Saturday, July 06, 2002

[ P ]  Dr. Joy, Isherwood, Gussow Join "Talk Back Tuesdays" at The Goat in July

[ P ]  Dames at Sea at Goodspeed Closes Early

[ P ]  Emerson and Belber Act Out The End of the World Off-Bway, Aug. 1-24

[ P ]  Strains of Wolfe's Harlem Song Begin Uptown July 6
Tony nominee BJ Crosby and solo performer Queen Esther lead the company of George C. Wolfe's Harlem Song, the new song-and-dance evening detailing the many aspects of Harlem's history. Performances are at the historic Apollo Theatre.

[ P ]  The Bowl Is Alive With The Sound of Music: Sing-a-long Returns to Hollywood July 6

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 6

[ TB ]  "Chicago" in Chicago Review by Charles Eichler

[ YN ]  Hundreds Honor Rosemary Clooney by STEVE BAILEY
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rosemary Clooney made a final journey to her hometown Friday for a funeral attended by family, friends and hundreds of fans.

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links:

[ BE ]  The Williamstown Theatre Festival goes to Hollywood by Jeffrey Borak
Two plays -- one on the Nikos Stage, the other on the Main Stage -- offer different perspectives

[ ATU ]  Williamstown's 'Lifetime' mishandled, abandoned by MICHAEL ECK

[ ATU ]  Made to order by MICHAEL ECK
TV made Lauren Graham famous, but only Williamstown can make her a sandwich
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Friday, July 05, 2002

[ TM ]  Cabaret Notes
Julie Johnson at Judy�s Chelsea = a little bit of country western heaven.

[ TM ]  Tunes and Tomes
Nonesuch releases the cast recording of the Into the Woods revival.

[ P ]  Tiger Burns Bright Off-Broadway July 5-28

[ P ]  Cast Set for Off-Broadway Little Ham, Beginning Sept. 12
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[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia joyfully pores through a 3,000-page-plus history of the art form that is dearest to his heart.

[ P ]  Anne Heche to Return to Broadway Proof for July 5 Evening Show

[ P ]  Broadway's Hairspray To Launch Tour from Baltimore in 2003?

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 29-July 4: Lewis and Lane
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[ NYP ]  IDLE MUSINGS ON GREAT WHITE WAY by Michael Reidel
NEWS, gossip, rumor, innuendo, speculation and random thoughts to fill a column on a sleepy holiday weekend...

[ HC ]  `Dames At Sea' Founders With Actors' Defections by FRANK RIZZO
The run of "Dames at Sea" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam has capsized.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ LAT ]  The Voices of Palestine by ALLAN M. JALON
A Ramallah theater troupe visits with a show that shares what its subtitle describes as "Stories Under Occupation."

[ LAT ]  Untamed, This 'Shrew' Delights by TONY PERRY
Director John Rando, fresh from winning a Tony for Broadway's "Urinetown," has given us a Padua full of poseurs, fops, pedants, witty servants, befuddled seniors and the hormone-beset young. He has even added a few touches of his own. Among them: horses that do interesting things.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'MY SPECIAL FRIEND'
When Three in a Relationship Is More Than a Crowd by ANITA GATES
If there's a point to Philip Courtney's good-natured, lighthearted and loud new comedy, it must be to smudge gender lines a little more or to encourage inventive relationships.

[ BG ]  A hand for Gifford in 'Thumbs' by Ryan McKittrick
There's something enticing about seeing Kathie Lee Gifford, the chipper former cohost of ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,'' playing a coldblooded television celebrity in the Cape Playhouse production of ''Thumbs.''

[ BG ]  A merger of acting, auditing by Maureen Dezell
For about five years now, James Rasheed of Randolph has led a low-key double life: He's a certified public accountant, and he has a passion for the stage.

[ P ]  Lewis, Fitzgerald, Cunningham Join Cast of Broadway's Amour

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Saluting Dolores Gray, Into the Woods on Disc, a Cabaret Cavalcade and DIVA news

[ P ]  Alison Fraser Stars in New Musical City of Dreams in NYC, July 8-Aug. 4

[ P ]  Peters & Moore to Host Bway Barks 4!; Beach, Creel, Hensley, McGillin, Wilson Join In

[ P ]  Cast Set for New Kopit Drama at NYS&F, Beginning July 5

[ P ]  New York -Bound Yellowman Opens in Seattle, July 5
The two-person drama by Dael Orlandersmith (pictured) will arrive at Manhattan Theatre Club in the fall. But first comes a stop at Seattle's ACT Theatre.

