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Saturday, August 24, 2002

[ B ]  Christine Ebersole Invited to Dinner at Eight

[ B ]  Menopause May Move to Minetta Lane

[ ND ]  Powerhouse Trio by Blake Green

Three busy directors- Jack O'Brien, Daniel Sullivan and Joe Mantello- are scoring direct hits on and Off-Broadway with some of the biggest shows in town

[ BSUN ]  UM draws fire for requiring reading of play on gay man by Alec MacGillis
Counsel in UNC suit weighs one against Md., says it's imposing beliefs

[ TS ]  Fate hangs heavy on this Lear's shoulders by Richard Ouzounian
High expectations over Christopher Plummer's return

[ BS ]  The Skinny 8/22 by Pamela Bock
News on a new movie musical, "Camp" (fifth item).

[ LAT ]  Broadway Old, New and Imaginary by DON SHIRLEY
CD REVIEWS: The music of "Hairspray" is a fun, finger-snapping confection while Audra McDonald teases intense emotion from the music on "Happy Songs." AUDIO

[ P ]  Les Miz Star Dudu Fisher Offers Something Old, Something New

[ P ]  Ivor Novello Celebration Continues at U.K. Covent Garden

[ P ]  After Potok's Death, L.A. Rep Revives The Chosen Sept. 8-Oct. 13

[ P ]  Chicago Shakespeare Presents Sondheim's Sunday, Oct. 4

[ P ]  A Cut Above the Rest: D.C. Shear Madness Celebrates 15th Anniv. with Special Guests

[ P ]  San Diego's Globe Theatres Go Beyond Therapy Sept. 8-Oct. 20

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 24

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 17-23: Summer of Sondheim

[ YN ]  Penis Puppetry Show Opens in Los Angeles by Gina Keating

[ YN ]  Oswald's Arrest Breathes Life Into Texas Theater by Jon Herskovitz

[ NYP ]  FRIGHT AT THE OPERA

"Jerry Springer: The Opera" is selling out its daily performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

[ NYT ]  John Willett, Scholar and Translator of Brecht, Dies at 85 by MEL GUSSOW

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links!

[ RMN ]  Civic Theatre can't pay 'Rent,' will sell by Lisa Bornstein
Denver Civic Theatre is looking to sell, not Rent. The theater failed to raise the money required to bring the Broadway musical to Denver for a permanent production. Instead, board president Joe Ignat is meeting with prospective buyers to take over the theater outright.

[ CCT ]  Sassy 'Yankee' comes out swingin' by Pat Craig
The orchestra re-creates the sassy sound of the era, and the cast, led by Davis Gaines, who has a killer voice and the boyish innocence of a 1940s MGM leading man, all enhance the '40s feel.

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Friday, August 23, 2002

[ B ]  Cattrall & Plimpton to Star in Mamet's Marriage

[ P ]  Laramie's Fondakowski Tells La Jolla I Think I LIke Girls Sept. 3-21

[ P ]  Garrison, Morgan & Canova Headline NSMT's I Sent a Letter to My Love, Sept. 3-22

[ P ]  Final Fringe Firsts Announced in U.K.

[ P ]  Cattrall and Plimpton to Star in Mamet's Boston Marriage at Public Theater

[ P ]  Lange and Harris to Consult Albee About Possible NYC Virginia Woolf

[ P ]  London Record Holder Mousetrap Extends Again

[ P ]  Stomp Stomps Its Way to London's Vaudeville

[ TM ]  Comin' Uptown

Stephen Adly Guirgis, author of Our Lady of 121st Street, chats with Leslie (Hoban) Blake.

[ TM ]  Tunes and Tomes
A new anthology brings a glimpse into the inner lives of 11 of America's great playwrights.

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[ B ]  CDs: Siepi's Other Giovanni by Ken Mandelbaum
Dorothy Loudon has been mentioned for the Constance Collier/Marie Dressler role in Lincoln Center Theater's Dinner at Eight.

[ B ]  Tomei Joins Cast of MTC's Kimberly Akimbo

[ B ]  Redgrave's Mandrake Expected in NYC in February

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary

The cuts continue, as readers talk about what songs they'd like trimmed from their favorite shows and why.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: It's Amour for LeGrand

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Melissa Errico Pours On Amour

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Malcolm Gets Shocked by Amour

[ P ]  Taye Diggs to Star in Updated Midsummer Night's Dream Film

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: A Chat with Lauren Kennedy; Audra McDonald's Glorious New CD

[ P ]  Tomei is Marylouise Burke's Mom in Kimberly Akimbo at MTC in 2003

[ CP ]  Artsbeat by Debra Auspitz

It�s been only a few weeks since the 2001-02 Barrymore nominations were announced, but there's already some controversy surrounding next season's awards (for the 2002-03 season): The Walnut Street Theatre has withdrawn from Barrymore eligibility.

