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Saturday, September 14, 2002
[ NYT ] Brustein's Successor Takes Experimental Path by WILLIAM H. HONAN
Robert Woodruff, the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, has chosen an experimental theater piece to signal an evolution under his leadership.
[ CST ] Life of the 'Party' BY MARY HOULIHAN
Interview with Michael John LaChiusa.
[ BS ] 2002-03 Broadway Preview News on More than 100 Shows (Part 2 of 2)
As anyone involved in theatre can tell you, nothing is for certain. Here's a rundown of all the shows in various stages of preparation that may or may not make it to the Great White Way in the seasons ahead.
Is there anything missing from this list? There's some shows here even I haven't heard about.
[ DN ] PBS salutes Samuel Beckett by Kay Gardella
WNET/Ch. 13's "Stage on Screen" series tomorrow night at 10 celebrates Samuel Beckett with seven short works - presided over by Jeremy Irons - from the "Beckett on Film Project."
[ DN ] Girl's for sale but we're not buying it by Robert Dominguez
"The Twilight Zone" meets "Yo! MTV Raps" in "Faster," a heavy-handed, hip-hop-tinged drama about the abduction and pending sale of a little girl.
[ LAT ] He's Staging the Revolt by SCOTT TIMBERG
UCLA's first International Theatre Festival sought bold, revolutionary work. Not the kind that tells familiar stories. Or even tells stories at all.
[ LAT ] A Young Gun Yearning to Move Forward by JAN BRESLAUER
Wary of being categorized, Brit David Eldridge sees an L.A. production as an important step
[ LAT ] Listening to the Voices of America's Workers By MIKE BOEHM
Joan Holden, who established her political voice with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, makes "Nickel and Dimed" a labor of love.
[ TS ] All dressed up, with nowhere to go by Richard Ouzounian
"Clothes make the man" should be Arturo Brachetti's mantra.
[ BE ] A battle of unequals at Hartford Stage by Jeffrey Borak
The real flower in this garden is Zi�mba's luminous Beatrice, a shrewd, insightful, smart woman who deserves much better than Dan Snook's Benedick, a fly boy who pushes the notion of devil-may-care into puerile immaturity. In the witty serve-and-volleying that goes on between them, Benedick clearly is outmatched.
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Lindstrom, Rossellini Share a Roman Night
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Barchiesi Brings Roman Nights to Life
[ P ] Douglas and Freeman Star in George Street 2002-03 Season Opener, A Night in Tunisia
[ P ] High Flying Adored: LuPone and Patinkin Offer Theatre Duets Sept. 14 in TX
[ P ] Tickets to La Boheme on Sale Sept. 15
[ P ] West End Mamma Mia! Extends � Again
[ P ] Wesley Naylor, Composer of Mama, I Want to Sing, Dead at 44
[ P ] Rolf Fjelde, Famed Ibsen Translator, Dead at 76
[ P ] New Off-Broadway Space Opens Sept. 30
[ P ] Joel Grey Hosts Larry Hagman Benefit for L.A.'s Rubicon Theatre Sept. 14
[ P ] Millie's Ralph, Island's LaChanze, Dixon Sing "Black 2: Broadway," Sept. 30 in NYC
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 14
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Friday, September 13, 2002
[ INQ ] Modest musical, done with verve by Desmond Ryan
She Loves Me is a wispy musical whose modest charms are given a spirited advocacy in the Walnut Street Theatre production directed by James Brennan.
This is an excellent production; even my eleven-year-old niece liked it! It's probably the best-cast show I've seen at the Walnut, with wonderful performances from Brigid Brady, Linda Romoff and Larry Raiken.
[ P ] Casting Is Complete for Off-Broadway's The Exonerated; Adds Gilbert
[ P ] Casting Set for Musical Marty to Premiere at Boston's Huntington Theatre, Oct. 18-Nov. 24
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Sept. 7-Sept. 13: September Song
[ B ] The Rat Pack to Play the West End
[ TM ] Roman Nights Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ NJ ] Graceful new theater houses awkward new production BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
As the theater season really gets under way, let us remember George Bernard Shaw's words: "Hell is paved with good intentions, not with bad ones."
A painful production in point is "Roman Nights," which opened yesterday at the spanking new DR2 Theatre right off Union Square.
[ NJ ] Newark theater arriving with 'Miss Daisy' BY PETER FILICHIA
Ten years ago this month, Kabu-Okai Davies, an immigrant from Ghana, had the idea of starting a Newark-based theater and film company that would focus on African-American works.
[ OCR ] 'Amy's View' richly ambiguous by ERIC MARCHESE
In Long Beach, Carol Lawrence and Susan Egan star in an Albee-like meditation on media and the arts.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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[ P ] Britart Duo Takes to the Stage in U.K.
[ P ] New Chichester Director Takes On Opera
[ P ] McKinley to Pen New York Times Theatre Column�For Now
[ P ] Atlantic Eggs on Conlee and Company in Kaufman Play; Opening is Oct. 2
[ B ] Hewes Design Awards Announced
[ B ] Tony Award Winner Cliff Gorman Dead at 65
[ B ] Frances McDormand Headlines Far and Away
[ TM ] Tunes and Tomes
Bombay Dreams is flashy, melodic, and insubstantial; Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't write it, but he may as well have.
Theatermania's second Bombay Dreams-bashing article of the day.
[ TM ] A Closer Look at...San Francisco
Lex Lonehood surveys the theatrical landscape in the City by the Bay.
[ TB ] What's New on the Rialto: Overtures at The Lark by Nancy Rosati
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[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
AS IF the excitement of airing the first HBO episode of the new season of "The Sopranos" this Sunday isn't enough, Lorraine Bracco has even more exciting news on the horizon. The Academy Award-nominated actress will take over the plum role of Mrs. Robinson in the Broadway production of "The Graduate" when Kathleen Turner ends her celebrated run on Nov. 17.
[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS
KIM Hunter left us yesterday. With her went an era. A dozen years before "The Producers" opened, Broadway's great star planned to come in with the musical "Jokers."
Second item.