[ P ]  Karen Ziemba Stars in Blessing's Whores July 5 and 6 in CT

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 5

[ NJ ]  Zesty 'Food Chain' a pleasure to digest BY PETER FILICHIA

[ TM ]  Ta'ziyeh Trio by: Brooke Pierce
A traditional Iranian epic makes its American debut at the Lincoln Center Festival.

[ BS ]  How To Become a CD
Each week I ask readers to e-mail their suggestions for future Casting Qs. Recently I've received a number of requests asking how one becomes a casting director.

[ BS ]  Can You Hear Me Now?
For actors, cellphones and other telecommunication devices have become a necessity.
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Thursday, July 04, 2002

[ NYP ]  SINGIN' THE RED, WHITE & BLUES by JOE RUBI
"Babes Behind Bars" is an unprecedented musical episode of "One Life To Live," (2 p.m. on WABC/Ch.7) in which jailbird Lindsay (Catherine Hickland) dreams up surreal song-and-dance scenarios featuring the rest of the show's female cast.

[ NYT ]  Avant-Garde Directors as Decorators by MEL GUSSOW
In an evocative exhibition of installation art, emperimental directors have created individual environments in an attempt to form a kind of self-portrait focusing on their early work.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD'
Bewitching With the Irresistible Power of Blarney by BRUCE WEBER
J. M. Synge's "Playboy" is a brawny, swaggering play, a comedy that swings with the music of Irish bluster.

[ NYT ]  MOVIE REVIEW | 'NOTORIOUS C.H.O.'
Sex as a Cosmic Joke, as Demons Are Routed by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Margaret Cho's brilliant, over-the-edge concert film carries candid sexual humor into previously uncharted territory.

[ LAT ]  As They Liked It by HILLARY JOHNSON
The first Shakespeare fans saw his works outdoors. Now's your chance to see them as intended.

[ LAT ]  A Loaf, the Bard and Thou by DIANE HAITHMAN and SORINA DIACONESCU
From Santa Barbara to the heart of downtown Los Angeles, there's a plein-air Shakespeare for nearly everyone.

[ BS ]  James Lapine Retraces His Journey
Writer/Director of 'Sunday in the Park,' 'Into the Woods' On His Unconventional Career

[ BSUN ]  'Hairspray' plans to launch national tour here by J. Wynn Rousuck
A national tour plans to kick off at the Mechanic

[ B ]  Cast Firms Up for Margulies' God at WTF

[ B ]  Charlayne Woodard Autobio Play Real Life Headed to MTC

[ P ]  Hollywood Version of "1776" Gets "Director's Cut" on DVD in Time for July 4
Columbia Tri Star Home Entertainment has released the restored, remastered musical film, "1776," with sections such as the song, "Cool, Cool Considerate Men," and part of "Till Then" reclaimed.

[ P ]  American Revolution Play Offered Free to Public in East Village, July 4

[ P ]  Lost Cole Porter Musical to Be Found in U.K.'s Covent Garden

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Bye Bye, Bart: Broadway's Boyssss

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Happy Birthday, Richard Rodgers: Group Photo

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Happy Birthday, Richard Rodgers: Testa, Salonga and Benanti

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Happy Birthday, Richard Rodgers: Cullum, Cook, Rodgers and Pitre

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Bye Bye, Bart: Amongst Women

[ P ]  Former Into the Woods Star Guests at July 11 "Seth's Broadway Chatterbox"

[ P ]  Shaw Festival Opens House of Bernarda Alba July 4, Garcia Lorca's Debut There

[ P ]  Kennedy Center Merrily We Roll Along Casting Near Complete

[ P ]  Tony n' Tina Spend Fourth of July at Sea!

