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Saturday, June 22, 2002
[ NYP ] RED-HOT BLUES by CHIP DEFFAA
THE lights in the theater go down and the on-stage band begins to play. From the very first down-home notes that hit you, you know you're in for a treat. You're being greeted with fat, stick-to-your-ribs slabs of sound - music with some grease on it.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR'
Sounds of the Delta Blues, and a Matter of Honor by BRUCE WEBER
In its latest incarnation, "Thunder Knocking on the Door" still seems willing to try anything to be loved.
[ NYT ] JAZZ REVIEW | MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
Right at Home With the Ghosts of Show Business by STEPHEN HOLDEN
American popular music has no more devoted archivist than the singer and pianist Michael Feinstein, who seems to know every alternate verse of every Gershwin song ever written.
[ P ] Paul Newman Our Town Closes at Westport June 22
[ P ] The Royal Family Breaks Up at Steppenwolf June 22
[ P ] Cosette in China: Shanghai Welcomes Les Miserables June 22-July 7
Colm Wilkinson will play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables in China June 22-July 7, marking the first time a full-scale Broadway-West End production has played that country.
[ P ] Connecticut Theatre Gets Transfusion of Blood Type: RAGU, June 22 23
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Happy Birthday, Mrs. Robinson!
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Gallagher, Pullman, Biggs Fete Turner
[ P ] Iceman Cometh Star to Headline Feinstein's in NYC Beginning June 25
[ P ] L.A. Gay Men's Chorus, Gets Are Jerry's Boys in Herman Celebration July 12-14
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Comes Back to Felder and Barbour
[ P ] "Richard Rodgers' Broadway" On Display at NYC Museum June 22-Jan. 5
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 22
[ P ] The Guys Go to L.A. With Tim Robbins and Helen Hunt July 10-28
[ P ] It's Oscar Time!
Brad Oscar, that is . . . The star of Broadway's The Producers speaks about the drama surrounding his new, lead role in the hit Mel Brooks musical at the St. James Theatre
[ P ] From the Public to a Pulitzer
Suzan-Lori Parks' acclaimed Topdog/Underdog - the Pulitzer Prize-winning play at the Ambassador Theatre - is a darkly comic fable of sibling scam artists out to hustle the world and each other
[ B ] Wicked Set for Curran Theatre in San Francisco
[ TM ] Works by Gilman, Kushner, Parks are Among the Best Plays of 2001-2002 by: Ben Winters
[ TB ] South Pacific Tour in Seattle Review by David-Edward Hughes
[ TS ] Everything's coming up Sondheim by Richard Ouzounian
You can see his plays at Shaw, on Broadway and at a mega-festival in Washington, D.C.
[ BG ] Priest upstages seminarian in 'Mass Appeal' by Ryan McKittrick
[ ATU ] Find 'Charley' and be entertained by MICHAEL ECK
Where's Charley?
Why he's at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, God bless him.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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Friday, June 21, 2002
[ P ] Theatre Folk Picked for Entertainment Weekly's "It List"; Are You on It?
"You've got 'it.' And you can keep it." � Chico Marx
[ P ] Morrie Start Giving Advice at Vassar, June 21
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
The Siegels review the annual celebration of Barry Manilow�s birthday at Don�t Tell Mama.
[ TM ] Tunes and Tomes
Ben Winters time-travels as he reads through The Best Plays of 2000-2001.
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[ NYT ] ON STAGE AND OFF
High Spirits and Beehives by JESSE MCKINLEY
"Hairspray," which opened in Seattle, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Bombay Dreams," which opened in London, stirred considerable interest this week on Broadway.
[ NYP ] 'DREAMS' ANGEL IN THE WINGS by MICHAEL RIEDEL
HARVEY Weinstein is so taken with producer Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, "Bombay Dreams," that he wants to co-produce it next season on Broadway.
[ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW
A Princess Sings Inside a Fairy Tale BY STEPHEN HOLDEN
Radio City Music Hall was awash in moonbeams and fairy dust on Wednesday evening as Bernadette Peters meandered through the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook with an orchestra led by Jonathan Tunick.
[ DN ] Bernadette: A Bland Night for Singing by Howard Kissel
[ NYP ] PETERS HITS A HIGH NOTE by CHIP DEFFAA
BERNADETTE Peters conquered Radio City Music Hall Wednesday evening with a tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein that was of breathtaking purity. It was as satisfying a solo concert of show music as you could hope to hear. Each note rang true.
[ YN ] Bernadette Peters Plays Radio City by MICHAEL KUCHWARA
[ DN ] Red-Hot & Blues Musical by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
With a new spin on a well-worn premise, "Thunder Knocking on the Door" is a devilishly good blues musical that continually rocks, rolls and rejoices in an excellent score and appealing performances.
[ B ] Thunder Knocking on the Door Review by Adam Feldman
[ B ] Thunder Knocking on the Door Review by Matthew Murray
[ TM ] Thunder Knocking on the Door Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ USA ] The devil is in the details of 'Thunder Knocking' by Elysa Gardner
[ ND ] Fantastical Knocking On the Door of the Blues by Gordon Cox
'Thunder Knocking on the Door" summons such a winningly fantastical idea, and presents it with such bright-eyed showmanship, that it's almost easy to forgive the production its trespasses.
[ NYP ] OUTING BETTY OOPS by Michael Riedel
IF you're a show queen (and if you're this far into my column, you must be), I urge you to check out John Flynn's hilarious cabaret act - "Dances With Pitchforks: Confessions of a Farm Boy" - Sunday night at Don't Tell Mama.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
John Flynn does a hilarious club act about Gypsy, Betty Buckley, Deborah Gibson, and the dangers of e-mail.
[ NJ ] Our man in 'Panama' Jersey guy at heart BY PETER FILICHIA
Since the time he played a guy who had to work on his day off, actor Brian O'Halloran hasn't had many days off from his work.
[ ND ] Less Forbidden, Still Juicy by Peter Goodman
[ YN ] Archerd: Neil Simon juggles plays by Army Archerd
[ LAT ] What's Odd Is New Again by SEAN MITCHELL
Neil Simon brings back "Oscar and Felix" with a few updates and a lot of fussy details, but much remains the same.
[ LAT ] AN APPRECIATION
A Quiet Generosity Put Words Into Play by DAVID RAMBO
My cell phone rings in Houston, where I'm wrapping up research for a new play, a play co-commissioned by the Geffen Playhouse and A.S.K. Theater Projects. The call is from Los Angeles, informing me that Audrey Skirball-Kenis has died.
[ LAT ] Actor Puts Words in Others' Mouths by CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press
To learn to type, Daniel Stern pecked out a play that's now playing Philly. He enjoyed it so much he's writing another.
[ LAT ] THEATER BEAT
Writer's Suicide Puts 'Cleansed' in a Tragic Framework
In the few brief years that constituted her professional career, playwright Sarah Kane was both lionized and pilloried in British theatrical circles.
[ B ] From the Shelf: Tilting at Windmills by Ken Mandelbaum
Heading up the company of Paper Mill's September-October production of Miss Saigon will be Kevin Gray, repeating the role of the Engineer that he played to acclaim in Toronto and Los Angeles.
[ B ] Burn This to Play at Union Square Theatre
[ B ] Dates Announced for The Breath of Life
[ B ] Daldry Has Churchill's Numberat the Royal Court
[ B ] Shoppers Carried by Escalators... Delays Opening
[ P ] Wopat Finds Himself Naughty, Gaudy and Sporty in 42nd Street, Beginning June 21
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 15-21: Hair Apparent
[ P ] Little Shop to Play Florida's Actors' Playhouse Prior to B'way
[ P ] DIVA TALK: Bernadette Peters Soothes the Soul at Radio City
[ P ] Jeremy Sams Talks About the West End Benefactors
[ P ] Judi Dench and Maggie Smith Set to Breathe Life Into the West End
[ P ] Miramax's Weinstein Interested in Bombay Dreams for Broadway
[ P ] Neil Simon's Premiere Rose and Walsh Completes Geffen Season June 10-July 20, 2003
[ P ] Beckett and Blazer Sing of Hooch in Benefit Cabaret July 1
[ P ] Rosetta LeNoire, Champion of Nontraditional Casting, Remembered June 25 in NYC
[ P ] Tillinger and Keating Re-Team for Williamstown Loot, July 17-28
[ P ] Meshuggah-Nuns Is Fifth in Nunsense Series, Premiering in September
For those who saw Nunsense, Nunsense II, Sister Amnesia's Country Western Nunsense Jamboree, Nuncrackers and Nunsense A-Men and still want more, creator Dan Goggin has thought up this Yiddish-flavored sequel
[ P ] "Imus" Star Rob Bartlett to Join Broadway's Chicago
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: I Am...Sam Harris: Producers Welcomes New Carmen
[ P ] Mamma Mia! Performs on NBC's Weekend Today June 22
[ P ] Def Poetry Jam Begins Performances in San Francisco June 21
[ P ] Rodgers Biographer Secrest Featured on "Theatre Talk" June 21 and 28
[ P ] L.A.'s Theatre West and Celebs Salute Martin Landau at June 21 Benefit
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 21
[ USA ] Behind the scenes on Broadway by Elysa Gardner
We missed this article last week from USA Today's behind-the-scenes series on "The Boys From Syracuse."
[ BS ] Performing Political Theatre
"As political theatre, 'The Firebugs' is a masterpiece," says veteran actor Laurence Luckinbill now starring in a revivial of the 1953 Max Frisch play.
[ BS ] Too Versatile To Get Work? by Margaret Emory
I'm a classical character actor who has been trained to do anything. Will I have more success in getting an agent if I narrow the focus of my capabilities?
[ TB ] I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain
[ TB ] Fully Committed Pittsburgh Review by Ann Miner
[ TB ] Witty Singapore and Expert Cast Make for Fun Evening Out Florida Review by Matthew MacDermid
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links:
[ HADV ] Theater: Is Nudity Necessary? by Alistair Highet
It's all on view in TheaterWorks' The Credeaux Canvas. And the point would be ... ?
[ ATU ] Dress rehearsal by MICHAEL ECK
Christopher Fitzgerald plays an aunt in musical farce
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Thursday, June 20, 2002
[ B ] Theater Mgr. Quits Over Madonna's Demands
[ ND ] NYC's TV Production Sizzle Fizzles by Verne Gay
[ P ] Rando: Auberjonois to Star with Crawford in Dance of the Vampires on Bway
[ P ] Off-Broadway Hauls Out O'Brien's Carcass, July 12-Aug. 4
[ P ] A Chat With London Chitty Chitty Star, Nicola McAuliffe
[ TM ] City Council Grants $75,000 To The Santa Monica Playhouse by: Brooke Pierce
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[ B ] Housing Shortage by Ken Mandelbaum
Anthony Edwards (of the TV series ER) has been mentioned as a possible Herbie opposite Bernadette Peters in the upcoming Broadway revival of Gypsy.
[ B ] Rob Bartlett to Join Cast of Broadway's Chicago
[ B ] Were Critics Impressed by Bombay Dreams?
[ B ] First Person: By, About and For the People by Danny Hoch
[ P ] Is It a Dream?: London Musical Bombay Dreams Opens to Press
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bienvenidos a Chicago, Bianca!
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Mexican Chicago on Broadway
[ P ] Life's a Beach in Reading of New Musical, Surf's Up, June 25 in NYC
[ P ] Toot-Toot-Tootsie, Hello! Jolson & Co. Gets Off-Bway Run Beginning Sept. 12
[ P ] Lost "Cinderella" Footage On View at NYC's Museum of TV & Radio
[ TB ] Mandy Patinkin Celebrates Sondheim Review by Tracy Lyon
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[ DN ] Spicing Up Their Repertorio by Robert Dominguez
Staging a racy, raucous comedy dealing solely with issues concerning male genitalia is hardly the type of fare one associates with the venerable Spanish-language theater company Repertorio Espanol.
