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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

    Features:

    [ P ]  ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Weekend in the Country By Seth Rudetsky

    [ G ]  Which shows make big-screen winners? By Matt Wolf

    Two hit stage shows are preparing to migrate to film and speculation grows over which movie stars, such as the ubiquitous Meryl Streep, will be given the juicy main roles

    [ B ]  VIDEO: Behind the Scenes: Backstage with the New Leading Ladies of Young Frankenstein

    [ B ]  VIDEO SPECIAL: Meet a New Spring Awakening Star Every Day. Get to Know: Andrew Durand

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Flamingo Court Stars Farr and Gillette Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell

    News:

    [ P ]  Broadway Grosses: Aug. 25-31

    [ B ]  Dunagan, Reed, Morton & More Headed to London in August: Osage County

    [ TM ]  Dunagan, Morton, Reed, et al. Set for London's August: Osage County

    [ P ]  August Originals Dunagan, Reed, Murphy, Perry, Morton, Mayberry and More Are London-Bound

    [ B ]  Broadway's Hairspray Taps New Link, Amber & Motormouth Maybelle

    [ P ]  Marroquin Will Be Roxie in Broadway's Chicago Sept. 15

    [ P ]  Prince and Thomas to Star in Philly World Premiere of McNally's Unusual Acts

    [ TM ]  Blaser, Cordero, Green, Josefberg, Opel Set for George Street's The Toxic Avenger

    [ TM ]  Days, Hickok, Jennings, Wooten, et al. to Star in Sessions

    [ P ]  Spring Awakening Debuts on iTunes "LIVE from SoHo" Series; Six Tracks Released

    [ TM ]  Live from SoHo: Spring Awakening Gets iTunes Release

    [ TM ]  National Tour of Rent to Play Boston, Chicago, L.A., Philadelphia, Seattle, et al.

    [ TM ]  Frankenstein Recording Gets Release

    [ TM ]  Symphony Space to Show Bartlett Sher's Romeo & Juliette

    [ TM ]  Susan Egan to Perform with Vox Femina Los Angeles

    [ TM ]  Westchester Broadway Theatre Announces 2009 Season

    [ P ]  Musical Emma Begins Matchmaking in Cincinnati Sept. 2

    [ P ]  Piazza, Simply Cinderella, Pillowman and More Will Play Leicester's Curve in 2008-09

    [ P ]  Hartford's No Child... Extended Through Oct. 12

    [ P ]  Lewis to Parade in Seattle's Hello, Dolly! in 2009

    [ P ]  Murray, Martin, Rubin-Vega and Rudetsky Set for Project Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra

    [ P ]  Schwimmer Will Direct Belber's Fault Lines for Naked Angels Off-Broadway

    [ TM ]  Naked Angels Replaces The Talk with Belber's Fault Lines

    [ B ]  Josh Lucas to Star in Belber's Fault Lines, Directed by David Schwimmer

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 4:47 PM | Item Link


      • [ NYT ]  Replacement Theater
      Compiled by JULIE BLOOM

      The Naked Angels theater company has announced that it will present the Off Broadway premiere of "Fault Lines."

      [ P ]  West End Rain Man Delays Opening

      [ V ]  Blanchett brings stars to Sydney By MICHAELA BOLAND

      Cate Blanchett's debut season as co-artistic director of the Sydney Theater Company will feature productions helmed by directors Steven Soderbergh and Liv Ullmann and see a repurposing of the resident Actors Company.

      Features:

      [ NYT ]  Two Women in One Role, Establishing Connections By PATRICIA COHEN

      Leslie Uggams and Yaya DaCosta star in "The First Breeze of Summer," which depicts the generational tensions that pull at a close-knit, working-class African-American family.

      [ LAT ]  The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company By Karen Wada

      In the first full season under his leadership, the company puts a stronger focus on diversity, adventurousness and audience-building.

      [ LAT ]  As 'Rent' closes in New York, fans go into mourning By Josh Getlin

      The musical by the late Jonathan Larson is the seventh longest-running musical in history.

      [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Aaron Lazar

      Aaron Lazar - who co-stars in the new Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities - fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.

      [ TV ]  Society on stage By JERRY TALLMER

      Playwright A.R. Gurney puts small-town society & show folks in his acerbic scope.

