On this day in 1955, The Tennessee Williams play ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' opened on Broadway. Today's birthdays include: Bob Mackie, Robert Carradine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Harry Houdini, Andrew Mellon and Fatty Arbuckle.

Snoopy: A Beagle With Brains Becomes Teachers' Pet

A year after Charles Schulz's death, a panel of scholars consider the political and aesthetic ramifications of "Peanuts," especially Snoopy.

'Bloomer Girl': Of Feminism and Slavery By Bruce Weber

The feminism of the 1944 musical "Bloomer Girl," a revival being performed at City Center, links women's rights and slavery in a way that now feels politically correct rather than political…

Two Gore Vidal Plays Gearing Up For Broadway

Jones Will Be B'way's New Major Barbara

Theatre Wing Honors Stroman, Taymor, Reinking With Luncheon April 16

Equity & League's NBTA Debate Prompted John Ritter & Henry Winkler to Back Union, March 23

Pay attention, we told you that this story was going to grow... The League is put in a difficult position between their members who financially benefit from the non-union shows that tour their houses and Equity who does not want non-unions included in the awards. For the League to allow this to happen is to empower Equity in a jurisdiction that they should not have. It also opens up an anti-competitive lawsuit against the League and the awards from non-union producers such as Networks and Troika and their own presenters for non-competitive business practices.

Broderick Temporarily Sidelined from Bway's Producers

Shaw's Gathering Will Be in Cort April 13

Artistic Producer Rosemarie Tichler to Leave Public Theater

Producer Lane Closing Easy After Stage Stint, April 1

That is Stewart Lane, the producer/theatre owner, also known as Mr. Broadway. Nathan Lane has no intention of leaving The Producers. Right now.

Neeson to Star in Broadway Crucible in February 2002

DIVA TALK Betty at the Bottom Line and More!

New Leiber & Stoller Musical Jailhouse Rock Plans September Workshop

Scott Elliott to Direct B'way Revival of The Women in Nov. 2001

Cherry Jones to Star in Broadway Revival of Major Barbara, June 15

Roundabout Roundup: Alfred Molina Faith Healer and David Morse Holy Picture Postponed

Artistic Producer Tichler Leaves the Public Theater

As Daring as a Darius by Forrest Mallard

Thank God I'm Old by Peter Filichia

Spotlight On: Peter Filichia by Andrew Barrett

Lets learn something about the best writer on theatre today. He is pretty passionate about the biz!

Public Lives: An Impresario's Passions, Gratified (Sid Bernstein)

http://broadwayinspirationalvoices.com/

If you are not watching the Oscars on Sunday night:
Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices will perform their show "UNPLUGGED!" at Rutgers Presbyterian Church (236 West 73rd Street) at 8:00 PM. Tickets: $20.00. Call 212-768-0870. Portion of the proceeds go to Lena McPhadden-Gore Youth Theater (LYT) and to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. See the Broadway Inspirational Voices website at http://broadwayinspirationalvoices.com/

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On another note, the Talkin'Broadway forum is down right now. There has to be a lot of chatterati that don't know what to do with themselves right now! It has a note that it will be back up and running by Monday. Monday!