Friday, February 22, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Talkin' Broadway

The above raves for Elaine Stritch At Liberty are very well deserved (I hear rumors there's another one on Talkin' Broadway as well). The show has improved since its stint at the Public Theater, and fills out the Neil Simon Theatre perfectly. If you haven't seen it yet, you should waste no time (you only have until May 26!), and if you saw it Off-Broadway, you haven't really seen it!

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:00AM

ON STAGE AND OFF

'Color Purple' Set to Music by JESSE MCKINLEY

    "First and most famously, there was the Slip Heard Round the World, wherein an unknown extra fell off the stage � and into the headlines � near the close of "War and Peace" at the Metropolitan Opera. The extra, Simon Deonarian, was fired. Even worse, he was accused of overacting � by opera executives, no less."
(My favorite passage of the morning.)

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

Legit duo take center stage

Ex-First Lady Clinton on hand as Jones roasts Weisslers
Let other legit producers have a big new Broadway hit. Barry and Fran Weissler had the major casting coup of Hillary Rodham Clinton joining them for the UJA Federation gala in their honor Monday night. The New York junior senator's speech and attendance at the Pierre Hotel certainly broke the mold of the-usual-suspects guest list of every other theater fund-raiser in memory.
And lets not forget that today is Barry's birthday. He is 40.

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

Nat picks up pace

Randall's group moves to Off B'way home
Tony Randall's nearly moribund National Actors Theater has a new home and a new lease on life -- but it's bidding goodbye to Broadway.

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

B'way's Sly Butcher Sharpens His Skewer

[Gerard Alessandrini]

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

OH, YOU KID!

By MICHAEL RIEDEL
NOTE to the Goat: Call your agent (Old MacDonald?) and your union (the ASPCA?) - your job's on the line.There's a big debate raging backstage at "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?" - Edward Albee's new play about a man who falls in love with a goat - about whether or not the four-legged performer should appear on stage.

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

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Tony Award winner Anna Manahan takes on a new role at the Irish Rep. by Michael Buckley

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM

Archive Import - Comment

Blind Item: Broadway insider tongues are flapping wildly this morning...This Sunday's Times A&L -- the Broadway Spring Preview issue -- arrived in offices yesterday afternoon and there's not…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

Archive Import - Comment

And another one:
Just so you know, THE PRODUCERS will not arrive in London before Fall 2003. CHICAGO is still going strong (actually stronger than ever) at the Aldelphi and there are no definite plans for THE PRODUCERS to replace CHICAGO.

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

National Actors Theatre Finds a Home Downtown

The National Actors Theatre (NAT), which has previously never had a home, has found one. The company has formed a partnership with Pace University, allowing it to take up residence at the s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Stars Come Out for Black 2: Broadway

Savion Glover, Lillias White, Billy Porter and Darius de Haas will perform in Black 2: Broadway at the B.B. King Blues Club on Sunday, March 10. The evening will be the first in a monthly s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Cast Set for 36 Views at the Public

Richard Clarke, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liana Pai, Larry Pine, Elaine Tse and Rebecca Wisocky will star in Naomi Iizuka�s 36 Views at The Public Theater. The play is scheduled to begin performa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Love Makes Things Happen to Hit Gotham

Love Makes Things Happen, the new musical by David Talbert and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, is coming to New York. The show will play the Beacon Theatre from June 11 through June 16.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

STRITCH WEAVES B'WAY MAGIC By CLIVE BARNES

SO formidable is Elaine Stritch - in appearance, voice and vibes - that she's the kind of person you might edge away from in an elevator.

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

Here's to the Great Lady Who Still Stops the Show by Howard Kissel

There have been persistent rumors that Elaine Stritch wants to do 10 performances a week of her one-person show, "At Liberty," but that there were fears the kind of ovations she receives mi…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

Elaine Stritch at Liberty review by Charles Isherwood

Superlatives left over from last fall's batch of notices for Elaine Stritch's solo show may need to be pressed into service for its transfer to Broadway.

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM