the araca group is a tony award-winning live entertainment merchandise and production company founded in 1997 by partners matthew rego , michael rego , and hank unger .

first achieving notoriety as producers of the musical urinetown , the company has gradually become more involved in merchandising following the success of wicked .

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the araca group the araca group – founded in 1997 by partners matthew rego , michael rego and hank unger , the araca group produces and merchandise live entertainment and theatrical events on broadway and around the world . for more information , please visit urltoken .
matthew rego , michael rego , and unger are the principals of the araca group , llc .
the trio is producing “urinetown” through an entertainment production company , the araca group . the araca group partnered with su , northwestern university , the university of michigan , florida state university and yale university to form the theater production project .
produced by the araca group and dodger theatricals ; produced in association with theatredreams , inc . and lauren mitchell
the araca project is an initiative of the araca group and syracuse university . this year , the university of michigan , northwestern university and florida state university have joined the commitment to early career development .
the araca group , the broadway producer and merchandising firm , has launched a new division , araca media & entertainment , to develop and manage broadway - inspired entertainment properties across film , tv digital and stage .
the araca group , the broadway producer and merchandising firm , has launched a new division , araca media & entertainment , to develop and manage broadway - inspired entertainment properties across film , tv digital and stage . araca has tapped michael barra ( pictured above ) , the former head of stageworks media , to lead the new branch of the company , which will partner [ … ]
founded in 1997 by partners matthew rego , michael rego and hank unger , the araca group llc produces and merchandises live entertainment and theatrical events on broadway and around the world .
wicked is produced by marc platt , universal stage productions , the araca group , jon b . platt and david stone . the executive producer ( uk ) is michael mccabe .
the araca group’s third annual araca project will feature six original productions , including three plays , a research - based theatrical event and a sketch / variety show . performances are scheduled to begin sept . 3 at the american theatre for actors in new york city .
' s big ball , with several
princes
( e . g . , the araca group and dodger theatricals ) coming forth with the financial wherewithal to pull the pumpkin coach to another level .
all performances of the araca project will be held at the american theatre of actors at 314 w . 54th st .
the current co - executive producers of the araca project , danny bateman and phil blechman are also graduates of su’s drama program . they got their start with the araca group in 2012 as participants of the production , “the black book . ” experiencing both sides of the pitch and application process , bateman shared what he looks for in production pitches .
hasbro is getting into the live entertainment game . their first move : “ monopoly the musical , ” targeted for broadway and the first of a series of stage projects to be announced out of a new partnership between hasbro and the araca group , the broadway producing and merchandising company .
araca , which produced the broadway run of pultizer - winner “disgraced” and is on the producing team of shows including “wicked” and “shuffe along , ” first connected with hasbro through araca’s successful merchandising division . beyond handling merchandise for musicals including “wicked , ” “matilda” and “the book of mormon , ” araca also does brand extension work for music acts like beyonce and britney spears , and for hollywood conglomerates like disney , for which araca helped spearhead the her universe line of apparel .
if a team’s proposal is selected for production , they are given significant financial support and mentorship from the two executive producers of the araca project .
' wicked , ' b ' way / tour casting call | marc platt , universal pictures , araca group , jon b . platt , and david stone - theater auditions | backstage
hasbro is getting into the live entertainment game . their first move : “monopoly the musical , ” targeted for broadway and the first of a series of stage projects to be announced out of a new partnership between hasbro and the araca group , the broadway producing and merchandising company . the expansion into live theater seems a natural extension [ … ]
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while hasbro partnered with lionsgate to produce the film version of its popular financial board game , it will work with the araca group , the broadway production company behind
urinetown ,
wicked
and
rock of ages ,
to develop the musical adaption , according to an exclusive report from variety .
no timeline for “monopoly the musical” has yet been set , with the premiere of the full production looking at least three or four years away . further stage projects from hasbro and araca will announced in the coming months .
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the araca group ' s media & entertainment division launched in 2015 and is tasked with adapting plays and musicals for stages beyond broadway and west end , as well as developing musical projects for live broadcast , television , film , and digital .
“we look for passion in teams , as much as we look for the work to be good , the araca project is more about fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in people so if the work is good , that’s great , but its more about the people , ” bateman said .
i can tell you this : it ' s not going to be a musical about people sitting around playing monopoly ,
matthew rego of the araca group , told variety .
what turns us on is creating something that explores the world of monopoly , kind of like the lego movies have done with legos .
the araca group , llc and east of doheny , ltd . ' s venture provides a mutual first - look arrangement to co - produce and co - finance prospective theatrical productions over the next two years . additionally , the companies have joined together in creating a fund to support development of new works aimed at commercial production .
we are thrilled about our new relationship with east of doheny ,
said hank unger of the araca group .
we have a shared ideology , passion and commitment about why great theatre is so important . our new alliance combines the strengths of each company as well as increasing the size of our creative pipeline .
the front page was the basis for the 1988 film switching channels , with the action transposed from newspapers to television . none of the original dialogue survived .
ken : hello everybody ! welcome back to another episode of the producer’s perspective podcast , and another first year . not only do we have two guests today , but we have siblings on the podcast . please welcome to the podcast , a tony award - winning producer and merchandise major establisher of the araca group , michael and matthew rego . welcome guys !
well , in chicago , the merchandise is handled by the vendor staff hired by the theatre .
aka aka is a global , full - service advertising agency with offices in the us , uk and australia . the aka group , including digital media services and the film advertising agency the creative partnership , delivers creative , strategic and insightful campaigns to the entertainment industry worldwide .
we are so excited to announce this collection , and to extend the storytelling of widely beloved titles and characters to theater audiences everywhere ,
said michael barra , president , media & entertainment at the araca group .
partnering with dps is a dream come true as they represent the absolute best in class in stage play publishing .
the araca group , a leading broadway producing company ( urinetown , wicked , disgraced ) , has announced plans to launch a collection of hollywood - inspired stage plays to be licensed to professional and amateur theaters around the world . the hollyway collection will be published and licensed exclusively by dramatists play service ( dps ) , with the first - look deal covering up to seven new plays within the first two years .
james corden hosted the 2016 ceremony , which was broadcast on the cbs television network from the stage of the beacon theatre in new york . the awards honor the best in professional theatre on broadway .
general manager : dodger management group ( sally campbell morse , robert c . strickstein ) ; company manager : marc borsak
urinetown ,
the unlikely broadway musical with aesthetic roots in chcago , is headed for hollywood . a spokesman for the new york - based killer films confirmed thursday that the company has acquired the rights to the musical , which will be co - produced with the araca group , the theatrical producer . killer also said it has hired former chicagoans mark hollman and greg kotis to develop a screenplay from their hit musical , which continues to play on broadway and garnered 10 tony . . .
new york , new york senior vice president production and development at the araca group entertainment skills : theatre , arts administration , performing arts , dramaturgy , directing , plays , drama , theatrical production , entertainment , musical theatre education : harvard university 2005 – 2007 mfa , a . r . t . / mxat institute for advanced theatre training york university bfa honours , theatre experience : the araca group august 2015 – present woolly mammoth theatre company june 2013 – july 2015 woolly mammoth theatre company january 2008 – june 2013 new york theatre workshop 2007 – 2008 steppenwolf theatre company 2001 – 2004
araca group , led by matthew rego , michael rego and hank unger , is a producer of ongoing stage hit “ wicked ” as well as recent titles “skylight” and “disgraced , ” with licensing and brand management clients including “ wicked ” and “the book of mormon . ” beyond broadway , araca is a founding partner of her universe , the clothing line for female sci - fi and fantasy fans . the company has offices in new york , l . a . , vegas , chicago , london and sydney .
by giving artists the opportunity to take on the full artistic and fiscal responsibilities of producing their work off - broadway , the araca project endeavors to embolden these artists to recognize the power of the entrepreneurial spirit in shaping one’s artistic destiny ,
according to press notes . for more information visit www . aracaproject . com .
is a darkly sardonic brechtian tale and with the show itself the cinderella . the idea - - an ecological disaster driven revolutionary saga parodying the likes of
whistle pig , columbia live stage , the dodgers , michael watt , the araca group , len blavatnik , burnt umber productions , michael coppel , ken davenport , stephen found , greenleaf productions , david harris , independent presenters network , the john gore organization , stephanie p . mcclelland , just for laughs theatricals / glass half full productions , marion alden badway , marriner group , tommy mottola , nederlander presentations inc , daryl roth , sonia friedman productions , theater mogul , tulbart , david walsh , tony & maureen wheeler , jujamcyn theaters
the araca group’s name is not a series of secret letters . it was the surname of the rego’ s grandfather , charlie , a sicilian immigrant . like the trio he was a gambler who parlayed $ 300 , which he won in a game of craps , into a supermarket chain . the young men are not only gamblers , but have lots of guts . with limited initial success for their theatrical ventures they continued to plot and plan and have succeeded beyond normal expectations .
windy city media group produces windy city queercast , & publishes windy city times , the weekly voice of the gay , lesbian , bisexual and trans community , nightspots , out ! resource guide , and identity .
during her time as senior manager with nbc universal consumer products group , francesca cultivated licensing relationships , generated brand awareness in the marketplace and increased retail sales performance through promotional overlays . she worked on major entertainment properties including jurassic park , the fast & the furious , king kong , the cat in the hat and curious george .
no creative players have yet been locked in for “monopoly the musical , ” and decisions regarding plot , setting and music style are still in flux . “i can tell you this : it’s not going to be a musical about people sitting around playing monopoly , ” said matthew rego of the araca group . “what turns us on is creating something that explores the world of monopoly , kind of like the lego movies have done with legos . ”
joe’s pie diner is all around you in the new video , filmed from the stage of the brooks atkinson theatre .
araca is a theatrical and film production , management , marketing , and merchandise company , currently represented on broadway with the new musical
wicked
at the gershwin theatre and on national tour with
urinetown the musical ,
which is under contract with actors ' equity association .
producers : scott rudin , roy furman , columbia live stage , center theatre group , roger berlind , william berlind , broadway across america , heni koenigsberg , the araca group , peter may , jon b . platt , color mad productions , daryl roth , jay alix & una jackman , scott m . delman , sonia friedman , ruth hendel , independent presenters network , tulchin bartner productions , len blavatnik , spring sirkin , eli bush , joey parnes , sue wagner , john johnson
matt : that was the summer before the vagina monologues opened off - broadway .
