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July 20, 2007 |
Issue # 43 |
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Wonder Boy
Even After Decades as a Producer,
Arthur Whitelaw Remains in Awe of Theatre
By Andie Arthur
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Broadway producer and South Florida
resident Arthur Whitelaw Photo: Henry Perez |
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At first glance, Arthur Whitelaw doesn’t seem out of the
ordinary. A 67-year old man who lives in a beautiful house with
two hyperactive terriers, he’s not out of place with all the other older people
who have moved to Florida.
And then he starts to tell his stories.
Whitelaw has been a prolific Broadway producer for decades
– he produced the original production of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
and its recent revival, as well as Minnie’s Boys, which chronicled the
lives of the Marx Brothers; Butterflies are Free, starring Blythe Danner
and Paul Michael Glaser; Sweet Sue, starring Mary Tyler Moore and Lynn
Redgrave; and many more productions. As head of drama for HBO, he originated a
theatre series that included the television versions of Camelot,
starring Richard Harris; Barefoot In the Park,
starring Richard Thomas and Bess Armstrong; Plaza Suite,
Sherlock Holmes, Vanities, The Rainmaker, and Wait
Until Dark... |
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A View from a Broad
Florida: Love it or Leave It
By Anna Collins
I’m sick of people ranking on South
Florida saying how bad it is to live here. I’m always
hearing, “There’s not enough culture, the hurricanes are
so bad, the taxes so high, and oh! The insurance! And
it’s so hot!” I have a solution for all you
sniveling, repetitive, spineless crybabies – there’s
I-95! Head north and tell your story drivin’ chucklebutt.
It takes a special person to fully
appreciate living here and real South Floridians
are no candy ass group. And that does not mean you have
to have been born here. Being a proud and grateful South
Floridian is a state of mind and not necessarily a birth
certificate.
We’ve survived Hurricane Katrina,
Hurricane Wilma, and Jeb Bush but we persevere. You
don’t go running away because everything isn’t perfect.
This is South Florida – it’s beautiful and seductive –
and there’s a certain risk and price you pay for
seductive beauty – be it a woman or a state. |
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