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Saturday, April 07, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exciting new assignments have come along for ERIC McCORMACK (The Music Man), DANNY GURWIN (The Full Monty tour), and JUDY KAYE (Gypsy in Seattle). And -- J&H BTN Numbers: Nothing to Hyde? ![]() ![]() An original cast member shares memories of the great Sondheim musical, now back on Broadway courtesy of the Roundabout. posted at 4/7/2001 10:07:58 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/7/2001 09:41:09 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link Friday, April 06, 2001 ![]() ![]() The first Broadway production of "Follies" since 1971 certainly gets you thinking about the souring effects of time and of roads not taken. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman musical was revived at the Belasco Theatre April 5 ![]() ![]() The choreographer of the Broadway Cabaret revival will return to the decadent prewar period ![]() ![]() The composer of Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid and Little Shop of Horrors is back at work on a stage musical ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Random notes: The dynamic duo of Westchester-Rockland producing, (Neil Berg and Rob Evan) have announced a that they are producing a concert version of CHESS, (similar to the one they produced off-Broadway for BC/EFA back in 1998) at the Helen Hayes Center for the Performing Arts this August 9-11. For more information, see Rob's website at www.rob-evan.com... Back on Broadway, inasmuch as I still have faith in this production, I can't ignore all the whispering and emails about financial problems with this new production... My Favorite Female Left Coaster, Lisa Richard, takes on the fun role of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Poway Center for the Performing Arts starting next Friday the 13th!... Catherine links the article below, but I hear that Kristin Lee Kelly was going to be singing Doug Storm's role in Bat Boy! because Storm wanted to produce and have creative control over the recording. The producers realized that Storm will sell just as many, if not more cast recordings than Joan Jett, so Storm is back in... Thank God running downhill is so much easier than running uphill. posted at 4/6/2001 10:23:29 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh James, you were so close. Ken Mandelbaum reports: "The Weisslers are said to be inquiring about the possibility of Sean Hayes taking on The Cat in the Hat in 'Seussical' in June. Hayes� Will & Grace co-star, Eric McCormack, will, of course, be on Broadway this spring in 'The Music Man'." Really? 'Seussical' will be open in June? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/6/2001 09:14:00 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Forget spring. With a clutch of shows confirmed and several others looking for bookings, the slate of fall musicals is rapidly filling up. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/6/2001 07:52:36 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link Thursday, April 05, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Someone mentioned to mea few weeks back that "that guy from Will & Grace" was going into The Music Man, I naturally thought, "Of course, Sean Hayes would be great!" Oh well. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As One Flew Over the Cuckoo�s Nest, returns to Broadway, playwright Dale Wasserman details the "fiasco" of the original production and his disappointment with the film version. posted at 4/5/2001 01:45:49 PM by James Marino | Item Link And a quick update - this week's issue of Time Out NY has an ad for a chat happening at the Guggenheim (no relation to Susam Heim) on this Sunday, April 8th, 8pm. Stephen Sondheim (also no relation to Susan Heim or the Guggenheim) and Matthew Warchus will do a talk entitled "About Staging a Major Revival". They'll be discussing 'Follies.' OBE award-winning director Jude Kelly moderates. Tix are $18, $15 for members, students and seniors. Call (212) 423-3587 or visit Works & Process for more info. posted at 4/5/2001 12:24:13 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/5/2001 11:59:39 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() Come and meet those dancing feet! I attended the first preview of '42nd Street' last night, and must say, those feet sure can dance. The dancing is, as expected, terrific, and the young cast is incredibly energetic. Visually, the sets and costumes are stunning. And I was personally excited to see Michael Cumpsty sing. My one suggestion would be to feed Twinkies to some of those chorines - the ribs hanging out is NOT attractive, no matter how starving their characters are during the Depression! Question tho - if they rewrite a musical's book extensively, can it qualify as a "Best New Musical"? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/5/2001 11:17:53 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Wednesday, April 04, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I think they would get a lot more press and general interest if Alan Eisenberg and Jed Bernstein were to settle this in a no-holds-barred WWF Cage Match. Certainly it would get higher ratings than the XFL... On a more serious note, Equity lost this round of negotiation. The compromise that was agreed upon is an embarrassment to the union. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Excellent new column by Theatremania's Editor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The line is forming for Velma and Roxy roles in pic After several false starts, Miramax is poised to start shooting the musical "Chicago," with a new script by Oscar-winning "Gods and Monsters" scribe Bill Condon and a deal in place with Rob Marshall.... ![]() ![]() Roughly $2 mil raised for co.'s first 2-3 years 4/4/2001 Adam Epstein is moving into feature film production via his newly formed Bonmark Entertainment shingle. Adam, all of 26, has been represented on Broadway most recently by Amadeus. His first show was The Life. He is the new blood of Broadway. Hopefully Broadway can keep him at least part of the time! ![]() ![]() Randolph-Wright to pen, helm Wieden+Kennedy, @radical.media project ![]() ![]() Road Grosses 4/4/2001 Thanks to everyone who provided updates in my absence. With exploding manhole covers and the demise of Northpoint, I am still without highspeed access. I am told that I will be "provisioned" in about 4 weeks... so the updates may be a little less regular. Thanks for all the emails and patience. posted at 4/4/2001 09:30:41 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 4/4/2001 09:14:24 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/4/2001 07:04:43 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link Tuesday, April 03, 2001 San Francisco Chronicle: Big on Broadway Famed composer Jerry Herman spreads show-tune gospel. There's a whole lotta internet speculation as to the identity of the current Broadway composer that Herman "doesn't want to name" in the interview. I don't care who it is; I just wish there were more new Jerry Herman musicals in my future. posted at 4/3/2001 01:42:43 PM by Bill Jennings | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/3/2001 11:17:17 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 4/3/2001 07:41:54 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Monday, April 02, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two more wonderful articles by Peter Filichia. In addition to writing great articles and reviews, he is also extremely helpful and gracious to... well, just about everyone. The theatre community is extremely lucky to have him. posted at 4/2/2001 11:19:37 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Variety (via Yahoo): "Survivor'' Jerri resurfaces in ``Macbeth'' Just days before the eagerly awaited ``Survivor'' episode that found her banished from the Outback, "aspiring actress'' Jerri Manthey hit the boards in Beverly Hills in a new comedy by John Menkes. Jerri does not play the title character, thankfully. posted at 4/2/2001 11:12:56 PM by Bill Jennings | Item Link Thanks to Catherine for helping out and keeping everyone calm. Nothing tragic happened, I just have no access to the internet. (Okay, maybe it is a little tragic...) The whole Northpoint-AT&T thing has me between a rock and a hard place. Of course I recently got rid of my dialup backup, and my land-line as well, but I am told that I will be back and connected on Wednesday. Verizon wouldn't lie to me, would they? There will not be an update by me tomorrow. Anyone willing to do an update is welcome to! Thanks everyone. posted at 4/2/2001 10:48:53 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just because James is off galavanting around the city today, doesn't mean we can't have an updated site! To my dismay, the CNN article stating that the producers of ER were going to combat the writer's strike by hiring fans of the show to write episodes was a big ol' April Fool's joke. Now if only the Weissler's would admit that their Seussical casting was also a joke, things would be well. At yesterday's curtain call, Michele Pawk, Janine LaManna and Kevin Chamberlain joined the rest of the cast for the big "Green Eggs and Ham" finale (in which they don't usually appear), dancing with cans of Spam. One of the best shows I've seen recently was Bat Boy - and the news from their official site is that the cast will be recording a CD on April 9th, to be released in June. Now you can "hold your Bat Boy" in the privacy of your own home! posted at 4/2/2001 05:45:15 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link There will be no update today. Probably. posted at 4/2/2001 07:04:22 AM by James Marino | Item Link Sunday, April 01, 2001 April Fools is over. You can all stop sending me blind items now. No, Fran and Barry are not talking with Michael Jackson... posted at 4/1/2001 11:11:17 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A generation of Chinese-born composers have established a major and diversified presence on the American musical scene. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made a live-action satire, "That's My Bush!" [tv] ![]() ![]() The 10th one is still under review by Mayor Giuliani... ![]() ![]() You may wonder why I put this here. The building in this article will contain a 499 seat state of the art theatre in SoHo... if the building ever gets completed. The theatre is not planned to be available to the public. It is being built for corporate functions. The New York Observer: Been There, Dumped Her� Bond-ish but Boorish by Rex Reed Unrelated to the article, there are reports that PsychoExGirlfriend.com is an elaborate marketing hoax. (Although #46 was frighteningly similar to a call I received!) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Globe and Mail: 'Resurrection? That's your word. I just see it as a continuation of a career' For Garth Drabinsky to admit that he's on a comeback would be to concede that he ever went away. But back he is - with a new theatrical show and, Sarah Hampson writes, with his fighting spirit intact Bizarre Blind Email Received #1:
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Randomness: Catherine tells me that yesterday's item about the eBay / Cabaret video is not a bootleg but a professional shoot that was in limited release. If it was a commercial product released by Donmar, then of course it is fair game for eBay... Kimmel and Levy in town for Monday night's Elegies. Bruce Kimmel and David Levy (the boys from Fynsworth Alley) are in town for Monday night's Elegies. Kimmel was spotted with recording star Guy Haines at The Producers on Saturday night... CHICAGO: The Movie Musical is said to be scouting locations in Toronto to film... will Rupert Everett end up in it? Marty Richards will be producing this project, finally. ![]() ![]() You know, I don't often mention political items here, but when I saw the standoff with Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president, and him saying that he would never be arrested alive, all I could think was,"Well, we couldn't have asked for anything more. Kill the bastard." ![]() ![]() posted at 4/1/2001 02:20:19 PM by James Marino | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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