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founded in 1870 , hunter is the largest college in the city university of new york ( cuny ) and is one of the oldest public colleges in the country .
tony nominee michael arden will direct the summer performances of the tony - winning musical .
the eight nominees share original drawings and models and explain the vision behind their creativity .
the credits listed below have been updated for the broadway production . - - les gutman
maboud ebrahimzadeh is thrilled to be reprising his role and making his milwaukee rep debut with such a wonderful group of artists . recent regional credits include :
set designer scott pask has not jettisoned the show ' s earlier designs in favor of something fancier ; most of the simple set elements are rolled around on casters by the actors . to the sound designers great credit , the miking of the performers avoids the lost - in - space quality from which many broadway shows suffer . ( ditto for the fine band . )
long before dorothy joins the fray , the land of oz has two other girls . one with emerald - green skin and the other a beautiful blonde . these two unlikely friends go on to become the wicked witch of the west and glinda the good witch . this broadway show makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years , adored by fans the world over .
dell is a board member of the international licensing industry merchandisers’ association ( lima ) , the primary trade organization for the worldwide licensing industry .
musicals spoofing musicals of by - gone times are decidedly the flavor of the theatrical season . this genre within the musical genre has given us
scott rudin , eli bush , len blavatnik , peter may , the john gore organization , seth a . goldstein , the araca group , jay alix & una jackman , scott m . delman , ruth hendel , heni koenigsberg , jon b . platt , daryl roth , tulchin bartner productions , stephanie p . mcclelland , jane bergère , wendy federman , anita waxman , al nocciolino , spring sirkin , joey parnes , sue wagner , john johnson
mag has a horse inside her , the spirit of a horse anyway . it ' s the cuban missile crisis , and president kennedy said that
…the greatest danger of all would be to do nothing
so efran and leena and mag and sul are thinking about doing something big . two families wrestle with macrame , female empowerment and a shared property line in basil kreimendahl ' s we ' re gonna be okay . bonnie metzgar directs this world premiere play first workshopped through atc ' s partnership with the araca group ( disgraced ) .
twelfth night and the comedy of errors will run in the lowell davies festival theatre . kiss me , kate will play on the donald and darlene shiley stage in the old globe theatre , part of the globe’s conrad prebys theatre center .
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setting : the press room of the criminal courts building in chicago . late october , 1928 .
the creative team includes many of the creators of matilda the musical : director matthew warchus , composer / lyricist tim minchin , and choreographer peter darling .
early sunday morning , the tony awards announced that tonight ' s ceremony would be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in orlando , fl .
the tomkat project ,
a satiric comedy by brandon ogborn that runs through may 29 at the playground theater , has been accepted to play at the new york international fringe festival in august .
tomkat
is an examination of pop culture through the lens of one of the stranger celebrity marriages of the 21st century ; it imagines the backroom dealings that led to the marriage and divorce of tom cruise and katie holmes . read the four - star review in the tribune here . . . .
produced by scott rudin , eli bush , len blavatnik , peter may , the john gore organization , eric falkenstein , seth a . goldstein , the araca group , jay alix & una jackman , scott m . delman , ruth hendel , heni koenigsberg , jon b . platt , daryl roth , tulchin bartner productions , stephanie p . mcclelland , true love productions , jane bergère , wendy federman , anita waxman , meredith lynsey schade , jamie deroy , al nocciolino and spring sirkin
the musical premiered at the old vic in london in the summer of 2016 . it is based on the 1993 film of the same title with a screenplay by danny rubin and harold ramis , based on a story by rubin , directed by ramis , and starring bill murray . the film was added to the united states national film registry in 2006 .
“urinetown” will be performed at the chernuchin theater at the american theater of actors on west 54 street in new york city . the crew is currently preparing for the show , which will take place the weekends of oct . 16 –18 and oct . 22–24 .
the tony awards are celebrating their 70th year . a lot has changed since 1947 . here are some of the high points and milestones along the way .
- the desecrated cow town that pushed its charred carcass toward the water and created one of the world ' s most glittering lakefronts has always . . .
trafficking in more traditional territory is araca ' s plan to revive terrence mcnally ' s frankie and johnny in the claire de lune on broadway . owing to its stars stanley tucci and edie falco ' s schedules , plans have now been pushed to august , with the belasco still a possible venue but not definite .
araca has tapped michael barra ( pictured above ) , the former head of stageworks media , to lead the new branch of the company , which will partner with studios , networks , music publishers , artist managers and consumer brands in developing projects , including adaptations and reboots of well - known entertainment properties . also on the docket is original scripted and unscripted programming for digital video distribution , featuring broadway names alongside digital stars .
and go backstage after the show to meet the cast . the winner ' s flights and hotel stay will be included in this amazing prize package . donate to
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the tale begins with her days at shiz university , where she became rivals and then friends with glinda the good . when she realizes that the wizard of oz is actually a cause of evil , robbing the animals of their ability to speak , this promising student soon becomes the leader of the opposition to the wizard of oz . eventually , it becomes clear how this underbelly to the famous “wizard of oz” story forms the backdrop for dorothy’s journey that we all know so well .
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barra recently sold stageworks media , which developed “cheers : live on stage” and pop - hit jukebox musical “cyrano de burgershack , ” to private equity firm rebel rebel capital . at araca he’ll work with the company’s senior team of execs , with a base of operations in the company’s new york and l . a . outposts .
serino coyne serino coyne is the nation’s preeminent full - service entertainment advertising , marketing , and branding agency . founded in 1977 , serino coyne represents some of the world’s largest entertainment brands including disney theatrical group ( frozen , aladdin , the lion king ) , wicked , dear evan hansen , nickelodeon ( spongebob squarepants the musical ) , national geographic encounter , legends / one world observatory , the phantom of the opera , and the tony awards® . their work has garnered them multiple clio , webby , ex , and telly awards . learn more at urltoken and @ serinocoyne .
the show began with a parody of the opening number of hamilton , with the lyrics altered to tell the story of host corden , “that chubby dude from into the woods , ” who promises “tonight’s show will not be all about hamilton —there will be commercial breaks . ”
those not ready to take a seat at the poker tables purchased broadway bets guest passes and enjoyed the spirit of the evening while playing blackjack and roulette for prizes .
how do i make a show ? tamasha explores the core of creating a new work - collaboration . the panel will specifically focus on the role of the writer , director and producer , how each of these roles support each other and the process of working together towards a common goal . panelists discuss the rewards and challenges of building a team and how to prepare for the long stretch .
she was most recently with smc entertainment group as executive vp consumer products , where she launched a major consumer products company . brands included the jungle book tv series , poppy cat , h2o just add water , dance academy , and angry little girls !
ken : so the brothers rego and their company burst on the scene with urinetown , as they moved from the fringe festival to off - broadway and then to broadway which i think was probably the fringe festival’s greatest success .
the new partnership between hasbro and araca will dig into hasbro’s library for inspiration for stage fare across all theater markets , including broadway , national tours , amusement parks and cruise ships , as well as licensed content created for use by high schools , colleges and community theaters . for their first announced project , the partners will develop “ monopoly , ” one of gaming’s biggest global brands , for the highest - profile theater market in the country , broadway .
innovative theatre foundation the innovative theatre foundation was created to bring recognition to the great work being done in new york city’s off - off - broadway and to honor its artistic heritage . each year itf supports one of the largest artistic communities in the world and celebrates the work of thousands of the most devoted and prolific artists creating theatre today .
produced by scott rudin , eli bush , len blavatnik , peter may , the john gore organization , eric falkenstein , seth a . goldstein , the araca group , jay alix & una jackman , scott m . delman , ruth hendel , heni koenigsberg , jon b . platt , daryl roth , tulchin bartner productions , stephanie p . mcclelland , true love productions , jane bergère , wendy federman , anita waxman , meredith lynsey schade , jamie deroy , al nocciolino and spring sirkin ; executive producer : joey parnes , sue wagner and john johnson
the press room of chicago’s criminal courts building is buzzing with reporters covering the story of an escaped prisoner . when star reporter hildy johnson ( john slattery ) accidentally discovers the runaway convict , he and his editor walter burns ( nathan lane ) conspire to hide the man from the other reporters , while they chase the biggest scoop of their careers .
