Tommy Karr

Category: Broadway

  • UPDATE: We are 70% of the way to our Kickstarter goal!

    The Clifton Monroe Chronicles We are constantly surprised (pleasantly) by the generosity of our friends, family and future fans.  Last night we hit the 70% mark (see our Mattie Meter update below)! We have 44 days to go… and that’s just $13.41 a day left to raise.  So, we hope you will share this project’s…

  • Our show is almost halfway there on Kickstarter!

    Our show, The Clifton Monroe Chronicles, is almost halfway to the fundraising goal of $2000!  We hit $946 today but still have a way to go.  Check out the latest update from our Mattie Meter below.  Thanks and keep spreading the word and if you haven’t yet pledged please do over at Kickstarter. We can’t express how much we…

  • Creating the Chronicles: Behind-the-Scenes On Our Show

    Ren has written the first installment in what will be the ongoing, behind-the-scenes story of The Clifton Monroe Chronicles.  A snippet is below but to read the entire first installment please check out the show’s blog here. The real start of The Clifton Monroe Chronicles is a mystery to us too. Thomas and I were living in…

  • Premiering in New Orleans in April… “The Clifton Monroe Chronicles”

    Exciting news… a show that I co-created is premiering in New Orleans in April!! While I know many of you won’t be able to attend the premiere, I’m hoping you will support the project through our Kickstarter campaign. Our goal is $2000 but ANY pledge you can make will truly help. Plus, there are rewards…

  • Baby August on Broadway: A Painting

    Ok, so Baby August isn’t on Broadway, but this weekend I finished a painting for some of my dearest friends who recently welcomed their baby boy to the world.  Since both work in and around the theatre district I created this scene of “baby Broadway” characters standing on a cartoon rendering of the Red Steps…

  • Rob Marshall to direct INTO THE WOODS film adaptation

    So, the Broadway blogosphere is bubbling with talk of Rob Marshall helming the film adaptation of Into the Woods and I can’t help but put my two cents in.  It is a time honored tradition in theatre to speculate on the future casting of shows so here we go… Witch:  Either Catherine Zeta-Jones (who could…

  • Liviu Ciulei: Remembering the Romanian Theater Director

    In 1997 I was attending The University of Tennessee, pursuing a degree in Theatre, with an emphasis on performance (more specifically, musical theatre performance) but had dabbled in stage management… exactly once… as the assistant stage manager on a production of Grease.  I suppose I did a good job because I was asked to stage manager…

  • Making a Musical in New Orleans

    After my trip home to Tennessee I flew down to New Orleans to see Ren make his stage debut in a new musical at the Allways Lounge and Theatre. Sidenote: The plane was full of Red Hat Ladies, all of whom were very nice and very brightly adorned, en route to New Orleans for what…

  • Answers to the Young Patrons Theatre Trivia Quiz

    As promised, albeit late, here is a link to the answers from TDF’s Young Patrons Trivia Night at Hurley’s. From TDF Stages: Answers to Our Theatre Trivia Quiz. To read more about the event visit this previous blog post. And if you are interested in learning more about the Young Patrons Committee at TDF click here…

  • TDF’s Young Patrons Theatre Trivia Night at Hurley’s

    Marie Osmond, Elaine Paige, Sandy Duncan, and Betty White have all played the female lead in what classic 1950’s musical? This was just a taste of the trivia competition that so engrossed nearly 40 players last night at Hurley’s for the inaugural event of the Young Patrons Committee (YPC) at Theatre Development Fund. The recently formed…