Thank you Philadelphia! Sep 8, 2008. Wow! Who knew Philly was going to give ...And Piano Make Three such an enthusiastic reception? We feel quite honored by the large audiences for each of our five performances-- Hurricane Hanna didn't blow us away, but the audience turnout during the height of the storm certainly did. We're delighted that so many of you have told us that you enjoyed ...And Piano Make Three. Thank you, each and all for making our production in Philadelphia a hit. Elsie sends more piano love to you, of course! We want express our thanks to the Painted Bride Art Center and to the many individuals on its staff who each played a part in making our production a success in Philadelphia: Lisa, Brandon, Rae, Darren, Jason, and of course, Andrea. We also realize there were have been many others whose names we do not know who also helped and we thank you too. The Painted Bride is a living work of art, inside and out, and we're proud to be able to say we have been a small part of its happenings this year. We send further thanks to John Emory and the staff and volunteers of the Philly Fringe. The Philly Fringe is not only alive, it is thriving and running well. What a great cultural gift to your city and to all artists. And finally, we want to thank David Pershica for coming in like Superman to manage the box office, find ushers, and keep exhausted members of our company revved up with positive energy while also enabling Elsie to express her inner "tapography" during promotions on the streets of Philly. Sep. 5, 2008 The Chinese Food Duet became so exciting that an audience member stole the props! After our Friday night performance, we left the video camera running for a few minutes. To the astonishment of all of the cast and crew, it clearly caught an ...And Piano Make Three audience member purloining both of the fortune cookies from the set. We fear that Patrice Boyd's spectacular coloratura performance drove the poor fellow into such a anxious state that he became desperate to immediately and personally experience the tantalizingly hot aphrodisiac properties of the Chinese food portrayed in the show. All we can say is, "Dude, your mileage may vary" and we hope your lady friend understands. We are only left to wonder what sort of Freudian resentment about our nine foot piano led you to engage in such wonton theft. Latest News. We have a hit in Philly! Sep 2, 2008. Our Philly show opened on August 31 and Philly likes us! It is a joy to perform the show at the Painted Bride and it's fantastic to meet so many real live Philadelphians in our enthusiastic audiences. Some people had told us that Labor Day weekend might be difficult for us because so many Philadelphians are out of town or make other plans for the holiday. So we're delighted to have had strong audience numbers for all three performances during our opening weekend. The buzz from our first day must have been good, because for our Labor Day matinee the Painted Bride was packed. So we mean it when we say "everybody's going!" A Sell Out Looms. Although the Painted Bride is a relatively large venue, our next performances have quite a good chance of selling out. That's good news for us and for everyone who has a ticket: but it is bad news for you if you don't buy your tickets early enough to get in! If you cannot get a ticket through the Fringe box office, there's still hope: our producer has set aside a few extra tickets for sales at the door. The theater has folding chairs on hand so we can add another row of seats if necessary. Our box office at the door opens an hour before each performance. CDs for sale.
Paparazzi Chase Elsie in Philly! Elsie S.Piano, celebrity star of ...And Piano Make Three, has been seen out on the town in Philadelphia. Gossip-mongers tell us that she intends to go sightseeing in Philly too. Eagle-eyed fans have already spotted Elsie having dinner one night at a wonderful Cuban restaurant on Pine Street. On Sunday night after the show, inquiring fashionistas discovered her having a glass of wine on Race Street in the company of quite a chic crowd. Perhaps you'll spot Elsie in your neighborhood soon. Although she looks a bit different in her "street clothes" she always wears the logo of our show. She welcomes autograph and photo hounds. Elsie is actually a bit of a ham: if you ask nicely, she might even tapdance for you: she loves to dance but doesn't have a chance to show off her dancing talent in ...And Piano Make Three. (For some reason, there is not much work for a dancing grand piano, so she only performs music on stage.)
FAN NEWS: Many thanks to those of you who have written fan mail or comments. We're happy that you enjoyed our previous performances and your kind words and suggestions mean much to the performers and to everyone who is involved with the production -- especially Elsie! As you know, this is a new site, thanks to the momentum you've helped create. We're a bit behind schedule, but we'll get your previous comments posted online as soon as we can. 2008 Classical Opera and Jane Austen Fans: Read this excellent review of Patrice Boyd's classical music performance in An Evening at Pemberley: Music of Jane Austen's Heroines, which just finished its successful run at this year's Edinburgh Festival. We'll be taking this fine event to other cities.You can find out more about it and hear streaming clips at eveningatpemberley.com ********************************************************************** Unhappy News for Scotland: APM3 Production on Hold The following text concerns the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008. If you're not in the UK, or have no plans to participate in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in future years, you should ignore this and return to our happy home page to learn more about the fun that ...And Piano Make Three will be bringing to your town. Since our short-run success at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007, we have been actively planning to bring ...And Piano Make Three back to Edinburgh for a three-week run in 2009. We do love the people of Scotland and are currently in Edinburgh with our An Evening at Pemberley production as I write this. Unfortunately for everyone, there were significant leadership and operational changes in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008. Our 2008 classical music entry into the Festival was more fortunate than many, as we had an advertised online presence, found the means to push the production through, and because a few stand-up individuals in Scotland came to our show's aid as we felt so many consequences of the Festival's mismanagement. We're delighted that so many audience members took the extra effort necessary to find their way to our Evening at Pemberley performances, making our show a popular success despite extraordinary inconveniences and outright misdirection. We sympathize with the many individuals who were misdirected or discouraged by the Edinburgh Fringe's complications and thus were forced to miss our show. We wish you could have been there too. We only ask your understanding that we ourselves had little information or control as things unfolded and did everything in our power to communicate clearly with all the resources left to us, few though they were. However, I regret to report that in consideration of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's general ticketing system failure and ongoing mismanagement and miscommunication during the Festival itself -- all of which are exacerbated by attempts by Festival officials to avoid accountability and whitewash the enormous consequences on all productions that were dependent on the Fringe's ticketing system and official communications during the crisis -- we have placed all future Edinburgh Fringe Festival productions on hold until our confidence in the trustworthiness of the Festival's future operations -- and the honor of the leaders responsible for it -- is restored. This includes ...And Piano Make Three. We hope the sad, discreditable situation in which the Edinburgh Fringe now finds itself will be rectified in time for us to return to our intended performance schedule for 2009. But for now, we can only strongly recommend that all other producers and performers -- as well as Edinburgh Festival goers -- pursue a well-informed "caveat emptor" approach before again investing time and money into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We advise you to follow the timeline, note the comments by Fringe officials, and trace the reality and the consequences. Sep 1, 2008 - New optimistic news. This past week, at the close of the Edinburgh Festival and as we were ramping up for our Philadelphia production of ...And Piano Make Three we read in the press that Jon Morgan, who headed the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe, will be replaced. It is our opinion that although other serious issues remain, this change of leadership represents a first step in the right direction. -Tarpley Mott, Executive Producer Read more about our take on the Edinburgh Fringe Ticket Fiasco. There are dozens of links to major news articles enabling you to follow the timeline of events. |
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