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Saturday, July 07, 2001
Listening to Working All the Live-Long Day by Peter Filichiaposted at 7/7/2001 06:45:14 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Today's birthdays include: Doc Severinsen, David McCullough, Joe Spano, Billy Campbell, and Vonda Shepard.
University Staging of Corpus Christi Under Fire in Indiana.Compleat Wks of Wllm Shksper to Be Revived Off-Bway in Autumn. 
Strathairn Joins Cast of Dance of Death.
RAT Tales and MTC: Not 45 Seconds From BroadwayOver on Fynsworth Alley, there's an interview with Marc Kudisch that has resulted in some interesting comments on All That Chat and ratm.
posted at 7/7/2001 12:15:48 AM by the other James | Item Link
Friday, July 06, 2001
How I Spent the Fifth of July by Peter Filichiaposted at 7/6/2001 12:47:45 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
CDs: Lazy Afternoon by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 7/6/2001 11:47:39 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
No Mustache, No MagnumFor the next 15 weeks, Selleck will be at the Longacre Theatre making his stage debut in Herb Gardner's 1962 romantic comedy, "A Thousand Clowns."
There is also an article in the NY Post business section about Garth Drabinsky, but I'm unable to find it on-line. According to the article, "The commercial-crime unit of Canada's Mountines is winding up its two-year-plus proble, with possible charges expected b September, sources say. If convicted of such charges, Drabinsky could pace several years in jail."
SAG, AFTRA and Film Producers Reach Tentative Three-Year Deal.
Third time - and it's still funny.posted at 7/6/2001 10:08:50 AM by the other James | Item Link
Horrors! Wildhorn Scores One For The Count by Michael RiedelThis show bites! Auditions were held this week for "The Musical Dracula," a new Broadway-bound show based on Bram Stoker's horror classic.
Charles Nelson's Casts and ForecastsDon�t be surprised if Morgan Freeman reunites with Alfred Uhry for the prize-winning playwright�s next show.
Brooke Shields Comes to the Broadway Cabaret July 6Jo Bonney Stages Hip-Hop Theatre Piece Slanguage at NYTW July 6Gangstas bring the word to New York Theatre Workshop
And here I thought "Slanguage" was a Variety-speak...
Urinetown Delays First B'way Preview to Aug. 20John Cullum will continue his Off-Broadway starring role in this musical answer to South Park when it moves to Henry Miller's Theatre
How Were the Reviews?: LaChiusa's Lovers and Friends in ChicagoThe composer of The Wild Party and Hello Again has written a new project, variously described as an opera and a musical
Urinetown Begins Performances on August 20Tina Maddigan To Star in Broadway's Mamma Mia!Drabinsky In Trouble Again, This Time In CanadaWhere's My Money? Extends Through July 21This does not seem to be related to the Drabinsky story...
Festival Features 10 New MusicalsLittle Women Weighing Next Step Next SeasonSophie Mia!: Maddigan Joins ABBA Tuner on Broadway, Oct. 5Obscure Youmans Musical, Through the Years, Gets Premiere RecordingSAG, AFTRA and Film Producers Reach Tentative Three-Year DealBrooke Shields Is Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Beginning July 6Cyndi Lauper to Have Fun in Hwang's Largo at NY Stage & Film, July 6-8Urinetown Pushes Bway Opening Two Weeks Back to Aug. 20OB or not OB? Shakespeare's Disputed Edward III Plays at Bank St., July 5-22Brian Dennehy to Read Long Day's Journey at O'Neill Center, July 9
SAG burnt at Cooke outNew CEO exits after 10 days on job, citing guild infighting
Our wonderful unions do their best to impress management with a sense of unity...
posted at 7/6/2001 07:29:45 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Todays birthdays include President George W. Bush, Nancy Reagan, Merv Griffin, Janet Leigh, Della Reese, Ned Beatty, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Ward, and Geoffrey Rush.Brooke Shields Is Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Beginning July 6Sophie Mia!: Maddigan Joins ABBA Tuner on Broadway, Oct. 5Urinetown Delays First B'way Preview to Aug. 20posted at 7/6/2001 06:15:09 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Mata Hari Lives! by Peter Filichiaposted at 7/5/2001 08:47:45 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
'Dreamgirl' Has Got the BluesHolliday is left out of concert version of show
Oh please...
posted at 7/5/2001 08:26:53 PM by James Marino | Item Link
1810, P. T. Barnum, the great American showman, was born. Following his death on April 7, 1891, his obituary appeared in The Times. Go to obit.Today's birthdays include: Katherine Helmond, Huey Lewis, Shirley Knight, Goose Gossage, and Marc Cohn.
Bonus points if you can remember the name of Cohn's one hit.
Drabinsky In Trouble Again, This Time In Canada.George Gershwin Alone Extends Until September 2.I need to take a class in theater economics.
Broadway Grosses: Off Target.ANNIE up despite loss of Reba.
Aida Cast Changes by Ken Mandelbaum.Also My Fair Lady news.
Hair Cut: L.A. Return Cancelled at Wilshire.Lane Expected Back in Bway Producers July 5Over on ATC, there's nothing but raves for Brad Oscar's performances as Max while Nathan has been out.
Brian Dennehy Offers Preview Reading of B'way-Bound O'Neill Journey, July 9Latest on Broadway-bound Jesse Ventura Musical.'cause I know you're all waiting with baited breath.
How Were the Reviews?: LaChiusa's Lovers and Friends in ChicagoLauren, you pick up the pizza this time.posted at 7/5/2001 03:07:07 PM by the other James | Item Link
Naked Boys Silenced in Provincetown?
I was driving yesterday when I heard a story on 1010 WINS (radio) that the producers at the Crown and Anchor in Provincetown, MA have been fined because their production of Naked Boys Singing is in violation of an "Adult Entertainment" ordinance there. As Naked Boys Singing approaches their third anniversary off-Broadway, even NYC Mayor Giulliani has not even taken on this popular show as being indecent, infact, pointing out in a statement that it is "art". The show which has played around the world has not had this problem before. It is unfortunate that such a liberal town as Provincetown has thrown the Constitution out the window.
Provincetown Banner: 'Naked Boys' served cease & desist orders
posted at 7/5/2001 11:07:30 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Wednesday, July 04, 2001
Don't forget - tomorrow is the first day of Jammin' 105's Broadway in Bryant Park concert series. Enjoy excerpts from great Broadway shows and songs from Broadway stars on the Bryant Park Stage. Tomorrow is 'The Music Man', 'The Donkey Show' and 'Mr. President'. Every Thursday from 12pm-2pm through August 23rd - check it out!
Welcome back, Chad, I missed you!
posted at 7/4/2001 08:33:03 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
Happy Independence Day to all our American readers!
And to all our British readers... um... better luck next time? ;)
Today's birthdays include the United States of America (225 years old and counting), Neil Simon, Ann Landers, Ava Marie Saint, Gina Lollabrigida, George Steinbrenner, Geraldo Rivera, Gertrude Lawrence, Rube Goldberg, Stephen Foster, Louis B. Mayer, Rube Goldberg, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Calvin Coolidge (30th President of the United States)Another Comedy Song Critic Heard from!How appropriate for today that Peter Filichia mentions, among other shows, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, one of my personal favorite "flops."
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Oratory by Robert D. McFaddenThe Declaration of Independence � the centerpiece of many Fourth of July celebrations � will be "performed" by an ensemble of actors in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Independence Day: A Thousand Clowns Starts at Bway's Longacre, July 4George Gershwin Alone Extends Until Sept. 2Our Boy Bill by David FinkleA talk with Bill Rosenfield, senior vice president of Shows & Soundtracks for RCA Victor.
posted at 7/4/2001 09:04:42 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Tuesday, July 03, 2001
Down South review by Adam Feldmanposted at 7/3/2001 01:01:44 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Lane on road to recovery Other James! How did you miss this one!
Nathan Lane Expected Back in Bway's Producers, July 3When else did we care so much about understudies? I wish I'd gotten to see Brad Oscar on as Max... he's a hoot.
Worth, Kudisch, Pawk to Make Night Music w/ Philadelphia Orchestra, July 11-12However, I will not be missing this one - I'm headed to PA next Thursday to see some 'Night Music'
Chicago's Goodman Announces Full 2001-02 Season ScheduleJane Connell Steps Into 'The Full Monty'Jane Connell, who recently appeared as the Widow Douglas in the short-lived 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer', will begin performances in 'The Full Monty' tonight. Connell replaces a vacationing Kathleen Freeman as Jeanette through July 15.
Macy's Fireworks Features Cast of '42nd Street'Vicki Lewis Leaves 'Chicago' Earlyposted at 7/3/2001 12:30:09 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
Revivals: Part One by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 7/3/2001 12:16:06 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
What's he doing in a musical?Luke Perry in Rocky Horror.
