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Saturday, March 31, 2001
Now, this broadwaystars.com writer was a proud member of her high school color guard - I twirled a flag, a rifle and a sabre with the marching band and the winter guard for four years, and I had a blast. Now all of New York is going to have a blast, when the aptly named Blast! begins performances at the Broadway Theatre on April 5th. After catching the PBS performance of the show, which enthralled me so much that I immediately joined PBS to get the video (without the pledge breaks), I knew I would love this show. And after catching last week's press rehearsal, it's a definite must-see. Imagine drump corps meets Stomp. With a cast of 60 brass, percussion and visual ensemble members. All of whom are young and attractive. Really attractive. It really is the most exciting thing I've seen on a stage lately - don't miss Blast!. Or I will beat you with my rifle, it's still in my mother's attic somewhere.
posted at 3/31/2001 08:00:11 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
Blind Email Received:Looks like Ian McShane will not be returning to 'The Witches of Eastwick' (at the moment Van Horne is being played by the understudy). Word is that Clarke Peters is going to take over in the near future.
posted at 3/31/2001 02:09:10 PM by James Marino | Item Link
 Giuliani Makes Choices for a Decency Panel on Art Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has come up with a list that includes members of his administration, friendly clerics and his own divorce lawyer to sit on his decency panel.
 On this day in 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical ''Oklahoma!'' opened on Broadway. In 1945 The Tennessee Williams' play ''The Glass Menagerie'' opened on Broadway. Today's birthdays include: William Daniels, Shirley Jones, Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Walken, Gabe Kaplan, Rhea Perlman, Ed Marinaro, Cesar Chavez and Rene Descartes.
 'Treason by the Book': When Treason Was Tolerable and Gossip Death Jonathan D. Spence chronicles the actions of both the high and mighty, and the low and humble, in his latest historical book about the investigation of a single case of treason in China.
 Behind The Scenes at Elegies: A History by Bruce D. Bossard
 Tonys #6 by Ken Mandelbaum
 Pinter Plays Are Popular Next Season
 Savion Glover Jumps from Hoopz to Ball
 The Good Thief Resurfaces at 45 Bleecker
 Assassins to Open at the Booth in November
 Fresh Face: Glenn Fitzgerald
 Photo Op: BLAST! Sneak Peek
 National Tour of Scarlet Pimpernel Ends April 1 in MI
 The Bachelors Sing of Pizza, Women and Love in New Musical, in WI to May 20
 Songs of BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Writers Heard April 2 in Lehman Engel Tribute
 Urinetown! Sets Opening Night of May 3; Previews Begin April 1
 �4.7m Makes My Fair Lady West End's Fastest Seller
 McPherson's Good Thief With d'Arcy James Resurfaces OB April 4 May 26
 Williamstown 2001 Season to Feature Miller, Rice, Gurney and Giering
 Sondheim's Assassins Books, Yes, the Booth Theatre
 Report: Mike Nichols May Pick Up Angels in America Gauntlet for HBO Films
 Chenoweth and Groener in Cole Porter's You Never Know by Sean Patrick Flahaven
 Go Behind the Scenes of Mamma Mia! in TV Telecasts April 2 & 3
eBay: Cabaret video w/ Alan Cumming & Jane Horrocks Item #1420465078
 The Yummiest Spot On The 'Net! Ghetto Cookies are taking New York City's taste buds by storm!
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Friday, March 30, 2001
 Today's birthdays include: Warren Beatty, Richard Dysart, Eric Clapton, Paul Reiser and Vincent van Gogh.
 'Invention of Love': Housman's Hell, Stoppard's Style by Ben Brantley The Hades that's conjured in the Lincoln Center production of Tom Stoppard's "Invention of Love" has the requisite Stygian gloom, all right. But what illuminates it isn't infernal flame, but bright, lambent wit.
 On Stage and Off: A Milestone and an 'Ouch!'
 'Assassins' scopes out Booth bow Mantello to helm B'Way bow of presidential killer legiter
 Photo Op: THE INVENTION OF LOVE Opening
 Luhrmann to Helm Broadway La Boh�me in 2002
 Trio of Stage Stars To Appear in New Rudnick Film
 The Invention of Love Review by Adam Feldman
 Fynsworth to Record Elegies Benefit
 Carter Joins Seussical Earlier Than Expected
 Agustin Will Be in Bells After All
 The Book of Liz Extends Until May 20
 London's Caretaker, Starring Gambon, to Reach Bway in Fall 2001
 Report: Lobby Hero May Have Commercial Life Off-Broadway
 OOB's Spooky Dog Celebrates Six Months and Extends Through May 26
 Bold Girls of Belfast Reach OB's Urban Stages, March 30-April 21
 Goldman-Grossman Musical Tom Jones to Be Workshopped in NYC in June
 Seussical Gets Carter Earlier Than Expected; Pop Star Joins March 30
 Report: La Boheme Directed by Luhrmann, Eyes Broadway for Spring 2002
 Stage Managers' Association Final 2000-2001 Meeting Scheduled, May 17
 South Pacific Stage Revival Kicks Off U.S. Tour in Minneapolis, Summer 2001
 Titanic Composer Working on Tom Swift Musical
 How Were the Reviews?: Invention of Love on Broadway
 Report: Baz Luhrman to Stage Puccini's Boheme for Broadway Variety reports that the show will be presented under the auspices of the producers of Rent, which is based on the opera
 Bold Girls Are Taking Over NY Urban Stages Mar. 30
 Bells Are Ringing for Comden and Green -- and Marc Kudisch by Michael Buckley
 Should We Acknowledge All the Unknowns? by Peter Filichia
In his review of "Mnemonic," Donald Lyons writes that the play's main character, "a young woman called Alice," learns that her father was Jewish, prompting him to wonder, "was her father a victim of the Holocaust?" The Holocaust, of course, ended in 1945; "Mnemonic" is set in the late Nineties. If Alice's father died in the Holocaust, this young woman would be at least fifty years old. The Times Omitted an interesting addition to the Williamstown summer lineup. Mike Myers will be doing Paddy Chayefsky's "The Latent Heteroexual" directed by Bruce Paltrow. Can Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts in "Two For The Seesaw" be far behind?
 Web Users Left Scrambling as a Big D.S.L. Network Goes Dark
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Thursday, March 29, 2001
 Today's birthdays include: Eric Idle, Elle MacPherson, Lucy Lawless, Howard Lindsay and Pearl Bailey.
 Aspen Festival Chief to Head Carnegie Hall Robert J. Harth, the longtime chief executive of the Aspen Music Festival and School, was chosen to head Carnegie Hall, which weathered a turbulent period under its outgoing leadership.
 'Mnemonic': Into the Loop of a Daisy Chain of Memories by Ben Brantley The astonishing new play "Mnemonic" uses the tools and language of biophysics, archaeology and technology to draw you into its world of seemingly endless empathy.
 Follies: Tops With The Times by Ken Mandelbaum
 JRT Has NYC Preem of Nazi-Era Meeting in The Garden of Frau Hess, April 21
 Sondheim Speaks of Career at Walter Reade Theatre Event
 The adobe theatre company Shouts Hooray for Iceboy, Beginning March 29
 Stoppard's The Invention of Love Opens on Broadway, March 29
 Pinter, Holm Featured in Pinter Retrospect in July for Lincoln Center Festival 2001
 The Latest at Bells Are Ringing
 Stoppard's Invention of Love Opens on B'way Mar. 29
 Aaron Carter Joins Seussical One Week Early on March 30
 "60 Minutes" Plans Segment on Mel Brooks and The Producers
 Craig Lucas Joins Adam Guettel in Light in the Piazza Musical
 Should Britain's National Theatre Be Doing My Fair Lady -- or New Musicals? Michael John LaChiusa Ponders...
 Blooming Boy Likes Bloomer Girl by Peter Filichia
 Arthur Kopit Still Can by Peter Filichia
 Good Shepard The veteran cast album producer Thomas Z. Shepard on his proudest achievements, his battles in the studio, and his future projects.
 'Boheme' is B'way bound 'Rent's' Seller, McCollum to produce
Post-Gazette: On Stage: Marshall and 'Chicago' go to the movies
 Urinetown, the Musical!
posted at 3/29/2001 07:49:36 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Wednesday, March 28, 2001
 On this day in 1987, Maria von Trapp, whose life inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The Sound of Music,'' died in Morrisville, Vt., at age 82. Today's birthdays include: Reba McEntire.
 Reba Fills the Balcony, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly With Reba McEntire in the title role, the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" has a new lease on life.
