Friday, April 5, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Newsday: A Comeback Cut Short

Bancroft is bowing out of return to NY stage
By Patrick Pacheco

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Newsday: Mystery, Music, Memorial

Bay Street and Gateway unveil their seasons
By Steve Parks

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Maria Friedman Brings Solo Show Back to West End


CDs: We're Alive by Ken Mandelbaum

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Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts

Harvey Fierstein tests the Waters, Chase Mishkin hopes to enter a dark horse in the Tony race, and rarely heard Rodgers holds sway at the York.

Cabaret Notes
The Siegels spend a l-o-o-o-ng evening at the 2002 MAC Awards.

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Artistic Director Robert Johanson Leaves Paper Mill

Robert Johanson is leaving his post as Artistic Director of Paper Mill Playhouse after the close of the current season. He will return to the theater next season as a contract director for …

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Brian Kulick to Helm NYSF Twelfth Night

Public Theater Artistic Associate Brian Kulick has been tapped to direct the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Twelfth Night. The play is scheduled to run at the Delacorte Theatre…

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Debbie Does Dallas Eyes the Jane Street Theater

Looks like plans are going ahead to mount Debbie Does Dallas at the Jane Street Theatre. Though a production spokesperson could not confirm any details, Broadway.com has learned that the pr…

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Damon, Affleck & Phoenix Set for This Is Our Youth

Matt Damon, Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix will take over for Hayden Christensen, Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Paquin (respectively) in the West End production of Kenneth Lonergan�s This Is O…

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Play it With Music, by Peter Filichia

Musings about The Graduate and its soundtrack album

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THEATER REVIEW | 'THE GRADUATE': The Star's Costume? Nature's Eye-Catching Design By BEN BRANTLEY

The Broadway production of "The Graduate" feels barer � and certainly less substantial � than Kathleen Turner in the 20 seconds she spends nude on stage.

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Naked Truth: It's Hard To Care, Mrs. Robinson by Howard Kissel

In 1967, the year Mike Nichols' film "The Graduate" came out, Time magazine, unable to name an individual as Man of the Year, gave that honor to the entire generation of Americans under the…

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THEATER REVIEW | 'THE UNDERPANTS': Knickers in a Twist, or Panties With a Mind of Their Own By BRUCE WEBER

Dying may or may not be easy, as Edmund Kean claimed � who knows? � but comedy is definitely hard. Thankfully we have practitioners like Steve Martin, who is pursuing the intelligent laugh …

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'UNDERPANTS' TOPS By DONALD LYONS

STEVE Martin has brought it off this time - he's written a brilliant, hilarious, mad adaptation of an old play.He didn't, in my judgment, succeed a while ago in turning "Cyrano de Bergerac"…

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Comedy's a Knicker Picker-Upper by Robert Dominguez

Not since Monica Lewinsky's thong almost toppled a presidency has a pair of panties caused such a national fuss.

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Thoroughly Perfect Hair By ROBIN POGREBIN

Hair is central to "Thoroughly Modern Millie," a musical set in the 1920's. To ensure perfect hairdos, Paul Huntley, Broadway's leading hair and wig designer, was hired.

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NETHER REGIONS IN SPOTLIGHT

JUST where is the theater getting its themes these days? Both Broadway and off- seem to be hitting below the belt.

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AYES ON THE PRIZE By MICHAEL RIEDEL

TIME to start handicapping this year's theater prizes and awards.First up, the Pulitzer, which will be doled out Monday.

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Moses, Cahoon Head Cast of York's Mufti Concert of By Jupiter, April 5-7

Almost... except Moses got a TV pilot and had to be replaced.

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Archive Import - Comment

In the (short) history of Debbie Does Dallas (the musical), we heard that it was a go for late May, early June. Then we were told by the producers, not so fast. This was followed by the producers saying to Playbill that May - June was a go. Now we hear that Debbie Does Dallas will be a September thing... Hmmm.... who's zoomin who?

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Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
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