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Friday, July 25, 2008

    [ P ]  Bruce Adler, Tony-Nominated Actor, Dies at 63

    [ B ]  Two-Time Tony Nominee Bruce Adler Dies at 63

    [ TM ]  Actor Bruce Adler Dies at 63

    [ MH ]  A great actor is gone by Christine Dolen

    Thanks to lnijacob on All That Chat for the link.

    [ IBDB ]  Bruce Adler's Broadway Credits

    [ EW ]  Exclusive: NBC Primetime Looking Rosie (O'Donnell) by Michael Ausiello

    [ B ]  Nice Work If You Can Get It, Starring Harry Connick Jr., Delays Pre-B'way Run

    [ TM ]  Nice Work If You Can Get It Postpones Boston Engagement

    [ P ]  Connick Vehicle Nice Work If You Can Get It Postponed

    Features:

    [ ND ]  Diane Paulus directs Central Park's 'Hair' revival
    Linda Winer | Critical Mass

    [ B ]  MY NEW YORK: Hair Star Will Swenson's Groovy NYC Picks!

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Mario Lopez Honored with Painting at Tony's Di Napoli

    Reviews:

    [ BS ]  Some Americans Abroad - Reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

    Idealism and practicality clash in Richard Nelson's incisive 1989 comedy centering on a group of Yankee academics on a London theatre trip.

    [ AMNY ]  'Some Americans' has some problems By Matt Windman (** 1/2)

    [ EW ]  Review: Some Americans Abroad By Jason Clark (B)

    [ BS ]  What to Do When You Hate All Your Friends - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

    Actor Susan Louise O'Connor proves with Larry Kunofsky's hilarious and heartbreaking new comedy that she's pretty much cornered the market on booze-swilling, self-dramatizing women.

    [ EW ]  Review: Kicking a Dead Horse By Jason Clark (C+)

    [ EW ]  Review: The Marriage of Bette and Boo By Jason Clark (B-)

    [ EW ]  Review: [title of show] By Paul Katz (B)

    News:

    [ TM ]  Rachel York to Guest Star on Disney's Hannah Montana

    [ P ]  Victor/Victoria's York Will Guest Star on "Hannah Montana"

    [ P ]  Memorial for Barbara Ann Teer, Founder of National Black Theatre, Set for July 28

    [ P ]  Arts Theatre Shutters; Edith Head Will Now Play the Leicester Square Theatre

    [ P ]  LuPone, Laurents, Gaines, Benanti, Noll and Ziemba to Appear at Barnes and Noble in August

    [ TM ]  Benanti, Clark, Gaines, Laurents, LuPone, Noll, Pawk, et al. to Appear at Barnes & Noble

    [ TM ]  Bogart, Butler, Hicks, Spencer Join Chalfant, Fisher, Houdyshell, et al. in Arena Stage Season

    [ P ]  Legally Blonde, LuPone, Patinkin, Sondheim, Ebersole and Burnett on Kravis Center Schedule

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 19-25: Legally Bailey

    [ P ]  West End Production of Under the Blue Sky Opens July 25

    [ P ]  Jersey Boy Spencer Will Star in Arena's Next to Normal, With Tveit

    [ P ]  Soules, Glover, Van Duyne, Galbraith and Winther Set for Grey Gardens at TheatreWorks

    [ P ]  Lion King to Offer Special Actors Fund Performance in August

    [ P ]  Klein to Direct Gorman in Hot Cripple for FringeNYC

    [ P ]  Avenue Q's Gelber to Guest on "Ugly Betty" Season Premiere

    [ P ]  Spring Awakening to Open in Germany in March 2009

    [ P ]  O'Hare, Barbour, Hurlbert and Shindle Join Variations on Shakespeare Benefit

    [ TM ]  Gazillion Bubble Show to Continue Without Interruption Despite Theft

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 4:48 PM | Item Link


      • [ NYP ]  KNEEDY ACTOR NIXED By DAREH GREGORIAN

      A Broadway actor who said he was wrongfully canned from the musical "Hairspray" because of a knee injury doesn't have a legal leg to stand on, a Manhattan judge has found.

      [ CF ]  The Clyde Fitch Report by Leonard Jacobs
      Alicia Hurley, Complicit in NYU's Campaign of Lies and Deceit About the Provincetown Playhouse, Savaged Anew

      Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

      [ WP ]  'Jerry Springer' May Be Unholy, But Sales Are Divine By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts

      If you want your protest march to stand out in the jaded nation's capital, you've got to bring some serious showmanship.

      This Morning's Peter Filichia:

      [ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: Curtains Adjustments

      [ NJ ]  '1776' cast is equal to the historic challenge

      Features:

      [ NYP ]  'TORCH' MA WAS BEACON By HARVEY FIERSTEIN

      [ AE ]  A Tale of Two Cities: How New York and Los Angeles Treat Their Out Actors by Brent Hartinger

      [ P ]  DIVA TALK: Chatting with [title of show]'s Susan Blackwell Plus News of Peters, Shindle and Murney

      [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Ellen Richard

      Meet Second Stage's executive director Ellen Richard, whose troupe will buy Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre.

      [ NYT ]  Comic-Con Brings Out the Stars, and Plugs for Movies By MICHAEL CIEPLY

      Hugh Jackman, who was on hand to promote "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," found exactly the right words for the crowd at the 39th annual Comic-Con convention.

      [ WSJ ]  Man Among 'Men'

      Emmy-nominated Actor John Slattery selects his favorite movies from the 'Mad Men' era.

      [ BS ]  Paying Tribute to Trumbo by Peter Askin

      I have worked on Trumbo, the play and the film, on and off for eight years.

      [ B ]  PHOTO OP: The Search for Elle Woods' Bailey Hanks Makes Her Legally Blonde Debut

      Variety's Special Section - "London Legit":

      [ V ]  Broadway hits make London transfer By GORDON COX

      Commercial ventures turn into subsidized fare

      [ V ]  Donmar a.d. Grandage is in demand By DAVID BENEDICT

      Director-producer expands to larger Wyndham

      [ V ]  U.S. producers tap the British brand By DAVID BENEDICT

      Future Tonys: Another West End invasion?

      [ V ]  London openings By DAVID BENEDICT

      August through December

      "Some Americans Abroad":

      [ YN ]  Nice guy Tom Cavanagh offers an unappealing side By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer

      Tom Cavanagh is the kind of guy who holds doors open for strangers.

      [ DN ]  Professors love all things British in 'Some Americans Abroad' by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

      [ HC ]  Gordon Edelstein Smartly Revives 'Some Americans Abroad' By MALCOLM JOHNSON

      [ BN ]  Nelson's Ugly 'Americans,' Professors Still Chill: John Simon

      [ V ]  Some Americans Abroad
      Review By MARILYN STASIO

      Richard Nelson's 1989 comedy "Some Americans Abroad" -- a scathing satire about a group of academics behaving badly on their annual cultural binge in London -- is too truthful to ever go out of date, and it proves a perfect fit for a company with a smart and sophisticated, if slightly curdled, sense of humor.

      [ CU ]  Some Americans Abroad

      Richard Nelson's academic, but by no means elementary, excursion into Anglophilia is making a fine comeback.

      [ NYT ]  This Blessed Plot, Those Incurable Anglophiles By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

      Only frantically Anglophile theatergoers are likely to derive much joy from this limp two hours of high-toned cultural tourism.

      [ NYP ]  IT'S NOT A TOUR DE FORCE By FRANK SCHECK (** 1/2)

      [ BR ]  All aboard for a trip of fools BY ROBERT FELDBERG

      The production, under the direction of Gordon Edelstein, is no more than middling.

      [ TB ]  Some Americans Abroad
      Review by Matthew Murray

      So diagrammatic is every aspect of this production, from the performances (beginning with Tom Cavanagh's as Joe) to Edelstein's direction to the design, you're left with the kind of pen-and-ink specificity that illustrates everything except the meaning of what you're watching.

      [ TM ]  Some Americans Abroad
      Reviewed by: Brian Scott Lipton

      Richard Nelson's satire about a group of pretentious academics traveling in London gets a spotty revival at Second Stage.

      [ YN ]  Richard Nelson dissects fans of all-things English By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

      And while the cast is game, director Gordon Edelstein's slack revival moves slowly as the considerable foibles of these folks are revealed.

      "The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks":

      [ TB ]  The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
      Review by Matthew Murray

      Just what the doctor ordered this hot, steamy, expensive summer: for youngsters and parents alike, a towering dollop of theatrical cool. And did I mention it was free?

      [ TM ]  The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
      Reviewed by: Andy Propst

      Joe Iconis' amiable adaptation of Nancy McArthur's children's book may turn some kids into lifelong fans of musical theater.

      [ BS ]  The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks - Reviewed by RONNI REICH

      Plants make wonderful pets and not such bad musicals. Such are the lessons of Joe Iconis' "The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks," based on the book by Nancy McArthur whose title more or less serves as a summary.

      [ V ]  The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks

      Mini-tuner admirably serves its purpose as Theatreworks USA's 2008 offering of free summer theater for children, but one suspects that on a larger scale, this "Plant That Ate Dirty Socks" doesn't have legs.

      "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels":

      [ MDN ]  Actress gets her chance to perform in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' By R. Scott Reedy

      Broadway performer Dee Hoty is delighted to be back at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis - this time playing a romance-seeking socialite who finds herself in the company of a pair of charming con men on the French Riviera in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"-especially since she didn't even get a chance to see the 2005 Broadway production of the musical comedy.

      [ CCT ]  Cast makes 'Scoundrels' likable By KATHI SCRIZZI DRISCOLL

      [ BP ]  Dirty, but never rotten by Heather Wysocki

      Beckett:

      [ LAT ]  'First Love' is austere but wins you over By Charlotte Stoudt

      [ DN ]  The Beckett list: Liam Neeson joins others in reading his works

      [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: Footnote
      Compiled by JULIE BLOOM

      Midtown International Theatre Festival:

      [ BS ]  Opa! - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

      Among the many jaw-dropping aspects of "Opa!" is the news that someone is purportedly taking the Greek musical to Broadway in the future.

      Other Reviews:

      [ TM ]  What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends
      Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

      Larry Kunofsky's mildly amusing comedy goes on a little too long to sustain its premise.

      [ NYT ]  Theater Review | 'Expatriate'
      Ah Paris, Beacon of Freedom, City of Jazz By ANDY WEBSTER

      This production is a reminder how invigorating an Off Broadway play can be with just two appealing performers, compelling music and an intelligent script.

      [ NYT ]  Vintage Brooklyn Mayhem, Live on Stage By WILBORN HAMPTON

      The stage adaptation of "Dog Day Afternoon" is more a curiosity for fans of the movie than any elucidation on the Oscar-winning screenplay.

      [ LAT ]  REVIEW: 'Accomplices' by Bernard Weinraub By Charles McNulty

      The former New York Times reporter has done his homework, but that doesn't make for a good play.

      [ BG ]  In 'St. Ives,' a stirring clash of cultures By Louise Kennedy

      [ V ]  Stain
      Review By SAM THIELMAN

      "Stain" is nothing if not watchable, from the horrifying bonding between father Arthur (Jim O'Connor) and son Thomas (Tobias Segal) to the hilariously revolting insult contests between Thomas and his buddy George (Peter Brensinger).

      [ WSJ ]  Wicked Laughter By TERRY TEACHOUT

      Not all directors are alert to the comic aspect of Shakespeare's tragedies. But Shakespeare & Company's first attempt at "Othello" wisely plays many lines for laughs, making it more horrifying when the curtain falls on corpses.

      News:

      [ TM ]  Barbour, Hurlbert, O'Hare, Rylance, Shindle, et al. Set for Variations on Shakespeare

      [ TM ]  Glover, Soules, Van Duyne, Winther, et al. Set for TheatreWorks' Grey Gardens

      [ NYT ]  Theater Listings

      Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

      [ DN ]  Hot seats: Theater and comedy picks this weekend

      [ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 25

      [ P ]  Sound of Music's Fisher Returns to London Stage in They're Playing Our Song

      [ P ]  Dussault Is The Lady in Penthouse B BeginningJuly 25 at the York

      [ P ]  South Pacific, Dolly Parton and Rodgers-Hart Tribute Featured on Playbill Radio July 29-Aug. 5

      [ P ]  New Musical Dangerous Beauty Unleashed at Northwestern July 25

      [ P ]  Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Begins Free Brooklyn Run July 25

      [ NYT ]  Barbara Ann Teer, 71, Dies; Promoted Black Arts By BRUCE WEBER

      [ B ]  Emma Thompson Writing Screenplay for New My Fair Lady Film

      [ NYT ]  Applying More 'Hairspray' By JULIE BOSMAN; Compiled by JULIE BLOOM

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