On this day in 1851 The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston. Today's birthdays include: Mary Tyler Moore and Jennifer Ehle.

Seeing Stars: A Guide to Theater Hangouts by Jesse McKinley

On Stage and Off by Jesse McKinley

Report: Kevin Costner to Dance (and Sing) in New B'way Musical

Winter Storm Watch in NY for Saturday, Dec. 30

Report: Disney Bounces Savion Glover From Hoopz Musical

James Barbour Explains It All to Me by Peter FIlichia

Most Broadway Shows To Be Dark on New Year's Eve

"Nothing Like a Dame 2001" Slated for March 12, 2001

B'way-bound Hedda Gabler Revival Fires Up Boston Stage, Dec. 29

A Half-Century Separates Two Winners: Russell Nype (1950) and Boyd Gaines (2000) by Michael Buckley

LEGIT'S VIDAL SIGNS: 'BURR' STAGE-BOUND
Next up is Gotham reading of his '57 play

'BAT' IN THE BELFRY
Tuner finds perch at Union Square Theater

'MONOLOGUES' AD CAUSES A STIR
Marketing director Bozzi accused of enlarging billboard

AGITATED AGENTS STATE CASE
Move reps step to establish independence from actors

BARRINGTON STAGE CO. NAMES MITCHELL
English promoted to the newly created position of g.m.

2000 Shows: Part Two by Ken Mandelbaum

Chinese Theatergoers Get Beamed
We’re all getting used to curtain announcements reminding us to turn off cell phones and pagers, but what if theaters sent out an electromagnetic ray to stop the noise?

Love Takes on Texas
Courtney Love has signed on to play stage and screen star Texas Guinan in a biopic about the colorful actress’ life. The film is titled Hello Suckers in honor of Guinan’s most famous phrase.

Lonny Price

Blast!
One of the Blast! producers presents a challenge to Broadway. "Like us, I dare you to."

The Blast Website: http://www.blasttheshow.com/

Kristin Chenoweth: date set for her tv show
March 13 is the rumored date for her sitcom launch.

Sean Patrick Flahaven's "Minute by Minute" column at Theatre.com has been renamed "Liner Notes"

Reuters: Manila's ``Miss Saigon'' stars heading for Broadway

David Alan Basche: Snakebit star, and fellow upper west sider, has a new series, Three Sisters, on NBC. Can't wait for this one. NBC is luring me back into TV with their new shows like Ed, The West Wing and this. Makes you wonder if "Kristin" will eventually fit into their schedule.

Other "not good signs" for Kristin (Chenoweth) is regarding her CD, which was suppose to be released on January 9th under the Sony Classical label. There has been no promotion regarding it and according to Kerr Lockhart on the CASTRECL mailing list, her bio was deleted from the Sony website. Perhaps they are waiting for definite word with her show for a date to release it concurrently.

weblogs are kewl!

On this day in 1944 The musical ''On the Town'' opened on Broadway. Today's birthdays include: Denzel Washington and Maggie Smith.

The Internet as a Concert Hall

SHUBERT: STILL SPRY AT 100
Smash show, new works mark anni

CANUCK CENTER SURGES
35,000 subs, $2.85 mil in revs for '99-'00

Variety Is the Spice of Pete 'n' Keely by Peter Filichia

Top-10 Lists Pour In

Ben Vereen Returning to B'way in Fosse Jan. 26

Bernadette Peters/Sam MendesGypsy Rumor Officially Denied

In Memoriam, 2000
Theatre.com salutes some of the more prominent stage folk who took their final bow this year.

Kids' Week in Theatre Expands to Nine Days, May 5-13, 2001

West Coast Jewish Theatre Announces New Leadership

Copenhagen, Proof, Monty Top Year-End Lists

2000 Necrology: Playbill On-Line Recalls Theatre Folk Who Passed On

The Gardens of Frau Hess May Bloom in the Spring, OB

In the Role of a Lifetime, B'way Sings for Ill Girl

Newsday: There's Life (and Stars) in the Old 'Gull' Yet

On this day in 1927, The musical play ''Show Boat,'' with music by Jerome Kern and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II, opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. In 1970 "Hello, Dolly!" closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances. Today's birthdays include: Marlene Dietrich, Cokie Roberts and Wilson Cruz.

Acclaimed Actor Jason Robards Dies at 78

Interpreting the Theater Without Speaking a Word
Since 1980, with the first sign-language-interpreted performance of "The Elephant Man," the Theater Development Fund has presented hundreds of performances of Broadway and Off Broadway shows.

