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related musical or play that has ever
bling in other employment venues
been a hit on Broadway. A takeoff on
("mainly to pay the rent").
the Faust legend, it tells the story of
He
produced
a
teen
magazine
show
Laugh a lot and cry
middle-aged Joe Boyd, a passionate
for public television called Club
baseball fan who agrees to sell his soul
Connect, then, at age 25, won his first
a little at these six
to the Devil in order to play for his
Real
Emmy for Best Feature Series with
beloved Washington Senators and
People's Superior Teen Health Clinic.
moments in time
defeat the New York Yankees.
Becoming a full-time employee of
It won eight Tony Awards, includ-
the station, Nathanson garnered his
that changed lives
ing Best Musical, with stars Ray
second Emmy for Best Children's
Walston (My Favorite Martian) as the
Show in 1992 by producing a Club
Devil and dancer Gwen Verdon as
Connect segment dealing with child-
Lola. With Bob Fosse doing the
hood depression.
choreography, George
Graduating from
Abbott
directing and
Geoffrey
Sherman
Directed
by
segments to produc-
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he produced two doc-
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role
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mostly
a nice old gen-
earned him his third
tleman, and I'm going
Emmy, this time for
to perform him as half
Best Feature Writing.
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"Van Buren," one of the Senators'
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directing or producing on TV, where
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it's up to you to unify everyone's artis-
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Hills, just west of Woodward Ave.
But Nathanson also is having a lot
Wed. thru Sat.
Other performances are 8:30 p.m.
of fun as a performer. He was in the
Saturday, June 3, and 8:30 p.m.
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