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Saturday, November 09, 2002

News:

[ MN ]  Teen's slaying brings message of `The Laramie Project' home to young cast by Dana Hull
High schools throughout the country are mounting productions of ``The Laramie Project,'' the play based on the brutal 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming college student.
But perhaps nowhere is the play's message of tolerance more poignant than at Newark Memorial High School, where it will premiere tonight, barely a month after a transgender teenager from Newark was killed and buried in a shallow grave near Placerville.

[ B ]  Bette Midler and More Join Short Talks Benefit

[ YN ]  Pinter awarded accolade by queen for his service to literature

[ NYT ]  The Opening of 'Vampires' Is Delayed

The producers of "Dance of the Vampires," the new $12 million musical at the Minskoff Theater, said that they were delaying their official opening by two and a half weeks.

[ P ]  Redgrave General from America Closes Nov. 9 in Houston; Arrives in NYC Nov. 16

[ P ]  Michael Grandage Chats About His Role as Donmar's New Artistic Director

[ P ]  Lampley Sings Othello-Based Duet Nov. 9-Dec. 1 Off-Broadway

[ P ]  Anthony Rapp Joins Makor's 'Broadway Rocks' Series Dec. 18

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Much Ado About Nothing: Much Ado About Karen Ziemba

[ P ]  All-Star Rodgers Concert�with Daly, Mason, Myers & Ripley�in L.A., Nov. 9-10

[ P ]  42nd Street Moon Ends San Francisco Rodgers Fest With Too Many Girls Nov. 27-Dec. 15

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 9


Features:

[ TS ]  Seeking the woman behind the faces by Richard Ouzounian
Bea Arthur shares her stories in her own show

[ KCS ]  Still singin' after 55 years by ROBERT TRUSSELL
The career of Broadway star Barbara Cook is a charming story of willpower and luck.
Thanks to John_C on All That Chat for the link!

[ BS ]  A Matter of Degrees by Esther Tolkoff
B.A, B.F.A., M.F.A--Sifting Through the Alphabet Soup of Theatre Programs

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Spring Awakening Reviewed By: Michael Portantiere

[ TM ]  Annie Reviewed By: Brian Scott Lipton

[ BSUN ]  At the Kennedy Center, 'Medea' stands the test of time by Mary Carole McCauley
Show scheduled to make stop in NYC next month

posted at 11/9/2002 09:40:01 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



[ NYT ]  THINK TANK: A Few Questions, Mr. Shakespeare
The Folger Shakespeare Library's newsletter contains the column "Ask a Librarian. Here are some of her favorite questions and answers.

posted at 11/9/2002 07:57:45 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Friday, November 08, 2002

News:

[ B ]  Vampires Postpones B'way Opening For 18 Days

[ B ]  Plans Confirmed for Drama Dept.'s Shanghai Moon

[ P ]  Salonga and Llana to Appear on Nov. 9 "Weekend Today" on NBC

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 2-8: Bart Blooms

[ P ]  Getting the Hwang of It: Flower Drum Author Interviewed on TV, Nov. 8
On ABC's "Nightline UpClose" tonight.

[ P ]  Harlem Song Unlikely to Close This Weekend; Year-End Run Still Uncertain

[ P ]  Byrne, Quinn, Farrow, Plummer, Winger Join Exonerated Line-Up in November and December


Features:

[ TM ]  Cole, Cole Heart by: Michael Portantiere
Andrea Marcovicci returns to the Oak Room, this time with her fabulous Cole Porter show.

[ TM ]  Tunes and Tomes
Like the concerts from which it was drawn, Liza Minnelli's new live album has David Gest written all over it.

[ TM ]  The Siegels' Nightlife Notes
Mark Nadler and Rob Kapilow find exciting ways to teach the history of the Great American Songbook.

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following links!

[ OCW ]  SCR�s Deal With the Devil
Is anyone even remotely concerned that on the road to empire building, the 39-year-old South Coast Repertory has perhaps made some ethical compromises?

[ OCW ]  Musical Chairman by Joel Beers
Jerry Herman says the shows must go on

[ OCR ]  'Mame' struts her stuff once again by ERIC MARCHESE
Musical Theatre West in Long Beach creates a winning mixture of solid acting and lavish song-and- dance scenes.
With Carol Lawrence, Ruth Williamson and Sally Struthers.

[ SS ]  Vinnette, we're the ones who disappointed you by Jack Zink
Anita MacShane, Vinnette Carroll's longtime friend and former managing partner at New York's Urban Arts Corps Theatre 30 years ago, remembered this quote after Carroll's death this week at age 80: "She always told me, `I'd rather be dead if I can't do what I do.'"

[ MST ]  Anatomy of a juggernaut: 'Producers' is Broadway's funniest show by Rohan Preston
Now it has arrived in the Upper Midwest, threatening to do to Twin Citians what it already has done to New Yorkers: burn a hole through their wallets while doubling them over with laughter.

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[ P ]  Dance of the Vampires Delays Broadway Opening Due to Rando's Absence
Very interesting. I do hope John Rando's mother's health improves soon.

posted at 11/8/2002 05:17:48 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link



News:

[ B ]  Farrow & Quinn to Star in The Exonerated
Mia Farrow and Aidan Quinn will join Gabriel Byrne in the cast of The Exonerated from November 19 through November 24, a production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com.

[ B ]  Bart & Musgrove Step into The Producers on 12/17

[ B ]  Medea Sets Dates for Broadway Engagement

[ P ]  West End's Mamma Mia! Moves to Pave Way for Producers

[ P ]  Marty Musical with John C. Reilly Expected to Reach Broadway in 2003

[ P ]  Off-Broadway Love, Janis to Close Jan. 5, 2003

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Ripley Saves the Day, LaChanze in Concert, Streisand's New CD and Two Trinas!

[ P ]  Callaway Celebrates Holidays With Xmas CD and Perfs at NY's Jazz Standard

[ P ]  Full Cast of Nine Announced; Campbell, Santiago, Goodwin Confirmed

[ P ]  Report: Roger Bart Will Be New Bloom in The Producers

[ P ]  Patty Duke to Be New Aunt Eller in Bway's Oklahoma


Features:

[ B ]  From the Shelf: Der Mann von La Mancha by Ken Mandelbaum

[ SMH ]  Secret life of a frock star

Barry Humphries is about to launch a second volume of his autobiography. He talks to Caroline Overington about drinking, marriage, and his love for Australia.
Thanks to Amanda on All That Chat for the link!

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Seussical The Musical Seattle Review by David-Edward Hughes

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We here at BroadwayStars would like to take this opportunity to wish fellow columnist theOtherJames a happy birthday today!

[ TM ]  Amour No More by Peter Filichia
Filichia mourns the loss of Amour, a Broadway tuner that possessed a quality so rare these days: charm.

posted at 11/8/2002 08:32:21 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link



News:

[ NYT ]  ON STAGE AND OFF
He Is Leo at Long Last by JESSE MCKINLEY

Roger Bart, who created the role of Carmen Ghia in "The Producers," will take over the role of the nebbish accountant Leo Bloom.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
Katie Couric reveals who'll be singing what at her "42nd & Vine" benefit.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
"The World of Nick Adams" in L.A.

[ B ]  Gabriel Byrne Joins the Cast of The Exonerated

[ B ]  Love, Janis Ends Off-B'way Run on January 5

[ B ]  Patty Duke Replaces Andrea Martin in Oklahoma!

[ P ]  William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman Star in L.A.'s The Guys Nov. 26-Dec. 21

[ P ]  Pulitzer Winner August Wilson Will Perform a One-Man Show at Seattle Rep May 22-June 1

[ P ]  "Beauty and the Beast" Makes Network TV Debut Nov. 10

[ P ]  Ballard, Engle, Hines & Love Headline Nunsense 20th Anniversary Tour

[ P ]  Robin Williams' "Live on Broadway" Released on DVD, Nov. 19

[ P ]  The Donkey Show Celebrates 1,000 NYC Performances Nov. 8

[ P ]  Ashmanskas, Garrison in How Now, Dow Jones Concert at York, Nov. 8-10

[ P ]  Joyce DeWitt Joins Lodato and Casamento for Duplex Cabaret, Nov. 8-24

[ P ]  Rebecca Luker and George Dvorsky Share Concert Stage Nov. 8-9 in VA

[ P ]  Colleen Fitzpartick Is Putting It Together in Los Angeles Nov. 8-Dec. 8

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 8

[ P ]  New York Theater Workshop's 2002-03 Season Changes Following Far Away


Features:

[ BG ]  Reborn play makes extras the stars by Catherine Foster
Larry Coen and David Crane, fellow Brandeis students, were sitting around one night in 1982 and got the idea for a play from watching the extras in ''The Ten Commandments.''
A profile of the authors of "Epic Proportions."
Plus news on "Marty" and and the Broadway revival of "Long Day's Journey Into Night."


[ USA ]  'Def Poetry' brings hip-hop's lyricism to Broadway by Elysa Gardner

[ CSM ]  Actors, lend me your voice! by Gregory M. Lamb

A teacher once told 9-year-old Patsy Rodenburg that she would "never speak beautifully."
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

Reviews:

[ NJ ]  Homeboy brings in'da fans BY PETER FILICHIA
Welcome home, Savion Glover.

[ DN ]  Singer's poignant look at the vey we were by Howard Kissel
Hearing "Yentl" in Yiddish gives the play a special authenticity.

[ NYP ]  'SHANGHAI GESTURE' GIVES OFF THE WRONG SIGNALS by DONALD LYONS
THE Broadway theater used to offer "Oriental" shockers - Somerset Maugham tales like "Rain" and "The Letter," which pitted white women against the mysterious and evil women of the East.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'BEWILDERNESS'
A Mind That's at Home in Dimensions Far and Wide by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

Bill Bailey's stand-up comedy act is a treat for the funny bone, the brain and the ear.

[ LAT ]  DeYoung captures Beckett's obsession
Passion and initiative pay off as Cliff DeYoung takes on Samuel Beckett at the renovated Arena Theatre. Plus: "Happy Anniversary, Punk!" and "The Palestinian Connection" are reviewed.

[ BG ]  Two stage eminences, together, retrace steps by Ellen Pfeifer
Hershey Felder, an actor who sings with his fingers, and James Barbour, an actor who sings with his voice, met when both were performing in different shows in the same theater complex.

[ BH ]  `Broadway' is Barbour's show by Terry Byrne
The real draw in the musical revue now at the Stuart Street Playhouse is James Barbour, a singer who can generate goose bumps with just four bars of ``If I Loved You'' from Rodgers and Hammerstein's ``Carousel.''

[ TS ]  Bright, light, sweet, tart, airy by Richard Ouzounian
Fantasies don't come any better than Colleen Dunn.
She plays the life-changing Girl In The Yellow Dress in Susan Stroman's Contact, which had its Canadian premiere at the Canon Theatre last night, and even if she were the only presence in the show, she'd be worth the price of admission.

[ WP ]  A 'Medea' That Stabs to the Heart by Peter Marks
New Production Intensifies Power Of Euripides' Play

"Red Lobster has announced they're opening a new restaurant in Times Square. Just what we needed, another place in Times Square you can get crabs." - Conan O'Brien

posted at 11/8/2002 07:39:05 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Thursday, November 07, 2002

News:

[ YN ]  Ex-Stage and Soap Star Berjer Dies
SEATTLE (AP) - Barbara Berjer, a former Broadway actress who starred in television soap operas for four decades, including 11 years as Bridget Connell in "Another World," died Oct. 20 of pneumonia on a trip to New York. She was 82.

[ IBDB ]  Barbara Berjer's Broadway Credits

[ P ]  Drama Dept.'s Production of Busch's Moon Sets Run for Jan. 3-Feb. 9

[ P ]  Nine Tickets Now on Sale to American Express Gold Card Holders


Thanks to American Theater Web for the following feature!

[ PPG ]  Love of theater drives 'Miss Daisy' actress by Barbara Vancheri
For some actors, it's all about finding the right footwear. Slip into the shoes, find and feel the character.
For Rosemary Prinz, it's all about the voice.

posted at 11/7/2002 05:21:20 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



[ P ]  Crawford's Killer Instincts
In his return to the Broadway stage, Tony Award winner Michael Crawford revisits the dark side, as the sensual, charismatic killer of Dance of the Vampires, now playing the Minskoff Theatre.

[ P ]  Marlo Thomas Returns to The Guys Dec. 3-20 at NYC's Flea Theatre

[ B ]  Chalfant, Gyllenhaal & Hinkle Set for Free Reading

[ B ]  Stars Shine for 42nd & Vine...H'wood Hits B'way

[ TM ]  Drama Book Shop Announces More Programs for Theater Lovers

[ P ]  London Musical 125th Street Extends Runs

[ P ]  Much-Awaited London Macbeth Begins Previews Nov. 7

[ P ]  What the Night Is For Begins West End Previews Nov. 7

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News:

[ P ]  Fiona Shaw Medea Will Reach Bway's Atkinson in December

[ P ]  Luckinbill's Teddy Tonight Extends to Nov. 24

[ P ]  Austin Musical Theatre Faces Suspension of Operations If $500,000 Not Raised by Nov. 18

[ P ]  O'Donnell-Produced Taboo to Hit Broadway Stage in May 2003

[ P ]  March of the Sopranos: When We Were Singing Gets NYC Readings Nov. 7-8

[ P ]  Broadway Tree Lighting Ceremony Set for December 11

[ P ]  Mason and Walsh to Headline Jamie deRoy & friends Concert, Nov. 23

[ P ]  Stephanie Mills, Phylicia Rashad and Lillias White Offer Nativity Concerts, Dec. 6-7

[ P ]  Caroline Rhea Presents Terrence Mann and Julie Silver at Bottom Line, Nov. 7


Features:

[ B ]  Grover's Corners Sings by Ken Mandelbaum

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Beach Radio Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  Lackawanna Blues and Puppetry of the Penis San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema

[ TB ]  Annie Paper Mill Playhouse Review by Pati Buehler

posted at 11/7/2002 12:23:20 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



Features:

[ LAT ]  Hooked on 'Rent' by James Verini
Known as 'Rent'- heads, they're die-hard fans who love this musical's message about love.

[ ND ]  Ingenue to Ibsen by Blake Green
Amy Irving embraces middle age in 'Ghosts'

[ BH ]  Blue Man audition: Only clowns and heroes need apply by Tenley Woodman
I went bald Monday afternoon and let my id take over during my audition for the Blue Man Group at the Charles Playhouse.

News:

[ YN ]  Simon Says: Back to TV by Josef Adalian
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - After a very long break, playwright Neil Simon is returning to series television.

[ ND ]  PLAY BY PLAY
'Marty' Strikes Gold en Route to Broadway by Gordon Cox

[ YN ]  Archerd: Marlo Thomas in Theater, TV Gigs by Army Archerd

"The Exonerated," "The World of Nick Carter" and Marvin Hamlisch.

[ NJ ]  Center Stage by Peter Filichia
"Frankenstein: The Musical" starring Shuler Hensley; and an interview with Christine Andreas.

[ B ]  NYTW Changes Two Slots in Season

[ P ]  Schwartz and Stein Knead Baker's Wife Anew for Goodspeed Run, Starting Nov. 7

[ P ]  David Shiner Is In the Round in Seattle Nov. 7-23 With New Songs by Bat Boy's O'Keefe

[ P ]  Durang Scrooges Dickens in Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, Nov. 7-Dec. 22

[ P ]  Baldwin, Barkin, Huston, Midler, O'Donnell Join Short Talks Bway Benefit, Nov. 17-18

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Boys and Girls of Make-Believe

[ P ]  Carrie Preston Tops Cast of Leight Premiere at MD's Center Stage, Nov. 27-Dec. 22

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! Hamburg: Donna and Her Deutsches Dynamos

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! Hamburg: The Cast

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! Hamburg: Opening Night at the OperetteHaus

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! Hamburg: Bjorn Attends Nov. 3 Opening

