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Maltz Jupiter Theatre Receives Prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Grant The Theatre proudly announces it has received a prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Grant awarded by the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. This grant is for the Emerging Artist Series in Musical Theater Playwriting. The Series begins with the solicitation of new works by artists from around the country. Those works will then be reviewed by leading theatre professionals. They will select four new unpublished works and will host a one week writer’s workshop for the creative team chosen among the years readings.
Along with the staged readings, the program will include a related lecture series and a writing class on musical theater for young area residents “The Emerging Artists Series in Musical Theater Playwriting will nurture the creation, development and recognition of new musical theater and generate a national search for works by emerging artists across the country,” said Andrew Kato, Artistic Director who will oversee the series. For more information visit www.jupitertheatre.org.
Maltz Jupiter Theatre Wins Big at Carbonells Winner of Best Musical Award Plus Five Other Honors
Man of La Mancha won Best Production of a Musical, Best Director/Musical-Peter Flynn and Best Lighting Design-Donald Edmund Thomas. The Boy Friend, the theatre’s splashy 1920’s musical, won three Carbonells including Best Choreography/MusicalDenis Jones, Best Scenic Design-Dan Kuchar and Best Costume Design-Jose M. Rivera. In 2007, the Theatre took home the prestigious Best Production of a Musical for The Tin Pan Alley Rag along with two others for Best Director of a Musical-Jiri Zizka and Best Musical DirectionBrad Ellis. Over the past five seasons, the theatre has won a total of eleven Carbonell Awards and has been nominated for 46. The 32nd Annual Carbonell Awards took place Monday, April 7, 2008, at the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
Jenna Hoefert, Denis Jones, Teresa J. Campani, Andrew Kato, Jay Johnson and Rick Katz