[ DN ] Come & Meet That Hawking Street by CELIA McGEE
Sidewalk salesmen are jamming 42nd St., threatening hub's revival
[ DN ] A Playhouse Boom On the Far West Side by PATRICIA O'HAIRE
[ NYT ] Tom Mallow, 71, Producer of Touring Shows, Dies
Tom Mallow, a leading producer of Broadway's touring shows, died on June 6 in Deerfield Beach, Fla.
[ WP ] Stream of Sondheim by Nelson Pressley
Mandy Patinkin Wades Deep in Song Pool
[ WP ] 'The Rink': Smooth Singing by William Triplett
[ WP ] Reinking's 'Slices': No Dice by Pamela Squires
[ NJ ] Lucky stars: Paper Mill program honors the best of musical theater in New Jersey high schools BY ALLISON FREEMAN
This is the program that gave Laura Benanti her first break. So remember the names...
[ LAT ] A Bumpy but Earnest Ride in This Return to 'The Twilight Zone' by DAVID C. NICHOLS
Given that the late Rod Serling's teleplays for "The Twilight Zone" are based in parabolic concerns broader than the Cold War-era issues they originally addressed, it seems logical they might prove relevant to the terror-ridden present, even while standing on their considerable literary merits.
[ LAT ] From 'Woyzeck' to Yo-Yo Ma by CHRIS PASLES
An eclectic roster of theater and music is scheduled for the annual UCLA Live season in 2002-03.
[ LAT ] The Art of Mime in 'A Feast of Fools' by TONY PERRY
The talents of Geoff Hoyle and assistant Gina Leishman work best outside the box of stuffy sophistication.
[ VV ] UNSEASONABLE REFLECTIONS by Michael Feingold
Something Was Missing in the Theater This Year-Did Anybody Notice?
[ VV ] Sightlines
Ferdinand Bruckner's The Criminals; Reverend Billy's Other Love; Oliver Mayer's Young Valiant
[ VV ] INGMAR BERGMAN SAVES THE QUEENS by Alisa Solomon
Maria Stuart by Friedrich von Schiller
[ TM ] Ten Festivals in Three Months!
It's festival season and, for NYC theater, there's no summer vacation in sight.
[ TM ] Christopher Shinn and Sheila Callaghan Win Chesley Awards by: Brooke Pierce
[ TM ] Tesori to Be Toasted at Beantown Tuner-Fest by: Ben Winters
[ B ] Holmes Readies WENN for the Stage
[ B ] 2002 Dora Awards Honor Canadian Theater
[ B ] CDs: From the '30s by Ken Mandelbaum
[ B ] Cologne Review by Ron Lasko
[ P ] Drake's Larry Kramer Arrives on DVD/Video; NYC Signing June 20
[ P ] Dear World Gets a New Spin by Maureen McGovern and Sundance, June 27-Aug. 11
[ P ] "Robin Williams: Live on Broadway" Plays at the Broadway, HBO to Air Event July 14
[ P ] Cast Set for Williamstown Premiere of Moving Picture, June 26-July 7
[ P ] Wilson, Hensley & Salonga Added to June 28 Rodgersfest
[ P ] Stapleton, Shields, Gould Lend Voices to Premiere Three Grooms and a Bride June 28-Aug. 4
[ P ] Musical Thunder Rumbles Into Off-Bway's Minetta Lane June 20, With Leslie Uggams
This musical blues fable about the Devil and a Southern-fried guitar-licks competition, opens its New York City premiere run - starring Leslie Uggams, Chuck Cooper and Michael McElroy.
[ P ] Susan Egan Takes on Molly Brown July 22-28 in California
[ P ] Vineyard Sponsors Free Childs' Rumpelstiltskin, Fully Committed June 25 and July 9
[ P ] Ah, To Be Young, Gay and Backstage; Just Us Boys Gets Off-Bway Staging June 20-30
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 20
[ P ] Tuesdays with Morrie Play May Come to New York City
[ P ] Dirty Blonde Cast to Reunite in UK Production in July
[ P ] Williamstown Asks Where's Charley? as Season Begins, June 19
[ P ] Henry Miller's Water Leak Fixed; Urinetown Resumes June 19
[ YN ] Archerd: Stone to Israel -- leave the West Bank by Army Archerd
Items on "The Graduate," "Sweet Smell" and the new "Odd Couple."
[ YN ] Critics Applaud Lloyd Webber's 'Bombay Dreams' by Ed Cropley
LONDON (Reuters) - British critics gave theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical adventure, an extravagant version of Bollywood love story "Bombay Dreams," a qualified thumbs up on Thursday after its London premier.
[ YN ] Backstage: Daykin Departs, But City Center Sees Sunny Future
[ YN ] Entertainment Group Pushing Against Time for Bill Approval
[ BS ] Arts Feel States' Budget Pains
[ TB ] The Little Foxes Review by Tracy Lyon
[ PPG ] On Stage: Chicago is still a theater town by Christopher Rawson
He reports that F. Murray Abraham has pulled out of "Paper Doll." Hmm...
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ BH ] Staged version of `Footloose' is `Grease' without the Bacon
Headline of the day!
Happy birthday, Peter Filichia!
(Thanks to BroadwayJay on All That Chat for the info.)
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[ NYT ] Magical Find Excites TV Historians By ROBIN POGREBIN
Instead of being discarded, as people assumed, a 1957 rehearsal film of the television musical "Cinderella" survived and was discovered in the CBS tape archive in Hollywood.
[ NYT ] Sampling the Music Beneath as It Prepares to Rise Above By JESSE McKINLEY
A reporter takes a 12-hour musical tour of what is perhaps the world's largest, most diverse and weirdest public performance space, New York City's subway system and train stations.
[ NYT ] A Scholar Recants on His 'Shakespeare' Discovery By WILLIAM S. NIEDERKORN
Donald Foster, a professor of English at Vassar College, has retreated from his contention that an obscure poem called "A Funeral Elegy" was written by Shakespeare.