[ P ]  Dirty Blondes: It's "Mae Day" at the George Street Playhouse Nov. 7

[ P ]  Anthony Rapp to Sing at Nov. 18 Benefit for Greenland Theatre Collective

[ P ]  Mazzie and Danieley Offer Holiday Concerts Dec. 29 and 31 in San Francisco

[ P ]  Rosemary Prinz Is Back in Miss Daisy's Passenger Seat, Nov. 7-Dec. 8, at Pitt Public

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 7

[ P ]  Long Runs on Broadway

[ P ]  Elaine May's Adult Entertainment Opening Bumped to Dec. 9

[ P ]  Reading of New Musical Johnny Guitar Has Pawk, Blanchard, Evan

[ DN ]  Pacino to walk on Wilde Side

Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino has announced his second theater project of the fall, a staged reading of Oscar Wilde's "Salome."

[ NYT ]  Vinnette Carroll, Playwright and Director, Dies at 80 by JESSE McKINLEY
Vinnette Carroll, a trailblazing actress, director and playwright, was the first African-American woman to direct a production on Broadway.

[ B ]  Theater Pioneer Vinnette Carroll is Dead at 80

Reviews:

[ NYP ]  ON BEING IRISH IN A BRITISH WORLD by DONALD LYONS
THE Irish are a people stung into drama, the geography of their lives producing plays boiling with rage and humor.

[ HA ]  The Intriguing 'Edgardo Mine' by Alistair Highet

[ TB ]  The Chairs
Minneapolis Review by Elizabeth Weir

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Wednesday, November 06, 2002

Features:

[ P ]  Debbie Does New York
If you think you know 'Debbie Does Dallas,' think again. The vintage porn film has been fashioned into a musical comedy � now at the Jane Street Theatre � with a feminist edge.

[ BS ]  Pearl Diver by Lori Talley
When Debbie Allen couldn't find opportunities for herself, she made them--and now she's doing it for the next generation of dancers.

News:

[ P ]  Billy Zane and Caroline O'Connor Make Their Bway Bows in Chicago, Nov. 7

[ P ]  Danny Hoch Brings Free Hip-Hop Theatre to L.A. Nov. 12 and 22

[ P ]  Schalchlin-Brochu's Big Voice Sings on in L.A. Through Dec. 15


Reviews:

[ TM ]  I Hate Hamlet Reviewed By: Christine Westley

posted at 11/6/2002 05:18:54 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



[ TM ]  Kristin Chenoweth's Agent Explains Her Two Upcoming Non-Appearances

[ TM ]  Scripts Sought for Midtown International Theatre Festival

[ B ]  Rent to Return to London's West End

[ B ]  Adult Entertainment Changes Opening to Dec. 9

[ P ]  Denver Center Has Producers, Urinetown, Oliver! in 2003 Season

[ P ]  London's Macbeth a Hit at Box Office

[ TB ]  Bat Boy: The Musical
Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain

posted at 11/6/2002 03:35:27 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



[ B ]  CDs: Jets and Sharks in Tennessee by Ken Mandelbaum
Janine LaManna (Ragtime, Swing!, Seussical, Kiss Me, Kate) is likely for the cast of the Roundabout's The Look of Love.

[ P ]  Vinnette Carroll, Tony-Nommed Creator of Your Arms Too Short..., Dead at 80

[ P ]  Steppenwolf Time of Your Life Considering New York Run

[ P ]  "Chicago" Film Soundtrack Due in Stores Dec. 17

[ P ]  The Last Midnight: Vanessa Williams Exits Into the Woods Dec. 22

[ P ]  Bernadette Peters Gypsy Still Casting for March Debut

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: All in the Timing

[ TM ]  The Romance of Magno Rubio
Reviewed By: Brooke Pierce

posted at 11/6/2002 01:04:49 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



News:

[ DN ]  B'way pioneer Carroll dies
Vinnette Carroll, the first African-American woman to direct a production on Broadway, "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope," has died at 80 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she lived.

