On this day in 1969, ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' made its debut on BBC Television. Today's birthdays include: Glynis Johns, Jeff Conaway, Bob Geldof.

New York is still a Beautiful City.

Puppetry review by Clive Barnes.
I'd much rather see this.

Ringwald Extends to Oct. 28 in tick, tick...BOOM!; Joey Joins Oct. 17.
Love this CD.
Molly Ringwald is interviewed on this weekend's edition of NY1 OnStage.

Kirk and Other Musical Ambassadors Travel to Japan to Share Music, Help Relief Effort, Oct. 6
Didn't I read about this a few days ago?

Broadway Folk Up for Emmy Awards Oct. 7

Theatre Greats Lend Voices to Oct. 8 Heroes' Concert To Aid WTC Victims

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The drama of the Fall on Broadway. Coming October 31, 2001... and then there were two...
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Friday, October 05, 2001

Cablevision stock down as cuts 2001 outlook
The key part of this article is:

"The Long Island, N.Y.-based company also canceled the sale of $1 billion of preferred stock. It said it will evaluate its financing requirements for 2002 and consider various options to raise cash, including asset sales and borrowing against its credit facilities."What marquee assets does Cablevision have? Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden. With such winners as The Scarlet Pimpernel, A Christmas Carol and The Wizard of Oz, I would not see any development money going toward new product in the near future.
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Public Theatre Executive Director Resigns
Wolfe did not issue any public statement about Fran Reiter's resignation

How Were the Reviews?: Hedda Gabler on Broadway
Kate Burton stars in the Henrik Ibsen classic, which opened at the Ambassador Theatre Oct. 4

Report: Vampires Out, Dracula In
Jim Steinman's Dance of the Vampires has postponed its planned April opening, but Frank Wildhorn's Dracula books Broadway

Frank Wildhorn's New Dracula Musical Books Broadway Theatre for 2002
Rocky Horror's Tom Hewitt will play that other guy from Transylvania

Mamma Mia! Begins Broadway Previews Oct. 5
The ABBA musical, which has been a hit in London, Toronto, San Francisco and Los Angeles, bows at the refurbished Winter Garden

Rita Moreno, George Chakiris Host Radio City Music Hall Screening of West Side Story, Oct. 6
Turner Classic Movies spokespersons said that no more free seats are available for the Radio City Music Hall screening.

Improving B'way Biz Allows Producer To Pay Back Salary Concessions
And Kiss Me, Kate actors don't have to buy their own tickets to stay afloat

Aussie Comic Hit Puppetry of the Penis Uncovers Naked Truth in New York, Oct. 5
"The ancient Australian art of genital origami" will continue NY stage's fascination with male nudity

James Bundy Named Head of Yale Drama and Yale Rep
Artistic director of the Great Lakes Theatre Festival replaces outgoing head Stan Wojewodski, Jr.

A SPLENDID KATE BURTON GOES TO 'HEDDA' THE CLASS by CLIVE BARNES
SHE enters, imperious in a floating pink peignoir, ironic yet rather jolly, mocking yet authoritative - and already bored, bored and bored.

DOWN AND DIRGE-Y by MICHAEL RIEDEL
THEATER producers and press agents are demanding that a TV commercial designed to promote Broadway be yanked from the airwaves because they say it's too "somber" and "depressing. "At a time when the theater world is trying to project an upbeat and positive image following the attack on the World Trade Center, the commercial "strikes all the wrong notes," says a top theater publicist.

EXIT THIS 'KING' - FAST! by DONALD LYONS
EUGENE Ionesco was the poster boy for the fraudulent postwar phenomenon called the theater of the absurd.

TERROR TOPIC RATING BEST IN THE �WEST'
WEDNESDAY'S "West Wing" episode on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was the show's highest-rated episode.

THE STARR REPORT by MICHAEL STARR
Stars going neck-and-neck for cancer cause
Megan Mullally ("Will & Grace"), Marcia Gay Harden, Courteney Cox and Rick Fox ("Oz") are joining Ford Motor Co. and the Susan B. Komen Foundation to fight breast cancer.

Yale taps new dean of drama
James Bundy to head up Ivy's school 10/4/01 6:00pm
James Bundy has been named dean of the Yale School of Drama and artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Conn.

ON STAGE AND OFF: Cuts Shrink, Worry Remains by JESSE McKINLEY

THEATER REVIEW | 'HEDDA GABLER'
An Unhappy Monster Made Human by BEN BRANTLEY
Ibsen's most perplexing and beguiling heroine has been reincarnated by Kate Burton with a clarity that positively stings.

THEATER REVIEW | 'ARE YOU DAVE GORMAN'
Finding Plenty of Company in a Zealous Search of Self by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

On `West Wing,' a Twilight World Where Fact Meets Fiction by CARYN JAMES
"The West Wing" episode that aired on Wednesday was written as a response to the events of Sept. 11. It was preachy and self-important, everything we don't need drama to be.

McDonagh's Cripple of Inishmaan Heads to B'way
Martin McDonagh�s The Cripple of Inishmaan is headed to Broadway this spring, according to producer Randall L. Wreghitt.

Ra�l Esparza Takes on Emcee Role in Cabaret

Mackintosh Reduces Pay Cuts for Les Miz and Phantom

Martha is Queen of Scots Troupe at OB's New Victory, Oct. 5-14

Dancing Queens: Mamma Mia! Arrives at Bway's Winter Garden Oct. 5
We seriously need a headline writer at Playbill...

Pacific Overtures Beaches at Chicago Shakes, Oct. 10-Dec. 2

Wright's Pavilion Opens Stages Rep's New Theatre in Houston Oct. 5-28

Shape Shifters: OB's John Houseman Has Australian Puppetry, Oct. 5

Musical Summer of 42 Heats Up CT Nov. 15-28 in CT, Starts Shining OB Dec. 8

Raul Esparza Is New Emcee in Cabaret, Oct. 26

Chitty Chitty Flies In to West End, March 19, 2002

Anthony, Paltrow, Seinfeld Part of MSG Concert for NYC, Oct. 20

Bway Producers Poised to Return Concessions in Light of Box Office Rebound

Rescheduled Vineyard Theatre Benefit Will Have Hart Nov. 26

Leonard Bernstein to Be Featured on PBS' Great Performances

The Kennedy Center and Scholastic Entertainment Premiere Adaptation from Award-Winning Dear America(TM) Children's Book Series "A Light In The Storm"

Broadway's HEDDA GABLER and PROOF are Focus of This Week's THEATER TALK

Gimme a Break! by Nancy Rosati
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Thursday, October 04, 2001

Toronto Star: Putting it together. Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim gets big Toronto honours by Richard Ouzounian

B'way looks to ease cuts
Business much stronger than anticipated, sez 'Rent' producer
Is it pay-back time on Broadway? Several producers and general managers met with their Broadway companies Tuesday to quell rumors, explain their shows' rapid rebounding at the box office and, just possibly, promise a refund on those 25% pay cuts imposed on union employees to keep shows running.
A little too fast... The NYC and surrounding communities cannot support Broadway on their own. Although the response has gone well in the initial weeks, eventually Broadway will need tourism to take the lead again in purchasing Broadway tickets. With reservations down across the board in hotel, travel and restaraunt, that tells me that the tourists are not coming back to NYC full force just yet. Talking about returning to "normal" is premature.

Six Dance Lessons Eyes April B'way Bow
Producers of Richard Alfieri's Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, starring Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce, have changed their New York plans slightly.

Rosenfield Departs RCA Victor; Changes Ahead
Bill Rosenfield, longtime Senior Vice-President of Shows & Marketing at RCA Victor, is leaving his position with the company.
This is a huge setback for the Broadway community. Hopefully Billy will continue on with another label, or start his own. But I don't think that RCA is totally to blame. The recording market has changed dramatically in the past 15-20 years, and Broadway has not changed with it. It was only a matter of time before business decisions took over and said that companies cannot make a $350,000 recording and sell 5,000 copies, all in the name of art. Show BUSINESS. Bruce Kimmel and company at Fynsworth has changed the formula in their work. Maybe it is time for Billy to shake up the market as well.

Broadway Rocks to Benefit Twin Towers Fund
Broadway Rocks, a benefit for the Twin Towers Fund, is set for Monday, October 8 at the China Club.

James Bundy Named Dean of Yale Drama
After a long search, the Yale School of Drama has found its dean.

Soccer Star Paired with Hugh Grant for By Jeeves Film
Andrew Lloyd Webber has tapped an investor who helped save the Broadway production of By Jeeves to star.

Off Broadway Finds Ways to Keep Shows Open by ROBIN POGREBIN
The scrappy determination that allows Off Broadway theaters to plow on in normal circumstances has them vowing to weather the post-Sept. 11 period and survive.

Kate Burton's Broadway Hedda Gabler Opens Oct. 4
Burton plays the desperately unhappy wife in Ibsen's classic

Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce to Dance on Broadway April 2
Broadway plans were pushed back after the death of "Frasier" writer David Angell, who was on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center.

Off-B'way Troupe Rediscovers Rare Pablo Picasso Play, Oct. 4
The Four Little Girls is a 1949 surrealist play Picasso wrote during a period in which he turned away from painting.

David Mamet and Ricky Jay Appear in Two Hussies at Town Hall Oct. 4
Jay reads from his "Jay's Journal of Anomalies" and Mamet reads from his experimental novel, "Wilson"

B'way's Beauty and the Beast Averts Early Closing
IATSE, which represents stagehands and backstage crew, has asked for one more week to re-assess Broadway's financial situation.

Cabaret Pair Salute Lyricist Bricusse in Crazy World Oct. 4
James Beaman, Goldie Dver, perform songs by the lyricist of Stop the World -- I Want To Get Off and Jekyll & Hyde

British Performer Asks, "Are You Dave Gorman?" Oct. 4
New show chronicles the star's namesakes across the globe

Broadway Boxoffice Continues Rebound
Several shows enjoy six-figure increases from the previous week, but Broadway isn't out of the woods yet.

Mad Woman
Kim Hunter returns to the stage as Mlle. Gabrielle in The Madwoman of Chaillot.

They Lost it at the Movies
From the heights of West Side Story to the depths of Moulin Rouge, Marc Miller charts the devolution of the movie musical.

Buzz Lines: David Lindsay-Abaire expresses his feelings upon being named recipient of the 2001 Kesselring Prize for playwriting.

Leonard Bernstein to Be Featured on PBS' Great Performances

Ricky Jay and David Mamet to Stack the Deck at NYC's Town Hall, Oct. 4

Aulis Sees Double With NY Premiere Two, Oct. 4-28

Are You Dave Gorman? Looks for NY Namesakes, Oct. 4-Nov. 3

Les Mis�rables Company Scrambles Onto Barricades for 6,000th Time, Oct. 3

IL Northlight Gives Regional Hit, Over the Tavern, Its Chi Preem Oct. 3-Nov. 11

Theatre Manners�Time For Action?

Adrian Noble Defends RSC Changes

Great Lakes' James Bundy Gets Into Yale, July 1

Broadway Box Office Nears Normalcy as Audiences Return

Beauty and the Beast Tables Request for Concessions for Now

McDonagh's Cripple to Step Up to Broadway in Spring 2002

'CHICAGO': A HOT OLD TIME by CLIVE BARNES
SLICK, deft, raw and tempestuous, the brand-new cast in the brilliantly stripped-down version of John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Chicago" could be just the thing for these troubled times.

�RUDE' BUT ALL RUDNICK by DONALD LYONS
YEARS ago, there were nightclubs or revues that featured topical skits - and the more harmless ones went onto TV. Paul Rudnick is trying to keep the flame alive.

HALF A �LIFE' BETTER THAN MOST by DONALD LYONS
CHARLES Nelson Reilly has half a neat notion in his theatrical memoir, "Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly."

A 'CLOUD' PLEASER by DONALD LYONS
Acontinent bursts into view in "Cloudstreet," the five-hour Australian theater experience that's part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Down Under festival.

It is time to start thinking about Paper Mill's upcoming production of Red, Hot and Blue, the Cole Porter musical. It is going to have a great cast from what I hear. For more information, click here.

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Wednesday, October 03, 2001

A WRONG NUMBER by MICHAEL RIEDEL
A song set in a morgue and featuring intimations of necrophilia has been yanked from the musical "Thou Shalt Not" after it elicited gasps, awkward laughter and hisses from a preview audience.
I wonder if anyone got it on tape before it was pulled from the show... Also in this article, "Disney is playing a high-stakes game of chicken with Broadway's most powerful theater union."

Broadway Grosses: September 24-30 - Part 1

Broadway Grosses: September 24-30 - Part 2

McDonagh's Cripple to Step Up to Broadway in Spring 2002

Mills, Cuccioli and Bloom Sing Night Music for Red Cross Oct. 14

Reader's Theater Showcases Hwang in NYC Oct. 29

PHOTO CALL: At the Flea Market: Bway Bares and Les Miz Hawk Their Wares Sept. 30

PHOTO CALL: At the Flea Market: Major Barbara and Carmen Ghia

PHOTO CALL: At the Flea Market: Harper and McGillian Work the Celeb Table

PHOTO CALL: At the Flea Market: Urinetown's McCarthy and Kate's Moses

Transfer Group, New OB Theatre Company, Looks for a "Break," Oct. 15

Charles Nelson Reilly Opens Save it for the Stage in NYC Oct. 3

Musical-Comedy Femmes 'The Nualas' Reach OB's Irish Arts Center, Oct. 3-21

"Spin City"'s Kind Is Perfect In L.A. Premiere Oct. 3-Nov. 11

Muslim Man Reaches Out to Jewish Boy in NYC Reading of Monsieur Ibrahim, Oct. 2-6

PHOTO CALL: Start Spreadin' the News: NY Theatre Is Here to Stay

PHOTO CALL: "New York, New York": Another Fabulous Take

PHOTO CALL: The Lion King Loves NY Theatre

PHOTO CALL: The Music Man and The Women Love NY Theatre

PHOTO CALL: "New York, New York": Nathan Lane on 42nd Street

PHOTO CALL: Hedda to Broadway? Plays Encourage NY Theatre Ad

PHOTO CALL: Kiss Me, 'New York, New York'

PHOTO CALL: Neuwirth and Close May Be Stars Without Shows, But They Love NYC and NY Theatre

Musicians Local 802 Urges Boycott of Reefer Madness

Broadway Boxoffice Continues Rebound
Several shows enjoy six-figure increases from the previous week, but Broadway isn't out of the woods yet.

B'way's Beauty and the Beast Averts Early Closing
IATSE, which represents stagehands and backstage crew, has asked for one more week to re-assess Broadway's financial situation.

How Were the Reviews?: Spitfire Grill Off-Broadway
Liz Callaway and Garrett Long are featured in the new musical that opened at The Duke on 42nd Street Oct. 2

How Were the Reviews?: Chita Rivera in The Visit
Kander & Ebb's musical opened its pre-Broadway tryout at Chicago's Goodman Theatre Oct. 1

McGrath Replaces Hibbard in "Mufti" Revival of Good Companions Oct. 5-7
The series will kick off this fall with Andre Previn's London musical

'Beast,' B.O. get good news
Show grants one-week delay to assess situation
A closing notice will not greet Broadway union members returning to "Beauty and the Beast." On Monday, Disney had threatened to post the notice backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater at 1:30 p.m. today.

New plays the thing
Kennedy Center sets 8 for grants

Hytner hits National heights
Crix, colleagues praise helmer, who takes U.K. theater reins in '03

How sweet! They just dedicated a TLK performance on Leno to LaChanze and her husband

BON JOVI DELAYS �ALLY' TO RAISE $ by MICHAEL STARR
JERSEY rocker Jon Bon Jovi has postponsed shooting his nine-episode arc on Fox's "Ally McBeal" in order to play some benefit concerts for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

'WEST WING' PUTS TERROR ON PARADE by ADAM BUCKMAN
IF President Bartlet thought God was an SOB when Mrs. Landingham was killed in a car crash last season, what do you suppose the fictional president of "The West Wing" thinks of the Almighty now?
This episode may be an insight of how the Broadway writers will handle this event. I have heard from many people about shows they are working on surrounding the terrorist attack. From montages/vignettes of people in and around the WTC and in the planes, to full fledged musicals written a la the style of Titanic.

Community House of Long Island (CHOLI) announces "Broadway By The Bay" Dinner-Concert series premiering on Monday, November 19, 2001. �
The inaugural event will star "Jekyll & Hyde" alum, Christiane Noll.

Jason Robert Brown checked in yesterday from Japan to remind me that he is there and that "the American Music Festival is fun and cheap", "And if you've got a free night, pop on over!" (pop on over to Japan?)... also, there is a website http://www.tonoarts.org/. If anyone pops on over, let me know how it is. And while we have JRB's ear (eyes?) Hey who is playing Lauren's part in Last Five Years?
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Bottomless Cups of Redemption, Sunnyside Up (Ben Brantley reviews The Spitfire Grill)

AP: "'Spitfire' a Sweetly Sung Musical"

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Tuesday, October 02, 2001

White Way roaring back
Some shows operate in black
From Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, Broadway's B.O. usually dips a bit. But so much for tradition this autumn. Several shows reported huge six-figure splurges at the box office, with a few definitely back in the black for the week.

'Beast' meets deadline
Disney asking for 25% pay cuts granted 7 other endangered B'way musicals

Sarah Jessica Parker Returning to NY Stage in Wonder of the World Oct. 2
"Sex and the City" star will appear at Manhattan Theatre Club, where she played a lovable pup in A.R. Gurney's Sylvia

Marlo Thomas, F. Murray Abraham Cast in Jacqueline Susann Comedy Paper Doll Nov. 8
Broadway-bound comedy recounts the life of the "Valley of the Dolls" author

Kim Hunter, Anne Jackson Star in OB Madwoman of Chaillot Oct. 2
Giraudoux's play may have even more relevance to the Bush II years than to its own day

Liz Callaway Stars in Playwrights Horizons' Spitfire Grill Oct. 2
The new musical adaptation of the 1996 Hollywood film debuts The Duke on 42nd Street

Buzz Lines: It�s no party as the musicians� union Local 802 prepares to picket and boycott Reefer Madness, alleging unfair labor practices.

BC/EFA Flea Market a Success Despite Rain

Thoroughly Modern Millie Casting Update

Real-Life Romeos Stop the Show at NYC's I Love You, You're Perfect

Anne Jackson Joins Kim Hunter in Off-Bway Madwoman of Chaillot Oct. 2-28

Harris Is Meers in Millie at Marquis April 18, 2002

Richard to "Gere" Up For Miramax's "Chicago" Film?

Spitfire Grill, Kissed With a Folky Sound, Opens in NYC Oct. 2

Revised Flower Drum Song w/ Salonga and Llana Plays L.A. Oct. 2-Dec. 2

Minnelli, Callaways, Eder Sing HeartSong: The Heroes Concert at Bottom Line Oct. 8

Despite Rain, Bway Flea Market Raises Cash for BC/EFA, Twin Towers and Red Cross

Five Mamma Mia!s Donate Oct. 5 Proceeds to WTC Disaster Relief

ELTON SHEDS THE SCHLOCK
After all the Disney-styled show schlock that Elton John has dished out like cold mush to orphans, on his new record, "Songs From The West Coast," Sir Elton has rediscovered why he was first discovered.

One more reason to go to Denver: Alton Fitzgerald White as "Mufasa" in the Lion King national...

MUSICAL THEATER AMBASSADORS IN JAPAN
AKA: Jason Robert Brown goes to Japan...

Chicago Sun-Times: A strange 'Visit' to a twisted place
[A review of The Visit in Chicago] Thanks to Richard at Talkin'Broadway for pointing this out.

Our thoughts this morning are with Sam Ellis.
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Monday, October 01, 2001

My Family's Take on Broadway Today by Peter Filichia

CDs: Chita's Second Rose by Ken Mandelbaum
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Today's birthdays include Jimmy Carter, Tom Bosley, Richard Harris, Julie Andrews, and Randy Quaid.

CDs: Bayview Australian by Ken Mandelbaum

Congress To Consider Tax-Deductable Broadway Tickets

Marc Kudisch, Coleen Sexton, Marni Nixon Cavort in Musical Writers' Playwground, Oct. 1

Rivera is Triple Threat in Kander & Ebb's The Visit, Opening Oct. 1
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A Benefit To Heal: Sh-K-Boom Room At The Village Theater Kicks Off Monthly Concert Series with October 1 Event
All-Star Broadway Lineup Performs Original Pop/Rock Music

Equity Members get $25 tickets
[A few days late, sorry thought I linked it last week.]

Beautiful City: The Theater World Lends a Hand

What's this I hear about Jason Robert Brown, Georgia Stitt, Keith Byron Kirk and Sally Wilfert travelling to rural Japan to participate in an American music festival that will benefit relief efforts?

An update on the "Anthem" project
Singing God Bless America during 7th inning stretch for the Mets will be Harrison Chad (CHIP in Beauty, 10/2), Rob Evan (10/6) and Marc Kudisch (10/7). David Hasselhoff has volunteered, and their publicist has offered up Joel Gray, Catherine Hickland and Cuccioli, among others. The ISLANDERS have given four dates and their opening night as well. We are still looking for anthem singers! (See this link for more details) If you are or have been a member of a Broadway cast, please contact Paige Price or email us at [email protected]. Please pass on this information to those performers who may not read this website(!). Thanks.

Chita Rivera Debuts Kander & Ebb Visit in Chicago Oct. 1
The latest musical from the Chicago and Cabaret team of John Kander and Fred Ebb is hoping to continue on to Broadway

Sh-K-Boom Records Holds "Benefit to Heal" Oct. 1
Featuring Broadway stars Adam Pascal, Alice Ripley and Sherie Rene Scott, the benefit raises money for both AIDS and the current relief effort in the wake of the World Trade Center attack

BTN's Putting It Together To Be Shown in Digital Cinemas and PPV Oct. 14
It's the original Broadway company of the Sondheim "review" captured in BroadwayDigital High Def and BroadwaySurround Sound

Listeners Ask Radio Stations for Songs That Sustain a Weary Soul by JON PARELES
An informal survey of radio requests across the country shows reactions as varied as radio formats.

The Eerily Intimate Power of Poetry to Console by DINITIA SMITH
In the weeks since the terrorist attacks, people have been consoling themselves with poetry in an almost unprecedented way.

Live From New York, Permission to Laugh by CARYN JAMES
The season opener of "Saturday Night Live" began with Mayor Giuliani offering a serious tribute to New York, and went on to do safe satires of pop culture.

A Cool Letterman Earns a Place on New York's Top 10 List by BILL CARTER
After 20 years of late-night comedy, David Letterman is experiencing something new: gratitude for his willingness to step up and lead.
Can we get Dave and Rudy to host the Tony's this year? Dave can bring a human perspective to it, and Rudy certainly knows how to manage a disaster.

Gere shifts to 'Chicago'
Thesp ready to sing in musical with Zeta-Jones, Zellweger 9/30/01 6:17pm
Richard Gere is poised to join Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger in "Chicago," the Rob Marshall-directed Miramax musical.

Davis ankles Lincoln Center
Price named interim executive director

Correction

The Shubert Theatre on 42nd Street is being built for Off Broadway productions. Information in Friday's paper was incorrect.Oh look at that, an online media organization that publishes corrections. Wouldn't that be interesting if Playbill, BroadwayOnline and Broadway.com did the same?

'Beast' needs boost
Disney meeting to discuss future of tuner

ACTOR'S NEW ROLE AS ANGEL
By MARY HUHN
JAMES Lorenzo had been chasing a role in "Six Goumbas and a Wannabe," a comedy about the reunion of seven buddies who grew up in an Italian Brooklyn neighborhood, for two years before it opened last spring.

AUSSIES ARE COMING, BAM'S GLAD TO HAVE 'EM
By MEGAN TURNER
IT'S all Australia, all the time at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this month. The Next Wave Down Under festival - which kicks off tomorrow with the U.S. premiere of the epic, five-hour play "Cloudstreet" and runs through October - is one of the first major cultural events to take place in the city since the World Trade Center disaster.

CAST ADRIFT AT COCTEAU
By DONALD LYONS
TENNESSEE Williams set his 1972 "Small Craft Warnings" in a California seacoast bar where his tempest-tossed folk could find harbor from the storms of life.

IN A N.Y. STATE OF MIND
By MARY HUHN
IT'S no surprise Ryan Adams, a singer-songwriter who hails from Jacksonville, N.C., writes songs brimming with references to New York.

'APOLLO' AGAIN IS WORTH IT
By CLIVE BARNES
ARTHUR Mitchell's Dance Theater of Harlem's "Apollo Show" - first performed at the famed theater in June - is being repeated during the company's current City Center season.

Playwright Pinter Cancels Oct. 15 Talk in San Francisco

Ritter, Felder, Barbour, Purl Will Sing-in for America Oct. 1 in L.A.

Pascal, Menzel, Yazbeck Perform for BC/EFA's Tower Fund Oct. 1 at Village Theater

Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts: Laura Benanti, Vanessa Williams, John McMartin, and company prepare for their journey Into the Woods.

Thou Shalt Not. Not.

God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule
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Sunday, September 30, 2001

If you are in NYC and it is Sunday morning/afternoon, stop reading this website. Put on your jacket and go to the BC/EFA Flea Market. Now. The internet will still be here when you get back.

Urinetown puts punch back in New Yorkers' town by Richard Ouzounian

Broadway Flea Market Rolls Out Sept. 30
Daylong event features souvenirs, auctions and celebrity signings

Broadway Stars Sing "New York, New York" in Times Square For New Commercial Spot
A galaxy of Broadway stars gather to help promote live theatre. Click here for photos of your favorites.

Patinkin, Baranski, Mitchell Announced for Kennedy Center�s 2002 Sondheim Celebration
Mitchell and Baranski to star in Sweeney Todd.

Cast Announced for "Mufti" Revival of Good Companions Oct. 5-7
The series will kick off this fall with Andre Previn's London musical

Lea Salonga Flower Drum Song Revival Begins Previews Oct. 2
The classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical had been revised by an Asian-American dramatist to reflect a more authentic view of Chinese heritage
"more authentic view of Chinese heritage"... hmmmm...

From a Child of Tradition, a New Approach to Ibsen by Carolyn Clay

Buzz Lines: Stars of the theater gather in Duffy Square to film a spectacular TV commercial as many of their number prepare for the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction this Sunday.

Eric Grode's STAGE TO SCREEN: In the Wake of Sept. 11, Sensitivity or Censorship?

Broadway Flea Market Raises Money for Broadway Cares, Red Cross, Twin Towers Fund Sept. 30

Will Struggling Actors Find 'It' on Bravo TV? Series Debuts Sept. 30

Topdog/Underdog Hopes to Howl on Broadway Spring 2002

Nigerian National Theatre Up For Sale

Oscar Winner Paquin to Star in Hoffman-Helmed Gilman Premiere of Glory in NYC, Oct. 30-Dec. 2

Baranski and Mitchell Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd in DC in 2002

NJ's McCarter Romeo and Juliet Ends Sept. 30; Is Bway the Next Balcony?

Urban Cowboy Riding Towards Pre-Bway Workshop, Oct. 22-Nov. 11

PHOTO CALL: At the Booth: Cast members Mingle Before Shooting "New York, New York" Ad

PHOTO CALL: "And a One and a Two": The Producers Learn "New York, New York" Steps

PHOTO CALL: Getting It Right: Multiple Takes Make a Commercial

The Family of Broadway Dresses Up and Gathers to Celebrate 'New York, New York'

DRAMAS, MUSICALS BACK IN PLAY By CLIVE BARNES
Thanks to Broadway's crippling plunge in box-office sales after the World Trade Center disaster - a colossal 64 percent plummet during the week following the attacks - the theater's immediate prospects are not bright.

WHAT'S AT THE FESTIVAL
The 39th New York Film Festival, which opened Friday night, continues through Oct. 14 at Lincoln Center.

'WEST SIDE' GLORY By DAN KADISON
It was one of those experiences that none of them could ever forget: a sullen Natalie Wood kept to herself, a perfectionist Jerome Robbins was fired for blowing the budget and an inspired Montgomery Clift got the whole thing rolling.

THIS MUSIC LEGEND HAS WRITTEN 200 SONGS. IT TOOK A TV SHOW TO CHANGE HIS TUNE
THROUGH the 31 years of singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III's recording career, he has put out roughly 20 albums containing more than 200 of his songs and played thousands of concerts.
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From Linda Stasi's column in today's NY Post: Carolyn Maloney is sponsoring the I Love NY Tax Deduction. A thousand-buck tax deduction for money spent in hotels, restaurants and theaters in the city.
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Today's birthdays include Martina Hingis, Deborah Kerr, Angie Dickinson, Len Cariou, Barry Williams, Fran Drescher, Crystal Bernard, Eric Stoltz, Jenna Elfman, Kieran Culkin, and Truman Capote.

The Mystery of Musicals by Peter Filichia

Performers and Audience Join Hearts by Tamlyn Brooke Shusterman

Broadway Flea Market Raises Money for Broadway Cares, Red Cross, Twin Towers Fund Sept. 30

Will Struggling Actors Find 'It' on Bravo TV? Series Debuts Sept. 30
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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]

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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]

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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