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Saturday, June 02, 2001 I LOVE Marcus Lovett. LOVE. Did I mention that I saw him in 'Aspects of Love' and that he was the only redeeming thing in 'Whistle Down the Wind' when I first saw it? LOVE. Must get ticket to 'Urinetown'! There was no point to this update, but I wanted to share my joy with all of you. Broadway Fashion: The Show That Never Goes On Getting 'Proof' to Work Is a Delicate Equation Acting 'King Hedley II': 'It Just Makes You Soar' A Portrait of John Forbes Nash Jr.'s Shattered Brilliance Yes, it has Russell Crowe, but it also has my friend Anthony Real Producers Are Nothing Like Bialystock. Right? "I found 'The Producers' completely unrealistic. The creators of 'The Producers' have obviously spent no time with actual Broadway producers." Randy Graff: A Character Actress With a Soft Center Inside the 2001 Tony Awards: Is 'Proof' Really the Best Play of the Season? Hey James, I think we need a new "bo" graphic for BroadwayOnline.com Inside the 2001 Tony Awards: Can 'Rocky Horror' Beat '42nd Street' as Best Musical Revival? Gary, Roger, Brad and Cady: Four "Blessed" Actors Backstage at 'The Full Monty' With the 2 "Featured Actor" Nominees 'Ragtime' Tour Ends Newark Run June 3; Boston is End of the Road June 5-10 Will Stars, Songs and 'Producers' Boost Tony Ratings This Year? posted at 6/2/2001 10:42:52 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Imogene Coca, 92, Is Dead; a Partner in One of TV's Most Successful Comedy Teams Imogene Coca, the comedian who kept America's Saturday night television audiences in stitches for five years in the early 1950's, died on Saturday at her home in Westport, Conn. Arlene Francis, Mainstay of 'What's My Line?' on TV, Dies at 93 Imogene Coca, Comedienne of Stage and Television, Is Dead at 92 Arlene Francis, Stage, Film and TV Actress, Is Dead at 93 2001 Tony Awards Presented at Radio City Music Hall, June 3 What Does Basketball Have To Do With the Tony Awards? by Peter Filichia A Most Moving Performance by Peter Filichia Eddie Bracken Looks Back in Time and Sets a Record in Carousel by Michael Buckley Pundits Predict Producers Will Win Record 12 Tony Awards Broadway Prepares for June 3 Tony Awards Your Tony Awards Ballot Shirley Jones Signs Long - Lost Glass posted at 6/2/2001 09:13:34 PM by James Marino | Item Link We would like to note and mourn the passing of two great women: Arlene Francis and Imogene Coca. As links become available later in the day, I will post them. On this day in 1897, Responding to rumors, Mark Twain, 61, was quoted by the New York Journal as saying from London that "the report of my death was an exaggeration." Today's birthdays include: Dana Carvey, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach, Marvin Hamlisch, Joanna Gleason and Nikki Cox (who I hold responsible for stealing Susan Egan from Broadway!) Adding Up the Costs of Cyberdemocracy Experts worry that the Web encourages extremism as like-minded people form isolated groups and reinforce one another's views. Hey, another article on the J&H newsgroup! Q&A: Special Tony winner Paul Gemignani by Adam Feldman Lovett & Cody Join Off-B'way's Urinetown Eddie Bracken Celebrates His 15,000 Performance O'Neill Conference To Present Multitude of New Works New Theater School Created by Brown and Trinity Rep. Thoroughly Modern Millie Casting News An Evening of Shel Silverstein Among New Works at the Atlantic Chris O'Donnell To Star in Arthur Miller Play at WTF McNally Gets Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hammerstein, From York June 4 New York Theatre Workshop Has Kushner, Churchill, Mee Two in 2001-2002 Ah, to Be Young and Tuneful! New Musical, I Sing!, Begins Off-Bway Perfs June 1 Lovett and Cody Join Cast of Urinetown on June 13 Chris O'Donnell to Star in Miller's Luck in Williamstown OB's Atlantic Season Mines Darkess and Plays Shel Game Part 3 of Over the Tavern Trilogy Gets NYC Workshop Prior to Fall Preem PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, May 26-June Next Year's Contenders Saw Caralyn last night at Carousel. What the hell did I do? posted at 6/2/2001 10:46:58 AM by James Marino | Item Link Friday, June 01, 2001 On this day in 1926, Marilyn Monroe, the film actress and American icon, was born. Following her death on Aug. 5, 1962, her obituary appeared in The Times. Today's birthdays include: Alanis Morrissette, Andy Griffith, Pat Boone, Morgan Freeman, Rene Auberjonois and Jonathan