On this day in 1891, Cole Porter, the American composer and lyricist, was born. Today's other birthdays include: Michael J. Fox, Jackie Mason, Johnny Depp, Gloria Reuben and Natalie Portman.

Marathon 2001: The Missing Character Links 3 One-Act Plays
The final installment of Ensemble Studio Theater's festival gets off to a drab start, but things pick up considerably when the action moves into the bathroom.

Baby Birthed Again in NY Benefit Concert June 9
I can look out my window and practically see this performance. Y'all didn't know I left Manhattan for Westchester? (I got lots of email yesterday about the "Grigsby/Joseph" proximity comment.)

Tony-Winner Mel Brooks Tells of Admiration for Composers and English
As if John Barlow didn't have enough to do, he has got to watch the pontification of Mel around the globe...

Prince to Helm Burnett and Hamilton's Hollywood Arms at Chicago's Goodman in 2002

PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 2-8: The Producers �ber Alles

Stroman-Connick Thou Shalt Not to Play Limited Run at Plymouth, Sept. 20-Jan. 6

Alice Ripley Celebrates New CD with Concert Dates

World of Mirth to Open Off-Broadway June 21

Lincoln Center to Present Richard Greenberg's Everett Beekin

New Group Gala Postponed a Week

Kristin Chenoweth by Paul Wontorek

Drama Dept. Cooking Up Paul Rudnick Comedies, Big Time Musical for 2001-2002 Season

Robin Bartlett to Star in Richard Greenberg's Everett Beekin at Lincoln Center Theater in Fall 2001

Sinise's Cuckoo's Nest Extends B'way Engagement to Sept. 16

Reefer Madness Musical Gets High Off-Broadway, Oct. 2001

Incoming Broadway Shows Snap Up Theatres

The Return of The Ritz by Peter Filichia

Toronto Star: Expose yourself to The Fully Monty by Richard Ouzounian
[Toronto production reviewed]

2001: A GAY ODYSSEY! is the 2nd Annual GAY PRIDE Staged Reading and will be happening June 12th-23rd. They will be presenting JEFFREY (June 12 & 13) directed by Beth Greenberg, THE NORMAL HEART (June 15 & 16) directed by V.P. Boyle, THE RITZ (June 18 & 19) directed by Douglas Leland and A NEW BRAIN (June 22 & 23) directed and Choreographed Baayork Lee. All performance will be at The Clarke Studio Theatre (in the Rose Building-65th& Broadway) 7th floor. All Tickets $25, Reservations Suggested (212) 414-7766.

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Friday, June 08, 2001

Disney laying off 1,000
Somehow, I don't think this means they are closing any of their shows.
posted at 6/8/2001 11:53:59 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

Hairspray's New Reading by Ken Mandelbaum
posted at 6/8/2001 03:26:56 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Canadian Actor-Producer Terry Costa Is Missing

Today's birthdays include: Jerry Stiller, Joan Rivers, Scott Adams, Julianna Margulies, Kelli Williams and Robert Preston.

Broadway's Electric Conductors
One aspect of musical theater is sometimes taken for granted: the contribution of live musicians. But that's changing as more conductors have time in the spotlight
What a great (huge!) picture of Grigsby on the front cover of the Weekend section! I've said it before, "We love Grigsby". We have loved her since her days of "Joseph" at the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center right in my backyard. We always knew she would be a Broadway Star.

On Stage and Off: After the Tonys, Moving Vans by Jesse McKinley

B'Way May Hear Funny 'Noises' by Michael Reidel
Time To Close The Book On This Past Theater Season And Train Our sights on what lies ahead.The next tenant at the Brooks Atkinson, where the $9 million "Jane Eyre" fiasco closes Sunday, is likely to be the hit London revival of Michael Frayn's backstage farce, "Noises Off," starring Lynn Redgrave.

Tony celebs fuel B'way B.O. 'Full Monty,' 'Rocky' enjoy boost

Sondheim helmers tapped 'Sweeney' starts next spring; Ashley attached

Buzz Lines: Directors are announced for the six musicals in The Sondheim Celebration at the Kennedy Center next year.

