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Saturday, August 17, 2002
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE WAY OUT'
Exploring the Long Ordeal of Hurricane Carter in Jail by ANITA GATES
Timothy Nolan's play explores what went on in Hurricane Carter's head as he served roughly two decades in prison for a triple murder that many now believe he didn't commit.
[ BE ] 'Foreigner' offers food for thought amid waves of laughter at BTF by Jeffrey Borak
Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" has arrived. In a summer theater season as artistically parched and drought-stricken as this one as been, Shue's oh-so-funny, oh-so-smart comedy brings more-than-welcome-relief, especially in the inspired interpretation it is being given by director Scott Schwartz and a marvelously gifted and responsive cast.
[ BE ] An evening with the universal mother by Jeffrey Borak
"For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again" with Olympia Dukakis at Williamstown.
[ BG ] 'Allergist's Wife' doesn't scratch surface of its comedic potential by Ryan McKittrick
With Paula Prentiss, at the Cape Playhouse.
[ LAT ] They're Not Afraid of 'Virginia Woolf' by SUSAN KING
'ER's' Ellen Crawford and husband Michael Genovese enjoy the ride Edward Albee's play takes them on.
[ LAT ] Unabashed Celebration in 'Puppetry' by LEWIS SEGAL
In "Puppetry of the Penis," two Aussies bring celebration, pride and laughter to a more commonly private matter.
[ BS ] Theatre Facts 2001 Paints Mixed Picture by Leonard Jacobs
Based on the last two years of history, the late-July release of Theatre Facts 2001 might seem unintentionally outdated.
[ BS ] Fringe Flaunts Record Advance by Simi Horwitz
In light of the events of Sept. 11, it's almost stunning that the six-year-old NY Int'l Fringe Festival has surpassed itself, bringing in a record $100,000 in advance ticket sales.
[ P ] Chaplin Is Shaw Fest's Multi-Media World Premiere About Charlie at a Crossroads, Aug. 17
[ P ] McClanahan, Arnaz and Uggams Expected for Miami's Coconut Grove Slate, 2002-03
[ P ] Alison Steadman Returns to the West End Stage in Sept.
[ P ] Legrand, Errico and Gets Offer Sneak Peak of Amour at Free Aug. 22 Concert
Very cool!
[ P ] "ER"'s Ellen Crawford Is Martha in L.A. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Aug. 17-Sept. 22
[ P ] Broadway's Aida Celebrates 1,000th Performance Aug. 17
[ P ] Brent Barrett Headlines Oklahoma! Concert Aug. 17 in London
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 17
[ P ] Scott Confirmed as Debbie, Who'll 'Do Dallas' in Off Bway Satire, Starting Oct. 8
[ P ] Brenda Braxton Joins Cast of Musical, Little Ham; Rehearsals Start Aug. 19
And now, today's HAIRSPRAY updates...
[ BSUN ] John Waters' 'Hairspray' bounces onto Broadway by J. Wynn Rousuck
While the New York newspapers were going to press with a raft of rave reviews for Hairspray, 1,500 elated partygoers celebrated Broadway's first big hit of the season.
[ ND ] 'Hairspray' Holds Its Style in the Humidity by Daniel Barrick
Momentum for new Broadway musical "Hairspray" soared higher than a beehive hairdo Friday, with fans coming out in droves to search for tickets.
[ ND ] Show is Music to Their Souls by Robert Kahn
For Ricki Lake and John Waters, it was a very good hair night.
[ NYP ] GOOD 'HAIR' DAY MAKES B'WAY HISTORY by MICHAEL RIEDEL and GILL SMITH
Broadway's new hit musical "Hairspray" is already shaping up to be one of the most successful shows of all time - just one day into its run.
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Friday, August 16, 2002
[ P ] Six Dance Lessons Will Indeed Aim for Broadway Following Coconut Grove Run in 2003
[ B ] Video: Frankie and Johnny Opening
[ B ] Video: Harlem Song Opening
[ AJC ] Uhry's two latest plays set in school, 1858 Italy by Kathy Janich
Atlanta native son Alfred Uhry is bringing two new plays into the world this summer and fall, but they hardly resemble siblings.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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[ P ] Devon May, Hunter Foster Join Earth Girls Are Easy Reading Sept. 30
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Hairspray Takes a Bow
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Waters' New Hairspray
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Original Tracy Turnblad
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Hairspray's N Sync With Broadway's Diva LuPone
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Hairspray's Old Friends McNally, Midler and Lane
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 10-16: Waters, Waters Everywhere
[ B ] Morning's at Seven Heads to Ahmanson
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[ P ] The Richest Kids in Town: Hairspray Makes $1.7 Million in One Day of Ticket Sales
[ P ] Golden Ass Opens at London's Globe Theatre
[ P ] Jerry Hall Stars in U.K. Play Benchmark
[ P ] New Fringe Firsts Awards Announced in U.K.
[ P ] Sigourney Weaver to Star in LaBute's Mercy Seat at MCC, Nov. 26-Jan. 11
[ P ] DIVA TALK: The Diva Season on Bway: The Year of Alice Ripley?
[ P ] Tony-Nominee Kate Levering Meets Those Dancing Feet Again in 42nd Street Aug. 30
[ P ] The Guys Premieres on Big Screen at Toronto Film Festival, Sept. 5-14
[ P ] L.A.'s Ahmanson Has Morning's at Seven Dec. 11-Jan. 26 with Broadway Cast
[ P ] Hollywood Bowl Presents "Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies" Aug. 16-17
[ P ] Rue McClanahan Takes Six Dance Lessons in Miami in 2003; Is Broadway Next?
[ P ] Topdog/Underdog Recoups Broadway Investment
[ P ] Mel Brooks May Do Cameo in L.A. Producers
[ P ] Peters Gypsy to Play a Shubert House; Mitchell to Choreograph
[ B ] Rue McClanahan to Dance at Coconut Grove
[ B ] Sigourney Weaver to Star in LaBute's Mercy Seat
[ B ] CDs: Give It All You Got by Ken Mandelbaum
OH CAPTAIN! (DRG)
[ TM ] Malcolm in the Middle by: Michael Portantiere
Douglas Sills adds Carl-Magnus Malcolm to his list of colorful characterizations.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
On the anniversary of The King's death, Filichia finds connections between Elvis and musical theater.
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
At Joe's Pub, Broadway star Alice Ripley takes on the persona of a pop star.
[ TM ] Tunes and Tomes
Brooke Pierce on the Hairspray cast album: bouncy, with great shine and a lasting hold.
[ TM ] Hairspray Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ TB ] The Genesius Guild: an Interview with Tom Morrissey by Jonathan Frank
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[ NYP ] 'GYPSY' STRING by MICHAEL RIEDEL
A battle behind the scenes pitting the creators of "Gypsy" against their London-based producer is threatening to scuttle the upcoming Broadway revival.
[ NJ ] Broadway producer returns to the stage BY PETER FILICHIA
In her role in the Roundabout Theatre's revival of the musical "The Boys from Syracuse," Lauren Mitchell plays Adriana, a woman in ancient Greece whose husband is off carousing with other women while she waits for him to return. She's described as "an angel," which is fitting -- for Mitchell has for the last five years been a Broadway angel -- i.e, a producer who's brought such shows as the current "Urinetown" and "Into the Woods" to Broadway.
[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS
"Our Town" news (2nd item).
[ YN ] 'Topdog' Has Its Day on Broadway by Robert Hofler
Suzan-Lori Parks' drama about two brothers named Lincoln and Booth had recouped its $1.5 million capitalization by the time it closed on Aug. 11.
[ CST ] AUDRA MCDONALD AT RAVINIA BY HEDY WEISS
Oh, how George Gershwin would have loved Audra McDonald. Harold Arlen, too. And Irving Berlin. And Vincent Youmans. And Duke Ellington. In fact, there's probably no Broadway or jazz-influenced songwriter of the past century, living or dead, who would not thrill to the idea of having McDonald interpret one of their songs.
[ BS ] Lights Up or Out: Producers Weigh Sept. 11 Choices by Simi Horwitz
"We will definitely be playing two shows--matinee and evening--on Sept. 11," asserts Adam Epstein, one of the producers of "Hairspray."
[ BS ] Equity Okays CAT Pact by Roger Armbrust
[ BS ] 'Our Town' Depopulated by Leonard Jacobs
Equity's Eisenberg Criticizes Producer; Roundabout's Haimes Shrugs
[ YN ] Sondheim's Musicals Show Love by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
As the Kennedy Center's indispensable, nearly four-month Sondheim Festival draws to a close, the contrast between his "A Little Night Music" and "Passion" is intriguing, enlightening and more than a little touching.
[ B ] Finding Finn: The Makings of a Merrily Reunion
[ B ] Photo Op: Jim Brickman Celebrates CD with Jane Krakowski
[ YN ] Archerd: Bringing Riefenstahl Back Into Focus by Army Archerd
Contains an item on Gordon Davidson and the Taper Forum.
[ NJ ] Princeton Rep fools with the wrong play BY PETER FILICHIA
With "King Lear," the ambitious little company that offers free outdoor Shakespearean productions each summer has chomped off much more than it can chew. The three-hour tragedy rarely catches fire, and only one trouper gives a compelling performance.
[ ND ] An Emphasis on Color In an Elegant 'Othello' by Michael Bracken
[ WP ] Answering 'the Call' by Dan Via
THE ACTOR'S LIFE is a never-ending job search. At audition after audition, we give it our best shot, steel our hopes and sit by the phone awaiting the call that, more often than not, goes to someone else.
In this rejection-filled landscape, Longacre Lea Productions is something of an actor's oasis.
[ TB ] The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Ken and Andy Show San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema
[ P ] Action-Packed Comedy of Errors Ends Downtown Sept. 1, Reopens Midtown Sept. 3
[ P ] Former Titanic Star Joins I Sent a Letter to My Love Musical
[ P ] More Mee: It's Wintertime in Seattle Aug. 16-Sept. 15
[ P ] I Love You, You're Perfect Cast Sees a Change Aug. 16
[ P ] Linn-Baker and Goede Are Frog and Toad in MN Musical Aug. 20, Transfers to NYC Nov. 15
[ P ] The Other Side of Bway Has Songs by Kander, Strouse & MacDermot Sept. 23 & 30
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 16
[ P ] Long Runs on Broadway
All the HAIRSPRAY news that's fit to print! Let the puns begin...
[ B ] Photo Op: Hairspray's Starry Opening Night
[ NJ ] Nothing stiff about 'Hairspray' BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ WP ] A 'Hairspray' With Hold by Peter Marks
Harvey Fierstein's Bouffant Performance
This is the first review for the Post by their new chief theater critic, Peter Marks (ex-New York Times).
[ BG ] Forcing the fun puts a crimp in 'Hairspray' by Ed Siegel
[ BH ] What a tease! `Hairspray' coats New York stage with great music, humor and acting by Terry Byrne
[ DN ] Song stylists camp it up wonderfully by JIM FARBER
The songs of "Hairspray" have hold! This show's tunes and lyrics deserve to live as long in the annals of Broadway rock scores as the music from "Grease" or "Bye Bye Birdie."
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[ DN ] This show has body and bounce by Howard Kissel
All you can ask of a work of art is that it help you see the world more profoundly when you leave the theater than you did when you came in. That's what "Hairspray" does.
[ BSUN ] 'Hairspray' premiere tousles Broadway audience
Debut performance gives star-studded crowd a little taste of Bawlamer
[ BSUN ] Baltimore style hits Broadway in 'Hairspray'
With big hair, a rollicking spirit and a neat look, 'Hairspray' lands on Broadway ready to do the 'do.
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[ V ] Hairspray review by Charles Isherwood
OK, so the new musical "Hairspray" doesn't offer a cure for cancer, or the nose-diving Dow for that matter, but if the infectious jubilation currently spritzing from the stage of the Neil Simon Theater were bottled and sold across the country like, say, hairspray, consumer confidence would not be a problem. Certainly this sweet, infinitely spirited, bubblegum-flavored confection won't be lacking for buyers any time soon. Arriving in an aerosol fog of advance hype, it more than lives up to its promise.
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[ NYT ] Through Hot Pink Glasses, a World That's Nice By Ben Brantley
For "Hairspray" is, above all, Nice. This may be regarded as faint praise in New York, capital of Type A personalities. But Nice, in this instance, doesn't mean bland. Think of it spelled out in neon, perhaps in letters of purple and fuchsia. That's the kind of Nice that "Hairspray" is selling. And it feels awfully good to pretend, for as long as the cast keeps singing, that the world really is that way.
[ AP ] `Hairspray' Lives Up To Its Buzz By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
``Hairspray,'' riding enough hype to float the QE2, roared into Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre Thursday and promptly confirmed the buzz was right on the beam.
[ B ] Welcome to the 60's by Ken Mandelbaum
In the second act of the new musical Hairspray, Edna and Wilbur--in the form of priceless Harvey Fierstein and never-better Dick Latessa--declare their undying affection for each other and pride in their daughter, Tracy, in a number called "Timeless to Me," and they couldn't be more captivating.
[ USA ] 'Hairspray' Play Defies Description...And Taste by Elysa Gardner
In one important respect, Hairspray outshines The Producers. Shaiman has provided some of the most infectious melodies to grace an original Broadway show in years, taking his cues from the incisive craftsmanship that bridged musical comedy's golden era and the age of hippie bombast. Exhilarating tunes such as Good Morning Baltimore, Welcome to the '60s and Run and Tell That recapture the soulful melodrama of Motown and Phil Spector, and the cast delivers them dazzlingly.
[ TB ] Hairspray Theatre Review by Matthew Murray
But the best performance in the show is given by Harvey Fierstein as Tracy's mother, Edna. In his luminous turn, Fierstein is moving and funny, providing all the star power needed to push the show over the top. His second act duet, "Timeless to Me," with the ever-winning Dick Latessa as Tracy's father, is not only an unexpected and unqualified show stopper, but one of the warmest and most loving moments the Broadway musical has seen in many, many years.
[ NYP ] SIMPLY DIVINE By CLIVE BARNES
YEP, it's a hit - a great big fat gorgeous hit. For the second time in recent years, a new musical has roared into town and justified its advance glitz, glitter and hype.The first, of course, was "The Producers" - and now, opening last night, there's "Hairspray."
[ HR ] Hairspray By Frank Scheck
Winokur is utterly delightful in the lead role, singing and dancing up a storm and winning the hearts of the theater audience much as her character does.
I am so happy for everyone involved with this show, I know they are on cloud 9 today and they really deserve it! It's been great fun watching it all come together these past few weeks. It was a wonderful way to end my summer. Thanks and Congratulations!
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Thursday, August 15, 2002
[ ND ] A Buoyant, Bouffant Tease by Linda Winer
Big-mama Harvey leads 'Hairspray' cast in tacky charm
Why is Newsday consistently the only newspaper to post their reviews hours before the opening night curtain?
I'm sure whoever the editor ordered to write their excuse for publishing the "Movin' Out" review has a good explanation...
[ B ] London's Dress Circle Shop Victim of Arson
[ B ] Ricky Jay Remains On The Stem Through Sept. 29
[ B ] Will Mel Brooks Shtick Out in L.A.'s Producers?
[ P ] Kaye and Fine Together Again in NYC Debut of Danny and Sylvia, the Musical, Sept. 5-22
[ P ] London's Vagina Monologues Gets New Cast
[ P ] There's Something About Monica: Lewinsky Play Opens in U.K.
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES
From Political Theatrics to Theatrical Narratives by ROBIN FINN
A profile of playwright Herman Daniel Farrell III, whose play, "Portrait of a President," is part of this year's Fringe Festival.
Thanks to Terence for the link!
Welcome back, American Theater Web! Thanks to ATW for the following links.
[ MH ] Entertainment veterans are booked at Grove Playhouse BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
Former Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan and singer-actress Leslie Uggams have joined Lucie Arnaz as headliners for the Coconut Grove Playhouse's 2002-03 season.
[ ATU ] Motherly love by MICHAEL ECK
Olympia Dukakis plays a mom on a mission in Williamstown
[ OCR ] The reluctant heartthrob by DENISE MARTIN
Matthew Morrison used to be in a boy band. Now girls scream for him in 'Hairspray.'
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[ B ] Fresh Face: Matthew Morrison by Kevin Manganaro
"In the jail scene when we're frozen and Penny and Seaweed are doing their scene, we always do this kiss where I lick her nose, she licks my nose and we rub our noses together. She's so adorable. She's my girl."
How cute is that? Something to look for next time I see the show. : )
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[ NYT ] Bad Taste Is Its Own Reward
AT HOME WITH JOHN WATERS
With the arrival of "Hairspray" on Broadway, Mr. Waters threatens to become a New York institution himself. He admitted that he was nervous about the opening, especially because the show has had so much advance buildup. As a fan of delightfully bad movies, he acknowledges that there is no such thing as a good bad play. "A bad play is literally torture," he said.
Caught The Today Show story on HAIRSPRAY this morning, very well done. It was just like watching the first hour of The Tony's when you see the behind the scenes folks - stories on the music, costumes, sets, lighting, Jerry Mitchell, Jack O'Brien, Margo Lion, John Waters and of course Marissa and Harvey. There were also many clips from the production numbers. I don't know that I've ever seen that on a morning news program before. Not that they need it, but it will certainly help sell tickets.
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[ B ] Nine to Bow at Broadway's O'Neill Theatre
[ B ] The Goat Takes a Break Before New Stars Begin
[ B ] Rappaport Posts Closing Notice for August 18
[ P ] Nine to Begin at Bway's O'Neill in February 2003; Banderas Confirmed
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Brochu, Schalchlin Hear The Big Voice
[ P ] Alice Ripley to Star in Lloyd Webber's Tell Me On a Sunday at Kennedy Center
[ P ] Hairspray Tickets Now on Sale Through March 2, 2003
[ P ] Tickets for Paper Mill Miss Saigon Now On Sale; Cast Updated
[ P ] Rappaport Producers Post Provisional Closing Notice; May Close Aug. 18
[ P ] Musical Suburb Will Finally Sprawl Into Regional Market With October Run in CA
[ P ] Stanley Tucci Admonishes Audiences During Aug. 14 Frankie & Johnny Performance
"Would you shut your phones off for Christ sakes?"
[ TM ] On the Fringe: A Critic's Notebook
Dan Bacalzo takes in the scene at the 2002 New York International Fringe Festival.
[ CP ] Q&A: Ted Sperling by Steve Cohen
Ted Sperling has just been appointed Associate Artistic Director of the Prince Music Theater, where he will work with the founder of the company, Marjorie Samoff. Sperling is extremely versatile, with talents as instrumentalist, singer, conductor and stage director.
[ CP ] On the Job by Trish Boppert
Publicist and performer Christine Barbush is taking on Philly�s arts scene.
[ TB ] Resurrection Blues Minneapolis Review by Elizabeth Weir
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[ YN ] 'Rappaport' Close to End on Broadway by Robert Hofler
NEW YORK (Variety) - The producers of "I'm Not Rappaport" have posted a provisional closing notice for the revival starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen
[ P ] The Goat to Go Dark Sept. 2-12 Before Arrival of Field and Irwin
[ YN ] Archerd: Mel Brooks may guest-star in "Producers" by Army Archerd
Don't be surprised if Mel Brooks makes an appearance in "The Producers" when it plays the Pantages Theatre in L.A. starting in May.
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
It's Gloves-Off Time for an Angry Arthur Miller by BRUCE WEBER
Arthur Miller has always held America to a higher moral standard than it has ever achieved. So perhaps it's no surprise that with his new play, "Resurrection Blues," he's getting fed up at last.
[ NYT ] For Barbara Cook, It's Not Just Singing, but Soul-Baring, Too by TODD S. PURDUM
Barbara Cook's master class at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was a revelation of all the practical, soul-baring magic that separates a singer from a performing seal.
[ NYT ] Party for Zora Neale Hurston, Obscure No More by RALPH BLUMENTHAL
Forty-two years after she died a pauper's obscure death, Zora Neale Hurston, the queen of the Harlem Renaissance, was celebrated on a Central Park stage.
[ BSUN ] '60s Baltimore on Broadway looks very hot by J. Wynn Rousuck
'Hairspray': As the musical opens tonight, a number of strong signs suggest the adaptation of John Waters' 1988 movie is on the road to success.
[ DN ] Will 'Spray' hold up? by JAMI BERNARD
It was practically a scandal in the world of indie filmmaking when John Waters' "Hairspray" received a family-friendly PG rating. Tonight, "Hairspray" opens as a Broadway musical extravaganza, and you don't get more mainstream than that.
[ P ] She's a Big Girl Now: Hit Hairspray Opens on Broadway Aug. 15
[ P ] Schwartz's Corner of the Sky Gets Wider as New Revue Expands for NYC Fest Run, Sept. 20-Oct. 13
[ P ] A Saint She Ain't May Reach Off-Broadway
[ P ] Spitfire Grill Selling Like Hotcakes in Regions
[ P ] Murney, Kimball, MacRae Star in Little Sheba Benefit Aug. 19
[ P ] Off-Broadway's Irish Rep Has U.S Prems, Bedbound With O'Byrne
[ P ] Toronto Lion King Celebrates 1,000th Performance Aug. 23
[ P ] San Francisco Goes on the Fringe With Beckett's Last Dance Sept. 4-15
[ P ] Broadway's Aida Celebrates 1,000th Performance Aug. 17
[ P ] Into the Woods Cast Heads to the Sh-K-Boom Room for Aug. 15 Concert
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 15
[ P ] Atkinson, Rae and Ripley to Star in Off-Broadway's Monologues, Aug. 20-Sept. 29
Charlotte Rae in "The REAL Facts of Life"?
[ B ] Gerard Fills in for Simon at New York Magazine
[ B ] London's Royal Court Theatre Unveils Fall Season
[ NJ ] Murder, she wrote by Peter Filichia
An incident that rocked Hackettstown 116 years ago will return to the scene of the crime.
[ WP ] Sizzling Opera Taken Out of Deep Freeze by Tim Page
Wolf Trap Revives Weill's 'Street Scene'
[ DN ] Hurricane Carter tells it to a judge By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
In "The Way Out," a compelling two-person piece based on the still controversial Rubin (Hurricane) Carter case, Shiek Mahmud-Bey's fierce performance as the former boxer convicted of a triple homicide goes a long way toward making audiences forget Denzel Washington.
[ NYT ] Actors in Ellis Island Show Vote, 7 to 1, to Join Union by STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The 10 actors who take turns in "Embracing Freedom," the play performed before visitors to Ellis Island, voted on Wednesday to unionize.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'PERFECT'
Musing on How to Define What Seems Undefinable by ANITA GATES
In addition to various genres of dance, this baffling one-hour multimedia presentation includes slapping, panting, hand holding and a great deal of bouncing up and down.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'DEATH OF FRANK'
An Incestuous Attraction and a Mysterious Corpse by WILBORN HAMPTON
Stephen Belber, whose credits include being an associate writer for "The Laramie Project," has concocted a numbing tale that has neither believable characters nor a cohesive plot.
[ B ] FringeNYC 2002: Spanked! Review by Adam Feldman
[ B ] FringeNYC 2002: All-American Boy Review by Adam Feldman
[ B ] Fringe NYC 2002: Beat Review by Adam Feldman
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Wednesday, August 14, 2002
[ NYP ] POST LEGEND NEAL TRAVIS DIES by ANDY SOLTIS and KATIE SHEEHY
The legendary 62-year-old gossip writer had been battling cancer for several months.
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[ P ] Raul Esparza in Talks to Return to Cabaret
[ P ] 'Today' Will Air Hairspray Behind-the-Scenes Special Aug. 15, Performance Date In Future
[ P ] Show Tunes Rule at PA's Bristol, With Chaffin, Franz, Donegan, Aug. 14-25
[ P ] Frankie and Johnny Briefly Halted Aug. 13 for Audience Medical Emergency
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[ B ] Atkinson, Rae & Ripley to Star in Monologues
"Touch-a touch-a touch me, I wanna..." ... oops, wrong Alice Ripley show.
[ B ] Preview #8: Carpe Noctem by Ken Mandelbaum
[ YN ] Silver Writes 'Syracuse' Revival by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
OK, so if you were reviving "The Boys From Syracuse," the 1938 Rodgers and Hart musical comedy, who would you enlist to redo the book? A guy who has authored such intriguingly titled plays as "Free Will and Wanton Lust," "Fat Men in Skirts" and "My Marriage to Ernest Borgnine"?
[ YN ] Stanley Tucci Returns to Broadway by MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer
[ P ] Playwrights Horizons Continues Pay What You Can Nights in 2002-03; First Show Sept. 6
[ P ] London's Dress Circle Damaged By Arson
[ P ] Sarandon and Robbins Open in Guys at U.K.'s Royal Lyceum Theatre
[ P ] Sarah, Plain and Tall Ends Scheduled Run in NYC Aug. 14
[ P ] London's Royal Court Announces Autumn Season
[ P ] Richard Wilson Hooked in Peter Pan Musical at London's Royal Festival Hall
[ P ] San Francisco's Euphorium Spreads to UK's Roundhouse
[ P ] Ring Sting: Cell Phones May Be Illegal in New York Theatres
[ TM ] Channing and Margulies to Read at the Drama Book Shop by: Brooke Pierce
[ TM ] As You Like It Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld
[ TB ] Nickel and Dimed and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Seattle Reviews by David-Edward Hughes
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[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Alan Cumming Tells 'Tommy's Tale'
[ P ] John Simon on Leave from New York Magazine; Gerard to Fill in
[ P ] "River Flicks" Series Presents "Carrie" Plus an Interview with Betty Buckley Aug. 14
[ P ] Report: Our Town to Find Home at Booth Theatre
[ P ] Al Pacino to Star in Arturo Ui for National Actors Theatre
[ P ] Don Chastain, Musical Theatre Character Man, Dead at 66
[ P ] Academic Internships Available at Playbill On-Line
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia thumbs through a 1980 copy of Variety, marveling at how much the theater industry has changed over the past two decades.
[ TM ] Follow Spot
Boys will be seamen: Members of the male chorus of the South Pacific tour share some war stories.
[ B ] Starry Downtown Arturo Ui Shaping Up
[ B ] Bill to Block Cell Phones at Performances
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[ DN ] Baby, you're a big curl now! by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Much a-do about 'Hairspray' star
[ ND ] GOOD HAIR DAYS by Blake Green
John Waters has a lot to say about his quirky characters in the stage version of 'Hairspray'
[ ND ] A Tracy of Irony by Blake Green
In the idealized world of anorexic supermodels, competing fad diets and Size 2 fantasies, it's very refreshing that Tracy Turnblad, the upbeat heroine in the Broadway musical "Hairspray," has more than ample meat on her bones.
[ NYP ] OO-WEEE! PACINO TO PLAY HITLER IN BRECHT SATIRE by MICHAEL RIEDEL
SIEG Al! Al Pacino will head up an all-goose-stepping cast in a revival of "Arturo Ui," Bertolt Brecht's coruscating satire about Hitler's rise to power.
[ NYP ] 'BEAT' IS OFF TEMPO by DONALD LYONS
'I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked," begins Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," the most notorious poem of the '50s.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'RESA FANTASTISKT MYSTISK'
Strindberg Stole His Thunder, Don't You Know? by ANITA GATES
Audiences will be glad to learn that the 19th-century Swedish playwright Lars Mattsun, the author of this smartly funny and delightfully original play, did not exist.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'BEAT'
The Beats, at Work, at Play and in Court by WILBORN HAMPTON
In "Beat," a captivating celebration of Allen Ginsberg, Kelly Groves has captured the spirit of a literary movement for which there has never been a satisfactory definition.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ALMOST OBSCENE'
O.K., You've Rejected Just About Everything. Now What? by D. J. R. BRUCKNER
Joe Raiola's one-man show, part of the New York International Fringe Festival, is a ruefully amusing lament for the ineradicable hypocrisy of humanity.
[ CST ] The lingering strains of 'Night Music' BY HEDY WEISS
Article on the upcoming Chicago production, including quotes from Zoe Caldwell and Lonny Price.
[ ND ] Sublime Sondheim by Linda Winer
Landmark celebration is unforgettable
[ ND ] Bill to Ban Cell Phones at Performances by William Murphy
Those annoying people who gab on their cell phones during plays, concerts or movies would find their actions illegal if a new City Council proposal becomes law.
[ YN ] Archerd: Comics celebrate 40 years of laughs; Seinfeld back by Army Archerd
Includes quotes from Linda Gray about "The Graduate."