 Biz up; 'Aida' 855g 'Follies' lead pack with 390g
 'Manilow Songbook' hits the stage. Bows at Mercury on June 19
 London falls for a loverly 'Lady'. Mackintosh firms up West End transfer
 A Class Act Turns To Celeb Critics
 A Ratings Victory for South Pacific
 Broadway Grosses: Spring's Awakening
 Times Nixes Servicemen Ad
 CBS News Highlights Chekhov Theatre Ensemble�s Stages of Learning Program, April 12
 Bard�s Edward III in Mint Condition for hope�s Inaugural Staging, March 28
 Ruby Dee Is Grandma in St. Lucy's Eyes Off-Bway March 28-April 22
 Broadway Grosses: March 19-25 - Part 1
 Menken & Spencer's Duddy Kravitz Musical Gets April 6 Reading
 Producer Stewart Takes Lead in OB If It Was Easy for Final Performance
 Harold Pinter to Debut as a New York Stage Actor in July
 Bells Are Ringing Revival Loses a Cast MemberJulio Agustin, the Fosse dancer who plays Carl in the Broadway show, is leaving the Broadway production on Sunday, April 22 -- eight days after the show officially opens on April 12.
 Daphne Rubin-Vega Does "The Time Warp" from Rent to Rocky Horror by Michael Buckley
 Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherry by Charles Nelson
Inside.com: Napster-Proof CDs: The Music Industry's Secret Plan to Safeguard Popular Music From the Wild Web The record business wants to lock down songs on a new breed of CDs. Is this the end of rip, mix and burn? We visit the labels' laboratories to learn more about what 'stickiness' means to music.
 Ten Reasons Not To Go To the Movies
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Tuesday, March 27, 2001
 Today's birthdays include: Quentin Tarantino.
 N.Y.U. Arts Scholarship Program Caps a Patron's Spending Spree Alberto W. Vilar, the Cuban-born high-tech investor and opera enthusiast, will donate $20 million to create a program modeled on the Rhodes scholarship.
 Oscar Ratings Fall to All-Time Low Viewers tuned out ABC's Academy Awards show almost every half-hour starting at 9 p.m. in the East.
 Big Stars Act in Plays by Kids As part of the 52nd Street Project, plays by students aged 10 to 12 were performed by veteran actors last weekend.
 'Judgment at Nuremberg': On Evil and the Citizen, No Answers Are Easy by Bruce Weber
 Darius de Haas Performs in American Songbook Series
 'Producers,' 'Stones' hoist B'way B.O. Mixed results for shows on regular-perf duty
 Legit Weekly Box Office WEEK 41: Mar. 5 - 11, 2001
 Broderick to Return to Bway's Producers March 27
 2000-01 Pulitzer Prizes to be Announced April 16 at Columbia University
 Atlanta�s Alliance Theatre Names Susan V. Booth Artistic Director, March 26
 Aida Begins National Tour in Minneapolis, March 27
 New Revue, Newyorkers, Sings of NYC, Opening March 27 at MTC
 Schlitz-Ludwig Musical Tom Sawyer Starts Bway Previews March 27 at Minskoff
 Agustin Bows Out of Bells
 Review: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG by Adam Feldman
 Photo Op: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG Opening
 Connick/Stroman Thou Shalt Not Seeking a B'way Theatre for Fall 2001
 How Were the Reviews?: Judgment at Nuremberg on Broadway
 Aida National Tour Launches Mar. 27 in Minneapolis
 What South Pacific Had to Change by Peter Filichia
 Tom Sawyer Musical Begins B'way Previews Mar. 27
 Lupone Joins Cast of Selleck's B'way Thousand Clowns
 Nunn Cents Incense Theatrical Gents -- A Furore Erupts Over My Fair Lady He may earn 'only' about $170,000 as artistic director of the National -- but Trevor Nunn makes a lot more in royalties, and now there are even more on the way.
 MTC Newyorkers Revue Open Off-B'way Mar. 27
 On a Klea Day, You Can See La Merman by Peter Filichia
 Randall�s Island Tony Randall talks about the challenges of running a non-profit theater company and bringing Judgment at Nuremberg to Broadway.