A Letter from David Henry Hwang by Peter Filichia

Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen Trapped in Wicked, Tragic Dance of Death, Targeting B'way Oct. 2001
Brit enfants terribles Sean Mathias is tackling Richard Greenberg�s bitchy new version of Dance of Death, which was commissioned by the Shubert Organization

Mathias, Ashley, Brokaw, Shaeffer to Stage Six By Sondheim at Kennedy Center 2001-02 Season
Eric Schaeffer to serve as Artistic Director of "The Sondheim Celebration" � and direct two of the shows.

Stroman/Connick Thou Shalt Not Books Broadway's Plymouth Tony nominees Craig Bierko and Kate Levering will star

Carole Shelley, Michael Mulheren, Sarah Uriarte Berry Star in Tom Jones Workshop, June 28 & 29
Directed by Pittsburgh Public Theater artistic director Ted Pappas, the reading of the new musical, which has music by Larry Grossman as well as book and lyrics by the late James Goldman.

Kate Burton Hedda Gabler Books B'way's Ambassador Theatre for Sept. 19
Kate Burton will play the desperately unhappy wife in Ibsen's classic

Your Summer Weekend at the Theatre
Theatre events for the weekend of June 8-10, 2001

Video Clips From Backstage at the Tony Awards
Ever wonder what it's like in the press room or in the audience on Tony night? BroadwayOnline.com was there.

Goldman and Grossman's Tom Jones Sings in NYC Workshop June 28-29

Vital Theatre Looks at Women@Work Through Arlene Hutton's Eyes June 8-30

PHOTO CALL: Crampton and Bogart Spin on Paper Mill Carousel June 1

Partying With The Producers On Tony Night
It was the best of the Tony parties!

Schaffel Goes From "Sweet Liberty" to "Sweet and Low Down"; Joins They All Laughed!

Putting It Together: Ashley, Brokaw, Mathias and Schaeffer Will Helm Sondheim in DC in 2002

Migliaccio Replaces Shear in San Francisco Dirty Blonde June 19

Final 6.3 National Ratings for CBS' Tonys Show .1 Boost From Last Year

Bart to Be Bloom When (or Is It If?) Broderick Takes Producers Break in Fall

If You Ever Leave Me... Sets B'way Opening Date

Broadway Grosses: Box Office Blues

Whoa. Did you see the full page ad in today's New York Times for Urinetown? Some really bold advertising... Speaking of advertising, the post Tony radio ads for 42nd Street are not the best. They spend the first 10 seconds of the ad explaining that they are not The Producers. Fire that agency/copywriter. Very poorly conceived...
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Today's birthdays include Jerry Stiller, Millicent Martin, Joan Rivers and Robert Preston.

A Letter from David Henry Hwang by Peter Filichia

Will's Hill by Ken Mandelbaum

'Chaucer in Rome': Sorry, Pilgrims, No Absolution by Ben Brantley

Chaucer in Rome Review by William Stevenson

Chaucer in Rome Review by Seth Christenfeld

Broadway's Electric Conductors by Peter Marks

On Stage and Off: After the Tonys, Moving Vans by Jesse McKinley
As this article points out, three shows are closing on Sunday--A Class Act, Jane Eyre, and Bells Are Ringing. If you haven't seen these shows yet, may I recommend you get to the Ambassador, the Brooks Atkinson, and the Plymouth as soon as possible? As much as some people loved these shows, however, time does march on...

Kate Burton Hedda Gabler Books B'way's Ambassador Theatre for Sept. 19 by Randy Gener

Stroman/Connick Thou Shalt Not Books Broadway's Plymouth by Randy Gener and Robert Viagas
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Thursday, June 07, 2001

And this message brought to you by the producer, but not The Producers...
You may notice a slight difference in BroadwayStars this morning. The front page of the site now has only today's news. All other news can be found by the search engine on your left or by clicking the [archive] link at the bottom of the news pages. You know the saying, "Success is going to kill you?" Well, success is killing us. Thanks to all of you telling your friends about this site, it has grown beyond the ability of our server and bandwidth. Over the next few weeks we will be trying a few different solutions, so things may be bumpy. Please feel free to chime in with your opinions or let us know when something is just not working. Thanks.

