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Saturday, August 11, 2001
A Glimpse at Musicals 100 Years Ago by Peter Filichia
Baby and Johnny by Ken MandelbaumStarry Central Park Seagull Opens Aug. 12, May Move to BroadwayToni Collette, Dennis Quaid To Star in HBO Film Version of Dinner with Friends Aug. 11Richard Skipper Is Carol Channing's Best Friend by Tom LynchHe's a What? He's a What? He's a Music Man! by Tom Lynchposted at 8/11/2001 09:00:49 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Friday, August 10, 2001
South Pacific on the Upper Mississippi by Peter FilichiaNot on CD: Part IV by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 8/10/2001 02:40:17 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
BBC: Boy George pens West End musical Thanks to Moira over at Talkin'Broadway for the link.
posted at 8/10/2001 09:57:31 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Today's birthdays include: Antonio Banderas and Leo Fender -- American inventor and manufacturer of musical instruments.
'42ND STREET' SHUFFLE By MICHAEL RIEDELThe hit revival of "42nd Street" likes to bill itself as a new production for a new millennium. But when it comes the show's sets, by designer Douglas W. Schmidt, a lot of theater people think the new "42nd Street" owes a big debt to the old "42nd Street."
Hollywood Giant Comes on Hard TimesWhat's that saying, "What goes around comes around..."
Idina Menzel, Maya Days Join Adam Pascal in B'way Aida Sept. 11Disney's Aida soon to turn into a mini-Rent reunion
Judy Garland Live! Postpones B'way EngagementWon't be ready in time for the 50th anniversary of La Garland's legendary Palace opening
Red-Hot Manhattan Theatre Club Reconfigures Its 2001-02 SeasonSarah Jessica Parker performs in Wonder of the World, and Alan Ayckbourn's House and Garden see their repertory debut
New Dates for John Lithgow's B'way Sweet Smell of SuccessLithgow, now free of TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun," will get down to work with director Nicholas Hytner on the new Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia musical
National Theatre's Noises Off Confirms Nov. 1 Broadway OpeningThe backstage farce is a revival of the play by the author of Copenhagen
Full Cast Announced for Broadway's Mamma Mia!South Pacific on the Upper Mississippi by Peter Filichia
Shanley's Caustic Comedy, Where's My Money?, Leaps to MTC in FallDebbie Does Downtown: Perversion-turned-Stage Version Plays at FringeNYC, Aug. 10-19Alley's HYPE Puts Teens on Stage Aug. 10-11Mann, d'Arcy James, Evan, Murney Play Chess in Nyack Aug. 10-12Not really Mann. It's Lewis.
Will The Seagull Fly to Broadway After Its Park Perch Ends?Mamma Mia!: ABBA Musical Has Full Broadway CastRipley and Skinner Are the Sweethearts of Dreamgirls Concert, Sept. 24Roundabout's Women Will Wear Mizrahi; Previews Start Oct. 12Judy Garland Delays Broadway BowHot breaking news! And you can buy a CD or video from Broadway.com's new online store. Conveniently promoted in editorial space!
Allen, Anderson & Gill Will Star in Off-B'way's TonguesAnne Jackson Stars in Madwoman of ChaillotDays and Menzel Step Into Aida September 11Into a Den of Musical AlchemyJoseph S. Tanen is a rare craftsman in 21st-century New York -- a luthier. He repairs, builds and sells stringed instruments.
The Mighty Pen Can Be Playful TooThe great caricaturists of the 20th century -- and their victims -- make an appearance at the New York Public Library.
posted at 8/10/2001 07:30:43 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Thursday, August 09, 2001
Each game, of Chess,
Means there's, one less,
Variation, left to be played.
Looks like this variation will be without Mann...
And when you lose the Mann, do you gain the Norm?
posted at 8/9/2001 11:41:39 PM by James Marino | Item Link
Giving Broadway a Makeover, Ladies' Rooms FirstIn honor of Urinetown, I suppose?
At the Fringe, the Naughty Cheerleader and 180 Other StoriesThe message the New York International Fringe Festival has been conveying to playgoers ever since its founding in 1997: if it's fringe, almost anything goes.
Naughty Cheerleaders? There goes the weekend!