 Movie mistakes. dot com, of course!
posted at 3/27/2001 06:44:03 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Monday, March 26, 2001
"What I want to say is, I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don't care if it's a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music, anybody -- anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us, I think this world would be unliveable without art, and I thank you. That includes the Academy, that includes my fellow nominees here tonight. Thank you for inspiring me." - Steven Soderbergh, Director, "Traffic" Oscars.com: The Winner's List (and their speeches)
 On this day in 1911, Playwright Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Miss. Today's other birthdays include: Leonard Nimoy, Alan Arkin, James Caan, Diana Ross, Vicki Lawrence, Martin Short and Jennifer Grey.
 Gregory Harrison by Paul Wontorek
 Brad Rouse by Adam Feldman
 Poor Eliza by Ken Mandelbaum
 Foote to Direct Parsons in Primary Stages Drama Next Season
 Judgment at Nuremberg Opens at Bway's Longacre, March 26
 Guy Haines Gets Solo Album of Show Tunes, Pop Songs and Film Tunes, April 2
 Rattlestick Holds "Exposure: NY" Reading Series, March 26-April 8
 David Strathairn Stars in Wesley Reading in NYC, March 26
** Update: PBOL killed this story. Max O. Preeo wrote to tell me that the Bells' recording session is now on for April 23. He provided me with this updated link.
 Bells Are Ringing Cast Album To Be Recorded March 26
 Marcia Gay Harden Wins Oscar for "Pollack"
 Schell and Grizzard Star in B'way Nuremberg Reviva Mar. 26
 Glenn Close Stars in TV South Pacific Mar. 26
 Something New at the Winter Garden by Peter Filichia
 Stagebill's e-asy Hollywood Media has pacted with publisher Stagebill to host a Stagebill channel on Hollywood Media's Broadway.com Web site...
 I am kind of sad that I didn't get free tacos...
posted at 3/26/2001 07:20:55 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Sunday, March 25, 2001
If you are not watching the Oscars on tonight: 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/
 On this day in 1913, The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre, opened in New York City. Today's birthdays include: Aretha Franklin, Eileen Ford, Paul Michael Glaser, Elton John, Mary Gross, James McDaniel and Sarah Jessica Parker.
 Theatre Folk Among Top Oscar Contenders Mar. 25
 An Elegy for an Era, 'Follies' Itself Goes On If "Show Boat" is the first truly great work of the golden age, "Follies" is the last. The revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical opens on April 5 at the Belasco Theater.
 Polly Bergen's Life-Tested Role Polly Bergen has lived every clich� of a "down and out and up again" trouper. But it was still startling when she was cast, seemingly out of nowhere, to play Carlotta Campion, in the revival of "Follies."
 'Follies' Director Focuses on the Dramatic, Not the Spectacular
 'Follies' Shows It, Too, Is Still Here
 In 'Follies,' an Octogenarian With All the Moves
 Good Enough for Grandma by Ken Mandelbaum
 Henry Winkler Ankles Dinner Party June 3 Following Matinee Performance
ankle -- A classic (and enduring) Variety term meaning to quit or be dissmissed from a job, without necessarily specifying which; instead, it suggests walking; "Alan Smithee has ankled his post as production prexy at U." [from Variety's Slanguage Dictionary]  Hedley Heads Out of D.C. March 25; Bway Next April 10
 McPherson's Good Thief Escapes OB March 25; May Resurface SoonBrian d'Arcy James may be going on the lam - but only for a bit.
 Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens Director-lyricist Bill Russell and producer Bruce Robert Harris on the upcoming, star-studded benefit performance of the legendary AIDS musical.
 The Manly Men of The Full Monty John Ellison Conlee and Patrick Wilson bare all of their talents in the hit Broadway musical comedy.
 A New Federal Party Woodie King, Jr.�s New Federal Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary with a star-studded gala benefit.
