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An Expanded Federal Theatre Project Website Guarantees Hours of Entertainment

Posted by: Pat Padua

Who was this caped costume designed for? The answer may surprise you! The Music Division has greatly expanded the amount of materials available online from the Federal Theatre Project Collection. A selection from this popular collection was first put online over 20 years ago, and this updated version contains more than 6,500 digital items, including costume designs, …

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It’s Showtime, Folks! FRAUDWAY Dazzles the Pickford Theater in January

Posted by: Pat Padua

On Thursdays this month the Music Division hosts Fraudway in the Mary Pickford Theater.  Inspired by the outrageous production numbers in such ‘80s films as The Fan and Staying Alive (which screens Jan. 24),  the series celebrates the often bizarre and always dazzling cinematic spectacles that imagine a Great White Way that can only exist on …