In other news... Will Alan Cumming come back and close Cabaret with Natasha Richardson a la Miss Saigon closing return cast of Lea Salonga and Jonathan Price? We hear it is a possibility...

Martin Beck is being discussed for projects... will Kiss Me Kate be gone in September? And how about that Imperial. Although Les Miz has been rumored to be on death kneel a few times, will March 2002 be it's last one day more? And just to sweep the British Mega Musicals of the 80s, Phantom numbers are not what they used to be as well...

On this day in 1967, Author-critic Dorothy Parker, famed for her caustic wit, died in New York. Today's birthdays include: Anna Kournikova (that's for you Ginger!), Tom Jones, Liam Neeson, William Forsythe, Prince, Jessica Tandy, Beau Brummell,

'The Dog Problem': The Pooch Has the Last Word, Wiseguys by Bruce Weber
David Rabe's dark comedy strains for philosophical import, but has the kind of sneaky impact that may catch up with you long after you leave the theater.

'Follies' no longer here
Revival to close on original date of July 14

A Celebration of Community Theatre by Peter Filichia

Marla Schaffel To Star in Gershwin Musical They All Laughed!, June 29
The star of Jane Eyre will go directly into rehearsals for the radical revision of Oh, Kay!

B'way's Follies To Close July 14
The much-anticipated Sondheim musical revival will has cancelled its planned extension

Playwrights Horizons to Debut Spitfire Grill Musical, Plays by Smith, Schulman and Donaghy for 2001-2002 Season
Based on the 1996 movie by Lee David Zlotoff, Spitfire Grill received a 2001 Richard Rodgers Production Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Wilkof, Latessa Star in John Guare's Chaucer in Rome June 7
Guare's new play concerns three Americans who are living in Rome when Catholic pilgrims converge on the city for the millennium.

Report: Roger Bart (Not Martin Short) to Replace Matthew Broderick in Producers

Broadway Season Preview 2001-02

Follies to Close July 14 at the Belasco

Schaffel Joins Cast of They All Laughed!

Bart Not Short To Fill In For Broderick

Bart to be Bloom When Broderick Takes Producers Break in Fall

It's an "Anniversary Party" With Cumming, Leigh and Richardson June 4

Tony-Fallow Follies Falls July 14

Buzz Lines: Though the quality of the show was much improved over recent years, the Tony Awards telecast was still a ratings disaster.

Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts
In the wake of the You-Know-What awards: Plans, provisions...and multiple closings.

Tunes and Tomes The many faces of the theater are on view in Backstage: Broadway Behind the Curtain.

Oh What A Beautiful Website....
Since performances begin on my birthday (Yikes! A Bobby-birthday) you can feel free to buy me tickets...

Steven M. Alper, Managing Editor of Suite 101.com Theatre asks:

Do you have any idea what has happened to the FANY Awards? I've been hearing from a number of people who've sent in checks for membership to the Friends of NY Theatre, had the checks cashed and then heard nothing.How about it you investigative-reporters-with-nothing-to-do-now-that-the-Tonys-are-over?

Just for fun:

Judging Album Covers as Artworks
Since the 70's, album covers have embarked on an existence in galleries and collectors' circles, becoming prized as artworks in themselves.

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Wednesday, June 06, 2001

Tony-Fallow Follies Falls July 14
Four closings in one week. FYI, Playbill on Line has (very) obstructed view seats for $15-$26.

posted at 6/6/2001 06:29:44 PM by the other James | Item Link

Patrick Wilson hates New York. Don't we all... the best thing in this article is a picture of Jennifer Love Hewitt looking surprisingly like me! Thanks to Trisha for the link.
posted at 6/6/2001 11:31:42 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

Simple Simon by Adam Buckman

June 6, 2001 -- A benign conversation between rival drama critics turned deliciously rancorous on "Charlie Rose" when New York magazine's John Simon accused Ben Brantley of the New York Times of favoring plays written by homosexual playwrights because Brantley is gay.This is better than The Producers!
[Thanks to Patrick for posting the link at Talkin'Broadway]

Fox News: Billy Joel to Be a Broadway Big Shot
[Thanks to klast for posting the link at Talkin'Broadway]

Today's birthdays include: Roy Innis, Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Bernhard, Jimmy Jam and Max Casella.

'Bells' and 'Class Act' Will Close on Sunday

B'way hits new high note
Smash 'Producers' crowns record-setting season

Unusual collaboration puts 'Boom' on boards
Venture represents Larsen's second posthumously staged musical

B'way's rich get richer
'Producers' cashes in, 3 fail in Tony aftermath

Hughes exits Long Wharf
Conflict with board chair Pearce triggered ankling

'Eyre' unmoored after lonely Tony trip
Tuner was losing $100g per session recently

Backstage Notes: the Tonys
Music man Brooks toys with monster

Road to the Tonys

Hughes Resigns as Artistic Director of Long Wharf

Ford Gets a "Cadillac Car" by Ken Mandelbaum

Playbill On-Line Readers Respond to the Tony Award Broadcast

Working Theatre Opens Free Market at Urban Stages in NYC through July 1

Bulletin: A Class Act Will Shutter June 10

Bulletin: Bells Are Ringing to Close June 10

Doug Hughes Resigns as Long Wharf Artistic Director

Black Sunday on Broadway: A Class Act, Bells Are Ringing, Jane Eyre Closing June 10

Ex Miss America Kate Shindle Steps Into Cabaret, June 19-July 1

Readers React to the Tony Awards

Doug Hughes Resigns as Long Wharf Artistic Director

Tony Awards Central

The Colors of My Tape by Peter Filichia

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Mitchell Fink
Mel Brooks talks about future casting for The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Thanks to PhilG from Talkin' Broadway for the link.

Jerry's Happy For Mel by Michael Riedel

Tickets to 2001 Williamstown Theatre Festival Go on Sale June 6

Craig Lucas Featured in Last Slate of E.S.T.'s OB Marathon, June 6-17

Rabe's Dog Problem Barks at OB's Atlantic, June 6-July 1

Selby and Shaud Lead Wouk's Caine Mutiny June 6-10 at L.A. Theatre Works

A post on ratm by someone who should know stated that Todd Haimes announced to the cast and crew that Follies will close on July 14.

Eat the Runt received a nice plug on the Regis and Kelly show this morning.
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Tuesday, June 05, 2001

I hear that King Hedley has some serious decisions to make soon... And in another show, could it be that a producer is purchasing blocks of tickets to his own show to avoid a stop clause...
posted at 6/5/2001 07:05:25 PM by James Marino | Item Link

Bulletin: A Class Act Will Shutter June 10
Hopefully that's the last closing notice for a while.
posted at 6/5/2001 04:02:38 PM by the other James | Item Link

Will Martin Short Bloom in The Producers?
posted at 6/5/2001 02:49:35 PM by James Marino | Item Link

Bells Will Stop Ringing June 10

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Tony's Real Winners & Losers by Michael Riedel

It was also mentioned in this article that The Producers did $1.6 million in biz... yesterday alone!

Today's birthdays include: Spalding Gray.

'The Woman in Black': Storytelling as a Subplot in a Classic Ghost Story by Bruce Weber
This London-import of a Victorian ghost story is as forthrightly about the conventions of theatrical storytelling as it is about spooks and nightmares.

'Kristin': Moral Code Guides a Bible-Belt Barbie
The Tony award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth demonstrates her talents and lovability in an otherwise expendable sitcom.
After seeing the first three episodes, I can tell you that the show "Kristin" makes Fame look like Shakespeare. What a shame for a wonderfully talented actor. Hopefully this means we will see her again on Broadway soon. I give the show six episodes.

The 2000-2001 Season from A to Z by Peter Filichia

2001: A Tonys Odyssey by Peter Filichia

After Tony Loss, Jane Eyre Posts Closing Notice for June 10
Despite life-support from Alanis Morissette, the show's box office never picked up enough to keep it going

RCA Victor Releases Bat Boy Cast Album, June 5

How Were the Reviews?: Woman in Black

Tony Ratings Up Only Slightly From 2000

Cherry Jones Major Barbara Kicks Off New B'way Season June 15
Jones reunites with Moon for the Misbegotten director Daniel Sullivan on the Shaw drama

Playwrights Horizons Lifts Credeaux Canvas, June 5
Michael Mayer (Side Man and A View From the Bridge) directs

Neil Simon's B'way 45 Seconds Books Rodgers Theatre
Lewis J. Stadlen will play a role based on comedian Jackie Mason

Fame -- The Musical Is Seeking a Broadway House
Based on the 1980 film about NY's High School for the Peforming Arts, the musical has been touring since 1998
Oh please God NO! Fame makes Cats seem like Ibsen.

Jane Eyre Closes the Book June 10

A Boffo 2000-2001? by Ken Mandelbaum

Crudup Takes the Measure of Central Park Beginning June 5
Don't you wish "Almost Famous" was adapted for stage?

And Next Year's Tony Goes To...

Chenoweth Is Small Town Girl "Kristin" in NBC Comedy June 5

Ailing Lonny Price Misses Class Act Performances

Broadway Grosses: May 28 - June 3 - Part 1

Bulletin: Broadway's Jane Eyre Will Close June 10

CBS' 6.4 'Fast National' Rating for Tony Awards Shows Only Modest Increase

Aida to Reach Amsterdam in Fall
Trick headline! Lion King is not closing...

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Monday, June 04, 2001

We had a four way tie for this year's BroadwayStars.com Tony Contest. The first person to respond to my email was Chetan Hertzig of Lexington, MA. Chetan picked all but one Tony winner correctly [Chetan voted for Director of a Play, Jack O�Brien, The Invention of Love]. The other three who also got 20 of 21 correct answers are: Maria DeLuca [Featured Actor in a Musical, Brad Oscar, The Producers], Chris Reichheld [Score, David Yazbek (music & lyrics), The Full Monty] and Adam Siegel [Director of a Play, Jack O�Brien, The Invention of Love].

There were 2956 entries in this year's contest. Thanks to everybody who entered!
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Bulletin: Broadway's Jane Eyre Will Close June 10
It's official. The carnage has begun.

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From Blythe Danner's lips to friend Brian's ears to my fingers to your eyes: 'Follies' to close July 15. Waiting for the rest of the carnage...
posted at 6/4/2001 12:22:40 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

To go to the Offical Tony Awards Website, click here.

Costume Design: William Ivey Long, The Producers
Scenic Design: Robin Wagner, The Producers
Lighting Design: Peter Kaczorowski, The Producers
Featured Actor in a Play: Robert Sean Leonard, The Invention of Love
Featured Actress in a Play: Viola Davis, King Hedley II
Featured Actor in a Musical: Gary Beach, The Producers
Featured Actress in a Musical: Cady Huffman, The Producers
Leading Actor in a Play: Richard Easton, The Invention of Love
Leading Actress in a Play: Mary-Louise Parker, Proof
Leading Actor in a Musical: Nathan Lane, The Producers
Leading Actress in a Musical: Christine Ebersole, 42nd Street
Best Orchestrations: Doug Besterman, The Producers
Best Choreography: Susan Stroman, The Producers
Best Director of a Play: Daniel Sullivan, Proof
Best Director of a Musical: Susan Stroman, The Producers
Best Book of a Musical: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, The Producers
Best Score: Mel Brooks (music & lyrics), The Producers
Best Revival of a Play: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Revival of a Musical: 42nd Street
Best Play: Proof
Best Musical: The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical

The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical
12 Tonys (including Best Musical)

Proof
3 Tonys (Including Best Play)

42nd Street
2 Tonys (including Best Revival of a Musical)

The Invention of Love
2 Tonys

King Hedley II
1 Tony

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1 Tony (Best Revival of a Play)

Blast!
1 Tony (previously announced)

Despite receiving 10 nominations, The Full Monty received no awards. Neither did A Class Act (5 nominations), Follies (5 nominations), Jane Eyre (5 nominations), The Rocky Horror Show (4 nominations), Stones in His Pockets (3 nominations), The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (3 nominations), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2 nominations), Bells Are Ringing (2 nominations), Betrayal (2 nominations), or Judgment at Nuremberg (2 nominations). Gore Vidal's The Best Man, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Seussical, and Neil Simon's The Dinner Party each received a single nomination, but received no awards.