the rock and the ripe written by mark blane
six restless high schoolers are stuck in the principal ' s waiting room , all up for expulsion after taking part in bullying incidents - though , most of them were the ones being bullied . they banter with each other while they wait to go back to class , until they discover that the principal isn ' t coming . inspired by the laramie project , the rock and the ripe presents a 75 minute story taken from the real actions of bullied gay teens that desperately sought to take the rock ‘off their chest . ’
we are beyond excited to be partnering with lionsgate and comic - con for this new platform ,
says eckstein .
five years ago , when we launched her universe , fangirls were an afterthought and ' geek fashion ' was nothing more than a men ' s boxy t - shirt . together , with my partner , the araca group , we set out to build an empowering community and merchandise line for fangirls to step into the spotlight and feel celebrated and stylish . five years later geek fashion is a trending topic and we cannot wait to show the world that it ' s here to stay .
the new svod platform is being developed by the fan convention in partnership with lionsgate and will launch early next year .
the seminar series features a panel selected from the current show . reception at 5 : 00 p . m . free
volunteer at the rep become a member of the friends and support us by ushering , working special events and more .
john gore organization the john gore organization family of companies includes broadway across america and urltoken , under the supervision of producer john gore ( chairman & ceo ) . current productions include beautiful , cats , fiddler on the roof , on your feet ! , the front page , and the humans .
shubert organization since its founding in 1900 , the shubert organization has been in the forefront of the american theatre . over the years , the company has produced and co - produced hundreds of broadway plays and musicals . under the leadership of philip j . smith , chairman , and robert e . wankel , president , the shubert organization owns and operates 17 historic broadway theatres and six off - broadway venues . the company is active in civic , community and industry affairs .
a merchandise deal for “magic : the gathering” first brought araca into contact with hasbro , after which the two companies began to discuss the potential for collaborating on stage work . “our businesses are quite similar , ” said simon waters , hasbro’s general manager and svp of entertainment and consumer products . waters’ description of hasbro’s gaming experiences — immersive — has become a trendy signifier in the theater industry in recent years . “we’re expanding our franchises and building immersive experiences . to bring our properties to life onstage is just the next level of immersion . ”
produced by scott rudin , roy furman , james l . nederlander , eli bush , universal stage productions , roger berlind , william berlind , heni koenigsberg , terry allen kramer , seth a . goldstein , the john gore organization , daryl roth , the araca group , len blavatnik , eric falkenstein , ruth hendel , independent presenters network , peter may , jay alix & una jackman , jane bergère , scott m . delman , wendy federman , stephanie p . mcclelland , anita waxman , al nocciolino , spring sirkin , barbara freitag and john mara , jr . & benjamin simpson
bucky has worked all over the world , first relocating to london in 1982 , when he accepted the position of managing director and vp of winterland productions’ uk operation . for the next 10 years , he orchestrated the establishment of tour , retail and licensing operations in western and eastern europe , the far east , japan , australia , the middle east and south africa .
it ' s not the same in all cities , though . in chicago , the touring people do take a break .
, tells the story of a green colored skinned woman named elphaba and how she later becomes the wicked witch of oz .
jaclyn backhaus is an indian - american playwright and co - founder of fresh ground pepper . recent new york productions include men on boats ( nyt critics ' pick , clubbed thumb ' s summerworks , the kilroys ' 2015 list ) , people doing math live ! ( under the radar festival ' s incoming ! series at the public theater ) , the incredible fox sisters ( live source , the new ohio ) , and you on the moors now ( theater reconstruction ensemble , upcoming with the hypocrites in fall 2016 ) . she has received commissions from playwrights horizons and ars nova and is the 2016 tow foundation playwright - in - residence at clubbed thumb . her work has been developed and showcased with the bonnaroo music and arts festival , playwrights horizons , the public and joe ' s pub , the ice factory festival , ( not just ) 3 new plays , the civilians r & d ; group , space on ryder farm , ars nova ' s antfest , and the falcons . she hails from phoenix , arizona .
the final table also featured , in order of finish , carl pasbjerg of alchemy production group , joel szulc from theatre under the stars in houston , actress lorinda lisitza , tejal patel with jujamcyn theaters , david broser of harbor entertainment , stephen santore with spotco , jeff loeb from nederlander’s hollywood pantages theatre and john sabat of cubist systematic strategies .
the theater center the theater center is a multi - use performance space located at 1627 broadway in the heart of times square . the venue houses two of the longest running off - broadway shows in nyc – the fantasticks and perfect crime . equipped with two theaters , and two studios it is a prime event space for productions , workshops , seminars , and commercial events .
the biggies are dewynters ( not a good company to work for - they treat their staff like trash ; and yes they have a couple of big shows but . . . . ) rick steiner - hairspray and such ( basically if he is a major investor in a show he ' ll do the merch ) araca group ( again they do their own ) clear channel ( again , major investment they own the merch rights ) and max merchandising ( not sure if we are hiring or not ) rent , lennon , ave q , mamma mia and a few others upcoming theatre refreshment doesn ' t actually do their own merch they simply hold the rights for their houses and get a cut from merch . good luck
the exuberant evening welcomed players from all corners of the industry , from theatre owners and advertising agencies to production companies , producers and performers . among the broadway luminaries participating in the evening’s fun were paige davis , josh grisetti , steve martin , joe mantello , patrick page , scott rudin , aaron tveit , tony yazbeck , the cast of the tony award - nominated best play the humans , as well as world poker champion eric seidel .
the closest parking is not always the best as it often takes longer to park and retrieve your vehicle as fellow theatre goers have the same idea . a better choice of parking may be the second choice or further away by a couple of avenues .
most recently as executive director of marketing and retail development at global icons , she worked with high profile corporate brands and was instrumental in guiding growth of the clients’ licensing programs through strategic manufacturing and retail partnerships for ford motor company , bmw group , honda and dannon , among others .
this year the tonys borrowed hamilton ' s # ham4ham mini - concerts on the front steps of the theatre , and featured similar surprise mini - concerts outside the beacon . the first one had annie ' s ”tomorrow” performed by the best score nominees : steve martin , lin - manuel miranda , sara bareilles , edie brickell , glenn slater , with andrew lloyd webber on tambourine .
emerson college is the only comprehensive college or university in america dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context . it is located in downtown boston , at the gateway to the theatre district and in close proximity to major media outlets . it also has facilities in los angeles and the netherlands . the college was founded in 1880 as a small school of oratory .
the collection becomes available for licensing in the fall of 2017 , and will include a play adaptation of the iconic television series family ties , written by daniel goldstein , under license by cbs consumer products . the play recently debuted at the human race theatre in dayton , ohio , where it is currently running through june 25 . the adaptation picks up with the keaton family 20 years after alex p . keaton leaves ohio for new york city .
- like tableaus which make the most of the ensemble ' s skills at mimicry as well as singing and dancing . carrafa ' s many other visual references will be fun for musical buffs to identify . while the money behind this show is very much in evidence , it retains its fringe - y grunginess , its main prop being a tiled wall representing the outside of amenity # 9 which swings around for the scenes in the headquarters of the monolith ugc headquarters . brian macdevitt ' s lighting and jonathan bixby ' s costumes add to the physical pleasures of the production .
annette yé ( production stage manager ) served as stage manager for the old globe’s arms and the man , the royale , quartet , vanya and sonia and masha and spike , the few , pygmalion , god of carnage , anna christie , groundswell , and the 2010 production of dr . seuss’ how the grinch stole christmas ! her other globe credits include a gentleman’s guide to love and murder , dr . seuss’ how the grinch stole christmas ! ( 2011 - 2014 ) , boeing - boeing , the first wives club , opus , dancing in the dark , hay fever , and the summer shakespeare festivals 2008 and 2010 - 2013 .
the fundraising total was revealed after a spirited evening of texas hold ‘em poker at sardi’s restaurant in the heart of new york city’s theatre district . broadway bets gives the theatre community and other loyal broadway cares supporters an opportunity to play in a friendly tournament while raising money to help friends and colleagues in “the business” through bc / efa’s support of the actors fund while reaching out to the social service agencies serving hundreds of thousands more across the country .
american theater company is partially supported by a grant from the illinois arts council , a state agency , and cityarts grant from the city of chicago department of cultural affairs and special events , the lloyd a . fry foundation , polk bros . foundation , the macarthur fund for arts and culture at prince , and the shubert foundation .
were they always interested in theatre ? unger recounts that he used to perform magic shows in his backyard . even then he had entrepreneurial instincts , charging the neighbors for attending his epics . there was also the production of the 8 mm “magic movie” and the numerous horror movies and romantic comedies the trio shot with a video camera .
mike : usually , and again , with our third partner hank , for us , usually the easiest decision is the creative one . like we’ll see sort of the creative nub of it and then the devil would be in details on how do we get there .
the original production of shuffle along is considered the first financially successful broadway show with african american writers and an all african american cast .