[ NYP ] PIANO MAN'S SAD SONG By MARSHA KRANES
Billy Joel has checked himself into rehab in a bid to overcome his addiction problems - while the woman who dumped him and broke his heart is off on her honeymoon with her new man.
Hmm, and how will this affect Broadway?
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Wednesday, June 19, 2002
[ B ] Sean Bean to Headline Macbeth in London
[ B ] Musical about Peggy Lee in the Works
[ P ] Is That All There Is?: Peggy Lee Musical Planned for U.S. & Abroad
[ P ] ACT's Buried Child With McCain Opens June 19 in San Francisco
[ P ] Sondheim Celebration To Be Archived on Video for Washington, DC Library
[ P ] Complete List of 2002 Dora Mavor Moore Award-Winners, Honoring Toronto Theatre
[ P ] Boy Plays Girl at Shakespeare's Globe: Michael Brown Chats About His Role
[ P ] Scripts Now Being Accepted for U.K. Playwrighting Award
[ P ] Revival of Frayn's Benefactors Opens June 19 in London
[ P ] Bombay Dreams Bursts Into West End
[ P ] Producer Cossette Tables Jesse Ventura Musical, The Body Ventura
[ TB ] Pentecost Review by Sharon Perlmutter
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[ B ] Will Lane & Broderick Reunite in London's Producers?
[ P ] Mel Brooks Says Stadlen and Stephenson on Tour; Lane and Broderick in London
[ P ] Kristin Chenoweth Will Return to Broadway in Wicked in 2003
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia gets passionate about the American Film Institute's latest top 100 list.
[ TM ] Dame Edna�s Erstwhile Producers Respond to Reports That S/he Will Be Producing His/Her Next Tour His/Herself by: Michael Portantiere
[ TM ] Plans Detailed for Documentary Film on Elaine Stritch: At Liberty by: Michael Portantiere
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[ NYP ] �HAIRSPRAY' WILL BE STIFF COMPETITION by MICHAEL RIEDEL
AND they're off!The gate is up on the new theater season and "Hairspray" has sprinted right to the lead.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'TIME AND THE CONWAYS'
Forward and Backward in One Family by NEIL GENZLINGER
The nonprofit Epic Theater Center's first full-scale production is a stimulating gem.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE TEMPEST'
Prospero, Sugar-Free, in Debut of Troupe by D. J. R. BRUCKNER
This production marks the debut of Thespis, a new company of young actors created by the Kings County Shakespeare troupe for a wide range of community presentations.
[ YN ] Archerd: Ventura Stage Musical KO'd by Army Archerd
Plus news on The Producers: "As for the original co-stars, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, Brooks says they will re-team on the London boards either in December 2003 or January 2004 for a six-month run."
[ YN ] Archerd: Liman to Pilot Two More Ludlam Thrillers by Army Archerd
After touring in "South Pacific" for eight months, Michael Nouri heads to D.C. June 25 to present a $181,042.01 check to Under Secretary of Defense Dr. Dov Zakheim...
Last item.
[ YN ] Peggy Lee Stage Musical in Works by Barbara Scherzer
[ YN ] Lloyd Webber Takes Bollywood Gamble in London by Paul Majendie
[ BS ] Face to Face with Sharon McNight by Simi Horwitz
The actress tackles Sophie Tucker in her solo show Red Hot Mama.
[ CST ] The blinding truths of 'Galileo' BY HEDY WEISS
[ CST ] Director dares to wish upon the stars BY HEDY WEISS
"I'm not at all scientific or math-minded, even though my father was a physicist and chair of the physics department at the University of Nebraska," Mary Zimmerman said during a recent break in rehearsals for "Galileo Galielei."
[ CST ] Composer looks for the light BY HEDY WEISS
"Mary and I didn't know each other all that well when we started this process," Philip Glass said during a recent chat, "although we had worked on 'Akhnaten,' and I had seen her productions of 'The Odyssey' and 'All's Well That Ends Well.' But I wanted to work with what I teasingly said was 'a young director,' and after all, I'm 65, so she is of a different generation.
[ TS ] A Shanghai Miz by Richard Ouzounian
Two governments work together to bring popular musical to China
[ USA ] 'Free to Be' still brings a smile by Elysa Gardner
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
Frans Bloem brings a welcome treat to Danny's Skylight Room: a tribute to Charles Aznavour.
[ TB ] The Maiden's Prayer Review by Suzanne Bixby
[ ATW ] 'Show Music' Magazine Publishes Script for 'A Class Act'
[ P ] A Class Act Plays Japan With Bway Cast and Gets Published; Is TV Version Next?
[ P ] Broadway Bares: A Comic Strip Raises $395,000 for Broadway Cares
[ P ] Tony-Nommed Lighting Designer Martin Aronstein is Dead; Memorial in L.A. June 30
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Lithgow, O'Hara, James Bid Sweet Smell Good-Bye
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Sweet Smell of Lobster?
[ P ] Susan Egan and Carol Lawrence Share Amy's View Sept. 3-29 in CA
[ P ] Craig Lucas Directs Marian Seldes to Play Yourself in NYC, June 19-Aug. 4
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Free to Be You and Me Takes a Bow
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Beane, Nobbs, Ari Are Free to Be at Drama Dept.
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Free to Be Ruben-Vega and Harris
[ P ] Viva La Diva!: LuPone & McDonald Share Concert Stage March 10-11
[ P ] Bernadette Peters Makes Solo Radio City Music Hall Concert Debut June 19
The Broadway star will fill the revered hall with the strains of her new CD, "Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein."
