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Saturday, October 05, 2002 News: [ BSUN ] Apparent deal lets the show go on A tentative contract was reached at 7:30 p.m. between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Clear Channel Entertainment, which manages the Mechanic. That let the show go on, albeit about a half-hour late, with minimal costume changes. [ INQ ] Freedom Theater is back in business by Douglas J. Keating Phila.'s top black performing arts institution still faces money concerns. It plans classes and shows. [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Reviews Are In: Irwin, Field Get Albee's Goat [ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Proof Is in The Goat [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Tony and Tune at The Goat [ P ] Museum of TV & Radio Offers Two Versions of Billy Budd in October [ P ] It Ain't Hamlet, But Spider-Man Tour Has an Equity Cast, Ready to Spin Oct. 9 [ P ] "Queer as Folk" Writer Jonathan Tolins to Unveil Latest Play in 2003 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Emily Skinner Finds a Butter and Egg Man [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Lehman's Cigar Salutes The Butter and Egg Man [ P ] After Marty, Will Strouse and Adams' American Tragedy Musical Land? [ P ] South Coast Rep Dedicates New Theatre Center Oct. 5 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 5 [ TM ] Trent Armand Kendall of Into the Woods to Perform at The Cutting Room on November 7 Features: [ DN ] Bloom with a view by HUGH SON David Henry Hwang rewrites 'Flower Drum Song' in new image [ TM ] Tunes and Tomes Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon takes a bite out of musical theater, with spooktacular results. [ BS ] 'Baby Jane' Musical Debuts in Texas [ LAT ] Within A Noise Within by DON SHIRLEY As three productions are mounted simultaneously, running the classical theater company is no easy task. [ LAT ] O.C. Dramatists' Napkin Jotting Becomes Proud Premiere Tonight by MIKE ANTON Today, as the curtain rises on a $19-million, 38,000-square-foot expansion of South Coast Repertory's Costa Mesa home, the acclaimed theater's founders are living proof that being successful in the business of art requires mastering the art of business. [ B ] Photo Op: A New Old Lady Off-B'way [ B ] Photo Op: Sally Field and Bill Irwin's Opening Night in The Goat [ B ] Photo Op: Opening Night of The World Over [ B ] Photo Op: The IT Girl Album Release Bash [ BS ] Plays for Living: Drama Interactive by Tom Penketh In its 60th year and boasting a list of past performers that includes Katharine Hepburn, Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn, PFL stages interactive 30-minute dramas that attempt to engage the audience on issues that directly affect their lives. [ BS ] The A.R.T. of TRU Cooperation by Mark Dundas Wood OOB Theatre Companies Discuss Sharing Resources and Strategies Reviews: [ TB ] Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Review by Jonathan Frank [ BG ] Molina's 'Bram' lacks magic by Matthew Gilbert Somebody in Hollywood is absolutely convinced that Alfred Molina should be a sitcom star. That same somebody is probably the whiz-brain who once cast Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene, and who is probably harboring a great wish to make Julia Louis-Dreyfus into Mother Teresa. [ LAT ] Bollywood Meets Lloyd Webber by DARYL H. MILLER The canny composer's production of 'Bombay Dreams' is the pick of the latest litter of musical theater CDs. posted at 10/5/2002 09:17:59 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Friday, October 04, 2002 News: [ P ] Tim Robbins, Adam Smith Pen Freak-Filled Alagazam for L.A.'s Actors Gang Oct. 11 [ P ] 42nd Street Tour Troupe Cancels Oct. 4-6 Perfs in MD, Citing Danger and Local Strike [ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Sept. 28-Oct. 4: The End of the Play [ P ] Arsenic Heads to London's Savoy with 'Seinfeld' Star Richards [ B ] Spalding Gray's Black Spot Canceled at P.S. 122 Reviews: [ TM ] My Old Lady Reviewed By: David Finkle [ TB ] The Exonerated and The Guys Los Angeles Reviews by Sharon Perlmutter Features: [ B ] Photo Op: The Butter and Egg Man's Opening Night [ TM ] A Milestone for Young Playwrights Inc. by: Leslie (Hoban) Blake The program that Stephen Sondheim wrought 21 years ago is going stronger than ever. [ TM ] Cabaret Notes Marnie Baumer is wonderfully animated in her new show at Don't Tell Mama. [ YN ] Carol Channing writes memoirs with just a little bit of luck by BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features! [ OCR ] It's solid gold for Musical Theatre West by ERIC MARCHESE The venerated troupe will throw a gala at the Carpenter Center with star-studded highlights of its first 50 years. [ PTR ] A star still shines by Alice T. Carter At age 54, Bernadette Peters is in the prime of her life. posted at 10/4/2002 05:35:46 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ B ] Multiple Salomes by Ken Mandelbaum Kate Burton has been mentioned for the role of Charlotte in New York City Opera's revival of A Little Night Music. [ B ] Lloyd Richards Honored with 2002-2003 Gish Prize [ P ] DIVA TALK: Les Miz Thoughts, Andreas on CD, Channing's Tome & MORE! [ P ] Spalding Gray's Black Spot Canceled as Monologuist