Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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New features on XM Radio: "Those Fabulous Flops" in which XM takes a loving look at shows that didn't do so well on the Great White Way. A current list includes songs from -- All American, Anyone Can Whistle, Assassins, Bring Back Birdie, The Civil War, Darling of the Day, Dude, The Human Comedy, Jennie, King of Hearts, Late Nite Comic, Magdalena, Merrily We Roll Along, My Favorite Year, One Night Stand, Parade, Pickwick, Rags, Rex, Shelter, Side Show, So Long 174th Street and Starmites. You will hear this feature on an average of 4-5 times a day with a song from each show, adding more shows as we go.

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

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Also, coming on Saturday and Sunday, the 19th and 20th, Program Director, Bill Schmalfeldt, will be hosting a special on the music of Kurt Weill -- "From Berlin to Broadway: The Curious Style of Kurt Weill."

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

'The Fantasticks' Is Ending Its 42-Year Run by PETER MARKS

On Sunday evening, after 17,162 performances, "The Fantasticks" will do the one thing that few thought it capable of. It will close.
Music from 'The Fantasticks'

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

Downtown, Hit Brightens an Emerging Playwright by JESSE McKINLEY

Melissa James Gibson's "[sic]" has been extended twice at SoHo Rep, and several commercial producers have expressed interest in moving it to a larger theater.

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

'Birdie!' nests in new space

St. Ann's hosts Wooster Group's prod'n
Frances McDormand, Willem Dafoe and Kate Valk star in the Wooster Group's new production, "To You, the Birdie!," which begins performances on Feb. 1.

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

Bound for Beltway

Esparza hits the Capital in Sonheim tuners

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

'Heaven and Earth' a first for Ford Center

East-West fusion dance show to open new Vancouver theater 1/8/02 2:18pm

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

'Woods' Path Takes New Twists

Almost 15 years after it opened on Broadway, "Into the Woods," the 1988 Tony-winning Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, is getting a new song and a new concept for its revival in April.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

Composer/Orchestrator Donald W. Johnston Dies at 57

Composer, orchestrator and arranger Donald W. Johnston died Monday, January 7 of cancer, according to his attorney and friend, David E. LeVine.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Shawn's Designated Mourner to Air on WNYC

WNYC Radio will broadcast Wallace Shawn�s acclaimed play The Designated Mourner on January 13.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Lucas and Guettel Collaborate on Light In The Piazza

Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel are hard at work on a musical version of the novella The Light In The Piazza.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

David Warner Returns to West End Stage in Feast

David Warner, who recently graced the Broadway stage with an acclaimed performance in Major Barbara, is returning to West End theater after a three-decade absence.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Broadway Grosses: Blue Bayou

Two Broadway shows played their final performances last week: The Rocky Horror Show and Thou Shalt Not.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

THE B'WAY HORROR SHOW by MICHAEL RIEDEL

HOW do you make a small fortune on Broadway? Start with a large one. Of the seven commercial productions that closed last week or are playing their final performances this week, only two - …

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

Dinner Party Gets NJ Preem at Paper Mill Jan. 9-Feb. 10

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Peter Filichia's Diary

Readers cast their votes for songs by Irving Berlin and other greats as among the most beautiful ever heard on Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM