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Saturday, September 08, 2001

Today's birthdays include Sid Caesar, David Arquette, and Patsy Cline.

Playwright Learns There's No Time to Waste by Peter Filichia

On 'The Lion King,' Second Thoughts on First Impressions by Bruce Weber
Much of the excitement created by "The Lion King" was sold, wrapped up and delivered in its opening scene.

Preview: Off-Broadway by Ken Mandelbaum

posted at 9/8/2001 08:31:59 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Friday, September 07, 2001

Spitfire Grill Stoked for Sept. 7 First Preview in NYC

Ziemba Makes Contact in Geva's House and Garden, Oct. 9-Nov. 11

Broadway Gets Bullish for Urban Cowboy: The Musical
Natascha (sic) Diaz plays the Debra Winger role of Sissy. However, the role of Bud has not yet been cast.

Mandy Patinkin Keeps Putting It Together
The Tony-winning star returns to Broadway Sept. 10 with his concert of songs for kids -- and their parents. He tells BroadwayOnline about his upcoming Sondheim plans, a film in which he plays Joe Papp, and his reaction to being spoofed in Forbidden Broadway.

posted at 9/7/2001 12:46:07 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link



A Man And His 'Goat' by Michael Riedel
Edward Albee has said his new play, "The Goat," is about "a goat who falls in love with a man."That is true, but no one should think "The Goat" is about bestiality. If it were, it would not, I assure you, be headed to Broadway, where it is scheduled to open in the spring.

It's 'Fair' To Say That This London 'Lady' Is A Champ by Clive Barnes
London - A great dollop of London nostalgia envelops Cameron Mackintosh's spanking-new production of that magnificent, dance-all-night musical "My Fair Lady," which is again ensconced in the gracious splendor of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - and may come to New York.

posted at 9/7/2001 09:34:57 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Today's birthdays include Elia Kazan, Julie Kavner, Corbin Bernsen, Tom Everett Scott, Grandma Moses, and Elizabeth I.

Will This Be a Good Time for Goodtime Charley? by Peter Filichia

A Musical to Which We All Can Relate by Peter Filichia

CDs: Fear No More by Ken Mandelbaum

On Stage and Off: Starting Guns Are Loaded by Jesse McKinley

posted at 9/7/2001 06:51:47 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Thursday, September 06, 2001

Dear Kathleen: A Letter From Jason Danieley
posted at 9/6/2001 05:42:52 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link



'The Fantastiks' to end epic run. Building modifications, show's red ink lead to decision.
Gotham's longest-running show will call it quits after nearly 42 years. "The Fantasticks" is scheduled to give its last performance Jan. 6. The Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt musical opened May 3, 1960, at the 153-seat Sullivan Street Playhouse, where it continues to run.

Dammit Janet! Ripley & DeLaria To Leave Rocky Horror
Hmmm....

Brooke Shields Extends Stay in Cabaret

Co-Artistic Directors of Almeida Resign
Jonathan Kent and Ian McDiarmid have announced their resignation as co-artistic directors of the Almeida Theatre Company. They will continue with the company until next summer.

John Lithgow's B'way Sweet Smell of Success Books Martin Beck March 2002
"3rd Rock from the Sun" star is working with director Nicholas Hytner on the new Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia musical

Michael Crawford's Manager Says the Actor Will Star in Jim Steinman's B'way Dance of the Vampires
The European hit is aiming for New York in April 2002

Joan of Arc Musical Gets a Rare Revival Off-B'way Sept. 6
Larry Grossman's Goodtime Charley will "make the boy a man" at ArcLight Theatre

New York to Celebrate Ionesco with Fall Festival Starting Sept. 6
New York will see all 39 of Ionesco's plays Sept. 6 - Dec. 2, 2001

Paper Mill A Chorus Line To Reunite Original Cast Members Sept. 7
Season also includes My Fair Lady, The King and I, Red, Hot and Blue! and I'm Not Rappaport

Brooke Shields Hosts "Broadway on Broadway" Live in Times Square, Sept. 9
Free Times Square event will showcase Broadway hits and preview the coming season. Broadcast planned for Sept. 10.