Enters Hospital [ P ] The Road to Oz Leads to the Imperial; Musical to Open Oct. 16, 2003 [ NYT ] Corrections An article in The Arts yesterday about the announcement of a closing date of March 15, 2003, for the long-running musical "Les Mis�rables" misstated the period in which it is set. Features: [ NYT ] BOLDFACE NAMES Shirley MacLaine visits "Hairspray" (second item). Thanks to Drum1870 on All That Chat for the link! posted at 10/4/2002 01:29:14 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ NYP ] PAGE SIX MASTER monologist Spalding Gray checked into a Manhattan mental hospital for depression this week after he tried to jump off a bridge in the Hamptons. [ NYT ] ON STAGE AND OFF A $115 Ticket Off Broadway by JESSE MCKINLEY The National Actors Theater will charge $65 a ticket and a mandatory $50 membership fee for their all-star production of Bertolt Brecht's "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui." [ NYP ] STILL FLYING HIGH by MICHAEL RIEDEL NOW that "Les Miserables" is closing, "The Phantom of the Opera" is the last of the British mega-musicals left on Broadway. [ NYT ] Bruce Paltrow, Producer and Director of 'St. Elsewhere,' Dies at 58 by RICK LYMAN Bruce Paltrow was a producer and director who strove to incorporate social themes into his television series, most notably "The White Shadow'' and "St. Elsewhere." [ B ] Jackman in The Boy From Oz Set for Imperial [ B ] A-List Talent on Board for New Reading Series [ B ] Starry Salome Set for St. Anne's Warehouse [ B ] Additional Cast Invited to Dinner at Eight [ B ] Abigail's Party Transfers to the West End [ P ] To Russian with Love: Kander and Ebb's Chicago Debuts on Russian Stage Oct. 4 [ P ] Rudnick's Latest, Valhalla, to Get Workshop at NYTW [ P ] Bruce Paltrow, TV Director-Producer, Husband of Blythe Danner, Dead at 58 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Seussical On Tour: The Cat(hy) in the Hat [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Seussical On Tour: Horton Loves a Bird [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Seussical On Tour: All the Whos Down in Whoville [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Seussical On Tour: Bang the Hat Slowly [ P ] PLAYBILL ARCHIVES: Les Mis�rables � 1987 [ P ] Tickets Still Available for Oct. 21 Sondheim Bash; Some Songs Announced [ P ] Houston's Alley Views Frame 312 in JFK Conspiracy Drama Oct. 25-Nov. 24 [ P ] Feeling Electric, Butz and Larsen Sing Electro-Shock Therapy Musical Oct. 7 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Glenn Close's A Streetcar Named Desire: Stella and Blanche [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Glenn Close's A Streetcar Named Desire: Blanche and Stanley [ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 4 [ CST ] Top Siddons awards go to Rivera, Fry [ NJ ] New home for Luna stage BY PETER FILICHIA Turning an old, 10,000-square-foot public service building in Montclair into a couple of theaters for Luna Stage wasn't easy. [ NJ ] George Street loses managing director BY PEGGY McGLONE George Street Playhouse managing director Michael Stotts is leaving the New Brunswick theater to assume the same position at the nationally-known Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn. [ NJ ] African Globe benefit in Newark Reviews � "My Old Lady": [ NYP ] 3 GREAT PERFORMANCES SAVE 'OLD' PLOT by DONALD LYONS 'MY Old Lady" is a nice, old-fashioned play with juicy parts for its three stars and a plot that doesn't make sense but at least doesn't interfere with the acting. [ ND ] She Still Has Paris by Gordon Cox Three solid performances help 'My Old Lady' live on [ DN ] War on the home front by Howard Kissel Israel Horovitz's captivating new play, "My Old Lady," is based on a curious French law. [ NJ ] Splendid staging cloaks empty drama BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ B ] My Old Lady Review by Adam Feldman Reviews � "Medea": [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'MEDEA' An Ancient Tragedy Fit for the World of Today by BEN BRANTLEY Fiona Shaw brilliantly portrays Greek tragedy's most vengeful woman in the Abbey Theater's thrilling production set in the dawning years of the 21st century. [ ND ] As It Should Be, a �Medea� as Grisly as the News by Linda Winer [ NYP ] ATHENIAN TRAGEDY IMPORTED IN SEXY SPLENDOR by DONALD LYONS SEX! Jealousy! Murder! Dark glasses! Swimming pools! Euripides' "Medea" has never looked so smoldering, so wired, so raw as in the Brooklyn Academy of Music production director Deborah Warner has just brought from Dublin's Abbey Theatre. Other Reviews: [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE BUTTER AND EGG MAN' George S. Kaufman's Jet-Paced Solo Flight by BRUCE WEBER This fond and giddy sendup of the theater business that landed on Broadway in 1925 has been valiantly resurrected by the Atlantic Theater Company. [ TM ] The Butter and Egg Man Reviewed By: David Finkle [ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | 'HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD' Those Great Movie Songs by STEPHEN HOLDEN Richard Whiting and Johnny Mercer's barbed ode to Tinseltown captures the loony magnetism of the place with an acute sense of the absurd. [ USA ] 'Bram and Alice': Get me rewrite! by Robert Bianco In wasted support, Bram squanders the talents of two Broadway stars: Roger Bart of The Producers and Katie Finneran, whose Tony-winning turn in Noises Off was one of the funniest twists on a dumb ing�nue I have ever seen. [ NYP ] DAD LUSTS FOR DAUGHTER. VERY FUNNY by LINDA STASI THE whole idea of "Bram And Alice" sounded so smarmy I knew I'd hate it. Since I'm not - repeat not - Miss Cleo, I was wrong. It is not smarmy and it is funny. Features: [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary: Stop and Remember Stop the World In 1962, a ''new-style musical'' from London by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse became a surprise hit on Broadway [ BS ] Off-Broadway Bounces Back The terrorist attack of Sept. 11 had a devastating effect on all New York theatre, but particularly on Off-Broadway and especially those below 14th Street. Since that time, the scene has brightened. posted at 10/4/2002 08:31:55 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Thursday, October 03, 2002 News: [ P ] Tuesdays with Morrie to Begin Previews Off-Broadway Nov. 1 [ P ] Claudia Shear Adaptation of Coward Musical Sail Away to Get Reading at NYTW [ P ] Skinner and Jennings Invited for Dinner at Eight at LCT [ HC ] Out With The Old, In With The New At Long Wharf by FRANK RIZZO Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! Features: [ B ] Photo Op: Merrily We Roll Along Original Cast Reunion Concert [ B ] Photo Op: Liza's Back with a B! [ PPG ] On Stage: 'Producers' stars say show was hard fun by Christopher Rawson It's time to bid farewell to the stars of "The Producers," Lewis J. Stadlen (Max) and Don Stephenson (Leo), based on brief chats as they were leaving after entertaining Pittsburgh for three weeks in the national premiere of the road company. But first, some "Producers" trivia to add to the flap about that disappearing/reappearing f-word. Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! Reviews: [ BSUN ] Cast proves the show must go on by J. Wynn Rousuck Part of the thrill of live theater is that it's a little different each night. But Tuesday's opening performance of 42nd Street at the Mechanic Theatre differed more than most. No one who attended that performance is likely to forget it - and not just because of the crackerjack, show-must-go-on spirit of the cast. posted at 10/3/2002 05:40:04 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ YN ] TV, Movie Producer Bruce Paltrow Dies by TOM RACHMAN ROME (AP) - Bruce Paltrow, producer and director of "St. Elsewhere" and patriarch of a show business family that includes Oscar-winning daughter Gwyneth Paltrow, has died in Italy. He was 58. Last year I was standing at the Belasco Theatre's bar during intermission at "Follies" when I saw Mr. Paltrow standing next to me. I decided to thank him for his brilliant work on "St. Elsewhere," my favorite TV drama ever -- but I didn't have the guts. Another of my great regrets... [ P ] Casting Complete for Paper Mill Annie; Perfs. Begin Oct. 30 [ P ] Hwang Honored at Oct. 24 Concert Celebrating Asian Artists; Almedilla, Brown, Rapp Perform [ B ] Bogart & Menzel Enter the Spotlight October 7 Reviews: [ TB ] Three Comedies at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Reviews by Richard Connema posted at 10/3/2002 03:35:49 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ P ] Stroman's Contact Dances Into London's Queen's Theatre [ P ] Abigail to 'Party' at London's New Ambassador's Theatre [ P ] Nothin' Like a Dame: Maggie Smith and Judi Dench Open in West End Breath of Life Oct. 3 [ P ] Al Pacino Goes From Ui to Salome and Oedipus [ P ] Kushner, Tesori and Wolfe's Caroline Musical Gets Workshop Starting Oct. 14 [ P ] Liev Schreiber Joins Sigourney Weaver in Neil LaBute's Mercy Seat at MCC, Nov. 26-Jan. 12 [ P ] Karen Ziemba to Reprise Her Hartford Beatrice at D.C. Theatre [ P ] Adam Pascal to Leave Aida June 2003 [ P ] Paper Doll Now Eyeing Spring 2003 Broadway Bow; Drescher Out [ B ] Liev Schreiber to Star in LaBute's Mercy Seat Reviews: [ B ] CDs: Audra and Mandy by Ken Mandelbaum posted at 10/3/2002 12:34:25 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ YN ] Pacino Unveils 'Salome' by Robert Hofler Al Pacino is on a theater roll in Gotham. [ V ] SCHREIBER TAKES 'SEAT' FOR LABUTE Liev Schreiber will join Sigourney Weaver in Neil LaBute's new play "The Mercy Seat." [ NYT ] 'Les Mis�rables' to Close in March by JESSE McKINLEY After 16 years of barricade storming and anthem humming, "Les Mis�rables" will close next March. [ NYP ] LES FINI by MICHAEL RIEDEL 'LES Miserables" - the second-longest-running show in Broadway history - will play its final performance March 15, 2003, its producer Cameron Mackintosh said yesterday. [ TM ] Sternhagen, Seldes, et al. to Appear in Staged Reading of A Place at Forest Lawn by Luke Yankee [ ND ] PLAY BY PLAY A New Kind of Ticket May Be Heading to B'way by GORDON COX [ NJ ] Double booking for Patinkin by Peter Filichia If it's Saturday, it must be Sondheim in Princeton. [ P ] Theatre Celebrities Appear at Barnes and Noble Books Signings in September and October [ P ] My Old Lady Opens at the Promenade Oct. 3 [ P ] The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui With Al Pacino Opens Oct. 3 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: They're 'It' Girls! [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Cast Travels The World Over for Opening [ P ] PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: Alfie Byrne Is a Man of No Importance [ P ] PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: 'The Streets of Dublin' [ P ] PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: Alfie and Oscar [ P ] Zimmerman and Glass Guest on Special "Theater Talk" Broadcast Oct. 5 [ P ] Mamma Mia! Celebrates Five Milestones in October [ P ] L.A Theatre Works Reads Galati's Grapes of Wrath With Cromwell Oct. 16-20 [ P ] Think Pink: Songwriter Roger Edens Heard in Return of NYC Cabaret Show, Oct. 7 [ P ] Chicago Casting Directors Offer Casting Master Class, Oct. 26 & Nov. 17 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 3 Reviews � "The Butter and Egg Man": [ DN ] A Jazz Age riff by Kaufman still produces laughs by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ Despite stock characters, archaic slang and smart-alecky humor better suited to Jazz Age sensibilities, the sell-by date has yet to expire on "The Butter and Egg Man," George S. Kaufman's 1925 comedy about a Midwestern rube yearning to become a Broadway producer. [ NYP ] KAUFMAN WELL EGGS-ECUTED by DONALD LYONS [ ND ] 'Butter and Egg Man' No Longer Delivers by Linda Winer [ NJ ] 'Butter and Egg' slips on staging BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ B ] The Butter and Egg Man Review by William Stevenson Other Reviews: [ LAT ] CABARET REVIEW Polly Bergen Pours Voice, Heart Into Songs by DAVID C. NICHOLS The stage veteran's magnificent cabaret turn is galvanized by humor and a palpable love of performance. [ ND ] Buried in Muddle by Gordon Cox Beckett revival has humor but lacks power [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET' Throwing a Hissy Fit to Ease the Pain by BRUCE WEBER In Stephen Adly Guirgis's scorching comedy, the writing and acting are generally so good that you almost don't notice that the dramatic premise is of the hoariest stripe: it's a reunion. [ NYT ] OPERA REVIEW | 'GALILEO GALILEI' A Heretical Astronomer Rethinking His Revolution by ALLAN KOZINN Philip Glass's 18th opera, which is notably fresher than his last few operas, presents Galileo's story in reverse chronology; it is the operatic equivalent of the film "Memento." Features: [ HC ] Is ShowMusic Magazine About To Lose Its Voice? by Frank Rizzo Thanks to ElleWhy on All That Chat for the link! [ TB ] What's New on the Rialto? Interview with Sherie Rene Scott by Jonathan Frank posted at 10/3/2002 07:52:39 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Wednesday, October 02, 2002 News: [ B ] Les Miserables to Close on B'way After 16 Years Broadway's second longest-running show in history, Les Miserables, will vacate the Imperial Theatre on March 15, 2003. The acclaimed production, directed by John Caird and Trevor Nunn, will have played 6,612 Broadway performances. [ B ] Broadway Grosses: Here's to You, Ms. Turner [ B ] Final Casting for CSC's Ghosts Announced [ P ] Bulletin: Broadway's Les Miz Closing March 15, 2003 [ P ] Bryggman, Kelly Join Irving in Classic Stage's Ghosts Oct. 31-Dec. 8 Reviews: [ TM ] It's Better With a Band Reviewed By: Michael Portantiere It's almost enough to make you want to move to Philadelphia. Watch it, bucko... I saw this show on Saturday night, and it's excellent, even if it is overpriced for a show that's only 80 minutes long. The songs from the upcoming Zippel/Menken musical "Buzz" are particularly noteworthy. This show has been extended through Sunday, so see it if you can. posted at 10/2/2002 05:39:31 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ B ] Emily Skinner Joins the Table for Dinner at Eight [ B ] Barrowman and Triplett Star in Anything Goes [ P ] Home Fires Still Burning Inside, Ricky Ian Gordon Pens Musical About His Family [ P ] The Fourth Season Begins at the Vineyard Oct. 31 With Hecht, Hinkle [ P ] Perrineau, Ivanek, Fitzgerald Star in Atlantic's Blue/Orange, Nov. 6 [ P ] Carol Channing Autobiography Due in Stores Oct. 15; Book Signings Scheduled [ P ] Jacques Steinberg to Be New Times Theatre Columnist posted at 10/2/2002 04:19:27 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ P ] We Will Rock You Extends Engagement at U.K.'s Dominion Theatre [ P ] Grease Slides Into London's Victoria Palace Oct. 2 [ P ] Award-winning Ricky Gervais On West End Stage in Jan. 2003 [ P ] Rory Bremner Opens at London's Albery Oct. 2 [ P ] Fans Invited to Chicago Taping on Oct. 3; CBS Broadcast Date is Oct. 4 [ P ] Ripley, Callaway, Barrowman and Raines Headline Bway Showstoppers Concert [ P ] Divas Line Up for 12th Annual "Divas . . . Simply Singing!" Concert, Oct. 26 [ P ] Billy Porter Featured in Premiere Comedy Going Native at CT's Long Wharf Oct. 23-Nov. 24 Features: [ B ] Merrily Memories by Ken Mandelbaum Reviews: [ TM ] Our Lady of 121st Street Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo posted at 10/2/2002 01:07:43 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ NYP ] GIDGET GOOSES 'GOAT' by MICHAEL RIEDEL THEY like her. They really like her. Sally Field must have had fun reading the papers Monday morning, the day after she made her Broadway debut in Edward Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH "Imaginary Friends." [ ND ] Arts Center Plan Eyes for Chinatown by Curtis L. Taylor [ P ] Move Aside Urinetown: Side Show Creator Presents POOP: The Musical, Oct. 10 [ P ] Atlantic Serves Up Butter and Egg Oct. 2, as Kaufman Comedy Opens [ P ] Redgrave General From America Completes Casting for Oct. 11 Houston Bow [ P ] "Liza & David" to Premiere on VH1 November 30 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Jazz Hands: Jolson Takes His Bow [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Jolson & Company [ P ] Broadway Walk of Stars Launches Oct. 10 with Honoree Carol Channing [ P ] New Season of "Working in the Theatre" Seminars Offers "Theatre at Its Best" [ P ] Thoroughly Modern Millie Stars Take Part in Tree of Life Gala Nov. 11 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 2 Features: [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia is moved and exhilarated by the original cast reunion concert of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. [ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang, best known as the Tony-winning playwright of M. Butterfly, is no stranger to musicals, having contributed to the book of Aida. But for his latest musical project, Flower Drum Song, his heart is more deeply invested. [ BH ] Tapping into 'da funk: Dance sensation Savion Glover revels in making new `Noise' by Robert Nesti [ PEOPLE ] WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Broadway star, R&B queen has new album, baby Late-night feedings and diaper changes aren't exactly the stuff that normally inspires a career, but Stephanie Mills would tell you differently. See her at Seth's Chatterbox Thursday night! [ CBS ] Top Ten Ways The World Would Be Different If Barbra Streisand Were President Reviews � "Evolution": [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'EVOLUTION' Satirizing the Hollywood Way of Art by BRUCE WEBER Jonathan Marc Sherman's attempt to spin a darkly comic decline-of-civilization parable alternately feels pretentious and tired. [ DN ] Vidiot's delight: A tale of the tube by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ Taking potshots at television for being a creative wasteland can make for all too easy, and hardly original, satire. Yet "Evolution," a fast-paced, sharply written morality tale by Jonathan Marc Sherman, puts a fresh, funny spin on the subject. Reviews � "The World Over": [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE WORLD OVER' Danger in a Fairy Tale Taken Seriously by BEN BRANTLEY An earnestly whimsical new play by Keith Bunin about a man whose whole life is destroyed by a nursery story. [ NYP ] PASS OVER 'WORLD' by DONALD LYONS FABLES, when dramatized, need something extra. On stage, "Candide" and "Once Upon a Mattress" had satire, comedy and music. [ DN ] A stranger in strange lands by HOWARD KISSEL Keith Bunin's "The World Over" could not be more of a contrast to last year's "The Credeaux Canvas," his play about the ethical dilemmas of being an artist. [ ND ] A Story Gleefully All Over the Map by Gordon Cox The majority of contemporary playwriting can leave some theatergoers (including this one) starving for narrative, so it's refreshing, with "The World Over," to come across a new play that's plainly interested in telling a good story. [ B ] The World Over Review by Adam Feldman Other Reviews: [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE DARK KALAMAZOO' A Foreigner Even Where Her Roots Are Buried by NEIL GENZLINGER Oni Faida Lampley covers a lot of ground, in several senses, in "The Dark Kalamazoo," a one-woman show that is something like watching your in-laws' vacation videos. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'HAPPY DAYS' Beckett's Earthy Idea of Optimism by BEN BRANTLEY There is an undeniable thrill in seeing the pile of earth in which the chatty heroine of "Happy Days" is imprisoned rebuilt on the stage where it was first seen 41 years ago. [ USA ] 'Burn This' can't quite ignite an emotional spark by Elysa Gardner [ USA ] 'Little Ham' means well, but it's not well done by Elysa Gardner [ TB ] The Emissary Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter posted at 10/2/2002 08:51:28 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Tuesday, October 01, 2002 News: [ B ] King Hedley II Readies for UK Premiere [ B ] Goranson and Hinkle Join The Fourth Sister [ B ] Arturo Ui Extends Downtown; Considers Move [ B ] Cast Set for Blue/Orange at the Atlantic [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Merrily We Roll Along: Old Friends Bow [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Merrily We Roll Along: Jason Alexander Speaks [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Merrily We Roll Along: Reunited Sondheim and Prince [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Merrily We Roll Along: Price and Producer [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Merrily We Roll Along: (Another) Price and Walton [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Merrily We Roll Along: The Other Merrily! [ P ] "Sopranos" Star Sigler Joins Beauty and the Beast Cast Oct. 1 [ P ] Boy George Returns to West End Taboo in November [ TM ] Memorial for Betsy Friday, Performer Turned Producer, to be Held on October 3 Features: [ BSUN ] Pure Broadway by J. Wynn Rousuck Mark Bramble's experience as co-author of '42nd Street' reads like a story for the stage. This week, it comes full circle. [ TM ] Follow Spot Dudu Fisher, a former Jean Valjean, returns to NYC in a new one-man show. [ TM ] Cabaret Notes Songwriters Goldrich & Heisler celebrate the comedy of love at Don't Tell Mama. [ BR ] Distinguished playwright has a return engagement by ROBERT FELDBERG Israel Horovitz has been a constant presence in New York theater. Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! Reviews: [ NJ ] Novel idea devolves into clich�d muck by MICHAEL SOMMERS "Evolution." [ ND ] 'Evolution' Proves Survival of a Prodigy by Linda Winer With gleeful abandon, a playwright delves into trash history [ ND ] A Magic 'Junebug' by Sylviane Gold Symphony is a circus of the imagination [ TNY ] HAM, INTERRUPTED by HILTON ALS Langston Hughes�the musical. [ VV ] TWICE-TOLD TALES by Michael Feingold The World Over by Keith Bunin; Happy Days by Samuel Beckett; The Goat by Edward Albee [ VV ] ONWARD CHRISTIAN SPECIAL FORCES by Tom Sellar Trueblinka by Adam Rapp [ TB ] Sound Advice, 10/1/02 by Jonathan Frank posted at 10/1/2002 05:43:24 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Hey buddy, can you spare a dime? It seem that hard times on Lafayette Street have led to austere financial decisions. Does anyone know The Public's policy on outside employment? One rumor is that long time employees are being told that if they take work outside of The Public to subsidize their slashed salaries, then they need to DEDUCT those earnings from their Public Theater pay check. Is this true? If so, does it apply to everyone at The Public? Hmmm.... On another note, I think that Broadway should capitalize on the new New York City Parking Violations fines. A parking ticket will now cost you $105. This leaves Broadway open to a marketing opportunity: "Go to a Broadway show where the tickets are less expensive than a parking ticket..." Naah... It probably wouldn't work. posted at 10/1/2002 02:08:53 PM by James Marino | Item Link News: [ TM ] Tenth Anniversary Broadway Cast Reunion Concert of The Who's Tommy Planned for Spring 2003 by: Michael Portantiere [ P ] John Barrowman Reprises Anything Goes Role at London's National [ P ] Merrily We Roll Along Cast Reunites in Emotional Concert [ P ] Stephanie Mills Guests at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox Oct. 3 [ P ] Deborah Gibson Chicago Casting Complete; Michals in as Flynn [ P ] Sh-K-Boom Records Offers Talk-Back with Debbie Cast at Oct. 9-10 Performances [ P ] Philly's InterAct Has Havoc, World Premiere of Forbidden Love, January 2003 [ P ] DC's Helen Hayes Awards Gets New Voting Procedures in 2003 [ P ] Producers Breaks Minneapolis Box Office Record, Taking $1.1 Million in One Day [ P ] Tony Martinez, Long-Running Sancho of La Mancha, Dead at 82 [ P ] Pacino Arturo Ui Announces Extension; Who's Playing Who in Cast? [ B ] Ephron's Play Finds Friends in California Critics [ TM ] Move Over, Hollywood! Broadway Will Soon Have Its Own Walk of Fame by: Brooke Pierce Features: [ B ] Merrily And Me, Part 3 of 3 by Lonny Price [ B ] Flower Drum Song on Film by Ken Mandelbaum [ TM ] Theater on the Tube by: Brooke Pierce The stage comes to the small screen via regular programming and special presentations. Reviews: [ TM ] The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Reviewed By: David Finkle [ TM ] Beween Iraq and a Hard Place Reviewed By: Philip Hopkins [ TM ] Happy Days Reviewed By: David Finkle posted at 10/1/2002 01:45:35 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ V ] 'GRADUATE' SEDUCES MORE B.O. ON B'WAY There are advantages to getting the Jewish holidays out of the way early. Last week's $12,462,259 cume for 25 shows blasted the previous end-of-September record of $9.98 million, set two years ago when 23 shows performed. This time out, every production increased its receipts from the previous session. [ V ] THEATER ROW TAPS BLOCH G.M. Peter Bloch has been named general manager of the newly renovated Theater Row complex on 42nd Street. [ B ] Pop Diva Toni Braxton Eyes Title Role in Aida [ B ] Bombay Dreams to Land on B'way in 2004 [ B ] 2002 LA Ovation Nominations Announced [ B ] Will Chase in Talks to Be Aida's Next Radames [ P ] Burning Blue Heats Up Off-Broadway, Oct. 1 [ P ] Langston Hughes Sings! Ricky Ian Gordon's Only Heaven Gets CD Release Oct. 1 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: New York Is Theatre Book Country for Botto [ P ] Bailegangaire With Olivier Winner Flanagan Begins at Irish Rep Oct. 1 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Love for Little Ham [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Not a bit Ham-my [ P ] Elaine Stritch Takes on London at Old Vic, Beginning Oct. 1 [ P ] Let the Waltz Begin: Baz's La Boh�me Makes U.S. Debut Oct. 1 in San Fran [ P ] Merman, Channing and More: Broadway Storyteller Louis Botto Recounts All at Free Oct. 7 Event [ P ] Bunin's The World Over Opens Oct. 1 at Playwrights Horizons [ P ] Acclaimed Yellowman Makes Off-Bway Debut at MTC Oct. 1 [ P ] Bat Boy Composer and Mandy Patinkin�s New CD on "Radio Playbill" Oct. 1-6 [ P ] Dracula With Bohmer, Crampton and Sexton Previews Oct. 1 at NSMT [ P ] Polly Bergen Kicks Off OCPAC's CA Cabaret Series Oct. 1-5 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 1 [ P ] Stoked by Booming Box Office, Will Burn This Spread Like Wildfire? [ P ] Bulletin: Bombay Dreams Will Open on Bway Spring 2004 [ P ] Broadway Grosses: September 23-29 [ P ] Drama Dept. Will Stage Charles Busch's Shanghai Moon in January [ YN ] Barcelona Architect Gaudi Gets His Own Musical Reviews: [ LAT ] Queens of the Barb by SEAN MITCHELL In 'Imaginary Friends,' Nora Ephron turns the war of words between Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy into a smart comedy that revels in wit. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'MODIGLIANI' Bad Boy Modigliani, Playing With Murder by ANITA GATES It's a wonder that dozens of films and plays haven't been written about Amedeo Modigliani. [ NYP ] GETTING DOWN & DIRTY IN BECKETT'S 'HAPPY DAYS' by DONALD LYONS SAMUEL Beckett was actually a very funny writer. He was, after all, Irish. Of course, he was also the most despairing of writers. [ NYP ] A DARING 'SYMPHONY' by DONALD LYONS THE grandson of Charlie Chaplin and great-grandson of Eugene O'Neill has created the most imaginative, intriguing and playful theatrical event of the season. [ CST ] Polished 'Shoes' walks fine line BY HEDY WEISS From "Show Boat" and "South Pacific" to "West Side Story" and "Miss Saigon," the history of American musicals could easily be written as a history of race, racial relations and the complex nature of interracial romance. "Comfortable Shoes," the vibrant, highly polished musical that received its world premiere Sunday at the Royal George Theatre, fits very neatly into that history as it spins the thinly veiled true story of the successful Las Vegas performer Clint Holmes--the son of a black American jazz musician father and a white, British-born opera singer mother. [ B ] Evolution Review by Adam Feldman [ TB ] Anything Goes Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter Features: [ P ] The Magic of Amour Melissa Errico falls for Malcolm Gets to the strains of a romantic score by the legendary Michel Legrand in Amour, the new musical at Broadway's Music Box Theatre. [ YN ] Rock Rolls Them in the Aisles in London Theaters by Paul Majendie posted at 10/1/2002 07:50:17 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Monday, September 30, 2002 News: [ P ] London's National Theatre Cancels Sondheim's Frogs [ P ] New Cast Set for London's Stones in His Pockets [ P ] Farewell Gala for Sam Mendes at London's Donmar Sept. 30 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Rehearsing Earth Girls Is Not Easy [ P ] Ann Hampton Callaway Offers "Rodgers and Heart" Oct. 8-19 [ P ] Drama Dept. Readies Readings of The Band Wagon, Plays With Broderick, Nixon in Oct. [ P ] Big River, Woods, Flower Drum, Salonga, Benanti Honored With L.A. Ovation Nominations [ P ] Matt Bogart Joins Aida Oct 1-13 [ B ] Film Inspires Chicago's Jazzy New Ad Campaign [ B ] With New Stars in Place, Critics Revisit The Goat [ TM ] Naked Angels Theater Company Begins New Reading Series by: Brooke Pierce Features: [ B ] Q&A: Chad Lowe by David Drake [ B ] From the Shelf: Flower Drum Song Discs by Ken Mandelbaum [ P ] The Little Convention That Could In his monthly 'Cabaret Beat' column, David Drake previews the upcoming Cabaret Convention at New York City's Town Hall; also, news of a new cabaret act from Hairspray scene stealer, Jackie Hoffman. Reviews: [ B ] Sally Field and Bill Irwin in The Goat Review by William Stevenson posted at 9/30/2002 02:24:33 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ B ] First Person: Merrily And Me, Part 2 of 3 by Lonny Price [ B ] Fresh Face: Dallas Roberts by Katie Riegel Reviews: [ B ] Happy Days Review by Adam Feldman [ B ] Jolson & Company Review by Edward Karam News: [ P ] In Style Magazine Features Williams, Lowe, Heche, Tucci & Falco posted at 9/30/2002 10:49:37 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Liz Callaway will be BETH in tonight's Merrily We Roll Along concert, due to original cast member Sally Klein being unable to attend. posted at 9/30/2002 10:15:05 AM by James Marino | Item Link Features: [ USA ] Burnett embraces family in 'Arms' by Elysa Gardner [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Following his eighth viewing of Joe Orton's Loot, Filichia considers how theatrical tastes change with age. Reviews - "The Goat": [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA?' Surprising Actress as Woman Who Surprises Herself by BEN BRANTLEY Bill Irwin and Sally Field, in her Broadway debut, replace Bill Pullman and Mercedes Ruehl in a less slick, but disarmingly powerful production of Edward Albee's comic drama. [ NYP ] NOT BA-A-A-D! by CLIVE BARNES COULD Gidget, despite two Oscars, make it on Broadway?Was Broadway's favorite clown up to Edward Albee?Sally Field and Bill Irwin carry a load of questions taking over the leads in Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?," winner of last season's Tony Award for Best Play. [ ND ] In Fashion, New Stars Get Their 'Goat' by Linda Winer Albee's play gains heat from new leads Field and Irwin Reviews � "Jolson & Company": [ NYP ] ENERGY SUSTAINS 'JOLSON & CO.' by DONALD LYONS HOT on the heels of last week's "George M. Cohan" comes "Jolson & Company," yet another reverent showbiz bio that faces a few unpleasant truths the old movie bios didn't, but is in the end just as worshipful. [ DN ] Toot, toot, tootsie - hello! by Robert Dominguez In this lively, funny and upbeat musical biography featuring more than a dozen songs Jolson made famous, Stephen Mo Hanan does a dead-on impersonation of the groundbreaking singer's over-emotive style. [ ND ] A Jolson Story for Those Already Enamored of It by Gordon Cox [ TB ] Jolson & Company Review by Matthew Murray Other Reviews: [ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK Saroyan, Melville and Big Dreams by BRUCE WEBER Current productions by two midwestern theater companies illustrate how testing the boundary between grandeur and grandiosity is treacherous ground. [ NYP ] 'LADY' IS A CHAMP by DONALD LYONS 'OUR Lady of 121st Street" is like a jazz piece, with differing instruments coming in for a blast. Some 12 folk bump into one another at the wake for Sister Rose - a beloved, if eccentric and alcoholic, nun - and let loose what's in their hearts. [ TB ] Three Great Revivals At The Oregon Shakespeare Festival by Richard Connema Reviews of "Who�s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "Saturday, Sunday, Monday" and Playboy of the West Indies." [ TB ] Ray on the Water Review by Matthew Murray [ TB ] Happy Days Review by Matthew Murray News: [ LAT ] OVATION AWARDS 'Big River' Flows Ahead by DON SHIRLEY The sign-language-enriched musical led the nominations with 11 nods, while four shows tied for second with eight apiece. Lots of familiar names in the acting categories. [ P ] Martin Beck Box Office Opens for Man of La Mancha, Sept. 30 [ P ] Movin' Out Moves Into Broadway's Richard Rodgers, Sept. 30 [ P ] Off-Bway's MET Takes Musical Turn with Myler's Hank Williams Show, Dec. 9 [ P ] Original Cast Reunion Concert of Merrily We Roll Along Sept. 30 [ P ] NYC Birds of Paradise Flock Together in Free Musical Reading Sept. 30 [ P ] Chenoweth, Kudisch, Foster, Brown Prove Earth Girls Are Easy in Sept. 30 Musical Reading [ P ] Robert Whitehead Remembered at Sept. 30 Memorial [ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 30 posted at 9/30/2002 07:51:45 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Sunday, September 29, 2002 Features: [ NYT ] With Music and Malice in Every 'And' and 'The' by BERNARD WEINRAUB Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman loathed each other until the end of their lives, but never had a face-to-face confrontation. Now, they meet in a new play by Nora Ephron. [ OCR ] It's Hellman vs. McCarthy by PAUL HODGINS A new play explores one of American literature's most famous feuds. Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! [ NYT ] Discovering Drama, Even Song, in Dry Old Science by RICHARD PANEK An opera about Galileo is just the latest. Suddenly, everyone is making art using scientific themes. [ NYT ] An Ancient Tragedy Lands in the Present, Pain Intact by KAREN FRICKER Deborah Warner's version of Euripides' "Medea" brings this ancient story into the here and now, with all the contradictions and painful realities it presents. [ INQ ] A 'landmark' singer, landmark songs by David Patrick Stearns Sooner or later, singer Barbara Cook will be declared a national treasure. [ NYP ] WANT STAGE DIVERSITY? LONDON'S GOT THE EDGE by CLIVE BARNES The biggest difference between theater in New York and London is the way each city approaches its non-profits. [ CST ] Another mile in Holmes' 'Shoes' BY MISHA DAVENPORT [ TB ] What's New on the Rialto: "Show People" Magazine by Nancy Rosati Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features! [ FW ] Too big for Broadway by Dave Ferman Heather Headley isn't resting on her 'Lion King' and 'Aida' laurels. She's going for pop superstardom. [ MST ] Joel Vig: Actor booted from Ordway triumphs on Broadway by Rohan Preston Joel Vig of "Hairspray." Plus, check the "Related Content" box for links to new interviews with Valerie Harper and Robert Goulet. [ SFC ] Opera for the masses by Christopher Hawthorne Filmmakers' 'La Boheme' bound for S.F., Broadway [ SFC ] About the Mimis and Rodolfos There are three Mimis and three Rodolfos in Baz Luhrmann's "La Boheme." Here's a little bit about them. [ SFC ] Perfect fit for designer by Dave Ford Martin's set work fuels collaboration [ SFC ] The 1993 'La Boheme' DVD by Joshua Kosman News: [ P ] Talk Show Watch: Fatone and Diggs on 'Carson Daly', Chicago on 'Early Show' [ P ] Jolson Sings Again With Off-Bway Opening of Jolson & Company Sept. 29 [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Arthur Miller Gets Food for Thought [ P ] Michael Buckley's CHANNELING THEATRE: Storyline's Zadan and Meron Discuss TV 'Music Man' [ P ] With Friends Like These: Kurtz, Jones Open in Imaginary Pre-Broadway Run Sept. 29 [ P ] Tri-State Debut of Musical The Fix Set for Princeton in 2003 [ P ] L.A.'s Ovation Award Nominees Announced Sept. 29; Ceremony Nov. 24 [ P ] Louis Botto Signs, Discusses "At This Theatre" in NYC Sept. 29, Oct. 7 and Oct. 21 [ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 29 [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH A "Funny Girl" recap (third item). Reviews: [ TB ] Jungle Theater twins Stoppard's Hapgood with first class acting Minneapolis Review by Elizabeth Weir posted at 9/29/2002 11:18:59 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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