Tony News:

2001 Tony Winners Announced

The Producers Breaks Record with 12 Tony Wins

Christmastime for Hitler: The Producers Wins a Record 12 Tony Awards
Proof named Best Play. 42nd Street wins Best Revival of a Musical. Christine Ebersol beats Marla Schaffel for Best Actress in a Musical

With Producers, Mel Brooks Has Won Tony, Oscar, Grammy and Emmy

Record 12 Tony Awards for Producers; Proof, Cuckoo's Nest & 42nd St. Tops Too

Tony Features:

Review: 2001 Tony Awards Telecast by Adam Feldman

Photo Op: Tony Awards Red Carpet: Part One. Photos by Bruce Glikas

Photo Op: Tony Awards Red Carpet: Part Two. Photos by Bruce Glikas

Photo Op: Tony Awards Red Carpet: Part Three. Photos by Bruce Glikas

Photo Op: Tony Awards 2001: In the Press Room. Photos by Bruce Glikas

Photo Op: Tony Awards 2001: Inside the Tony Ball. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

Photo Op: Tony Awards 2001: THE PRODUCERS Post-Show Party. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

Photo Op: Tony Awards 2001: ROCKY HORROR Post-Show Party. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

Backstage at the Tony Awards
Ever wonder what it's like in the press room and audience on Tony night? BroadwayOnline.com was there.

2001: A Tonys Odyssey by Peter Filichia

Tony 2001 Arrivals: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Patrick Wilson

Tony 2001 Arrivals: The Paltrows

Which Insider Had the Clearest Crystal Ball?

Video Feature: On the Red Carpet With the Stars

Say What! Tony Soundbites 2001

And in other news:

Natasha Richardson May Return to Cabaret to Close Show in 2002

Heather Headley to Release Album of New Material

Karen Ziemba & Queens Pres. Shulman Honored w/ Broadway Beacon Award, June 4

Haunting Woman in Black Spooks Off-Broadway June 4

2,628,000 Minutes Later: Rent Original Cast Return for NYTW Benefit, June 4

Bulletin: Anthony Quinn, Broadway's Zorba, is Dead at 86

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Sunday, June 03, 2001

'Producers,' It Could Be King of All Media
posted at 6/3/2001 10:10:19 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

Today's birthdays include: Dan Hill, Tony Curtis, Josephine Baker and Colleen Dewhurst.

[Catherine got to the NYTimes Sunday columns last night, so they are below]

Photo Op: CAROUSEL Opening. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

Photo Op: HEDWIG Party at the New Festival, Inc. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

Photo Op: STARS IN THE ALLEY. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

Photo Op: Fleet Week with Faith Prince. Photos by Bruce Glikas.

JRT's New PB Musical, A Naughty Knight, Opens June 3

Will Stars, Songs and Producers Boost Tony Ratings This Year?
If the ratings this year are not dramatically better, serious thought needs to be considered about changing the whole presentation.

2001 Tony Awards Presented at Radio City Music Hall, June 3

Drama League Reveals 2001 Directing Fellows

NYC's Lark Holds Playwrights Week June 3-10

Inside the 2001 Tony Awards: Is The Producers A Great Musical?

Inside the 2001 Tony Awards: Can Rocky Horror Beat 42nd Street as Best Musical Revival?

This Was a Real Nice Clambake by Peter Filichia

Adding insult to injury, Annette Niemtzow, Lead Producer of Jane Eyre, sent out a mass email last night detailing how TicketMaster was telling customers that Jane Eyre had closed. Sometimes producing is like sweeping water up hill...

A little bird told me that this Wednesday at 8:30 sitting in with Alison Fraser at Arci's Place will be Daisy Eagan. BTW, Daisy just launched her new website, www.DaisyEagan.com.

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BROADWAYSTAR'S FIVE DAY FORECAST

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]

This list is compiled from various sources. If you have corrections to the Broadway Season, please contact us.

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