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Saturday, October 12, 2002

Features:

[ LAT ]  If not Broadway, where? by Karen Wada
Long shut out of the Great White Way, Asian American work thrives on smaller stages, especially in the West.

[ ND ]  A Different Drummer by Blake Green
David Henry Hwang says he's created the 'Flower Drum Song' that Oscar Hammerstein would've written had he been an Asian-American

[ LAT ]  Artistic Director Is Ready for His Next Big Act by FRANK RIZZO, HARTFORD COURANT
Like an underdog prizefighter who has scrapped to the top on chutzpah, street smarts and skill, Gordon Edelstein just may be what New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre needs in an artistic director.

[ B ]  Q&A: Carol Channing by Paul Wontorek

[ B ]  Photo Op: LCT's Opening of Importance

[ TM ]  Tunes and Tomes

Reviews of a great new album by Christine Andreas, an enjoyable two-in-one Shirley Jones/Jack Cassidy reissue, and the very odd original Broadway cast recording of Movin' Out.

News:

[ NYT ]  Phyllis Calvert, Virtuous Heroine of Wartime Melodramas, Dies at 87 by PAUL LEWIS
Phyllis Calvert packed British movie theaters in the darkest days of World War II with her performances in wildly melodramatic, escapist costume dramas.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: It's No Riddle - Gorshin Celebrates Gracie's Opening

[ P ]  Jerry Herman's Showtune's On Display at Nyack's Hayes Oct. 12

[ P ]  Phantom Creeps Into Third Place in Trio of Bway Long-Runners Oct. 12

[ P ]  Rudetsky, Zbornik and Others Have Poole Party! Oct. 12 at Don't Tell Mama

[ P ]  'Eastenders' Star Michael Greco to Join London Chicago

[ P ]  Musical Theatre Works Chats with Neuwirth, LuPone, Grey & Stroman in November

[ P ]  Dance of the Vampires Songlist Includes Pop Tune 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

[ P ]  Schalchlin-Brochu's Big Voice Officially Opens in L.A. Oct. 12

[ P ]  Musical Scapin Closes in Seattle Oct. 12; Travels to Chicago Oct. 24-Nov. 24

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 12

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: The Writers of Great Importance

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: Have a Little Faith!

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: A Man with Three Shows

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: John and Jessica

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Man of No Importance: Rees' Pieces


Reviews:

[ TB ]  The Comedy of Errors and Wings Minneapolis Reviews by Elizabeth Weir

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Friday, October 11, 2002

News:

[ B ]  Gomez, Ling and Williams to Star in Monologues

[ B ]  Perez Steps in as Choreographer for La Mancha


Features:

[ NJ ]  Shootin' the breeze with Tom Wopat BY PETER FILICHIA

[ TM ]  The Siegels' Nightlife Notes

At Joe's Pub, composer Steven Lutvak turns an accursed night into a chance to shine.

[ CST ]  Speaking with ... Savian Glover BY JAE-HA KIM
That's SAVION, not SAVIAN...

[ BR ]  Essence of Broadway By ERIC ZENGOTA

Many casts become "family" on the trip from first rehearsal to opening night. The performers in "Showtune - The Jerry Herman Songbook" consider themselves lucky to have their songwriting father figure along as a coach and mentor.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

posted at 10/11/2002 06:03:11 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



Features:

[ B ]  Memorial for Gray by Ken Mandelbaum
A memorial for Broadway star Dolores Gray will be held at the Lamb's Theatre on Monday, October 28, at 11 a.m.
Plus a review of a Ute Lemper DVD.

News:

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: A Chat with Kristin Chenoweth PLUS Diva NEWS!

[ P ]  Broderick, Kline, Lansbury Star in Short Talks Benefit on Bway, Nov. 17-18

[ P ]  Alan Davies Brings His Aunty to the West End

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 5-Oct. 11: Stage 'Sopranos'

[ P ]  Do They Know the Steppes?: American Troupe Opens 42nd Street in Russia, Oct. 11

[ P ]  "Titanic" Star Zane and Mack and Mabel's O'Connor Join Bway Chicago

[ P ]  Broadway Revival of Herman's Mame Planned; Off-B'way Herman Possible, Too

[ P ]  Kevin Kline and Richard Easton Expected in Lincoln Center Henry IV, Fall 2003

[ P ]  Branagh-Directed London Comedy, Play What I Wrote, to Open on Bway March 30

[ P ]  Nicholas Martin Directs McGuinness' Sons of Ulster at Lincoln Center in Feb. 2003

[ P ]  Actors' Fund Salutes Oklahoma! Star Oct. 28

[ P ]  Song List Announced for Jerry Herman's Showtune; Perfs Begin Oct. 12


Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Exonerated Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ TM ]  A Man of No Importance Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ TM ]  Say Goodnight Gracie Reviewed By: Barbara & Scott Siegel

[ LAT ]  Incursions on a Fragile Domestic Truce
'James and the Handless Maiden' probes a marriage that's tottering along on thin ice. Plus: "One Night Only" and "Hollywood Burning" are reviewed.
With Kevin Kilner and Mary McDonnell.

posted at 10/11/2002 01:42:21 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



LOTS to cover today. The newspapers and websites are crammed with reviews of three major openings � SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE and THE EXONERATED. And The Christian Science Monitor jumped the gun and printed a review of ARTURO UI!

Scroll down to get to the reviews. But first, some news and features...


News:

[ NYT ]  ON STAGE AND OFF
Starry-Eyed to Star by JESSE MCKINLEY

Nothing against writing, but Charlayne Woodard says it ain't got a thing on performing. She stars in her one-woman play, "In Real Life," opening this week.

[ NYP ]  LIZA'S LIP SERVICE by MICHAEL RIEDEL
FROM the terrifying world of Liza Minnelli: Record czar Clive Davis hosted a "listening party" last week at the Equitable Building for Minnelli's new CD, "Liza's Back."

[ BG ]  'Sons of Ulster' marches toward NYC by Maureen Dezell
Nicholas Martin is taking his Sons of Ulster to Lincoln Center.

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
FLOWER DRUM SONG/New York Times gossip (second item).

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
MASTER CLASS onscreen? (fifth item)

[ B ]  Did Critics Cheer the Return of Burns in Gracie?

[ B ]  Glittering Short Talks Set for O'Neill in November

[ B ]  Bard's B'way Return Sees Stars in Henry IV

[ B ]  Gallagher Subs for Dreyfuss in The Exonerated

[ B ]  Play What I Wrote to Bow at Lyceum on March 30

[ B ]  O'Connor & Zane Join Chicago for 6th Anniversary

[ TM ]  New Play to Feature the Music of Bruce Springsteen

[ P ]  Alfred Uhry Working on New Musical with Bat Boy's O'Keefe

[ P ]  "Alias" Weisman Is Crazy-Drunk in True Hollywood Tale, Playing Nov. 7-Dec. 22 in L.A.

[ P ]  Cult Musical, King of Hearts Gets Fresh Look at Goodspeed, Oct. 11-Dec. 15

[ P ]  Moscow Gay Musical Three Sisters Is Part of OB's Chekhov Now Festival Oct. 28-Nov. 24

[ P ]  "Theater Talk" Salutes Flower Drum Song Oct. 11

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Flower Drum Song Reunion

[ P ]  Corin Redgrave Is The General From America in Houston Bow Oct. 11-Nov. 9

[ P ]  Jackie Gleason Pic Set to Air Oct. 13 on CBS-TV

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 11

[ P ]  Hitting a Homer, Greenberg's Take Me Out Will Move to Bway in Early 2003

[ P ]  Bway Talent Sings I Sing! Concert Oct. 14 in York Benefit, Cast Album Follows

[ P ]  Stephen Buntrock to Play Curly in Oklahoma!

[ P ]  Sally Mayes, Leo Burmester Added to Musical Urban Cowboy; Begins Nov. 5

[ USA ]  We're movin' to Broadway by Elysa Gardner

MOVIN' OUT.

[ USA ]  12 shows movin' in for a Broadway run
If lush new musicals based on old ideas are your idea of Broadway heaven, this is your season.

[ YN ]  Paul Robeson Gets Belated British Recognition
U.S. singer Paul Robeson, best known for his rendition of "Ol' Man River," received belated British recognition Thursday in the shape of a blue plaque marking the north London house that was briefly his home.

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: Abundance and Charity
Bebe Neuwirth hosts a benefit that will raise money to help dancers make the transition from the chorus line to a new career.

[ TM ]  Loss of Innocence by: Michael Portantiere
With its true stories of wrongly convicted death row inmates, The Exonerated transcends theater.

[ YN ]  London Stage Features Many Actresses by MATT WOLF, Associated Press
From Glenn Close and Elaine Stritch to Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, it is suddenly ladies' night on the London stage.

[ CST ]  'Showgirls' a real sock-it-to-'em production BY LUCIO GUERRERO
On the big screen, "Showgirls" was an unmitigated flop. So why not re-enact it in the basement of a downtown theater. At midnight. And use sock puppets as the actors.

[ CSM ]  She's on her fourth career by Tony Vellela
Interview with actress and singer Kitty Carlisle Hart
Thanks to American Theater Web for this Christian Science Monitor link, and for the two links below to reviews from the Monitor.

Reviews - "Say Goodnight Gracie":

[ DN ]  A straight man for all seasons by Howard Kissel
"Gracie" does not really aim to dramatize anything about Burns and Allen's lives or career. It is merely an amiable journey into the past. If your own memories are as vivid as mine, you'll find it irresistible.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE'
George Burns Takes the Stage, Just as He Might if He Could by BRUCE WEBER

All you need to know about the level of sophistication of this one-man play is that it begins with George Burns, played by Frank Gorshin, talking to God.

[ ND ]  Oh God, It's George! by Linda Winer
"Say Goodnight, Gracie," which opened Thursday night at the Helen Hayes Theater, is a surprisingly pleasant, even poignant stroll through the life and times of the late comedian and late-in-life movie star.

[ NJ ]  A good night indeed with Gorshin's Burns BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
"Say Goodnight Gracie" is an adorable little show biz valentine about a couple of entertainers who fell in love and made millions of people laugh for many years afterward.

[ YN ]  George Burns Tribute Hits Broadway by MARK EVANS, Associated Press Writer
A must-see for fans of Burns, it's likely to hold only marginal appeal for other theatergoers.

[ B ]  Say Goodnight Gracie Review by William Stevenson

[ TB ]  Say Goodnight Gracie Review by Matthew Murray

Reviews - "A Man Of No Importance":

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE'
Not Just a Nobody, He's a Wilde Man by BEN BRANTLEY

Based on the 1994 film of the same title, this new musical never really delivers on its premise that ordinary souls harbor extraordinary feelings.

[ ND ]  An Unpretentious Musical of Some Importance by Linda Winer
Don't believe a word in the title, "A Man of No Importance," which slipped in under the seasonal hype last night to kill us softly at Lincoln Center Theater's underground Mitzi E. Newhouse.

[ NYP ]  SMALL BUT SWEET TALES by DONALD LYONS
MUSICALS don't have to be huge. Sizable sagas - from "Oklahoma!" to "Hairspray" - may tell the story of gigantic social changes, but there is a place for the intimate story in which a character comes to see something about himself and life.

[ DN ]  Not Wilde about a mild musical by Howard Kissel
"Man" has many virtues, but it neither crystallizes nor transforms the material.

[ YN ]  A Man of No Importance': Finding life, love and truth in the theater by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
"A Man of No Importance," the wonderful, heartfelt and emotionally nourishing new musical that Lincoln Center Theater unveiled Thursday at the Mitzi Newhouse.

[ NJ ]  Gay hero's woes dim likable musical BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ B ]  A Man of No Importance
Review by Ken Mandelbaum

[ TB ]  A Man of No Importance Review by Matthew Murray

Reviews - "The Exonerated":

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE EXONERATED'
Someone Else Committed Their Crimes by BEN BRANTLEY

Delivered sparely, this artfully edited anthology of interviews with six former death row prisoners who were all discovered to be innocent makes for thoroughly involving theater.

[ ND ]  Making a Case for Compassion by Gordon Cox
'The Exonerated" provokes more than one shocked, outraged gasp from its audience.

[ DN ]  Justice tales posing as a play by Robert Dominguez
A work that examines the flaws in the criminal justice system through the true-life stories of former Death Row inmates, "The Exonerated" is really a political statement disguised as a staged reading.

[ B ]  The Exonerated Review by Adam Feldman

Other Reviews:

[ CSM ]  Scent of a gangster by Ward Morehouse III
The first review of ARTURO UI.

[ CSM ]  Are old hits worth new cash? by Susan Weinstein

[ BH ]  Horror parody is so sharp, it's `sCarrie' by Terry Byrne

[ NJ ]  Tillie the ghost returns to haunt Hackettstown BY PETER FILICHIA

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Thursday, October 10, 2002

News:

[ B ]  Buntrock Confirmed as Oklahoma!'s Curly

[ B ]  McDonagh's Lieutenant to Close in London

[ B ]  Culkin and Lohman Join Hanks in London's Youth

[ P ]  Oklahoma! to Perform on CBS' "The Early Show" Oct. 11

[ P ]  Adam Rapp's Trueblinka Extends Off-Broadway to Oct. 19

[ P ]  Justin Kirk Back in The World Over Oct. 10

[ P ]  Starry Guests Expected for Oct. 10 Launch of Broadway Walk of Stars

[ HC ]  New Half-Priced Ticket Program At Hartford Stage by FRANK RIZZO

Includes possible casting news for "Me and My Gal" at Goodspeed.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!


Reviews:

[ TB ]  Acts of God Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter

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Features:

[ B ]  Fresh Face: Steven Pasquale by Paul Wontorek

[ TB ]  Introducing ... Jayne Paterson by Scott Cain


News:

[ B ]  Mame Might Return to the Great White Way

[ B ]  Will Ricki Lake Star as B'way's Next Sally Bowles?

[ P ]  Uhry-Waldman Musical The Robber Bridegroom Inspiring Renewed Interest

[ P ]  Elaine Stritch Opens to Starry Audience in West End

[ P ]  Late-Night Cabaret Features West End Casts of Bombay and Lion

[ P ]  Colin Hanks Possible for London This Is Our Youth Return

[ P ]  Program for Oct. 21 'Shall We Dance' Concert Announced; Ziemba, Neuwirth, Duncan

[ P ]  Patinkin, Feldshuh, Adler & More Celebrate "Yiddish in America" at Town Hall Concert

[ P ]  Rosie O'Donnell to Guest on Oxygen's "Isaac Mizrahi Show"

[ P ]  York's Mufti Series Has Jumbo, How Now and New Girl in Town, Nov. 1-17


Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Charity That Began at Home
Reviewed By: David Finkle

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News:

[ B ]  Burstyn in Talks for Confederate Widow on B'way

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH

Interview with Jerry Herman, including news on upcoming productions.

[ ND ]  PLAY BY PLAY
West Coast Buzz Catches B'way's Ear by Gordon Cox

[ P ]  Going Up: Curtain Rises on Ragtime Team's Man of No Importance Oct. 10

[ P ]  Liliane Montevecchi Sings for Her Supper at San Fran's Teatro ZinZanni, Beginning Oct. 23

[ P ]  Bernadette Peters Presented with Richard Rodgers Award Oct. 10

[ P ]  Millie's Tony Award Winner Rob Ashford Talks at Marty Perfs, Oct. 23-24

[ P ]  By George: Say Goodnight Gracie Opens on Broadway Oct. 10

[ P ]  Dreyfuss, Clayburgh, Gilbert Exonerated at Oct. 10 Opening

[ P ]  Use the (Fast Forward) Force: Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes Plays L.A. Oct. 25-Nov. 23

[ P ]  Boston Hit New Play Jump Rope Has Readings in New York City, Oct. 14 and 21

[ P ]  Bean, Cariou and James Set for Seth's Broadway Chatterbox in October

[ P ]  Taper's New Work Festival Features Plays by Baitz, Yew, Corthron Oct. 10-27

[ P ]  O'Rourke, Young Cheat in Julie Jensen World Premiere Oct. 10-Nov. 3 Off-Broadway

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 10

[ NYT ]  New Chief at Stratford-Upon-Potomac by WILLIAM S. NIEDERKORN

"I was the kid with my nose in the book," Dr. Gail Kern Paster said. "It didn't matter what I was reading, as long as I was reading something."

[ BBC ]  Row over theatre's divorce offer
A plan by a theatre to give free tickets to divorced women has attracted complaints from men claiming sex discrimination.
Thanks to MockingbirdGirl on All That Chat for the link!

[ V ]  GOLDONI RISES WITH PHOENIX
Lelia Goldoni, best known for her perf in helmer John Cassavetes' 1959 film "Shadows," will launch her legit company Theater Phoenix with a fund-raising cabaret Oct. 24 at Miceli's restaurant in Hollywood.

[ V ]  COIN PLAYS DIFFERENT ROLES FOR 'UI,' 'TOWN'
The all-star stagings of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" and "Our Town" present distinctly different financial opportunities.

Features:

[ NYT ]  ARTS ABROAD
Striking Several Chords: 'The Full Monty' in Japan by KEN BELSON

The multilayered discussions of parenthood, friendship and hard economic times in the Broadway adaptation of "The Full Monty" have resonated with Japanese audiences.

[ NYP ]  HE'S MOVIN' IN by BARBARA HOFFMAN
WHEN all is danced and sung at "Movin' Out" - the Twyla Tharp-Billy Joel musical - the biggest applause often goes to . . . Michael Cavanaugh.

[ TS ]  Not exactly as advertised by Richard Ouzounian
Theatre promos pick critics' praise, skip pans

[ V ]  HOLMES SOLVES 'MYSTERY'
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" playwright Rupert Holmes has solved a long-running mystery at Random House: When would he finally turn in a first novel commissioned seven years ago?

Reviews:

[ DN ]  A star is born: The play-by-play by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
While recounting seminal moments from her stage career in the autobiographical play "In Real Life," Charlayne Woodard proves to be such a polished, affable and engaging storyteller that it's easy to overlook a major flaw in an otherwise enjoyable production.

[ NYP ]  THERE ISN'T MUCH LIFE TO 'REAL' STORY by DONALD LYONS
THERE'S a powerful and rich tradition of oral story-telling in African-American culture.

[ INQ ]  On the London stage, artistic risk is worth taking by David Patrick Stearns
In contrast to the Darwinian chaos of Broadway, London theater succeeds more on calculation than chance.

[ CST ]  'The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?' BY HEDY WEISS
Some of the most intriguing moments in Tuesday's Shubert Theatre opening of "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?"--Robert Dubac's "one-man, many voices" show--occurred after the actor took his curtain calls.
Dubac didn't just return to the stage for a brief schmooze with the audience and, as he engagingly confessed, some shameless hawking of his CD. After some deftly controlled banter, he posed this telling question: "How many of you have ever seen live theater before?"

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Wednesday, October 09, 2002

Features:

[ TM ]  Love Songs by: Michael Buckley
Married couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley highlight Lincoln Center's American Songbook series.

[ CST ]  Director reshapes 'Park' for new view BY HEDY WEISS
Art isn't easy.

[ CST ]  Sondheim musical paints Seurat in accurate light BY HEDY WEISS
'I've only seen the Stephen Sondheim musical once, but I think it's pretty accurate in regard to Seurat," said Gloria Groom, the David and Mary Winton Green curator in the European Painting Department at the Art Institute of Chicago.

[ LAT ]  A One-Man Ensemble Cast by HUGH HART
Jason Cottle plays a dozen different parts in the play 'Nickel and Dimed' at the Mark Taper.

[ LAT ]  The Edgier Side of the Edge of the World by DON SHIRLEY
This year's festival of productions in sub-100-seat venues puts the emphasis on innovation, organizers say.

[ USA ]  Curtain up for Headley CD by Elysa Gardner
When Heather Headley was a little girl living in Trinidad, she wanted to grow up to be Whitney Houston.

[ BS ]  Saving Face
Changing one's appearance for a role can take its toll.

[ BS ]  Solo Passage
When one-person shows get interactive, the experience can be scary and empowering.

News:

[ SLT ]  KSL Pulls Leno Show With Penis Performers BY VINCE HORIUCHI

[ P ]  Justin Kirk Expected Back in The World Over Oct. 9

[ P ]  Lonergan Play, Starring Broderick, Taped for Radio at Joe's Pub, Oct. 9

[ P ]  Report: Fishburne, Bassett Hope for Broadway Revival of Raisin in the Sun

[ TM ]  Friends and Colleagues Help James Naughton Celebrate the Release of His New CD

[ PPG ]  On Stage: News from London, 'Daisy' and Shaw by Christopher Rawson

The Public Theater has announced that Rosemary Prinz will play the title role in "Driving Miss Daisy" (Nov. 7-Dec. 8).
No, not THAT Public Theater.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!


Reviews:

[ INQ ]   Iago rules the stage in festival's 'Othello' by Desmond Ryan
I saw this production Saturday. It was very well done, with three strong, charismatic leading performances.

[ WP ]  'Shear Madness': Overdue for a Chop by Peter Marks
I had never been much of a fan of term limits. Until I saw "Shear Madness."

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News:

[ B ]  Were London Critics Kind to Close in Streetcar?

[ B ]  Stars Eye B'way Revival of A Raisin in the Sun

[ P ]  West End Phantom of the Opera Celebrates Sweet Sixteen

[ P ]  Sam Mendes Bows Out After Ten Years at London's Donmar

[ P ]  Arkin and Wendt Are Little League Coaches in Premiere of Rounding Third, Oct. 9 in Chi

[ P ]  Tony Winner Chenoweth Plans Eclectic Concert for Lincoln Center Oct. 11-12

[ P ]  Marty Librettist Rupert Holmes Releases Novel in Fall 2003

[ P ]  The Domain of Mickey Mouse and Gershwin Songs Debated By Supreme Court

[ P ]  Proof Is Longest Running Broadway Play in Two Decades

[ P ]  Broadway's Thanksgiving Week Performance Schedule

[ P ]  Manley Pope and Priscilla Lopez Join Japanese Stars for Nov. 6 Benefit Concert

[ P ]  New Executive Director Named to Replace Stimac at Helen Hayes


Features:

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Lee Adams
Everybody knows "Put On a Happy Face," the hit song from the Broadway musical, Bye Bye Birdie, but the name of Lee Adams is hardly on everybody's lips. Next to librettists, lyricists always seem to be the forgotten collaborators.

[ B ]  DVDs: Lockwood & Lamont in a Monumental Picture by Ken Mandelbaum
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Warner Home Video)

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Antony and Cleopatra Reviewed By: Marc Miller

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News:

[ NYP ]  'RAISIN' HOPES by MICHAEL RIEDEL
FINALLY, a revival to get excited about: Lorraine Hansbury's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett. This being Broadway, nothing's set in stone yet. But there's a push to get this production on the boards before the Tony cutoff in May.

[ B ]  Broadway's Proof to Close on January 5

[ B ]  Colin Hanks Confirmed for London's Youth

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Movin' In

[ B ]  Duncan and Kimbrough Set for The Fourth Wall

[ TM ]  Call the Children Home Continues Performances Following Cancellations Last Week

[ TM ]  Drama Book Shop to Host Presentation on Arthur Miller, Led by Mel Gussow

[ TM ]  The Actors Studio Schedules Memorial for Kim Hunter and Rod Steiger

[ P ]  Whatever Happened to That Baby Jane Musical? It Begins Oct. 9 in TX

[ P ]  NY Public Library to Offer Musical Theatre Recordings Exhibition

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: It's About Time, James Naughton

[ P ]  Casting Complete for Ziemba Much Ado at D.C. Shakespeare Theatre

[ P ]  D.B. Sweeney Is Montag in L.A. Premiere Fahrenheit 451 Oct. 26-Nov. 17

[ P ]  Headley Promotes New CD with Talk-Show Appearances and Chicago Bash

[ P ]  Cast Confirmed for Goodspeed Baker's Wife; Schwartz & Stein Shaping New Version

[ P ]  NJ's TheatreFest Soliciting Plays for 2003 Contest

[ P ]  Bway Smash Proof Will Close Jan. 5, 2003; Regional Stagings Multiply


Reviews � "In Real Life":

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'IN REAL LIFE'
A Turbulent Awakening From a Dream Come True by BEN BRANTLEY

Charlayne Woodard lends newly infectious vitality to the enduring clich� of the wide-eyed but ambitious creature who hits the big city with a headful of dreams.

[ ND ]  Some Real Life Misbehavin' by Linda Winer
Charlayne Woodard's latest tells tales on herself and others

[ B ]  In Real Life Review by William Stevenson

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE JUNEBUG SYMPHONY'
Sleepless and Wordless, He Leaves 'Em Speechless by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

In this nonstop short day's journey into nightmare, James Thi�rr�e turns a sleepless night into a masterly display of usually wordless comedy and circus arts.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'JOLSON & COMPANY'
Hallelujah, He's Still a Bum, but a Bit Sweeter This Time by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

Al Jolson was a vexatious man, and "Jolson & Company" is a vexatious musical.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'CALL THE CHILDREN HOME'
Packing in the Murder and Masochism by BRUCE WEBER

This new Off Broadway musical has been crammed into a tiny theater like too many towels stuffed into a dryer. Maybe that's why it's such a soggy and unwieldy bit of business.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE MAYOR'S LIMO'
Sometimes Even the Mayor Would Prefer a Squeegee Man by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

This comedy-drama, written by Mark Nassar, never generates any emotion beyond admiration for the credibility of its performances.

[ ND ]  You've Got Mail: Two Pals Reminisce by Michael Bracken
'Oldfriends.com," making its New York debut at Queens Theatre in the Park, has only two characters, Kate and Val.
With Pat Carroll.

[ NJ ]  Real music transforms 'Old' into new BY PETER FILICHIA
Who says you can't go home again?

[ BH ]  Creators' timidity drains `Dracula' of life by Terry Byrne
The idea of a singing vampire begs for camp. But the creators of ``Dracula, A Chamber Musical,'' having its U.S. premiere at North Shore Music Theatre, decided to play it straight.

[ BH ]  Sky's the limit for `Bat Boy' by Terry Byrne
A wacky tale from a supermarket tabloid hardly seems like the makings of musical theater. But SpeakEasy Stage Company's deliriously funny production of ``Bat Boy: The Musical'' easily ranks as one of the best shows of the year.

[ B ]  Rum and Vodka Review by William Stevenson

Features:

[ TM ]  Follow Spot
Actor Mike Doyle goes from homophobic rapist on TV's OZ to gay military poster boy in Burning Blue at the Beckett Theatre.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: Hundred Fold
Filichia wonders who might be included on a list of musical theater's 100 most interesting characters.

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Tuesday, October 08, 2002

Features:

[ TM ]  The Siegels' "Nightlife Notes"
Songwriter Francesca Blumenthal takes us to wonderful Places in a sequel to a great revue.

[ TM ]  Burns Returns by: Michael Buckley
Frank Gorshin and Rupert Holmes bring George Burns to Broadway in Say Goodnight Gracie.

[ PPG ]  Stage Preview: '42nd Street' a big production taking big financial risks by Christopher Rawson
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

News:

[ P ]  Laura Benanti Out of Into the Woods; Rumors Abound on the Internet

[ P ]  Sondheim's Gold! to Begin at Goodman Theater June 20

[ P ]  DeLaria and LaChanze Join Cast of New LaChiusa Little Fish Off-Broadway

[ P ]  Heather Headley CD, "This Is Who I Am," Hits Stores Oct. 8

[ P ]  Baz Appears at Boh�me Curtain to Ask for Patience With Pieces of Puccini

[ P ]  Marla Schaffel, Some Like It Hot Nominated for Dallas' Rabin Awards

[ P ]  The Actor's Life for Her: Woodard Solo Show, In Real Life, Opens Oct. 8 at MTC

[ P ]  Hairspray Hunk on "Radio Playbill" Oct. 8-14

[ BS ]  New Clues About Shakespeare's Theater by Trudy Tynan

Plans to build the first modern replica of William Shakespeare's Rose Theater in the Berkshires have uncovered new clues about the stage and spurred brisk scholarly debate about the famed location.

Reviews:

[ VV ]  THE GREATS OF WRATH by Alisa Solomon
Medea by Euripides; Galileo Galilei, an opera by Philip Glass

[ VV ]  Sightlines
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; The Last Supper; Ray on the Water

[ VV ]  THE PURLOINED DEAD NUN by Charles McNulty
Our Lady of 121st Street by Stephen Adly Guirgis; The Butter and Egg Man by George S. Kaufman

[ TB ]  Beauty and the Beast at the Paramount Theatre Seattle Review by David-Edward Hughes

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News:

[ B ]  DreamWorks Plans Shrek Musical for Broadway

[ P ]  Barbra Streisand Show Opens at London's Arts Theatre

[ P ]  London Theatregoers Invited to Join Olivier Award Panel

[ P ]  London Les Miz Celebrates 17th Birthday Oct. 8

[ P ]  Connie Grappo Attached to Menken Musical, Big Street

[ P ]  Glenn Close Streetcar Arrives at London's National Oct. 8

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: September 30 - October 6

[ P ]  Into the Fire!: Two N.Y. Theatres Offer Pimpernel at Same Time

[ P ]  Ogborn and Arden Workshop New Musical, Caf� Puttanesca, Nov. 23


Features:

[ TB ]  Interview with Hollis Resnik by Charles Eichler

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Bat Boy: The Musical Boston Review by Suzanne Bixby

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[ B ]  CDs: Hughes Set to Music, Lloyd Webber in China by Ken Mandelbaum
Laura Benanti recently sustained a neck injury during one of Cinderella's onstage pratfalls in Into The Woods, and it appears she won't be returning to the production. Benanti is scheduled to appear in this season's revival of Nine.
Get well soon, Laura... Broadway needs you!

[ P ]  Bill Buell, Suzanne Shepherd Added to Glowacki's Fourth Sister at the Vineyard Oct. 31

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News:

[ V ]  JOEL'S 'MOVIN' B'WAY
Could Broadway be looking at another blockbuster with "Movin' Out"? In its first week of previews, the new dance musical from Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp took in $645,921 for eight performances.

[ V ]  VBW'S 'VAMPIRES' DANCES TO B'WAY
Viennese producers aim to take bite out of N.Y.

[ NYP ]  'PUPPETEERS' TOLD TO ZIP IT by ADAM BUCKMAN
THE penis puppeteers will keep it in their pants when they appear tomorrow night on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," a spokeswoman said yesterday.

[ INQ ]  'Equus' leads Barrymore honors by Douglas J. Keating
The revival of Equus by Mum Puppettheatre trotted away with five awards last night, edging out the musical Baby Case with four to become the most recognized production at the annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre ceremony.

[ INQ ]  Barrymore Award Winners
Here are the winners of the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre.