      Thanks to kieran on All That Chat for the link.

      [ BN ]  'Billy Elliot,' Harry Potter's 'Equus' Lead New Broadway Season By Philip Boroff

      Thanks to American Theater Web for the following articles!

      [ CT ]  Production of 'Chicago' razzle-dazzles Pakistanis

      Dames here aren't fast and booze doesn't ooze, writes the Tribune's Kim Barker

      [ WSJ ]  The Slapdash Genius By TERRY TEACHOUT

      Leonard Bernstein remembered, 90 years after his birth

      [ TIMES ]  Why Caryl Churchill is the Top Girl by Lucy Powell

      As Caryl Churchill turns 70, her admirers and collaborators tell what it's like to work with one of our most important playwrights

      [ StL ]  Liza Minnelli's show salutes her godmother By Judith Newmark

      [ DP ]  R&H and Patrick Cassidy & Shirley Jones By John Moore

      [ ST ]  T.R. Knight taking part in 'Laramie' reading

      [ TIMES ]  Stephen Rea: straight from the horse's mouth by Morgan Falconer

      Stephen Rea finds it easier to act alongside a dead horse than talk about his personal life

      [ TIMES ]  Idina Menzel: from Broadway belter to pop star by Dan Cairns

      [ PPG ]  Politics of 'Wicked' survives changes from book to stage By Christopher Rawson

      [ PTR ]  'Wicked' returns to the Benedum By Alice T. Carter

      [ PPG ]  'Rent' star premieres autobiographical show at City Theatre By Christopher Rawson

      [ PTR ]  'Rent' star brings stage version of memoir to City Theatre By Alice T. Carter

      [ PTR ]  Personality test: Anthony Rapp

      [ WP ]  At 11, Actor Sees a Future Among the Stars By Alex Baldinger

      One of Dalton's dreams might even come true before he's a teenager: He longs to perform on Broadway, and with the lead role in "Ace" at Signature Theatre, he just might be on his way.

      "Vanities":

      [ V ]  Vanities, A New Musical
      Review By BOB VERINI

      Keying off Jack Heifner's 1976 straight play, this energetic effort to tap into "Legally Blonde"'s Girl Power vibe doesn't always comfortably coexist with the original's intimacy and dark undertones more akin to "A Catered Affair." Gotham-bound tuner's commercial fate will likely fall between those two extremes, though its long-term regional and community prospects may well outshine the three-decade prominence of Heifner's original.

      [ PSN ]  Women explore their lives through 'Vanities' By Michelle J. Mills

      Other Reviews:

      [ V ]  Abigail's Party
      Review By TERRY MORGAN

      The new production of the play at the Odyssey Theater Ensemble is well-acted and very funny, with a couple of excellent performances, but the end of the piece feels artificial and keeps it from having quite the resonance it might have.

      [ ND ]  Review: LI premiere of 'The Producers' BY STEVE PARKS

      [ AMNY ]  Amorous 'Desir' goes stale By Matt Windman (** 1/2)

      News:

      [ [ V ]  'Mamma' gets a box office tune-up

      Sing-along screenings bump up musical

      [ V ]  Circus Amok to present 'Sublime'

      Troupe production set for N.Y. parks

      [ P ]  Musical Comedy Portrait, Jacob Sterling, With Pittu and Bartlett, Premieres in NYC

      [ P ]  Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 2

      [ P ]  Dandridge Is Broadway's New Lady of the Lake Beginning Sept. 2

      [ P ]  Hadary Joins Tour of Spamalot Sept. 2

      [ P ]  "20at20," with Off-Broadway Participants Fantasticks, Stomp and Altar Boyz, Begins Sept. 2

      [ P ]  Walnut Street's State Fair, with Elder, Hoty and Jacoby, Begins Sept. 2

      [ P ]  "The Human Heart": New Reprise Season Kicks Off with Once on This Island Sept. 2

      [ P ]  Working Theater Gives Supernatural King of Shadows World Premiere Sept. 2

      [ P ]  Russell and Guncler Quarrel Off-Broadway Beginning Sept. 2

      [ P ]  Award-Winning Scorched Returns to Toronto's Tarragon Sept. 2; Tour Follows

    • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 7:44 AM | Item Link


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