The Dance of Life Turns Messy and Sweaty by Ben BrantleyThe revival of Elmer Rice's 1929 drama of life in a New York tenement house is the kind of production that makes the Williamstown Theater Festival so essential.
Buzz Lines Eric McCormack takes on Donna McKechnie (and Barry Singer) in the letters pages of The New York Times.Eric McCormack's LetterCharles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts Juliette Binoche may yet get a chance at a Lulu of a role.Reinking Rejoins Vereen for Fosse PBS TapingHey, the PBS Fosse taping was first read... where? Hmmm...
Noises Off Set To Open on B'way November 1Broadway dates for the Noises Off revival are now official. The comedy will begin performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatreon October 16 and open on November 1.
Blue Window Transfers to Manhattan Ensemble TheatreMata Hari at Last by Sean Patrick FlahavenTalk about imPerfect! by Sean Patrick FlahavenA cast album...with una mujer named Maria! by Sean Patrick FlahavenEthan Hawke Stars in NY Premiere of Sam Shepard's Henry Moss Sept. 5The legendary Joseph Chaikin directs the Signature Theatre production
5th Annual NY Fringe Festival Features Dot.com Drama Aug. 10-26 A drama about the Chernobyl disaster and a stage adaptation of a classic porn film are among 198 shows from 16 U.S. cities and 17 other countriesRichard Rodgers TV Musical To Get Stage Debut on York's 2001-02 "Musicals in Mufti" SeriesThe series will kick off this fall with Andre Previn's London musical, The Good Companions
Robert Evan, Brian d'Arcy James, Terrence Mann Topline Chess in Concert Aug. 10Also featured: Lauren Kennedy (Sunset Boulevard), Julia Murney (The Wild Party) and Danny Zolli (Jesus Christ Superstar)
On a Clear Day, John Cullum Takes the 20th Century from Shenandoah to UrinetownThe baritone returns to the Broadway stage in his first new musical in 23 years.
Dinner at Eight Songwriters Win Jerry Bock AwardSoho Rep Debuts Gibson and New Crimp in 2001-02Callaway, Murray and Somerville Stoke Spitfire Grill in NYC Sept. 7-Oct. 14York Theatre's Mufti Series Has No Other Love But Richard Rodgers in 2002One Shot Now Aims at October Off-Broadway OpeningEDINBURGH: Poster Wars?Just in case anyone out there is missing Joan Jett, and you know I am not, you can catch her tonight at Playland, in Rye, New York. My how the mighty (sic) have fallen... Speaking of pop stars on Broadway, I wonder if the George Michael rumor is true... Jordan, I didn't know you had it in you!
Love the new phone booth ads for Bat Boy going up all around town. Too bad that Summer will kill the Bat...
Networks exec adds new focusWalker skips retirement to become associate producer
We missed this when it ran on 7/31.
posted at 8/9/2001 08:54:34 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Today's birthdays include Whitney Houston and Amanda Bearse.Mr. President Explains Mr. President by Peter FilichiaAt the Fringe, the Naughty Cheerleader and 180 Other Stories by Peter MarksThe message the New York International Fringe Festival has been conveying to playgoers ever since its founding in 1997: if it's fringe, almost anything goes.
'Street Scene': The Dance of Life Turns Messy and Sweaty by Ben BrantleyThe revival of Elmer Rice's 1929 drama of life in a New York tenement house is the kind of production that makes the Williamstown Theater Festival so essential.
Carol Burnett Putting It Together Debuts on Pay-Per-View HDTV Oct. 14Charlotte d�Amboise, Colleen Dunn, D.W. Moffett to Star in Lincoln Center Contact Sept. 4Not on CD: Part III by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 8/9/2001 07:04:26 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Wednesday, August 08, 2001
SLATE: The Seagull demonstrates why Hollywood and Broadway are on separate coastsposted at 8/8/2001 02:58:00 PM by James Marino | Item Link
Blind Email Received:
- The Kennedy Center, as reported in yesterdays editions of the Washington Post, is reportedly courting Hugh Jackman (and he has apparently shown interest) to headline the Eric Schaeffer directed production of "Company" at next year's Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration. He would, of course, play Bobby.
Washington Post: Schaeffer Plays Name Gameposted at 8/8/2001 12:07:42 PM by James Marino | Item Link
Reading Moonstruck by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 8/8/2001 10:23:52 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Slow sales shut 2 Vegas shows'De La Guarda,' 'Venus' close ahead of schedule
I had talked about the myth of legit theatre in Vegas back in September 2000. In the height of the new economy hysteria, producers forgot the fundamentals of producing a show: it needs to make money. Or does it? You would question it by some producer's decisions...
posted at 8/8/2001 09:14:50 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Assassins Will Go �Pow� at Music Box Instead of Booth; Previews Start Nov. 1One Shot Now Aims at October Off-Broadway OpeningYork Theatre's Mufti Series Has No Other Love But Richard Rodgers in 2002Revival of Lucas' Blue Window to Reopen Off-Broadway, Sept. 4Me and Juliette By: Charles NelsonJuliette Binoche may yet get a chance at a Lulu of a role.
Next week on MTV's Becoming..............Catherine becomes Juliette Binoche!
Clear Channel weds legit series in promo'Broadway' benefits include movable subscriptions
Simon's 'Party' over in Sept.Comedy shutters after 366 B'way perfs, 20 previews
'Blue' transfer set for Sept. 13Lucas revival moves to Manhattan Ensemble Theater
Cybershow: New York International Fringe FestivalThere was a guy advertising the Fringe Festival outside of The Today Show this morning, Al let him say a few words!
A SINGULAR SENSATION by Michael RiedelDONNA McKechnie, the celebrated Broadway performer, likes to joke that she didn't come to New York "to do a one-woman show."And yet there she is, singing and dancing with more spunk than a chorus girl half her age in "An Evening With Donna McKechnie: My Musical Comedy Life," a one-woman show at Arci's Place on Park Avenue South.
Think we'll be hearing from Eric? : )
posted at 8/8/2001 08:35:46 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link
Today's birthdays include Esther Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Connie Stevens, Keith Carradine, Donny Most, and Deborah Norville.Doing the Washington Twist by Peter FilichiaThe Seagull Has Landed by Adam KlasfeldHow are people passing the time while waiting on line for the hottest ticket in town?
posted at 8/8/2001 06:53:23 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Tuesday, August 07, 2001
Now Hear Disc by Michael FeingoldA Blizzard of CDs Puts Some New Spins on Show Music Style
TV 'Dinner With Friends': A Round-Table ChatLeguizamo and Lane Get CBS DealsIt's too darn hot.posted at 8/7/2001 09:52:09 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
BUZZ LINES: TV or Not TV? by Michael Portantiereposted at 8/7/2001 04:30:53 PM by James Marino | Item Link
CDs: Pope & Crawford by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 8/7/2001 01:33:59 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Broadway ... it's a Baby Boomer thing!"Right now, what is familiar is money spent well. That's all. Money spent on the risky, the adventurous, the experimental is money poorly spent. That's the Baby Boomer mentality. Nothing can be done to compete against it. This will change, all things do, but now is not the time to expect the Baby Boomers to embrace the unexpected; it's simply not good economics, in their way of thinking."
The Muse, Man! by Jim CarusoJohn Bucchino, Sharon Douglas, and Carl Andress tell how they invoke the Muse.
posted at 8/7/2001 08:34:20 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link
Today's birthdays include Garrison Keillor, Wayne Knight, and Charlize Theron.The TV's Working by Peter Filichia'If You Ever Leave Me...': That Heavenly Match Made on 'The Merv Griffin Show'A self-infatuated tribute to the 36-year marriage of Ren�e Taylor and Joe Bologna, who are the writers, directors and stars of the 90-minute show.
Robert Sean Leonard Leads Music Man Beginning Aug. 7Roundabout Drops Our Town from SeasonBroadway Grosses: Parker Proves Her Powerposted at 8/7/2001 06:55:38 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Monday, August 06, 2001
Special Announcement: Episode II TitleOK, it's stretching it a little - but this is somewhat Broadway-related, as Natalie Portman is in the new 'Star Wars' trilogy.
posted at 8/6/2001 03:48:00 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
Sheet Music to My Ears by Peter FilichiaNot on CD: Part II by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 8/6/2001 01:13:40 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
On this date in 1911, Lucille Ball, the American radio, television and film comedic actress, was born. Following her death on April 26, 1989, her obituary appeared in The Times. In 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, killing an estimated 140,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare. Today's birthdays include: Geri Halliwell, M. Night Shyamalan and Soleil Moon Frye.B'way's 'The Dinner Party' To Close September 1Broadway Tonight Plans Starry Subscription SeriesLeigh Replaces Parker in 'Proof' September 11Jennifer Jason Leigh Is New Star of 'Proof' on Broadway, Sept. 11I have such mixed feelings about this.