[ P ] DIVA TALK: Hairspray on CD, Gypsy Thoughts PLUS Buckley & Minnelli Discs
[ P ] Daldry to Direct Frances McDormand in NYTW, Nov. 1-Dec. 22
[ P ] Gallo, Hilferty Win 2002 Hewes Design Awards
[ P ] Rolf Fjelde, Famed Ibsen Translator, Is Dead at 76
[ P ] "Theater Talk" Spotlights Artist Al Hirschfeld Sept. 13
[ P ] Report: "Sopranos" Emmy Nominee Joins Broadway's Graduate in November
[ P ] Cliff Gorman, Broadway's Lenny, Is Dead at 65
[ B ] Preview #16: Other Events by Ken Mandelbaum
[ B ] Lorraine Bracco to Star as the Next Mrs. Robinson
[ B ] First Person: How Faster Got Going by Adam Rapp
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
Stacey Kent skims through the great American songbook at the Oak Room.
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[ TM ] Two Hits and a Bomb(ay Dreams) by Peter Filichia
In London, Filichia loves him some Shakespeare but finds Bombay Dreams to be a nightmare.
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[ V ] McDormand goes 'Far Away' for legiter by ROBERT HOFLER
Daldry prod'n based on London original of Churchill's fable
[ V ] 'Carnivale' drops date by ROBERT HOFLER
For the second time, Radio City Entertainment has suspended production on its "Carnivale" stage show.
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Mountains of Mourning, Vistas of Better Days by BRUCE WEBER
Tina Howe's "Disorderly Conduct" provided a fitting conclusion to "Brave New World," the four programs offered at Town Hall to commemorate the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'BARRIERS'
Muslims Feeling Dagger Eyes by BRUCE WEBER
"Barriers," a new play by Rehana Mirza, at Here in the South Village, is about the post-Sept. 11 misery of one American Muslim family.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ESTROGENIUS 2002'
That Potent Hormone Brings Lots of Trouble by ANITA GATES
For the most part, Estrogenius 2002, a monthlong festival at Manhattan Theater Source, lives up to its billing as a celebration of women's work.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ROMAN NIGHTS'
Love at First Sight and After Decades by NEIL GENZLINGER
"Roman Nights," a new play about Tennessee Williams and his friendship with the Italian actress Anna Magnani, is merely interesting rather than startling.
[ B ] Roman Nights Review by William Stevenson
[ LAT ] Two Backstage Views of Tennessee Williams and His Demons by DARYL H. MILLER
Tennessee Williams called them his "blue devils"--bouts of anxiety or depression that could make him nearly suicidal. They shattered his life but fueled his art.
[ NYT ] Cliff Gorman, Portrayer of Lenny Bruce on Broadway, Dies at 65
Cliff Gorman, a stage, film and television actor, won won a Tony Award for his dynamic portrayal of Lenny Bruce in the Broadway play "Lenny."
[ NYT ] Wesley Naylor, Composer, Dies at 44 by JESSE McKINLEY
Wesley Naylor was a creator and composer of the long-running gospel musical "Mama, I Want to Sing" as well as two sequels.
[ NYT ] Rolf Fjelde, a Translator and Champion of Ibsen Plays, 76, Dies by MEL GUSSOW
Rolf Fjelde was a teacher, poet and playwright, but he was best known for his work as one of the leading translators of Ibsen's plays into English.
[ DN ] Lines learned by heart by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
From a social standpoint, the dozens of actors who volunteered their services for "Brave New World: American Theater Responds to 9/11" should be commended for their selfless spirit.
[ DN ] Touch of poet on day of drama by Howard Kissel
Quite by chance Wednesday morning, I came into the Engelhardt Court of the Metropolitan Museum of Art while actors Christopher Cartmill and Michelle Hurst were reading poetry as part of the Met's commemoration
[ ND ] A Year After, Sincere and Raw by Gordon Cox
Works in progress look at the 9/11 world
[ ND ] Play Loses Its Promise In Catching the Devil by Gordon Cox
Before it all goes to the devil - literally - there's some real promise onstage in the Rattlestick Theatre's production of "Faster."
[ BG ] Troupe's new spin helps audience fall for old tale of love by Ed Siegel
When Nicholas Martin directs, there is one constant. Whether the material is musical comedy, Irish tragedy, or postmodern black humor, the actors all seem to be having a blast.
[ BH ] Huntington cast takes romp through 'Country' by Terry Byrne
Ah, those moody Russians.
[ B ] Sara Gilbert Joins Cast of Off-B'way's Exonerated
[ B ] Photo Op: New Saigon Lands at Paper Mill
[ P ] Irish Rep's Bailegangaire Delays to Oct. 1 as Donnelly Replaces Wright
[ P ] Noise/Funk Extends in Atlanta to Oct. 5
[ P ] Sleepless Nights Plays England's Rose and Crown
[ P ] Berkeley's Aurora Examines The Shape of Things Sept. 13-Oct. 20
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 13
[ BS ] 2002-03 Broadway Preview - News on More than 100 Shows (Part 1 of 2)
After Sept. 11, it was feared that the industry might never recover from tumbling box offices and a lessening tourist market. Though there was a scary period and we still haven't seen the end of it, there is reason for hope.
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[ NYP ] STARS 'MERRILY' REPRISE THEIR ROLES By BARBARA HOFFMAN
SONDHEIM fans, rejoice: "Merrily We Roll Along" will roll again - albeit for one night only - with its original cast.
[ P ] Sylvia's Back: Field, Irwin Get Albee's Goat, Beginning Sept. 13
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Leaving Chicago: All Hall Cares About Is Love
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Leaving Chicago: Roxie Gets Herself Two Boys
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Pope of Chicago
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
[ HC ] Symphony Reprises Hartford Stage Slogan by FRANK RIZZO
We hear Tony award-winner Randy Graff (Broadway's "City of Angels") may be joining Robert LuPone ("A Chorus Line"), Michael Countryman (New York's "House" and "Garden") and Brian Murray (Tony nominated for "The Crucible") in the cast of the world premiere of Alfred Uhry's "Edgardo Mine" at Hartford Stage. Also cast is Spencer Kayden, better known as "Little Sally" in the musical "Urinetown," for which she received a Tony nomination.
[ HC ] `Much Ado' Struggles For Life by MALCOLM JOHNSON
At the end of "Much Ado About Nothing," Karen Zi�mba shakes a leg in a flick-kicky way that proclaims her status as one of the Broadway musicals' great dancing queens.
