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I was a bit overwhelmed with the response of my posting yesterday on BroadwayStars looking for some help. I actually had to take down the posting. By noon, I had received about 100 responses! I was able to find someone early yesterday morning. I do want to thank you for coming to my call. If you would still like, send on your resume to me and I will keep it on file as these type of jobs come up all the time. If not, I wish you the best. Thanks for reading and writing.

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So you read it here first, BroadwayOnline.com is... officially not doing today what it was doing yesterday. There is a rotating "best of" for each of the sections, but it is unlikely that the site will have new content. Robert Viagas wrote his goodbye column (Matthew linked to it below.) And the staff is not in the office today. Broadway Television Network has not released a statement about the demise of this business unit, strikingly similar to the way in which InTheater just disappeared in denial. Just like InTheater did, BTN has a plan to re-open BroadwayOnline.com with a white knight, but I don't see that happening at this point. We are very sad. But it looks like all of our favorite players will resurface very soon at familiar outlets. (Peter Filichia will kick off at TheaterMania on Monday!) It will be just like they went on vacation and got a new haircut. BroadwayStars will continue to link to BroadwayOnline stories until it doesn't make sense (if the site goes dead, they make a major restructure of the content, etc...)

www.dannyzolli.com

Been listening to Danny Zolli's new CD. It is really well produced and shows Danny's range, not only in notes (which is exceptional) but also from rock and roll to musical theatre. It would be a perfect addition to any fan of the rock musical set. Danny's self-produced CD would hold up against any major label release. It is that good. For more information about it or to buy it, see Danny's site at www.dannyzolli.com.

Nytheatre.com: Tom Andersen, the award-winning singer and composer, discusses his pop, country and swing tunes and the songwriters who inspired him.

Martine McCutcheon to Leave My Fair Lady in London?

Kushner-Tesori Caroline, Directed by Wolfe, to Reach OB's Public in 2002-03

Off-Bway Makes Way for George Street's Lady Day in Feb. 2002

Christiane Noll Has an Ax to Grind in Goodspeed Lizzie Borden, Nov. 1-25

Blue Heron Theatre Takes a Look at Two Rooms, Nov. 1-25

As Promised, Tony n' Tina Renew Their Vows Off-Bway, Nov. 1

Elizabeth Ashley Goes 'Naked' as Cornelia at NJ's George Street, Nov. 5

Sarah Jessica Parker Beholds Wonder of the World, Opening in NYC Nov. 1

PHOTO CALL: Well, She's Red: Walton, Gravitte Star in Paper Mill Revival

Don't You Love Farce? Noises Off Opens on Bway Nov. 1

PHOTO CALL: They're Red, Hot and Blue at Paper Mill Playhouse

Ground Zero to Receive Nov. 1 Tix to Bway's Beauty and the Beast

Mamma Mia's Dames Guest on "Theater Talk," Nov. 2

Nobel Laureate Walcott Presents Walker at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Nov. 1-18

Equity's Patrick Quinn Chats with Kate Burton in NYC, Nov. 1

Playwrights Theatre of NJ Unwrap The Book of Candy, Nov. 1-18

Broadway Grosses: On With the Show

The Great White Way is still going strong, as evidenced by the 221,263 people that paid to attend a Broadway show last week. That figure is 1,827 people higher than paid for admission the same week la...[Read More]

Publicist John Springer Dead at 85

Famed publicist John Springer, 85, passed away yesterday morning at New York Hospital. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. [Read More]

Broadway U.S.O. Tour Planned For December

Savion Glover, Sherie Rene Scott, [Read More]

Off-Broadway Return of Lady Day in the Works

A revival of Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill will likely land off-Broadway later this season. "We are having a meeting to discuss bringing it in," producer Jeffrey Solis tol...[Read More]

Buzz Lines: Is Craig Bierko "the Martine McCutcheon of Broadway?" And when will he return to Thou Shalt Not?

Literary battle takes the stage in 'Friends'

New musical features music by Hamlisch, lyrics by Carnelia 10/31/01 4:36pm
Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy may get their day in court after all. The battling literary titans are the subject of a new musical, "Imaginary Friends," by composer Marvin Hamlisch, lyricist Craig Carnelia and book writer Nora Ephron.

Shed a Tear for Scalpers on Broadway

[Missed this the other day. Thanks to Ginger for pointing it out.]