Mermaniac: You decide -- Jim Caruso vs Sally Mayes
The New Yorker: Concert Rage
 Romania builds Dracula Land
posted at 3/25/2001 08:47:07 AM by James Marino | Item Link
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2007-08 Broadway Season
June 28 - Old Acquaintance (AA)
July 10 - Xanadu (Hayes) [Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith]
Aug 19 - Grease (Atkinson)
Oct 4 - Mauritius (Biltmore) [MTC]
Oct 11 - The Ritz (54)
Oct 18 - Pygmalion (AA)
Oct 25 - A Bronx Tale (Kerr)
Nov 1 - Cyrano de Bergerac (Rodgers)
Nov 4 - Rock 'N' Roll (Jacobs)
Nov 8 - Young Frankenstein (Hilton)
Nov 9 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (St. James)
Nov 10: Local One Strike Begins
Nov 28: Local One Strike Ends
Dec 2 - Cymbeline (Beaumont)
Dec 3 - The Farnsworth Invention (Music Box) [Dodger Properties with Steven Spielberg, Dan Cap Productions, Fred Zollo, Latitude Link and the Pelican Group]
Dec 4 - August: Osage County (Imperial) [Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Steppenwolf]
Dec 6 - The Seafarer (Booth)
Dec 9 - Is He Dead? (Lyceum)
Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]
Jan 10 - The Little Mermaid (Lunt)
Jan 15 - The 39 Steps (AA)
Jan 17 - November (Barrymore)
Jan 24 - Come Back, Little Sheba (Biltmore)
Feb 21 - Sunday In The Park With George (54)
Feb 28 - Passing Strange (Belasco)
Mar 6 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Broadhurst) [Stephen C. Byrd]
Mar 9 - In The Heights (Rodgers)
Mar 27 - Gypsy (St. James)
Mar 29 - Macbeth (Lyceum)
Apr 3 - South Pacific (Beaumont)
Apr 17 - A Catered Affair (Kerr) [Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment / Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson and Daryl Roth]
Apr 24 - Cry Baby (Marquis)
Apr 27 - The Country Girl (Jacobs)
Apr 30 - Thurgood (Booth)
May 1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (AA)
May 4 - Boeing-Boeing (Longacre)
May 7 - Top Girls (Biltmore)
TBA - Godspell
2008-09 Broadway Season
Oct 16 - Billy Elliot (Imperial)
Nov 08 - Dividing the Estate (a Shubert theater)
Dec 14 - Shrek: The Musical (Broadway) [DreamWorks]
Talked About Not Scheduled Yet
TBA - 50 Words
TBA - Addams Family (Elephant Eye)
TBA - American Buffalo
TBA - An American Vaudeville [Farrell, Perloff]
TBA - The Beard of Avon [NYTW]
TBA - Being There [Permut]
TBA - Benny & Joon [MGM]
TBA - Billy Elliot
TBA - Brave New World [Rachunow]
TBA - Breath of Life [Fox]
TBA - Busker Alley [Margot Astrachan, Robert Blume, Kristine Lewis, Jamie Fox, Joanna Kerry & Heather Duke]
TBA - Broomhilda
TBA - Bye Bye Birdie [Niko]
TBA - Camille Claudel [Wildhorn]
TBA - Camelot
TBA - Carmen [Robin DeLevita and The Firm]
TBA - Catch Me If You Can
TBA - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Bob and Harvey Weinstein]
TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]
TBA - Designing Women [Alexis]
TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]
TBA - Dreamgirls [Creative Battery]
TBA - Duet
TBA - Equus
TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]
TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]
TBA - Farragut North [Richards]
TBA - Father of the Bride
TBA - The Female Of The Species (TBA)
TBA - Fool For Love (AA) [Roundabout]
TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers
TBA - Golden Boy
TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]
TBA - Hitchcock Blonde
TBA - The Importance Of Being Earnest
TBA - Jerry Springer: The Opera! [Thoday, McKeown]
TBA - Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train (Circle)
TBA - Josephine [Waissman]
TBA - Leap of Faith
TBA - A Little Princess [Ettinger, Dodger]
TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]
TBA - The Minstrel Show - Kander and Ebb and Stroman
TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]
TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]
TBA - Monsoon Wedding
TBA - The Night of the Hunter
TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]
TBA - Orphans
TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]
TBA - Paper Doll
TBA - The Paris Letter
TBA - The Philadelphia Story
TBA - Peter Pan
TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]
TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
TBA - The Princess Bride
TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]
TBA - Poe the Musical
TBA - Rain Man [MGM]
TBA - Robin Hood
TBA - Secondhand Lions
TBA - South Pacific
TBA - Speed-the-Plow
TBA - Stalag 17
TBA - Starry Messenger
TBA - Syncopation
TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities
TBA - Torch Song Trilogy
TBA - Turn of the Century
TBA - West Side Story
TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]
TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]
TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]
TBA - Zanna [Dalgleish]
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