In the Moment

"Mirror, mirror on the wall"

No Comments By Bruce Miller | May 4, 2012
Several years ago I heard legendary character actor Ned Beatty being interviewed on the radio. He said he knew that he had “arrived” when he read in the trade papers a casting call for a “Ned Beatty” type. Ironically, ...
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Caveat emptor

No Comments By Bruce Miller | April 13, 2012
I’ve spent a lot of my spare time in the last few weeks catching up on reading. Some of that catch-up time has been spent with my tower of magazines including issues American Theatres since mid-fall, and this year’s Dramatics and ...
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Putting in the hard time

No Comments By Bruce Miller | March 29, 2012
Not long ago, I came across a statistic in Time magazine that just had to be wrong. According to Time, 85 percent of last year’s college graduating class thought they would be living at home after graduation because they wouldn’t find ...
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Tough competition

No Comments By Bruce Miller | March 19, 2012
Nina Arianda is a name you should keep in mind. She is an actress who has made quite a stir in a very short time. In fact, I would venture to say that not since Meryl Streep has an actress made such an impact so quickly on the New York theatre ...
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Billy Joel

No Comments By Bruce Miller | March 9, 2012
The other night I went to see Billy Joel at the University of Miami’s convocation center. He had graciously offered to do a Q&A about the music business. Tickets were limited and the 1,200 seats offered were filled. On stage were two ...
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