On this date in 1992, William Jefferson Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President Bush. And in 1998, Former pro wrestler Jesse ''The Body'' Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota. Which reminds me - go out and vote on Tuesday, all you New Yorkers. We've got an election! Today's birthdays include: Charles Bronson, Lois Smith, Dennis Miller, John Barry, Michael Dukakis, Kathy Kinney, Dolph Lundgren and Adam Ant.

Theater Review | 'Everything That Rises...': Southern Stories, on the Stage and on Their Own

Barbour, Felder Are Back From Broadway to Tell L.A. About It, Nov. 24-Dec. 31
Hershey Felder, no longer Alone.

Yes, Virginia, There is a Crucible, w/ Neeson, Linney and Murray Feb. 16

Do Re Mi: PBS Airs "Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds" Nov. 4
Yet another reason for the Yankees to win tonight.

McCutcheon Will Not Return to My Fair Lady
Despite confirmed reports that Martine McCutcheon would stay in My Fair Lady through December 8, the actress is actually never coming back to the musical. McCutcheon quit the production rather than risk permanent damage to her ailing voice, according to The Evening Standard.
Wasn't she seen lunching with Craig and Nathan... oh, nevermind.
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Friday, November 02, 2001

Tangentially, the staff would like to add that the Yankees had better win on Saturday, because I have tickets to the Lane-less 'Producers' on Sunday night (Actor's Fund performance), and I would hate to bring a radio to the theatre with me.
posted at 11/2/2001 12:19:22 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

Spotted last night: Nathan Lane and Craig Bierko sitting in George Steinbrenner's box at Yankee Stadium screaming their heads off. Oh, maybe it wasn't them. Nevermind.

On Stage and Off: Rest Time for Nathan

NATHAN LANE CAN'T PRODUCE by MICHAEL RIEDEL
NATHAN Lane, the Tony Award-winning star of "The Producers," appears to have developed a polyp on his vocal chord and will be out of the hit show indefinitely, his spokesman said yesterday.

This must be big news. How often does the NYTimes and NYPost have the same Friday column? Also, check out Riedel's story because it also talks about Frank Langella's reasons for leaving the London production of Over the Moon (Moon Over Buffalo). Seems that Joan Collins was upstaging him with over-the-top acting. It brings the term Present Laughter to my mind. And you would think that Frank would be used to being upstaged by strong women...

Theater Review | 'Noises Off': A Voyage to Hilarity

Theater Review | 'Wonder of the World': Setting Forth, the Wind in Her Sails

Theater Review | 'King Lear': When Shakespeare Could Use a Warning Label

Brooks'Producers' of coin
New venture adds fee to musical's $400 tix
One way or the other, Mel Brooks will see the money. As a producer of "The Producers," Brooks is part of one of four general partnerships that have formed Broadway Inner Circle, which is set to charge an $80 broker's fee on the hit musical's new $400 ticket.
I am shocked! Totally shocked! (Didn't I say that when the story first hit?)

'Love, Janis' won't hold on after Sunday
Musical, Off B'way struggle to reach pre-Sept. 11 numbers

Literary battle takes the stage in 'Friends'
New musical features music by Hamlisch, lyrics by Carnelia
I wonder who will play Chandler. (sic)

Q&A: Katie Finneran

Photo Op: NOISES OFF Opening. Photos by Bruce Glikas for Broadway.com

Video Feature: NOISES OFF's Triumphant Return

NOISES OFF Turns the Critics On

Review: NOISES OFF by Adam Feldman

Wonder of the World Faces the Critics
David Lindsay-Abaire�s Wonder of the World was supposed to have its New York premiere in early summer. How...[Read More]

Noises Off Turns the Critics On
Michael Frayn�s Noises Off is back on Broadway and boy are the majority of New York critics happy about it. The Royal Nation...[Read More]

All-Star The Women Extended to Dec. 30
The Roundabout Theatre Company production of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women is being extended one week. Though a production sp...[Read More]

Syringa Tree to Grow at London's National Theatre
Pamela Gien�s The Syringa Tree, currently in the midst of a successful off-Broadway run, will make its L...[Read More]

Get It While You Can: Love, Janis to Close Nov. 4
Love, Janis, the off-Broadway musical about the life of Janis Joplin, will end its run at The Village Theater on Sunday, November 4. It will have played 13 preview and 222 regular performances...[Read More]

LITTLE REASON FOR LAUGHS IN 'WONDER' by DONALD LYONS
FARCE has to be grounded in reality. That way, when it takes off from reality, we're anchored. Christopher Durang understood this in "Betty's Summer Vacation"; Michael Frayn, whose "Noises Off" is on Broadway now, knows the need for stage discipline to be established to offset backstage chaos.

'OFF' LAUGHS GO ON & ON by CLIVE BARNES
MICHAEL Frayn's "Noises Off" is the funniest farce ever written. If it isn't, tell me what is.Never before has "side-splitting" taken on a meaning dangerously close to the non-metaphorically medical.

Forster and Shakespeare Get Musicalized at NYC's Century Center Nov. 12 and Dec. 3

MN Council Votes to Gut the Guthrie as Theatre Eyes Move to Walker Space in 2005

MD's Hines Exits Empty Space in Nov.; Theatre Damage Moves First Two Productions

Mamma Mia! Record Sales!

Oy Vey Ole�: Latin-Jewish Plays Reach OB's Repertorio Espanol

PHOTO CALL: Bye Bye Brooke!

Nov. 12 Bravo TV Concert to Offer Showtunes With a Pop Tinge
"Broadway on Bravo," launched yesterday at www.bravotv.com/broadway. Lets not forget that Bravo is owned by Cablevision (nee: Radio City Musical Hall and Madison Square Garden. This is a good outlet for further exploitation of their product. (Will we the The Scarlet Pimpernel on the small screen? We just have to wait and see.) Oh yeah, if you go to the link, you can enter a contest to win prizes to clutter your apartment with. Good luck.

Bradbury's Falling Upward! Benefits Tourism Relief Workers Fund Nov. 2

OOB's Bleecker Street Comics Features Drama, Abandonment and Batman, Nov. 2-30

He's Dave Gorman, And He's Staying Off-Bway Till Nov. 24

Love, Janis Has Nothing Left to Lose: Off-Bway Musical Closes Nov. 4

Broadway USO Tour to Entertain Troops in Europe, Dec. 12-23

Broadway Offline: Dot-Com Crash Claims Theatre Website
Good to hear that Robert Viagas from BroadwayOnline.com will be back at Playbill, his original Theatre stomping grounds. Perhaps he can now push PBOL to redesign their site, without taking ANY of the design elements from BroadwayOnline... especially that car horn thing...

Philadelphia citypapaer.net: Artsbeat by Debra Auspitz
There may be changes ahead for the Prince Music Theater. The company, which picked up three Barrymores this year and recently closed a well-received revival of Lady in the Dark, has had some staffing changes, and there is a question as to how the theater will operate in the future.

The BroadwayStars staff is happy that the Yankees have rallied to take the lead in the series, but we are also hoping the that next game can be won in the normal 9 innings. Although half the staff is unemployed, and the other half is about to quit or be fired, we do need our beauty rest! Go Yankees!!!
posted at 11/2/2001 08:52:39 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Nathan Lane Can't Produce by Michael Riedel
Lane, the Tony Award-winning star of "The Producers," appears to have developed a polyp on his vocal chord and will be out of the hit show indefinitely, his spokesman said yesterday.
Of course this is a terrible thing, and I certainly hope Nathan is able to recover quickly, but I'll be interested to see how this affects the new ticket pricing policy.

Today's birthdays include Stefanie Powers, Marie-Antoinette, and Burt Lancaster.

On Stage and Off: Rest Time for Nathan by Jesse McKinley

Theater Review | 'Noises Off': A Voyage to Hilarity by Ben Brantley
In this spectacularly funny revival of Michael Frayn's farce, there are moments when everyone seems to be riding the same runaway roller coaster.

Theater Review | 'Wonder of the World': Setting Forth, the Wind in Her Sails by Ben Brantley
David Lindsay-Abaire's exceedingly whimsical new play centers on a Candide-like innocence who takes to the road to find her identity.

'Off' Laughs Go On & On by Clive Barnes
Michael Frayn's "Noises Off" is the funniest farce ever written. If it isn't, tell me what is.Never before has "side-splitting" taken on a meaning dangerously close to the non-metaphorically medical.

Little Reason for Laughs in 'Wonder' by Donald Lyons
Farce has to be grounded in reality. That way, when it takes off from reality, we're anchored. Christopher Durang understood this in "Betty's Summer Vacation"; Michael Frayn, whose "Noises Off" is on Broadway now, knows the need for stage discipline to be established to offset backstage chaos.

Q & A: Katie Finneran by Paul Wontorek
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Thursday, November 01, 2001

So you read it here first, BroadwayOnline.com is... officially not doing today what it was doing yesterday. There is a rotating "best of" for each of the sections, but it is unlikely that the site will have new content. Robert Viagas wrote his goodbye column (Matthew linked to it below.) And the staff is not in the office today. Broadway Television Network has not released a statement about the demise of this business unit, strikingly similar to the way in which InTheater just disappeared in denial. Just like InTheater did, BTN has a plan to re-open BroadwayOnline.com with a white knight, but I don't see that happening at this point. We are very sad. But it looks like all of our favorite players will resurface very soon at familiar outlets. (Peter Filichia will kick off at TheaterMania on Monday!) It will be just like they went on vacation and got a new haircut. BroadwayStars will continue to link to BroadwayOnline stories until it doesn't make sense (if the site goes dead, they make a major restructure of the content, etc...)

Sarah Jessica Parker Returning to NY Stage in Wonder of the World Nov. 1
"Sex and the City" star is appearing at Manhattan Theatre Club, where she played a lovable pup in A.R. Gurney's Sylvia

John Springer, Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 85

JOHN SPRINGER, P.R. GENIUS, DIES by V.A. MUSETTO
JOHN Springer, often called the king of press agents because of his star-studded list of clients, died Tuesday at New York Hospital. He was 85.

Been listening to Danny Zolli's new CD. It is really well produced and shows Danny's range, not only in notes (which is exceptional) but also from rock and roll to musical theatre. It would be a perfect addition to any fan of the rock musical set. Danny's self-produced CD would hold up against any major label release. It is that good. For more information about it or to buy it, see Danny's site at www.dannyzolli.com.

Carnegie Delays Opening of Additional Hall

Shed a Tear for Scalpers on Broadway
[Missed this the other day. Thanks to Ginger for pointing it out.]

Literary battle takes the stage in 'Friends'
New musical features music by Hamlisch, lyrics by Carnelia 10/31/01 4:36pm
Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy may get their day in court after all. The battling literary titans are the subject of a new musical, "Imaginary Friends," by composer Marvin Hamlisch, lyricist Craig Carnelia and book writer Nora Ephron.

Buzz Lines: Is Craig Bierko "the Martine McCutcheon of Broadway?" And when will he return to Thou Shalt Not?

Off-Broadway Return of Lady Day in the Works
A revival of Lanie Robertson�s Lady Day at Emerson�s Bar & Grill will likely land off-Broadway later this season. "We are having a meeting to discuss bringing it in," producer Jeffrey Solis tol...[Read More]

Broadway U.S.O. Tour Planned For December
Savion Glover, Sherie Rene Scott, [Read More]

Publicist John Springer Dead at 85
Famed publicist John Springer, 85, passed away yesterday morning at New York Hospital. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. [Read More]

Broadway Grosses: On With the Show
The Great White Way is still going strong, as evidenced by the 221,263 people that paid to attend a Broadway show last week. That figure is 1,827 people higher than paid for admission the same week la...[Read More]

Playwrights Theatre of NJ Unwrap The Book of Candy, Nov. 1-18

Equity's Patrick Quinn Chats with Kate Burton in NYC, Nov. 1

Nobel Laureate Walcott Presents Walker at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Nov. 1-18

Mamma Mia's Dames Guest on "Theater Talk," Nov. 2

Ground Zero to Receive Nov. 1 Tix to Bway's Beauty and the Beast

PHOTO CALL: They're Red, Hot and Blue at Paper Mill Playhouse

Don't You Love Farce? Noises Off Opens on Bway Nov. 1

PHOTO CALL: Well, She's Red: Walton, Gravitte Star in Paper Mill Revival

Sarah Jessica Parker Beholds Wonder of the World, Opening in NYC Nov. 1

Elizabeth Ashley Goes 'Naked' as Cornelia at NJ's George Street, Nov. 5

As Promised, Tony n' Tina Renew Their Vows Off-Bway, Nov. 1

Blue Heron Theatre Takes a Look at Two Rooms, Nov. 1-25

Christiane Noll Has an Ax to Grind in Goodspeed Lizzie Borden, Nov. 1-25

Off-Bway Makes Way for George Street's Lady Day in Feb. 2002

Kushner-Tesori Caroline, Directed by Wolfe, to Reach OB's Public in 2002-03

Martine McCutcheon to Leave My Fair Lady in London?

Nytheatre.com: Tom Andersen, the award-winning singer and composer, discusses his pop, country and swing tunes and the songwriters who inspired him.

I was a bit overwhelmed with the response of my posting yesterday on BroadwayStars looking for some help. I actually had to take down the posting. By noon, I had received about 100 responses! I was able to find someone early yesterday morning. I do want to thank you for coming to my call. If you would still like, send on your resume to me and I will keep it on file as these type of jobs come up all the time. If not, I wish you the best. Thanks for reading and writing.
posted at 11/1/2001 07:55:12 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Wednesday, October 31, 2001

BroadwayOnline.Com says goodbye. Here are two of the seven new--and presumably final--links from the page:

Hello, I Must Be Going by Robert Viagas

The Best of Peter Filichia
posted at 10/31/2001 04:45:14 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

And the Winners Are..... by Ken Mandelbaum
posted at 10/31/2001 01:25:16 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

John Springer, a Broadway Press Agent Beloved by the Stars He Repped, Dead at 85

In Memory of JOHN SPRINGER

How Were the Reviews?: Frank Wildhorn's Dracula in La Jolla
Fresh from starring in Broadway's Rocky Horror, Tom Hewitt plays that other guy from Transylvania

Today is suppose to be D-Day for BroadwayOnline.com. It is strange that other than a few columnists announcing that they are moving on, we have not really heard anything official from the owners (Broadway Television Network). Does this reflect upon their other business practices? I guess it does. We will just have to wait and see if there is new content on BroadwayOnline.com tomorrow for our answer.

Sherie Rene Scott puts on a costume today, but it is not for Halloween as she opens up the 1 week workshop of Debbie Does Dallas, the musical from this year's Fringe. The workshop is capped by a presentation next Wednesday.

And this from our anonymous blind link:

LOVE, JANIS posted its closing notice last night and will perform its final performance at the Village Theatre on Sunday, November 5th at 7:30pm. The show has mounted a debt of $500,000 (yes, half a million)! Checks are reportedly bouncing.Got a note from a friend that owns a professional design firm that has been in business for 8 years. They are heavily in the corporate market but are looking to get into the Broadway/Film market. The do mostly concept/branding and print and are looking for companies/projects to work on. Small companies with little to no money are encouraged to apply. It is not about money right now, it is about building a relationship. Email me for further info.

Tribute to New York From the Nation's Upper West Side by SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
All the proceeds from the benefit "From Seattle to New York With Love" will be distributed to New York artists and arts groups affected by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11

PHOTO CALL: By George! By Jeeves's Scherer Takes His Opening Bow

PHOTO CALL: The Family Lloyd Webber Celebrates Dad's Latest on Bway, By Jeeves

PHOTO CALL: Jeeves and Wooster: Jarvis and Scherer Open in By Jeeves

PHOTO CALL: Loesser Be a Lady: Jo Congratulates Emily on By Jeeves
But who here can tell us the Loesser connection to Jeeves and Bertie before ALW?

Playwright Brighde Mullins Receives 2001 Whiting Award

PHOTO CALL: tick, tick... on the Block: McIntyre Joins Boom!

Halloween Epiphany: LuPone and Hearn Sing 'Sweeney Todd in Concert' on PBS Oct. 31

Off-Bway Wants Chekhov NOW; Festival Held Oct. 31-Nov. 18

Talent Will Out: Amy Sedaris Visits Letterman Show, Oct. 31

Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 31
30-OCT-2001 John Springer, a Broadway Press Agent Beloved by the Stars He Repped, Dead at 85

Broadway Grosses: October 22-28 - Part 1

PHOTO CALL: When Harry Met Susan

PHOTO CALL: Thanks, Susan: Thou Shalt Not Stars Music Man Repeats

PHOTO CALL: Thou Shalt Not Party Oct. 26

'Thou Shalt Not Sing,' Docs Tell Bierko, So He's on Vocal Rest Till Further Notice
Right.

Diana van der Vlis, Tony-Nominated Actress, Dead at 66

Playwrights Horizons Breaks Ground for 42nd Street Complex Oct. 30

Benefit Concert -- 100 Years of Broadway Comes to Tappan Zee High School
posted at 10/31/2001 08:50:19 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Today's birthdays include Dan Rather, Barbara Bel Geddes, David Ogden Stiers, Deidre Hall, Jane Pauley, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dermot Mulroney, Ethel Waters, and Michael Landon.

John Springer, a Broadway Press Agent Beloved by the Stars He Repped, Dead at 85

Butler May Do It, by Michael Riedel
"I'm thinking of putting an ad in the paper saying that a limited number of 'By Jeeves' tickets are available at $500, with a free cup of tea," jokes Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2001

Bierko Out of Thou Shalt Not on Vocal Rest
Right.
posted at 10/30/2001 01:35:08 PM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link

San Diego Union-Tribune: Down for the count
McAnuff gleefully sinks his teeth into it, but 'Dracula: The Musical' world premiere somehow lacks bite by Anne Marie Welsh, THEATER CRITIC
posted at 10/30/2001 11:54:23 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Polishing Nails by Ken Mandelbaum
posted at 10/30/2001 10:54:46 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Legit Reviews-Regional
Dracula, the Musical,La Jolla Playhouse; 492 seats; $65 top, by Steven Oxman

Should Frank Wildhorn ever decide to retire from turning 18th and 19th century popular literature into popular but forgettable Broadway fare, he'd make a terrific studio executive. He seems to understand that, in commercial terms, the branding and packaging of a product can be even more important than its substance.

L.A. Times: The Blood Count Is Down
The flashy 'Dracula, the Musical,' in its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse, is watchable but its faithful treatment of the familiar Bram Stoker story proves largely anemic. by MICHAEL PHILLIPS, Times Theater Critic

Disney, Bourne talk tuner; Buscemi double play

Oh, What a Miserable Mornin' by FRANK RICH
On the eve of the centennial of Richard Rodgers's birth, new revelations show that his private life was nothing to celebrate.
First Chapter: Excerpts from "Somewhere for Me: A Biography of Richard Rodgers." (PDF format)
Bewitched | Oklahoma | My Funny Valentine

Aaron Sorkin Works His Way Through the Crisis

Sebastian Bach Rocks as Riff Raff in Oct. 30 B'way Resurrection of Rocky Horror Show
Robin Leach, Jerry Springer, Sally Jesse Raphael, MTV's Dave Holmes and other celebs are scheduled to cycle into the narrator role
Lets do the time warp. Again.

Philip Seymour Hoffman Stages Rebecca Gilman's Glory of Living, Oct. 30
Hoffman most recently directed the LAByrinth productions of Jesus Hopped the "A" Train and In Arabia We'd All Be Kings.

Injury Postpones Leguizamo 's Broadway Sexaholix to Dec. 6
But previews continue for the new solo show by the Tony-nominated author/star of Freak

Halloween Treat from PBS: LuPone and Hearn Sweeney Todd
They sang in this concert version of the tale of Demon Barber of Fleet Street

If They Ran Theatre Like Sports
Broadway contemplates a World Series. Ho hum.

B'way Producers Gather for 3-Day Intensive Program, April 26-28, 2002
Schmooze with Broadway producers and learn about such topics as the legal aspects of producing, budget analysis, development, marketing, advertising and producing on the road.

Stars Line Up For Nov. 5 Only Make Believe Benefit
On Monday, November 5 some big Broadway stars will gather at a benefit for the charitable organization Only Make Believe. The event, hosted by [Read More]

Leguizamo Injured; Sexaholix Delays Opening, Extends
Due to a leg injury sustained by star John Leguizamo, the opening of Sexaholix... a love story is being postponed. A producti... [Read More]

Leguizamo's show delayed
Injury causes thesp to adjust 'Sexaholix' sched, perf
John Leguizamo has pushed back the Broadway opening of his new one-person show, "Sexaholix ... a Love Story," from Nov. 4 to Dec. 2 Performances will continue as scheduled at the Royale Theater.

B'way Balancing Act
B.O. up slightly; 'Mamma' the dancing queen

Buzz Lines: Who is Sweeney Todd? Brian Stokes Mitchell...or George Hearn? You be the judge.

Hoffman-Helmed NYC Premiere of Gilman's Glory of Living at MCC, Oct. 30-Dec. 2

Shakespeare Society Debates Shakespeare: Stage Vs. Screen, Nov. 5

New Play All Tied Up in Love Gets Reading in NYC, Nov. 7

Rocky Horror Reopens Oct. 30; Features Mann, Kelly and Rotating Narrators

The Gospel According to The Lion King, Oct. 29

Leguizamo Injures Leg; Sexaholix... Moves Opening to Dec. 2, Extends to Jan. 6

BACKSTREET BOYS: "THE HITS - CHAPTER ONE" by DAN AQUILANTE
If the we-can-really-sing, a capella performance at the Concert for New York whet your curiosity about the Backstreet Boys, check out what your daughters have been drooling over the past few years with this greatest-hits compilation.
I hear that MP3-ripping-CD-burning-Catherine does not need to buy this. She has all the CDs individually and made her own "Greatest Hits" long ago... but hers does not have the fold out poster!
posted at 10/30/2001 09:10:44 AM by James Marino | Item Link

On this day in 1938, ''The War of the Worlds,'' starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. The live drama, which employed fake news reports, panicked listeners who thought its portrayal of a Martian invasion was true. Today's birthdays include Dick Gautier, Henry Winkler, Harry Hamlin, Kevin Pollack, John Adams, Ruth Gordon, and Louis Malle.

Rocky Horror Reopens Oct. 30; Features Mann, Kelly and Rotating Narrators

Gina Gershon Returns to Cabaret, Oct. 30

Halloween Treat from PBS: LuPone and Hearn Sweeney Todd

Sarah Jessica Parker Returning to NY Stage in Wonder of the World Nov. 1

What's New on the Rialto? Ricky Ian Gordon: Orpheus and Euridice by Jonathan Frank

He's Got a Secret by Barbara Hoffman
The eyebrows have it. Black, bushy and imperious, they've helped define Peter Gallagher as the yuppie scum of "sex, lies, and videotape" and the oily real-estate salesman of "American Beauty."
posted at 10/30/2001 05:19:40 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Monday, October 29, 2001

Leguizamo Injured; Sexaholix Delays Opening, Extends
posted at 10/29/2001 09:02:43 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

A Really Big Show: Cole Porter Musical Offers Song and Dance by Peter Filichia
posted at 10/29/2001 06:11:21 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

NYC's Amas to Host Colby Birthday Party/WTC Benefit, Oct. 29

Were Broadway Critics Served by JEEVES?
I wanted to point out that the broadcast media is left out of the our web roundups. Although I can't find a link, I wanted you to know that Jeffrey Lyons (NBC Channel 4 NYC) didn't particularly like it. Does anyone know where there are links to television reviews or a round up?

Photo Op: BY JEEVES Opening. Photos by Bruce Glikas for Broadway.com

Renovated Performing Arts Library Reopens at Lincoln Center, Oct. 29
The renovated new building will also have a new name: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Golden, Queen Esther Entertain Ground Zero Workers in Stage-Door Canteen, Oct. 29
Admission is free, there are no tickets or reservations, and seating is first-come, first-served. However, the USO-style variety show will give give preferential treatment to workers at the World Trade Center site.

Joe's Pub Premieres "New Songwriter Festival," Oct. 29
Expect Daisy Eagan, Laura Benanti, Raul Esparza, Judy Kuhn, Norm Lewis, Marla Schaffel and Emily Skinner among performers

National Arts Journalism Program Diagnoses the Health of New York Theatre, Oct. 29-30
The conference, titled "Wonderful Town," explores why the future of New York theatre may not be so wonderful.

New Anthem "9/11/01" Gets Debut at Oct. 29 Event
It's one of several NY theatre events to help victims of the terrorist attacks

SCENE AND HEARD: Musical Mondays at Splash
VJ John Bantay takes control of the Splash Bar booth where he is mixing, rearranging and interspersing his favorite video picks of Broadway performances, Tony Award numbers and talk show appearances.

Isaac Mizrahi Unveils His Costumes for B'way's The Women at Barney's, Oct. 29
Kristen Johnston, Rue McClanahan, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Tilly, and the rest of the stars will assemble at Fred's for a cocktail reception.

'Phantom' sets Teuton return
Musical to premiere in Stuttgart Oct. 18, 2002 10/28/01 1:42pm
German legit producer Stella will return "The Phantom of the Opera" to the stage in Stuttgart next year. The show will follow "Cats," whose 16-month run in the city will end in June, after which it will go on tour around the country. "Phantom" is scheduled to premiere Oct. 18, 2002.

In Scalping, Fighting Fire With Fire

'SMALLVILLE' IS FILLING 'BUFFY'S' BIG SHOES by DON KAPLAN
'SMALLVILLE,' the latest take on the legend of Superman, is shaping up to be the breakout hit of the new fall season.

Buzz Lines: Michael Leeds re-revamps Red, Hot and Blue for a new production at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts: Mamma Mia! is a monster hit at the Winter Garden, so guess what? Its ABBA auteurs are planning to bring Chess back to Broadway.

New, Improved NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Re-Opens Oct. 29

Oct. 29-30 Columbia Panel Looks at New York Theatre Since the Attack

NYC's Amas to Host Colby Birthday Party/WTC Benefit, Oct. 29

Star-Studded 'Canteen' Entertains, Benefits Rescue Workers at TriBeCa Playhouse

'Voices United' Hope to Bring in Aid for WTC Relief Fund, Oct. 29

Roundabout Holds Benefit Viewing of Mizrahi's Women Duds, Oct. 29

By Jeeves! Ayckbourn-Lloyd Webber Musical Opens on Bway Oct. 28

OB's MTC to Present Lindsay-Abaire's Kimberly Akimbo in 2002-03

Berkeley Rep's 36 Views End Oct. 28; NYC's Public Theatre Is Next

Broadway-Bound Dracula Opens at La Jolla Playhouse Oct. 28

Schulman Inked for Bway-Bound Little Women, Eyeing 2002-03

Full Monty Tour Shuts Down in Chicago Oct. 27; Plans to Resurface in 2002

Fynsworth Alley Offers CD Release of Columbia's Subways Are For Sleeping
And they are selling on eBay for a premium too! Perhaps the new Fynsworth Alley can raise the price of this CD to $480 so that the money goes back to this "creative" team too...
Thanks to Dave Weiner of CASTRECL for the link.

PHOTO CALL: Playwright Horizons Goes Light Years Oct. 21

TDF's Play by Play Offers High School Students Outlet for Works About Recent Events
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On this date in 1929, Black Tuesday descended upon the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as America's Great Depression began. On this date in 1967, Hair opened Off-Broadway. Today's birthdays include Winona Ryder, Melba Moore, Richard Dreyfuss, Kate Jackson, Joely Fisher, and Fanny Brice.

How Were the Reviews?: Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves on Broadway

Theater Review | 'By Jeeves': The Butler to the Rescue, Again by Bruce Weber
This slapstick farce reliant on routine stumblebum business is unenlivened by a score of 13 formula songs.

By Jeeves Review by Ken Mandelbaum

By Jove, It's 'Jeeves' by Clive Barnes
The Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "By Jeeves," which opened last night at the Helen Hayes Theater, is a modest little musical.

Not Very Good, 'Jeeves' by Howard Kissel

New, Improved NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Re-Opens Oct. 29

George Hamilton to Make B'way Debut in Chicago
posted at 10/29/2001 05:44:44 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Sunday, October 28, 2001

On this date in 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Cleveland. Today's birthdays include Julia Roberts, Joan Plowright, Jane Alexander, Dennis Franz, Telma Hopkins, Bruce Jenner, Annie Potts, Daphne Zuniga, Lauren Holly, Jami Gertz, Andy Richter, Joaquin Phoenix, Dr. Jonas Salk, and Edith Head.

'By Jeeves': The Butler Did It (Got to Broadway) by Matt Wolf

Plays That Help Laugh Away the Tears and Fears by Peter Marks
With audiences yearning for hilarity, comic theater gets a new mission.

By Jeeves! Ayckbourn-Lloyd Webber Musical Opens on Bway Oct. 28

Broadway-Bound Dracula Opens at La Jolla Playhouse Oct. 28

Ringwald Leaves tick, tick Behind Oct. 28; Natascia Diaz Joins Oct. 30

Smorgasbord of Gloom Blooming by Clive Barnes
Prescriptions for stress are as individualized as individuals themselves. One person's sense of escapist fare might surprise the person sitting next to him on the subway.

Golden Moment by Claire Siegel
For actress Rue McClanahan, life must seem as tumultuous as any of the parts she's played.
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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]

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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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