Manilow's 'Harmony' Lives: Musical May Play ChicagoBroadway-Bound 'Summer of `42' Planning Next StepsCAN'T GET ENOUGH OF MCKECHNIEIf you can't get a seat to Donna McKechnie's run at Arci's Place, which has been doing record-setting business - the night I attended, the club turned away 60 at the door - fear not! They've already booked her for a return engagement in October.
Thousands flock to Edinburgh festivalMore than 100,000 people crowded Edinburgh streets to kick off the world's largest arts festival with a grand parade.
posted at 8/6/2001 10:52:03 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link
'Mr. President': Names Change; White House Doesn't by Ben BrantleyNot on CD: Part I by Ken Mandelbaumposted at 8/6/2001 06:35:28 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Sunday, August 05, 2001
ALL AN ALLUSION In the first act of "The Producers," Matthew Broderick gives Nathan Lane the address of a demented playwright whom the two crooked characters need for their money-making scheme.
The Jane Street address was not selected randomly by "The Producers" team. It's where you'll find the real-life home of Thomas Meehan, who co-wrote the musical's script with Mel Brooks.
And it's not the only coy allusion in that show or others on the Great White Way. Such inside jokes are remarkably common among Broadway directors, writers and producers.
THE FRINGE BENEFITS The pay-per-pee musical "Urinetown" didn't sound like anybody's idea of a Broadway hit two years ago, despite the sellout crowds that saw it performed during the New York Fringe Festival.
But now, "Urinetown," a musical about a place where it's no longer free to pee, is on its way to the Henry Miller Theater - and more eyes than ever are on the fifth annual Fringe.
GRIMLY HILARIOUS, PINTER HONORED AS ONE OF THE GREAT DRAMATISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURYThe extraordinary two-week Harold Pinter Festival that concluded last week at Lincon Center was remarkable for many reasons, most notably for reminding us how beautifully crafted his plays are - heaven-sent gifts for actors and directors.
THE FESTIVAL SHOWS THAT WE WOULD BET ON, IF WE WERE THE BETTING KIND Which of the 198 Fringe Festival shows will be a breakaway hit? We've calculated the odds, and rated the shows' buzz and "Fringiness" on a scale of 1 to 10
It's theatre day at The Post!
Eric Grode's STAGE TO SCREEN: Papp Goes the HanselJoseph Papp was many things in his lifetime � visionary, tyrant, activist, nurturer, pain in the ass. And now he�s a trend.
Entertainment Weekly famously adheres to the rule that all you need is three similar things to have a trend. Once three movies come out about the Wild West, for example, Westerns are a trend. (To be fair, EW has shied away from the frantic trend-spotting in recent years, but it used to be constant.) Anyway, the man who created the New York Shakespeare Festival � and, by extension, much of what we call off-Broadway � is the subject of no less than four recent projects. We have a trend!
posted at 8/5/2001 09:55:41 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link
Today's birthdays include Neil Armstrong, Loni Anderson, Maureen McCormick, Jonathan Silverman, and John Huston.The Seagull Sequel by Peter FilichiaRecording of Producers CD Taped for TV; 'Great Performances' Airs Romp, Aug. 5Just Dandy: Pimpernel's Sills Is Ravenal Aug. 5, Then John Wilkes Booth in AssassinsLuke Perry Exits Rocky Horror Aug. 5; Emick Returns Aug. 7The Stars Favor Chekhov by Peter MarksMeryl Streep called Mike Nichols with the idea of doing "The Seagull" at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. Then the rest of the all-star cast was assembled.
posted at 8/5/2001 09:11:53 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)
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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]
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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]
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TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]
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TBA - Equus
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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]
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TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]
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TBA - The Paris Letter
TBA - The Philadelphia Story
TBA - Peter Pan
TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]
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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]
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TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]
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