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Saturday, July 27, 2002 [ LAT ] Now on Stage: Un-Theater by JAN BRESLAUER Two regional playhouses are moving beyond traditional works to present mime and circus acts [ LAT ] A Mystery Reels Through the Early Days of Movies by F. KATHLEEN FOLEY Despite a few rough patches, "Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog" is a technical knockout with Broadway potential. [ BG ] 'Henry' outshines its star by Ed Siegel [ B ] Fresh Face: Heather Laws by Paul Wontorek [ B ] Liza & David Set to Open Their Doors in October [ B ] Video: Broadway Barks 4 [ TM ] Kids Camp It Up This August at Camp Broadway 2002 by: Brooke Pierce [ NYT ] AT THE MOVIES Beyond Glamour There's Humor by DAVE KEHR Story on the American Film Theater (second item). [ NYP ] PAGE SIX Warren Beatty visits Broadway (seventh item). [ P ] Oklahoma! to Reach D.C and Denver; Tour Details Yet to Come [ P ] The Next Caveman? Lows and Highs Explored in Solo Show, Addicted, in Denver Aug. 6-25 [ P ] Steppenwolf Premieres New Mangrum Play, Wendall Greene, Through Aug. 25 [ P ] Sleuth Extends West End Run [ P ] Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim Go Head-to-Head Oct. 21 in NYC [ P ] Kids Go to Camp - Broadway Style - Aug. 5-9 [ P ] Wopat, Feldshuh & Blackhurst Among Chase Cabaret Season at NJPAC [ P ] Uggams, Cooper & Co. Go Silent as Thunder Ends Off Bway July 28 [ P ] Anderson's Looking for Normal Heads to HBO [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 27 posted at 7/27/2002 08:32:49 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Up Where Theater Is a Summer Breeze By BRUCE WEBER A weekend in the country. How amusing! as Stephen Sondheim put it. Here in the Berkshires, where it was possible to take in three stage premieres, so it was. [ NYT ] A Shrink With Stage Presence if Not Certification By SARAH BOXER Everything about "Psychotherapy Live!" screams "Spoof!" except the red-haired, onstage therapist, who is in dead earnest, probably. [ NYT ] Clark Gesner, 64, Creator of 'Charlie Brown' Musical, Dies By JESSE McKINLEY posted at 7/27/2002 07:23:29 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Friday, July 26, 2002 [ P ] It Might Be, It Could Be...Is Hairspray the first hit of 2002-2003? [ P ] The Producers to Have Productions in Spain and Australia [ P ] Irish Rep's Playboy Extends through Sept. 8 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Hairspray Is Welcome in Bryant Park [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Byrant Park Gets Down With Hairspray [ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 20-26: The Quiet Meehan posted at 7/26/2002 03:05:41 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ P ] Lobby Hero Leaves London Stage Early [ P ] My Fair Lady's McCutcheon Lands Role in Hugh Grant Film [ P ] Will English National Opera's Coliseum Be Shut Down? [ B ] Lobby Hero Closes Early in London [ B ] Blue/Orange to Open at the Atlantic in November [ B ] Critics Welcome Rappaport Back to Broadway [ B ] DVDs: Broadway-Bound Divas by Ken Mandelbaum [ B ] Video: Golden Girl at Sardi's posted at 7/26/2002 12:48:33 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary The number of Twelfth Night musicals hasn�t made it to twelve�not yet. [ TM ] Cabaret Notes The Siegels are charmed by a new talent on the scene: baby-faced Brandon Cutrell. [ TM ] Tunes and Tomes Ira Nadel gives us Stoppard with all the details and none of the fun. [ TM ] I�m Not Rappaport Reviewed By: David Finkle [ P ] Prince Music Theater in Philly Has Two World Premieres in 2002-03, Including Zippel Revue [ P ] DIVA TALK: Liza's New Reality; LuPone & McGovern in Concert [ YN ] `Liza and David' Planning Cabaret What good is sitting alone in your room ... if no one is there to watch? posted at 7/26/2002 11:22:42 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYP ] THE SPRAY-DUCERS by MICHAEL RIEDEL SOARING daily ticket sales. Preview audiences climbing the walls with delight. Theater and media insiders tripping over themselves to secure VIP seats for relatives and friends. [ P ] Broadway Chatterbox Seth Rudetsky Self-proclaimed Broadway guru Seth Rudetsky is riding high: His one-man show, Rhapsody in Seth, has been extended through August at the Ars Nova Theater, and his weekly fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, 'Seth's Broadway Chatterbox,' is a theatre lover's delight. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'I'M NOT RAPPAPORT' Still Talking, as if Time Paused by BEN BRANTLEY Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen team up in Herb Gardner's comfort of a comedy that's so familiar as to feel like a lullaby. [ DN ] A benchmark in N.Y. comedy by Howard Kissel Hirsch, Vereen show the '85 play has aged beautifully [ NYP ] GREAT RAPPORT RULES IN 'RAPPAPORT' REVIVAL by CLIVE BARNES YOU can pepper holes into Herb Gardner's "I'm Not Rappaport" with the ease of a machine-gun aimed at a garbage can, and it will still bounce up laughing. [ ND ] Reviving Two Old Rascals by Gordon Cox �Rappaport� returns with Hirsch; Vereen supplies surprises [ USA ] Hirsch-Vereen rapport lifts 'Rappaport' by Elysa Gardner [ YN ] Hirsch Retains Comic Touch in Play by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic Hirsch's sense of comic timing remains as sharp as ever. Maybe better. [ YN ] Hirsch Returns in 'Rappaport' Revival by Marilyn Stasio NEW YORK (Variety) - Had this painstakingly faithful revival of Herb Gardner's urban fairy tale -- with its heart-tugging formula of bittersweet sentiment, high-minded social attitudes and piss-and-vinegar-cute stars -- slipped into town midway through the season, it might have quietly fed Broadway's yearning for the oblivion of nostalgia. (Same star, same director, same theater -- how nostalgic can you get?) [ B ] I'm Not Rappaport Review by Adam Feldman [ TB ] I'm Not Rappaport Review by Matthew Murray [ NYT ] New Chief Named to Lead the Royal Shakespeare by SARAH LYALL The troubled Royal Shakespeare Company has appointed Michael Boyd, an associate director of the company, to replace Adrian Noble as its next artistic director. [ LAT ] Garc�a Lorca Reimagined by DON SHIRLEY "The House of Bernarda Alba" gets a lighter touch at the Taper [ LAT ] THEATER BEAT 'Brooklyn' Serves a Slice of Italian With Vitality by DAVID C. NICHOLS;F. KATHLEEN FOLEY;DARYL H. MILLER "There's two kinds of people in the world: Italians, and people who wish they were." This observation typifies "West of Brooklyn," a 68 Cent Crew production at the Space Theatre in Hollywood. [ LAT ] At the O'Neill Center, the Process Is the Thing by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, Associated Press For nearly 40 years, the Connecticut institution has nurtured playwrights. Now a new team is at the controls. [ ND ] Holy Drag Queen! Pope in a Prom Dress by Gordon Cox [ P ] Report: Ringwald, Ashley, Kirshner to Headline Enchanted April [ P ] Vereen on Small Screen: Rappaport Star Raps on "Weekend Today" July 27 [ P ] Complete Works Helmer Dobrish Directs Musical Joys Of Sex at Fringe, Aug. 11-19 [ P ] Frank Converse, Anita Gillette, Tamara Tunie Star in 9/11 Portraits, Sept. 6-7 in CT [ P ] Audra McDonald's 'Happy Songs' CD in Stores Sept. 17 [ P ] Carroll & Dee Star in CBS-TV's "Having Our Say" July 28 [ P ] Ebersole, Whiting & Graae to Celebrate American Song at Sundance Theatre [ P ] Falco Is Frankie, Tucci Is Johnny, and Their Love Story Begins July 26 [ P ] Stritch and Wolfe Guest on Closed-Captioned Episode of 'Theatre Talk' Aug. 2 [ P ] Ann Miller Is 'Too Darn Hot' in San Francisco 'Kiss Me Kate' Benefit July 26 [ P ] Intiman Gets Nickel and Dimed With World Premiere July 26-Aug. 25 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 26 [ NJ ] Star leads bustling 'Ark' BY PETER FILICHIA David Garrison doesn't mind sharing the stage with more than 150 other performers. [ BS ] From the Page to the Stage By Simi Horwitz Three Different Approaches to Dramatizing Novels Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links! [ PPG ] Stage Profile: Kate Suber brings CMU training and Broadway experience to CLO by Christopher Rawson [ PPG ] In the Wings: 7/26/02 by Chris Rawson It isn't public, but Tony award-winning choreographer Rob Ashford ("Thoroughly Modern Millie") will conduct a special workshop for Point Park's International Summerdance Monday. Last item. posted at 7/26/2002 10:25:44 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Thursday, July 25, 2002 [ P ] Movin' Out Producers to Invite Back Chicago Critics In a highly unusual move, creator Twyla Tharp and the producers of Movin' Out will invite the Chicago critics back to the Windy City tryout of the new musical toward the end of the run. [ P ] PHOTO CALL: DeVito's Wife, Not the Allergist's [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Henner, Perlman, Kind, Telling a New Tale [ P ] Dodgers Confirm Plan to Create Midtown Theatres, Dubbed Dodger Stages, by 2003 [ P ] Karen Ziemba to Star in Hartford's Much Ado About Nothing, Sept. 5-Oct. 6 [ P ] Umoja Transfer to New London Theatre Delayed [ P ] Don Black to Have Another West End Musical, Romeo and Juliet [ P ] Trio to Run U.K.'s Chichester Theatre [ P ] Sperling Is Prince Music Theater's New Associate Artistic Director This article says that the Prince's "2002-2003 season will be announced shortly." In fact, it's already posted on their website. [ P ] Jim Dale to Star in Bway-Bound 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, Due Spring 2003 [ B ] Ashley & Kirshner Join Ringwald In Enchanted April [ B ] Romeo and Juliet Musical Readies for West End [ B ] Fresh Face: Marva Hicks by Cara Joy David [ CP ] Today Philadelphia, Tomorrow the World by Debra Auspitz Is it theater? Is it dance? Whatever you call it, Philly's unique brand of movement theater is making international news. [ CP ] Good Things, Small Packages by Debra Auspitz Pig Iron's managing director and the Theatre Alliance team up to revive Philly's Small Theater Collective. [ CFT ] SWEDE SMELL OF SUCCESS by JAMES DAMICO Best Mamma Mia headline yet! Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! posted at 7/25/2002 05:59:52 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ B ] CDs: Celebrating Rodgers by Ken Mandelbaum Currently being mentioned as possibilities for the principal ladies surrounding Antonio Banderas in the Roundabout revival of Nine: Donna Murphy (Luisa), Jane Krakowski (Carla), Chita Rivera (Liliane), and Laura Benanti (Claudia). [ B ] Michael Boyd Named Artistic Director of RSC [ B ] Casting Update for Dance of the Vampires [ P ] Molly Ringwald in Discussions to Come Back to the Cabaret [ P ] Is Aida London Bound? [ P ] Goldberg, Lake, Neuwirth, Winokur & Gallagher Join Sept. Funny Girl Concert [ P ] Michael Boyd Appointed As New Director of Royal Shakespeare Company [ TM ] Elle Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo [ VH1 ] Joey Fatone Finds Broadway 'Exciting,' But 'A Lot Of Work' 'NSYNC singer to debut in 'Rent' on August 5. Thanks to BroadwayJay on All That Chat for the link! posted at 7/25/2002 12:50:18 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ELLE' Cutting Icons Down to Clay Feet by BEN BRANTLEY Alan Cumming plays the title character in an impeccably vulgar production of Jean Genet's "Elle," a short play that was never produced in Genet's lifetime. [ DN ] We must confess, Genet's unholy Pope is almost beyond redemption by Robert Dominguez [ NYP ] HEY, THE POPE'S WEARING ROLLER SKATES by DONALD LYONS This coarse satire is made worse by a trendy adaptation of the text and a campy production. [ TB ] Elle Review by Matthew Murray [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'VALPARAISO' He's Famous (Briefly), Therefore He Is (Briefly) by BRUCE WEBER A revelatory new production by the Rude Mechanicals Theater Company has brought Don DeLillo's dire, intellectual comedy into focus. [ DN ] Tucci does double duty by CELIA McGEE Hot talent plays lovestruck cook on B'way even as he sizzles in 'Perdition' [ ND ] 'Rent' Costs 'N Sync's Joey a Trip by Robert Kahn [ P ] The World, From a Park Bench: Rappaport Revival Opens on Bway July 25 [ P ] Husband-and-Wife B'way Actors Join Rudetsky at July 25 Chatterbox [ P ] Crudup, Sheedy, Rudd Read Morgan's Family for Culture Project's Benefit July 25 [ P ] David Garrison Stars in New Musical Norman's Ark in NJ, July 25 [ P ] Luker, Testa, White, Sills, Raines & McDonald Sing Rodgers on PBS July 25 [ P ] Boys Will Be Boys, as Broadway Revives Rodgers and Hart Beginning July 25 [ P ] South Rep Reads Latino Works July 25-Aug. 4 Including Cruz, Gomez, Scenarios [ P ] Wherefore Art Thou, Tiny Ninja? TNT Is Back With Romeo and Juliet July 25 [ P ] L.A.'s MET Tells True Hollywood Story With Premiere Gatsby in Hollywood July 25-Aug. 31 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 25 [ P ] "Rumpole" Actor Leo McKern Dead at 82 [ P ] Novelist-Playwright Chaim Potok is Dead at 73 Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links! [ PTR ] Rock score of 'Jekyll' gets in way of production's exceptional singers by Alice T. Carter [ PPG ] 'Jekyll & Hyde' a creepy good show by Christopher Rawson [ SB ] 'Unsinkable' buoyed by wonderful lead perfomance by William Glackin There is a lot to enjoy in this production for a lot of different reasons, including by all means the work of director Marcia Milgrom Dodge. But Egan is so wonderful you want to take her home. Oh, I've been wanting to take her home for years... posted at 7/25/2002 09:01:02 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Wednesday, July 24, 2002 [ P ] CAP21 Stages World Premiere Musical, Beach Radio, Off-Bway, Oct. 30-Nov. 23 [ P ] Philip Baker Hall, Jeanne Tripplehorn Next in L.A. Guys Aug. 6-23 [ B ] Stars Announced for Funny Girl Concert [ B ] Ringwald Returns to Cabaret; Eyes Enchanted April posted at 7/24/2002 05:47:56 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ B ] Goldberg & Rivers May Join Forces For B'way Gig [ B ] Harlem Song to Release Cast Album in October [ B ] Drama Dept. to Present Kalamazoo and Millions [ P ] Broadway's Man of La Mancha to Open on Dec. 5 [ P ] Report: "Liza and David" Reality Show Set for VH1 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bye-Byes: Fortune's Fool [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bye-Byes: Angie Schworer of The Producers [ TM ] Transparency of Val Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld posted at 7/24/2002 04:01:03 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ B ] Preview #3: He Had Twins by Ken Mandelbaum [ B ] Producer Robyn Goodman Joins Roundabout Team [ B ] Update on Hollywood and Wife at Goodspeed [ NYP ] BILLY JOEL'S BLUES by MICHAEL RIEDEL Sobered-up songwriter Billy Joel may no longer need rehab, but his Broadway-bound show sure does. [ CST ] 'Movin' Out' has overflowing talent, but still lacks focus BY HEDY WEISS Where can they go from here? That's the question I've been asking myself since seeing "Movin' Out," the theatrical ballet (and I use the word "ballet" in its broadest sense) that opened at the Shubert Theatre last Friday. [ P ] Wilson, Kudisch and Kennedy Take Part in Allegro Reading Aug. 6 [ P ] Dancing Queens: Mamma Mia! & Hairspray Do "Broadway in Bryant Park," July 25 [ P ] Rudetsky Extends in Rhapsody in Seth; Now through August [ P ] A-B-C�Drama Dept's Got a Play Called Kalamazoo, Sept. 17 [ P ] Harrelson & MacLachlan Begin Previews July 25 in London's On An Average Day [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Movin' Out: Michael Cavanaugh [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Movin' Out: Elizabeth Parkinson [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Movin' Out: The Company [ P ] Jean Cocteau Rep 2002-03 Includes Henry, Earnest, Vanya, Marigolds [ P ] Cirque du Soleil to Debut Two New Shows at Las Vegas in 2003 and 2004 [ P ] Disney's "Aladdin" Headed to the Stage [ P ] Joe Morton Stars in Alfred Uhry's Without Walls at Williamstown, Aug. 7-18 [ P ] Necco Wafers and Lite Brites: Designer David Rockwell Gives Hairspray Space [ P ] Paula Prentiss Stars in Allergist's Wife at Cape Playhouse, Aug. 12-24 [ P ] Everything's Ducky: Gay Animated Series May Become Film Musical [ P ] Broadway Divas Hit Joe's Pub in August [ P ] Upcoming Broadway Show Schedule [ P ] Tickets for Amour Go On Sale Aug. 26; Creative Team Announced [ P ] Richard Nelson Is Left at New York Stage & Film, July 24-Aug. 4 [ P ] Macy's Sept. Event to Feature Korey, Callaway and New Andrew Lippa Song [ P ] Mark Ruffalo Currently Filming Erotic Thriller "In the Cut" [ P ] Bogosian Sees Red, as New Play Opens at Williamstown, July 24 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 24 [ P ] Long Runs on Broadway [ P ] Thunder Knocking on the Door Goes Quiet July 28 [ P ] Columbia/Legacy Will Release Harlem Song on CD Oct. 8 [ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Rob Ashford For choreographer Rob Ashford, it all began in Beckley, WV, when he joined the local outdoor musical drama, Hatfields and McCoys, as a teenager. He was hooked. Flash forward more than 20 years and Ashford has a Tony Award for Best Choreography for Thoroughly Modern Millie, and a Broadway revival of The Boys From Syracuse in the wings. [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH Casting news: a Nicky for the "Funny Girl" concert. [ DN ] Waters strays from his roots by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ With new musical 'Hairspray,' 'Prince of Puke' lands on B'way [ DN ] Revival time for American Film Theater classics by HOWARD KISSEL In 1973, Ely Landau, who had pioneered bringing noteworthy theater productions to television during the '50s, attempted to do something similar with film. He instituted the American Film Theater. [ NYT ] ARTS IN AMERICA Black Festival Aims for More in Atlanta by STEPHEN KINZER Jennifer Holliday's troubles in the years before she returned to the stage at the National Black Arts Festival on Friday mirror those of the festival itself. Organizers hope the festival can overcome problems as successfully as she has. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'HAPPILY MAD (LOCOS DE CONTENTO)' Spotting the Sane and Insane in a Topsy-Turvy World by D. J. R. BRUCKNER Jacobo Langsner's aptly named play is filled with laughter, although it has a sharp sting in its tail. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD: A REQUIEM' Crying Over the Victims of the Stalingrad Siege by BRUCE WEBER Imagine watching a gorgeous and primitive funeral through the wrong end of a telescope and you will have some idea of the effect of "The Battle of Stalingrad: A Requiem." [ NYT ] Leo McKern, 82, Veteran Actor Who Gave Voice to 'Rumpole,' Dies by ARI L. GOLDMAN Leo McKern, veteran stage and screen actor, was best known for playing the television role of British barrister Horace Rumpole "down to the very last wheeze." [ NYT ] Chaim Potok, Who Illumined the World of Hasidic Judaism, Dies at 73 by MARGALIT FOX Chaim Potok, a scholar and ordained rabbi who wrote best-selling novels about Hasidic Judaism, came to international prominence in 1967 with his debut novel, "The Chosen." [ BS ] With One Look: Print Ads Using Models, Not Actors By Leonard Jacobs While not an epidemic trend, the use of models in theatrical advertising is becoming increasingly commonplace [ BS ] Ally Sheedy, Billy Crudup and Paul Rudd In The Morgan Stories This Thursday [ TM ] Designing Man by: David Finkle John Lee Beatty, one of the theater's busiest set designers, takes a few precious moments to chat with David Finkle. [ TM ] MAC + ASCAP Spells Showcase: August 6 Benefit Will Feature Stephen Schwartz, Ricky Ian Gordon, More by: Brooke Pierce [ CST ] Ravinia's riveting 'Romeo and Juliet' BY HEDY WEISS Ask Welz Kauffman, president of the Ravinia Festival, where his idea for "The Romeo and Juliet Project" originated, and he enthusiastically confesses that it was Baz Luhrmann's recent film musical, "Moulin Rouge," that served as a prime inspiration. [ ND ] 'Blithe Spirit' Hovers but Doesn't Quite Soar by Michael Bracken As all hell breaks loose, lead characters keep comedy grounded [ BSUN ] Secrets and choices by J. Wynn Rousuck Beauty, blood, brio - and more - on the stages of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in West Virginia. [ VV ] NO GREAT SHAKES by Michael Feingold Twelfth Night, Or What You Will at Delacorte Theatre, Central Park [ VV ] Sightlines Transparency of Val at La Tea Theatre; Elle at the Zipper [ VV ] IRAN TO YOU by Charles McNulty Ritual and Avant-Garde at the Lincoln Center Festival [ YN ] Archerd: Liza & husband prep VH1 music reality show by Army Archerd Item on Jamie-Lynn Sigler in "Beauty & the Beast." [ TB ] Remembering Clooney's 'Rosie' Outlook on Singers by Wayman Wong [ TB ] Twelfth Night Review by Matthew Murray [ CSM ] Choosing 'to be' by Mary Wiltenburg A year after reporting on a production of 'Titus Andronicus' by Kentucky inmates, the Monitor returns to see how the troupe approaches 'Hamlet.' Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! posted at 7/24/2002 01:02:56 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ TT ] Side By Side By Barbara Barbara Cook Comes Back to Broadway -- Cabaret-Style by Ellis Nassour posted at 7/24/2002 09:33:26 AM by James Marino | Item Link Tuesday, July 23, 2002 [ B ] Broadway Grosses: Welcome to the '60s Hairspray made a big splash when it began Broadway previews last week--the show made a whopping $300,128 in only four preview performances. That tally is higher than many shows that played a full week of regular performances. [ B ] Ensler Has Broadway Hopes for The Good Body [ P ] Tovah Ovah There: Feldshuh's Out of Her Mind! in London, Oct. 27 & Nov. 3 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Opening Night for Twelfth Night [ P ] PHOTO CALL: NYPD Grey [ P ] Sinatra to Sing No More: Off-B'way Revue Ends Long Run July 28 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Ladies of Twelfth Night Display Lots of Stiles [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Sunday Night Live in Central Park [ P ] Sunday in the Park with the Red Sox? Rent's Rapp Sings Anthem at Boston's Fenway, July 28 [ P ] Edgerton, Plotkin and Bobbie Ride New Musical, Road to Hollywood, Aug. 8-Sept. 1 [ P ] Broadway Grosses: July 15-21 [ TM ] Cabaret Notes Tommy Femia�s faux-Judy goes over the rainbow at Don�t Tell Mama, with guest star Jonathan Frank along for the trip. posted at 7/23/2002 04:31:35 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ BBC ] Rumpole star McKern dies Actor Leo McKern, who played the TV barrister Rumpole of the Bailey, has died aged 82. Although he established himself as a stage actor in Britain, he only appeared on Broadway in one play, "A Man For All Seasons." [ YN ] U.S. Author Chaim Potok Dead at 73 Potok wrote several plays; a musical version of his novel "The Chosen" ran off-Broadway for four days in 1988. [ P ] Upcoming Chicago Star Michael C. Hall Does Chat-Show Circuit posted at 7/23/2002 02:39:11 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ P ] Good Boys Poses Potent Question at Guthrie Lab, Aug. 23-Sept. 22 [ P ] Coen Bros. Plan Movie Musical, "Romance and Cigarettes," with Turturro [ P ] Angela Richards Chats About Her Role as Dorothy Fields in U.K. Revue [ P ] Hello, Young Lovers: San Francisco Welcomes La Boh�me Oct. 1; Tix On Sale Aug. 4 [ P ] Paul Rhys Set to Play Ivanov at National Theatre [ P ] Steadman and Donovan to Star in West End [ P ] Ralph Fiennes Returns to U.K. Stage in December [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Harlem Song: Rehearsal in the Apollo With George [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Harlem Song: He Tarzan, She Queen Ester [ P ] Report: Eve Ensler Says Her Good Body Is Broadway-Bound in 2004 [ B ] Betty Spins Out of West End on August 3 [ B ] Casting Complete for A Man of No Importance [ B ] Reviving Rodgers and Hart by Ken Mandelbaum posted at 7/23/2002 01:34:03 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ WP ] A Darker 'Passion' by Nelson Pressley Sondheim's Solid Music of Obsession [ BSUN ] 'Passion' has its moments by J. Wynn Rousuck Uncomfortable theme complicates show [ TM ] Passion Reviewed By: Michael Toscano [ WP ] Backstage: Moving Time 'Along' With Choreography by Jane Horwitz "I think this is the hardest show I've ever done in my entire life," said choreographer Karma Camp of "Merrily We Roll Along," the musical that last week launched the second half of the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'LEONCE & LENA' An 1836 Plot Kept Afloat by Devices From Today by NEIL GENZLINGER Attention all cryonics labs: if you have any 200-year-old Germans in the racks, now is a good time to thaw them out, because only they are likely to appreciate fully "Leonce & Lena." [ DN ] Stars act like they run the place by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ Well-known actors have taken active roles in running their own companies, including... [ NYP ] HAPPY HIRSCH by BARBARA HOFFMAN FIRST time we met, I was a twentysomething reporter and he was Judd Hirsch - riding high on "Taxi" reruns and raves for "I'm Not Rappaport." On stage he played an 81-year-old leftie - off it he was a 50-year-old jerk. [ LAT ] These Actors Ply Their Craft for an Audience of Just One by LAURIE K. SCHENDEN Performers assume the roles of patients to help medical students develop the empathy crucial to a good bedside manner. [ TM ] Follow Spot The Glamorous Life, an Internet serial by Scott Logsdon about backstage intrigue, is a hit with readers. [ YN ] Review: Joel's Musical Can Say Goodbye to Broadway by Chris Jones CHICAGO (Variety) - The producers of Twyla Tharp's unusual and honorably ambitious attempt to fuse a bookless, but not storyless, Broadway show from the diverse Billy Joel backlist had better start rifling through their emergency Rolodexes under W for writer and D for director. [ YN ] Jazz Singer Marian Montgomery Dies She starred in the West End production of "Anything Goes" in 1969 and recorded a one-woman show for the BBC in 1975. [ P ] Blues Musical, Thunder Knocking on the Door, Will Have Cast Album [ P ] Crivello and Cruz to Dance Through Sanchez's Diosa, Aug. 2-4 [ P ] Match Made in Heaven: Mamma Mia! Will Have Second U.S. Sit-Down Staging in Vegas [ P ] "Queer As Folk" Star Randy Harrison Joins N.Y. International Fringe Festival [ P ] From Franz to Dance: Ron Orbach Joins Cast of Bway's Vampires [ P ] From Hairdresser to Hotel to Yard Sale, Pennebaker Film Tracks Stritch [ P ] Disabled, Deaf Celebrated by L.A.'s Taper Forum Aug. 17 [ P ] Robert LuPone Is The Astronaut, in CT White Barn World Premiere, Aug. 2-4 [ P ] Houston's Alley Has Nelson's General and Albee in 2002-03 [ P ] Randall's National Actors Theatre to Return with McBurney's Arturo Ui, Oct. 3 [ P ] Susan Egan Stars in Disney Flick, "Gotta Kick It Up," July 26 [ P ] "Radio Playbill" Plays Boys From Syracuse CD, July 23-28 [ P ] Akers and Marcovicci Return to Algonquin During 2002-2003 Season [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 23 [ P ] Cast Complete for Flaherty-Ahrens-McNally Musical, Man of No Importance [ P ] Cabaret Emcee John Stamos to Appear on "The View," July 23 [ P ] The Warner Bros. Sing Their Story in New Musical, Hollywood Be Thy Name [ B ] Photo Op: NYSF's Twelfth Night Opening [ BH ] `Gershwin' extended, Rapp to get patriotic [ BS ] Solo Flight by Michael Kearns Do's and don'ts for aspiring solo-show performers. [ TB ] Faustus Review by Matthew Murray [ TB ] Heroes Review by Matthew Murray posted at 7/23/2002 10:56:11 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Monday, July 22, 2002 [ P ] Ruehl, Pullman End Goat Stint in Early Sept.; Sylvia Seeks to Stay Golden [ P ] Yankee Doodlin': New Musical, Liberty Smith, Gets NYC Reading July 22 [ P ] MCC Has New LaBute Play, Brian Murray and Guys Helmer Jim Simpson in 2002-03 [ P ] London's My One and Only to Close Aug. 3 [ B ] Sarandon & Robbins Take The Guys to Edinburgh [ B ] Chad Lowe to Star in Burning Blue Off-B'way [ B ] MCC Serves Up LaBute's Mercy in New Season [ TM ] Twelfth Night Reviewed By: David Finkle [ NZ ] The actor that Alias may finally make famous by ELEANOR BLACK Talking to Victor Garber, you can't help feeling he should be more famous: Broadway scene-stealer for more than 20 years, respected sitcom actor and movie regular, he