[ YN ] Archerd: Newman sets Nov. 4 L.A. stage appearance by Army Archerd
[ P ] Academic Internships Available at Playbill On-Line
[ P ] Dallas Has A Class Act Aug. 22-Sept. 28
[ P ] Solo Show, Addicted, on a Rocky Mountain High at Denver Center, Opens Aug. 14
[ P ] My Pleasure: Olympia Dukakis Opens at Williamstown, Aug. 14
[ P ] NFL Plans Times Square Event Sept. 5; Bway Curtain Times May Be Changed
[ P ] World of Nick Adams with Newman Moves to L.A.'s Kodak Nov. 4
[ P ] Laguna Playhouse Premieres Marans' Jumping for Joy Sept. 3-Oct. 6
[ P ] Songwriter John Bucchino Debuts Archives at Duplex, Mondays in Sept.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 14
[ VV ] NEIGHBORHOOD BULLY by James Hannaham
Harlem Song at the Apollo Theater
[ VV ] TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES by Francine Russo
David Yee's Wicked Games
[ VV ] HIGH AND LOW by Ed Park
Valparaiso by Don DeLillo
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Tuesday, August 13, 2002
[ P ] Seussical Principals Begin Rehearsals for National Tour Aug. 13
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: 'N Sync Fans Pay Rent
[ B ] FringeNYC Proves a Hit at the Box Office
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[ P ] No Boss for Bway: Springsteen Musical Project, Drive All Night, Halted
[ P ] Roundabout Postpones Production of Musical Spring Awakening
[ P ] Bach Signed as Jesus in New Superstar Tour, Starting Nov. 1
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: August 5-11
[ TM ] Late Director Josephine Abady to be Remembered in Celebration at Lambs Theater By: Brooke Pierce
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[ CNN ] Bringing 'Hairspray' to Broadway
The John Waters movie gets the musical treatment
Thanks to BroadwayJay on All That Chat for the link!
[ G ] Hair Apparent
Sometimes a stint in the fast food lane can land you on the fastest track to stardom. Just ask spunky actress Marissa Jaret Winokur who got to snarl, ``You are soooo busted�� at Annette Bening in 1999�s American Beauty. When Bening�s character, canoodling with Peter Gallagher, drove up to the Mr. Smiley�s window for some shakes and fries, she got snagged by her hubbie Kevin Spacey, the newest (albeit unlikely) Mr. Smiley employee.
Thanks to Lyric on All That Chat for the link!
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[ B ] Premiere of Spring Awakening on Back Burner
[ B ] Will Al Pacino Return to the New York Stage?
[ B ] Photo Op: Edie and Stanley in the Clair de Lune
[ B ] Photo Op: Party for Anne Heche and the New Cast of Proof
[ B ] Photo Op: Party for Chicago's Michael C. Hall & Amy Spanger
[ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Marc Shaiman
The five-time Oscar nominee ("Blame Canada"), Emmy winner (Billy Crystal's Oscar broadcast medleys) and multi-ASCAP Award recipient talks about Hairspray, his collaboration with his professional and personal partner of 25 years, Scott Wittman.
[ P ] Donmar Diva Ruby Turner Earns Record Applause
[ P ] U.K.'s Edinburgh Festival Features Much Nudity Onstage
[ P ] Sarah Silverman Births Jesus Is Magic at NYC's The Culture Project, Aug. 13-23
[ P ] Jason Robert Brown Offers London Concert Aug. 25 at Bridewell
[ P ] Ron Bohmer to Star in Dracula Musical at NSMT; Complete Cast Announced
[ P ] Peter Matz, Broadway Arranger and Conductor Who Colored Barbra Beautifully, Dead at 73
[ TM ] Adela Holzer, Former Broadway Producer, Off to Jail Again by: Michael Portantiere
[ TM ] SourceWorks Opens Closet as First YouthReach Production by: Ben Winters
[ TM ] NYC Fringe Roundup #1 Reviewed By: Brooke Pierce
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[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Boys From Syracuse: The Ladies of the Evening
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Boys From Syracuse: Peddling Their Wares to Ephesus
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Boys From Syracuse: What Can You Do With a Man?
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love
[ P ] PBS Airs Rodriguez' "Spirit of America Concert" Sept. 13; Linda Eder Guests
[ B ] DVDs: Meryl in Wonderland
Add to those previously mentioned for the Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha: Don Mayo as The Innkeeper, Olga Merediz as The Housekeeper, Michelle Rios as Maria, and Jamie Torcellini as The Barber.
Torcellini was terrific as Applegate in the Walnut Street Theatre's recent production of DAMN YANKEES; last week his performance earned him a well-deserved Barrymore nomination.
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
Scot Wisniewski comes to New York, and to Don't Tell Mama; the Siegels say he's more than welcome.
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[ DN ] This 'Hairspray' actress has the roller of her life by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Kerry Butler doesn't have the splashiest role or the showiest 'do in "Hairspray" - the Broadway-musical adaptation of the John Waters film - but she gets the loudest cheers.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'HIM & HER'
Two Sides of Marriage and Parenthood by ANITA GATES
There's a touch of "Company" in "Him & Her," Paul Scott Goodman's charming contribution to the New York International Fringe Festival.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE MISTRESS OF THE INN'
Lofty Suitors, and a Determined Bellhop by D. J. R. BRUCKNER
There is so much edgy delight in the battle of the sexes in "The Mistress of the Inn" ("La Posadera") that it is sad to see the sun set on it.
[ NYT ] FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW | 'ONE � (THE OTHER)'
A Dance for the City, Complete With Traffic and Muggings by JACK ANDERSON
Cities can be puzzling or even dangerous. That was made clear in "One � (the Other)," presented Sunday afternoon as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
[ NYP ] A FRUITFUL 'FRINGE' by BARBARA HOFFMAN
Perhaps it's the whiff of success following "Urinetown." This year's New York International Fringe Festival has racked up more than $150,000 in advance sales - nearly five times more than last year.
[ NYP ] GET THEE TO KINGS COUNTY'S 'HAMLET' by DONALD LYONS
ONE does not expect to discover a blazing, witty, bright portrayal of Shakespeare's most complex hero in a summer theater. But in the Kings County Shakespeare mounting of "Hamlet," there is a Hamlet as convincing as any I've seen, ranking right up there with Ralph Fiennes'.
[ CST ] 'Tumpie's Dance' BY MARY HOULIHAN
Arthur Miller's newest play wasn't the only highly anticipated work debuting over the weekend. At the same time Miller's "Resurrection Blues" was going on at Minneapolis' Guthrie Theatre Friday night, the shining new musical "Tumpie's Dance" was given a staged reading at the Theatre Building in Chicago.
[ WP ] It's Showtime Again At Harlem's Apollo by Lynne Duke
Hot Ticket Brings 'em Back to 125th Street
[ NJ ] If you like it, it's a miracle BY PETER FILICHIA
"Maggie Rose" doesn't rise to the occasion.
[ P ] Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre Undergoes Earthquake Repairs
[ P ] Tickets to Broadway's Hollywood Arms Now on Sale
[ P ] Hear Hairspray Cast Album and Hal Linden on "Radio Playbill," Aug. 13-18
[ P ] Advance Sale for NYC Fringe Hits Record $100,000
[ P ] Run and Tell This: Hairspray Is Available in Stores Aug. 13
[ P ] Barbara Cook to Offer Master Class at D.C.'s Kennedy Center Aug. 13
[ P ] Wong, Wood, Hayden, Hingle Star in Our Town in Sag Harbor, Aug. 13
[ P ] It's Wintertime in Summertime as La Jolla Debuts a New Mee Aug. 13-Sept. 15
[ P ] L.A. Has Puppetry of the Penis Aug. 13 at the Coronet
[ BS ] Theatre World Remembers Sept. 11 by Simi Horwitz
Over 150 major writers, actors, and directors have joined forces to commemorate, through new and original material, last year's terrorist attacks on the United States.
[ BS ] Perez Plays Abused Wife in TV Play
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Monday, August 12, 2002
[ S ] John Waters, Wholesome Guy
How the Prince of Puke became the Baron of Broadway. By Tim Appelo
Thanks to Drum1870 on All That Chat for the link!
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[ B ] David Bowie Musical in the Works?
[ B ] From My Hometown Readies for Off-Broadway
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[ TM ] Peter Matz, Famed Musical Director-Arranger, Dead at 73 by: Michael Portantiere
A great talent. And I loved his score for the radio musical "J. Edgar!"
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Bye-Bye: Topdog/Underdog
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Closing With Stiles
[ B ] Arthur Miller's Latest Reviewed at the Guthrie
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[ B ] Sally Field and Bill Irwin to Star in The Goat
[ B ] Rabe's Black Monk Headlines Yale Rep. Season
[ P ] Sherie Rene Scott in Talks to Do Dallas Off-Broadway
[ P ] Report: Some NYC Rockettes May Lose Their Place in the Line
[ P ] Bulletin: Sally Field and Bill Irwin to Star in Bway's The Goat
[ TM ] Take Me Out to the West End by: Mark Shenton
Homegrown plays, American works, and one Bollywood extravaganza highlight the current London line-up.
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[ P ] A New "Amsterdam"?: David Bowie Considers Broadway
[ P ] Haimes: Assassins to Go in Studio 54 After Cabaret
[ B ] Michael Gambon Set for Churchill's Number
[ B ] Preview #7: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant by Ken Mandelbaum
Two of the biggest names involved in new Broadway musicals this season are those of Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
The longest-running play of all time closed in 1947, but the musicals keep on breaking records. Filichia examines the longevity of Broadway shows.
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[ NYT ] In Death, a Shy Singer Finally Grabs the Spotlight by ALEX WARD
The latest of several posthumously released albums by Eva Cassidy, who died of melanoma at 33 in late 1996, brings her silken soprano voice to a wider audience.
I once received an e-mail from a Broadway performer who knows a lot about how to sing a song with great emotion. She wrote: "You MUST go out and get Eva Cassidy's SONGBIRD.....such a plaintive, passionate sound. I know you would love her."
She was right.
[ LAT ] Where's the Wit in Miller's Latest? by MICHAEL PHILLIPS, Chicago Tribune
The legendary playwright's latest full-length work, the stodgy 'Resurrection Blues,' has its world premiere in Minneapolis.
[ USA ] Miller stays current with 'Resurrection Blues' by Elysa Gardner
[ DN ] 'West' not quite the 'Truest' by David Bianculli
Willis rounds up OK production
[ NYT ] TV REVIEW | 'TRUE WEST'
True Brotherhood, the Bruce Willis Way by CARYN JAMES
Bruce Willis gives a magnetic performance in Showtime's taped version of Sam Shepard's now classic tale of two brothers.
[ NYP ] �DIE HARD' GOES TO THE �THEA-TAHR' by LINDA STASI
A couple of years ago, "True West," Sam Shephard's play about two estranged brothers who end up together at their mother's house in the California desert, was mounted in New York starring Phillip Seymore Hoffman and John C. Riley.
[ CST ] Bowie's thinking about Broadway BY BILL ZWECKER
Never one to miss out on a marketing opportunity, rock legend David Bowie may become the latest music superstar to hit Broadway with a musical based on his ground-breaking tunes.
Plus an item on Chita Rivera.