But throughout, Zi�mba's Beatrice uses her vivacious grace, her inner wit, her sparkly and knowing eyes to animate a production that is often sorely in need of life, especially before intermission.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the links above!
[ P ] Da Vinci and Machiavelli Meet in Daedalus, Sept. 12-Nov. 3
[ P ] Beauty and the Beast's Sigler on "Caroline Rhea Show" Sept. 13
[ B ] National Theatre Announces Autumn Season
[ TM ] Kim Hunter, Broadway and Hollywood's Stella DuBois, Dies at 79 by: Michael Buckley
Includes excerpts from Buckley's 1986 interview with her.
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[ P ] Sleepless Nights Plays England's Rose and Crown
[ P ] Barbra Streisand Act at U.K.'s Arts Theatre Oct. 7-12
[ P ] Ricki Lake Show Roots on Hairspray-Related Show Sept. 16
[ P ] London's National Theatre Announces New Season of Plays; Sondheim Featured
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Broadway Honors 9-11 Victims With Vigil
[ P ] Kim Hunter, Stage Great and Original Stella, Is Dead at 79
[ P ] Broadway May Have 7 PM Curtain Times on Tuesdays This Winter
[ P ] Encores! to Present House of Flowers, New Moon and No Strings in 2003
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Producers Tour: Another Openin', Another Door
[ P ] DRG Releases Out-of-Print Live Barbara Cook Recording on CD
[ P ] Report: Donmar Discontinues Divas Series
[ P ] Talk Show Watch: Hairspray on 'Today' and 'Ricki Lake', Millie on 'Early Show'
[ B ] Encores! to Present Flowers, Moon and Strings
[ B ] Producers Plan 7pm Curtain for Tuesdays
[ B ] Theater Legend Kim Hunter Dead at 79
[ B ] CDs: Rodgers' Final Score by Ken Mandelbaum
I REMEMBER MAMA (JAY)
[ TB ] Anthems: Culture Clash in the District, plus an interview with author Charles Randolph-Wright
Washington Review by Tracy Lyon
[ TB ] Godspell
Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain
[ NY ] The Lives Left Behind
Includes a profile of LaChanze.
Thanks to Drum1870 on All That Chat for the link.
[ CP ] Q&A: David Zippel by Steve Cohen
[ CP ] Fringe, Interrupted by Debra Auspitz
A Fringe hoax causes a stir at this year's festival.
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[ V ] 'TUESDAYS AT 7' COMES TO B'WAY
Disney, Dodger Theatricals and Cameron Mackintosh are looking to establish a new curtain time of 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights this winter.
[ V ] ECKHART CONFIRMED FOR 'MERCY'
Aaron Eckhart will join Sigourney Weaver in "The Mercy Seat." The Neil LaBute play opens MCC's season on Dec. 18 at the Acorn Theater, a new Off Broadway venue on West 42nd Street.
[ ND ] 'Our Town' in Midtown? by Gordon Cox
There's room at the Booth for Newman and the Westport revival
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'KING LEAR'
Every Inch a King, Every Moment a Revelation by BEN BRANTLEY
Jonathan Miller's involving interpretation of Sahkespeare's "King Lear," the centerpiece of the Stratford Festival's 50th season, makes nothingness an intimate experience.
[ NYT ] Zurich Theater Director Becomes a Public Issue by ALAN RIDING
The Marthaler affair has become the talk of artistic circles in much of Europe, with those natural enemies, money and artistic freedom, at the center of the debate.
[ NYT ] Kim Hunter, 79, Actress Lauded in 'Streetcar,' Is Dead by RICK LYMAN
Kim Hunter's eclectic 60-year career included an Oscar, two Emmy nominations and a Broadway triumph with her portrayal of Stella in the legendary 1947 debut of "A Streetcar Named Desire."
[ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | CHRISTINE EBERSOLE
Sailing Gleefully Into the Wild Blue Yonder by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Christine Ebersole is one of those innately gifted performers hard-wired to convey the kind of madcap exuberance that spreads like electricity through an audience.
[ DN ] Bright lights- and darkness By PATRICIA O'HAIRE, AMY DiLUNA and LANCE GOULD
On Sept. 13, 2001, Broadway united in a show of resilience by taking to the stage in the aftermath of catastrophe.
Yesterday, the theatrical community found many ways to mark the anniversary.
[ DN ] Some light hearts lift a heavy subject by Robert Dominguez
Finding humor in Sept. 11 would seem inappropriate just a year later, especially with the memorials going on this week.
But at the second installment of "Brave New World: American Theatre Responds to 9/11," the three-day benefit commemorating the anniversary of the attacks, the laughter that accompanied the handful of witty plays interspersed among the serious pieces, somber songs and melancholy poems seemed to be cathartic for Tuesday night's audience at Town Hall.
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
The cast of "Cabaret" transformed the lounge at Pressure into a bacchanalian Berlin-above-a-bowling-alley on Sunday.
Seventh item.
[ B ] Photo Op: Theater Stars Unite for Brave New World
[ B ] Photo Op: Hairspray Recognizes 9/11 Anniversary
[ B ] Photo Op: Lucy Lawless Visits Hairspray Gal Pal Winokur
[ B ] Photo Op: The Goat Welcomes Sally Field and Bill Irwin
[ B ] Photo Op: Shoshana Bean in the Broadway Spotlight
[ B ] Photo Op: Bring on the Fannys! Funny Girl Sneak Peek
[ B ] Photo Op: Christine Ebersole Wows Caf� Carlyle
[ B ] Photo Op: In Rehearsal with It's Better With A Band
[ B ] Q&A: Joey Fatone by Melissa Rose Bernardo
[ CST ] Shedding tears over darkest of days BY MARY HOULIHAN
Now in one of its first regional theater productions, "The Guys" is being presented collectively here by the Goodman Theatre and Northlight Theatre. Directed by Robert Falls, it stars Mary Beth Fisher and Northlight artistic director B.J. Jones.
[ LAT ] With Wit and Winks, a Revisited Sitcom Holds 'Phacts of Life' by DAVID C. NICHOLS
A level of garage theater so unfettered as to suggest divine intervention distinguishes "The Phacts of Life," playing Thursdays at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre to screamingly funny effect.