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[ NYP ]  ACTRESSES VYING FOR ROLE IN 'V. WOOLF' by MICHAEL RIEDEL
A GAGGLE of Broadway leading ladies is chasing after Edward Albee this summer, hoping to win the master's approval to play Martha in a revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

[ ND ]  Movin' Up, Critic Says
The Chicago pre-Broadway tryout of "Movin' Out," the Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel musical, opened to mixed reviews July 19 following several weeks of previews. Chicago Tribune theater critic Michael Phillips, who was initially critical of the show, went back to review a revised version earlier this week.
He came away more positive.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'HAMLET'
To Be or Not to Be Serious by NEIL GENZINGER

The Kings County Shakespeare Company's production of "Hamlet" is a definite workout � like any good session at the gym, exhausting but occasionally rewarding.

[ NYT ]  Edith Lutyens, Designer of Costumes for the Stage, Dies at 95 by JENNIFER DUNNING
She made and designed costumes for theater productions of "The Crucible," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "The Shrike," "Dear Me, the Sky Is Falling" and "The Deputy."

[ DN ]  Cuban artist's sin of confession by Robert Dominguez
The anguish of a renowned Cuban poet who became a government pariah fuels "Dismiss All the Poets," a flawed drama by Cuban-American playwright Adrian Rodriguez that nevertheless explores powerful political themes.

[ NJ ]  Quartet brings 'Spoon River' denizens to life BY PETER FILICHIA
Can a visit to a cemetery be an enjoyable experience?

[ BG ]  Hershey's kiss by Sam Allis
The multitalented Felder has audiences rhapsodizing over Gershwin

[ BG ]  McLean named new Broadway in Boston president by Catherine Foster
Tony McLean, who has spent his professional life in for-profit theater, has been named president of Broadway in Boston, succeeding a man who sought to bridge the gap between for-profit and nonprofit theaters.

[ BH ]  Broadway in Boston names new president by Terry Byrne
Dorchester native and Disney executive Tony McLean was named yesterday as president of Broadway in Boston.

[ LAT ]  An Adrenaline-Charged and Gleeful 'Virginia Woolf'
THEATER BEAT: In the 40 years since it was first produced, Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" has carved itself so indelibly into the minds of American theatergoers that it can easily fall victim to familiarity.

[ LAT ]  A Breathless 'Blast!' of Pure Exhilaration By DAVID C. NICHOLS
If ever a title qualified as truth in advertising, the moniker of this Tony Award-winner does, with deafening impact.

[ ND ]  Tricks Up His Sleeve by Robert Kahn
Criss Angel has no illusions about David Blaine.

[ YN ]  Tomei Takes on 'Akimbo'
How does a 36-year-old actress play the mother of a 61-year-old actress?

[ YN ]  Reilly Makes Cut as Star of 'Marty' Musical
Tony nominee John C. Reilly has been tapped to star in Broadway's musical version of "Marty," the 1955 Oscar winner for best picture.

[ YN ]  Wine Drinking Play Lands Iran Director in Trouble
An Iranian court has convicted a theater director for promoting immoral conduct because a scene in one of his plays showed a man forcing his sick wife to drink wine to hasten her death.

[ V ]  Duva-Flack splitting up by ROBERT HOFLER
Current Duva-Flack clients include Gabe Barre, Norbert Leo Butz, Raul Esparza, Boyd Gaines and Barry Humphries.

[ BS ]  Stage Managers Keep the Calm at Frenzied Festivals by Leonard Jacobs
How, in as little as 15 minutes, can the set for one show magically be transformed into the set for next show? It looks so easy, but it isn't.

[ P ]  Take Me Out Opens Public Theater 2002-03 Season, Aug. 23

[ P ]  Jane Martin's Good Boys Begins Previews at Guthrie Lab Aug. 23

[ P ]  Howard McGillin Extends Run in Broadway's Phantom of the Opera

[ P ]  McKechnie and Vidnovic to Headline Jerry Herman Revue at Nyack's Hayes

[ P ]  Evita Star Marti Webb Continues U.K. Tour of King and I

[ P ]  Caroline Rhea to Showcase Broadway Stars on First Week of New Talk Show

[ P ]  San Francisco's ACT Revives Stoppard's Night and Day Sept. 19-Oct. 20

[ P ]  Penguin Books to Reissue "The Flower Drum Song" with Intro by Hwang

[ P ]  Kate Mulgrew Has Tea in Boston, Sept. 8-22

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 23

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Thursday, August 22, 2002

[ B ]  Tony Winners Cumming & Richardson May Return to Cabaret for TV Taping

[ B ]  Brit Singer McDonald to Star in West End Romeo

[ B ]  Donmar Adds Anarchist & Caligula to Season

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Woodsy Birthday!

[ P ]  Pete Postlethwaite Heads for London Stage

[ P ]  Joe and Betty Return to New York City Dec. 6

[ P ]  Neil Simon's London Suite to Play U.K.'s Gatehouse Theatre

[ TM ]  FringeNYC Roundup #3
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

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[ P ]  Redgrave's Mandrake Root Aims for February, 2003 Off-Broadway Start

[ P ]  Hewes Design Award Nominations Recognize Broadway, Off-Broadway Designers

[ P ]  Donmar Slates Vortex, Anarchist and Caligula for 2002-03

[ P ]  Report: Rockettes and Radio City Reach a $2 Million Buyout Agreement

[ P ]  Washington Mutual Bank Buys Every Available Bway Show Ticket for Nov. 16

How wonderful!

[ P ]  NYC 24-Hour Play Benefit to Feature Stars a-Plenty, Sept. 9

[ B ]  Preview #10: L'Amour from Baz by Ken Mandelbaum

[ B ]  Video: The Boys from Syracuse Opening

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[ P ]  Cast Recording of Movin' Out Due Out on Sony Oct. 15

[ P ]  Seattle's ACT Adds David Shiner, Musical HappyPants! to 2002 Season

[ P ]  La Jolla Playhouse Announces New Building Plans for $36 Million Facility

[ P ]  Christiane Noll Has Roles in The Baker's Wife and Call the Children Home

[ P ]  LuPone, Hearn, Caldwell and Kudisch Headline A Little Night Music Aug. 22-24

[ P ]  The Second A Season of Savings Offers Bway Show Discounts

[ P ]  Dallas Has A Class Act Aug. 22-Sept. 28

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 22

[ ND ]  One Step at a Time by Leonard Post

Rockettes OK contract; but future auditions part of deal

[ NYT ]  Radio City and the Rockettes Reach a Labor Agreement by ROBIN POGREBIN
Radio City Entertainment and the union that represents the Rockettes reached an agreement on Wednesday that allows the traditional Christmas spectacular to go on without a strike.

[ NYT ]  Footlights: 'Noises Off' to Close

[ NYP ]  RAUNCH LAUNCH TO BLISS by DONALD LYONS

SOME shows are schizophrenic - they haven't made up their mind exactly what they want to be.

[ NYP ]  BUFFY'S MUSICAL EPISODE ON CD
A CD soundtrack from last season's much talked-about musical episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is being released next month.

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
Gossip about Barry Manilow and "Harmony" (10th item).

[ LAT ]  Motherly Advice Askew by PHILIP BRANDES
Barbara Bain's gripping performance paces a downbeat 'Failure of Nerve.'

[ BE ]  Tennessee Williams resurfaces at WTF by Jeffrey Borak
"A Distant Country Called Youth," Steve Lawson's judicious adaptation of a series of letters written by a youthful Tennessee Williams, is not billed as a ghost story. But with the Williamstown Theatre Festival's 50th anniversary only two years away and a bright and shiny Tony Award in its trophy case, it is virtually impossible to look at this WTF Main Stage presentation and not feel the festival's past.

[ BS ]  Scary Stories by Jean Schiffman
Actors recall their most fearful moments onstage and on-screen.

[ NJ ]  Center stage by Peter Filichia
A new Alliance

[ B ]  Review: Fringe NYC 2002: Death of Frank

[ TM ]  The Tempest
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

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Wednesday, August 21, 2002

[ B ]  Stars Confirmed for The 24 Hour Plays

[ P ]  Bogart and Mee's bobrauschenbergamerica Gets Regional Bookings in CT and IL

[ P ]  Sony Classical to Release Bombay Dreams CD in U.S., Aug. 27

[ P ]  Manhattan Theatre Club Has Marsha Norman's Last Dance May 2003; Slate Nearly Complete

[ TM ]  FringeNYC Roundup #2
Reviewed By: Brooke Pierce

[ TM ]  Stage Struck Reviewed By: J. Cooper Robb

[ OCR ]  Egan and Richard are sweet and lovely in Laguna by PAUL HODGINS
A couple of charmers lay it on thick but have the talent to overcome their overly cute delivery.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

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[ WSJ ]  Answering The Sondheim Challenge
Could Stephen Sondheim be our modern Mozart? In the second trio of musicals of the Kennedy Center's revelatory "Sondheim Celebration," seen on an August weekend, themes of darkness and light, tragedy and comedy, are twisted together, and songs burst out when speech will no longer serve. Nothing is obvious. The audience leaves the theater disturbed and moved, a more complex result than the easy uplift of the ordinary happy ending.
Thanks to Laurent for the link.

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[ P ]  Goodspeed Musicals' Babes in Arms and Road to Hollywood Each Extend One Week

[ P ]  Boy George to Depart West End's Taboo in September

[ P ]  London's Lion King Roars On

[ P ]  Philip Quast Is Latest Donmar Diva at London Theatre

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Cariou, Radnor, Neuwirth See Brave New World

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Brave New Worlders: Olympia Dukakis and Donna Murphy

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Brave New Worlders: Liev Schreiber and Jonathan Marc Sherman

[ B ]  The Guys to Screen at Toronto Film Fest

[ B ]  Manhattan Theatre Club Welcomes Humble Boy

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[ P ]  Adrian Zmed Replaces Injured Conaway in Same Time, Next Year Tour

[ P ]  MTC Gets "SNL" Actress Gasteyer and London's Humble Boy in 2002-03

[ P ]  Full Cast for Steppenwolf Time of Your Life Announced

[ P ]  Greif to Direct Parks' A at Public; Haring Baby Set for January

[ P ]  Nothing On: Noises Off Will Close Sept. 1

[ P ]  Ticket Lottery Is Coming to Hairspray Dec. 3

[ P ]  Chicago's Michael C. Hall to Open NASDAQ Aug. 22

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Hanging On

[ B ]  Ana Gasteyer Set for MTC's Kimberly Akimbo

[ B ]  Lackawanna Replaces Spring at Long Wharf

[ B ]  Broadway's Noises Off Bows Out September 1

[ B ]  CDs: Five Daughters by Ken Mandelbaum

Christopher Sieber (Into the Woods 2002, Beauty and the Beast, Triumph of Love) has been mentioned as a possibility to replace Steven Weber in the Broadway The Producers.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Readers debate the neccesity of "Momma, Look Sharp," "The Miller's Son," and other beloved (but tangential) show songs.