[ P ] TheatreWorks of Palo Alto Opens Season With Smokey Joe's Cafe June 19-July 14
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 19
[ B ] Final Performance of Contact to Be Broadcast on PBS
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Tuesday, June 18, 2002
BROADWAY BARES XII
RAISES A RECORD $395,000
TO BENEFIT BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS
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[ P ] That's All She Wrote: National Tour of Proof Ends June 18-23 in Denver
[ P ] Busch's Shanghai Moon to Bow at Drama Dept. In Winter
[ P ] Vineyard Premieres Musical Avenue Q and Dobrish, Glowacki Dramas in 2002-03
[ P ] The Fosters - Sutton and Hunter - Join June 28 Rodgers Tribute at Gershwin
[ P ] Chita Rivera Joins L.A. House of Bernarda Alba
[ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Raul Esparza
The actor Raul Esparza was not always a musical theatre performer, having eight years of Chicago and regional theatre plays under his belt. But he's now one of the most sought-after actors-who-sing in the business. Following tick, tick...BOOM! and Cabaret, he's acting two (three, really) choice Sondheim roles in the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration, and hoping Assassins is still in his sights.
[ B ] Broadway Bares Raises Over $395,000
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[ P ] Final Sept. 1 Performance of Contact To Be Broadcast Live on PBS
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Savits Brings Her Woods Boot Back to Bway
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Views of Into the Woods' Boot
[ B ] The Musicals of August by Ken Mandelbaum
[ B ] Long Wharf Announces Season Line-Up
[ B ] Gracie Sets Dates for Broadway
[ TS ] Not the Company you'd want to keep by Richard Ouzounian
If an organization is known by the Company it keeps, then the Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration proves itself fascinatingly flawed this time around.
[ LAT ] 'Follies' Remains Marvelous Contradiction by REED JOHNSON
Stephen Sondheim's "musical tragicomedy" gets an uneven but affecting new production.
[ YN ] Attending a Final Reunion with Her Contemporaries by Joel Hirschhorn
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - "I don't want to get old," cries Patty Duke as Phyllis, the cynical ex-Follies performer attending a final reunion with her contemporaries.
[ BSUN ] Greed is rampant in 'Foxes' by J. Wynn Rousuck
Lillian Hellman's plays are often criticized for being excessively melodramatic, and the Shakespeare Theatre's production of The Little Foxes doesn't do much to dispel that criticism.
[ NJ ] A view of genius: Cramped Miller tragedy a perfect fit for Montclair University theater BY PETER FILICHIA
Four years ago, a Broadway revival of "A View from the Bridge" won two Tony Awards: for best revival and best actor, in recognition of Anthony La Paglia's performance. Both prizes were deserved.
But Dennis Lee Delaney's production of Arthur Miller's 1955 classic, now at TheatreFest in Montclair, is even better.
[ TM ] Follow Spot
A star of TV's Third Watch, Jason Wiles swaps his policeman's badge for a clerical collar to co-star in Mass Appeal in Cape Cod.
[ TB ] Sorrows and Rejoicings Review by Sharon Perlmutter
[ P ] Off-Broadway Company Does Lost Play by Pal Joey Author, July 11
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: June 10-16
[ P ] Umoja Returns to the London Stage June 18
[ P ] London's We Will Rock You Extends Booking Period
[ P ] Sean Bean To Star in U.K. Macbeth
[ P ] After the Gods Opens at London's Hampstead Theatre
[ P ] Broadway's Michael Winther Sings in Broadway Spotlight Series July 1
[ P ] Mason Vacations from Mamma Mia! June 24-29 & Schedules Upcoming Concerts
[ P ] NYC Presents 3rd Hip-Hop Theater Festival, June 18-29
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bares: Hosts With the Most
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bares: Supermen!
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bares: Supergirls!
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bares: Batman and Robin
[ P ] Talk Show Watch: John Stamos on 'Carson Daly', Kristin Chenoweth on 'Rosie'
[ P ] Holmes' Say Goodnight, Gracie Will Bow at Bway's Hayes Sept. 17
[ P ] Davis Gaines Is San Francisco's Connecticut Yankee Aug. 21-25
[ P ] Roz Ryan Returns to Broadway's Chicago July 30
[ P ] Mann, Ripley, Rapp, Rubin-Vega & Gibson Sing at Carolina Arts Festival July 3
[ P ] Into the Woods's Giant Adorns Broadhurst Facade June 18
[ P ] Mandy Patinkin Celebrates Sondheim June 18-30
Best comment overheard at the Sondheim Celebration this weekend: �Mandy Patinkin Celebrating Sondheim? It was more like Mandy Patinkin Celebrating Mandy Patinkin!�
[ P ] Allergist's Wife Begins Kvetching in L.A. June 18
Valerie Harper, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts, Shirl Bernheim and Anil Kumar left the Broadway production of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife for the comedy's Los Angeles premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre.
[ P ] Reno Takes Rebel to San Fran June 18-23; Returns to NYC's Lion Theatre June 27
[ P ] Roundabout's The Women Premieres on PBS June 18
[ P ] 'Six Feet Under''s Alan Ball Brings Your Mother's Butt to L.A. June 18-July 11
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 18
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[ WP ] For Standby, How 'Sweeney' It Is
Jane Pesci-Townsend Slays Sondheim Audience
Most of the BroadwayStars.com crew saw Ms. Pesci-Townshend's performance Friday night, and personally, I think she was terrific. She really nailed the role, and when she flubbed a line in 'A Little Priest,' she came back wonderfully and had the audience howling.
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[ DN ] Twain Musical Sees Double
Dark political commentary is only an afterthought to the light and lively production numbers in "The Prince and the Pauper," a charming, family-oriented musical adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
[ NYT ] Met Opera's Former Head Will Lead Lincoln Center
By ROBIN POGREBIN
Stepping into shoes filled by Beverly Sills for eight years, Bruce Crawford was named chairman of Lincoln Center at the board's annual meeting.
[ NYT ] Theater Review | 'The Firebugs': An Acrid Comic Parable About Nazis
[ NYT ] Theater Review | 'Free to Be...You and Me': A Revival Shows That Sexual Stereotyping Is on the Run
[ NYT ] Theater Review | 'Cologne': Growing Up in the 60's, a Gay Boy Undaunted
[ B ] Legendary Producer Robert Whitehead Dies
[ B ] Garrett Long Takes On Seussical Tour
Garrett Long is getting ready to hit the road as Seussical's Gertrude McFuzz. "I am a huge Seuss fan," Long told Broadway.com. "Besides being told I look like a Seuss character, [which] I always take as a compliment, I am a proud owner of The Cat in the Hat video, and �More...
[ V ] B'way vet Whitehead dies
Legit producer gained fame for 'Medea' prod'n 6/17/02 6:34pm
Robert Whitehead, one of Broadway's most prolific producers of serious drama and the recipient of a special Tony Award this month for his nearly 60 years of work in the theater, died Saturday of cancer at his home in Pound Ridge, N.Y. He was 86.... Full Story
[ V ] Sweet smell of B.O.: B'way sees 5% gain
But admissions are down 20,000 since June 2000
[ V ] Preems ripe for picking at Vineyard
'Fourth Sister,' 'Avenue Q,' 'Eight Days' to bow
[ V ] 'Spring' in Jan. at Long Wharf
'Millie's' Michael Mayer to direct new tuner
[ V ] Dustin Hoffman calls "Smallville" star Michael Rosenbaum's mom during a celebrity blackjack tournament at the CineVegas film festival in Las Vegas.
[ V ] OBITUARIES; Robert Whitehead, Theater Producer Honored With Tony
Newsday (New York, NY)
[ V ] Broadway's Robert Whitehead Dies
Associated Press Online 6/17/02
[ V ] Robert Whitehead, prolific Broadway producer, dies at 86
Associated Press Worldstream 6/17/02
So... many readers sent in responses to yesterday's "blind item". The far and away leader among readers is Dance of the Vampires, out pacing my Glenngary Glen Gaffe 100 to 1... The reason that I never considered Dance is because I heard for the longest time that they are well financed. We will see...
PS -- The original blind item talked about a "star driven" vehicle. I don't consider Michael Crawford a star outside of the theater fan circles in the US. If he was, he would have been lining up film (say, PHANTOM) and television roles rather than doing FX in Vegas. MC does not rate high on the Q. He is not on the level of Danny DeVito, Ed Norton, Nathan and Matthew. Or even Stamos. That is just a fact. But I do think he is talented, so just stop writing that irate email... Talent has nothing to do with being a star.
posted at 6/18/2002 09:04:30 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Monday, June 17, 2002
[ B ] Water Crisis in Urinetown!
There's a flood in Urinetown. Water damage to the roof of Henry Miller's Theatre has caused the cancellation of the Tuesday night and Wednesday matinee performances of the Tony-nominated musical, according to a production spokesperson.
Write your own punchline.
[ B ] Garrett Long Takes On Seussical Tour
[ B ] Kevin Kline Honored with Gielgud Award
[ B ] Q&A: Steven Weber by Beth Stevens
[ B ] Broadway Bares 2002: Featured Players
[ B ] Broadway Bares 2002: Stars For Stripping
[ P ] What Water Shortage? Urinetown Leaks Cancel Shows; Show to Resume June 19
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Prince and the Pauper Take Their Bows
[ TB ] Hairspray Review by David-Edward Hughes
posted at 6/17/2002 06:45:48 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ LAT ] A King-Size Challenge in Experimental 'Lear' By LEWIS SEGAL
[ LAT ] Staging and Theme Make Good 'Company' by DON SHIRLEY
The pulse of Manhattan comes to life in a fresh Sondheim revival set in 1970 that pits the single man against marriage.
If this production were to come to Broadway, Alice Ripley would be a pretty sure bet for a Tony Award.
[ LAT ] Looking Up Old Friends by BARBARA ISENBERG
Neil Simon has another go at his perennial favorite, "The Odd Couple," for Geffen Playhouse.
[ LAT ] Fun or Folly--She's Willing to Try by IRENE LACHER
She may be a theater veteran, but Patty Duke had never sung or danced on stage. Until now.
[ LAT ] A Razor-Sharp Staging of 'Sweeney Todd' by DON SHIRLEY
Brian Stokes Mitchell makes the role of the demon barber his own in a Kennedy Center revival.
[ LAT ] College Proposes Soaring Venture by JEFF GOTTLIEB
Building: Irvine Valley seeks investors in office, theater plan thought to be unprecedented in state.
[ SPI ] Big fun abounds in witty, dance-crazed 'Hairspray' by JOE ADCOCK
Thanks to BroadwayJay on All That Chat for the link!
[ ST ] Next stop, Broadway for big, fun 'Hairspray' by Misha Berson
Thanks to JeannieJ on All That Chat for the link!
[ B ] Hairspray Wows Seattle Theater Critics
[ B ] Roz Ryan Returns to Broadway's Chicago
[ B ] Legendary Producer Robert Whitehead Dies
[ B ] Michael Winther Enters the Spotlight July 1
[ B ] DVDs: Crazy World by Ken Mandelbaum
[ TM ] Keen Intellect by: Brian Scott Lipton
Director Carl Forsman on the Keen Company revival of Tina Howe's Museum.
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
Downtown at the Duplex, the Siegels are serenaded by divas from beyond the grave.
[ TM ] Tunes and Tomes
Charles Wright on two new books about The Actor�s Life.
[ TM ] Time and the Conways Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ P ] Wildhorn's Camille Claudel Musical to Reach Broadway in 2002-03
[ P ] Fame in a Frame
Mary Testa and Jonathan Freeman, stars of the 42nd Street revival at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, are immortalized at the famed Sardi's Restaurant in New York City
[ P ] Adapting the Classics
Playwrights, directors and translators gave new urgency to a season of classics that included Hedda Gabler, Dance of Death, Fortune's Fool and Metamorphoses
[ P ] Long Wharf Has Mee's Wintertime in the Fall
[ P ] When Pigs Sing: CA Has Hall's Musical Animal Farm June 29-Sept. 29
[ P ] Millicent Martin Is Jane in Houston's Musical Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Oct. 8-27
[ P ] Cicely Tyson to Star in West's Birdie at Williamstown, July 10
[ P ] Broadway-bound Def Poetry Jam Delays San Fran Previews to June 21
[ P ] Betty Buckley & Michael Feinstein Team Up for Australian Concerts
[ P ] Sharon McNight's Red Hot Mama Heats Up the York through Aug. 4
[ P ] Robert Whitehead, Distinguished Producer of Plays, Dead at 86
Whitehead, who produced everything from Medea with Judith Anderson in 1947 to Master Class with Zoe Caldwell (his wife) in 1995, was associated with serious, ambitious theatre.