falls into that category of someone you recognise but can't remember the name. Thanks to TV Tattle for the link! posted at 7/22/2002 03:38:57 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ P ] Betty's Spin Cycle Cut Short at London's Vaudeville [ P ] A Star of London's Les Miz, Jody Crosier, Chats About His Role [ P ] Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins Bring The Guys to London [ P ] Hoffman and Guirgis Team Again Off-Broadway for Lady, Aug. 20-Sept. 14 [ P ] Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Chad Lowe to Star in Off-Broadway's Burning Blue [ P ] Bernadette Peters to Receive Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater [ P ] Wiz's Bridgewater Infuses Weill Classics With Jazz for 'This is New,' on CD Aug. 6 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Passion: Michael Cerveris Is Giorgio [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Passion: 'Happiness' [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Passion: 'I Wish I Could Forget You' [ B ] Were Critics Dazzled by Starry Twelfth Night? [ B ] My One and Only Closes in the West End [ B ] Chicago Reviews Are Out for Billy Joel Musical [ B ] Preview #2: You Can't Stop the Beat by Ken Mandelbaum [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary An e-mail from a reader prompts thoughts of show songs that might be expendable. [ TM ] Carole Cook and Tom Troupe to Receive Ovation Awards for Career Achievement by: Michael Portantiere posted at 7/22/2002 12:21:48 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'TWELFTH NIGHT' Wayward Currents in Unchartered Waters by BEN BRANTLEY Brian Kulick has brought a seriously stylized, seriously confused interpretation of Shakespeare's most resonant romantic comedy to the Delacourte Theater in Central Park. [ NYP ] 'NIGHT' FALLS by DONALD LYONS 'TWELFTH Night," the only Public Theater production in Central Park this summer, is one of those magical Shakespearean romances that deal in disguise and twins and love and, done as it ought to be, can break our hearts and crack us up. [ DN ] Lots of fun, but little finesse by Howard Kissel In Brian Kulick's production, at the Delacorte through Aug. 11, there is plenty of rambunctiousness, but not much tension or poetry. [ ND ] A Hollywood 'Night' in Central Park by Linda Winer 'Twelfth Night' is a Shakespearean camp for A-listers [ USA ] Spend this 'Night' with the Bard by Elysa Gardner [ B ] Twelfth Night Review by Adam Feldman [ LAT ] In Chaotic 'Movin' Out,' Dancing Off to the Vietnam War by MICHAEL PHILLIPS, Chicago Tribune The frenetic collaboration from Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel, prepping in Chicago before Broadway, shows promise, aside from an ill-conceived first act. [ LAT ] Shiite Mourning, Glory in N.Y. by MARK SWED Iranian folk theater, or Ta'ziyeh, is performed at Lincoln Center's summer festival, exploring the theme of martyrdom. [ NYT ] Puppetry Illuminates Life by Mocking Facts by CELESTINE BOHLEN Productions by Rezo Gabriadze, the master puppeteer from the republic of Georgia, affirm life in ways that are funny, mocking, sad and often strikingly beautiful [ DN ] Movie stars staging a British invasion By ELLEN TUMPOSKY The star wattage on the London stage is set to grow even brighter this fall, with Glenn Close, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench all appearing in West End plays. [ P ] Wesla Whitfield Sings Irving Berlin on New CD [ P ] adobe theatre company Presents Prague-Nosis, Aug. 6-28 [ P ] Susan Egan Is Molly Brown July 22-28 at the Sacramento Music Circus [ P ] Are You a Dancing Queen? Mamma Mia! Auditions ABBA Lovers in FL July 28 & 29 [ P ] Andre Gregory to Discuss "Vanya on 42nd Street" in MA, July 28 [ P ] I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Celebrates Six Years Off-Broadway Aug. 1 [ P ] Eve Ensler Brings Her Monologues to San Fran in Final Solo Perfs July 23-Aug. 11 [ P ] Lea Salonga Plans Worldwide Concert Tour Following Flower Drum Song Run [ P ] Reno's Rebel Exits Off-Broadway's Lion July 22 [ P ] Parks' Goner Given Benefit Perf July 22 Prior to Edinburgh Run [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 22 [ B ] Photo Op: Elle Opening [ B ] Sarah, Plain and Tall Review by Adam Feldman [ TB ] Angels in America: Part Two, Perestroika Florida Review by Matthew MacDermid [ TB ] Guys and Dolls Pittsburgh Review by Ann Miner [ TB ] The Full Monty Washington, D.C. Review by Tracy Lyon [ TB ] Crazy for You Denver Review by Tony Burnett [ TB ] Some Like It Hot Dallas Review by John Garcia [ TB ] Two Rooms Review by Matthew Murray [ TB ] Belles of the Mill Review by Matthew Murray Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links: [ SB ] 'Unsinkable,' indeed