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Saturday, March 24, 2001 If you are not watching the Oscars on Sunday night: Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices will perform their show "UNPLUGGED!" at Rutgers Presbyterian Church (236 West 73rd Street) at 8:00 PM. Tickets: $20.00. Call 212-768-0870. Portion of the proceeds go to Lena McPhadden-Gore Youth Theater (LYT) and to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. See the Broadway Inspirational Voices website at http://broadwayinspirationalvoices.com/ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A year after Charles Schulz's death, a panel of scholars consider the political and aesthetic ramifications of "Peanuts," especially Snoopy. ![]() ![]() The feminism of the 1944 musical "Bloomer Girl," a revival being performed at City Center, links women's rights and slavery in a way that now feels politically correct rather than politically courageous. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pay attention, we told you that this story was going to grow... The League is put in a difficult position between their members who financially benefit from the non-union shows that tour their houses and Equity who does not want non-unions included in the awards. For the League to allow this to happen is to empower Equity in a jurisdiction that they should not have. It also opens up an anti-competitive lawsuit against the League and the awards from non-union producers such as Networks and Troika and their own presenters for non-competitive business practices. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That is Stewart Lane, the producer/theatre owner, also known as Mr. Broadway. Nathan Lane has no intention of leaving The Producers. Right now. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lets learn something about the best writer on theatre today. He is pretty passionate about the biz! On another note, the Talkin'Broadway forum is down right now. There has to be a lot of chatterati that don't know what to do with themselves right now! It has a note that it will be back up and running by Monday. Monday! ![]() ![]() posted at 3/24/2001 09:10:14 AM by James Marino | Item Link Friday, March 23, 2001 ![]() ![]() Fawning over The Producers, Part 2. Even though Matthew Broderick was out last night, the crowd booed the announcement and then gave a warm welcome and greeting to the outstanding performance of Matthew's standby, Jamie Laverdiere. Blind Item Received:
![]() ![]() Margaret Edson's tough Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Wit," is, frankly, depressing. But if you miss the new filmed version on HBO, starring Emma Thompson, you will also miss a rare experience. ![]() ![]() As the price of concerts in commercial halls has spiraled upward, Karen Krieger, president of the Cathedral Vesper Choir, has become an assiduous seeker of low-cost, high-quality musical performances in churches. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Starlight Express, Starlight Express, are you real? Yes or No... What, the Broadway production didn't lose enough money? This would be like Wildhorn making Pimpernel into a movie... ![]() ![]() What is this, the "Eliza-syndrome"? Didn't something similar happen to Melissa Errico? Oh that wasn't the same thing, High Society ended many more careers than one. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is food for thought, did the producers talk to anyone from Hedwig? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 3/23/2001 05:56:30 AM by James Marino | Item Link Thursday, March 22, 2001 Okay already... I have made the phone calls and emails, and everyone is denying it or claiming not to know anything... but when I get emails from all sorts of unrelated people telling me that CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL has finally been greenlighted, one has to believe that at least it is a possibility. If Rob Marshall is going to helm this project, what does that say about the future of Hairspray? Then again, with the impending strike in Hollywood, this whole point may be moot. posted at 3/22/2001 08:10:31 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The traditional movie musical died in the 1960's and the Broadway musical is just a shadow of its postwar golden-age self, but now television is stepping into the breach with prime-time revivals of the great musicals. ![]() ![]() Even if high camp is not your style, "Bat Boy," a tongue-in-cheek Gothic morality tale that opened Wednesday at the Union Square Theater, may very well make you laugh. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Isn't that ironic. So does Reese Witherspoon! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Kansas City Star: THEATER ON DISC Plays, like books, often make better listening than reading Last night kicked off the first preview of The Producers. They are still working out kinks in the set (mostly wing space problems from what Susan Stroman told the audience before the performance), but 99% of the people talking about it are screaming "HIT!" posted at 3/22/2001 08:01:05 AM by James Marino | Item Link Wednesday, March 21, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
The new Latin-themed musical at Mandalay Bay is said to be a walking Time Bomb. The opening was postponed from last Thursday with no set date to open. I never thought Greenspan was going to lower rates more than 1/2 a point. Although Broadway houses still have a backup of shows waiting to enter, I have always believed that Broadway is a lagging indicator to the economy. Wanna check out a leading indicator: look at the availability of off-Broadway spaces. Not the major ones, which have the same traffic jam as Broadway, but the smaller spaces which are more and more finding themselves with no shows in them. As the money sources have dried up in the past 3-6 months, the downturn in the market with the inevitable layoffs at the Wall Street companies, the first victims are off-Broadway shows. If the market downturn is prolonged, it will reflect on to Broadway, as it did in it's last downturn which led to the 1994-95 season when Sunset won the Tony Award for Best Musical. It was the only new musical of the season. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 3/21/2001 06:45:14 AM by James Marino | Item Link Tuesday, March 20, 2001 ![]() ![]() I gave you my music... Independent (UK): Theatregoers rage at stars who fail to light up stage Made your song take wing... ![]() ![]() For the last 10 years, while most musical-theater performers have been struggling to become Broadway stars, Christine Pedi has been impersonating them. And now, how you've repaid me: ![]() ![]() Total gross dips nearly 10% below last year's perf Denied me and betrayed me ... ![]() ![]() Director saw thesp's perf in West End ![]() ![]() 'Ally' star to play ice-maiden heiress for at least 10 weeks "...play ice-maiden heiress"? Isn't she going to act? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This production of Saigon has Sean McDermott (Chris), Hinton Battle (John), Emy Baysic (Kim), Edmund Nalzaro (Thuy), Joseph Anthony Foronda (The Engineer), and Misty Cotton (Ellen). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 3/20/2001 08:23:04 AM by James Marino | Item Link Monday, March 19, 2001 Just got a sneak peek at the new Rocky Horror website about to be launched this evening at Midnight. Fans are going to love the site packed full of great photos and information. Another great job by David Risley and the folks at Tarantula who stole this site away from the stumbling Theatre.com. Tarantula, a marketing based web development, design and technology company, has received good industry press. Last week's Weekly Variety contained a love song about David and how he is the new media guru of Broadway. I could not agree more. If your show website is not currently produced by Tarantula, you have settled for less. On other notes: We have to acknowlege the fact the Sondheim.com has been up and running longer than all other major theatre websites. The caveat is that Sondheim.com only covers one aspect of the theatre market. But don't get me wrong, it is an incredible site. Just when you think that The Full Monty was a great little Cinderella story who had producers that did everything just right... what the hell is that commercial? It made me not want to see the show. The production values of the commercial are not worthy of the show that it is. And for those of you who are keeping track of that Erin Dilly's hair color, I did know that it had changed a long time ago... but I had not seen it until Saturday. She and I don't exactly travel in the same circles. She is waaay more cool than I am. :-) posted at 3/19/2001 12:43:03 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I may be going out on a limb here, but I think that Talkin'Broadway can claim the oldest URL on the internet dedicated to theatre. The only other site in operation as long would be Playbill, who's began on the internet six years ago at http://piano.symgrp.com/playbill/. I think that Playbill only went to Playbill.com about 4 years ago. Semantics, I know... Congrats to TB. ![]() ![]() After its two-month secession over complaints of being ignored by Lincoln Center's leadership, the Metropolitan Opera has agreed to rejoin the center's $1.5 billion redevelopment project under new rules that would give it a far larger say. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am assuming that Brandon will be Mr. Snow thereby replacing the aforementioned (by me! oops) Rob Evan ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rumor has it that the weekend "emergency" of the Jane Eyre leads (Marla and James) not being considered for Leading Actor/Actress in a Musical because they were not above the title, is over. It is said that it was just a mix up. The Tony committee didn't even know they were in Jane Eyre. They didn't even know Jane Eyre was running still. That was not even my concern this weekend -- I still can't believe that Erin Dilly dyed her hair blonde. A bunch of Broadwayers will not be in the office today as Matt Bogart's 30th BDay party broke up about 3AM this morning... ![]() ![]() posted at 3/19/2001 07:16:25 AM by James Marino | Item Link Sunday, March 18, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The International Theater School of Jacques Lecoq in Paris teaches clowning, improvisation and commedia dell'arte whose graduates have collectively redefined the boundaries of physical theater for their generation. ![]() ![]() Tom Stoppard's "The Invention of Love," opens March 29 at the Lyceum Theater. Although the play has an ineffable sadness, the playwright insists it is meant primarily to entertain. "Theater is a recreation," he said. ![]() ![]() Yesterday was a full day of theatre. Bill Jennings, producer of the showtunes website Mermaniac, came to town this weekend. We attended the matinee of Follies and the evening performance of Seussical. Follies: Inevitable comparisons to the Paper Mill production will be made. This production is a few steps ahead of Paper Mill's. For the most part, it is well cast, although I feel as though the cuts in the book made the show feel like it was a revue at times. Highlights: Carol Woods brings down the house with her number "Who's That Woman", as does Blythe Danner's "Could I Leave You?". Seussical: I am a bit torn with the whole David Shiner episode, on one hand the producers have to have the ability to do what they can to keep a show running. Mr. Shiner received his financial obligation but perhaps the producers did not handle the transition well. That all behind us:
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Second, word on the street is that three of the actors in Follies--including two whose names are above the title--may not still be in the show on opening night. 2) The Follies re-casting rumors have been circulating, but I have not heard them from solid sources yet. I think that Roundabout may have a very hard time replacing anyone in this high profile revival, especially by the April 5 opening night deadline. But, if this does happen, I suppose that Frank Scardino will handle it much better than others have. ![]() ![]() posted at 3/18/2001 09:22:54 AM by James Marino | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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