[ P ]  Maureen McGovern Headlines A&E's "Pops Goes the Fourth!" July 4 Telecast

[ P ]  Broadway Schedules for July 4 Holiday Week

[ P ]  Broadway Stars to Be Heard at Macy's July 4 Fireworks Spectacular

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 4

[ NJ ]  center stage by Peter Filichia
5 plays at 12 Miles
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Wednesday, July 03, 2002

[ P ]  Ailing Anne Heche Misses July 3 Performances of Proof But Expected Back July 5

[ P ]  Burning Blue to Make Fall New York Premiere

[ B ]  Photo Op: Company at the Sondheim Celebration

[ B ]  From the Shelf: The Twins Times Three by Ken Mandelbaum
Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors has been musicalized more than once.

[ B ]  Brit Hit Burning Blue to Make NY Debut

[ BE ]  Forbidden fruit at Oldcastle by Jeffrey Borak
A review of The Apple Tree in Bennington, Vermont, directed by Carleton Carpenter.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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[ B ]  Anne Heche Hospitalized; Out of Proof

[ B ]  Marks Tapped as Washington Post Chief Critic

[ B ]  VH-1 In Talks For Minnelli/Gest Reality Show

[ P ]  Getting Out of Town: Moscow Will See 42nd Street in October

[ P ]  Jose Llana and Randall Duk Kim Confirmed for Bway Flower Drum Song

[ P ]  Joanna Riding Chats About Her New Role in London's My Fair Lady
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[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Darius de Haas's new CD includes two rare musical theater songs; Filichia pounces.

[ TM ]  The Playboy of the Western World Reviewed By: Barbara & Scott Siegel

[ P ]  Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams Expected on Broadway in 2003

[ P ]  Tony Kushner's Wild Vassar Commencement Speech Published in The Nation

[ P ]  Busy Summer Set for Singer-Actress Liz Callaway

[ P ]  Peter Marks to Be New Chief Theatre Critic at Washington Post

[ P ]  Report: Equity Raises May Imperil Roundabout Our Town

[ P ]  'Six Feet Under' Star Michael C. Hall Joins Chicago; Wife Amy Spanger Is Roxie

[ B ]  Moore and Peters to Host B'way Barks! July 13

[ TB ]  What's New on the Rialto - It's the Right Place, and the Wong Song! by Wayman Wong
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[ V ]  LORT salaries may tear down 'Town'
Roundabout prod'n vulnerable due to size, late date 7/2/02 10:00pm
It may be curtains for "Our Town" plans. Rumors circulated last week at the Roundabout's opening-night party for Edward Albee's "All Over" that it was indeed all over for the company's 2003 Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder's play.... Full Story

[ V ]  Germany's Stage expands its holdings
Company now dominates country's musical market 7/1/02 4:37pm

[ V ]  B'way's bucking up
B.O. drop less than usual for pre-July 4 week 7/1/02 3:33pm

[ V ]  Mulgrew pours 'Tea' on road
One-woman play to hit Cleveland, Cambridge 7/1/02 3:18pm

[ V ]  Performing Arts Going Dark; Theater* The monthly publication handed out before show time is folding on Sept. 1. The scramble to find a replacement is on.

[ NYT ]  ARTS ABROAD
A Polish Teenager Stars in Her Own Film Noir Melodrama
By IAN FISHER
Aleksandra Gietner, thief, escape artist, budding drunk and talented young woman, has fascinated Poland as the inscrutable star of her own melodrama.

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[ NYP ]  GREAT DAMES by MICHAEL RIEDEL
THERE is nothing like a Dame. Except two of them. Then they're box-office dynamite.

[ NYP ]  IRISH REP'S 'PLAYBOY' IS A JOY TO THE WORLD by DONALD LYONS

[ BS ]  As B'way Season Begins, Venue Squeeze Is On by Leonard Jacobs
'Chicago,' 'Cabaret,' 'Proof,' 'Allergist's Wife' Among Likeliest Shows to Shutter

[ BS ]  Ira Eaker 1922-2002 by Roger Armbrust
Back Stage Co-Founder, Co-Publisher Dies

[ P ]  New CD, 'Sammy Sings Fain...Again,' Honors Composer in Centennial Year

[ P ]  Leibman, Venora, Hinkle Cast in Margulies' God at Williamstown, July 31-Aug. 11

[ P ]  Arkin and Wendt Take a Swing at Premiere of Dresser's Rounding Third, Oct. 9-Nov. 17

[ P ]  Graham, Frechette, Donovan Have Roles of a Lifetime at Williamstown, July 3-14
Lauren Graham of "The Gilmore Girls", Peter Frechette and Tate Donovan top the cast of the Williamstown Theatre Festival's revival of Kaufman and Hart's Once in a Lifetime, directed by Michael Greif.

