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Demetria Daniels

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The Stella Adler Studio of Acting held a Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts, which gave a cubistic view of the great man. "Let it Be Art", a one-act play written by and staring Ronald Rand started the festival giving a wonderful portrayal of the writer/director, looking at him from all sides.
Poetry, plays, concerts, singing and a symposium bled into a 4-day festival. At the Symposium, EDWARD ALBEE, the famed playwright, received the Harold Clurman Lifetime Achievement Award. And the "spirit" award went to Steven Scheuer.

Sitting on the panel, ROY SCHEIDER said that Clurman was a "zen master" and had a "kabalistic" approach; JOHN GUARE said "he was one of us" - he encouraged playwrights to write plays for his theater.

MAYOR BLOOMBERG wrote "the Stella Adler Studio is perhaps most widely recognized for its alumni which includes legends such as MARLON BRANDO, ROBERT DENIRO,and Elaine Stritch. The school's mission statement is "to create an enviroment with the purpose of nurturing theatre artists who value humanity, their own and others, as their first and most precious priority while providing art and education to the greater community".

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW LE CIRQUE - BILLY JOEL, WOODY ALLEN, and JOAN RIVERS as well as TONY BENNET all came by to say good luck to Sirio Maccioni,on his third location. At least 1,000 people were there. We all drank champagne and ate hors d'oeuvres together. It was a great party, a very happy one.
I had a long chat with Mrs. Maccioni who told me her favorite dish was the pasta primavera. I can't wait to try it - the restaurant is open for business on E 58 St.
posted by Demetria at 11:45 AM