[ LAT ] Actors Fill In Gaps in 'What I Did for Love' by DARYL H. MILLER
Some fine performances pull the audience through an often frustrating program.
[ BSUN ] 'Hairspray' is ready to hit the road by J. Wynn Rousuck
Casting call goes out for national tour of Broadway hit
[ BG ] At ART, Mulgrew is toast of 'Tea' by Ed Siegel
[ NJ ] Coleman to direct theater BY PEGGY McGLONE
A retired AT&T executive and former Crossroads Theatre Company subscriber has been named the new executive director of the still-dormant theater.
[ NJ ] None of 'My Sons' by Peter Filichia
"The rights were pulled from us because there's going to be a Broadway revival next season," explains Two River artistic director Jonathan Fox.
[ NJ ] Rapp's 'Faster' can't go fast enough BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ YN ] New Play Turns Spotlight on South Africa
LONDON (Reuters) - Greig Coetzee is a playwright on a mission -- to stop foreigners being politically correct about his native South Africa and get them to know it warts and all.
[ BS ] Role of a Lifetime By Georg Szalai
N.Y.'s showbiz community joins forces to get production recovery off the ground
[ BS ] Unions Push Theatre Grants by Roger Armbrust
[ BS ] TDF Costume Giveaway Cloaked in Opportunity by Leonard Jacobs
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Christine Ebersole Opens at the Carlyle
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane Come to Ebersole's Cabaret
[ P ] World Premiere Williams-Magnani Play Roman Nights Opens Off-Broadway Sept. 12
[ P ] Christiane Noll Sings on "Jamie deRoy & Friends" TV Broadcast Sept. 24
[ P ] John Ortiz Stars in Rivera's Premiere Adoration of the Old Woman Sept. 17-Oct. 20
[ P ] Barrowman, Ripley, Mason, Panaro and More in Rodgers Concerts Nov. 9-10
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Funny Girl: Look at All the Fannys!
[ P ] Horovitz's Old Lady Promenades Off-Broadway, Sept. 12
[ P ] Flaherty, Ahrens and McNally Reteam for Man of No Importance, Beginning Sept. 12
[ P ] Al Jolson's Life Refracted Through Musical, Jolson & Company, Beginning Sept. 12
[ P ] Harlem-Set Musical Little Ham Begins Cookin' Off-Bway Sept. 12
[ P ] San Fran's 42nd Street Moon Will Revive Finian's Rainbow, 50 Million Frenchmen in 2003
[ P ] Wilde-Inspired Dorian Musical, With Cuccioli, Gets Denver Canvas Sept. 12-29
[ P ] Atlanta Cabaret Star Libby Whittemore Is Rose in Gypsy Sept. 12-Oct. 13
[ P ] Weaver and Eichhorn Star in 9/11-Themed Food for Thought Benefit Sept. 12; Pendleton Directs
[ P ] Harold Gould Stars in World Premiere, Fellow Traveler, Sept. 12-Oct. 20 in CA
[ P ] Schalchlin and Brochu Workshop Musical Big Voice for L.A. Public Sept. 12-29
[ P ] John Kelly Stages 'Children of Paradise'-Inspired Piece at Kitchen, Sept. 12-28
[ P ] Houston's Main Street Premieres Meloncon's The Laws of Storms Sept. 12-Oct. 13
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Wednesday, September 11, 2002
[ YN ] Kim Hunter, who won Oscar for role of Stella in `A Streetcar Named Desire,' dies at 79
And twice a Tony nominee for Best Actress.
[ IBDB ] Kim Hunter Credits on Broadway
[ TM ] Mad Woman by: Michael Portantiere
Kim Hunter returns to the stage as Mlle. Gabrielle in The Madwoman of Chaillot.
An interview from October 2001.
[ YN ] 9-11 Theatrical Scrapbook Opens by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
[ YN ] Show Goes on For 8 Broadway Shows by MICHAEL KUCHWARA
"In a way, we have to treat it as any other day, as far as going out there and performing," said Brad Oscar, star of "The Producers," the laugh-filled Mel Brooks musical. "We can't bring on stage the gravity and the weight and the enormity of what Sept. 11 means, especially with this show. And it's that contrast which makes performing on Wednesday so hard."
[ P ] Sarah Jones Performs Her 9/11-Themed Solo Waking the American Dream in NYC, Sept. 12
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[ B ] Preview #15: Off-Broadway by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Burn This: Coffee on the Couch
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Burn This: A New Year's Toast
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Burn This: Burn This Note
[ P ] Memorial Statue Returns to Theatre District's Milford Plaza Hotel
[ P ] Katrin Cartlidge, English Stage and Film Actress, Dead at 41
[ P ] West End's Leading Ladies Return to the Stage
[ P ] The Mysteries Available On Video and DVD in U.K.
[ P ] North London's Tricycle Theatre Announces Fall Season
[ P ] Dixon Place Presents Sept. 11 AfterImages in Downtown NYC
[ P ] Chicago's Stage Left Opens 9/11 Play Empty, Sept. 17
[ P ] Berkeley Rep Offers Free Tickets to House of Blue Leaves for Sept. 11
[ P ] Playwright Israel Horovitz Offers 9/11 Tribute on Bravo Sept. 11
[ P ] Broadway Community Marks 9/11 With Vigil, Dimmed Marquees and Curtain Speeches
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Harris, Wilson View a Brave New World
[ P ] Brave New World, a Remembrance in Plays and Songs, Concludes Sept. 11
[ P ] Michael Buckley's CHANNELING THEATRE: TV and the New York Actor
Playbill On-Line welcomes new columnist Michael Buckley, who will offer a monthly look at theatre-related television and television-related theatre. Buckley's premiere column focuses on the many theatre actors who have found work on television - in shows like "Law & Order," "Oz" and "Sex and the City"
[ TM ] Anna Christie Reviewed By: Philip Hopkins
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I can't wait for today to end.
As we have approached the one year anniversary of the attacks in New York and D.C. as well as the plane crash in Pennsylvania, it is impossible to pick up a newspaper or turn on a television without having to relive that horrible day.
