Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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'FRANNY' RETREADS OLD TRIP

By DONALD LYONS
RICHARD Nelson's "Franny's Way," which he directed himself, is the dramatic equivalent of a so-so short story, an instance in which a good writer exercises his muscles in a manner he's done better elsewhere.

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A STALE 'SMELL'

By CLIVE BARNES
WHAT do you call a situation comedy that has only one situation and very little comedy? Playwright Michele Lowe calls it "The Smell of the Kill," and it opened last night at the Helen Hayes Theater.

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HARVEY, WE'RE NOT IN 'CHICAGO' ANYMORE

By MICHAEL RIEDEL
THE splashy, full-page ad in last Sunday's New York Times featured sexy chorus girls, scantily clad in black slips.

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FINE FOOTE AFOOT

By DONALD LYONS
'THE Carpetbagger's Children," by Horton Foote, is a small masterpiece in which three sisters sit and reminisce in the tiny Texas town of Harrison.

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Follow Spot

Mayor Mike gets a million back from Broadway and turns it over to the non-profits.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM

Yahoo/Movies: Actor Dudley Moore Dies at 66

Moore and Cook teamed again in 1971 for a comedy review titled "Beyond the Fridge," which was a success in London and a smash on Broadway in the 1973-74 season, with the pair winning a special Tony award for their "unique contribution to the theater of comedy."

SOURCE: movies.yahoo.com at 12:00AM

Los Angeles Times: Creating Poetry From Cluttered Lives by MIKE BOEHM

'The Dazzle' at SCR is based on the true story of two brothers found dead amid tons of junk in their apartment.

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

Buffalo News: STARDUST MEMORIES by MICHELLE GOLDBERG

A.R. Gurney, whose new play "Buffalo Gal" runs through April 21 at Studio Arena Theatre, is a dramatist of dying ways of life.
Thanks to Janet for the link!

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

THEATER REVIEW | 'THE SMELL OF THE KILL'

Three Dissatisfied Wives Consider a Chilly Calculus
By BRUCE WEBER
This black comedy, about three suburban women who are handed the opportunity to bump off their crummy spouses, never rises (or sinks) to the level of satisfying farce.

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

From Alcott, a Parable for a Spirited Niece

By DINITIA SMITH
The original version of Louisa May Alcott's last completed work is being offered to publishers to raise money for the restoration of the Alcott family home, where "Little Women" takes place.

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

New face for Space

Revamped Symphony/Thalia site sets gala
The Symphony Space and the historic Thalia repertory movie house on Gotham's Upper West Side reopen next month after extensive redesign and renovation.

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

Students named Vilar fellows

Program gives funding to young performing artists

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

Fridge Farce B-b-b-bad To the Bone

Throughout Michele Lowe's relatively short "The Smell of the Kill" (which lasts a mere 71 minutes by the calculations of my guest, a railroad man), the only thing that engaged my mind was w…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM