Autumn 2002

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December, 2002

The Federal Bureau of Entertainment was pleased to produce "Scrooge Tells All" this holiday season in Detroit and London, Ontario. This solo adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was developed by Old Factory Theatre (London) artistic director Phil Arnold and playwright Avril Flanigan.

The 2002 shows marked the third holiday season the show was performed. And by all accounts, it was a stunning success.

As the title implies, "Scrooge Tells All" is the tale as told entirely from the perspective of Ebenezer Scrooge. It is an authentic staging and re-telling of the well-known story. Phil Arnold starred as Scrooge, and received nothing but accolades for his performance. "His ability to capture the spirit of the tale and the redemption Scrooge experiences is fabulous," said producer Joseph Ajlouny.

With the successes of the past three years, "Scrooge Tells All" will tour in the Midwest during the holiday season in 2003. For more information, please visit our "Scrooge Tells All" web pages by clicking below. Scrooge Tells All

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October 15, 2002

Actress and playwright Charlayne Woodard has just opened her new solo show, "In Real Life," at Manhattan Theatre Club. As reported by Jess McKinley in his NYT column, Charlayne prefers performing to writing. Like all her plays, the new one is autobiographical. It recounts her life and thoughts as a young actress in New York and her experiences getting her first big break in the 1995 Broadway cast of "Ain't Misbehavin." It was not an easy story to tell, she said. "I was afraid of writing a showbiz story because I know so many people hate them...but I kept writing stories which began 'When I came home from work...' meaning the theatre...when I finally gave in." We wish her the best of luck in the new show, which is directed by Daniel Sullivan.

Also new in NYC this month are two other solo shows: Frank Gorshin's re-enactment of an evening with George Burns and Laurence Luckinbill's theatrical impersonation of Teddy Roosevelt. Gorshin's show, "Say Goodnight Gracie" is written by Rupert Holmes and directed by John Tillinger. Bruce Weber of the NY Times gave it a great review. It is playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre on 44th Street. Luckinbill's show is titled simply, "Teddy" and it is being presented by the Abingdon Theatre Company, located at 312 W. 36th
Street.

Again we wish them all much success.