Amazon.com: Michael John LaChiusa takes the title for Amazon.com's Vocalists & Broadway Artist of the Year.

One of the most discussed new musicals of the infant century has been "The Wild Party," which earned composer-lyricist Michael John LaChiusa numerous critical brickbats along with a 2000 Tony Award nomination. LaChiusa has clearly arrived as a force to be reckoned with, as he continues to face the particular challenges of today's Broadway culture. He takes the title for Amazon.com's Vocalists & Broadway Artist of the Year. [click here for article/interview]

AGENTS AREN'T THRILLED AS SAG OFFERS TO TALK

CHRISTMAS CHILL HITS B'WAY
'Phantom,' 'Music Man,' 'Lion King' weather the coldChief negotiator 'disappointed' in guild's refusal to compromise

SHORT FICTION SERIES RETURNS FOR FIFTH YEAR
Event showcases short-story authors

Jason Robards Dies at 78

My Favorite Christmas Gift by Peter Filichia

My Favorite Christmas Gift -- Part Two by Peter Filichia
These are the answers. Read it second!

Honk! is Hatching Productions Everywhere by Forrest Mallard

Kennedy Center Honors Gala To Be Broadcast Dec. 27

Sandra Bernhard to Burn in Love Machine Dec. 27

New Jersey Theatre Celebrates Joyful Traditions of Kwanzaa Dec. 27

OB "Musicals in Mufti" Series Resumes Jan. 12 With Celebration

FLOWER DRUM SONG: Revival, revisal or desecration?

Legendary Actor Jason Robards Dies at Age 78

2000 Shows: Part One by Ken Mandelbaum

Vereen Steps into Fosse

Broadway Grosses: Coal for Christmas

Acting Legend Jason Robards Is Dead at 78

Plans Afoot to Bring Culkin, Jacob and Potter in Madame Melville to NYC

Ben Vereen Has 'Magic to Do' in Broadway's Fosse, Jan. 26-April 1

Broadway Grosses: December 18-24 - Part 1

Bernhard Returns to Off-Broadway in Love Machine, Dec. 27-Jan. 14

Lansbury Lauded, Blast! Blares at Kennedy Center Honors on CBS, Dec. 27

FolliesOnBroadway.com: Read interviews with Matthew Warchus, the director of FOLLIES, and Mark Thompson, the set designer, which appeared in the Winter 2001 issue of "The Sondheim Review."

On this day in 1944 Tennessee Williams' play ''The Glass Menagerie'' was first performed publicly, at the Civic Theatre in Chicago. Today's birthdays include: Alan King, Richard Widmark and Donald Moffat.

Bouquets of Star-Studded Praise Can't Keep Small Shows From Closing
How to explain it? The reviews were stellar. The word of mouth is strong. Yet three acclaimed Off Broadway shows — and perhaps several others — have struggled to fill the seats.

Thomas Yohe, a Creator of TV's `Schoolhouse Rock,' Dies at 63

Remembering Lennon
New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn leads an audio round table about John Lennon, 20 years after his death, with Jack Douglas, the producer of "Double Fantasy;" Jon Wiener, author of a book on the Lennon FBI file; and William P. King, editor of "Beatlefan." Also: Radio interviews with Mr. Lennon and Yoko Ono and archival photographs and articles.

Ain't Nothin' But the Blues Raises Newark Roof, Dec. 26

Jackman's Broadway "Mornin'"? by Ken Mandelbaum
Oklahoma, with Jackman at The Gershwin is good news! Ben Vereen in Fosse surely will be something not to miss. Great scoops. But, Bikel's Fiddler stop (mentioned in July) and Jamie-Lynn Sigler mentioned in November) in Cinderella are not really new news...

Lee Blessing's New Black Sheep Gets FL Reading Jan. 8

Playbill On-Line's Goofy Production Photos of 2000

Fringe Hit Revival of Stage Door Returns OOB at HERE, Jan. 25-Feb.17

Ives and Steinman Still Working on Warner Bros.’ Bway Batman

New Theatre Center Is Part of Redevelopment of L.A.'s Music Center

Playbill On-Line's Goofy Play Titles 2000

We decided to call the puppy "Killer" so that when I yell at him ("Stop that Killer!!!") the neighbors won't get too nervous.

Today's birthdays include: Humphrey Bogart, Cab Calloway, Rod Serling and Tony Martin.