[ P ] Noise/Funk Goes Out Again With Glover; Visits Atlanta, Boston, L.A.
[ P ] Never Gonna Dance Still Aiming at Spring 2003 Bway Bow
[ P ] Kate Burton Returns to Yale School of Drama June 18
[ P ] Mario Cantone Joins Jamie deRoy & Other Friends on June 20
[ P ] McCourt Tries for Mass Appeal at Cape Playhouse, July 17
[ P ] Toronto Shows and Artists Honored at 2002 Dora Mavor Moore Awards June 17
[ P ] Second Stage Presents Holman's Spanish Girl, July 17
[ P ] Barbour, Felder Are Back From Broadway Near Broadway June 17
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 17
[ P ] Chita Rivera, Julie Andrews, Harvey Fierstein, to Appear on 'Rosie'
[ P ] Millie Dances Charleston for the Actors' Fund Aug. 11
[ P ] Steven Suskin ON THE RECORD: Millie and Susan Johnson Rediscovered
[ P ] Both The Prince and the Pauper Sing in Off-Bway Musical, Opening June 16
[ P ] Cantone, Can Do: Roundabout Replays Evening With Mario Cantone June 16-17
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 16
[ P ] Sally Struthers Returns to Always Patsy Cline in CA July 9-Aug. 25
[ P ] No Gypsy for Liza: Minnelli Plans X-Mas Spectacular Instead
[ P ] Scott Schwartz to Direct The Foreigner at Berkshire Fest, Aug. 13-31
[ P ] Metamorphoses Hosts Actors Fund Performance June 23
[ P ] "Evening at Pops" Broadcasts Begin Cook-ing June 30
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 15
[ P ] D.A. Pennebaker Filming Documentary on Elaine Stritch
[ P ] Report: Frank Gorshin's Say Goodnight, Gracie Arrives on Broadway in October
[ P ] Playwright Gary Owen Discusses His New Play at London's National Theatre
[ P ] Trevor Nunn and Harold Pinter Among Those Honored By Queen
[ P ] Don Black Chats About Life, Lyrics and Bombay Dreams
[ P ] Shaolin Wheel of Life Comes to London's Peacock
[ P ] Edinburgh Fringe Tickets Now On Sale
[ P ] Original London Cast Recording of Bombay Dreams Now Available
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bombay Dreams: Pagentry
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bombay Dreams: 'Shakalaka Baby'
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bombay Dreams: Death and Love
[ P ] Our House Musical Launched in U.K. at Scala
[ INQ ] Funny thing happened on the way to retiring by Douglas J. Keating
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For his swan song as artistic director of the highly regarded American Repertory Theatre, which he cofounded 22 years ago, Robert Brustein envisioned a light entertainment that would send him out on a happy note while displaying the talents of artists he had worked with over the last two decades. What he settled on was an original musical comedy based on Lysistrata, the ancient Greek play about a woman who organizes a sex strike to force men to stop making war.
[ TB ] The Prince and the Pauper Review by Matthew Murray
[ NYT ] Martin Aronstein, Designer Who Lighted Broadway Shows, Dies at 65 by JESSE McKINLEY
Martin Aronstein, the five-time Tony Award nominee who was one of the American theater's most prolific lighting designers both on Broadway and beyond, died on May 3 in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 65.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following three links:
[ MST ] Everything went at 'Anything Goes' by Rohan Preston
In more than two decades of theatergoing, I have never walked past strikers to see a show. That changed Thursday when "Anything Goes" opened at the Ordway Center, where 25 essential stagehands picketed the production.
[ PTR ] Civic Light Opera ensemble performers revel in musical theater boot camp by Alice T. Carter
[ PTR ] Barbeau takes on role of Golde in 'Fiddler On The Roof' by Rex Rutkoski
posted at 6/17/2002 03:44:54 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ TM ] Only in the Theater by Peter Filichia
posted at 6/17/2002 02:31:07 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
And the list of upcoming show openings that I missed...
Oct 10 - Say Goodnight Gracie (Helen Hayes)
Fall 2002 - Paper Doll
TBA - Hollywood Arms (Cort)
posted at 6/17/2002 01:16:27 PM by James Marino | Item Link
Fun with Blind Items.
Just received this one.
- Take a bite out of this one: What in-coming star driven B'way musical is still shopping around for more than half of its capitalization, and there seems to be no set building in sight.
-- update --
Okay... Glengarry Glen Ross is not a musical... I knew that. I need to read my email more carefully. My brain synapses are not firing correctly this morning. So, here is the list of openings coming up:
June 23 � Mostly Sondheim (Vivian Beaumont)
July 25 � I'm Not Rappaport (Booth)
Aug 8 � Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Belasco)
Aug 11 � The Boys From Syracuse (AA/Selwyn)
Aug 15 � Hairspray (Neil Simon)
Fall 2002 � The Look of Love
Oct 17 � Flower Drum Song
Oct 20 � Amour (Music Box)
Oct 24 � Movin' Out (Richard Rodgers)
Nov 21 � Dance of the Vampires (Minskoff)
Dec 8 � La Boheme (Broadway)
Dec 12 � Imaginary Friends
Dec 2002 � Man of La Mancha
Jan 2003 � Glengarry Glen Ross
Winter 2003 � The Visit
Winter 2003 � Gypsy
March 2003 � The Boy From Oz
TBA � Never Gonna Dance
So... given the blind item is talking about a musical... that would narrow it down to Man of La Mancha, The Visit, and Gypsy. I think The Boy From Oz is delayed -- Hugh-related... So, with that said, I am going to sit on the sidelines for this one, given my airball this morning. (For all of you non-sports types out there, an airball is when you are playing basketball and shoot the ball, missing everything.) See, we've improved your vocabulary today.
posted at 6/17/2002 11:59:59 AM by James Marino | Item Link
[ NYT ] Robert Whitehead, Who Brought Top Playwrights to Broadway, Dies at 86
This is a great loss for us all.