by Jim Carnes Music Circus veteran Susan Egan takes on the role of Molly Brown [ MH ] Sondheim back at center stage BY CHRISTINE DOLEN Kennedy Center's celebration is more than just a tribute [ BR ] 'Goat' gets a butt from Tuesday talk sessions by ROBERT FELDBERG Having post-performance discussions is not new - although they're more common off-Broadway - but they rarely catch on the way the ones at "The Goat" have. In some weeks, attendance on Tuesdays has been even higher than on Saturday nights. posted at 7/22/2002 09:18:32 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Sunday, July 21, 2002 [ CST ] Good music, flashy moves can't fill emotional void by Hedy Weiss Review: "Movin' Out." [ CST ] Joel savors energy of opening night by Bill Zwecker [ NYP ] WHEN VICTIMS PAY TO BE ABDUCTED The latest from Brock Enright, director of "Debbie Does Dallas." Thanks to American Theater Web for the link. [ BSUN ] Magic man by Mary Carole McCauley Eric Schaeffer turns theater dreams into reality and colleagues' frowns into smiles. It's his most successful role [ NJ ] Muscling in BY MICHAEL SOMMERS On TV, she's married to the mob. But 'Sopranos' star Edie Falco is making her mark on Broadway as well. [ WP ] Act II, Scene I: Stagebill Exits Limping by Philip Kennicott [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH Items on "Millie" and "Allergist's Wife," plus Chad Lowe appearing off-Broadway. [ NYT ] War and Peace in Miniature by JOHN FREEDMAN Rezo Gabriadze, who is represented in the current Lincoln Center Festival with two puppet shows, has a way of mythologizing everything he touches. [ LAT ] Classics in a New Context by JAN BRESLAUER Outside voices are finding mainstream exposure when they put their stamp on works from the canon [ LAT ] Honesty That Isn't for the Squeamish by MIKE BOEHM Dave Barton's Rude Guerrilla Theater seeks hope as it probes the dark side of humanity [ INQ ] Playwriting stars in the land of midnight sun by Toby Zinman VALDEZ, Alaska - This little town they call "the back of beyond," where the Alaskan pipeline ends and every restaurant menu offers reindeer sausage, is the last place you'd expect to find American theater's big guns. But here they were: recent Tony winner Edward Albee, August Wilson, John Guare, Jack Gelber, Lloyd Richards, Joseph Chaikin. [ INQ ] Philadelphia's InterAct hosts new-play showcase by Toby Zinman [ P ] Williamstown Hosts Dukakis, Williams, Santiago-Hudson, Aug. 14-25 [ P ] Birdie Blue Flies Away at Williamstown, July 21 [ P ] Casting and Dates Announced for Rattlestick's 2002-03 Season Off-Bway [ P ] Eric Grode's STAGE TO SCREEN: TV Transfers and 'Road to Perdition' [ P ] New York Theatre Workshop's Vienna: Lusthaus to Close July 21 [ P ] Daniel J. Travanti Returns to San Diego's Globe in Miller's Sons, July 21-Aug. 31 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: JULY 21 Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links: [ HChron ] Rando's road by EVERETT EVANS 'Urinetown' director has Texas roots and Tony clout [ HCour ] The New Kids On The Block: `Babes' On Their Way Up by FRANK RIZZO Four Actors Easily Relate To Their Roles As Optimistic Youths, Recognize The Amount Of Work And Dedication To Their Job [ PPG ] Stage Preview: Cuccioli splits personality to direct CLO by John Hayes [ PTR ] Broadway star brings deep knowledge of 'Jekyll & Hyde' to directing by Alice T. Carter [ SFC ] R&H & R&H by Robert Hurwitt Rodgers collaborations left 2 different legacies [ SFC ] A musical guardian by Steven Winn Mary Rodgers helps control use of dad's tunes [ SFC ] Robert Goulet, cockeyed optimist by Octavio Roca Singer's back in 'South Pacific' posted at 7/21/2002 11:23:33 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYT ] On the 'Rappaport' Bench By BARRY SINGER [ NYT ] 'Elle': A Play About Image Seemed Apt By JESSE McKINLEY [ NYT ] The Pop Alchemist By JESSE GREEN About Marc Shaiman and Hairspray, which has been getting some great buzz since starting previews on Thursday. [ NYP ] SOMETHING GAINED IN THE TRANSLATION By CLIVE BARNES The word "translation" is probably one of the more ambiguous entries in the English language. It once meant "to transport." Nowadays, the word is commonly taken to mean "to change into another language retaining the sense." [ DN ] Building on the boards - A pair of construction professionals cement their love of theater by Dennis Hamill Getting a play on the boards is a little like bricklaying. [ P ] Bates and Langella Exit Bway as Fool Closes July 21; London Next? [ P ] Mazzie and Danieley Celebrate Cole Porter Jan. 17 at Carnegie Hall posted at 7/21/2002 10:00:17 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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