It is hard to put my finger on the point at which the story about the terrorist attack became a meal ticket for media companies. Did I really need a special 12-16 page pull out in yesterday's New York Post or Daily News? How about all the television shows that need to relive all of the footage shot that day, over and over, complete with insane commentary from inflammatory political anglers.
My girlfriend, Elizabeth, had her office in tower 1 of World Trade Center. On the 40th Floor. She watched the plane go into her building over her head. As we walk through Central Park these days we look uncomfortably at each other every time a plane passes over us. I see others glance upward with a worried look as well.
Fucking media. Most of them. We need to heal. All of us. It is hard to heal with us being constantly being brought back that day. There is a need for the memorial ceremonies being held today. There is no need for the media circus that has happened over the course of this year.
2801 perished on this day last year. I was, and am still, amazed that the number was not dramatically higher. I was, and am still, amazed what amazing people are around the world that came to our call in need. From anonymous wonderful gestures of children sending in their lunch money to the victim's fund, to my various friends near and far that made sure that I made it through the emotional aftermath.
This is a difficult day for everyone. Lets make it through it together. I can't wait for today to end.
[ * ] BroadwayStars.com entries 1 year ago today
[ TS ] For NYC, the show must go on
Broadway stages memorial to celebrate survival by Richard Ouzounian
[ TS ] Sigourney Weaver remembers in tears
Actress and husband turn play about firefighters into film by Richard Ouzounian
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[ LAT ] 'Amy' Lets More Stars Shine by DON SHIRLEY
Judi Dench dominated the play in London and New York, but the L.A. County premiere of 'Amy's View' rounds out the family-centric tale of 16 years of British cultural change.
[ BH ] Kate's take on Kate striking, but this is weak cup of `Tea' by Terry Byrne
Kate Mulgrew achieves a kind of alchemy with her performance in ``Tea at Five.''
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ALMOST GROWN UP'
Of Course I Know Which Buttons to Push, Dear. I Installed Them. by ANITA GATES
The first time I saw Aviva Jane Carlin, four years ago, she was sitting stark naked (all 200-plus middle-aged pounds of her) in a theater on Bond Street.
[ NYT ] Katrin Cartlidge, 41, Actress Known for Offbeat Roles, Is Dead by MEL GUSSOW
[ TM ] Follow Spot
Super trouper Dee Hoty is having a ball starring in the tour of Mamma Mia!
[ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen might as well have the world on his shoulders. Every road market in America is waiting to be wowed by the national tour of The Producers, and Stadlen will have to deliver the goods as Max Bialystock. Style is everything in the Mel Brooks hit, and Stadlen knows his stuff.
[ P ] Minnelli's "Liza's Back" Due in Stores Oct. 29; Track List Announced
[ P ] LuPone, Patinkin, Cook, McDonald and More at Tilles Center in 2002-03
[ P ] La Jolla's Wintertime Moves East to CT's Long Wharf Oct. 2-Nov. 3
[ P ] TV's Wendy Phillips, Eddie Karr Star in L.A's Visible Horse Oct. 13-Dec. 15
[ P ] David Hyde Pierce, Glenne Headley Star in L.A.�s Guys Sept. 18-20
[ P ] Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise Star in The Guys Sept. 11-12
[ P ] AntiGravity: An American Band Offers Tribute to NYC on Sept. 11
[ P ] Lewis and Clark Explored in Premiere Bea[u]tiful in the Extreme Oct. 19-Nov. 17
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: Laboring Through Labor Day
[ VV ] BASE SPECULATIONS by Michael Feingold
Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg; Three-Cornered Moon by Gertrude Tonkonogy
[ VV ] THE SCOTTISH PLAYGROUND by Charles McNulty
From Total Theater to 9-11 at the Edinburgh Festival
[ NJ ] Staging casts cloud over play's glow BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
NEW YORK -- First staged in early 1933 amidst the deepest gloom of the Depression, "Three-Cornered Moon" proved to be a glowing little comedy about the members of a wacky Brooklyn clan who lose the family fortune and dizzily adjust to their reduced circumstances.
[ TM ] Winners of Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Original Short Play Festival Announced by: Brooke Pierce
[ CST ] Elfman heads 'Broadway' lineup
Jenna Elfman in "Sweet Charity," the local debut of "The Lion King" and a new musical by Jonathan Larson are among the highlights of the 2003 "The Broadway in Chicago" series.
[ TB ] Faster Review by Matthew Murray
[ B ] B'way Shows Recognize 9/11 Anniversary; Others Stay Dark
[ TS ] Sigourney Weaver remembers in tears by Richard Ouzounian
Actress and husband turn play about firefighters into film
[ TS ] For NYC, the show must go on by Richard Ouzounian
Broadway stages memorial to celebrate survival
[ BSUN ] Artists struggle to make sense of senseless act by Jean Marbella
Emotions: In theaters, concert halls and museums, Americans seek to express the unspeakable.
Includes quotes from Bebe Neuwirth and Eli Wallach.
[ YN ] 9/11 Musical to Debut in Austria by WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press Writer
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[ TM ] Half a Lady is Better Than None
Filichia continues his London theater sojourn with the first act of My Fair Lady.
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Theater as Solace in a Time of Anguish By BRUCE WEBER
"Brave New World" is the rubric under which four programs are being presented this week to commemorate the somber anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
[ NYT ] So Many Plays, So Much Talent but So Little Time By JESSE McKINLEY
"The 24-Hour Plays," part of the "Brave New World" play series, operates on a simple timetable: writers work all night; actors, directors and producers work all day.
[ NYP ] SILVER SCREEN 'GUYS' By LOU LUMENICK
TORONTO - Sigourney Weaver will be back home tonight for a special 9/11 performance of "The Guys," playing a writer helping a fire captain writing eulogies for his men killed at the World Trade Center.
[ DN ] A 'World' unto itself By HOWARD KISSEL
When I arranged a ticket for the first part of "Brave New World: American Theater Responds to 9/11," I agreed that an evening in which actors and writers had donated their talents should not really be "reviewed" but rather "reported."
[ DN ] Youths script their own healing By CELIA McGEE
Though the nine playwrights range in age from just 11 to 17, actors Kate Burton, David Straitharn, Lois Smith and others are taking time to give staged readings of their new works in a benefit performance at the Public Theater on Sept. 26.
[ P ] Brave New World, a Remembrance in Plays and Songs, Concludes Sept. 11
[ P ] 9/11-Inspired Drama The Guys Plays Across the United States
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Tuesday, September 10, 2002
[ P ] National Actors Theatre Maps Out Season
[ P ] "Little Sally" Spencer Kayden Joins Cast of Uhry Play at Hartford Stage
[ P ] Steven Berkoff Offers Sept. 11 Tribute at U.K.'s Riverside Studios
[ P ] Outlying Islands Launches Royal Court Season in U.K.
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: September 2-8
[ P ] They All Laughed Renamed Heaven on Earth; Gershwin Show Bway-Bound
[ P ] NY Public Library Salutes Theatre Producer with Free Live Perfs., Sept. 23 Oct. 18
[ TM ] Fanny Pack: Stars Belt Away to Hawk The Actors' Fund's Funny Girl Benefit Concert by: Michael Portantiere
[ TM ] Cabaret Notes
A Michael Holland revue at Don't Tell Mama: Mikey Writes It! and the Siegels like it.
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[ B ] Jill Clayburgh to Star in The Exonerated
[ B ] Preview #14: Possibilities by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] Madonna at Work on Latino Pygmalion
[ P ] Kevin Chamberlin Is Charlie in L.A. Merrily We Roll Along Concert Sept. 23
[ P ] Trio Network Offers Nightly Dose of Dame Edna in September
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Auf Wiedersehen, John Stamos!
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Rent-ed Cabaret: Fatone Parties With Stamos
[ P ] Cynthia Nixon Won't Be Sally Talley in Signature Folly
[ B ] Faster Review by Adam Feldman
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[ V ] LABOR DAY NIX FOR B'WAY TIX
After weeks of record biz, the other shoe finally dropped on Broadway. In fact, both shoes must have dropped last week.
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
A dilly from 'Dolly'
Carol Channing's autobiography.
[ NYP ] INCOHERENT 'FASTER' DOESN'T END FAST ENOUGH by DONALD LYONS
THERE'S this thing we'll call the homeboy play: a loose group of characters, more or less stoned, lazily hang around some rundown place, rap about the nothingness of their lives and plot some ludicrous scheme.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'FASTER'
'Of Mice and Men' and the Apocalypse by BRUCE WEBER
Adam Rapp, as usual, is brave and facile in his language, and he ventures here where few writers are able or willing to go.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'STONE MONKEY BANISHED'
A Mission, With Monkey and a Monk by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
In the garden of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, high adventure is unfolding in the mountain defiles leading from ancient China to India.
[ NYT ] Apollo Theater Postpones Expansion; Foundation's Chief Resigns by ROBIN POGREBIN
The foundation that runs the Harlem theater has held off plans for a performing arts center, prompting the foundation's president and chief executive to resign.
[ DN ] When Sally meets Albee by PATRICIA O'HAIRE
After a 37-year acting career, two-time Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field will make her Broadway debut on Thursday when she takes over the role of the crockery-smashing wife in "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?"
[ LAT ] Singing the Blues by SEAN MITCHELL
In 'Blue,' with Phylicia Rashad and Diahann Carroll, relatives struggle with memories, life choices and one another.
[ LAT ] Skewering the Stars in 'Forbidden Hollywood' by DAVID C. NICHOLS
[ NY ] Comedy of Errors by Jeremy Gerard
When it comes to the goofiness of baseball, Take Me Out swings (and scores) -- too bad it also takes sex, race, and sport so seriously; still going strong, Rent gets that Sync-ing feeling.
[ BG ] Engrossing 'Letter' delivers by Ellen Pfeifer
Jeffrey Sweet and Melissa Manchester's "I Sent a Letter to My Love" at North Shore Music Theatre.
[ BS ] Rodney Scott Hudson: Don't Over-Train
But when it comes to training, Rodney Scott Hudson also knows that, at some point, enough is enough. He learned this lesson from--of all people--Arthur Miller.
[ BS ] Philip Goodwin: An American Trained in London
Philip Goodwin talks about moving from Brunswick, Maine to London, and his acting training across the pond.
[ BS ] NAT Goes LORT B, Debates Full Season by Leonard Jacobs
An agreement has been reached between the National Actors Theatre (NAT) and Actors' Equity for the nonprofit company to operate under a LORT B contract in its new home at the 655-seat Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
[ B ] Roald Dahl's The BFG Returns to the West End
[ B ] Cynthia Nixon Withdraws from Talley's Folly
[ B ] Photo Op: The Goat Welcomes Sally Field and Bill Irwin
[ P ] Marlo Thomas Returns to The Guys Sept. 17-Oct. 11 at NYC's Flea Theatre
[ P ] Sept. 11 Schedule for Broadway Shows
[ P ] Tim Piper Is John Lennon in L.A.�s One Night Only Sept. 21-Oct. 19
[ P ] Davis Gaines amd Amanda McBroom Offer "Love & Romance" Feb. 14-15 in CA
[ P ] Springtime for Pittsburgh! Producers Tour Launches Sept. 10
[ P ] Fine Whine of Allergist's Wife Tour Begins Sept. 10 in Denver; Harper Headlines
[ P ] Sheeeeee's Back!: Dame Edna Launches New Tour Sept. 10 in Miami
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Miss Saigon Takes Her New Jersey Bow
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Kevin Gray Crowns New Miss Saigon
[ P ] 'NYPD''s Lawrence, 'Sex and the City''s Garson Star in Geffen's Blue Sky Sept. 10
[ WP ] Backstage: Sounds Like a Winner by Jane Horwitz
Tony Angelini worked into the wee hours all summer. In addition to a consuming stint as assistant sound designer for the Sondheim Celebration, he created aural effects for a play in Australia, from here, via computer. "The Thousandth Night" opened last month at Sydney's Glen Street Theatre.
[ WP ] 'Three Sistahs': R&B in Search Of Chekhov by Peter Marks
[ TB ] Miss Saigon Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain
[ TM ] Miss Saigon Paper Mill Review by Meredith Lee
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Monday, September 09, 2002
[ V ] Second time's the charm for 'Movin' Out,' Phillips
Tharp revamps show, gets better review from Tribune critic
I am pretty sure that they just waited for Reidel to go to Italy before running the re-review.
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[ P ] Millie Tour Expected to Launch in Kansas City, July 15, 2003
[ P ] Reba "Revealed": Annie Get Your Guns's McEntire on E!
[ P ] Another Dracula Musical? This Time, the Count�s in L.A. Sept. 26-Nov. 2
[ P ] Host of Theatre Artists Remember 9/11 in Brave New World, Sept. 9-11
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Irwin and Field Get Albee's Goat
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: One Happy Family at The Goat
[ P ] Edie Falco: From Side Man to Side Dish
With a hit HBO series and a starring role on Broadway opposite Stanley Tucci in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune � at the Belasco Theatre � Edie Falco's waitressing days are definitely over, offstage that is
[ TM ] Three-Cornered Moon Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ TM ] Joe Reviewed By: David Finkle
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[ B ] British Actress Katrin Cartlidge Dead at 41
[ B ] Merrily Rolls into Los Angeles' Reprise! Series
[ TM ] Sally Field and Bill Irwin Meet the Press as They Prepare to Step Into The Goat on Broadway by: Michael Portantiere
[ P ] The Guys Plays Chicago Sept. 10-22
[ P ] Appleton, WI, Will Open New Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in January
[ P ] Man of La Mancha Will Tour U.S. In 2003-04
[ P ] Amanda McBroom Is Mame in Jerry Herman Classic, Nov. 1-10
[ P ] Sally Field and Bill Irwin Prepare a New Goat for Broadway
[ P ] Ross Noble Opens at London's Vaudeville in Sonic Waffle
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[ CNY ] Apollo Theater Foundation prez resigns
[ YN ] Hollywood Media Transfers Ad Time Back to Viacom
BOCA RATON, Fla. (Reuters) - Online entertainment firm Hollywood Media Corp. said on Wednesday it is transferring $49 million in advertising time back to Viacom Inc., in exchange for the 30.8 percent stake that Viacom holds in the company.
Hmmmm... might we have to restate some earnings? (Hollywood Media is the parent company of Broadway.com)
[ NYTE ] nytheatre voices: Robert Jay Cronin
From This Day Forward
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[ P ] It's Closing Time at National's Transformation in U.K.
[ P ] Julian Clary Joins London Cast of Taboo
[ P ] Hairspray Tour to Begin on Sept. 9 at Baltimore's Mechanic Theatre
That's a year from tonight, not tonight...
[ P ] Bea Arthur Will Play Just Between Friends in Toronto Beginning Nov. 20
[ P ] Suzanne Somers to Tour in Musical Autobiography in 2003
[ P ] L.A.'s ICT Revives Musical Raisin and Agnes of God With Hamilton, Learned in 2003
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[ TM ] Burn, Baby, Burn! by: Brian Scott Lipton
A chat with Lanford Wilson on Burn This and the rest of the Signature Theater season devoted to his plays.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia wanders the streets of London, looking for his theater fix.
[ TM ] Danny and Sylvia Reviewed By: Marc Miller
[ B ] CDs: Kitty's Night at the Operetta by Ken Mandelbaum
ROBERTA/ THE VAGABOND KING
THE MERRY WIDOW/ THE STUDENT PRINCE (Decca Broadway)
[ TB ] Coffee With Richelieu Washington Review by Tracy Lyon
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[ NYT ] Story of Fallen Firefighters Moves From Stage to Screen by CELESTINE BOHLEN
Sigourney Weaver stars in "The Guys," a film adaptation of what's said to have been the first play performed in New York about Sept. 11.
[ NJ ] Love and war -- Strong Paper Mill casts triumphs in fast-paced 'Miss Saigon' BY PETER FILICHIA
This "Miss" is a hit.
[ LAT ] 'Joy' Hides Its Darker Issues by DON SHIRLEY
A new play by Jon Marans at the Laguna Playhouse revolves around a family's future problem, revealing some unsettling traits about characters, story.
[ USA ] 'Take Me Out' throws curve at stereotypes by Elysa Gardner
[ ND ] FALL ARTS PREVIEW: NY THEATER by Blake Green
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
ANYBODY who has ever been savaged by a New York Times theater critic will get a chuckle out of "The Quality of Mercy," a short movie by New Yorker Stephen Marro.
Eighth item.
[ NYP ] MAMMA SOPRANO'S AGONY by BILL HOFFMANN
Edie Falco says she battled a crippling bout with mental illness before achieving stardom in "The Sopranos" - and was ravaged by nervous breakdowns and panic attacks that had her fleeing the city in terror.
[ NYP ] TOGETHER BROTHERS by LOU LUMENICK
Many consider Philip Seymour Hoffman the finest actor working who's never been nominated for an Oscar - but that may soon change, thanks to his older brother.
[ P ] Atlanta Cabaret Star Libby Whittemore Is Rose in Gypsy Sept. 12-Oct. 13
[ P ] LAByrinth's Our Lady Extends to Oct. 12
[ P ] NYC's Women's Project Reads 9-11 Script Return to the Upright Position Sept. 9
[ P ] Zanna, Don't!, New Musical Where Straight is Gay, Premieres Off-Bway, Oct. 8-Nov. 3
[ P ] Cabaret's Alan Cumming Reads and Signs His Book in NYC, Sept. 9
[ P ] Hairspray Star Performs in Concert Sept. 9
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 9
[ V ] Benefit aids Prague's flooded legit houses by CATHY MEILS
Fundraiser nabs over $70,000
[ V ] Stoppard stops in Philly by TOBY ZINMAN
Composer Previn also expected to attend 'Favor' gala
[ V ] Stratford festival fetes 50th anni by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
'Fair Lady,' return of Plummer lauded
[ YN ] Broadway Rebounding from Post-Sept. 11 Gloom by Larry Fine
One year later, after a healthy dose of the theater world's "The Show Must Go On" spirit, Broadway is back in big business, holding its figurative head high with the help of the first hit show of the new season, this summer's "Hairspray."
[ TB ] Blast and Let's Talk About Me San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links!
[ DP ] Denver debut brings actress center stage by John Moore
After waiting in the wings for nearly 1,000 performances, actress Jana Robbins will be rewarded Tuesday in Denver for 30 patient months of playing the most thankless role in theater.