Lauren, come over around 10pmposted at 7/3/2001 08:49:00 AM by the other James | Item Link
Today's birthdays include George M. Cohan, Tom Stoppard, Betty Buckley, Audra McDonald, and Tom Cruise.A Few Hundred Other Great Comedy Songs by Peter Filichia'Lulu': Men Were Her Victims, or So She Thought by Ben Brantley'Down South': The Cuban Missile Crisis as a Sex Stimulant? Yup. by Bruce Weber'Random Harvest': Sharing a Fear (of Success) With a Ghost by Anita GatesBroadway Grosses: Off Targetposted at 7/3/2001 07:27:07 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Monday, July 02, 2001
Also on this date in 1881, President James A. Garfield is shot by Charles Julius Guiteau, a man who had wanted to be Ambassador to France. It takes Garfield two months to die. It takes Sondheim 110 years to write a musical about it.
posted at 7/2/2001 11:49:45 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
The 20 Best Comedy Songs I Forgot by Peter FilichiaOn the Steps of the Palace by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 7/2/2001 01:14:02 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
They Will, They Will Rock YouBroadway performers rock, both live and on CD, with a little help from Kurt Deutsch and Sh-K-Boom.
Buzz Lines: It will be All Rodgers, All the Time as the music of Richard Rodgers is celebrated to mark the centennial of his birth.On this day in 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator. Today's birthdays include: Polly Holliday, Ron Silver, Jimmy McNichol and Thurgood Marshall.It's Raining Tigers and Dragons in the Land of FilmIn the copycat world of cinema, it was inevitable that someone would try to replicate the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Do we have copycat phenomenon in the Broadway world? There are many Phantoms, a million Dorian Grays and a few Wild Parties, but these were not so much copycats as much as they were horse races to market...
Actors, Producers Talks To Resume [SAG/AFTRA]White Barn's union pact clears path for preemsNew plays, unseen Tennessee Williams work on slate.
- After many years without an agreement with Actors' Equity, the late Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theater in Westport, Conn., has re-signed with Equity and will once again be mounting productions of plays this summer instead of relying mostly on cabaret acts and one-person shows as it has in recent seasons.
'Clowns' revival sent in earlySelleck production to open July 11
Countdown to Rodgers' 100th BirthdayEnsler & Foote Premiere New Plays at Hartford StageA Thousand Clowns Changes Opening to July 11Playwrights Horizons Announces 2001-2002 SeasonAin't We Got Fun: Reinking and Vereen Together Again in Fosse, July 2-7The Last Five Years Ends Its Chicago-Area Run July 1, and Looks EastSteven Suskin ON THE RECORD: Working on 42nd StreetRobert Sean Leonard to Star as B'way Music Man Aug. 7Eric McCormack's last performance Sunday, Aug. 5
Tom Selleck Thousand Clowns Begins B'way Previews July 4He'll play Herb Gardner's curmudgeonly iconoclast in a revival of the cult 1962 comedy
New Musical By Parade Composer Headed Off-BroadwayThe Last Five Years, the latest tuner from the Tony Award-winning Jason Robert Brown, will be directed by Daisy Prince
President Bush Attends Theatre for First Time Since Taking Office President attends community theatre in Virginia where his sister-in-law is appearing in Neil Simon�s Proposals.
posted at 7/2/2001 10:14:14 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Sunday, July 01, 2001
Broadway, On a Platter Rare and intriguing musical recordings are back in print
BERGMAN MAKES HIS MARK AT BAM by Clive BarnesPACKING A PUNCH There's a bench in Central Park that I like to sit on whenever I go there. But today, some guy and his girlfriend were sitting on my bench. So I did what anyone else would do: I beat up the guy and stole his girl.
It really is on topic, I swear, keep reading, it's about stage fighting, really, it is!
The Toronto Star Horrid houseguest a welcome visitor by Richard Ouzounian
Moss Hart owned a weekend home in Bucks County, PA., Alexander Woollcott spent a lousy weekend there. Woollcott left extremely unhappy but not before insulting Hart. Hart returned to Manhattan to work on a new play with his collaborator George S. Kaufman but couldn't concentrate because of Woollcott. The result? The Man Who Came To Dinner! It's currently playing at The Shaw Festival, you can read the entire story in Richard's latest column.
posted at 7/1/2001 10:05:54 PM by Susan Heim | Item Link
Today's birthdays include Dan Aykroyd, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Caron, Jamie Farr, Sydney Pollack, David Prowse, and Twyla Tharp.Remembering Mr. President by Peter FilichiaJanis, and the Road I Didn't Take by Peter FilichiaWe Open in London by Ken MandelbaumJohn Rando Just Can't Say No (to Directing) by Peter MarksA Musical Comedy About, Yes, Poverty by Jonathan MandellSelling Big Dreams on the Potomac by Elaine SciolinoMichael Kaiser has a vision of the Kennedy Center that would transform Washington into an arts capital, too.
posted at 7/1/2001 08:16:21 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
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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]
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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]
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