[ P ]  Maltby, Shire and Norman's Take Flight May Soar Near Kitty Hawk in 2003

[ P ]  After Dark Kalamazoo, Lampley Is Othello's First Wife in Harlem Duet Nov. 9

[ P ]  Tony Winner Gretha Boston Among Bway Types in New Musical, Let Me Sing

[ P ]  Original Flower Drum Cast Members to Visit New Bway Production Oct. 8

[ P ]  Caveman, Bway's Longest-Running Solo Show, Returns to NYC Oct. 8

[ P ]  Give Me a "D"! Debbie Does Off-Broadway, Beginning Oct. 8

[ P ]  Kunken Joins Bway's Hit Proof Oct. 8

[ P ]  You Go, Girl: New Musical, Zanna, Don't!, Begins Off-Bway Oct. 8

[ P ]  Ovation-nominated Big River Returns to L.A. With Bonds, Jr., Frelich Nov. 5-Dec. 29

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 8

[ P ]  Baby Case, Yellowman, Equus Are Big Winners in 2002 Barrymore Awards in Philly


Features:

[ DN ]  Gorshin as Burns: Give that man a cigar by PATRICIA O'HAIRE

[ NYP ]  'SONGBOOK' SINGER THOROUGHLY CONTENT by BARBARA HOFFMAN

SHE could have been Millie - but Kristin Chenoweth made a sitcom instead. You win some, you lose some.

[ ND ]  Tale of Two 'Pimpernels' by Peter Goodman
Nothing revolutionary about dueling productions of one show

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'BARTENDERS'
Views From the Other Side of the Bar by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

Usually it's the customers who bend the bartender's ear, but at the Phil Bosakowski Theater, it's the bartenders who are doing the bending � and all the drinking.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'HENRY V'
A Muse of Gunfire for Harry, England and St. George by D. J. R. BRUCKNER

David Fuller, the producing artistic director of the Jean Cocteau Repertory, opens the company's new season with a rolling roar.

[ BG ]  Life is sucked out of this 'Dracula' by Ed Siegel
Count Dracula has been the subject of countless books, movies, television shows, operas, and plays.
But not since he was turned into a breakfast cereal has there been a blander adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel than the one currently being staged at the North Shore Music Theatre.

[ NJ ]  From grim to wacky: Actor shows amazing skill as Montclair's Luna delves into 'Friends and Relations' BY PETER FILICHIA

[ TM ]  Rum and Vodka
Reviewed By: Philip Hopkins

[ TB ]  The Charity That Began At Home Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  Rum & Vodka Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  Antony and Cleopatra Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  Body Blows, Night and Day and Evita San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema

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Monday, October 07, 2002

News:

[ P ]  Chris Noth Takes Part in Reading of New Linney Play

[ P ]  Kimbrough and Gurney Reunited on Fourth Wall, Oct. 30

[ P ]  Artistic Director Larry Eilenberg Exits San Francisco's Magic Theatre in 2003


Features:

[ B ]  Q&A: Justin Kirk by Melissa Rose Bernardo

[ TB ]  What's New on the Rialto: Gimme a Break II by Nancy Rosati

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News:

[ B ]  Sass Jordan to Headline Love, Janis

[ B ]  LaChanze and DeLaria Join Cast of Little Fish

[ P ]  Camp, Dossett, Graham Added to Dinner List

[ P ]  Charlotte Rep Hopes for a Miracle Worker in 2003

[ P ]  Katt, Moriber Join Jenkins in Seattle Education of Randy Newman Oct. 18-Dec. 1

[ P ]  Legacy Releases Harlem Song on CD Oct. 15

[ P ]  Last Five Years' Butz and "Ed"'s Bowen Kick Off Readings at Actors Playground, Oct. 7

[ P ]  Man of No Importance in Discussions for Recording

[ P ]  42nd Street Perfs Played Baltimore as Scheduled Oct. 4-6; Union Dispute Resolved

[ P ]  Kushner, Wong, Orlandersmith and Choudhury Discuss Race in MTC-Sponsored Panel Oct. 7


Features:

[ P ]  George & Gracie . . . and Gorshin
Frank Gorshin stars as George Burns in Say Goodnight Gracie, Rupert Holmes's celebration of the life of the beloved comic at the Helen Hayes Theatre.

[ B ]  DVDs: Summer Nights by Ken Mandelbaum
GREASE (Paramount)

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Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: Dropping in Unannounced on 42nd Street
Filichia checks in to see how the new cast members -- and, more to the point, the old ones -- are faring.

[ NYT ]  Mad Money Galore: A Cash Cow of a Play by IRVIN MOLOTSKY
ARILYN ABRAMS figures that her little company has had a return on invested capital of 101 percent a year for 23 years. That's not counting the laughs.
"Shear Madness."

[ USA ]  'Just Lucky' is Channing's life in revue
USA TODAY's Jeannie Williams caught up with the showbiz legend.

News:

[ P ]  Berkeley Rep Premieres Groag's Comedy Menocchio Nov. 1-Dec. 22

[ P ]  Broadway Opens Its Arms to Hollywood, Oct. 7

[ P ]  Innaurato Gemini Gets Musical Treatment in NYC Readings, Oct. 7-8

[ P ]  Cape Cod Theatre Project Holds Reading of Wingfield's Are We There Yet?, Oct. 7

[ P ]  Baby Case and Yellowman Among Philly Barrymore Nominees; Ceremony is Oct. 7

[ P ]  Schedule of Upcoming Broadway Shows

[ P ]  'At This Theatre' Author and Raconteur Louis Botto to Appear at Drama Book Shop

[ P ]  Bravo Goes Broadway Week of Nov. 4: Peters, Clark, Kline, Eder and More

[ P ]  Bogart and Menzel Share Broadway Spotlight Oct. 7

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 7


Reviews:

[ DN ]  New leads keep 'Goat' afloat by Howard Kissel
In Sally Field and Bill Irwin, "The Goat" is lucky to have two actors whose very stage presence gives it great credibility.