[ P ]  Errico, Gravitte & Naughton Sing On "Wall to Wall: Richard Rodgers" CD

[ P ]  Tim Robbins and Helen Hunt Star in The Guys at L.A.'s Actors' Gang, July 10-28

[ P ]  Cabaret's Lee Lessack Brings Mercer Songs to London's Pizza on the Park

[ P ]  Enron the Play: MA's WHAT Stages Accounting Drama, July 3-27

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 3

[ P ]  Oh, What a Night!
Stars light up Central Park's Delacorte Theater with a hip version of William Shakespeare's classic play, Twelfth Night, directed by Brian Kulick

[ B ]  Photo Op: Hairspray Recording

[ B ]  Newlyweds Hall & Spanger to Star in Chicago

[ TS ]  Hyslop hits the road again by Richard Ouzounian
Phantom vet gets Producers tour

[ TS ]  Both sides of Robin Williams by Richard Ouzounian

[ VV ]  DISCLOSING REMARKS by Michael Feingold
All Over By Edward Albee

[ VV ]  Stage Left
The Cherry Lane Theatre realizes its vision; early enthusiasm for the Fringe Festival 2002

[ VV ]  DENIS JOHNSON'S UKIAH HEAP by Jessica Winter
Shoppers Carried by Escalators Into the Flames By Denis Johnson

[ CST ]  Notes from New York BY HEDY WEISS

[ NJ ]  Type-casting:Play about mental illness brings Anne Heche to Broadway BY MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links:

[ BG ]  Pops salute musical Americana by Richard Dyer
Charles Strouse's ''Concerto Americana'' is a strange and rather wonderful beast, a composer's tribute to every kind of music he has heard, loved, and composed over the last 72 years.

[ BH ]  Dull `Concerto' weakens strong `Salute' by T.J. Medrek
Alas, the evening's would-be centerpiece, the world premiere of ``Concerto America'' by Charles Strouse and featuring pianist Jeffrey Biegel, was its most forgettable part.
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Tuesday, July 02, 2002

[ P ]  Hepburn-Steeped Tea Is Served in Cleveland and Cambridge

[ B ]  Cast Set for The Producers on the Road

[ TM ]  Shoppers Carried by Escalators Into the Flames Reviewed By: Brooke Pierce
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[ B ]  Bombay Dreams to Bow on B'way in Fall 2003

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Mourning Morning

[ P ]  Adam Pascal Returns to Aida July 2 Following Injury

[ P ]  Tony n' Tina Spend Fourth of July at Sea!

[ P ]  Stoppard Trilogy Begins at London's National Theatre

[ P ]  Cumming, Daisey & Sigler Head to a Barnes & Noble Near You

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Julia Stiles
What country, friends, is this? For actress Julia Stiles, the territory is not film, but the stage. Following three choice Shakespeare-inspired turns in the films "10 Things I Hate About You," "Hamlet" and "O," Stiles finds herself in the Illyria of Central Park as Viola in The Public Theater's Twelfth Night.

[ P ]  Andre De Shields' Postcard from London
Actor-singer-dancer Andr� De Shields, whose Broadway credits include The Wiz, Ain't Misbehavin' and The Full Monty, writes about his time spent in London, where he is currently starring in the West End production of Monty.

[ TM ]  Cabaret Notes
At Feinstein's at the Regency, Tony Danza is determined to entertain.

[ TB ]  Mamma Mia! Revisited San Francisco Review by Richard Connema
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[ * ]  They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But They Were Wrong
by Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star - Theatre Critic
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at The Kennedy Center

[ * ]  Jamie Rocco's Production Of Smokey Joe's Cafe Wins Best Musical From The Connecticut Critic's Circle.
It is the second win for both The Downtown Cabaret and Mr. Rocco.
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[ B ]  CDs: Cole Goes to Moscow by Ken Mandelbaum
Here's a wild rumor I like: Bette Midler in a Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, directed by Susan Stroman.

[ B ]  Robin Williams Brings Acclaimed Stand-Up Act to B'way

[ B ]  Tim Robbins & Helen Hunt Star in The Guys in LA

[ P ]  Producers Tour Cast Confirmed; Stadlen, Stephenson, Reams, Schworer, Hyslop, Applegate In

[ P ]  "Radio Playbill" Recalls 1-Hit Wonders, Highlights New Jerry Herman Musical

[ P ]  Ira Eaker, Co-Publisher of Back Stage, Dead at 80

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: June 24-30

[ P ]  Maureen McGovern Headlines A&E's "Pops Goes the Fourth!" July 4 Telecast

[ TM ]  Follow Spot
A new casting website makes life a whole lot easier for actors, singers, dancers, etc. in search of the next great job.

[ KCS ]  The swordplay's the thing by ROBERT TRUSSELL
Profile of Broadway fight coordinator Rick Sordelet.
Thanks to Jim on All That Chat for the link!

[ TB ]  What's New in the West End - July by Tim Connor
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[ LAT ]  Performing Arts Going Dark by DIANE HAITHMAN
The monthly publication handed out before show time is folding on Sept. 1. The scramble to find a replacement is on.

[ DN ]  Can 'Bombay' Carry the Day? by SHEILA JOHNSTON in London and ROBERT DOMINGUEZ in New York
If Lloyd Webber's 'Dreams' come true, London musical will win over B'way

[ DN ]  An Odd Couple As Perfect Pair By CELIA McGEE
Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp need work. And now they've got it.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER'
Tuneful and Faithful to Twain's Tale by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Grown-ups looking to share a good time at the theater with youngsters will find their search rewarded at "The Prince and the Pauper."

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'SHOPPERS...'
Distressed by the Taming of the West by BRUCE WEBER
Denis Johnson is a playwright as well as a novelist, but judging by "Shopper Carried by Escalators Into the Flames," he's wandered into the wrong genre.

[ B ]  Shoppers Carried By Escalators into the Flames Review by Celia Wren

[ TS ]  Then we'll take Shanghai by Richard Ouzounian
Canadian trio part of Chinese Les Miz cast

[ SFC ]  THE SCENE: A sing-along 100th birthday party for Richard Rodgers
Oh, what a beautiful evenin' by Octavio Roca
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ NJ ]  Falling short: More writing needed to elevate 'Dark at the Center' BY PETER FILICHIA

[ YN ]  Archerd: Robbins honors firefighters in play by Army Archerd

[ WP ]  Backstage: For Cherry Red, An Appetizing Tale by Jane Horwitz
Item about Elizabeth Ashley and "The Little Foxes" (at bottom).

[ P ]  New Revue, Fishwrap, Explores 2001 in Songs, at Adirondack Fest, July 2-7

[ P ]  Lee, Lipton and Manzano to Join OB's Monologues, July 9-Aug. 18

[ P ]  A Bunch of Whos: Cast Announced for National Tour of Seussical

[ P ]  Yesssss! Sam Harris Is New Carmen Ghia in The Producers, July 2
Sam Harris will be wearing black this summer when he slips into the hip-hugging trousers of Carmen Ghia in Broadway's The Producers beginning July 2 at the St. James Theatre.

[ P ]  Jim Walton and Priscilla Lopez Star in Bye Bye Birdie in MI Aug. 6-10

[ P ]  Kim Zimmer Is a Dirty Blonde at NJ's TheatreFest, July 11-27

[ P ]  The 13th Annual Cabaret Convention to Honor Richard Rodgers at Town Hall

[ P ]  Bway Proof Gets New Cast July 2; Heche, Harris, Cariou and Grant Star

[ P ]  Irish Rep Opens Off-Broadway Playboy July 2

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 2

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Movin' Out: Meet the Leads

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Movin' Out: Eddie or Tony?