Pryce. PHOTO CALL: The Starkeeper: Noll and Bracken Spin NJ Carousel With all the Tonys-Producers hype, we wanted to point out a major milestone. Tonight's performance of Carousel at Paper Mill marks Eddie Bracken's 15,000 performance in his career! It's going to be a really nice clambake. See you there. Variety: Broadway says bye to "Phantom" funk by William Goldman The beautiful and talented Paige Price forwarded this link on to me. I think it is worth passing on to everyone else. Industry Insiders Predict the 2001 Tonys How were the predictions...? Bringing Out the Hamlet That Dwells in Us All by Ben Brantley If you're a of lover of theater, you would be mad indeed not to take in "Hamlet," starring Simon Russell Beale, before it leaves the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On Stage and Off: And Now, the Other Plays by Jesse McKinley 'The Producers' Can't Win All the Tonys (Can It?) by Jesse McKinley The suspense is unbearable. For weeks Broadway insiders have been studying the heavens, reading tea leaves and consulting every type of psychic tool available to glean some hint of which show will win the Tony Award for best musical. Will it be "Jane Eyre," "The Full Monty" or "A Class Act"? Jesse mentioned the Jane Eyre controversy in passing, but alas I am once again wrong! (See yesterday's comments if you don't understand. Or even care.) The Bright Colors of Joy, Painted in Buoyant Movents by Jerome Robbins NY Times Predicts Producers Will Win Record Number of Tony Awards Broadway Prepares for June 3 Tony Awards Full details about the 2001 Tonys at a glance. Plus: Which songs and scenes will be seen on the Tonys. Phylicia Rashad Stars in Roundabout's Blue OB June 1 Rashad is best known for her partnership with Bill Cosby in both "The Cosby Show" and "Cosby" but she has wide theatrical credentials as well. Will There Be Anything Exciting on the Tony Awards? Despite an expected Producers blitz, several of the categories are still very much in question SCENE AND HEARD: John Caird On Jane Eyre, Hamlet & the Tony Awards Caird could only express his befuddlement and contempt for the recent flap in which the producers of Jane Eyre ended up campaigning for more airtime on the June 3 telecast. Another Record-Breaking Season for Broadway But while attendance is certainly a factor in the box-office numbers, ticket prices are also at an all-time high. DIVA TALK: It's Tony Time! Shawn Hatosy Is Billy the Kid at La Jolla Playhouse June 12-July 15 Throwing Tonys at Stones: Campion and Hill Both Nominated for Best Actor At This Performance the Role Usually Performed by...; A Tony Overview of the Understudy Backward Glances at Tony Memories Tony�'s Tonys Wasserstein and Coleman Working on Their First Musical Thoroughly Modern Millie Announces Creel, Christian Casting, Kudisch in Negotiations Cullum Won't Leave Urinetown in Midstream; Bway Previews Now Begin in August Over at Talkin'Broadway, someone mentioned that Marcus Lovett is taking over for Hunter Foster toward the end of the off-Broadway engagement so that Hunter can go out and work on the incoming Summer of 42. Broadway Boasts Record Grosses and Attendance in 2000-01; Road Winds Down PHOTO CALL: Crampton and Bogart Fall in Love With Paper Mill Carousel PHOTO CALL: Snow in June? Paper Mill Stages Carousel with Noll Tonys: Springtime for 'The Producers' by Michael Reidel Wake me when it's over. With "The Producers" snapping up every prize in sight, this year's Tony Award race has all the excitement of, well, "Jane Eyre." posted at 6/1/2001 06:29:48 AM by James Marino | Item Link Thursday, May 31, 2001 She Cain't Say No by Ken Mandelbaum posted at 5/31/2001 01:27:49 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link You only have a few days left to enter the BroadwayStars Pick the Tony Winners contest... We have about 2,700 entries, lets see if we can make 3,000! CHANGING LANE 'The Producers" has been minus one of its producers since Sunday, but theatergoers had only good things to say about Nathan Lane's understudy, Ray Wills Tony Musings #3 by Ken Mandelbaum Broadway Grosses: Seems Like Old Times The IT Girl Scraps Extension Plans And Closes Q&A: Gary Beach by Andy Buck Q&A: Jerry Mitchell by Melissa Rose Bernardo Fresh Face: Kate Levering by Paul Wontorek First Person: JANE EYRE's Long, Strange Trip by Paul Gordon Video: A THOROUGLY MODERN New Musical OB's De La Guarda to Add New High-Flying Sequence, June 13 They already did the neatest trick of all - turning a profit on a strange off-Broadway show! Multiple Winner Terrence McNally Talks about Tonys and Taking It All Off Spring-Summer Broadway Season Schedule Musically Speaking, Tony Awards to be Going Back, Letting it Go and Still Here, June 3 Lane Misses Four Producers Perfs; Due Back Thursday, May 31 Broadway Grosses: May 21-27 - Part 1 McKinley and Pacheco Handicap the Tonys on "Theater Talk," May 31 First Broadway Season of 21st Century Was One To Remember Quote Unquote: Critics' Bon Mots of the 2000-01 Season Some of the more interesting comments the New York critics made on the season's hits -- and flops Tony Nominees Take Their Class Picture The Tony nominees gathered for their class photo May 29. Broadway Season Preview 2001-02 Time After Time Musical Preparing for Autumn Reading Jeffrey Saver (Dodsworth) and Stephen Cole are collaborating on the time-traveling musical thriller Talkin� Tony This year's Tony Award nominees look forward to T-Day: Sunday, June 3. Buzz Lines: Matt Bogart finally gets what he really, really wanted when he was in college. Smart Moves by Charles Nelson London Ghosts Try to Haunt New York in 'The Woman in Black' The modestly conceived tourist perennial will open Off Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theater at a cost of $700,000, roughly triple its original London budget. Why do I have a feeling that Jesse McKinley's column tomorrow will focus on the Jane Eyre Tony Broadcast slight? Another rule of producing: Don't fight with the photographer from a major online website that was invited to cover your event. It makes for a Rocky relationship. posted at 5/31/2001 11:20:07 AM by James Marino | Item Link Today's birthdays include Shirley Verrett, Keir Dullea, Gregory Harrison, Lea Thompson, Tonya Pinkins, and Brooke Shields Lovelier Thoughts, Michael! by Peter Filichia Quote Unquote: Critics' Bon Mots of the 2000-01 Season By Julia Furay 'Vocal Lords': Dreamers Meet Reality in Doo-Wop Harmony by Lawrence Van Gelder posted at 5/31/2001 09:04:45 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Wednesday, May 30, 2001 'Last Five Years' extends to July 1 in Chicago And we will be there to comment on it. posted at 5/30/2001 11:59:44 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Melodies for Marty by Michael Riedel posted at 5/30/2001 09:20:27 PM by the other James | Item Link She's leaving on a Jett plane, Don't know if she'll be back again. Oh baby I don't think so. But I could be wrong... posted at 5/30/2001 07:33:29 PM by James Marino | Item Link Fosse to close September 1 posted at 5/30/2001 03:42:51 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link We here at BroadwayStars would have enjoyed 'Stars in the Alley' a bit more if...: - It was about 20 degrees warmer - Other members of the press would not push and shove and walk in front of those with cameras - Our camera had not decided to fail at the very moment that Patrick Wilson forgot all of the lines to his song But other than that, it was an enjoyable experience. I wasn't there last year, so I don't know if they had blocked off the center section for the corporate sponsors then, too, but this year there was a block of 50 folding chairs set aside for the folks from Continental, Lucent etc, and the audience was pushed off to the side. Now I know that corporate money makes a lot of things easier, but it's the fans who're buying the tickets to the shows. posted at 5/30/2001 01:51:42 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Did you hear that huge sigh of relief yesterday? That was Playbill Online and Broadway.com as they looked at the new Broadwayonline.com (nee: Theatre.com). How unfortunate of a redesign, to wait so long for that. I know I should talk, but hell, my site is a non-profit without the 501-C-3. One may ask why the name change as well. Theatre.com pretty much said it all. Unfortunately Theater.com said Broadway.com. The "er" domain is owned by Hollywood Media which owns Broadway.com and theatre fans (mostly from New Mexico) were typing Theater.com into their browser and ending up at Broadway.com. This lack of securing the accidental domain was taking some of the traffic away from the "re" site. And on the web, traffic equates to money. Anyway, with all that said, it must be said that Broadwayonline.com has planned the most comprehensive theatre fan site. Planned is the key word in that sentence. Execution is still lacking. A splash page at the top of the site with an embedded Flash file crashes many people. Over at Talkin'Broadway, a member of the chatterati has abtly nicknamed the redesign Theatre.suck. (I think Mark Bakalor already owns that domain...) The search engine works better than any of the other sites reporting on theatre. There are parts of the site that are impressive content-wise such as long running shows, time warp, and other interesting statistic oriented pages. The tough part? It is a lot of work to keep those pages current. On the design side, frames are so 90s. I don't think I can find a major site in any industry that is using frames. Also, there is too much flash/java/rollover stuff which makes the site load slowly. I'd imagine that the annoying banner at the top of the site that now has a plane skywriting a welcome message will be replaced by a banner ad that will refresh, thereby slowing the load process as well. You would think that since the Broadwayonline.com offices are located in the "Heart of Silicon Alley" (their proclamation, not mine), they could have put together a user interface and useability study. If they did, they need to get their money back. I am sorry to be so negative about this because they really have such potential. Where else can you find Peter Filichia, Michael Buckley and Robert Viagas... just to name a few of the gems there. posted at 5/30/2001 09:57:53 AM by James Marino | Item Link On this day in 1909, Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and orchestra leader, was born. Following his death on June 13, 1986, his obituary appeared in The Time (go to obit). Other birthdays include Wynonna Judd, Trey Parker (my roommate's future husband), Colm Meaney, and Patrick Dahlheimer. It is a theatre history day! On ths day in 1593, playwright Christoper Marlowe is killed at Bull's Tavern in Deptford, by Ingram Frizer. It might have been a bar brawl, or murder, but no motive was ever uncovered. And in 1942, it was the night of the highly disputed kiddnapping of John Barrymore's body. The legend goes that Jack's old poker buddies "The Bundy Drive Boys", including Gene Fowler, W.C. Fields and William Wellman stole Barrymore's corpse from the funeral parlor and sat it up in his usual position at the poker table to scare the hell out of Errol Flynn. 'Follies': Passion Throbs in Sondheim's Bitter Valentine There will be no articles from theatre.com posted by me until they get rid of that atrocious re-design. I can't read it. Tony Musings #2 by Ken Mandelbaum Former Broadway Producer Indicted What's the first rule of producing? Never put your own money in a show. What's the second rule of producing? NEVER PUT YOUR OWN MONEY IN A SHOW What's the third rule of producing? Don't extend your show without asking the actors first And now... the fourth rule? Never defraud your investors! The IT Girl Scraps Extension Plans And Closes Speaking of the third rule... BAM Is House of Hamlet Once More as Beale Begins May 30 Carousel, with Noll and Bracken, Starts Spinning at Paper Mill, May 30 No mention of Bogart and Crampton, huh Brooke Shields Stars in Broadway's Cabaret Beginning July 3 posted at 5/30/2001 09:40:47 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Tuesday, May 29, 2001 New York Magazine writer Jeremy Gerard The Producers has become the season's singular sensation, as the Tony Awards surely will make clear, and a vote for A Class Act will hardly matter, but ... Only 354 votes to go. posted at 5/29/2001 08:16:13 PM by the other James | Item Link Jane Eyre Extends to July 8, Campaigns for More Tony Time Jane Eyre's Long Strange Trip by Paul Gordon posted at 5/29/2001 11:31:47 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link On this day in 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit. Today's birthdays include Bob Hope, Danny Elfman, LaToya Jackson, Annette Bening and Rupert Everett. Sequel to 'Les Mis�rables' Causes Legal Turmoil For some writers and intellectuals, the sequel is another alarming sign of France's gradual surrender to the globalized economy, one in which books are marketed like consumer products. As opposed to what, chopped liver? Culture Notes: Show Time How Broadway's Master Conductor Paul Gemignani Earned His Special Tony Kathleen Freeman's 'Showbiz Number' Carolee Carmello Taking Title Role in 'Kiss Me, Kate' May 29 McEntire, Sinise, Headley Promised for May 30 "Stars in the Alley" Reactions to Those Two Theatrical Pigs by Peter Filichia Los Angeles Gets 'Fever' When Tony Manero Arrives May 29-June 