[ NYP ]  'STREET' SMART by CLIVE BARNES
THE feet are still tapping, the stars and spangles are still glittering, and the juices are still flowing as "42nd Street" careens through its second triumphant year with a winning mix of new and old.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'MY OLD LADY'
Dad's Paris Apartment, Complete With Former Owner by BRUCE WEBER

An old woman, her daughter and a strange man find themselves together in an apartment, and the drama springs from Israel Horovitz's irresistible, crafty back story.

[ YN ]  Off-Broadway's 'Butter and Egg Man' _ clever, fast-paced satire of show business by MARK EVANS, Associated Press

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Sunday, October 06, 2002

Features:

[ LAT ]  Getting Steeper All the Time by SEAN MITCHELL
The theater is costly, and with good reason. But how many people are turned off by having to pay five times what they would at the movies?

[ ND ]  'Merrily' They Roll Again by Linda Winer
Whatever else happens in this busy new season, I suspect nothing will press as many deep emotional buttons as the ones touched at last Monday's reunion concert of "Merrily We Roll Along."

[ ND ]  By George, he's Got It by Blake Green
Frank Gorshin says hello to Broadway in a one-man show as the legendary George Burns

[ ND ]  A Celebrated Life by Blake Green
Sidebar on George Burns' life.

[ NYT ]  Most of All, He Sounds Like George Burns by JASON ZINOMAN

[ NYT ]  At 77, Tony Curtis Still Likes It Hot by MATTHEW GUREWITSCH

Tony Curtis, the sole surviving star of Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot," takes the stage in its theatrical adaptation.

[ NYT ]  'The Exonerated': Convicted, Condemned and Innocent by CURTIS ELLIS
COERCED confessions, conflicting DNA evidence and overturned convictions are the subjects of newspaper headlines. They are also elements of "The Exonerated," a play about six wrongfully convicted death row inmates, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jill Clayburgh and Sara Gilbert.

[ CST ]  'Rounding Third' headed home BY MISHA DAVENPORT
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. That's perhaps why George Wendt--a self-identified Sox fan--appeared at a recent Cubs game.
Funny comment at the end about his Broadway plans...

[ CST ]  Dubac turns spotlight on 'The Male Intellect' BY SARA FIEDELHOLTZ

[ CST ]  Headley is home BY MISHA DAVENPORT

What do you do after winning a Tony for best actress? If you're Heather Headley, you leave Broadway behind, move to Illinois and release "This Is Who I Am," an R&B album that reflects both your Trinidad ancestry and your strong moral upbringing. It hits stores on Tuesday.

[ BG ]  With his tap musical on tour again, Savion Glover is ready to 'bring it' by Karen Campbell

[ INQ ]  Incog-neato! by Eils Lotozo

Oscar-winner Eiki Oshioka � designer of the wild costumes for Cirque du Soleil's "Verekai" � creates another kind of show that must go on.

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ HC ]  Musical reformation for 'Baby Jane'? by EVERETT EVANS
Creators' goal was to humanize sisters

[ PPG ]  Everything's coming up roses for Peters by Christopher Rawson

[ BR ]  When painters found the stage door by JOHN ZEAMAN

Toward the end of the 19th century, American artists discovered the theater. Not just as an entertainment, but as the subject of painting itself.

[ OCR ]  SCR is all grown up by PAUL HODGINS
South Coast Repertory's new facility fulfills a dream and places it in American theater's front ranks.
Contains links to five other new articles about the South Coast Repertory.

Reviews:

[ NYP ]  STRIKE 'OUT,' HOT 'BURN' by CLIVE BARNES
That crucial difference between art and artifice stands up to be counted in the first two major productions of the new off-Broadway season: Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out" and Lanford Wilson's "Burn This."

[ NJ ]  'Medea' recast as harried mom BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ TM ]  Medea
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ TB ]  Privates on Parade Washington Review by Tracy Lyon

[ TB ]  Oklahoma! Seattle Review by Sidney Tolman

[ TB ]  Les Miserables Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain

News:

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
"Harlem Song", "Movin' Out", "Happy Birthday", "Say Goodnight Gracie" and other theater-related items.

[ P ]  Talk Show Watch: Julie Andrews and Carol Channing on 'Caroline', Oklahoma! on 'Early Show'

[ P ]  "Falcon Crest" Star to Join Amanda McBroom for California Mame

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Friedman, Maxwell Have an Old Lady

[ P ]  NY Public Library Salutes Laurents' Cuckoo With Reading & Laurents Chat

[ P ]  Washington, D.C. Is "Talk"-ing Theatre

[ P ]  Gershwin's Felder,Eyre's Barbour Are Back From Broadway in MA, Nov. 1-Dec. 15

[ P ]  How It All Began: An Interview with Cameron Mackintosh, the Producer of Les Mis�rables

[ P ]  Ziemba Lays Down Her Barbs, as Much Ado Ends in Hartford; DC Next

[ P ]  'At This Theatre' Author and Raconteur Louis Botto to Appear at Drama Book Shop

[ P ]  Steven Suskin's ON THE RECORD: Maggie May, Roadside and 'Musicality'

[ P ]  David Henry Hwang Makes 'Porn' Acting Debut at Film Festival Oct. 6

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 6

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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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