Friday, February 8, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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What! No Reidel? (None online at least!)

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Archive Import - Comment

And a reader pointed out something to us from yesterday's piece in the Times by Ben Brantley:

    "Hammerstein's score is still gorgeous. But what made the show topical in 1949 is what makes it stale today: the wartime melodrama and the social polemics."
Shall we tell Ben that Oscar wrote the words and Dick the music? Naaah.

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The Man From Gosford Park

Robert Altman rediscovers British theater icon Ivor Novello and belatedly introduces him to the American public by Marc Miller

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Carnival

Reviewed by David Finkle

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Peter Filichia's Diary

Twenty-one years ago, a preview audience gave the bird to a horrendous Broadway musical sequel.

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Tom Hewitt to Star in The Boys From Syracuse

Tony nominee Tom Hewitt will star in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of The Boys From Syracuse, a

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London's Shaftesbury Theater Forced to Close

One has to wonder if a man named Doug Mayo (what an asshole) had something to do with this...

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Showcase for Muppets by PETER MARKS

Puppets from the Jim Henson Company join Broadway stars in a production of "Carnival," part of the Encores! series at City Center.
Anyone know how Stokes is doing? Will he be doing it? Will Norm Lewis step in and save the day?

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Henry Goodman: A Bialystock Made to Order by WARREN HOGE

Henry Goodman, one of England's busiest and most versatile actors but not widely known in New York, will replace Nathan Lane in "The Producers" as Max Bialystock.

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Bacon Sizzles In New B'way Play

It seems almost axiomatic that a play about religion in our time can't really be about traditional religion. Heather McDonald's "An Almost Holy Picture," a vehicle for the gifted Kevin Baco…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

Sarandon and LaPaglia to Star in The Guys

Anne Nelson�s The Guys is coming back for to the Flea again, this time with film stars Susan Sarandon and Anthony LaPaglia, according to a production spokesperson. The new cast will perform…

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HBO to Tape Leguizamo's Sexaholix

Broadway.com has learned that HBO is taping John Leguizamo�s Sexaholix� a love story for future broadcast. The one-man show, r...[Read More]

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Jerome Records Founder Pleads Not Guilty

Jerome Records founder John Jerome, whose legal name is John Loan, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of grand larceny, according to The New York Post. As we [Read More]

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Are B'way Audiences Ready for The Goat?

Edward Albee�s The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, which begins previews next week at Broadway�s Golden Theatre, might end up as the...[Read More]

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West End May Go Dark as Strike Looms

Many West End shows could go dark in the month of March if a strike by theater workers goes as planned. Over 2,500 theater employees (including those that handle sound, lighting, wardrobe, …

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Follow Spot

Not previously known as a chanteuse, the brilliant Harriet Harris prepares for her Broadway musical debut.

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Cabaret Notes

Running the gamut of song repertoire and performance style with Steve Tyrell, Chris Calloway, and Natalie Blalock.

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