produced by scott rudin , roy furman , james l . nederlander , eli bush , universal stage productions , roger berlind , william berlind , heni koenigsberg , terry allen kramer , seth a . goldstein , the john gore organization , daryl roth , the araca group , len blavatnik , eric falkenstein , ruth hendel , independent presenters network , peter may , jay alix & una jackman , jane bergère , scott m . delman , wendy federman , stephanie p . mcclelland , anita waxman , al nocciolino , spring sirkin , barbara freitag and john mara , jr . & benjamin simpson ; executive producer : joey parnes , sue wagner and john johnson
is told mostly through flashback . the music and lyrics are by stephen scwartz and the book is by winnie holzman . it chronicles elphaba , a kind - hearted and magically talented young woman with green skin , happened to become known as the wicked witch of the west .
dan aibel ' s plays have been developed and / or produced by the detroit rep , the sundance institute , syracuse stage , the blank theater ( los angeles ) , flashpoint theatre co . ( philadelphia ) , the source theatre ( washington , d . c . ) and outsider ' s inn collective ( seattle ) . in new york he has worked with page 73 , rattlestick and the new group . his play the meaning of lunchwas seen in chicago at stage left as part of leapfest 7 . a 2014 sundance theatre lab fellow , dan ' s plays have been published by smith & kraus and playscripts . he lives in new york .
as a subject for a future ph . d . dissertation , let me unreservedly suggest the collected works - all four of them - of the cardiff giant theater company .
rancho obscuro ,
the company ' s latest excursion into dramatis dementius , would make an ideal start for an exploration of the group ' s distinct brand of lunacy , for , though it has its own peculiar quirks and tics , it also shares several characteristics with its predecessors : it is a collaborative work , based on . . .
setting : amenity # 9 , the poorest , filthiest urinal in town . the good offices of urine good company . a secret hideout .
the “her universe” reality series is the first original content announced for the new service and will follow contestants as they design geek couture concepts for next year ' s her universe fashion show at comic - con . her universe , blondie girl productions and lionsgate will produce the series .
bucky led the merchandising programs for a number of high profile events , including the 1986 prince’s trust concert in london , working with prince charles and lady diana at the royal albert hall , two nfl wembley stadium football matches , michael jackson history tour , 1999 world cup france soccer tournament , and the 1985 “we are the world” london wembley event .
this year’s broadway bets started with 22 texas hold ‘em poker tables and more than 200 card players filling the two floors of the iconic restaurant before 10 final players outlasted their competitors to reach the championship table .
the daily orange is syracuse university’s independent student news organization . donating today will help ensure that the paper stays run by its student staff .
i feel like i ' ve walked into someone else ' s wedding ,
said greg kotis , as the nervous former neo - futurist turned author of a hit broadway musical called
urinetown
followed the likes of mary tyler moore , calista flockhart and alicia silverstone down the paparazzi - laden red carpet before the tony awards on sunday night . but the rumpled kotis , who won a remarkable pair of tony awards sunday night for
urinetown ,
the first musical he had ever written and perhaps the show with the lousiest title in broadway . . .
samara weiss is a playwright from southern california ; her plays include ak - 47 sing - along ( here arts center ) , lines in code ( 3ld ) , and dirt ( part 1 ) ( here ) . she is the screenwriter for the animated short films still and feast in a fallen city , as well as the princess grace award - winning the red witch . outside of new york , her work has been produced in los angeles , chicago , st . louis , and hyderabad , india . she is a frequent collaborator with the lucrece project , an nyu humanities initiative working group which fuses scholarship and the arts . mfa columbia ; new georges affiliated artist .
berko roy , andrew wolvin , darlyn wolvin , the public speaker / the public listener ( boston , ma : houghton mifflin ) , 1993 .
greater minneapolis - st . paul area field service professional at ameriprise financial services , inc . marketing and advertising skills : customer service , marketing , communication , group work , leadership , team leadership , writing , multi tasking , organization , time management , social networking , teamwork , customer satisfaction education : st . catherine university 2014 – 2016 bachelor ' s degree , marketing and management with a finance minor normandale community college 2012 – 2013 general coursework minneapolis community and technical college 2012 – 2012 general coursework drake university 2011 – 2012 academy of holy angels 2007 – 2011 high school experience : ameriprise financial services , inc . may 2014 – present park chrysler jeep june 2013 – may 2014 athleta september 2013 – february 2014 buffalo tap may 2013 – september 2013 einstein bros bagels january 2013 – may 2013 the araca group february 2013 – march 2013 various families september 2008 – december 2012
when the local reviews hit this week , the producers of
sweet smell of success
got a jolt to their confidence . although the reviewers ' tone and tenor varied , none of the chicago critics declared the show a definite hit . all found serious problems in this $ 10 million musical adaptation of a 1957 film about a gossip columnist with the power to ruin lives . and in new york , where the reaction to tryout engagements is closely watched , especially by competitors , observers have . . .
from off - broadway to broadway : the cast remains largely intact , as does the creative team behind this 1999 fringe hit . the world , and new york city in particular , has of course changed mightily . as we wrestle with our losses , reactions and anxieties stemming from the tragedy of september 11 , 2001 , it ' s unavoidable that we ponder the place of musical comedies like this one and of theater in general . indeed , although its broadway opening was postponed a week , this is the first broadway show to open after the crisis , and it opens as a number of other shows on the great white way are closing prematurely , because audiences have resisted returning to both the theater and even the city .
, told from the perspective of the wicked witch of the west . elphaba just happens to have green - colored skin but she wasn’t always wicked . this musical tells how she came to be considered the villain whom dorothy would later encounter - but it is elphaba’s story , not dorothy’s . the show is aesthetically mindboggling , and the tony - nominated score will leave you humming the songs for weeks to come . consistently a favorite for theatregoers , this epic musical plays in the enormous gershwin theatre . the book by winnie holzman and music and lyrics by stephen schwartz , this story has something for everyone with themes of love , politics and fall from grace .
east of doheny is a division of lexington entertainment group , an active producer in theatre , film , and television . past broadway productions include
big river ,
sweet smell of success ,
and tennessee williams '
not about nightingales .
jc is the casting director at steppenwolf theatre company . prior to leaving for chicago , he spent five years at the rep , most recently as artistic associate : casting director & director of the emerging professional residency . in addition to casting over 25 productions at the rep , jc directed last seasons
the expansion into live theater seems a natural extension for hasbro . the rhode island based company has already become a hollywood player with film franchises like “transformers” and tv titles including “my little pony , ” and the company’s move toward broadway comes as movie studios and other entertainment conglomerates increasingly recognize the revenue potential in having a stage hit like “the lion king” or “wicked . ”
don’t go near any theatre fan without reading this first : stand - out moments from the historic 2015 - 2016 season on the great white way .
ken : i face that issue all the time , all the time . getting tougher and tougher . because of the venue problem as well , we can’t guarantee when our show’s gonna go so the creatives book out like crazy because they need to deal with changes as well . your genie answer ?
the ultimate fringe success continues to delight audiences even though , after three years , some of the original cast members have inevitably moved on . one of the major changes comes with the september 9 , 2003 broadway debut of charles shaughnessy , who played distinguished broadway producer maxwell > sheffield on tv ' s
this gave simon the opportunity to pitch and produce his own show through su’s drama department . after he configured budgeting and made a strong pitch , the department decided to give him a shot with annie baker’s “the aliens . ”
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in 1993 , dell became the founding ceo of sony signatures , sony corporation’s powerhouse entertainment , merchandising , licensing and consumer products division . dell directed the licensing for columbia and tri - star pictures and television , as well as the highly successful licensing program for the france - based world cup soccer tournament .
when you
bump
a thread , you ' re just trying to get it back to the top of the page so more people will see it ( because the threads are in order of most recent post time ) .
groundhog day was popularized in the u . s . in the 1880s . it takes place on february 2 when , according to folklore , if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow , spring will arrive early ; if it is sunny , the groundhog will see its shadow and retreat into its den , indicating six more weeks of winter weather . the largest annual celebration of the event occurs in punxsutawney , pa , where the musical is set .


atlas/seaboard is the term comic book historians and collectors use to refer to the 1970s line of comics published as atlas comics by the american company seaboard periodicals , to differentiate from the 1950s ' atlas comics , a predecessor of marvel comics .

seaboard was located on fifth avenue in manhattan , new york city .

