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Saturday, June 09, 2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() 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.) ![]() ![]() As if John Barlow didn't have enough to do, he has got to watch the pontification of Mel around the globe... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() posted at 6/9/2001 10:11:49 AM by James Marino | Item Link 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 ![]() ![]() posted at 6/8/2001 03:26:56 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brit enfants terribles Sean Mathias is tackling Richard Greenberg�s bitchy new version of Dance of Death, which was commissioned by the Shubert Organization ![]() ![]() Eric Schaeffer to serve as Artistic Director of "The Sondheim Celebration" � and direct two of the shows. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 will play the desperately unhappy wife in Ibsen's classic ![]() ![]() Theatre events for the weekend of June 8-10, 2001 ![]() ![]() Ever wonder what it's like in the press room or in the audience on Tony night? BroadwayOnline.com was there. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was the best of the Tony parties! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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... posted at 6/8/2001 09:04:53 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 6/8/2001 08:51:08 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link 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... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() Revival to close on original date of July 14 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The star of Jane Eyre will go directly into rehearsals for the radical revision of Oh, Kay! ![]() ![]() The much-anticipated Sondheim musical revival will has cancelled its planned extension ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() Guare's new play concerns three Americans who are living in Rome when Catholic pilgrims converge on the city for the millennium. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the wake of the You-Know-What awards: Plans, provisions...and multiple closings. ![]() ![]() 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:
Just for fun: ![]() ![]() Since the 70's, album covers have embarked on an existence in galleries and collectors' circles, becoming prized as artworks in themselves. posted at 6/7/2001 09:03:19 AM by James Marino | Item Link Wednesday, June 06, 2001 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]()
[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] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Smash 'Producers' crowns record-setting season ![]() ![]() Venture represents Larsen's second posthumously staged musical ![]() ![]() 'Producers' cashes in, 3 fail in Tony aftermath ![]() ![]() Conflict with board chair Pearce triggered ankling ![]() ![]() Tuner was losing $100g per session recently ![]() ![]() Music man Brooks toys with monster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 6/6/2001 09:40:27 AM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() Mel Brooks talks about future casting for The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Thanks to PhilG from Talkin' Broadway for the link. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. posted at 6/6/2001 09:18:13 AM by the other James | Item Link 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() posted at 6/5/2001 02:49:35 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() posted at 6/5/2001 01:27:44 PM by the other James | Item Link ![]() ![]()
"A Class Act," the pocket-size musical about the late lyricist Ed Kleban, will also close on Sunday, its producer, Chase Mishkin, said yesterday. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This London-import of a Victorian ghost story is as forthrightly about the conventions of theatrical storytelling as it is about spooks and nightmares. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite life-support from Alanis Morissette, the show's box office never picked up enough to keep it going ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jones reunites with Moon for the Misbegotten director Daniel Sullivan on the Shaw drama ![]() ![]() Michael Mayer (Side Man and A View From the Bridge) directs ![]() ![]() Lewis J. Stadlen will play a role based on comedian Jackie Mason ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Don't you wish "Almost Famous" was adapted for stage? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Trick headline! Lion King is not closing... posted at 6/5/2001 09:00:28 AM by James Marino | Item Link 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! posted at 6/4/2001 08:22:11 PM by James Marino | Item Link ![]() ![]() It's official. The carnage has begun. posted at 6/4/2001 06:29:34 PM by the other James | Item Link 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: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Proof named Best Play. 42nd Street wins Best Revival of a Musical. Christine Ebersol beats Marla Schaffel for Best Actress in a Musical ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tony Features: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ever wonder what it's like in the press room and audience on Tony night? BroadwayOnline.com was there. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And in other news: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() posted at 6/4/2001 06:42:46 AM by James Marino | Item Link Sunday, June 03, 2001 ![]() ![]() posted at 6/3/2001 10:10:19 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link ![]() ![]() [Catherine got to the NYTimes Sunday columns last night, so they are below] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If the ratings this year are not dramatically better, serious thought needs to be considered about changing the whole presentation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. posted at 6/3/2001 08:20:30 AM by James Marino | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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