[ V ] B'way-style revue hits Harlem
Apollo Theater will host Wolfe's $4 mil tuner
by Charles Isherwood
[ V ] Westport renovates
Conn. venue to boost programs, endowment
[ V ] Noises Off: Kings of camp
Busch, Waters working on West Coast
[ V ] Biz leaps; 'Millie' 833g
Broadway grosses
[ V ] B.O. rises; 'SoPac' 920g
Road grosses
[ V ] Hairspray Review
by Lynn Jacobson
[ NYP ] BERLIN SCORE FOR 'MUSIC' PROVES TIMELESS
By DONALD LYONS
IN the matter of old musicals, thedowntown Musicals Tonight series is not a low-rent Encores!Especially now that Encores! seems to be picking its entries for transfer to Broadway, as with the recent "Carnival" and "Pajama Game."
[ ND ] Great Kids, Standard Twain
by Gordon Cox
[ B ] Savion Glover to Headline New Noise/Funk Tour
The hit Broadway show Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk will embark on a new national tour in Atlanta, Georgia this August, according to a production spokesperson. The tour will reunite the original creative team, including Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe and Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover, and �More...
Broadway.com was at Broadway Bares last night with a video camera. When their video goes up, we will be sure to link it for you. Also, talk is that the new Broadway.com TV channel will also begin broadcast on Cablevision networks, possibly today. Stay tuned.
[ B ] Revivals #4 by Ken Mandelbaum
The Frank Wildhorn-Don Black-Christopher Hampton musical version of Bram Stoker's Dracula had its world premiere last fall at the La Jolla Playhouse. It had been mentioned for Broadway last season, then postponed to the current season. But I'm hearing that this Dracula is now more likely to be aiming for Broadway in the 2003-2004 season.�More...
There's Ken, breaking the news again... (We told you this months ago.)
[ TS ] Dazzling Sweeney Todd does Sondheim proud
by Richard Ouzounian
posted at 6/17/2002 07:56:31 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Sunday, June 16, 2002
[ NYT ] A Prodigal Son Turned Novelist Turns Playwright
By JESSE McKINLEY
"Shoppers Carried by Escalators Into the Flames," the first play by Dennis Johnson to be produced in New York, is based on the author's experience of living through detox with his grandmother.
[ NYT ] A Memory of Houdini and, No Escaping It, It's a Gabfest
[ NYT ] A National Theater Could Rescue the American Play
[ NYP ] LINCOLN CENTER AND ITS FAILED MISSION
By CLIVE BARNES
Ask anyone who knows or reads me: I'm a sucker for the non-profits. Sure, I love Broadway and the so-called commercial theater, but I believe the future of the English-speaking theater, both here and in London, rests with the non-profit sector.
Interesting how the Times and Post have such relevant articles weeks after all the theater hype (Tonys) is over. These two articles are required reading for anyone concerned with the future of new works.
[ NYP ] GOOD NUDES ON B'WAY
By CHIP DEFFAA
When some of the city's sexiest dancers gather tonight at Roseland for the 12th annual "Broadway Bares" burlesque benefit, just how much clothing will actually come off?
You have to be there to really know for sure...
[ P ] Weber and Stamos Host Annual "Broadway Bares" Event, June 16
[ P ] Both The Prince and the Pauper Sing in Off-Bway Musical, Opening June 16
Good luck tonight to everyone at P&P!
[ TS ] The smell of failure
Broadway fears the worst with demise of Sweet Smell Of Success by Richard Ouzounian
Don't forget Broadway Bares tonight! 9:30 tickets are scarce, Midnight tickets go on sale at 10PM @ Roseland.
posted at 6/16/2002 06:58:01 AM by James Marino | Item Link
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July 10 - Xanadu (Hayes) [Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith]
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Oct 4 - Mauritius (Biltmore) [MTC]
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Dec 9 - Is He Dead? (Lyceum)
Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]
Jan 10 - The Little Mermaid (Lunt)
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Jan 17 - November (Barrymore)
Jan 24 - Come Back, Little Sheba (Biltmore)
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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)
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May 7 - Top Girls (Biltmore)
TBA - Godspell
2008-09
Broadway Season
Oct 16 - Billy Elliot (Imperial)
Nov 08 - Dividing the Estate (a Shubert theater)
Dec 14 - Shrek: The Musical (Broadway) [DreamWorks]
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TBA - 50 Words
TBA - Addams Family (Elephant Eye)
TBA - American Buffalo
TBA - An American Vaudeville [Farrell, Perloff]
TBA - The Beard of Avon [NYTW]
TBA - Being There [Permut]
TBA - Benny & Joon [MGM]
TBA - Billy Elliot
TBA - Brave New World [Rachunow]
TBA - Breath of Life [Fox]
TBA - Busker Alley [Margot Astrachan, Robert Blume, Kristine Lewis, Jamie Fox, Joanna Kerry & Heather Duke]
TBA - Broomhilda
TBA - Bye Bye Birdie [Niko]
TBA - Camille Claudel [Wildhorn]
TBA - Camelot
TBA - Carmen [Robin DeLevita and The Firm]
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TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]
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TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]
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TBA - Equus
TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]
TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]
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TBA - Father of the Bride
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TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers
TBA - Golden Boy
TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]
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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
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TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]
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TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]
TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]
TBA - Monsoon Wedding
TBA - The Night of the Hunter
TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]
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]
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TBA - The Princess Bride
TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]
TBA - Poe the Musical
TBA - Rain Man [MGM]
TBA - Robin Hood
TBA - Secondhand Lions
TBA - South Pacific
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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
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TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]
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