[ YN ]  Even Beautiful People Get the Blues by Julio Martinez
Review of What I Did for Love by Joe Pintauro in L.A., with Patty McCormick.

[ TB ]  Cabaret Interview: Julie Reyburn by Jonathan Frank

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[ NYP ]  WHO PRODUCES? WHO STARS? A REAL MYSTERY by MICHAEL RIEDEL
GOSSIP, speculation and random thoughts. It isn't a whodunit, it's a who'sgonnagetit: Several producers are vying to revive the late Anthony Shaffer's brilliant cat-and-mouse thriller, "Sleuth."

[ V ]  B'way hangs tough by ROBERT HOFLER
The New York Times just took down its Broadway closing notice.

[ NYT ]  For a Young Actress's Career, a Bouffant Moment in 'Hairspray' by ROBIN POGREBIN
Marissa Jaret Winokur, five feet tall and a Size 11/12, appears relaxed and confident and perfectly comfortable as the leading lady in the new musical "Hairspray."

[ NYT ]  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Great Minds Talk Volumes as Mortality Intervenes by BEN BRANTLEY

"The Coast of Utopia," Tom Stoppard's engrossing and exasperating trilogy of plays, takes the love of a good argument to extremes unknown in the theater since the heyday of George Bernard Shaw.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
If Serial Killers Are All Women, It's the Theater by JONATHAN MANDELL

Serial murder may be mostly a masculine pursuit in the world at large, but at the New York International Fringe Festival this year, all the serial killers are women.

[ DN ]  Funny, revealing script tease by Robert Dominguez
For anyone who ever stayed up late wondering how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck managed to become box-office stars almost overnight - not to mention Oscar-winning screenwriters - the answer just might lie in the charming flight of fantasy "Matt & Ben."

[ DN ]  NFL puts B'way into OT By PATRICIA O'HAIRE
The showdown between Broadway and the National Football League over a Sept. 5 pop concert in Times Square has ended in a tie. The concert, a National Football League promotion backed by Mayor Bloomberg, will run as scheduled from 7-8 p.m. To accommodate it, Broadway shows will be pushed back to 8:30 from the traditional 8 o'clock start.

[ B ]  Video: Hairspray Opening

[ BS ]  Chita Rivera by Les Spindle

One of a Kind

[ BS ]  The State of West Coast Stage By Jean Schiffman
Though hit by the aftermath of 9/11 and the dot-com fallout, theatre actors are surviving and in some cases thriving.

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Nicky Silver
The tart and funny playwright Nicky Silver is now a Broadway librettist with his book for the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Boys From Syracuse. The zippy George Abbott-Rodgers-and-Hart romp, drawn from The Comedy of Errors, sports a Silver lining, meaning Abbott is axed and wickedness rules.

[ P ]  Goodman and Northlight Present Chicago Premiere of The Guys, Sept. 10-14

[ P ]  Penny Fuller Is Amanda in Charlotte Rep's Glass Menagerie, Sept. 7-29

[ P ]  Stage Holding to Bring Titanic and Mamma Mia! to Germany

[ P ]  CT's Long Wharf Loses Polish Joke, Gains Premiere Sixteen Wounded

[ P ]  New Equity Theatre Takes Root in Oklahoma City in 2002-03; Season Begins With Phantom Ladies

[ P ]  Miramax Launches 'Chicago' Website

[ P ]  Glover, DuPree and 'da Noise Return in Atlanta Aug. 21; National Tour Follows

[ P ]  Davis Gaines Is San Francisco's Connecticut Yankee Aug. 21-25

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 21

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: August 12-18

[ P ]  Faith Meets Flesh in New Gay Comedy, Baptizing Adam, Off-Bway, Aug. 22-Sept. 12

[ CST ]  Farewell to a magical theater BY HEDY WEISS

THREE TO REMEMBER: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF JANE ADDAMS HULL HOUSE THEATER

[ TS ]  Extraordinary actors lift Frankie And Johnny by Richard Ouzounian

[ * ]  "Nero Wolfe" cancelled

Sad news. Not only was "Nero Wolfe" a terrific show - the closest an American detective series has come to the quality of Britain's "Poirot" and "Sherlock Holmes" series - but it was a great showcase for Broadway actors like Debra Monk, Marian Seldes, James Tolkan and Ron Rifkin. Each of them played many roles in the show's repertory company, and they all looked like they were having a blast. (And when's the last time you saw a tv series with its own repertory company?)

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Tuesday, August 20, 2002

[ * ]  XM Radio Interviews FRINGE Stars
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[ P ]  Edie Falco and Stanley Tucci Appear on "The Charlie Rose Show" Aug. 20

[ P ]  Broadway Shows to Have 8:30 PM Curtain Sept. 5; tkts Booth Extends Hours

[ P ]  Kids Week in the West End Set for Aug. 23-30

[ P ]  Attwell to Replace Jackson in London's Woman Who Cooked Her Husband

[ P ]  National Tour of Rent Resumes Aug. 26, Starting in Ft. Lauderdale

[ P ]  West End Vagina Monologues to Tour U.K.

[ P ]  Reza's Life x 3 to Play London's Savoy in Sept.

[ P ]  Bourne's Play Without Words Begins Previews at London's National

[ B ]  Pacific Overtures Travels from Chicago to Donmar

[ B ]  The Donmar Warehouse Readies The Vortex

[ B ]  Off-Broadway's Donkey Show Celebrates Third Anniversary

[ VV ]  US AGAINST WHO? by Michael Feingold

Hairspray; The Boys From Syracuse

[ VV ]  DEVIANTS AND DAMONS by Alexis Soloski
Slurry With the Fringe on

[ BR ]  A grand old mix of Shakespeare and campy Broadway by BOB GROVES
But is it good enough to compete with the Big Event shows and Big Stars playing elsewhere about town? Taken on its own modest terms, why not?
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

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Noises, Off. 9/1/02
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[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Boys Take a Bow

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Our Madam: Erin Dilly and Jackee Harry

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Visiting Syracuse: Rob Marshall, Kristin Chenoweth

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Visiting Syracuse: Patrick Wilson, Christian Borle, Sutton Foster

[ P ]  Judy Kaye to Join Salute to New York City at Hollywood Bowl, Aug. 30-Sept. 1

[ TB ]  The House of Bernarda Alba
Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter

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[ B ]  Aaron Eckhart in Talks to Star in The Mercy Seat

[ B ]  Broadway Shows to Honor Memory of September 11

[ B ]  The Sound of Music Eyes a Return to the West End

[ B ]  Grease is the Word in London

[ B ]  Preview #9: To Stokes His Dulcinea by Ken Mandelbaum

[ P ]  Complete Casting Announced for Michael Crawford Dance of the Vampires

[ P ]  Boys From Syracuse Star Dokuchitz Sings for His Supper on "Radio Playbill," Aug. 20-25

[ TM ]  Follow Spot

After baring his bod in three shows, actor Vince Gatton keeps it all on in Baptizing Adam.

[ TM ]  Cabaret Notes
Rudetsky! Kendall! Stark! Three great nights with three outstanding talents.

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[ NYT ]  Theater Feels a Boost, Uptown and Down by ROBIN POGREBIN
Just as producers girded themselves for the worst after Sept. 11 only to see Broadway set attendance records, the last two weeks have showed a similar resilience.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE BIZARRO BOLOGNA SHOW'
Swashbuckling Satirist Takes the Stage With His Pen at the Ready by D. J. R. BRUCKNER

This one-man show has more characters than all but a few of the scores of entrants in the New York International Fringe Festival, and more laughs than most.

[ NYT ]  Jeff Corey, Character Actor and Acting Instructor, 88, Is Dead by DOUGLAS MARTIN
Jeff Corey, a character actor who was barred from his field in the 1950's because of a past association with the Communist Party, also taught the craft to Carol Burnett, Jack Nicholson and James Dean.

[ DN ]  Play at the plate & he's 'Out' by ELLEN TUMPOSKY
When Mets catcher Mike Piazza held a press conference in May to tell the world he was - and is - straight, playwright Richard Greenberg had the strange sense that reality was catching up with his imagination. His play, "Take Me Out," then in rehearsals at the Public Theater, is about a New York baseball superstar who holds a press conference about his sexual orientation.

[ DN ]   Skit wit delivers a winner, though title's unfit to print by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
"Starf*****s" boasts the most outrageous title of the nearly 200 offerings at this year's New York International Fringe Festival, but no outrage is needed to sell this consistently funny one-man show by John Kuntz.

[ DN ]  News Beat
Season of Savings theater discount program gets another run, 'Rappaport' won't close, for now, and Debbie does Off-Broadway.

[ B ]  Photo Op: The Boys from Syracuse Opening

[ USA ]  Happy opening, 'Boys': First night on Broadway

We've followed the cast meetings, the rehearsals, the last-minute changes, as the musical revival The Boys From Syracuse has prepared for its debut. Now, in the final installment of her Behind the Musical series, Elysa Gardner takes the show up to its big moment: opening night on Broadway.

[ NYMAG ]  Shake It Up, Baby by Jeremy Gerard
Harvey Fierstein's back on Broadway in Hairspray, a big fat wet kiss of a show, and all's right with the world; the Roundabout spruces up The Boys From Syracuse -- but why?

[ BS ]  The Right Spirit by Lori Talley
Phylicia Rashad is poised, thoughtful, and strong. She had to be to get this far.