atlas / seaboard comics

the entire atlas / seaboard comics line consisted of 23 titles and 61 issues .
comic - book collectors and others began using the term atlas / seaboard to differentiate these 1970s atlas comics from the 1950s ' atlas comics , publisher goodman ' s predecessor of marvel comics .
comic - book collectors and others began using the term atlas / seaboard to differentiate these 1970s atlas comics from the 1950s ' atlas comics , publisher goodman ' s predecessor of marvel comics . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
there is one more month for atlas - seaboard . see you in october .
cba : so , it would seem by appearances that the creation of atlas / seaboard / seaboard periodicals was an act of revenge .
house ad drawn by ernie colón featuring the new heroes ( and villains ) of atlas comics . © 1975 seaboard periodicals , inc .
april is next . . . and it ' s a big month for atlas - seaboard .
three books from atlas - seaboard in september , and surprisingly , one of them is a debut .
diamond comic distributors , inc . - atlas comics returns in ardden entertainment’s phoenix # 0
devilina # 2 ( may 1975 ) , one of atlas / seaboard ' s black - and - white comics magazines cover art by george torjussen .
devilina # 2 ( may 1975 ) , one of atlas / seaboard ' s black - and - white comics magazines cover art by george torjussen .
although my grandfather eventually sold marvel , he insisted on keeping atlas comics in the family , ” the younger goodman told deadline . “as a result of his vision , atlas comics is
comic book artist magazine # 16 - vengeance , inc . : a history of atlas / seaboard - twomorrows publishing
comic book artist # 16 ( dec . 2001 ) : themed issue ,
the atlas / seaboard story
recent picture of jeff rovin , onetime editor in chief at atlas comics . courtesy of jeff .
“in the late summer of 1974 , the comics press eagerly anticipated the arrival of the upstart atlas / seaboard ( a moniker settled on by comic book historians to distinguish it from the 1950s line of martin goodman , though officially it was seaboard periodicals , parent company of the new atlas comics ) , ” wrote comics historian john b . cooke in comic book artist # 16 .
seaboard periodicals also acquired the men ' s magazine swank , which chip goodman continued to publish after the comics line ended .
i ' m selling off the # 1 atlas - seaboard registry set of 61 comics and 11 magazines on comic link . the 3rd set of 22 books ( 12 comics and 10 magazines ) are currently in this months october auction -
welcome to the boards ! i love the atlas / seaboard books . alas , this is the only one i have so far .
jason goodman — grandson of atlas founder martin goodman , who also founded marvel comics — is relaunching the company .
in 2010 , jason goodman , grandson of martin goodman restarted atlas comics .
atlas original
has re - booted its old characters including : grim ghost , pheonix , wulf , iron jaw , and a crossover called atlas unified .
news from me , sept . 23 , 2004 :
more on atlas comics
by tom lammers and mark evanier
rt : right . seaboard , a . k . a . atlas . you were one of two editors there - you and jeff rovin .
cba : [ laughs ] what was chip ' s position at atlas / seaboard ? [ jeff sighs . ] was he officially the publisher ?
atlas / seaboard offered some of the highest rates in the industry , plus return of artwork to artists and author rights to original character creations .
crime cases comics # 24 - 27 , 5 - 12 ( aug . 1950 - july 1952 ; continued from timely ' s willie comics and li ' l willie comics )
although chip goodman was also in charge of the seaboard comics , he was a
lightweight
in making decisions about them , according to rovin .
would eclipse comics or pacific comics have popped up when they did , or later first comics if atlas hadn’t taken the plunge ? the creator rights movement practically guaranteed something would have happened sooner or later , but without atlas there’s got be at least a small question of whether it would have happened the way it did .
in 1973 , perfect film and chemical corporation changed its name to cadence industries , which in turn renamed magazine management co . as marvel comics group . goodman , now completely disconnected from marvel , created a new company called atlas / seaboard comics in 1974 , reviving marvel’s old atlas name , but this project lasted only a year - and - a - half .
marvel comics founder martin goodman , who had sold marvel a few years before , and his son charles , started seaboard periodicals with the hope of rivaling goodman’s old company . to do this , they followed the marvel formula of the day : superhero comics , barbarian comics , and black and white magazines . they even adopted the name atlas , familiar to silver age fans as the name marvel published under after timely and before marvel comics .
seaboard periodicals also acquired the men ' s magazine swank , which chip goodman continued to publish after the comics line ended until 1993 when it was sold to another company .
aside from the b & w devilina magazine , this is the whole of the atlas - seaboard may offerings . one more month and the train comes off the rails for good .
it was 1975 and former marvel owner and publisher goodman had sold the company , but he believed the new buyers hadn’t lived up to their end of the deal . so goodman had decided to start over with atlas , the name which he had used for his company after it was called timely and before it was called marvel comics . in his sale of the firm , he had kept the atlas name . collectors refer to it as atlas - seaboard to differentiate it from goodman’s 1950s era atlas .
atlas , comic books , comics , ernie colon , geppi ' s entertainment museum , grim ghost , j . c . vaughn , martin goodman , seaboard periodicals , sgt . stryker , tales of evil , tarantula , the destructor , the scorpion , tiger - man
glorious neal adams cover art to ironjaw # 2 . courtesy of victor lim . ©1975 seaboard periodicals , inc .
martin and charles goodman got out of comics for good . jeff rovin has worked in the comics field and other media . larry lieber has illustrated a very long run on the amazing spider - man newspaper strip scripted by his brother , stan lee . the various creators employed by atlas went many different directions . some were never heard from in comics again . some went on to become comics superstars .
life with millie # 8 - 20 ( dec . 1960 - marvel comics )
hedy of hollywood comics # 36 - 50 ( feb , 1950 - sept . 1952 ; continued from timely ' s young allies # 1 - 20 , all winners comics # 21 , and hedy de vine comics # 22 - 35 )
atlas - seaboard ' s big month for sure ! the company ' s last big stand really before the fragmentation sets in . actually that fragmentation is already evident in the books from this month .
january was a good month for atlas - seaboard . these are all good books , with high concepts and ample evidence that they are set up for long runs . february will yield even more potential .
recently , while poking around digital comics museum , i discovered their list of top rated comics . checking out the list , i realized , the ra . . .
the demise of atlas did lead to change across the industry though when marvel and dc began to start returning original art and offering better rates to creators . also , atlas ' challenge to the comics code led to the further crumbling of the censorship system .
i first reported in 2012 on the fight between jeffrey stevens and the nemesis group , headed by jason goodman , grandson of marvel comics founder , martin , for the brand name , atlas comics . in summary here’s how it panned out : the name atlas comics was the second name of marvel comics ( after timely comics ) in the 1950s . in 1974 the name was revived by martin goodman and his son , chip , after they sold marvel comics and founded their own line . the 1974 line , although fondly remembered now and featuring some of the top names of the comic book industry of the time , folded in a heap amidst cries and claims of non - payment and general shenanigans . after that debacle , the name atlas comics remained dormant until a wannabe publisher named jeffrey stevens claimed the name , and resulting trademark , in 2002 .
the wheels are coming off the atlas - seaboard machine . the changes are clear attempts to gather market , and much of the line ' s early character is disappearing to be replaced by less compelling material .
cba : i think bob kanigher is one of the best writers comics ever had .
kid colt , outlaw # 3 - 229 ( dec . 1948 - marvel comics )
“although my grandfather eventually sold marvel , he insisted on keeping atlas comics in the family , ” jason said . “as a result of his vision , atlas comics is the largest individually - held library of comic book heroes and villains on the planet . we have 28 titles and hundreds of characters imagined by some of the greatest minds in the industry . ”
cba : it seemed to be a lot less arbitrary situation at marvel . you can see a logic , a discernable linear progression put into projects . perhaps the situation at atlas / seaboard was due to that anger .
goodman shut down his self - distributorship on nov . 1 , 1956 , and began newsstand distribution through american news service . the atlas globe remained , however , through the oct . 1957 issues , when american news went out of business . goodman switched to the distributor independent news , owned by rival dc comics , and dropped the atlas globe at that time . goodman would reuse the name atlas for the next comics company he founded , in the 1970s .
marvel comics founder and magazine management publisher martin goodman left marvel in 1972 , having sold the company in 1968 . he created seaboard periodicals in june 1974 to compete in a field then dominated by marvel and dc comics . goodman hired warren publishing veteran jeff rovin to edit the color comic - book line , and writer - artist larry lieber , brother of marvel editor - in - chief stan lee , as editor of atlas ' black - and - white comics magazines . lieber later became editor of the color comics following rovin ' s departure . steve mitchell was the comics ' production manager , and john chilly the black - and - white magazines ' art director .
the seaboard company was defunct by 1975 , with none of its titles lasting more than three or four issues . it is primarily remembered today as a pioneer of creators ' rights in the comics industry . [ gst ]
rt : fox obviously had a style that just didn ' t translate well into comics .
lieber later became editor of the color comics following rovin ' s departure . steve mitchell was the comics ' production manager , and john chilly the black - and - white magazines '
the destructor one of the longest - lived atlas - seaboard characters started with the amazing team of archie goodwin ( writer ) , steve ditko ( pencils ) , wally wood ( inks ) and larry lieber ( editing ) .
considering how much other less - worth material has been collected , i ' d say sure . i ' ve got a handful of the atlas / seaboard comics and they ' re definitely weird , amateurish and strange , but also kind of appealing in their weird way .
tigerman
is one of my favourites .
marvel comics founder and magazine management publisher martin goodman left marvel in 1972 , having sold the company in 1968 . he created seaboard periodicals , which opened its office on june 24 , 1974 to compete in a field then dominated by marvel and dc comics . goodman hired warren publishing veteran jeff rovin to edit the color comic - book line , and writer - artist larry lieber , brother of marvel editor - in - chief stan lee , as editor of atlas ' black - and - white comics magazines .
atlas promised much but their printing schedule and content suffered from ego and creative problems between the managers , editors and creators . eventually the whole thing ceased . only the mens magazine ' swank ' would survive from seaboard ' s titles .
