Friday, November 9, 2001 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Stritch, a Hit at the Public, has B'Way Crying: Give Us 'Liberty' by Michael Riedel

Who'd have a thought a 76-year-old broad with spindly legs and a whiskey-soaked voice would muscle aside "Mamma Mia!" and "Noises Off" to become the hottest ticket in town?

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Long in the Tooth and Claw by Clive Barnes

As the poet said: "Hell hath no fury like a women scorned," or as someone else remarked, "Life can be a cross between a bitch and a cat fight."

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Theater Review | 'The Women': Ow! Watch Those Claws by Ben Brantley

Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 hit play, now in a bumpy Broadway revival, still has the dubious appeal of showing ladies being anything but ladylike.

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New York Magazine: Nice Guys Are In

It took a tragedy for some jaded daters to appreciate "nice."

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New York Magazine: Don't Blame 9/11

Five CEOs who don't make excuses, and don't screw over employees.
My heroes are the corporate leaders who don't use September 11 to excuse poor performance; it would do your conscience -- not to mention your wallet -- good to support them.

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Samantha Mathis Takes On Miller's Luck

Samantha Mathis will appear opposite Chris O'Donnell in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All The Luck, according to Variety.

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Thoel Project Eyes Autumn in New York

A musical collaboration between Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp is slated for a Chicago premiere on June 15, 2002. Broadway.com has learned that producer James Nederlander, Jr. is currently casting for the...[Read More]

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Were Critics Catty About The Women?

Boasting more recognizable names than any other current Broadway production, the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Clare Booth Luce's [Read More]

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Encores! Announces 2002 Season

Carnival!, Golden Boy and The Pajama Game will make up the 2002 Encores! season, according to The New York Times. [Read More]

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Langella to Join Bates In B'way Fortune's Fool

Frank Langella will appear opposite previously reported star Alan Bates in Ivan Turgenev's Fortune's Fool...[Read More]

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Bea Arthur to Bring One-Woman Show to the Booth

Bea Arthur will bring her one-woman show, …And Then There's Bea, to the Booth Theatre for a six week engagement this spring, according to The New York Post.

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'PARADISE' IS FOUND IN YIDDISH MUSICAL by DONALD LYONS

KEEPING theater in Yiddish alive and kicking is a challenge that exacts various answers from those who care about the survival of this rich tradition.

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Elaine Stritch: At Liberty

Reviewed by Michael Portantiere

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Tucci, Falco hashing out B'way plans

Producers look to bow legiter before Tony noms deadline
Edie Falco and Stanley Tucci may soon be slinging hash on Broadway. Last week, Joe Mantello directed the two stars in a reading of Terrence McNally's 1987 play "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune." According to producers Michael and Matthew Rego, aka the Araca Group,... [Full Story]
If F&J happens in the time for the cutoff, can the young Araca producers be juggling two Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Musical?

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Archive Import - Comment

Got an email telling me:

    Douglas Sills (of the Scarlet Pimpernel) is on Will & Grace next week (15th). He was on Sabrina the Teenage Witch on 10/26. Looks like Broadway has lost another one to tv, for now...
I don't think so at all. Douglas is just working. He is slated for many Broadway projects over the next year, both in development and arriving on stage...

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Craig Bierko Guests on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Nov. 15

Glad to hear his voice is recovering nicely!

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Shanley's Sex Comedy On the 'Money' by Howard Kissel

A playwright as savvy as John Patrick Shanley knows that mayhem, misogyny, suicide and sado-masochistic love are not enough to satisfy sophisticated New York theatergoers.

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Shortchanged on 'Money' by Donald Lyons

"Where's the play?" one might ask John Patrick Shanley after seeing his "Where's My Money?" This production at the Manhattan Theatre Club, which Shanley also directed, remains as puzzling a…

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Elaine Stritch Looks Back by Donald Lyons

Elaine Stritch - a fiery, feisty broad of 76 - takes us through her life in black tights and white shirt in her one-woman show, "Elaine Stritch at Liberty."

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Theater Review | 'Elaine Stritch At Liberty': Elaine Stritch in the Role of a Lifetime by Ben Brantley

She is tall and blonde, with skyscraper legs and klieg-light eyes, and she has the approximate energy quotient of a supernova in midexplosion. And she is 76.

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Northlight Smash, Over the Tavern, Moves to Commercial Run Nov. 23 in Chicago

You know what else I hear came from Northlight that is moving to a commercial run?

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Sex Comedy On the 'Money'

A playwright as savvy as John Patrick Shanley knows that mayhem, misogyny, suicide and sado-masochistic love are not enough to satisfy sophisticated New York theatergoers.

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Crudup is B'way's 'Man'

Thesp to headline revival

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Van den Ende inks deal for light opera

SHG to become 50% owner of Musical Light Opera House Company

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Lane's 'Producers' sked reduced

Thesp to be absent for next 2 weeks

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Newman back in ring

Hotchner's 'World' draws thesp back to 1956 TV role 11/7/01 4:24pm
Paul Newman is returning to the 1956 TV role that led to his first successful film gig, Rocky Graziano in "Somebody Up There Likes Me.".

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Playwright Anthony Shaffer Dies at 75

Playwright Anthony Shaffer, widely known for his hit thriller Sleuth, died yesterday of a heart attack in his London home, his agent confirmed to Broadway.com. He was 75.[Read More]

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Nathan Lane Reduces Playing Schedule

Under the advice of doctors, Tony winner Nathan Lane will play only six performances a week for the next two weeks. Lane's understudy, Tony nominee [Read More]

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Flower Drum Song Plays On in Los Angeles

The run of Rodgers and Hammerstein's acclaimed Flower Drum Song revival at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Ang...[Read More]

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Gypsy of the Year to Strut Stuff December 3 & 4

The 13th Annual Gypsy of the Year competition will take place on December 3 and December 4 at the Palace Theatre. Tickets for the popular event, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS...[Read More]

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Emily Loesser Takes Maternity Leave From By Jeeves

Emily Loesser is leaving By Jeeves for a new (more personal) production. “I'm due in January,” the pregnant actress told Br...[Read More]

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New Monty Men to Let it Go on Broadway

As Ken Mandelbaum mentioned on November 6, the male players from the [Read More]

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Linda Eder Returns to B'way with Holiday Concert

Linda Eder is set to perform at the Gershwin Theatre for five nights from December 26 through December 30. The diva will present a new show entitled Linda Eder Live at the Gershwin: The Holiday Con...[Read More]

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Bat Boy Set to Fly (Again) December 2

Bat Boy will fly out of the Union Square Theatre on December 2, according to a production spokesperson. [Read More]

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Elaine Stritch At Liberty Extends to December 30

The Public Theater production of Elaine Stritch at Liberty, which is generating some of the season's best buzz, is being extended. The one-woman show's limited engagement was scheduled to end o...[Read More]

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