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SMILE

From the desk of James Reel on Friday, January 4th 2008 at 7:06

    Some of us in the radio biz already know this, but it comes as a surprise to a lot of people: You can actually hear a smile in someone’s voice. Now there’s a study to prove it. The conclusion, according to one of the researchers: “When we listen ...

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'SCHUBERT SHADOWS' UPDATE

From the desk of James Reel on Thursday, January 3rd 2008 at 8:48

    Chamber Music Plus has found a fine replacement for Richard Moll in Schubert Shadows: Douglas Mitchell, a veteran stage and TV actor I reviewed enthusiastically in an Invisible Theatre production of The Business of Murder and who did a very good job directing Neil Simon's Chapter Two at Live ...

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MOLL-IFIED

From the desk of James Reel on Thursday, January 3rd 2008 at 8:09

   For health reasons, veteran actor Richard Moll has withdrawn from this weekend's Chamber Music Plus performance, Schubert Shadows, about the relationship between Franz Schubert and a baritone who championed his songs. Bass-baritone Burr Cochran Phillips and pianist Sanda Schuldmann are still in the show, written by Harry Clark, but ...

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PLAYERS AT WORK

From the desk of James Reel on Thursday, January 3rd 2008 at 7:44

    My contribution to the latest Tucson Weekly considers proposed upgrades at a local community theater ensemble:

    This new year marks the 25th anniversary of the Catalina Players, and the theater group's executive director is ready for a change.
    Oh, Priscilla Marquez isn't going anywhere. She believes in change ...

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