[ DFP ] The amazing technicolor nice guy BY MARTIN F. KOHN
Lyricist Tim Rice has turned his gift for collaboration into the Elton John-tuned 'Aida,' opening this week at the Fisher.
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[ NYT ] Tony Kushner Continues to Tinker With 'Homebody/Kabul' By MEL GUSSOW
Tony Kushner continues to revise his play about Afghanistan, which had its world premiere last December and has already been published. He says he's "trying to get it right."
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'JOE': From Cradle to Grave, Singing Clumsily By BEN BRANTLEY
Richard Maxwell, one of the most gratifyingly original talents in experimental theater, has created a disturbing and compelling play about the monotony in life's stages.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THREE-CORNERED MOON': Lovable and Eccentric and Living in Brooklyn By BRUCE WEBER
[ P ] Fatone and Winokur to Host Broadway on Broadway; Song List Announced
[ P ] Jackie Mason Offers Prune Danish at Nyack's Hayes Sept. 9
[ P ] Cantone, Ripley, Kind Star in Worth Street's Sept. 9 Stagedoor Canteen
[ P ] L.A.'s Reprise! Stages Merrily Concert Sept. 23 With DeLaria, Hatcher, Panaro
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Take Me Out Takes a Bow
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Sunjata Faces the Cameras in Take Me Out
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Take Me Out's Boys of Summer
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Take Them Out: Redgrave, Plimpton, Brown at the Public
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Sunday, September 08, 2002
[ NYP ] WEST END YANKS HAVE BRITS IN SNIT by CLIVE BARNES
The Brits - and I speak from informed personal knowledge - are a strange bunch, particularly when it comes to which actors appear on their stages.
[ DN ] Why the shows must go on by HOWARD KISSEL
Watching plays this week can help break the tension we live with
[ DN ] 'Brave New World' turns on stage by CELIA McGEE
Three-day marathon offers multiple visions of Sept. 11
[ DN ] The dark and the light by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
It's an important week Off-Broadway, despite some closed theaters Wednesday
[ WP ] Musicals, Bustin' Out All Over by Peter Marks
In the Sondheim Festival's Wake, a Season to Set Toes Tapping Till Summer
[ TM ] Philadelphia Fringe Festival Reviewed By: J. Cooper Robb
[ P ] L.A.'s Mark Taper Gets Nickel and Dimed Sept. 8-Oct. 27
[ P ] Broadway's I'm Not Rappaport Closes Sept. 8
[ P ] Keen's Revival of Three-Cornered Moon Opens Off-Broadway Sept. 8
[ P ] Steven Suskin ON THE RECORD: A lustrous Hairspray and Kern's Roberta
[ P ] Amanda Green's Love Is Spread at Duplex, Sept. 22
[ P ] After Potok's Death, L.A. Rep Revives The Chosen Sept. 8-Oct. 13
[ P ] Kate Mulgrew Has Tea in Boston, Sept. 8-22
[ P ] San Diego's Globe Theatres Go Beyond Therapy Sept. 8-Oct. 20
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 8
[ TB ] The premiere of Good Boys hits home with heartache and catharsis
Minneapolis Review by Elizabeth Weir
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links!
[ PTR ] Critics' invitation to 'Producers' delayed by Alice T. Carter
The national touring production of "The Producers" has its first performance here Tuesday evening at the Benedum Center.
But don't look for a review in this newspaper on Wednesday or even Thursday morning.
Press night � the evening that critics are invited to see the show � has been delayed until the following Wednesday, Sept. 18.
[ PTR ] 'The Producers' begins national tour at Benedum by Alice T. Carter
[ PTR ] 'Producers' job was destiny, Belle Vernon native says by Alice T. Carter
From the moment last February when she first saw the audition notice, Jennifer Lee Crowl knew she was meant to tour with "The Producers."
[ BR ] A bitter feud, torn from the pages by ROBERT FELDBERG
Nora Ephron was taken with the irony of the entwined lives of Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman.
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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
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TBA - 50 Words
TBA - Addams Family (Elephant Eye)
TBA - American Buffalo
TBA - An American Vaudeville [Farrell, Perloff]
TBA - The Beard of Avon [NYTW]
TBA - Being There [Permut]
TBA - Benny & Joon [MGM]
TBA - Billy Elliot
TBA - Brave New World [Rachunow]
TBA - Breath of Life [Fox]
TBA - Busker Alley [Margot Astrachan, Robert Blume, Kristine Lewis, Jamie Fox, Joanna Kerry & Heather Duke]
TBA - Broomhilda
TBA - Bye Bye Birdie [Niko]
TBA - Camille Claudel [Wildhorn]
TBA - Camelot
TBA - Carmen [Robin DeLevita and The Firm]
TBA - Catch Me If You Can
TBA - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Bob and Harvey Weinstein]
TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]
TBA - Designing Women [Alexis]
TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]
TBA - Dreamgirls [Creative Battery]
TBA - Duet
TBA - Equus
TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]
TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]
TBA - Farragut North [Richards]
TBA - Father of the Bride
TBA - The Female Of The Species (TBA)
TBA - Fool For Love (AA) [Roundabout]
TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers
TBA - Golden Boy
TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]
TBA - Hitchcock Blonde
TBA - The Importance Of Being Earnest
TBA - Jerry Springer: The Opera! [Thoday, McKeown]
TBA - Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train (Circle)
TBA - Josephine [Waissman]
TBA - Leap of Faith
TBA - A Little Princess [Ettinger, Dodger]
TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]
TBA - The Minstrel Show - Kander and Ebb and Stroman
TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]
TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]
TBA - Monsoon Wedding
TBA - The Night of the Hunter
TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]
TBA - Orphans
TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]
TBA - Paper Doll
TBA - The Paris Letter
TBA - The Philadelphia Story
TBA - Peter Pan
TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]
TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
TBA - The Princess Bride
TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]
TBA - Poe the Musical
TBA - Rain Man [MGM]
TBA - Robin Hood
TBA - Secondhand Lions
TBA - South Pacific
TBA - Speed-the-Plow
TBA - Stalag 17
TBA - Starry Messenger
TBA - Syncopation
TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities
TBA - Torch Song Trilogy
TBA - Turn of the Century
TBA - West Side Story
TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]
TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]
TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]
TBA - Zanna [Dalgleish]
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