Thursday, January 28, 2010

'NEVERMORE' WITH JEFFREY COMBS BOOKS TWO PLAYDATES IN SAN DIEGO

Writer Dennis Paoli, actor Jeffrey Combs and director Stuart Gordon at Poe's Monument and grave in Baltimore, the weekend of the East Coast premiere of NEVERMORE. (photo: Mark Redfield)

After the stellar weekend and sold-out houses in Baltimore, NEVERMORE, starring Jeffrey Combs has booked two new playdates for February, 2010 in San Diego, at the North Coast Rep. Ticket info and details can be found: HERE.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

NEW PRESS FOR 'NEVERMORE'




Chris Kaltenbach of the Baltimore Sun interviews Jeffrey Combs and Stuart Gordon HERE:


Lee Gardner of the Baltimore City Paper talks with Jeffrey Combs HERE:


Jessie Lilley at Mondo Cult Magazine gets the inside scoop from Mark Redfield HERE:

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

SPECIAL TICKET OFFER FOR 'NEVERMORE' IN BALTIMORE, COMING THIS WEEKEND


UPDATE: JANUARY 21, 2010--THE DISCOUNT OFFER HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED! COUPONS ALREADY DOWNLOADED WILL BE HONORED AT THE BOX OFFICE ON SUNDAY!
THE EDGAR ALLAN POE HOUSE AND MUSEUM IN BALTIMORE

Proudly Presents

THE EAST COAST PREMIERE of

JEFFREY COMBS in

NEVERMORE: AN EVENING WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE

SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2010 at 7pm and

SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2010 at 4:30pm


Tickets are $35 per person (cash or check only at the door)

With SUNDAY DISCOUNT COUPON (for Sunday's performance only, see below) $20


NEVERMORE - SUNDAY DISCOUNT COUPON!

SAVE $15!
We are now offering a DOWNLOADABLE COUPON for the Sunday January 24th, 4:30pm showing of NEVERMORE!

VISIT www.poebicentennial.com to download the discount ticket flyer!!


If you will be purchasing tickets at the door on the day of the show, print out and present the coupon to our ticket attendees and save $15!


(Cash or check accepted. Sorry, no credit cards. Reserved seating. SRO not allowed. Children age 9 and under not allowed. Performance runs 90 minutes without intermission. This offer may be withdrawn at any time. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. Coupon cannot be used for groups. One coupon per person. Valid on Sunday, January 24, 2010 only. This coupon does not guarantee a seat nor does it reserve a seat. Cannot be applied to tickets already purchased.)


Children under 9 not permitted.

Performance runs 90 minutes without intermission.

We can no longer accept advance ticket orders.

Tickets are STILL AVAILABLE at the door for BOTH PERFORMANCES.

Please plan to arrive AT LEAST ONE HOUR before performance time when the box office opens to purchase a ticket the day of the event. BOX OFFICE OPENS 6PM SAT. JAN 23RD AND 3:30 PM SUNDAY, JAN. 24TH.

Sorry, we cannot take reservations. Tickets sold on a 'first come, first served' basis. If you're planning on coming Sunday, January 24th, take advantage of our DISCOUNT COUPON for that performance, and download and print the coupon to bring with you! Sunday ticket discount available ONLY with printed coupon presented at the box office.

For more information visit www.poebicentennial.com

Monday, January 18, 2010

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE STARS: The March on Washington, 1963

The Mall, Washington DC, 1963.

Dr. King.


Dr. King.Sammy Davis, Jr.

James Baldwin, Marlon Brando.


Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston.

Ossie Davis.

Judy Garland, Eartha Kitt, Marlon Brando.

Joan Baez, Bob Dylan.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

CARTOONARAMA: "STUART GORDON"

"STUART GORDON" (2010) by Mark Redfield. Acrylic on canvas panel. (16x20).

In this cartoon of director Stuart Gordon, he's flanked by muses H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe.

I'm very proud to have helped bring NEVERMORE, AN EVENING WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE to Baltimore and the East Coast after its successful run in Los Angeles last year. The one-man play stars Jeffrey Combs (who played Poe in the Masters of Horror program The Black Cat, also under Gordon's direction).

Gordon and I have been working to get NEVERMORE to Baltimore since August of 2009, originally as part of the October Poe funeral festivities. The pressure was taken off when the play's run was extended to mid-December at the Steve Allen Theater in LA, and I suggested that the play would be perfect as the centerpiece of the January, 2010 birthday celebration.

Tickets for the East Coast premiere of NEVERMORE in Baltimore can be obtained at www.poebicentennial.com

Plans for a limited tour are in the works.

Friday, January 8, 2010

CARTOONARAMA: "COUNTY HOSPITAL" (2010) by Mark Redfield

'COUNTY HOSPITAL' (2010) by Mark Redfield. Acrylic on canvas. 24x18.

Another recent Laurel and Hardy cartoon commissioned by a fan of The Boys. This one is suggested from the 1932 short County Hospital, featuring the wonderful Billy Gilbert as the doctor.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

JANUARY'S FILM "DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE"


A new decade.

And what better month than January (named after the Roman two-faced god of gates and doors, suggesting exits and entrances) and feature Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Particularly poignant as our cameraman for the film, Karl Devos, passed away last month.


Originally released on DVD in 2002, a new, multi-disc edition will be released later this year. The new print of the film will be dedicated to the memory of Karl.

I dedicate the film, and the entries regarding the film this month, to him.