Charles Grippo
Charles Grippo is an American attorney/playwright/author/producer.[1][2][3][4] His plays have been produced in multiple states throughout America, including Illinois, Indiana, New York, and California. He is best known for his plays, Sex Marks the Spot[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and When Angels Wept[12][13] When Angels Wept is based on the 1958 fire at the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School, in which ninety two children and three nuns died. He also wrote the books Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] and Business and Legal Forms for the Theater[23], both of which have gone into second editions.[24] He is president of New Lincoln Theatre, Inc., a commercial theater company, and Grippo Stage Company, Inc., a (501 (c) (3) public charity.[25][26] He produced a revival of James Sherman's comedy The God of Isaac.[27][28][29] With Dennis Zacek, he produced Confessions of a P.I.M.P., written and performed by Tony Award (c) winner Andre De Shields.[30] He produced the world premiere of The Ben Hecht Show, written and performed by James Sherman, based on the writings of Ben Hecht.[31][32][33][34][35]
References[edit]
- ^ Grippo, Charles. "Charles Grippo's Website". CharlesGrippo.org.
- ^ Contemporary Authors (Volume 235 ed.). Thomson Gale. 2005. pp. 175–177. ISBN 0-7876-7864-3.
- ^ "Charles Grippo". Broadway World. 2013.
- ^ "Charles Grippo". Samuel French. 2016.
- ^ Grippo, Charles. "Official Website". SexMarkstheSpot.net.
- ^ TheatreinChicago. "Sex Marks the Spot - Play Details". TheatreinChicago.com.
- ^ Thompson, Zac. "Sex Marks the Spot - Review". Chicago Reader.
- ^ Hewitt, Aggie. "REVIEW: Sex Marks the Spot (New Lincoln Theatre) Even a farce needs to be sincere". Chicago Theater Beat.
- ^ McAleavey, Marc (October 2, 2002). "Sex Marks the Spot - Review". Nuovo. Indianoplis: 28.
- ^ Pease, Ida M. (August 2000). "Review - "SEX MARKS SPOT-SUPERB"". Cortland Standard.
- ^ Ahern, Sheila (June 19, 2000). "Review "Sex Marks the Spot Filled with Slapstick, Shock Humor"". Frankfort Times. Indiana.
- ^ Broadwayworld. "New Lincoln Theatre Presents WHEN ANGELS WEPT 9/14-10/27". Broadwayworld.com.
- ^ Hayford, Justin. "When Angels Wept - Review". Chicago Reader.
- ^ Grippo, Charles. "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide". Amazon.com.
- ^ Jarvis, Robert M.; Chaikelson, Steven E.; Corcos, Christine A.; Edmonds, Edmund P.; Garon, Jon M.; Ghosh, Shubha; Henslee, William D.; Kende, Mark S.; Palmer, Charles A.; Schultz, Nancy L.; Scordaro, Marin R.; White, Libby A. (2004). Theater Law Cases and Materials. Carolina Academic Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-89089-246-6.
- ^ Helm, Lynn (February 2003). "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide - Review". Business in Broward. Broward, Florida: 30.
- ^ Bernier, Richard (May 2003). "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide - Review". Dramatics: 35.
- ^ Ewald, Laura A. (November 15, 2002). "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide - Review". Library Journal: 73.
- ^ Kenrick, John (2006). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amateur Theatricals. Penguin. p. 347.
- ^ Peithman, Stephen (May 2003). "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide - Review". Stage Directions: 61.
- ^ Kaplan, Carol M. (2014). "Once More Into the Breach, Dear Friends:Broadway Dramatists, Hollywood Producers, And the Challenge of Conflicting Copyright Norms" (PDF). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law. 16:2:297. Vanderbilt University School of Law: 300.
- ^ "Review - "The Stage Producers Business and Legal Guide"". Bookwatch: 24. February 2004.
- ^ Grippo, Charles (2013-02-05). Business and Legal Forms for Theater, Second Edition. Allworth. ISBN 978-1581159233.
- ^ "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide, Second Edition". Skyhorse Publishing/Allworth Press. 2019.
- ^ Grippo, Charles (2019). "Charles Grippo's Website". Charles Grippo.
- ^ "Grippo Stage Company's website". Grippo Stage Company.
- ^ "The God of Isaac". Grippo Stage Company. 2017.
- ^ Weiss, Hedy (July 15, 2017). "Searching for a Jewish-American Identity". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "Grippo Stage Company Presents The God of Isaac Review-An Ethno-Spiritual Odyssey". Picture This Post. July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Confessions of a P.I.M.P." Grippo Stage Company. 2016.
- ^ "The Ben Hecht Show". Grippo Stage Company. 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "The Ben Hecht Show". Chicago Critic. June 2016.
- ^ Bresloff, Al (July 29, 2016). "Theatre Reviews". Around the Town Chicago.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Grippo Stage Co's The Ben Hecht Show Premieres at Piven Theatre Today". Broadway World. June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Charles Grippo". Fra Noi. 2013.