[ P ]  Tickets to Town Hall's Brave New World, a Sept. 11 Theatrical Remembrance, Now on Sale

[ TM ]  Show Business Mourns the Loss of Rosemary Clooney and Dolores Gray by: Michael Portantiere

[ TM ]  Musicals Tonight! Announces 2002-2003 Season by: Brooke Pierce

[ TB ]  Timely Production of 1776 is a Real Winner Central Florida Review by Matthew MacDermid

[ TB ]  Danny & Sylvia - A Musical Love Story Washington Review by Tracy Lyon

[ TB ]  Jesus Christ Superstar - Lenape's First Production Philadelphia Review by Pati Buehler
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Monday, July 01, 2002

[ P ]  Ahrens and Flaherty Get "Revued" at Cincinnati's CCM, with We Tell the Story, July 7-Aug. 18

[ P ]  Gilbert and Sullivan Are Back at London's Savoy Theatre

[ P ]  U.K.'s Coliseum Proves Rodgers' Enduring Influence

[ P ]  Rita Tushingham Chats About Role in London's Monologues

[ P ]  NYC's Primary Stages Puts Up Fourth Wall by Gurney and New Musical in Fall

[ P ]  Williamstown Fest to Get New, Reconfigured Facility for 2005

[ P ]  Lillias White Among Players in CT White Barn's 2002 Season of Premiere Plays and Musicals

[ TM ]  Masterpieces, Fringes, and Puppets! by: Ben Winters
Every inch of America (Canada included!) is bursting with summer theater.

[ B ]  Rocky Horror TV Movie in Development
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[ P ]  TV Time Warp: Fox to Produce Rocky Horror Show for Small Screen

[ P ]  Mel Gussow To Receive Margo Jones Medel July 13

[ P ]  Stephen Spinella Joins Cast of Alan Cumming's Elle, July 17-31

[ P ]  Aida Tour Plays Kennedy Center July 9-Aug. 18; Casting Announced

[ P ]  Richard Kind Hosts "Lucky" Evening of New Music, July 1 in NYC

[ B ]  I'm One of Your Admirers by Ken Mandelbaum
An affectionate obituary for Dolores Gray.

[ B ]  Madness Musical to Delay Opening in London

[ B ]  Lee, Lipton & Manzano to Star in Monologues

[ B ]  Musical Theater Star Dolores Gray Dead at 77

[ B ]  Davidson to Stay at Mark Taper through 2004

[ CI ]  Broadway team tells new story at Hot Summer Nights by Jackie Demaline
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ ND ]  Fast Chat: Richard Kind

[ ND ]  Show Time at the Apollo by Karin Lipson
Theater pins hopes on 'Harlem Song' - and the tourism dollars it may bring for the community

[ TB ]  What's New on the Rialto - The Prince and the Pauper by Nancy Rosati
An interview with three of the younger cast members.

[ TB ]  Galileo, Galilei Chicago Review by Charles Eichler

[ TB ]  The Music Man Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain

[ TB ]  Smokey Joe's Cafe Is Fresh And Sassy San Francisco Review by Richard Connema
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Getting caught up on reading/email. Here are two not to be missed by Richard Ouzounian

[ TS ]  The amicable producer
No Shanghai surprises for veteran Cameron Mackintosh by Richard Ouzounian

[ TS ]  We had a crush on you
Rosemary Clooney one of past century's great song stylists by Richard Ouzounian
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[ NYT ]  Rosemary Clooney, 74, Legendary Warm-Voiced Singer of Jazz and Pop Hits, Dies

[ NYT ]  Theater Review | 'Endpapers': Decisions, Decisions for a Book Publishing Dynasty

[ DN ]  She's All Sugar And Spicy
Unlike her mother, who bucked Korean tradition by vetoing an arranged marriage, comedian Margaret Cho is keeping her options open. "My parents did something unusual: They married for love."

[ NYP ]  'NIGHT' SHIFT by BARBARA HOFFMAN
JULIA Stiles knows how to make an entrance. As Viola, the heroine of "Twelfth Night" - this summer's offering by the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater - she slides onstage by skidding down a roller-coaster-like slope on a little piece of carpet.

[ P ]  Simon's Updated Odd Couple Extends Through July 27 in L.A.

[ P ]  "Broadway Rocks Chicago" July 2; Features Movin' Out Preview

[ P ]  PA's Totem Pole Playhouse Has Harvey July 2-14

[ P ]  George Street Playhouse Combines Food and Plays in Caf� Theatre, July 11-Aug. 17

[ P ]  L.A.'s Musical Spoon River Does Actor's Fund Performance July 14

[ P ]  True Fiction Brings News to Life in Ripped at San Fran's Magic July 10-28

[ P ]  Pullman Out on The Goat July 1-3; Ruehl Out July 5-7

[ P ]  Holm, Marcovicci Sing Grand Night for Rodgers in San Francisco July 1

[ P ]  Beckett and Blazer Sing of Hooch in Benefit Cabaret July 1

[ V ]  Public taps Manus executive director
Responsibilities include capital projects, board relations 6/30/02 6:00am
Mara Manus has been appointed executive director of the Public Theater.

[ V ]  A change of scenery for Williamstown
Fest looks forward to new venue 6/30/02 6:00am

[ V ]  Biz steady; L.A. 'Tale,' 274g
Road grosses 6/30/02 6:00am

[ V ]  B.O. even; 'Millie' SRO
Broadway grosses 6/30/02 6:00am

[ V ]  My Fair Lady
Variety Review by Robert L. Daniels
Paper Mill Playhouse winds up its season with a lavish production of My Fair Lady that marks the exit of Robert Johanson as artistic director. Johanson has helmed 50 musicals and plays during his 23-year tenure. His swan song is an admirable and faithful staging of the Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe milestone.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia trots off to Philly to see Lysistrata and Barbra�s Wedding.

[ TM ]  All Over
Reviewed by David Finkle

[ TM ]  The Unkindest Non-Cut of All
by Peter Filichia

[ TM ]  A Fine Quartet
by Brooke Pierce

[ TM ]  Pam Tate: Singer vs. Songwriter
by Barbara & Scott Siegel

[ * ]  DOLORES GRAY: SHE'S STILL HERE
by Ellis Nassour
Received a note from Ellis Nassour, of the former BroadwayOnline.com. Ellis is the writer of DOLORES GRAY: SHE'S STILL HERE, which was Dolores' last interview. He has send it on to us to republish it.

We hear that Jerry Zaks has not taken to PARIS too well. Perhaps Daniel Sullivan will replace the AMERICAN.
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Sunday, June 30, 2002

[ DN ]  Playing the Odds � Off Broadway
Small houses and non-profits are engines of creativity
With a quote by our very own Matthew Murray.

[ DN ]  Playing the Odds � On Broadway
The rewards are great but risk is greater

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[ NYT ]  A Harlem Renaissance With Broadway Partners By PETER MARKS
"Harlem Song," George C. Wolfe's new musical at the Apollo Theater, is a bid to honor black culture and draw audiences to 125th Street in Harlem.

[ NYT ]  Rosemary Harris Has a New Specialty: Albee's Women By MATT WOLF

[ NYT ]  Rebirth in Venice and Two Lethal Queens of Hearts By MARGO JEFFERSON

[ NYP ]  GOOD MUSIC, LOUSY SHOW? THE CD HELPS By CLIVE BARNES
There is often a radical difference between a musical and its music. Ideally, a show and its music should match up. Three current shows - "Oklahoma!," "Into the Woods" and "The Producers" - are all from different eras, but each has music that doesn't just fit; it grooves.

[ NYP ]  �THUNDER' WOMAN By BARBARA HOFFMAN
She may be nearly 60, but pop icon Leslie Uggams is living proof you can be sexy at any age.

[ V ]  B.O. even; 'Millie' SRO

[ V ]  London sez salaam 'Bombay' - Mixed crix, strong B.O. for Lloyd Webber production By MATT WOLF
"Bombay Dreams," at $7 million the largest mainstream Asian legit venture the U.K. has ever seen, hasn't quite received the reviews an impresario dreams of. But less than a week after the June 19 opening, producer Andrew Lloyd Webber was sounding cautiously optimistic.

[ P ]  Singer Rosemary Clooney Is Dead at 74

[ P ]  See Ya, Carmen Ghia. Roger Bart Exits Producers June 30 for Hollywood

[ P ]  Leigh and Bway Proof Cast Exit June 30; Heche and Co. in the Wings
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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]

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