Sh-K-Boom Records to Release "Broadway on Broadway: Live from Times Square" CD

Ute Lemper Steams Up Joe Pub's 2001-02 Songbook Series, Sept. 6
The fiery and tempestuous singer and performer plans to preview songs from her West End show, Naughty Baby.

Quills Playwright Doug Wright Unwraps Your Candy at Vineyard, Sept. 19
Also planned for 2001-02: A new musical from the team of The Running Man

Buzz Lines: The other shoe has dropped, and The Fantasticks will end its marathon run on January 6, 2002.

Troupe Opens Door on Bluebeard and Other Less Grisly Tales Sept. 6-22 in NYC

3 Sisters Lounge aka Chekhov in a Bar w/ DJ Opens Sept. 6 in NYC

Radio City�s to Cavort w/ Carnivale in May 2002

Report: UK's Elton to Bring 'Gasoline Alley' To Tin Pan Alley � If Stewart Agrees

King Ubu Ascends to Central Park Throne, Sept. 6-30

Downtown NYC's Verse Theater Has Meter for Music, Sept. 6-22

Goodtime Charley Gets Revised NYC Showcase, Sept. 6-22

Enter the King: Theatres Unite for Ionesco Festival, Sept. 6-Dec. 1

Pink Elephants Sing Off-Off-Bway Sept. 6-Oct. 25

The Me Nobody Knows Finally Gets CD Release Sept. 5
If you look to your right, you will notice that there is a new link under "music". 150 Music is a new company in the musical theatre music realm. They can be found at www.150music.com. They have licensed The Me Nobody Knows from Atlantic Records for re-release in anticipation of the off-Broadway revival. Good luck to both ventures.

Artistic Directors Kent and McDiarmid Say Adios Almeida

MacArthur Fellows Bestowed Sept. 19

posted at 9/6/2001 09:01:31 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Today's birthdays include Rosie Perez, Swoosie Kurtz, Jane Curtin, Jeff Foxworthy, Michael Winslow, and Billy Rose.

Preview: More Sondheim, Some Puccini by Ken Mandelbaum

Preview: Many a New Day by Ken Mandelbaum

Prior to Turning Madwoman, Kim Hunter Recalls Her Stella and Stellar Roles by Michael Buckley

posted at 9/6/2001 06:54:17 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link



PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With John Cullum

The Met Gets All Hipped Up for MTV Awards Ceremony
It's sort-of theatre related. Walking to the subway after 'Urinetown' tonight, I saw all of the MTV traffic cones that have the VMA logo pasted to them. I will neither confirm nor deny that two of those cones are now on my deck.

Bound for Glory
Julie Andrews, Van Cliburn, Quincy Jones, Jack Nicholson and Luciano Pavarotti have been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2001.

Co-Artistic Directors of Almeida Resign
Jonathan Kent and Ian McDiarmid have announced their resignation as co-artistic directors of the Almeida Theatre Company. They will continue with the company until next summer.

Brooke Shields Extends Stay in Cabaret
Brooke Shields, who was expected to leave Cabaret on September 30, will remain as Sally Bowles through October 28.

posted at 9/6/2001 12:08:19 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

Wednesday, September 05, 2001

On this day in 1975, Manson Family member "Sqeaky Fromme" tries to assassinate President Gerald Ford. She is quickly apprehended.

London Discount Booth Increases Hours But Earns TKTS' Ire

Fraser Plays Brick to O'Connor's Maggie in UK's Lyric Hot Tin Roof, Sept. 5


posted at 9/5/2001 02:18:16 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link



Cindy Takes 'Rocky' by Michael Riedel
Cindy Adams. World famous New York Post gossip columnist. "The Rocky Horror Show." Struggling Broadway musical. Cindy may ride to its rescue.
Nothing like negotiating your contract in the pages of the New York Post... Ouch. But if it does work out, I think Cindy will be good in this role. It just needs someone with quick wit and a thick skin. A bit of stunt casting, yes, but no more than putting Rosie into Cat in the Hat. It still won't save the show though.

Good news amid bad
Most shows gain as closings, holiday hit B'way
Labor Day is not one of Broadway's favorite holidays. With "Fosse" and "Riverdance" having closed the previous week, box office fell a whopping $888,037 -- or 7.1 %. Total tally came in at $10,616,081, which represents the third lowest grossing week of the year.

B'way's 'Kate' will kiss off as of Dec. 30
Tony Award-winning musical to shutter after 876 perfs

New pop crop eyes Broadway
'Thou,' 'Spring' latest attempts

New Chi venue bows
Commercial house aims at Off Broadway fare

Theater, Old Friends and Merit Badges by David Rockwell

And Era Ends: Fantasticks Posts Closing Notice for Jan. 2
Sale of theatre is sinking the longest-running musical in history.

Charles Grodin Prepares The Co-Op Chronicles for Off-Broadway
The new comedy recounts the horrors of applying to a Manhattan co-op board

Report: Another Grease Sequel in the Works for 2002
Produced by Didi Conn, the ABC-TV film would show what happened to the characters 20 years after Rydell High

Kiss Me Goodbye, Kate: Tony-winning B'way Revival to Close Dec. 30, 2001
A national touring version recently hit the road, starring Rex Smith and Rachel York as battling lovers in the Cole Porter classic.

Brooke Shields Hosts "Broadway on Broadway" Live from Times Square, Sept. 9
Free Times Square event will showcase Broadway hits and preview the coming season

Liz Callaway to Star in Playwrights Horizons Spitfire Grill Sept. 7
The new musical adaptation of the 1996 Hollywood film debuts The Duke on 42nd Street

Nobel Prize Winner Dario Fo and Franca Rame Return to U.S. Sept. 6
During the 1970s and 1980s, the United States refused to issue Fo a visa to enter the country.

Fynsworth Alley To Release New Albums by Brent Barrett, Donna McKechnie, Sherman Brothers in Fall 2001
Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy is going to be available on CD with a dream cast that includes David Hyde Pierce, Ed Begley Jr. and Catherine O'Hara

Dave Gorman Lands at the Westbeth

The End Is Near for The Fantasticks

Broadway Stars Line Up for Sh-K-Boom BC/EFA Benefit

Buzz Lines
Stephen DeRosa may have won the role of the Baker in the new production of Into the Woods.

Tunes and Tomes
Was musical theater really invented by Americans? Charles Wright reviews a new book on the subject.

Report: Nicole Kidman Triple Bill at National and Donmar

OB's Signature Gathers Moss as Shepard Play Starts Previews Sept. 5

London Discount Booth Increases Hours But Earns TKTS' Ire

Menzel, Moses and Music Man Featured at Tenth 'Broadway on Broadway' Concert Sept. 9

OB's Fantasticks Posts Jan. 6 Closing Notice

Mackintosh Gripes About Decaying West End and Ineffective Leadership

Kate to Kiss Bway Goodbye Dec. 30; Sweet Smell to Permeate Beck Next

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Tuesday, September 04, 2001

Will Gossip Maven Cindy Adams Step into Rocky?
Where did Broadway.com already get a photo of Cindy as a phantom? That's the scariest thing I have seen in years. I don't think I can sleep tonight.

posted at 9/4/2001 11:56:53 PM by James Marino | Item Link



Check out the Fall Theater Preview in New York Magazine.
posted at 9/4/2001 10:47:55 PM by the other James | Item Link



The End Is Near for The Fantasticks

Skipping Out on the Rent - script review
Thanks to Sarah Chagal for the link.

Phantoms of a Broadway Star
Austin Statesman: There were more questions than answers about [Steve] Barton's death, but in his family's inner circle, a secret -- unknown to his adoring public -- held clues.

posted at 9/4/2001 04:07:23 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link



On this day in 1976, future U.S. President George W. Bush arrested for drunken driving near his family summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. As a candidate Bush tried to keep the incident secret, but a Portland, OR television reporter discovered the arrest days before the election. His blood alcohol level was 0.10, legally drunk. It was also revealed that Bush's V.P. candidate, Dick Cheney, had arrests for drunken driving in both 1962 and 1963.

Broadway's Kiss Me, Kate To Close December 30
You may have read something about this here first.

Broadway Stars Line Up for Sh-K-Boom BC/EFA Benefit
Also: In other BC/EFA related news, Sh-K-Boom is also producing a live album of Broadway on Broadway to benefit the charity.


posted at 9/4/2001 12:08:39 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link



Entrepreneur Is Quiet About His Past and Gets New Start in Net Surveillance
Twice, Irwin Meyer has sailed on big ideas to some degree of fortune. The first time was in 1977, when he found a struggling play based on a comic-strip character and helped turn it into the unlikely Broadway hit, "Annie." It earned him a Tony Award for co-producing the best musical of the year.

Nicole Kidman To Return to Donmar, Plus National Theatre
The star has confirmed that she is discussing two projects to be directed by Sam Mendes.

Ethan Hawke Stars in NY Premiere of Sam Shepard's Henry Moss Sept. 5
The legendary Joseph Chaikin directs the Signature Theatre production

Fall 2001 Preview: The Most Anticipated New Broadway CDs of the New Season
A fall bumper crop of cast albums has already set release dates.

Sam Shepard, Buster Keaton Texts Merged in Experimental Go True West Starting Sept. 4
An exploration of the never-ending Western migration and the competitive nature of creative collaboration

Michael Hayden Stars in Walnut Street Musical Camila Sept. 4
Hayden returns to the musical form when he stars with Elizabeth Saster and Jane Summerhays.

Boys Life to Return to Off-Broadway Sept. 4
Howard Korder's drama is set for month-long run

Network TV Writer/Executive Producer Sends a Different Kind of Love Sept. 4
Veteran of "Ellen," "Arsenio Hall" and "Spin City" writes a play about wanting to have sex with supermodel Heidi Klum

Mandy Patinkin To Launch Concert Tour on B'way Sept. 10
The star of Sunday in the Park with George and Evita promotes his new CD for kids, set for Sept. 4 release

Robert Dubac Has Got Male -- Times 6 -- Sept. 8-9
Male Intellect puts one man in six roles.

Remake Ad Nauseam
    So, is everyone looking forward to yet another remake of "The Three Musketeers?" Sigh. This Friday's release of "The Musketeer," loosely based on a character from Alexandre Dumas' novel - which has been adapted for the big screen dozens of times - is further proof that Hollywood has replaced imagination with regurgitation.
So the question is, is the Hollywood "remake" the same as the Broadway "revival"? Disuss.

Kiss Me Kate is closing in Jan.
Sweet Smell of Success to follow at the Beck?

Fringe Winner Dead Pee Holes Returns Sept. 1-Oct. 13
Do we see a Fringe-trend?

Embraceable: Gershwins' Girl Crazy Gets NYC Concert Readings Sept. 4-16

Love, Sex and a Supermodel, Off-Bway, Sept. 4

Speaking of Supermodels: I hear that Alice is not re-upping with Horror. How about Paige Price or Susan Egan in the Janet role?

posted at 9/4/2001 08:55:21 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Today's birthdays include Paul Harvey, Mitzi Gaynor, Judith Ivey, Khandi Alexander, and Wes Bentley.

Catching Time in a Capsule by Peter Filichia

Sunday in the Museum with Georges by Peter Filichia

CDs: Boho Days by Ken Mandelbaum

posted at 9/4/2001 07:28:23 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Monday, September 03, 2001

With a New Play, Athol Fugard Considers South Africa's Present

Quietly Nurturing the Writers and Performers of Tomorrow

Plays That Embrace Love's Cycle of Rebirth

S.Hot Ticket?: Six Shows to Watch for as Autumn Approaches

NYT Arts & Leisure Weekend Offers Panels, Discounts, Sept. 13-16

Eric Grode's STAGE TO SCREEN: Fall Films and Festivals

FALL-WINTER BROADWAY SEASON SCHEDULE

posted at 9/3/2001 09:36:52 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link



Today's birthdays include Eileen Brennan.

Big Changes to Big by Peter Filichia

posted at 9/3/2001 07:11:28 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Sunday, September 02, 2001

Check out the New York Road Runners site. Their annual Broadway on Broadway run is coming up. There are some great prizes for those who are quick on their feet and for the top fundraisers.

Saw Rocky Horror on Friday. It's not PARADE, but it's great fun. Terrence Mann has joined the show as Frank-N-Furter. The performance was SRO.

Warning: Do not listen to the cast album of Urinetown the Musical (as opposed to Urinetown the place, which has no web site and no cast recording) on public transportation. Unless you don't mind laughing on a crowded bus as you pull into the tollbooth with Don't Be The Bunny playing. And there are no amenities on NJ Transit buses.

posted at 9/2/2001 07:21:13 PM by the other James | Item Link



`Urinetown' Uptown? Her Moment Has Come by Jesse McKinley
Judging by her generally sunny demeanor, it would be difficult to peg Spencer Kayden as a pessimist. But calling her skeptical isn't far from the mark.
Here it comes -- Spencer-mania, and well deserved.

What They Were Thinking: Kevin Kline, Hotel Flaubert, Trouville, France, 1981
Photograph by Brigitte Lacombe Interview by Catherine Saint Louis

Letters
Theater Audiences: Live Is Still Better

Sweeney Todd Star Cariou to Tour in Copenhagen Starting in November
The tour will make stops in Los Angeles this November, then travels to San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston

Ethan Hawke Stars in NY Premiere of Sam Shepard's Henry Moss Sept. 5
The legendary Joseph Chaikin directs the Signature Theatre production

Fall 2001 Preview: The Most Anticipated New Broadway CDs of the New Season
A fall bumper crop of cast albums has already set release dates.

Charlotte d�Amboise, Colleen Dunn, D.W. Moffett to Star in Lincoln Center Contact Sept. 4
The three replace outgoing Karen Ziemba, Boyd Gaines and Deborah Yates

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane Take One Week Vacations from Producers in Sept.

Discounts Offered for B'way's Music Man Thru Sept. 30
Robert Sean Leonard, the Tony-winning star of The Invention of Love, swings directly into another Broadway gig. But can he sing?

Nunn At The National: A Tough Act To Follow by Clive Barnes
LONDON - The New York theater lover who visits London for the first time may find some pleasant surprises, particularly when it comes to ticket prices.

4 Questions For
Susan Egan
Susan will be appearing in concert October 11th at The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California. (Special Guest will be Lisa Richard.)

Girl Talk by Laura Strausfeld

Every day for 150 years, The New York Times has brought its readers the world, including the vibrant world of the arts. To celebrate this milestone, many of America's most prestigious cultural organizations have created special, never-before-seen offers for Times readers and arts lovers nationwide. Many organizations have chosen special pricing in honor of the year The Times was founded, 1851. These special offers and incentives, which also include free admission, reduced prices and special events, are available only for this celebration. Mark it in your PDA. And start planning now.

Yes, we do love (and suck up to) The New York Times.


Don't Miss These: (Two previously linked articles by Seth and Susan:)
The Blue Mood of a White-Hot Nathan Lane

'Urinetown': Fitting a Little Show Into a Big House

posted at 9/2/2001 09:50:36 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Not that I am saying "I told you so", but, William Michals is extending his stay as Gaston in Beast for another 6 weeks while Chris Sieber recovers....

Well, Susan knows how to make James cranky... it looks like a long season for my alma mater, Penn State... thank God I have a great season on and off-Broadway to look forward to.

posted at 9/2/2001 01:14:29 AM by James Marino | Item Link



On this day in 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. Today's birthdays include: Terry Bradshaw, Peter Ueberroth, Mark Harmon, Jimmy Conners, Linda Purl, Keanu Reeves, and Christa McAuliffe.

'Urinetown': Fitting a Little Show Into a Big House by Jesse McKinley
"From the beginning, this has been a series of surprises," Mr. Kotis said. "We essentially wrote a show we thought would be unproduceable. And now we're opening on Broadway."
And this from an interview with Spencer Kayden on Theatermania last week.
"It is the true story of The Producers, in that Greg and Mark set out to write a terrible, unproduceable show. Of course they are so smart that it was impossible for them to write anything horrible. They took their idea as far as they could, and now it�s going to Broadway. I think that�s one of the funniest things I have ever heard."

Miami Dominates Penn State: MIAMI 33, PENN STATE 7
James, does this mean we won't be discussing college football again this year? My team won, Florida 49, Marshall 14, okay, so they only played Marshall, who?

posted at 9/2/2001 12:18:28 AM by Susan Heim | Item Link

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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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