marvel comics founder and magazine management publisher martin goodman left marvel in 1972 , having sold the company in 1968 . he created seaboard periodicals , which opened its office on june 24 , 1974 [ 1 ] to compete in a field then dominated by marvel and dc comics . goodman hired warren publishing veteran jeff rovin to edit the color comic - book line , and writer - artist larry lieber , brother of marvel editor - in - chief stan lee , as editor of atlas ' black - and - white comics magazines .
the atlas - seaboard
explosion
continued through the february issues . they all feature the same debut text page ( as does the march dated targitt ) , and they mostly all communicate that same sense of the beginning of something longterm .
goodman began using the globe logo of atlas ( see above ) , the news stand - distribution company he owned , on comics cover - dated november 1951 . this united a line put out by the same publisher , staff and freelancers through 59 shell companies , from animirth comics to zenith publications .
courtesy of the artist , larry hama ' s unused cover rough for wulf the barbarian # 1 . wulf ©1975 seaboard periodicals , inc .
left marvel in 1972 , having sold the company in 1968 . he created seaboard periodicals , which opened its office on june 24 , 1974
august is a somewhat sad month . there are only two color comics from atlas - seaboard wearing an august date , and one is vicki # 4 , the ongoing reprint of the old tippy teen tower material . there is a single b & w magazine too . i ' m going to discuss the second color comic , the destructor .
although it never truly lived up to its potential or even the company’s own hype , martin goodman’s ill - fated atlas line of comic books from seaboard periodicals in the mid - 1970s has fascinated collectors and historians in the field for decades . back in 2011 , geppi’s entertainment museum hosted “atlas at last ! ” a retrospective on the company’s efforts .
larry lieber told roy thomas in alter ego vol . 3 , # 2 ,
when i went there , martin put out two kinds of books . . . color comics and . . . black - & - white comics like warren and marvel . now , i knew nothing about black - & - white comics , right ? my only experience was in the color comics . and jeff rovin came from warren , and he knew nothing about color comics . and martin unfortunately put jeff in charge of all the color comics , and put me in charge of the black - & - white books . . . . it was an unfortunate thing , and basically what happened was that jeff ' s books didn ' t turn out so well .
sadly , nor did larry ' s books or any atlas / seaboard title .
editorial note : the fantastic atlas archives website notes that vicki is comprised of tower comics ' tippy teen with many characters were slightly redrawn to reflect the more contemporary clothing and hair styles of the day .
a total of 23 comics titles and five comics magazines were published before the company folded in late 1975 . no title lasted more than four issues . of the characters , chaykin ' s scorpion would inspire his
on october 8 , 2010 , martin goodman ' s grandson jason goodman announced a partnership with ardden entertainment to relaunch atlas comics starting with two zero issues featuring the grim ghost and phoenix . [ 14 ] on march 2 , 2011 , another title , wulf the barbarian , was among the titles published by the new atlas .
for all the hope given to atlas / seaboard upon its birth , the company was very quickly forgotten after its demise . without exception , none of the characters have ever been revived , a sad legacy indeed . but some of us remember . . . .
quote : originally posted by dick _ pontoon the books may have been hit - or - miss , but they did have quality artists and writers . here’s a great website about atlas / seaboard urltoken thanks for this info @ dick _ pontoon . interesting stuff !
interview with roy thomas
, the comics journal # 61 ( winter 1981 ) , p . 87
jeff : no , he wasn ' t there . i didn ' t meet him until the atlas days .
jeff : that would ' ve been from early ' 73 to mid - ' 74 , when atlas started .
that ' s july from atlas - seaboard . with this wave of final issues , it ' s pretty much all over but the crying . atlas will linger for a few more months , but there will be precious few more comic books from this company that promised so much , but sadly delivered so little in the final analysis . i ' ll see you in august .
in 2010 jason goodman relaunched the 1974 version of atlas comics , using the characters that he ‘owned’ from those days , to much fanfare . the only hiccup was that he , nor his company the nemesis group , actually owned the atlas name . they filed suit against stevens but , ultimately lost the proceedings . the upshot of it all was that the relaunched atlas fell silent , stevens owned the trademark and the goodman family was on the outer once again .
martin goodman ' s revenge ! travel back to 1975 for a look at atlas ' s attempt to dethrone marvel .
cba : goodman used the comics as catalogs for his merchandising department , and you had experience with captain company .
which chip goodman continued to publish after the comics line ended until 1993 when it was sold to another company .
girl comics # 1 - 12 ( oct . 1949 - jan . 1952 ) continued as romance title girl confessions
lieber : it wasn ' t such a nice thing , but i won ' t go into it . i don ' t want to go into all the atlas thing , except to tell you this , which was a basic fact : when i went there , martin put out two kinds of books . he was putting out color comics , and he was also going to put out black - & - white comics like warren and marvel . now , i knew nothing about black - & - white comics , right ? my only experience was in the color comics . and jeff rovin came from warren , and he knew nothing about color comics . and martin unfortunately put jeff in charge of all the color comics , and put me in charge of the black - & - white books .
here’s few more : the books may have been hit - or - miss , but they did have quality artists and writers . here’s a great website about atlas / seaboard urltoken and finally , no , i wouldn’t look to collecting these titles for investment purposes , just for fun .
les daniels received this picture of martin goodman ( for l . d . ' s book , marvel , five fabulous decades of the world ' s greatest comics ) from the publisher ' s son , charles
chip
goodman , who himself went on to the lofty profession as publisher of seaboard periodicals . this rare pic is from the earliest days of marvel - then timely - comics .
unpublished cover by howard chaykin for the scorpion # 2 , courtesy of another renowned inker , bob wiacek . art ©2001 howard chaykin . the scorpion ©1974 seaboard periodicals .
unused ironjaw # 1 cover by mike sekowsky ( pencils ) and jack abel ( inks ) . courtesy of rich limacher . ironjaw © 1975 seaboard periodicals , inc .
on march 2 , 2011 , another title , wulf the barbarian , was among the titles published by the new atlas .
atlas also published a plethora of children ' s and teen humor titles , including dan decarlo ' s homer , the happy ghost ( a la casper the friendly ghost ) and homer hooper ( a la archie andrews ) . if newspapers had dennis the menace , atlas had the joe maneely - drawn melvin the monster . tv had sgt . bilko ? atlas had the lovably conniving sergeant barney barker — drawn by john severin , one of comics ' top war artists , no less .
girl confessions # 13 - 34 ( march 1952 - aug . 1954 ; continued from misc . title girl comics )
flash forward to today . as of mid - august the trademark and name atlas comics was duly handed over to dynamite characters , meaning dynamite will now be the publishers , and owners , of atlas comics . well played , jeffrey stevens , well played indeed . despite the wind and fury of jason goodman ' s legal filings , in the end he ( goodman ) just gave up and stopped fighting , at around the same time that he stopped publishing . stevens , who had never published anything outside of a few ashcans , then entered into negotiations and sold the atlas comics name for an unknown amount ( although it ' s doubtful if it was a large amount , plus stevens had legal fees to pay for ) .
demon - hunter created and plotted by marvel veteran rich buckler , written by david anthony kraft ( best known for his run on the defenders ) , demon hunter was one of the most original titles published by atlas - seaboard ( the character would later resurface as in two different incarnations . )
note : the romance title linda carter , student nurse # 1 - 9 ( sept . 1961 - jan . 1963 ) , sometimes grouped together with atlas comics , chronologically falls within marvel , and all covers have the
mc
box .
the exact point at which
atlas
began to be considered
marvel
has never been definitively established . goodman had begun moving away from newsstand distributor kable news by branding his comics with the atlas globe on issues cover - dated nov . 1951 , even though kable ' s
k
logo and north american map symbol remained through the aug . 1952 issues .
the destructor was in many ways , atlas - seaboard ' s most accomplished series , but sadly by its finale it has become a bizarre shadow of itself . the hero has been contorted beyond recognition , and the story ' s twists and turns are well outside the limits established in the rather intriguing beginnings . i ' m not sure the destructor was my favorite atlas book , but its fall was easily the most disappointing .
