succinctly describe what it is like, as it is so layered, wrapped in dozens of sheets of Christmas paper, to get to the gift of it all. Alas it was all described quite well in a recent article in The Economist, title "The Others" published on December 7, 2009. It is almost a cop-out to describe this year’s spirit by referring to such a reference (especially for all the ‘foreigners’ that I realize I know). Tis longer than anyone should read on a holiday, but if you have others who are choosing the foreign life, it explains it pretty well.
Much love for all your generous spirits,
Don
Merryest of Christmas greetings as the celebrations ease into a sip of wine by the fireplace and leftover turkey and goodbyes to loved guests.
From Beijing this year and send you my love and affection. I will return to USA for the second week in January and hope that I might be able to see your smiles. Otherwise I am here thru May and always welcome guests in the second bedroom overlooking Beijing.
As hard as it is to be away from home for the holidays, my stories from here are long and many. The last 2 weeks leading to Christmas included the opening of the American FAME tour, a featured role in a 3 day seminar in Music Theater Producing at the Shanghai Conservatory, and 3 hour class with the Shanghai Academy of Drama, interview/auditions for a Parade at various Song & Dance troupes, brainstorming on a new acrobatic show in Tianjin about Swan Lake, approvals to turn on construction on the Inner Mongolian Exhibit for the Expo and artist negotiations (by skype) on the new musical for next year’s Broadway season. Fun and bizarre. Laurie has encouraged me to blog it on our new website (www.townsquareproductions.com)…most times it goes to fast to spend the moments savoring the appetizer before another main course is presented.
For those that are curious about my choices here in China, I found myself at a loss to succinctly describe what it is like, as it is so layered, wrapped in dozens of sheets of Christmas paper, to get to the gift of it all. Alas it was all described quite well in a recent article in The Economist, title "The Others" published on December 7, 2009. It is almost a cop-out to describe this year’s spirit by referring to such a reference (especially for all the ‘foreigners’ that I realize I know). Tis longer than anyone should read on a holiday, but if you have others who are choosing the foreign life, it explains it pretty well.
Much love for all your generous spirits,
Don
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