24 Bway Stars Go Into Shubert Alley, May 30 The Corsets, They Came: Rocky Horror's Tom Hewitt in Women's Wear - Again Sounds like a bad 'Seussical' rhyme. Somehow or other, they came, just the same Ben Vereen Returns to 'Glory' of Bway's 'Fosse' May 28 for Summer Stint First we had reading the obituaries as a way to find a great apartment in New York City. Sadly, some folks have taken the apartment hunt a step too far. posted at 5/29/2001 09:32:35 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Monday, May 28, 2001 On this day in 1998, Comic actor Phil Hartman of ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''NewsRadio'' fame was shot to death at his home in Encino, Calif., by his wife, Brynn, who then killed herself. Tony Time Finds 'Monty' in Its Rival's Long Shadow Tony Musings #1 by Ken Mandelbaum 2000-2001 Best Plays Chosen Editor Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, of the Best Plays theater yearbook, announced the publication�s Best Plays of 2000-2001 today. Marni Nixon Replaces Joan Roberts in B'way Revival of Sondheim's 'Follies,' May 28 I wonder who will dub her voice... posted at 5/28/2001 11:45:09 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link I Did the Time-Warp Again by Peter Filichia posted at 5/28/2001 07:32:36 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Sunday, May 27, 2001 On this day in 1647, The first recorded American execution of a ''witch'' took place in Massachusetts. Today's birthdays include Richard Schiff, Henry Kissinger, Todd Bridges and Lou Gosset, Jr. "90210" Luke Perry Makes His B'way Debut as Brad in 'Rocky Horror Show', June 26 Now that IS a horror show. And please do not take me to see this for my birthday, either. Tables Cleared at OB's 'Dinner with Friends', May 27 Kiss Her Goodbye: Mazzie Leaves 'Kate' Behind May 27 Neuwirth Leaves Fosse May 27, Vereen in the Wings Last Reservations: 'Fully Committed' Closes Off-Broadway May 27 Obie-winning Brian d'Arcy James Ends Good Thief Stint May 26 posted at 5/27/2001 09:37:54 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link You think it's normally a zoo outside of the St. James? You should have seen it today! The normal huge lines for tickets, of course, but with one very important difference: Today was the first performance Nathan Lane has missed since the show has been in New York. There were some very angry theatregoers, more than a few of whom wanted their tickets refunded. This, of course, worked out well for those in the cancellation line, including me. Rest assured, however, that if Lane is out when you go to see the show, you will have nothing to fear. Understudy Ray Wills gave an excellent performance in Lane's place. Despite a couple of problems (including the glass on Bialystock's office door falling out during an entrance!), the show remained at its usual high level of quality. And while on the subject of understudies: Curtain Call by Chip Deffaa posted at 5/27/2001 06:38:58 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link George Gershwin is Hardly Alone by Peter Filichia CDs: Hangin' Around With Kristin by Ken Mandelbaum posted at 5/27/2001 08:17:12 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link There are THREE rules in producing:
2) NEVER PUT YOUR OWN MONEY IN A SHOW! 3) If you are going to extend, ask the actors first and make sure they don't hear about it by reading Broadway.com, otherwise you may have to cancel the extension you just announced because you have no cast. On another note, saw the incredible Brian d'Arcy James in Conor McPherson's The Good Thief last night. Even though yesterday's article on Playbill Online said that the show closed last night, it still has one performance this afternoon. If you are within 50 miles of 45 Bleecker Street, you should make it your business to see it. The writing is so good and Brian shows us again why he is sought after by every producer. Spoke briefly to Brian after the show and he confirmed to me that he is doing the Chess concert/production at the Helen Hayes in Nyack in August. As for Sweet Smell of Success, Assassins and The Broadway Tenors, lets hope they all don't happen at the same time so we can continue to see him in all different roles. I am off to Connecticut. See y'all on Tuesday. Please don't burn down the internet while I am gone. :-) posted at 5/27/2001 06:13:57 AM by James Marino | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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