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the threat of talent raids against the big two was also real enough . some contributors recall howard chaykin standing in front of marvel ' s 625 madison avenue digs , directing artists to literally go around the corner to the 717 fifth avenue home of atlas comics . mediascene reported ,
despite denials by both marvel and [ dc ] , seaboard ' s entrance into the comic arena is having a staggering effect on the business . audacious ' raids ' in the competition ' s bullpens have resulted in seaboard ' s rapidly assembling a staff of more defectors joining their ranks on almost a daily basis .
i was working for jim warren , running his mail - order division , captain company , and just starting to edit [ the black - and - white horror - comics magazine ] creepy [ and ] i ' d edited comics for dc and skywald . . . . several weeks after answering the ad , i receive a call from martin goodman . . . . i was one of several people martin interviewed , and i got the job because i ' d had experience not only in comics but in mail order , the latter of which was to contribute significantly to seaboard ' s cash flow . sharing editorial duties on the comics was writer artist larry lieber , whom martin had long wanted to transplant from under the shadow of larry ' s brother . . . . larry ended up handling about a quarter of atlas ' output — primarily the police , western [ and ] war [ comics ] , and color anthologies of horror stories .
in 1991 , seven hot young artists laboring in the vineyards of comics determined that they had had enough with the industry ' s corporate structure , as well as the work - for - hire contracts under which they had been toiling , and - very vocally - split with the established comic publishing houses . these seven intrepid souls then went off on their own , and did what they wanted to do , which was create and own their own line of comics . these seven were the founding fathers of image comics . two years later , in 1993 , history - after a fashion - repeated itself ; not once , but twice . frank miller , john byrne and friends founded legend , an imprint of creator - owned comics that is distributed through dark horse comics , and malibu comics began a line of creator - owned comics entitled bravura with walt simonson , jim starlin , howard chaykin , and others .
according to rovin , atlas was founded in 1974 by martin goodman , former publisher of marvel .
i went to work at atlas in june of ' 74 . at the time , martin goodman , who is of course , the founder of marvel comics , wanted to publish five color comics , and two black and white comics . even before we started , it became apparent to him that in order to get the rack space we needed , we had to publish more titles than that . we ended up with 20 - odd monthly magazines . i was doing about six plus black - and - whites , and larry lieber was doing four color books .
weird suspense # 2 gives us another tarantula story , and the witch that first put the curse on count lycosa returns and a battle of the spider - people erupts . more great boyette artwork , and a pretty good fleisher script make this one of the most reliable reads in the atlas - seaboard canon so far .
i was working for [ warren publishing founder ] jim warren , running his mail - order division , captain company , and just starting to edit [ the black - and - white horror - comics magazine ] creepy [ and ] i ' d edited comics for dc and skywald . . . . several weeks after answering the ad , i receive a call from martin goodman . . . . i was one of several people martin interviewed , and i got the job because i ' d had experience not only in comics but in mail order , the latter of which was to contribute significantly to seaboard ' s cash flow . sharing editorial duties on the comics was writer artist larry lieber , whom martin had long wanted to transplant from under the shadow of larry ' s brother . . . . larry ended up handling about a quarter of atlas ' output—primarily the police , western [ and ] war [ comics ] , and color anthologies of horror stories . [ 2 ]
despite this innovative start , atlas / seaboard was soon besieged from within . martin increasingly insisted that the comics line resemble marvel ' s in content and design , and some of rovin ' s contributors were , according to the editor , shot down by the publisher , among them complaints that two of the line ' s artistic stand - outs , chaykin and ernie colón , were ill - suited for their respective books . martin would especially interfere with cover designs and executions .
as it turned out ,
rovin wrote ,
covers proved to be the bloodiest battleground at atlas .
. . . . several weeks after answering the ad , i receive a call from martin goodman . . . . i was one of several people martin interviewed , and i got the job because i ' d had experience not only in comics but in mail order , the latter of which was to contribute significantly to seaboard ' s cash flow . sharing editorial duties on the comics was writer artist larry lieber , whom martin had long wanted to transplant from under the shadow of larry ' s brother . . . . larry ended up handling about a quarter of atlas ' output—primarily the
ep . 2 : 1957 atlas implosion ' s effect on marvel ' s silver age ; birth of spidey and ff . by alex grand
march was a lean month for atlas - seaboard ( don ' t worry they make up for it next month ) . there are only four books wearing a march date , and only one of those is a # 1 issue debut . i ' ll go over the the # 2 books then take a look at targitt .
there are of course some b & w magazines this month as well as more vicki ' s but by and large , the company has reached its zenith . after this month , atlas - seaboard will continue to lose its focus as books are abruptly cancelled and directions are changed . but not all of them , not yet .
i was a teenager when the atlas / seaboard line of comics exploded on the scene with dozens of titles and some incredible covers by some well - known artists . i bought most of the titles , and was disappointed when the company folded after just a few months . many of the titles ended up being one - shots , and i don ' t think any title went past issue 4 . it was fun while it lasted . here ' s a few cover scans .
two new books debut this month . they are very different from each other , but sadly show the fragmentation of the atlas line at this point .
the final comic to bear the atlas globe logo was dippy duck # 1 , the company ' s only release with an october 1957 cover date .
this is the mother - of - all - months for atlas - seaboard . lots of titles , lots of changes of direction , and sadly lots and lots of cancellations . this month marks the great collapse of the edifice that martin and chip goodman built to spit in the face of their former success story , marvel . let ' s begin .
, however , believed ,
chip was supposed to take his place . but that part of it must not have been on paper , because as soon as martin was gone , they got rid of chip . that ' s why martin started atlas comics . it was pure revenge
.
the atlas - seaboard company disappears into the comics mist alongside fawcett , fox , tower , centaur , skywald and so many others . the company was an oddball blend of hubris , experience , and striking naivete . i remember wanting more than anything for them to succeed , but by the end i was ready for it to be over . the promise was wasted , and the books had drifted far from their original concepts . thanks to those who have followed me down this particular memory lane .
journey into unknown worlds # 36 - 59 ( sept . 1950 - aug . 1957 ; continued from timely teen - humor series teen comics )
the scorpion probably the atlas title with the most breakout potential was the scorpion , written and illustrated by howard chaykin . at least the first two issues .
the bell tolled for rovin when , the editor later wrote ,
martin became more and more disgruntled as he read more and more of my comics . and what he decided , without having received a single sales report , was that they didn ' t look and read enough like marvel comics .
i got the full run of the comics , all 61 issues . really enjoyed whole series . have not seen many of magazines , but pick up a copy of thrilling adventure stories issue 1 not to long ago . of the comics i found the vicki issues to be the hardest to find .
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information from atlas tales [ 1 ] and other references . some titles may be arguably timely at the earlier end , or marvel at the later end . note : in titles numbered from or into the various all winners comics , additional clarifying information is supplied . list , in progress , complete through l .
we have reached the end . atlas - seaboard , a fledgling company with veteran publishers , veteran talent , and at least early on a hefty pocketbook , made a big impact in 1975 . they offered all kinds of titles in all kinds of genres , but by the end of the year they would be gone . there is only one book with an october date .
lieber later became editor of the color comics following rovin ' s departure . steve mitchell was the comics ' production manager , and john chilly the black - and - white magazines ' art director . goodman offered an editorial position to roy thomas , who had recently stepped down as marvel comics editor - in - chief , but thomas
didn ' t have any faith in his lasting it out . the field was too shaky for a new publisher .
i have no idea as to what , if any , role that jason goodman ( or jeffrey stevens ) will play in the obvious relaunch of atlas comics as he still owns the copyrights to the characters , but it ' d not be inconceivable to presume that dynamite have also entered into negotiations with goodman with the view of reuniting the 1974 atlas characters with the brand . no word on if psychic octopus jr was part of the deal , but we can only hope .
it started , as these things do , with a lot of promise . it was 1974 and a brand new comic book publishing company offered creators high pay rates to write and illustrate an entire new universe full of characters . atlas - seaboard offered forms of creator ownership , a venue for trying new things , and a mix of established , seasoned professionals , and hot newcomers .
today , i need your help in deciding - are these the most popular public domain heroes ? black terror first appearance exciting comics # 9 . . .
captain america # 76 - 77 ( may - sept . 1954 ; continued from timely ' s captain america comics and captain america ' s weird tales )
“ inside comics # 3 ( fall 1974 ) speculated , ‘seaboard seems to be off on the right foot and , if their plans succeed , we may be in store for a real treat , ” he wrote , noting further advance praise from jim steranko ' s mediascene # 11 ( january - february 1975 ) and in the comic reader # 109 ( august 1974 ) .
june was a pivotal month for the fledgling comics company known as atlas . the change made in the editorial direction of the company was seen in the color comics , as larry lieber stepped forward and took control of the whole line following the departure of jeff rovin . before this , the two men had split the color books with leiber focusing on the genre books . now all the books got some new talent and new directions . the fragmentation of the line is becoming evident .
announced but never appearing , steve ditko was scheduled to write and draw a super - hero strip called
wrecage .
below is ditko ' s rendition featured in mediascene # 11 . © 1974 seaboard periodicals , inc .
gothic romances the real oddball of the atlas - seaboard line and probably the rarest they ever published . what red - blooded male teen would possibly buy this magazine in 1974 ? check out the ads for teeth whitening , convertible nude bras , weight loss miracles , and wig sales ! while certainly reminiscent of covers from dc ' s romance comics , and maybe even house of mystery , the only redeeming virtue once you get by the overbearing text content is the spot artwork by the likes of howard chaykin , ernie colon , and even neal adams !
a total of 23 comics titles and five comics magazines were published before the company folded in late 1975 . no title lasted more than four issues . of the characters , chaykin ' s scorpion would inspire his dominic fortune at marvel , and rich buckler ' s demon hunter would inspire his devil - slayer at marvel .
from 1952 to late 1956 , goodman distributed his comics to newsstands through his self - owned distributor , atlas . he then switched to american news company , the nation’s largest distributor and a virtual monopoly — which shortly afterward lost a justice department lawsuit and discontinued the business . as historian and author gerard jones explains , the company in 1956
in his atlas origin story ( and only issue ) , gideon cross had renounced the demon cult which had granted him incredible powers and now stood opposed to them . their goal was “xenogenisis , ” the rebirth of a demon race on earth . david anthony kraft ( comics interview ) wrote it and rich buckler plotted and illustrated it .