[ BG ]  An actor lost and found; a Celtic's bliss; a nightclub in controversy by Carol Beggy and Stephanie Stoughton
At Saturday afternoon's matinee for ''The Foreigner'' at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, executive director Kate Maguire found herself making a unique announcement: that the 3 p.m. show was canceled because actor Peter Scolari was missing.

[ ND ]  The Gospel of 3027 by Peter Goodman
Gateway's 'Superstar' uses familiar words, new flavors

[ ND ]  Starring on Broadway: Show Discounts
More than 20 Broadway shows will offer advance discounted tickets through the second "A Season of Savings" program co-sponsored by the the League of American Theatres and Producers and the Empire State Development Corp., which is underwriting the program.

[ USA ]  'Tommy' tattles in Alan Cumming's literary debut by Kelly Carter
As if being a Broadway star, screenwriter, director, film and television actor, producer, singer and model isn't enough, Alan Cumming now adds novelist to his hefty r�sum�. "Mix and match," the pixielike Cumming says.

[ WP ]  Backstage: Reshuffling Is in the Cards by Jane Horwitz
With Attendance Down, Source Delays the Start of Its Season and Makes Room for Others

[ P ]  Snook Is Benedick to Ziemba's Beatrice at Hartford Stage, Sept. 6-Oct. 6

[ P ]  Christopher Plummer Ascends to King Lear at Stratford Festival, Aug. 20-Nov. 6

[ P ]  Off-Broadway's The Donkey Show Enters Fourth Year

[ P ]  Schedule of Upcoming Broadway Shows

[ P ]  San Fran's ACT Puts Single Tix on Sale Aug. 25; Urinetown Sale Date Is Feb. 2, 2003

[ P ]  Gatsby Continues on in Hollywood Through Sept. 14

[ P ]  Little Mary Sunshine Gets More NYC Readings As She Reaches for Bway

[ P ]  Jason Biggs Returns to The Graduate Aug. 20

[ P ]  Guirgus and Hoffman's Our Lady Begins Performances Off-Broadway, Aug. 20

[ P ]  Jerry Herman's The Grand Tour Arrives on CD Aug. 20

[ P ]  Linn-Baker and Goede Are Frog and Toad in MN Musical Aug. 20, Transfers to NYC Nov. 15

[ P ]  Atkinson, Rae and Ripley to Star in Off-Broadway's Monologues, Aug. 20-Sept. 29

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 20

[ TB ]  The Tale of the Allergist�s Wife and Mountain Days: the John Muir Musical

San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema

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Monday, August 19, 2002

[ P ]  Babes-Free Skinner and Monty-Less De Shields Star in Let Me Sing in NJ and NC

[ B ]  Complete Casting Announced for Imaginary Friends


Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links!

[ NYER ]  SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO by HILTON ALS
A New Age Harlem.

[ NYER ]  THE BOARDS
HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDAH by Lillian Ross

Box-office is down on Broadway, but the most cheerful and high-spirited theatrical producer in town last week was Camp Broadway, yielding three musicals�"Oklahoma!," "State Fair," and "On the Town"�plus a number of perks. The performers, rehearsing at Chelsea Studios during five overpacked days, were a hundred and forty-eight kids between the ages of ten and seventeen.

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[ P ]  Broadway-Bound Imaginary Friends Completes Casting; Adds Pitoniak, Marx, Ojeda

[ P ]  London's The Play What I Wrote to Hit Broadway in March 2003

[ P ]  Some Broadway Shows to Have 8:30 PM Curtain on Sept. 5

[ P ]  Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at Center of Tomorrow La Scala! Dispute

[ P ]  Sacramento Music Circus Folds Up Big Top After Paint Your Wagon Aug. 19-25

[ P ]  From Rhoda to Marjorie

Actress Valerie Harper � of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'Rhoda' fame � returns to the stage in the national tour of Charles Busch's The Tale of the Allergist's Wife.

[ B ]  Reza's Life x 3 to Return to the West End

[ B ]  Alexander, Braxton & Patton to Star in Little Ham

[ B ]  Leah Hocking Joins Cast of Dance of the Vampires

[ B ]  CDs: The Nicest Kids in Town by Ken Mandelbaum

[ TB ]  Spotlight On Justin Bohan by Ed Feldman

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[ P ]  Quast Joins Divas at London's Donmar Warehouse

[ P ]  U.K.'s National Theatre Presents The Associate

[ P ]  Grease Heading for London's Victoria Palace Theatre

[ P ]  "NYPD"'s Lawrence, "Sex and the City"'s Garson Star in Geffen's Blue Sky Sept. 10

[ P ]  Les Miz Is a Hit All Over Again at High Schools in the U.S.

[ P ]  Chicago Pacific Overtures to Transfer to London's Donmar Warehouse

[ B ]  Cast Announced for The Butter and Egg Man

[ TM ]  The Boys From Syracuse
Reviewed By: Marc Miller

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[ V ]  Cult tuner pitches camp on Broadway
'Hairspray' generates buzz, 'Producers' comparison

"Hairspray" director Jack O'Brien made the distinction at the Roseland party: "This is the other musical. 'The Producers' is a show business story. 'Hairspray' is for everybody else. Who can't relate to the fat little girl who achieves her dream?" "Hairspray" may be set in Baltimore, but Des Moines will understand.
Thanks to Feathah on All That Chat for the link!
There are a few articles in Variety that I am trying to post, unfortunately I'm not having much luck at the moment.



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[ B ]  I'm Not Rappaport Survives Despite Closing Notice
I'm Not Rappaport will live to play another week. Producers of the revival have taken down the provisional closing notice they posted last August 13.

[ B ]  Critics Check Out The Boys from Syracuse

[ YN ]  Review: 'Boys From Syracuse' Fizzles by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ P ]  O'Donnell Will Bring Boy George's Taboo to Broadway

[ P ]  Sandy Duncan to Read Blue Aug. 19 at Actors Playground

[ P ]  Richard Jay-Alexander to Direct New David Sexton Play in Miami

[ P ]  Betty Buckley's "The Doorway" to Be Released in Fall

[ TM ]  Summer Stars

David Finkle reviews some of the film and TV actors who have come to Broadway as replacments in long-running shows.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia reacts to word that Arthur Laurents is rewriting the book of his Tony-winning flop musical Hallelujah, Baby!

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[ ND ]  Decades Later, 'Boys' Are Back in Town by Linda Winer
The wonderful Erin Dilly has the comic timing of Madeline Kahn and the voice of a Disney heroine as Luciana...
And the heart of an angel. Go Erin!

[ TB ]  The Boys From Syracuse Review by Matthew Murray

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE'
No Sobs, No Sorrows, No Sighs by BEN BRANTLEY

The latest incarnation the Rodgers and Hart classic exudes a listlessness that feels all too appropriate to the energy-sapping days of late summer in the city.

[ DN ]  Rewrite this comedy? Now that's a tragedy! by Howard Kissel
I have four recordings of Rodgers and Hart's "The Boys From Syracuse," one of which (along with Herbert von Karajan's recording of Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte") has always been on my list of desert island disks. I mention this to show how much I love the musical's score, which explains why I found the Roundabout's revival so disheartening.

[ NYP ]  TWO-BIT TOWN by CLIVE BARNES
NO Rodgers and Hart musical can be half-bad - but the Roundabout Theatre's production of "The Boys From Syracuse," which opened last night, pushes its luck.

[ NJ ]  Twin peaks BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Sleeker 'Boys From Syracuse' returns to Broadway

[ B ]  The Boys from Syracuse Review by Ken Mandelbaum

[ NYT ]  Nothing to Prove, George Wolfe Is Liberated by ROBIN POGREBIN
With three accomplished productions, George C. Wolfe, producer of the Public Theater, is having one of the strongest artistic seasons of his career.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'FIVE FROZEN EMBRYOS'; 'THE SLEEPERS'
Rapid-Fire Conception About, Well, Conception by WILBORN HAMPTON

The best thing that can be said about this double bill being presented at the New York Fringe Festival, is that together they run only 40 minutes.

[ TS ]  Hairspray grabs high energy hold of Manhattan by Richard Ouzounian
Musical of John Waters film dazzles critics

[ BSUN ]  Broadway balm helps heal wounds of segregation by Michael Olesker
During Hairspray's intermission, I bump into two guys from Baltimore who used to dance on the old Buddy Deane TV show.

[ LAT ]  This Isn't Your Cup of Tea? By DIANE HAITHMAN
Marcel Marceau's popularity aside, many persist in seeing mime as a most unspeakable act.

[ LAT ]  What's Not Happening at the Pavilion BY MIKE BOEHM
With Disney Hall opening soon, the Music Center struggles with its fledgling role as impresario.

[ ND ]  'Our Town,' the All-American Play by Michael Bracken
Less is more.
Thornton Wilder knew this when he wrote "Our Town" in 1938. Jack Hofsiss, director of the Bay Street Theatre production that opened Saturday night, only occasionally forgets it. And Pat Hingle has known it his entire career.

[ ND ]  Does He Like Her? by Robert Kahn
Edward Albee is a tad worried about Oscar winner Sally Field, who's joining the cast of his Tony-winning play "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?"
"She's a good actress, but I'd never seen her on stage," Albee said at the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival's annual summer benefit in Montauk.

[ P ]  R&B Musical, From My Hometown, Heads to NYC This Fall

[ P ]  Flower Drum Song Box Office Opens Aug. 19

[ P ]  NYC's New Victory 2002-2003 Season Features Musical Frog and Toad, Thwack! Snow White

[ P ]  Conlee, Halston, McGrath Set for Atlantic's Butter and Egg Man

[ P ]  Alice Ripley to Return to Joe's Pub Aug. 27

[ P ]  Susan Egan and Lisa Richard Sing at Laguna Playhouse Aug. 19

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 19

[ P ]  Rappaport Lives to Bench-Sit Another Day on Broadway

[ TB ]  Neil Berg's "100 Years of Broadway" at Lenape
Philadelphia Review by Pati Buehler

[ TB ]  Martin Lass, Second Fiddle to No One
Interview by Pati Buehler

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Sunday, August 18, 2002

[ NW ]  �Hairspray� Hits Broadway �
What a makeover! John Waters�s camp classic about teen angst is now a big, beautiful bouffant of a musical

Thanks to Craig on All That Chat for the link!