Today is also my dad's birthday. I would say happy birthday to him here, but he thinks his computer is a microwave oven, so he would never see this webpage... I guess I better tell him in person. :-)

A South Bronx 'Nutcracker' With a Gospel Appetizer
One of the season's happiest and most charming productions of "The Nutcracker" was presented by the Contemporary Ballet Theater on Friday night at the Live From the Edge Theater at the Point, an arts complex in the South Bronx.

Theatrical Doings for a Blooming Spring in Brooklyn
Theater productions by Peter Brook and Ingmar Bergman, a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group and the United States debut of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, are among the highlights of the 2001 spring season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Libertad Lamarque, Mexican Star, Dies at 92
Libertad Lamarque is dead! Lamarque is dead, Lamarque! Her death is the hour of fate... (Great, now that is stuck in my head all day...)

Kids of All Ages: A Holiday Guide to NY Family Entertainment

My Christmas Wishes by Peter Filichia

New Swing! Baby by Forrest Mallard

Great Theater Deserves Good Manners by Sandy Kenyon

GE Plastics Donates $22,500 to Berkshire's Shakespeare and Company

'Tis the Season for Holiday Theatre: A Guide to "Present" Productions

PHOTO CALL: We Three Tenors: Campbell, Barrett, Panaro Sing at B'way Tree Lighting

Today in Theatre History: DECEMBER 25

A puppy? What in the world am I going to do with a puppy? I can't keep plants alive...

On this day in 1871, Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Aida'' had its world premiere in Cairo, Egypt, to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal. Today's birthdays include: Ricky Martin and Ava Gardner.

And Jimbo tells us that today is also Karla Burns birthday (Tony-nominated and Olivier Award Winning Queenie in '82 Bway and '90 London revivals of SHOW BOAT)

'A Christmas Carol': If Only Scrooge Could Tabulate His Box Office Receipts

A Real-Life Family Drama in the Yiddish Theater

John Carrafa: A Coach for Those Moments When an Actor Must Dance

Italians on TV: From the Fonz to `The Sopranos,' Not Much Evolution

Jane Eyre Doesn't Do It for Me by Peter Filichia

Everett Bradley Swings Into Funky-Pop by Forrest Mallard

Tony Award Winner Jim Dale Performs Harry Potter Books at BAM, Jan. 13 & 20

Top Theatre News Stories of 2000

Janine LaManna

Made For TV by Ken Mandelbaum

Playbill On-Line Looks Back at Theatre 2000: A Year in Images

Hill Harper to Star in Dogeaters at OB's Public in 2001

Eric Grode's STAGE TO SCREEN: Keeping Company With Stritch on DVD

Roundabout Launch HIPTIX Program for Young Theatre Patrons

Winter-Spring Broadway Season Schedule

New Theater Shoots Thrive Off Broadway's Main Stem

Chicago Tribune: The Ticket

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ON BROADWAY: 'ROCKY' ROAD: Show's wild but uneven onstage

Hartford Courant: How To Get Your Kids To Behave

Philadelphia Inquirer: Top-produced plays betray lack of risk-taking

Toronto Star: The year of the actor. Review of theatrical performances kicks off eight-day series looking back at the world of entertainment in 2000 by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto Star: Top 10 from a bumper crop of actors by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto Star: They can't all be winners by Richard Ouzounian

Aside from his newspaper responsibilities, Richard Ouzounian also has a radio show called "Say It With Music" which plays on Sundays at 4:05PM (ET). Today's show features holiday music from your favorite Broadway personalities. You can listen to it on the internet by going to this link, and chosing "Radio 2". (You have a your choice of Real Player, Quicktime or Windows Media Player.)

Also, David Kenny's radio show "Everything Old is New Again" plays from 9PM - 11PM at www.oldisnew.org. You can tune in tonight and hear classic holiday tunes as you are visiting with friends and family, opening presents, or just relaxing.

OFF:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: AFLAC duckspeak tough to translate
The insurance company faces an advertising challenge in Japan, where ducks say "ga ga."

Today's birthdays include: Sarah Breedlove Walker.

Arnold Horshack Plays Adolf Eichmann by Peter Filichia

How to License a Theatre by Jessica Browner

Holiday Grosses on Broadway

Sokol and Bway Singers Share “A Chanukah Cabaret” in Queens, NY, Dec. 23

Enjoy the Off-Season ... Off-Broadway that is — you'll find some great shows at affordable prices

Back Stage: Dramatists on the Internet

Bergen Record: The decline and fall of the nation's top African-American theater company

Denver Post: 'Pimpernel' swordplay well-planned