[ P ] Talk Show Watch: The Producers on 'Rosie', Bernadette Peters on 'Regis'
[ P ] 42nd Street May Reach China
[ P ] Peter Scolari Tops Cast of Scott Schwartz The Foreigner in Berkshires, Aug. 13-31
[ P ] Pacino Ode: Goluboff's Big Al Gets Bigger at Off-Broadway in October
[ P ] Schalchlin-Brochu's Big Voice Sings at Laguna Playhouse Aug. 12
[ P ] Brent Barrett's Alan Jay Lerner Album Due Sept. 3; Track List Announced
[ P ] Jennifer Holliday Sings and Stars in New Film; Sternhagen Also in Cast
[ P ] Allergist's Wife Starts First Regional Production Aug. 12; Prentiss Stars
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 12
[ TB ] The Music of Webber, Wildhorn & Weill Philadelphia Review by Pati Buehler
[ TB ] Pirates of Penzance and Peter Pan San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema
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Sunday, August 11, 2002
[ JN ] Broadway's Newest Darling
Broadway leading ladies usually get flowers, but Marissa Jaret Winokur has come to expect candy. After all, her co-stars have their careers to think about. The "Hairspray" castmates are just doing their part to ensure a long run � by helping their colleague continue to fill out the role of Tracy Turnblad.
Thanks to Craig from All That Chat for the link.
Is it a bad thing when your boss leaves you a message saying, "I hope you're not out seeing Hairspray again!" I returned the call to let her know I was merely doing laundry. She told me on Friday I wasn't allowed to go again, BUT, she's on vacation next week and I have a ticket for Tuesday night. : )
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[ BSUN ] For Fierstein, the mother of all roles by J. Wynn Rousuck
Actor thought he'd hung up his drag past, but the role of Edna Turnblad was too good to pass up
[ BSUN ] Role brings actress to a new stage by J. Wynn Rousuck
Tracy Turnblad and Marissa Jaret Winokur have a lot in common
[ NJ ] Blame Shaiman! Composer heads from 'South Park' to Broadway BY LISA ROSE
[ NYP ] GREAT 'HAIR' DAY by RAVEN SNOOK
Dick Latessa gets recognized everywhere: walking down the street with his three grown daughters, taking the subway from his Upper West side neighborhood, even vacationing in Italy.
[ LAT ] Search-and-Rescue Roles by DON SHIRLEY
They hope to save Santa Monica Playhouse by investing in its building. Will they find the funds?
[ LAT ] Selling a Stage Brand by HUGH HART
The Pasadena and Geffen playhouses ask designers for campaigns with a signature look
[ WP ] A Memorable Summer Affair by Nelson Pressley
The Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration Trumped Expectations, Proving a Triumph in Every Respect
[ WP ] Kennedy Center Takes Local Arts To Next Stage by Jacqueline Trescott
New Prelude Festival Will Start the Season With Tantalizing Peeks of What's to Come
[ ND ] Top Secret? Get Out of Town! by Linda Winer
More than a week has passed since I blithely returned from a European trip without a thought on my beach brain about the way Broadway develops shows. And it has been more than a week since anyone has asked me about anything else.
[ NYT ] In Vietnam, Telling Stories About 'All of Us' by RON JENKINS
Through a traditional folk theater form known as Ceo, audiences in Hanoi find catharsis in an ancient plot about a war-ravaged family.
[ NYT ] Thumbs Up or Down: In the Audition Arena by STUART OSTROW
Some compassionate survival tips for anyone fearless (or masochistic) enough to audition for a part in a musical.
[ NYP ] THEATER TROUPE PLAYING WITH FIRE by JOSLYN YANG
Not every theater troupe needs a fire-safety crew to stand by when they rehearse.
[ NYP ] �UTOPIA' SHOULD CROSS THE POND by CLIVE BARNES
Call it the play Chekhov or Gorky never wrote, the novel Tolstoy never penned, and the short story collection Turgenev never collected.
[ NYP ] HIGHT NOTES & LOW NOTES by MARY HUHN
GRAND ENTRANCE: Rock fireball John Cameron Mitchell woke up a slugglish Breeders set at the Bowery Ballroom when the "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" star seemingly flew out on stage in shorts and a Breeders jersey, then necked with band member Kelly Deal and took a stage dive.
[ NYP ] RADIO CITY KICKS OUT UNIONIZED ROCKETTES by ERICA COPULSKY and JAMIE SCHRAM
Thanks to JWest on All That Chat for the link!
[ CST ] Rodgers still in tune with these times BY MISHA DAVENPORT
Before boy bands and Britney, violent rap, sexually explicit hip-hop, Elvis' swivelling hips or even the mop-top haircuts of a fabulous foursome from Liverpool, Richard Rodgers struck a chord and the American public listened.
[ P ] American Songbook Series Offers Danieley, Mazzie and Barrowman in October
[ P ] Liz Robertson Chats About Role in West End Phantom of the Opera
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: It's Only the End of the World Off-Broadway
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Kaufman, Auburn, Belber See End of the World
[ P ] Grode, Kaiden, Weisman Named Affiliated Writers to American Theatre
[ P ] There Is No God in Williamstown; Margulies Play Closes Aug.11
[ P ] Steven Suskin ON THE RECORD: Operettas from Herbert and Romberg
[ P ] Pulitzer Prize-Winning Topdog/Underdog Ends Bway Run Aug. 11
[ P ] Millie Dances Charleston for the Actors' Fund Aug. 11
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: AUGUST 11
[ YN ] Lloyd Webber Musicals Delivered in 60 Seconds by Paul Majendie
And for the fan with the short attention span, how about the promise of a ticket refund if 100 musicals are not delivered in 90 minutes?
Gyles Brandreth and his troupe do just that at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with "Zipp," the ultimate bluffers' guide to musicals that takes a whistlestop tour through excerpts from the best and worst shows of the 20th century.
[ YN ] Australia's Brash Stand-Up Comics Take on World by Paul Majendie
[ YN ] Linda Lovelace Victim or Pioneer, New Play Asks by Paul Majendie
[ YN ] Playwrights Probe War Correspondents' Battle by Paul Majendie
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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]
Talked About
Not Scheduled Yet
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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