Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
[collapse]

Archive Import - Comment

I received a phone call from Peter Filichia last night who informed me that his mother, Mary Filichia, has died. The online theatre community means a tremendous deal to him, and many of the people he has met were aware of the situation and expressed their concern. He asked me to post the information about the funeral service here, and since Peter Filichia is a true Broadway Star, and a significant friend not only of BroadwayStars.Com but also me personally, I am only too happy to oblige.
The wake will be held on Wednesday and the funeral will be held on Thursday. The name, address, and phone number of the funeral home is:

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

Archive Import - Comment

Dello Russo
306 Main Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 396-9200

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

Archive Import - Comment

Our thoughts here are all with him during this difficult time.

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

Archive Import - Comment

Casting info for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Broadway production:
Rehearsals begin mid-September (in NY). Out of town run begins Oct. for 6 week run, city to be determined. Broadway performances begin approximately January 2003 at a theatre to be determined. Director: Connie Grappo.

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

THEATER REVIEW | 'HELEN'

The Face Again, Still Gorgeous but a Bit Weary
By BEN BRANTLEY
Donna Murphy, who plays the title role in "Helen," has always been a seductive actress of major transformative powers.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

THEATER REVIEW | 'FORBIDDEN CITY BLUES'

Funny, You Don't Look . . . Uhhh . . . Whatever You Are This Time
By D. J. R. BRUCKNER
That race change is a challenge worthy of the new era is the altogether frivolous premise of Alexander Woo's "Forbidden City Blues."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

CABARET REVIEW | LILLIAS WHITE

Moving From Theater to Theatrical Jazz
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Lillias White is a singer who makes the most challenging vocal feats look almost easy. Endowed with endless stamina and exuberance, she marches jubilantly across stylistic borders like Napoleon's army sweeping through Europe.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'SPIES'

That Nice Lady Up the Road. A Spy?
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Michael Frayn's characters, in both his novels and his plays, suffer from a form of psychological myopia, a blindered self-absorption that leads them to impose their obsessions upon the world, with comical or devastating results for themselves and everyone around them.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

SHE'S TOP DOG by MICHAEL RIEDEL

YESTERDAY was a pretty amazing day for Suzan-Lori Parks.

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:00AM

'HELEN' IS NO BEAUTY by DONALD LYONS

WHEN you retell the ancient mythic stories, you'd better have a strong, striking, possibly funny point of view.
Ellen McLaughlin forgot this in "Helen," her dull modernizing of Euripides' play "Helen."

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:00AM

A Trojan Bore, Mostly by Howard Kissel

Helen of Troy has been a topic for poets and playwrights for nearly 3,000 years. This doesn't mean the subject has been exhausted, but you could easily get that impression from Ellen McLaug…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

Thoroughly Modern Millie Cancels Performance


Brad Garrett to Play Amos Hart in Chicago

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks began her week with a bang. On Sunday April 7 her new play, Topdog/Underdog, opened on Broadway to raves, and on Monday the work won her the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Los Angeles Times: New Sexual Politics of Old English 'Beauty' by TONY PERRY

This spicy period comedy directed by Mark Lamos, catches England and the Restoration stage in the throes of political and romantic upheaval.

SOURCE: www.calendarlive.com at 12:00AM

San Francisco Chronicle: Bronson Pinchot breaks out of Balki by Christopher Hawthorne

Former sitcom star takes on meatier role in Broadway's 'Stones'

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 12:00AM

THEATER REVIEW | 'THE SWEEPERS': At War's End, a New Dawn in a Little Italy By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

Change is in the air. The time is the summer of 1945. The atomic age is about to dawn. World War II is drawing to a close, and life in these United States is about to be transformed, includ…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Her 'Topdog' Is A Champion By PATRICIA O'HAIRE

First, her play "Topdog/Underdog," opened Sunday at Broadway's Ambassador Theater to mostly enthusiastic reviews. Yesterday, Suzan-Lori Parks won the Pulitzer Prize for the two-character dr…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

Spring Forward, Fall Back: Debbie Does Dallas Now Slated for Late 2002

When exactly is Debbie doing Dallas? And, hmm, where might I have read about this before?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards