PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz follows up his success in Broadway's Thou Shalt Not with the Off-Broadway premiere of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years.

OPERA REVIEW | 'WAR AND PEACE'
'War and Peace' Opens; Mishap Raises Concerns by ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The reception of this important premiere is likely to be charged by debate over the set and the mishap it produced in the final minutes of the performance.
People have been falling into orchestra pits on Broadway for years... but it never merited a full page article in the Times!

3 Olivier Awards for 'My Fair Lady'

Larson legit nods unveiled
Foundation honors thesps, orgs in honor of 'Rent' creator
The Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation presented its annual awards Thursday to five individual artists and three legit organizations. Dedicated to fostering new musical-theater creatives, org is named in honor of the late creator of "Rent."

'Lady' Fairest at BTAs; U.S. Play Named Best
Martine McCutcheon, who made headlines for frequently missing performances in her starring theater debut, yesterday won an Olivier Award in London for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady."

Will & Lori Chase To Go The Full Monty
Valentine's Day may be over, but one theater couple is still celebrating. Comedian and actress Lori Chase is rejoicing over the fact that she will appear with hubby [Read More]

Jonathan Larson Foundation Grants Announced
Recipients of the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Grants were announced yesterday at a luncheon ceremony. The awards honor Larson�s memory by providing financial assistance and encouragemen...[Read More]

Yellowman Joins MTC's 2002-2003 Season
Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman will be part of Manhattan Theatre Club�s 2002-2003 Stage I season. The production, directed by Blanka Zizka, will play at Philadelphia�s Wilma Theatre, New Haven�...[Read More]

Fresh Face: David Yazbek by Beth Stevens

Photo Op: ELEPHANT MAN rehearsal pics - Photos by Bruce Glikas

A few subtle things about Broadway.com... in Ken's column reviewing the DVD LEONARD BERNSTEIN CONDUCTS "WEST SIDE STORY": THE MAKING OF THE RECORDING (Deutsche Grammophon), they have added a text link that says "BUY NOW" under the artwork to the left of the column. Although this is not a new strategy to the internet, it seems to be that Broadway.com is becoming a merchandising website, similar to the old Theatre.com. Thankfully Broadway.com does it much better. There is no truth to the rumor that you can click on Ken's name on the same page and BUY HIM as well... Also of note on Broadway.com, Sandy Kenyon's Broadway Minute has not been updated since August 30th of last year. Don't you think it is time to replace him or kill the section?

Broadway Bares Brings Comic Strip to Roseland June 16

Bway's Golden Gets Albee's Goat Feb. 16 With Ruehl and Pullman

Irish Stella By Starlight Has U.S. Premiere Feb. 16-March 17 at Laguna Playhouse

You've Got Dael: OB's MTC to Say Hello Yellow Next Season

Rent's Rapp and Alers Reteam for Musical Mister April 9-30

Plotkin Joins Cohenhour Happy Fella in Seattle March 5-24

The Crucible, w/ Neeson and Linney, Begins at Bway's Virginia, Feb. 16

OOB's Transport Group Visits Our Town w/ Veteran Teens, Feb. 16-March 3

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 16

Judi Dench Reschedules to Feb. 15 on Charlie Rose

Critic Brantley and Thesp Berkoff on TV's "Theater Talk," Feb. 15

Marat/Sade Plays MA's American Rep, Feb. 15-March 17

Tynan is Smoking with Lulu in Soho, Feb. 15

It's Butler at Bat in Albee's OB Occupant Till Bancroft's Bronchitis is Better
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Friday, February 15, 2002

Peter Filichia's Diary
Shows like Todd's Secret, by young Mike Dawson, create alternate worlds that are sometimes more accepting than our own.

Love Songs�Nothing But Love Songs by Jim Caruso

[Editor�s Note: Due to reconfiguration of TheaterMania.com, this is the last entry in the Jim Caruso Is�Prying! column, but J.C. will remain very much a part of the site as a regular contributor of feature stories and interviews. When the column can no longer be found on the home page, beginning in March, readers will be able to access all of the past entries by going to the �Features� section of our archives.]

Strip Show
Tony n' Tina are tying the knot again�and again, and again�in Las Vegas by Michael Portantiere

Playbill News Debuts on Sirius Satellite Radio

My Fair Lady Tops 2002 Olivier Awards
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2002 Olivier Award Winners Announced
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On Stage and Off: Ratcheting Up Tony Tensions
Jesse quotes Ken! Now there's a pact made in hell!

Theater Review | 'Fool for Love': Steamed Over Family Matters

Bickersons, Well Fought Out
Eddie and May aren't exactly the kind of lovers who celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolates and flowers. In "Fool for Love," a well-acted revival of Sam Shepard's 1983 drama, they express their twisted love by fussin', fightin' and swiggin' tequila straight from the bottle.

Edward Albee's Occupant Delays Opening
The Signature Theater Company production of Edward Albee�s The Occupant is delaying its planned February 24 opening until star Anne Bancroft recovers from bronchitis, a production spokesperson...[Read More]

Photo Op: Love on Broadway - Photos by Bruce Glikas
Yes, I know this was a 'yesterday' story, but I was not going to link to it. But we had so many requests... what happened to the good old fashioned jaded Broadway goers?

PLAY ABOUT ARTIST JUST BRUSHES SURFACE by DONALD LYONS
PLAYWRIGHTS are often attracted to artists, nowadays especially to female artists. Edward Albee is soon to investigate sculptor Louise Nevelson. Now Cathy Caplan is taking a look at the life of Artemisia Gentileschi in a play called "Lapis Blue Blood Red."

MUSICAL FLARES by MICHAEL RIEDEL
IS Encores! expecting too much from its performers?Actors Equity is looking into complaints that the popular City Center series is pressuring actors to deliver the kind of polished, exacting performances normally associated with Broadway shows - even though an Encores! production is ostensibly a staged concert.
Equity is mad at Encores... blah blah blah blah... we've heard this for years. Just as Equity bullies small producers, large producers bully Equity. It is just the 'Circle of Life'...

Belber's Tape Has L.A. Debut in May

PHOTO CALL: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Us a Match (at Irish Rep)

PHOTO CALL: Manahan Plays Matchmaker at Irish Rep

Vagina Monologues to Play at Royal Albert April 5

Syringa Tree Blossoms at UK's National, Feb. 15

PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Feb. 9-15: No Column

Indie Film's Corrigan Is West Coast's Lobby Hero at SCR Feb. 15-March 24

Frechette and Rogers Turn on the Dazzle OB, Feb. 15

Elaine Paige Sings for Olympics Feb. 15-16; Makes L.A. Concert Debut Feb. 20-21

TX's Lyric Revives Allegro For Rodgers Centennial Feb. 15-March 2

Sex Goes 'Round: Comic Circle Returns to NYC Feb. 15-March 26

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 15

John Barrowman Makes NYC Cabaret Debut at Arci's Feb. 20-March 2

Mauceri Conducts Weill's Street Scene in Pittsburgh, Feb. 16-24

LaPaglia to Be One of The Guys Till March 10; Sarandon to March 14

Report: Jason Alexander to Join Cast of Encores! Pajama

PHOTO CALL: Burstyn and Pacino Speak for Strasberg Feb. 11

PHOTO CALL: Holm, Pacino Honor Strasberg at Feb. 11 Gala

PHOTO CALL: Abraham, Thomas, Wilson, Stokes Salute Strasberg Feb. 11

Still Going: Leguizamo's Sexaholix... a love story to Play Chicago in Summer

Rappaport Aims for April 25 Broadway Opening

Van Outen to Return to London Chicago April 29 After Bway Stay

Harlem's Native Son Extends to March 3

West End Week Continues with Looks at Mamma Mia! and Cats

Sound of Music Waiting to Land in West End

New Childrens' Theatre to Be Built in London

Real Sex on HBO: Leguizamo's Sexaholix... to Air April 13

TheaterMania's webpage was upsidedown this morning... is it a redesign in the making or just some tinkering?

The satellite radio market for Broadway music is getting a little more crowded with the introduction of Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Best'. Just like Broadway's own 1010WINS, 24/7 Sirius will also introduce Radio Playbill, with news headlines can now be heard throughout the day at the top of each hour, seven days a week. 'Broadway's Best' is also being streamed through the Sirius website at www.SiriusRadio.com. Breaking news will be added "day-of" as it happens. It is hosted by former Theatre.com editor, Robert Viagas, who now works for Playbill's broadcast division.

In other Playbill news, Reporter David Lefkowitz is leaving Playbill On-Line and the job has been posted. This is a full-time reporting job at Playbill with benefits. Anyone with theatre news experience and contacts is encouraged to apply.

And my last rant of the day: has anyone seen the Commercial Theater Institute's lineup of producers for the panel on producing a Broadway musical? Steven Baruch. Okay. Marty Bell. Absolutely. Hal Luftig. Sure. Lauren Mitchell. Of course. And Jordan Roth. Oh my. If you would like to attend the three day CTI intensive workshop on producing (April 26-28, $295), call Fred Vogel at 212-568-1109. You may want to ask him a question or two.
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Thursday, February 14, 2002

Tuner 'Years' back under knife�
Writer's ex-wife took legal action after prod'n's world preem
Just a little article about relationships to start off your Valentine's Day. Nothing like your ex suing you, or at least threatening to...

Yahoo News: Composer Frustrated With Olympic Song
The opening of the Olympics featured a song by Linda Eder and no one on NBC mentioned it. She is frustrated about it. But probably not as frustrated as her backup singers and co-stars of her sold out concerts who are not getting paid... they just have the honor of working with her and Frank.
[Thanks to Cainebj at TalkinBroadway for the link!]

Bway Fireman and Producers Bears Set New Record at BC/EFA Auction

La Dolce Musto by Michael Musto

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
A Revival for a Playwright Who's Funny and Upsetting by BEN BRANTLEY
In his mid-70's, Peter Nichols feels like the freshest thing on the boards in the London theater.

TV REVIEW | 'THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES'
More From a Talkative Body Part
By JULIE SALAMON
HBO's filmed version of Eve Ensler's provocative show features Ms. Ensler herself performing, and her insights remain startling, funny, horrific, poignant and true.

Theater Review | 'Little Eyolf': Parents Who Lose a Son Try to Find Themselves

Theater Review | 'Golden Ladder': A Growing Girl in Search of a Religion

For Langston Hughes, Centennial Appreciation by STEPHEN KINZER
It was one of Langston Hughes's dreams to establish himself as a major figure in 20th-century American literature. Last weekend he seemed to take a giant step in that direction.
� Critic's Notebook: A Dark Brother Singing to America
� Poetry Inflected With Jazz

Three put up stakes for B'way 'Vampires'�
'Rappaport' revival to bow in Spring
"Dance of the Vampires" adds producers to its roster while "I'm Not Rappaport" switches them.

Leguizamo moves solo to HBO�
'Sexaholix' is thesp's fourth one-man special for cabler

A Maude, Maude World? No
Bea Arthur, shy? Right. And Archie Bunker was a Democrat. Arthur insists she's nothing like her feisty, tart-tongued television characters � Archie's caustic cousin-in-law on "Maude" and the sarcastic, domineering Dorothy on "The Golden Girls."

LaPaglia To Be One of The Guys After All
Anthony LaPaglia will star in The Guys after all. Only a day after it was announced that Gerry Bamman wou...[Read More]

Roundabout Looks to Purchase Studio 54
The Roundabout Theatre Company is looking to buy Studio 54, the venue that houses the company�s award-winning production of Cabaret[Read More]

Cast of Dennehy-Falls Chicago Journey Complete

PHOTO CALL: We're Not Animals: Crudup, Mathias, Burton and Graves Bring Elephant Man to Bway

PHOTO CALL: More Man: Bernard Pomerance's Elephant Returns

Ann-Margret's Best Little Whorehouse Celebrates One Year Feb. 14

Bitter End to Valentine's Day: Ripley Says "Everything's Fine" at NYC Bar

Eve Ensler's Monologues to Air on HBO Feb. 14

Shirley Knight and Diane Venora Are Ensler's Necessary Targets Off-Broadway

PHOTO CALL: An Almost Holy Bow: Bacon Opens Feb. 7

PHOTO CALL: An Almost Holy Couple: Sedgwick and Bacon

PHOTO CALL: McDonald and Meyer Make An Almost Holy Picture

A Huey P. Newton Story Airs on PBS Feb. 13

Bamman Replaces LaPaglia in The Guys, Feb. 18-March 4

Cy Coleman Returns to His Club Roots, Playing Joe's Pub March 8-9

Carnival Latest Encores! Show with Bway Ambitions

It's a Hit! Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration Is Already Half-Sold

Roundabout Theatre Company to Buy Studio 54

Luker and Dvorsky Go on A Romantic Journey in CT Feb. 22-24

Bacon Gets Fatter: Holy Picture Extends to April 7

On this day two years ago in London... Douglas Mayo ripped off everyone who participated in a production of Sweeney Todd that was to benefit Crusaid (London's sister organization to Broadway Cares). I just want to remind everyone around the world to spit on this bastard if you see him. It seems under British law he did not do anything wrong, but we all know that he is scum of the earth.

Speaking of London, after Catherine posted her thoughts about Lauren coming back from London, I got an email saying that SOUTH PACIFIC will close at NT but have a West End transfer. I have not seen it mentioned elsewhere, although I do not keep up on London theater as much.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002

Well, as I said back on August 31st, 2001, Sherie Scott is woefully miscast in 'The Last Five Years.' That's somewhat fortunate, because the incredibly talented Norbert Leo Butz shines even brighter in his role when compared to Sherie. Most of the changes to the show since its Skokie incarnation worked for me, but the replacement of "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" is, I feel, misguided. I still feel that overall, this is JRB's best work to date, and I hope it has a long and successful run.

To help that along... Lauren Kennedy, who originated the role of Kathy in Skokie, will be back in New York in late April, after her London production of 'South Pacific' closes as scheduled. Perhaps she could be persuaded to come to the Minetta Lane?
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Chicago Tribune: `Producers,' Leguizamo coming back to Chicago
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Tonys create a downtown revival�
Regional kudos may honor quality legit scene
The Tony Awards might break from tradition this season. The story continues to float that regional theater Tony might be awarded collectively to Gotham's downtown theaters.

Broadway grosses�
Biz off; '42nd' 619g

Inside Moves: The right vehicle�
'Chitty' in vintage form for stage run

Update: Legit ticket-buying program�
Show breaks even, refund subsidy coin

TV REVIEW | 'A HUEY P. NEWTON STORY'
An American Panther, in His Own Words by ANITA GATES
Spike Lee has turned Roger Guenveur Smith's 1997 one-man Off Broadway show, based on Huey P. Newton's own words, into a highly charged docudrama.

Theater Review | 'The Matchmaker': Single, Perverse Prig, 68, Seeks Comely Young Lass
Theater Review | 'Good Time Blues': The Lowdown on Lovin'

Spirit Willing But Play's Weak
In "Golden Ladder," Donna Spector's clunky and insipid play about a teen girl's search for religious identity, there is a park bench on which characters occasionally sit to expound on theology.

Bamman Replaces LaPaglia in The Guys
Anthony LaPaglia has pulled out of The Guys due to a "last minute professional engagement," according to a production spokesperson. Gerry Bamman will now co-star with film star Susan Sarandon i...[Read More]

McDonald Joins Jackman for Carousel Concert
Audra McDonald will star opposite Hugh Jackman in the Carnegie Hall concert version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's...[Read More]

Sondheim's Gold Still a Possibility for Goodman

Marty Reading Now Set for Feb. 15

Puppets Pay Off: Carnival Is Encores! Box Office Champ

Melanie Marnich Gets Sol Goldman to Quake, Feb. 13-March 10

Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald Are Billy and Julie in Carnegie Carousel June 6

Roger Edens, Composer to Garland, Merman and More, Gets NYC Songbook Feb. 12-26

Judi Dench Jaws with Charlie Rose, Feb. 12

May it Last Five Years (at least).
Went to see Jason Robert Brown's new show 'The Last Five Years' yesterday. Having the advantage of seeing it in Chicago last June, I can say that the show has grown and should be a certain crowd pleaser for anyone who has ever been through a relationship. With an excellent cast and Jason on piano, it is worth the $60 top price easily. And thank you to Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell for selling $20 tickets (first and last rows) to the show to allow everyone to see this piece.
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Lisbon Is Pretty Close to Us by Peter Filichia
I also happened to catch this production of The Lisbon Traviata in Boston. I had a very good time. As pointed out in the article above, there are some fascinating parallels between the opera and musical theatre worlds. Plus, it's a great play! It's playing through March 9 at Lyric Stage.

'CARNIVAL' INTENT By MICHAEL RIEDEL
ONCE again, there's talk that another show put up by Encores! may transfer to Broadway.

THE V WORD By LINDA STASI
A FEW years ago, I probably wouldn't even have been able to write the title of Eve Ensler's one-woman performance piece, "The Vagina Monologues," in a family newspaper without spelling it "The V- - - - - Monologues."
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Tuesday, February 12, 2002

Peter Filichia's Diary
Some background on Seth Rudetsky, Broadway�s chief chatterbox.

Follow Spot
A new website celebrates the life and work of Frank Loesser, one of Broadway�s greatest composer-lyricists.

So Long, Dearie!
Josh Prince says hello to So Long, 174th Street in a benefit for the Musicals Tonight! series by Michael Buckley

An Almost Holy Picture
Reviewed by Brooke Pierce

Crudup and Mathias to Discover Elephant Man in Rehearsals

PHOTO CALL: He Is Not an Animal: Crudup Readies Elephant Man

PHOTO CALL: Graves, Burton, Crudup Bring Elephant Man to Bway

A Map of Doubt and Rescue, U.S. Drag Win 2002 Blackburn Prize

Bea Arthur on Broadway Cast Album in Stores Feb. 12

It's Official: Private Lives Sailing to Broadway in mid-April

"Moulin Rouge" Gets Best Picture Oscar Nomination

New Season Announced at The Gate

174th Street Benefit Will Star Murney, Prince and George S. Irving Feb. 24-25

National Tour of Fosse Stops Dancin' in Newark

Sean Mathias to Direct Three Sisters in London

Brown's New Musical Last Five Years Has First Off-Broadway Preview, Feb. 12
Last Five Years begins tonight at Minetta Lane. Although slated to go into the studio last Sunday, they delayed for some rewrites before freezing the show. Sounds like the recording will be a Boom.

Found a Pfeni: Barbara Walsh to Be in NJ Sisters Rosensweig, Feb. 12-March 10

Paul Sparks Traces Circumference of a Squirrel Off-Bway Feb. 12-March 17

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 12

Broadway Grosses: February 4-10

PHOTO CALL: Kerry O'Malley, Stephen DeRosa and Vanessa Williams go Into the Woods

PHOTO CALL: John McMartin in pre-Broadway Into the Woods

PHOTO CALL: Rapunzel and the Witch in Into the Woods

Kushner-Helmed Helen w/ Donna Murphy Sets New Off-Bway Preview Dates

Woman In Black Continues in West End

Princess Margaret's Death a Loss for the Theatre

Frank Rich's "Ghost Light" Will Be a TV Movie for ABC

The Visit May Have Additional Regional Stop Before Bway

Mathias and McKellen to Dance Again in London

Lynn Redgrave Lunches in D.C. Company

Leguizamo Revisits Sexaholix and Beacon Theatre, Feb. 22-23, for HBO Taping

Paper Doll Will Unfurl at Bway's Cort Theatre in Late April

You've Heard of Xanadu, Now Meet Zanna, Don't!, a New Musical, Feb. 11-13

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Winners Announced
Susan Miller's A Map of Doubt and Rescue and Gina Gionfriddo's U.S. Drag will share the 2002 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Barry Foster of London's Art Dies
London Art cast member Barry Foster died yesterday from an apparent heart attack, according to The Evening Standard. The actor was 70.

California Critics Go Into The Woods
The Broadway-bound production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine�s Into the Woods opened its out-of-town tryout at Los Angeles� Ahmanson Theatre on Sunday.

Broadway Grosses: Sex Sells
Sexaholix ended its limited engagement in fine form last week, filling the Royale to 99.65%.

[Had computer trauma this morning. Sorry for the late links! PS - Thanks to everyone who came to SIDE SHOW. :-)]
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In Minneapolis, New Guthrie Theater Will Invoke the Past
By STEPHEN KINZER
The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is planning a new $125 million home, and the architect wants anyone who visits it to get a visual hint of the area's agricultural and industrial history.

Theater Review | 'Gillette': Straight Play or Musical, It Turns Into a Mystery

B'way wears a B.O. smile�
Season's numbers outpace 2001 for first time
Is Broadway's long-awaited recovery finally complete? Last week's B.O. outpaced the $10,022,105 recorded for the first week of February 2001. Although total receipts rose only $309,089 from a year ago, that's still good enough to set an all-time record for this time frame: $10,331,194.

Abraham, Thomas play with 'Doll' on B'way�
Producer Wreghitt expects prod'n to open April 30

Frank Rich's Ghost Light Headed for the Small Screen
Storyline Entertainment heads Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will bring Frank Rich�s memoir, Ghost Light, to ABC television. The project marks the first time Storyline has ever put up its own money...[Read More]

London's We Will Rock You Delays Start Date
We Will Rock You, the new musical featuring the songs of Queen, will begin performances at London�s Dominion Theatre two days later than expected. The tuner will now start previews on April 24...[Read More]

HBO and NBC Lock Horns Over Laramie
HBO will air its film version of The Laramie Project on March 9, instead of March 16 as previously planned....[Read More]

I was over at NAMCO yesterday... I looks like a CARNIVAL over there!
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Monday, February 11, 2002

Yahoo/Variety: Rich's ``Ghost'' in ABC machine by Michael Fleming
NEW YORK (Variety) - New York Times columnist Frank Rich has sold the screen rights to his memoir ``Ghost Light'' to producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who have set the project up at ABC.
[Thanks to Tim Dunleavy for the link!]
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'War and Peace' With a Cast of 346 and a Horse by RALPH BLUMENTHAL
The Metropolitan Opera is putting on its first production of Prokofiev's "War and Peace," and the company is doing it big.

HBO Angry at NBC for Showing a Rival Film by BERNARD WEINRAUB
NBC and Home Box Office are in a dispute over conflicting projects about Matthew Shepard, the gay college student who was murdered in 1998 near Laramie, Wyo.

A Historic Whodunit: If Shakespeare Didn't, Who Did?
[Missed this yesterday]

Merry Kerry Tales, Down To the Letter
Once you get acclimated to the quaint Irish phrases and earthy Gaelic slang � and the fact that the entire play unfolds through the reading of letters � John B. Keane's "The Matchmaker" proves a charming, often hilarious and quite bawdy tale of a County Kerry farmer who turns to arranging marriages.

Paper Doll Books Broadway's Cort Theatre
Mark Hampton and Barbara J. Zitwer�s Paper Doll will play at Broadway�s Cort Theatre this season. The production, starring Marlo Thomas and F. Murray Abraham, is eyeing an April 30 opening date...[Read More]

Photo Op: Norbert & Sherie in FIVE YEARS - Photos by Bruce Glikas

Photo Op: ONE MO' press event - Photos by Bruce Glikas

Photo Op: HOLY pictures - Photos by Bruce Glikas

THEY'VE REALLY CREATED A 'MONSTER'
By DONALD LYONS
DR. Victor Frankenstein is yet again up to no good in the umpteenth adaptation of Mary Shelley's potboiler, this one called "Monster."

Peters' Rodgers and Hammerstein CD to Be Released on March 12

Whoopi Goldberg, Ruby Dee Read Purlie Victorious in NYC Feb. 11

Harold Pinter Proves a Stage Star at National

British Actor Barry Foster Is Dead

Frank Rich Reads 'Ghost Light'�at Barnes and Noble Feb. 11

TALK SHOW WATCH: Louis Gossett Jr. performs on 'Regis and Kelly' Feb. 13

PHOTO CALL: Mug O' Mia: Sardi's Nods Mamma Pitre

Sexy New Musical, Beach Radio, Is Part of CAP21 Series, Feb. 11-March 25

Painter Artemisia Gentileschi Exhibited in Lapis Blue Blood Red at HERE, Feb. 11-March 3

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 11

Nathan Lane out of The Producers Feb. 9-10
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Sunday, February 10, 2002

Eve Ensler Wants to Save the World

Splitting the Credit Between a Bad Bard and a Gentle Will

'Oldish' and Vital, Bea Arthur Returns to Live Theater

Graff and Redgrave Sign Up For Sondheim Fest
Two more Broadway leading ladies are heading to Washington, D.C. to star in this summer's highly-anticipated Sondheim Fest at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As first mentio...[Read More]

John Rando Joins B'way Vampires Team
Broadway.com has learned that John Rando is now set to helm the upcoming Broadway production of Dance of the Vampires. Rando replaces Jim Steinman and John Caird, who co-directed a reading of t...[Read More]

Valerie Harper SAG Race Heats Up
The ongoing battle between members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) reached new heights this week as news surfaced that the U.S. Department of Labor had launched an official investigation into the uni...[Read More]

4 QUESTIONS
FOR GREGORY HINES

SOMBER LESSON FROM APARTHEID by CLIVE BARNES
South Africa's Athol Fugard survived apartheid, and is now, it seems, trying to survive the new South Africa.

'GOLDEN' CHANCE by DEBRA SCOTT
It's not easy being the daughter of one of Hollywood's enduring golden boys. But Amy Redford is finally poised for recognition as something other than Robert's daughter.

Carnival
Reviewed by David Finkle

So Sioux Me: Magician Criss Angel to Get Hooked in Times Square, Feb. 20

Steven Suskin ON THE RECORD: Oklahoma!, Alger's Shine! and Irving Berlin!

BEAR CALL: Reba, Get Your Broadway Bear!

BEAR CALL: Hail to Phantom's Diva!

BEAR CALL: A Lumiere Bear Really Lights Up an Auction!

BEAR CALL: The Horror! A Sweet Transvest-Bear!

Care Bears: Fifth Annual BC/EFA Auction is Feb. 10 at B.B. King's

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 10

PHOTO CALL: One Mo's First Time: Ladies and Gent

PHOTO CALL: One Mo's First Time: Du's & Don't's

The Providence Journal: Taking a stand against overzealous ovations
[Thanks to Andy Propst at American Theater Web for the link!]
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BROADWAYSTAR'S FIVE DAY FORECAST

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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