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Saturday, May 26, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Royal Shakespeare Company announced on Thursday that it would dismantle its permanent company of actors and abandon its London base at the Barbican Center. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It seems as though yesterday's articles at Broadway.com and Playbill Online on The IT Girl extension were premature. It closes tomorrow. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Veteran Broadway designer William Ivey Long tells the story behind the giant bratwurst. ![]() ![]() Look for David McCallum starring in the play Byrd's Boy at the Primary Stages Theater at the end of May. The play has no relation to Bat Boy. At least I don't think... And thanks for all the Sebastian-Hair responses. Yes, we will take him either way. It is such a black couch day. posted at 5/26/2001 09:41:32 AM by James Marino | Item Link Friday, May 25, 2001 ![]() ![]() posted at 5/25/2001 01:35:22 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() Hmmm... I had read this somewhere else, but could not remember where. Then Bill Jennings from Mermaniac dropped me a line... it was here. (Almost the bottom of the page.) posted at 5/25/2001 10:33:37 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/25/2001 09:24:36 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Backstage at the "The Rocky Horror Show," cast members are wondering if rocker Joan Jett will ever do the Time Warp again. Jett, who made her Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated revival, bolted the show in a huff last week and has not been seen at the theater since. Let me repeat... Jett's exit is the best thing that has happened to Broadway in years. And that Kenny Laguna asshole? Glad he is gone too. No wonder Jett and Laguna work so well together. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yea for Spencer! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Happy long weekend! I hear that 3hree just landed their house for next season and will announce a fall date soon... How does Broadway affect the regionals? Look at what is happening up in East Haddam -- a directorial shuffle. They All Laughed: John Rando out, Chris Ashley in. Apparently, A Thousand Clowns wants his full attention, and he chose to stick with that... Revisited Rocky Horror yesterday. Listening to the CD made me want to see it again. Two items of note, Kristen Lee Kelly seems to have taken over the Joan Jett role for now. And Sebastian LaCause is now back to his normal color hair. ("I've been making a man, with... dark hair, and a tan...") When did that happen? And why? :-) Went to the Paper Mill preview of Carousel yesterday at 890 (as Catherine mentioned yesterday). The creative team has put together a great cast. As only Paper Mill can do it, a cast of thousands and I am sure that the production values will be as lavish as anything we have seen out in Milburn. Anyway, you get all that... what I am getting to is that Paper Mill presented a few songs and scenes, including the famous "Bench Scene" (AKA: the best musical theatre scene ever written) and there were a handful of video cameras there. I am sure that you will be able to find the video on Broadway.com very soon. It will also be available on Broadway Beat and eBay... just kidding. posted at 5/25/2001 09:05:03 AM by James Marino | Item Link So, how about Jane Eyre? How can you help but admire the way the producers and composer Paul Gordon are handling the situation? In addition, the theatre fans on the Internet (particularly on All That Chat!) are rallying behind them, trying to turn things around, whatever their feelings about the show may be. This is what a theatre community truly should be. Will they prevail, though? Time will tell, but I'll imagine we'll hear soon! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, at least they didn't say, "Would you please stop kicking my chair?" ![]() ![]() posted at 5/25/2001 07:07:00 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Thursday, May 24, 2001 ![]() ![]() Hmmm.... where did I read that before.... hmmmm :-) posted at 5/24/2001 06:28:03 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/24/2001 05:00:37 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() Francis Ruivivar, a veteran Broadway performer who made Broadway history as the first Asian-American actor to play the role of The Engineer in Miss Saigon, died on May 23 at the age of 40. He had been battling leukemia. Well, let me just say that I was impressed by Matt Bogart's Billy Bigelow at this morning's press rehearsal of Carousel, which begins performances on May 30th. He sure does brood well. The cast performed three songs and one scene from the show, and it looks like a winner. 'Carousel' being one of my favorite shows has nothing to do with how much I enjoyed the rehearsal. ![]() ![]() You know, what we need is a really good production of 'Carousel'. ![]() ![]() Joan Copeland, Harry Goz, Bill Moor, Marian Seldes and Lewis J. Stadlen will star in Neil Simon�s '45 Seconds from Broadway'. The new play, directed by Jerry Zaks, will begin previews on October 16 and open on November 7 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. ![]() ![]() And don't forget that the cast recording of 'Bells are Ringing' is due out June 26th from Fynsworth Alley. I know my birthday is on the June 28th, and you're all wondering what to get me, but please, don't get me the CD. I already have a recording! ![]() ![]() Steppenwolf Theatre Company founders Terry Kinney and Gary Sinise tell how they came to be director and star, respectively, of the current Broadway production of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. ![]() ![]() What a great headline, but ever since I heard the Broadwaystars.com staff wouldn't be performing, I'll have to miss this one. ![]() ![]() SESAME Workshop, the company that produces 'Sesame Street', suddenly laid off about 70 people yesterday - 20 percent of its workforce. ![]() ![]() This one's for you, Marino. And on a personal note, this is how I am going to grow old - alone and with 171 cats. Scary world sometimes. posted at 5/24/2001 12:45:20 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() Susannah McCorkle, a fixture in the rarefied world of cabaret, killed herself on Saturday after learning her career had been dealt a double blow. ![]() ![]() Robert Woodruff, a director known for his avant-garde work, will succeed Robert Brustein next summer as artistic director of the American Repertory Theater. ![]() ![]() A 1908 comedy of manners, written to raise public wrath over the plight of slave-wage women in the London garment industry, provides surprisingly fresh entertainment. ![]() ![]() In "See Bob Run," a one-woman play by Daniel MacIvor, a psychotic teenager flees from a real act of violence and toward a delusional safe haven. ![]() ![]() This is your Monday night entertainment schedule for the summer: Bryant Park Film Festival. Jane Eyre takes a page from Cats book and shows a new life. The show is said to be running until at least the week after the Tonys. posted at 5/24/2001 10:05:08 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() More like 'Bells are Snoring', if you ask me posted at 5/24/2001 09:43:13 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 5/24/2001 09:34:47 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was at the box office last night. You would have thought The Producers was playing at John Jay. Anyone else going to the matinee? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If the Plymouth Theatre had blown up last night, James would have lost half his staff. Broadway Night on the Craig Kilborne show last night. David Hasselhoff (they showed a J&H clip) and Ana Gasteyer. Good luck today to the team of KEPT. posted at 5/24/2001 04:29:58 AM by the other James | Item Link Wednesday, May 23, 2001 ![]() ![]() posted at 5/23/2001 03:33:47 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() Kevin is the Michael Caine of Broadway. posted at 5/23/2001 11:29:24 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 5/23/2001 10:24:40 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sorry, but due to prior commitments, I will be unable to perform this year. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh good, another musical for people who don't like musicals. Thanks to everyone who checked my work. posted at 5/23/2001 10:04:05 AM by the other James | Item Link Tuesday, May 22, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the season finale of "The Sopranos," the brutality has been escalated but the show has been kept honest, true to the lethal consequences of a mob boss's life. I keep getting (blind) emails asking why I continue to link to stories on The Sopranos when it has nothing to do with Broadway. It is that you do not realize its connection to Broadway yet. You will. That's all I can say. ![]() ![]() Karen Finley works wonders with honey, which is poured (by audience volunteers) onto a mattress for the climax of "Shut Up and Love Me," at Performance Space 122. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good to see Melissa working again. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "...on a label to be announced..." ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The May 22 season finale for his "3rd Rock From the Sun" means that Lithgow will be getting down to work with Director Nicholas Hytner on the new Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia musical ![]() ![]() The real news of the 2001 Drama Desk Awards is how many underdogs actually got to win. Click here to see party photos and read quotes from the winners. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
posted at 5/22/2001 10:24:35 AM by James Marino | Item Link Monday, May 21, 2001 ![]() ![]() Although several familiar names appeared on the list of winners, including Mary Louise Parker of Proof, and the late Ed Kleban of A Class Act, the 2001 Obies were remarkable for giving no Best Musical award in a season that has produced such audience-pleasers as Bat Boy and Urinetown. posted at 5/21/2001 11:44:09 PM by the other James | Item Link What a weekend. I think that The Producers were on stage more than Lily Tomlin at last night's Drama Desk Awards. If it is any indication of the temperature of the Tony Awards (which it usually is), the Big Show in June should not be a surprise to anyone... What was a huge (pleasant) surprise is the new recording of Jordan Roth's Rocky Horror Show. Wow. I can't get it out of my CD player. Jeffrey Lesser and Billy Rosenfield have succeeded in capturing a live performance in the studio. The talent as we knew is outstanding and the recording could not have been produced any better. Although I don't see a Tony in this show's future, I definitely see a Grammy. (On the other hand the math of a split Producers vote could end up with Tom Hewitt holding a prize, which is a better performance than Nathan and Matthew anyway.) This CD is a must have for those who are fans of the rock musical. (In case you have been putting off seeing Rocky, there is a 2 for 1 ticket special. Call 212-947-8844 and give code: "RH2for1" or print this page and bring it to the box office.) Spotted at The Producers on Saturday night: Al and Tipper Gore, Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell and Kirk Douglas. Nathan Lane said hello from the stage, "Hey, Al Gore!" and gave a thumbs-up. Talk of the town this weekend was that Faith Prince was extremely pleased with the substantial raise that Michael Reidel gave her in his column last week... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mel Brooks's "The Producers" received 11 Drama Desk awards, a record. Nathan Lane won outstanding actor in a musical over, among others, his co-star, Matthew Broderick. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At a New Yorker Festival event in which he was interviewed by David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, Woody Allen explained who he is and who he isn't. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() People really are referring to them as the Jedi's! (nee: Jed Bernstein) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We are now accepting donations to fly Bill Jennings [Mermaniac.com] to NYC so he can see the first hour... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hey, isn't Sean Patrick Flahaven musical directing a production of Passion right now in Philadelphia? posted at 5/21/2001 09:00:52 AM by James Marino | Item Link Sunday, May 20, 2001 ![]() ![]() Producers wins 11, followed by three each for Mnemonic and Invention of Love. Catherine and I attended the final Seussical tonight. It was a great performance with lots of laughter, tears, and tons of applause. Every entrance and exit was greeted with applause, and Janine LaManna had to quiet the crowd after All For You. (Have I mentioned we love Janine?). posted at 5/20/2001 11:25:24 PM by the other James | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Three out of five of this year's Tony nominees for best score -- "The Producers," "The Full Monty" and "A Class Act" -- are in the tried and true tradition of the musical. ![]() ![]() A selection of theatrical moments and details that, without regard to size, commercial status or location of the plays they come from, on their own terms, are Tony-worthy. ![]() ![]() Richard Easton and Robert Sean Leonard face the challenge of playing different aged versions of the same character in Tom Stoppard's "Invention of Love." ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Restaurants who had been used to doing well on Sunday evenings have found that business has dropped due to their patrons leaving to watch the HBO series, "The Sopranos." ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seussical closes today among a sad journey gone wrong, but nobody knows where. On the good side, perhaps Fran and Barry will do the revival of Seussical in a few years. One can only hope... On another note, A Class Act plays a performance today, but not its last one as we mentioned in this space a week ago. We apologize for the incorrect information that was written here. The AIDS Walk is today. Hope to see everyone out there, wherever you are. posted at 5/20/2001 08:02:52 AM by James Marino | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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