jeff : yeah . the puzzle books made sense to him , because they were cheap and delivered quick revenue , the confession magazines the same , comics were expensive .
in the wake of dc comics’ success reviving superheroes in the late 1950s and early 1960s , particularly with the justice league of america , marvel decided to follow suit .
the founder of atlas / timely / marvel , martin goodman set up atlas comics ( a division of his seaboard periodicals ) to produce comic books as a direct rival to marvel . some speculate it was revenge for his son being removed as marvel eic . however the line folded in mid - 1975 despite drawing in some of the best artists and writers in the business at the time including : neal adams , howard chaykin , alex toth , steve ditko , rich buckler , john severin , michael fleisher , russ heat h , wally wood , walter simonson , larry lieber and mike sekowsky . they where drawn to the new company by generous rates , return of original art , and a host of other creators rights ( long before image ) .
rt : i don ' t know much about it . but atlas was certainly paying great rates , because goodman wanted to get everybody away from marvel if he could , i guess . i ' m not asking you to bad - mouth anybody , larry , because atlas was a job like everything else . i do remember that stan appreciated the fact that you came in and told him you ' d accepted an editing job at atlas , because you knew there were bad feelings between stan and goodman at that stage .
unable to effect any changes , and unable to produce the kind of comics that he desired to , rovin left the company early in 1975 . as for what became of atlas / seaboard - the comic book publisher that could have been a contender - after that ; rovin adds this postscript
sometime in 1974 , chip bought swank , the sex magazine . that became his primary focus . that is all that survived in 1975 . i don ' t remember how many years he stayed with that . he has recently been publishing a ufo magazine , and other things .
a total of 23 comics titles and five comics magazines were published before the company folded in late 1975 . no title lasted more than four issues . of the characters , chaykin ' s scorpion would inspire his dominic fortune at marvel , [ 8 ] and rich buckler ' s demon hunter would inspire his devil - slayer at marvel .
what’s potentially intriguing about atlas is that film , tv and video game rights that are available for all the characters . considering that disney paid $ 4 billion to exploit the marvel comics library , the atlas relaunch will reveal soon whether there are any make - able gems in there . phoenix is a sci - fi saga about one man fighting an alien invasion ; the grim ghost is a supernatural horror / thriller about a man who arrives on the fringe , the world between life and death that the living can’t see .
from 1952 to late 1956 , goodman distributed this torrent of comics to newsstands through his self - owned distributor , atlas . he then switched to american news company , the nation ' s largest distributor and a virtual monopoly—which shortly afterward lost a justice department lawsuit and discontinued its business . as historian and author gerard jones explains , the company in 1956
a fine frank thorne cover ( sans logo and blurbs ) for the cougar # 1 , a book created and written by steve mitchell , a comic inspired by the famed tv movie , the night stalker . ©1975 seaboard periodicals , inc .
issue # 1 is a 68 pager , but the oddball of the entire atlas line is probably vicki # 2 , the only atlas square bound comic of all the line ' s issues ! on top of it all , there is nothing even printed on the spine of this , likely the rarest comic atlas ever produced . once again we have cartoon teen hi - jinx set in the high school background of anywhere , u . s . a . enjoyable for just about any pony tailed youngster between the ages of 10 and 15 .
larry was treated well in the end .
they gave me very nice severance pay ,
he told cbm , but some others were not so fortunate , as sadly , a rash of art thefts added insult to injury . superlative comic stories by walter simonson , terry austin and russ heath , as well as covers by neal adams were only a few of the reported missing works . artist terry austin said ,
walt and i walked to the atlas / seaboard offices and asked for our artwork back . my recollection is that the receptionist denied that the company had ever published comics .
features because i was told that they had fallen into public domain . and while the actual issue may have , i suspect i will not be able to post more , as goodman and company will undoubtedly try to enforce trademark authority on their comics . ( which is too bad , as the old comics have some great qualities about them . )
in interviews , both miller and simonson have publicly acknowledged their debt and lineage to image , yet there is another company , one no longer in existence , and that is little known by much of today ' s comic - buying audience that is an earlier ancestor of all three companies . that company is atlas comics . while the company lasted barely a full year , and none of its books were published for more than four issues , the effects of atlas are still echoing throughout the industry today , some 20 years after its demise .
the final comic to bear the atlas globe logo was dippy duck # 1 , the company’s only release with an october 1957 cover date . the first comic book labeled “marvel comics” was the science - fiction anthology amazing adventures # 3 , which showed the “mc” box on its cover . cover - dated august 1961 , it was published may 9 , 1961 .
even with the company’s short lifespan – less than a year – in comic book circles , the name power alone of the creators who were involved with atlas demands attention . if the august 24 - 27 , 2015 comics and comic art signature auction at heritage auctions is any indication , maybe others are coming to realize it’s worth a serious look from collectors .
the dynamic cover was made even more appealing with its trade dress , which made it very effectively look like a marvel issue of the day . deceptive , sure , but in hindsight it’s difficult to say that the move didn’t work , at least a little bit . the whole atlas - seaboard line collapsed , though , and that , as they say , was that . ironjaw # 4 was the last issue of the series .
a total of 23 comics titles and five comics magazines were published before the company folded in late 1975 . no title lasted more than four issues . of the characters , chaykin ' s scorpion would inspire his dominic fortune at marvel , [ 8 ] and rich buckler ' s demon hunter would inspire his devil - slayer at marvel . [ 9 ]
atlas / seaboard staffers almost universally complain that chip was an incompetent publisher , out of his league as the official head of seaboard periodicals . even back in his marvel days , people would wonder at his acumen .
the most idiosyncratic situation we ran into in the early ' 70s was . . . when [ chip ] was briefly in charge of the company ,
roy thomas told cba .
it was a western cover and chip sent back word that he wanted all the bad guys in the story inside and on the cover to be wearing animal masks . we asked why and he said , ' i don ' t know . maybe it ' ll sell better . '
lieber later became editor of the color comics following rovin ' s departure . steve mitchell was the comics ' production manager , and john chilly the black - and - white magazines ' art director . goodman offered an editorial position to roy thomas , who had recently stepped down as marvel comics editor - in - chief , but thomas turned it down , recalling in 1981 that ,
[ i ] didn ' t have any faith in his lasting it out . the field was too shaky for a new publisher .
[ 3 ]
i first encountered jeff rovin ' s name when he served as an assistant editor at dc comics in the early ' 70s , and finally met the man himself within moments of also meeting jim warren for the first time in 1998 . since his stint as ( co - ? ) editor - in - chief at atlas comics for a brief period in the ' 70s , jeff has done relatively little work in the comics field , but he is a highly successful writer , renowned for genre encyclopedias ( e . g . , the encyclopedia of superheroes ) , and his op - center series scribed for tom clancy . jeff was interviewed by phone on oct . 4 & 11 , 2001 , and he copyedited the final transcript .
cba : archie goodwin , one of the great editors in comics history , could ' ve been available at that time . . . i wonder why he wasn ' t approached .
originally , howard chaykin had created a character named , “scorpion” for the defunct atlas / seaboard comics company—he was the basis for the dominic fortune concept . when asked about the conception of dominic fortune and choice to create the character for marvel , chaykin responded , “i ' d been working on another period character who shall remain nameless , for another company which shall remain nameless , and after a problem i had with editorial , i crossed the street and asked the editors at marvel at the time if they ' d be at all interested in a variation on that character . they bit , and we were off and running . ”
atlas grew out of timely comics , the company goodman founded in 1939 and whose star characters during the 1930s and ' 40s golden age of comic books were the human torch , the sub - mariner , and captain america . the post - war era , however , found superheroes falling out of fashion . television and paperback books now also competed for readers and leisure time .
i ' m glad to see the characters getting a revival and hope things go well . what set atlas apart - at least before the third issue switch - was they were just a little bit further ' out there ' as far as the bounds of comics at the time then anyone else . don ' t just take my word for it , read the first issue of the brute . i think jim is wondering like i ' m wondering how / if that ' vibe ' is going to come across in a relaunch . if michael fleisher wants to give writing comics another run they should considering bringing him back if the sells do well . how about all those maybe / maybe not black - listed vet creators i ' d like to see their work again a new atlas line could be a good fit . the kinds of comics joshua ortega has written up till now , aren ' t the ones that interest me , but i will definitely give both titles a try . other atlas favs i ' d like to see again : my favorite targitt , brute , morlock 2001 , and the destructor . the only atlas charter that the third issue switch really made more interesting was phoenix ( the destructor . . . maybe too ) so glad it will be out again along with the grim ghost .
i ' m a lifelong comic fan and on and off again collector . despite growing up in the ' 70s and ' 80s i never ran across the atlas / seaboard titles until recently . i love the artwork because it reminds me of the time when i first discovered comics as a kid . the storylines are kinda hit or miss , so i can see why the company failed after a short time . just wondering if anyone else on the board has an appreciation for these titles . maybe more importantly , are they collectsble from an investment standpoint , and if so , which titles should i target ? thsnks for the feedback !