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Saturday, May 19, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 5/19/2001 08:24:03 AM by James Marino | Item Link Friday, May 18, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Full Monty Tony nominee Patrick Wilson will play Curley at the Gershwin ![]() ![]() The Celtic dance revue extended a limited engagement into a 605-performance run ![]() ![]() Off-Broadway's corrosive answer to South Park is moving to Henry Miller's Theatre ![]() ![]() Jett is the second performer to leave the Broadway revival; however, her departure took place in less happy circumstances than Raul Esparza's Jett needs to mark this on her calendar as the last time she will ever have the honor of stepping onto a Broadway stage and working with such great people. Get lost Joan, nobody here wants you and your divisive demands. You has-been. Take a look at your Q rating. You brought nothing to this show. You would never know I was not a Joan Jett fan, would you? Everybody should buy tickets and see Kristen Lee Kelly. She is great in the role. (And the show is great too.) ![]() ![]() Frank Wildhorn's Broadway-bound musical guides us through the tempestuous life of the French sculptor whose biography is inextricably intertwined with Auguste Rodin's. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The moors the merrier: Laura Benanti plays Cathy in a workshop of the new Wuthering Heights musical. OFF: ![]() ![]() My Penn State roots require me to mention this article! I must be getting old because an ice cream cone was $1 at the Creamery... posted at 5/18/2001 09:49:30 AM by James Marino | Item Link Thursday, May 17, 2001 You oughta know... that the 2001 BroadwayStars.com Tony Award Contest is now live (unlike The Producers website)... I never imagined such a fallout as we have had post the nomination announcement. The closing notices of the past few days are the kind of events that we have come to expect in the first week of June. Have the producers become more realistic or has the money supply become tighter? I don't know. I mentioned on March 21 of this year that the first victim of the economic downturn was off-Broadway. It now seems that the money crunch has made its way to Broadway. Producers without as much easy access to capital are preserving investor's money for another day (i.e. their next project). The other possibility is that the mega-hit musical, The Producers, is being viewed as such a unstoppable train that it did not make sense for borderline shows to stay open the extra weeks till the Tonys and just lose anyway. I don't really subscribe to that notion. People who work on bringing shows to Broadway, from the new kids like Jordan Roth and Arielle Tepper all the way to legendary pros like Roger Berlind and Fran Weissler, are all dreamers. They believe that their shows can win -- and thank God they believe that. I listened to Marty Bell last week as he talked about how A Class Act came to be a show and how it was simply a shear feat of will power to produce a show for his friend (Ed Kleban). This is a show born of passion by the writers and producers. The fact that it has struck a chord with so many people in the industry is a testament to this. We should salute everyone who has brought us a show this season -- including the writers to the directors to the actors to the designers to the GMs to the Company Managers to the Press Reps to the musicians and everyone else involved in the process -- "Bravo!" and thank you. Jed Bernstein said at last year's Tony Awards that Broadway is a community of people who do not know each other. He encouraged everyone in the theatre community to shake one another's hand in a show of support of friendship in the industry. I know that for the most part, this is the norm. Broadway casts support other Broadway casts. The producers are not afraid to call each other to partner or to say hello. The missing part? The fans. I have seen all over the internet newsgroups and message boards fans arguing that a show didn't deserve to be on Broadway and taking those attacks very personal. It's time to pull together as the world will be watching the Broadway community in the coming weeks.
Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know   -- Alanis Morissette ![]() ![]() With all the complaining about the internet in regards to theatre, I wanted to point out that people are using it to contact groups of people that would have been hard to do before. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I usually do not link to 'Rosie' show appearances, but I have been thinking for a few weeks, wouldn't Mike Myers be the perfect person to replace Matthew Broderick when he leaves The Producers? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Less than six months after opening on Broadway in a blaze of hype, "Seussical" will close on Sunday as one of Broadway's biggest all-time money losers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And don't forget to visit Broadway.com's special Tony Award section. posted at 5/17/2001 08:59:40 AM by James Marino | Item Link Wednesday, May 16, 2001 ![]() ![]() I wonder if she will be performing as Bobby Moughan-Culp, Celine Dion, or Martha Stewart. posted at 5/16/2001 06:11:41 PM by the other James | Item Link Well, this is just scary. 'Jane Eyre' moves closing date to May 27th. posted at 5/16/2001 05:45:15 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/16/2001 04:27:14 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() From an email SEUSSICAL sent out - There will be a touring production of SEUSSICAL coming to a city near Who in 2002, so please continue to visit www.seussical.com for updates. There seem to be quite a number of people out of work this week, that's a shame. posted at 5/16/2001 04:24:26 PM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/16/2001 02:52:29 PM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/16/2001 02:29:04 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 5/16/2001 12:55:45 PM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Runaway Freight Train in Ohio! Was anyone else thinking, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, when they heard this story? Upper West Sider and Tragedy of Macbeth star, David Alan Basche, pays a visit to our favorite new show of the season, ED, on its season finale (next Wednesday, 5/23). posted at 5/16/2001 09:29:34 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link And another confirmed closing - 'Jane Eyre' will also close this Sunday, 5/20. Apologies if there was confusion re: 'A Class Act', a reputable source told me, and others, that the show would close on the 20th as well. The producers are denying that an actual closing date has been set, but I stand behind the information I received about the closing notice. The 'Jane Eyre' information comes from a direct email from the producers of the show. posted at 5/16/2001 12:50:56 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Tuesday, May 15, 2001 Hmm... Am I alone in finding the idea of LL Cool J on Broadway a little... odd? Oh well, anything's possible... posted at 5/15/2001 06:28:02 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link According to a post on the message board of the official A Class Act site, the show is not closing yet. posted at 5/15/2001 11:44:27 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Streaming Audio!" Best headline of the day! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An American in Paris," the Academy Award-winning movie set to George Gershwin's music, may become the latest in a growing line of movies to be adapted for Broadway, joining this year's "The Full Monty," "The Producers" and "42nd Street." ![]() ![]() posted at 5/15/2001 09:39:28 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() Also today, in the Jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day in the cool of the pool..... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 5/15/2001 09:22:23 AM by the other James | Item Link Monday, May 14, 2001 Well, I guess we won't have to worry about star casting in 'A Class Act' or Danny Burstein's broken ankle anymore - the show posted its closing notice, and will play its final 'Act' next Sunday, 5/20. posted at 5/14/2001 10:06:00 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Roger An goes into orbit for the new BMG/RCA Victor Broadway cast album of The Rocky Horror Show. The New York Observer Don�t Drink the Water! � Dynasty, � la Pearl S. Buck by Rex Reed The in crowd�always on top of every trend, first in line at every �happening��can be found these nights climbing the stairs of the Midtown Community Court building at 314 West 54th Street, next door to the police station. Here, on the second floor, where a converted courtroom from the late 19th century has been turned into the seediest, pee-stained urinal in town, they are witnessing a strange, macabre, eccentric, improbable and wildly indescribable entertainment called Urinetown: The Musical. Color it different, but get there fast. You�ve never experienced anything quite like it. posted at 5/14/2001 03:57:25 PM by Susan Heim | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/14/2001 07:15:54 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Sunday, May 13, 2001 ...and it struck me today, Deborah Gibson probably won't make a good 'Ed Kleban'. But in the vein of star casting, how about... Glenn "May I have another hit please?" Carter? Cady "Remember when Kleban dance? Kleban dance again!" Huffman? Rosie "I've been fat, I've been thin, thin is better" O'Donnell? And for the 'Producers' story of the day, the Times brings us Ulla, Meet Ulla: When Bombshells Collide. posted at 5/13/2001 09:34:38 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Happy Mother's Day to y'all out there. What could be a better gift to mom than tickets to a Broadway show? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That would have "mistake" written all over it. Did Fran and Barry see the same production I did? Although with their new found relationship with SFX, perhaps they can put a few rock stars and pop stars into some of the roles... Can you see Brittany and Aaron? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking of Seussical, the eussical website is featured on WLNY-TV NY55's Your Internet Show today at 2:30 PM. The show features an interview and a walk-through the website with David Risley (of Tarantula). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yeah, that was really fun. But, I really want to direct... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking to those out there that actually purchase their theatre tickets... would you be more likely to purchase tickets online (through Ticketmaster & Telecharge) if you were to receive a free CD with your order? Hmmm.... posted at 5/13/2001 08:58:02 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/13/2001 08:18:34 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Technically about a movie, yes, but with a strong theatre connection. ![]() ![]() Yes, this is a couple of days old, but apparently we forgot to post it... Some good stuff in here. posted at 5/13/2001 12:20:25 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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