Thursday, December 6, 2001 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Hartford revises sked

Wilson postpones mainstage world premiere of 'Diosa'

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Burton, Pine laureled for 'Classic' perfs

Thesps to receive Joe A. Callaway awards
Kate Burton and Larry Pine have received this year's Joe A. Callaway awards, which are presented by Actors' Equity Foundation for the best performance by a male and female actor in a "classic" play (written before 1920) in the Gotham area.

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NEW REED ON POE by MARY HUHN

AS soon as the curtain rises on "POEtry," the new Lou Reed-Robert Wilson project at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the singers break out into shockingly Broadway-like song: "These are the s…

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'MOULIN ROUGE' NABS FIRST OF SEASON'S FILM AWARDS by LOU LUMENICK

THE epic musical "Moulin Rouge," with Nicole Kidman, has won the Oscar season's equivalent of the New Hampshire primary, being named Best Film yesterday by the National Board of Review.
Just for Jennifer.

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ONLY IN NEW YORK, KIDS by CLIVE BARNES

WE at The Post take care of our own. So when one of our gossip divas, the one and only Cindy Adams, made her Broadway debut Tuesday night, she had her own drama critic on hand to cheer - or…

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Preliminary Injunction Against Rudin in Gold! Case

The first battle in the legal war between producer Scott Rudin and Broadway powerhouses Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman seems to have been won by Sondheim and Weidman.

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Ball Aims for Fall 2002 Broadway Birth

Broadway.com has learned that Ball, the new musical that takes place in the world of New York City street-ball, is aiming for a fall Broadway birth.

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Mamma Mia! on Top at Gypsy of the Year

It was announced yesterday at the 13th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition that $2,037,922 was raised for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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De Niro Plans a Film Festival in TriBeCa by JESSE McKINLEY

Robert De Niro and the film producer Jane Rosenthal say they intend to bring some economic and emotional relief to the beleaguered southern tip of Manhattan.
Oh no! Now we are even losing theatre-columnists to film!

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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Looking for the Light in Cabaret Songs by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Pop standards evoke a comforting continuity between now and then, an assurance that in a climate overwhelmingly devoted to disposable novelty, some things are made to last.

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Ex-Chief of Sotheby's Is Convicted of Price Fixing by RALPH BLUMENTHAL and CAROL VOGEL

A. Alfred Taubman, principal owner of Sotheby's, was convicted of conspiring with rival Christie's to fix fees charged to auction house sellers.
Those Sotheby's bastards! Fixing prices between themselves and competitors! That never happens on Broadway! When one theatre owner raises their prices, or adds a fee, the others just don't immediately follow suit...

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Archive Import - Comment

On one last note: does anyone know who Cognac Wellerlane is?

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Archive Import - Comment

Just a note for you tech geeks out there, you may have noticed that Playbill Online is getting a bit faster. It seems that they have gone from a dynamic publishing mode to dynamic-flat mode. The response time is quite a considerable improvement. Now, I suppose that they have a good handle on the speed/resource issue, re-design should be near. Right?

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'CHICAGO' AIN'T HIS KIND OF TOWN by CLIVE BARNES

SOME people are famous for being famous. A few are even famous for being both famous and tanned. I had always suspected that George Hamilton was possibly among those very select few.

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BUCKS OVER B'WAY by MICHAEL RIEDEL

IN his one-man show "Sexaholix," John Leguizamo points out all the things he and his girlfriend have in common.

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LANE A 'MOONER IN MOVIE by V.A. MUSETTO

AND awaaaaay we go!Nathan Lane, who won a Tony for Broadway's "The Producers," has been picked to play Jackie Gleason in "To the Moon," a movie about the rotund comedian.
Great choice.

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Melissa Errico Offered Dot in Sunday in the Park

Melissa Errico has been offered the role of Dot in the Kennedy Center production of Sunday in the Park With George.
Miss Melissa is having a good year, first as Ed's ex on TV's high rated "ED" and now a leading role in the Sondheim celebration. (On another note, she has re-launched her website. For more information see: www.melissaerrico.com.

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SSDC & The League Come to Terms

The League of American Theaters and Producers and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC) have come to terms.

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Broadway Grosses: Mixed Bag

It was a mixed bag at the Broadway box office last week.

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Coward's Long Island Sound to Premiere in May

The Actors Company Theatre will present the world premiere of Noel Coward’s Long Island Sound this spring.

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Broadway Buzz

As the holiday shopping season intensifies, one possibility for a unique gift is a certificate for tickets to a Broadway show via the Internet. Each certificate costs $105 and can be used f…

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Fans' fervor stayin' alive

Bee Gees take to a different kind of stage

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'King'-sized sales

Noises Off

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Brit Top Girls: 'Medea,' 'Kate'

Evening Standard laurels presented

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B'way B.O. fights tough times

Grosses slip as season hits midpoint, but spring roster remains crowded
Thanksgiving week marks the halfway point for the Broadway season, which runs from Tonys to Tonys, and this year the industry has a fair amount to be thankful for, -- and perhaps just as much to fear.

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THEATER REVIEW | 'DRUMMER WANTED'

A Family Makes Unbeautiful Music Together
By BEN BRANTLEY
Those who feel that the American musical has hit a cul-de-sac haven't been paying attention to Richard Maxwell, who directs, writes and composes his own works.

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