Thursday, November 15, 2001 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Public Theater Cuts Staff to Offset Losses in Funds by ROBIN POGREBIN

    The Joseph Papp Public Theater has laid off about 20 percent of its staff to balance its budget, citing a downturn in the economy, cuts in city funds and an expected drop in donations. The action follows the resignation of the theater's two largest donors and the departure of its executive director, Fran Reiter, the former deputy mayor of New York who was brought in for her administrative skills less than a year ago.
THEATER REVIEW | 'EVERETT BEEKIN'
To Survive, Ma, Never Look Back
By BEN BRANTLEY
Richard Greenberg's tantalizing new play tells a tale of two families who shed their pasts as instinctively as snakes molt their skins.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Post-attack B'way has a local flavor

Numbers show int'l auds down, Gotham attendance up 11/14/01 6:38pm
Locals have come to the rescue of the post-Sept.11 Broadway scene. At a Wednesday press conference, the League of American Theaters and Producers released its new study on the effects of the World Trade Center attack on Broadway theater.

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

New blood on B'way

Vampire tuners stake claims for fall bows

SOURCE: ev.variety.com at 12:00AM

A Cliched Tale of Two Coasts

The Jewish family in "Everett Beekin" sure does travel a long way just to make the obvious point that assimilation, unlike Ma's chicken soup, isn't always good for the soul.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

CONFUSED FAMILY AFFAIR by DONALD LYONS

A play about family and memory is a rich tradition in American theater. But Richard Greenberg's "Everett Beekin" is so confused it never makes up its mind.

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Ben Vereen Musical in the Works

Kirsten Childs, author of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, and Shakespeare's R&J director/adaptor Joe Calarco are collaborating with [Read More]

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

The Full Monty Hits the Road Again

The recently canceled tour of The Full Monty [Read More]

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Wildhorn's Dracula Delayed Until Fall

Despite previous reports that the producers of Dracula, The Musical had booked the Broadway Theatre for a s... [Read More]

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The Broadway Tenors

Flying under the radar: The Broadway Tenors. Keep your eyes on them.

SOURCE: www.broadwaytenors.com at 12:00AM

A Temp's Life - I'm Not Really Here

Fun reading. I think I used to work there. Thanks to Ginger for the link.

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