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[ ND ]  QUEENS Diary
Oh, What a Beautiful Story by Merle English

How 'Oklahoma!' came to mark turning points in a couple's lives
Wow.

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[ TEL ]  Hollywood couple face critics after mauling on Fringe by Tom Peterkin
But by the time Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins appeared to talk about The Guys, a tribute to the New York firemen who died in the Twin Towers, it was not to the acclaim that might be expected, given the subject matter and the emotional treatment.

[ ND ]  Fast Chat: Jane Curtin

[ NYT ]  Those Twins Return in a Not Quite Identical Comedy by SYLVIANE GOLD

In a new "Boys From Syracuse," the book's been tweaked but the mix-ups are the same.

[ NYT ]  From a Gay Role on TV to a Lothario Onstage by ROBIN POGREBIN
Michael C. Hall, of HBO's "Six Feet Under," joins "Chicago" for six weeks, playing opposite his new wife, Amy Spanger.

[ NYT ]  Sondheim Has His Shrine, and It's Not on Broadway by JOHN ROCKWELL
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington became a pilgrimage site this summer for those who love the works of Stephen Sondheim.

[ NYT ]  Peter Matz, 73, Arranger and Composer for Streisand and Others, Dies by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peter Matz was an Emmy- and Grammy-winning arranger, conductor and composer who worked with stars like Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach and Carol Burnett.

[ NYP ]  OUT OF THE PARK by MICHAEL GILTZ
How soon before a baseball star comes out of the closet? "You know it's going to happen," predicted playwright Richard Greenberg, whose hit comic drama, "Take Me Out," is about a gay baseball player on a mythical New York team who outs himself. "I bet a big, famous retired person will come out."

[ NYP ]  BRIT'S 'BANG' AND 'BOMBAY' TO B'WAY by CLIVE BARNES
For New York theatergoers, a visit to the London scene is a bit of a guessing game.Which new London musicals are likely to hit Broadway next season or the season after?

[ NYP ]  WHAT I WATCH by GEORGETT ROBERTS
TOM WOPAT, Actor, "42nd Street"

[ CST ]  Alum of Second City gets her dander up about 'Hairspray' BY MISHA DAVENPORT
In Jackie Hoffman's case, the old adage about there being no small roles and only small actors is a bit of a misnomer.

[ INQ ]  Big hair, big ambitions, and a big social issue in Broadway's 'Hairspray' by Howard Shapiro
Hairspray just sticks to you. It's loaded with original tunes you can actually sing. It depicts and projects a '60s sensibility - screwy, a little naive, and pivotal. It's an old-fashioned musical; no zillion people sing in staccato about how they all just got off the train, in a burst of poignant urbanity. In Hairspray, people sing about cooties. (Stop scratching.)

[ BE ]  Painful life lessons are taught in a school 'Without Walls' by Jeffrey Borak
There aren't many actors out there you can count on to deliver the goods every time out: Joe Morton is one of a handful.
Right now, he is delivering the goods as a popular high school drama teacher in Alfred Uhry's "Without Walls" on the Nikos Stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

[ BG ]  Early bloomer by Catherine Foster
Nancy E. Carroll's acting shows a maturity beyond her years

[ P ]  Talk Show Watch: Hairspray on 'Weekend Today', Kristin Chenoweth on 'Rosie'

[ P ]  DeVito Glengarry to Begin Previews on Broadway Jan. 7, 2003

[ P ]  U.K. Company Presents Sleepless Nights Sept. 17-Oct. 5

[ P ]  Eric Grode's STAGE TO SCREEN: A Fall Preview of Theatre-Related Films

[ P ]  Lee, Lipton and Manzano Bid Monologues Bye Bye Aug. 18

[ P ]  Dromio, Dromio: Roundabout Opens Revised Boys from Syracuse Aug. 18

[ P ]  Cerveris Offers Free D.C. Concert Aug. 18; Kuhn, Ripley Concerts Available On-line

[ P ]  Andr� De Shields to Perform One-man Tribute to Louis Armstrong Aug. 18

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 18

[ TM ]  Post Critic to Present Invitational NYC Theater Festival by: Brooke Pierce

[ NYT ]  Corrections

Two Arts & Leisure corrections from last Sunday, re: Arthur Miller and Edie Falco.

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links:

[ PPG ]  Chicago nurtures reputation for quality stage productions By Christopher Rawson
The second city of theater

[ ST ]  'Hairspray' wows 'em in Big Apple by Misha Berson
"Hairspray" proved a hit for the 5th Avenue Theatre and a source of local pride as the first big-deal tuner to leap directly from Seattle to Broadway. But the question remained: Would our taste in shows carry over to New York?

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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]

This list is compiled from various sources. If you have corrections to the Broadway Season, please contact us.

 
   


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