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Sunday, November 15, 2009

    [ NYT ]  Weddings & Celebrations: Stephanie Gibson, Will Chase

    [ P ]  Playblog: Leaked Photo Reveals Adam Lambert and Rob Marshall on Out's 100 List

    [ PEOPLE ]  Rosie Admits Partner Kelli 'Moved Out Two Years Ago'

    [ NYP ]  PAGE SIX: Liberated loins

    The audience at "Hair" the other night was treated to even more nudity than the free-loving musical usually provides.

    Features:

    [ NYP ]  Re-wiring Broadway revenues By RICHARD WILNER

    Tony Ponturo is going to ruffle some feathers on Broadway.
    The sports marketer turned theater producer is looking to create additional revenue streams on the Great White Way and is not leaving any stone unturned -- including a recent unsuccessful attempt to sell product placement rights in the script of "Memphis," which he co-produces.

    [ DFP ]  Composer Stephen Sondheim discusses musical influences, opera and 'A Little Night Music' By MARK STRYKER

    [ DN ]  Leslie Uggams lights up 'Night Music' by Lawrence B. Johnson

    Thanks to HC on All That Chat for the link.

    [ B ]  Videos: They've Got Rhythm: See the Cast of Girl Crazy in Rehearsal

    [ TWS ]  Shirley Unleashed by Rob Weinert-Kendt

    From his new position at the LA Stage Blog--resuming, one hopes, the essential coverage he once did for the LA Times' Stage Beat--Don Shirley takes on his old employer's New York-besotted theater coverage...

    [ LAT ]  Shakespeare, now starring at Geffen Playhouse By Reed Johnson

    As playwright Bill Cain ponders the present day, he hears history call to him. The result: 'Equivocation,' featuring a certain writer.

    [ LAT ]  Culture Monster
    Activist-actor Russell Means takes his first stage role by David Ng

    [ NYP ]  Women and theater ... again By Elisabeth Vincentelli

    [ JSTGY ]  Quick Q&A: Ann Marie Healy by Patrick Lee

    The playwright talks about her satirical, dystopian vision of the future "What Once We Felt"

    [ V ]  'Fela' heads to Broadway By GORDON COX

    Tuner funks up Rialto musical landscape

    [ TM ]  10 Broadway Holiday Gifts By: Dan Bacalzo

    TheaterMania's guide to seasonal merchandise includes items from shows such as Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Wicked, Mamma Mia!, and Rock of Ages.

    [ CE ]  'White Christmas' role is dreamy By Jackie Demaline

    "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" has become a holiday tradition for Kerry O'Malley, who's in her fifth year of playing Betty Haynes in the movie-to-stage musical.

    [ P ]  Playblog: After Christmas, Walter Bobbie Will Get Erotic

    [ NYT ]  Breaks of the Game By PATRICK HEALY

    Hanging out with Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson, who have just released a new CD, "The Power of Two," based on their critically acclaimed act from June.

    [ NYT ]  Audio Slide Show: Power of Two

    Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson talk about their musical collaboration.

    [ NYP ]  Stepping onstage By CHRISTINA AMOROSO

    If you find yourself wondering why that redhead singing into the mike at Joe's Pub this weekend looks so familiar, no, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you - it's actress Lauren Ambrose.

    [ NYT ]  Writer Digs Up Gods From the Bayou By PATRICK HEALY

    Tarell Alvin McCraney's story has helped make him a playwright of uncommon acclaim.

    [ NYT ]  A Challenge of Innocence and Experience By KATE TAYLOR

    Ayesha Antoine, 28, is playing an 8-year-old in Alan Ayckbourn's play "My Wonderful Day."

    [ NYT ]  A Fulbright in Nigeria That Turned Into a Show By CHLOE VELTMAN

    Many things have happened since Dan Hoyle performed in the premiere of "Tings Dey Happen," his incendiary and brilliant solo show about Nigerian oil politics, nearly three years ago at the compact theater the Marsh in San Francisco.

    [ B ]  A Dreamy Photo Look at the New Dreamgirls

    [ B ]  Photo Op: Matthew Morrison's Gleeful Visit With Jane Lynch at Love, Loss and What I Wore

    [ P ]  Playblog: A Very Public Book Launching

    Reviews:

    [ HChron ]  Singing the praises of Kate Baldwin By EVERETT EVANS

    Want a one-word review of Broadway sensation Kate Baldwin's debut CD? How about "Wow!"?

    [ P ]  ON THE RECORD: Baldwin's "Let's See What Happens," Liz Callaway's "Passage of Time," and Two Holiday Fund-Raisers

    [ TB ]  Wintuk
    Review by Matthew Murray

    Wintuk is a gleaming, attractive tribute to talent that's primed to get children equally interested in both the season and Cirque du Soleil, so it succeeds at its most elemental goal.

    [ CU ]  Wintuk

    Until snow falls on New York there is a veritable storm of the fake variety ready to fall from the rafters upon the audience at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden

    [ NYT ]  In This Ring of the Circus, the Amazing Risk Tamers By JASON ZINOMAN

    How much you enjoy "Inside Out," the moody blend of modern and traditional circus by the Swedish troupe Cirkus Cirkör depends to a large degree on whether you've recently seen Cirque du Soleil.

    [ BS ]  Mine - Reviewed by NICOLE VILLENEUVE

    The glaring flaw in "Mine" is that it's almost entirely static. The three players emerge at the end just as they were in that first scene, perhaps a little worse for wear.

    [ BS ]  Cyrano de Bergerac - Reviewed by HILARY TUTTLE

    The interpretation is notably loyal to the Edmond Rostand original, but unfortunately such loyalty leads to two of the show's greatest flaws: its length and its inaccessibility for a contemporary audience.

    [ NYT ]  That 1940s Feeling at a Poconos Roadhouse By NEIL GENZLINGER

    "The Supper Club of Lost Causes" is a fractured look at faded glory that is being given a strange, smart production at Theater for the New City.

    [ NYT ]  Grieving, and Asking When the Pain Will End By ANITA GATES

    Hudson Stage presents a smooth and sensitive production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Rabbit Hole" at Pace University.

    [ NYT ]  Dysfunctional Delights By ANITA GATES

    "Blood: A Comedy" shows the humor and seriousness of family spats in its premiere at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton.

    [ NYT ]  Sending Up Show Business, Not to Mention Politics By SYLVIANE GOLD

    With its strong performances, the Hartford Stage production of "Mistakes Were Made" will appeal to theatergoers who relish the ridiculous.

    [ V ]  The Flying Scissors
    Movie Review By JOHN ANDERSON

    Still, good execution of a lame idea is better than lame execution of a good idea, and this low-budget comedy turns out to be a showcase for an attractive cast, which will likely draw more biz on homevid than in theatrical release.

    News:

    [ P ]  Ragtime, a Musical Melting Pot, Opens on Broadway

    [ P ]  Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 15

    [ P ]  Bernstein's On the Town Opens at Paper Mill Nov. 15

    [ P ]  U.S. Premiere of Wolves at the Window Opens Off-Broadway Nov. 15

    [ P ]  More Than A Fling: Potts' Loaded Opens Off-Broadway Nov. 15

    [ P ]  Broadway's Mostel Comes to Life Again on Stage in Brochu Solo Zero Hour

    [ P ]  Welcome, Christmas: Grinch, With Karl, Larroquette, Edwards, Gurwin and More, Opens in L.A.

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