Carnegie Delays Opening of Additional Hall

JOHN SPRINGER, P.R. GENIUS, DIES by V.A. MUSETTO

JOHN Springer, often called the king of press agents because of his star-studded list of clients, died Tuesday at New York Hospital. He was 85.

John Springer, Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 85

Sarah Jessica Parker Returning to NY Stage in Wonder of the World Nov. 1

"Sex and the City" star is appearing at Manhattan Theatre Club, where she played a lovable pup in A.R. Gurney's Sylvia

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Sherie Rene Scott puts on a costume today, but it is not for Halloween as she opens up the 1 week workshop of Debbie Does Dallas, the musical from this year's Fringe. The workshop is capped by a presentation next Wednesday.

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Today is suppose to be D-Day for BroadwayOnline.com. It is strange that other than a few columnists announcing that they are moving on, we have not really heard anything official from the owners (Broadway Television Network). Does this reflect upon their other business practices? I guess it does. We will just have to wait and see if there is new content on BroadwayOnline.com tomorrow for our answer.

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BroadwayOnline.Com says goodbye. Here are two of the seven new--and presumably final--links from the page:

Email me

And this from our anonymous blind link:

LOVE, JANIS posted its closing notice last night and will perform its final performance at the Village Theatre on Sunday, November 5th at 7:30pm. The show has mounted a debt of $500,000 (yes, half a million)! Checks are reportedly bouncing.

Butler May Do It, by Michael Riedel

"I'm thinking of putting an ad in the paper saying that a limited number of 'By Jeeves' tickets are available at $500, with a free cup of tea," jokes Andrew Lloyd Webber.

John Springer, a Broadway Press Agent Beloved by the Stars He Repped, Dead at 85

Today's birthdays include Dan Rather, Barbara Bel Geddes, David Ogden Stiers, Deidre Hall, Jane Pauley, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dermot Mulroney, Ethel Waters, and Michael Landon.

Benefit Concert -- 100 Years of Broadway Comes to Tappan Zee High School

Playwrights Horizons Breaks Ground for 42nd Street Complex Oct. 30

Diana van der Vlis, Tony-Nominated Actress, Dead at 66

'Thou Shalt Not Sing,' Docs Tell Bierko, So He's on Vocal Rest Till Further Notice

Right.

PHOTO CALL: Thou Shalt Not Party Oct. 26

PHOTO CALL: Thanks, Susan: Thou Shalt Not Stars Music Man Repeats

PHOTO CALL: When Harry Met Susan

Broadway Grosses: October 22-28 - Part 1

Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 31

30-OCT-2001 John Springer, a Broadway Press Agent Beloved by the Stars He Repped, Dead at 85

Talent Will Out: Amy Sedaris Visits Letterman Show, Oct. 31

Off-Bway Wants Chekhov NOW; Festival Held Oct. 31-Nov. 18

Halloween Epiphany: LuPone and Hearn Sing 'Sweeney Todd in Concert' on PBS Oct. 31

PHOTO CALL: tick, tick... on the Block: McIntyre Joins Boom!

Playwright Brighde Mullins Receives 2001 Whiting Award

PHOTO CALL: Loesser Be a Lady: Jo Congratulates Emily on By Jeeves

But who here can tell us the Loesser connection to Jeeves and Bertie before ALW?

PHOTO CALL: Jeeves and Wooster: Jarvis and Scherer Open in By Jeeves

PHOTO CALL: The Family Lloyd Webber Celebrates Dad's Latest on Bway, By Jeeves

PHOTO CALL: By George! By Jeeves's Scherer Takes His Opening Bow

Tribute to New York From the Nation's Upper West Side by SAM HOWE VERHOVEK

All the proceeds from the benefit "From Seattle to New York With Love" will be distributed to New York artists and arts groups affected by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11

How Were the Reviews?: Frank Wildhorn's Dracula in La Jolla

Fresh from starring in Broadway's Rocky Horror, Tom Hewitt plays that other guy from Transylvania

In Memory of JOHN SPRINGER

John Springer, a Broadway Press Agent Beloved by the Stars He Repped, Dead at 85

And the Winners Are..... by Ken Mandelbaum

The Best of Peter Filichia

Hello, I Must Be Going by Robert Viagas