[ IBDB ]  Vinnette Carroll's Broadway Credits

[ NYP ]  NAKED AGGRESSION by MICHAEL RIEDEL

THERE was plenty of drama at "Burning Blue," D.M.W. Greer's off-Broadway play about the hot-button issue of gays in the military.
Unfortunately for the critics and audiences who found its take on the don't-ask-don't-tell policy rather tiresome, most of the drama took place off-stage.

[ CST ]  Catching up at the Jeffs BY HEDY WEISS
Steppenwolf Theatre is very close to announcing a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" for next season, with John Mahoney in a leading role and Gary Sinise directing.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
Gossip about Molly Ringwald.

[ P ]  Alfred Molina Will Host 2002 L.A. Ovation Awards Nov. 24

[ P ]  Liza's Back - Again! : Tickets for Minnelli's Town Hall Concerts Now Available

[ P ]  Marcovicci Is So in Love with Porter: Nov. 19-Jan. 12 at Algonquin

[ P ]  Paxton Whitehead, Charlotte Rae Perform, Record Shue's Foreigner in L.A. Nov. 20-24

[ P ]  Varla Jean Merman Stars in Musical Satire Mailman Always Comes Twice Nov. 6-24

[ P ]  British Play Blue/Orange Has New York Premiere at Atlantic, Beginning Nov. 6

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Campbell's Book of Days

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Lanford Wilson Has His Days

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Jeff Daniels, Father of the Days

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Flower Girl Shor and Proof's Jennings Grant

[ P ]  New Off-Broadway Company Tries Out Risky Mission and Riskier Timeslot

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Louis Botto and Playbill Toast 'At This Theatre'

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Channing, Cullum and Rose Toast 'At This Theatre''s Louis Botto

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 6

[ P ]  Tix Still Available for Added Weeks of Take Me Out at Public Theater, Nov. 12-24

[ B ]  Masterson Set for Roundabout's Nine


Features:

[ NYT ]  Atlanta Theaters Audition for Fame by STEPHEN KINZER
Atlanta is not considered a city with a vibrant theatrical community. Now, however, five midsize Atlanta theater companies are sharing a $1 million grant from two local foundations.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Dance of the Vampires librettist Michael Kunze talks to Filichia about writing in the modern musical vernacular.

[ LAT ]  'Plaid' graduates to a new pinnacle: high school stages by Lynne Heffley

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Christopher Durang

Subversive playwright Christopher Durang's plays are known not only for their darkly comic streaks but for going after such sacred institutions as the church (Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You,), marriage (The Marriage of Bette and Boo), parenting (Baby With the Bathwater) or the theatre itself (The Actor's Nightmare). In a new play, he's slamming the oven door on the beloved figgy pudding known as Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

[ BH ]  `Broadway' puts artists' lives center stage by Robert Nesti
Interviews with "Back to Broadway" star James Barbour and director Joel Zwick.

[ LAT ]  Stars tread the boards for children by Elaine Dutka
At the Kodak Theatre, a dream cast takes on the works of Hemingway in a benefit show.

Reviews:

[ LAT ]  Of two 'Mames,' one has the edge by Don Shirley
Carol Lawrence in Long Beach, Amanda McBroom in Thousand Oaks.

[ CST ]  'Until we find each other' BY HEDY WEISS
The production of new plays and the nurturing of fledgling writers are core missions of the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre.

[ NJ ]  A dream of a 'Tempest' in Madison BY PETER FILICHIA
Since Shakespeare wrote "The Tempest" in 1611, there have been thousands of Ariels on stage. But arguably none is like the astonishing one currently seen at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival in Madison.

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Tuesday, November 05, 2002

[ CNY ]  Entertainers fight decision to shoot Rudy movie in Canada
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News:

[ YN ]  Writer Brian Behan dead at 75
LONDON - Brian Behan, the colorful, contentious Irish writer and younger brother of the noted dramatist Brendan Behan, has died at the age of 75, friends said Tuesday.

[ P ]  Urban Cowboy Sets First Florida Preview for Nov. 7

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: October 28 - November 3

[ P ]  Bebe Neuwirth Guests on NBC' "Frasier," November 5

[ P ]  Ziemba Brings Her Much Ado to DC's Shakespeare Theatre, Nov. 5

[ P ]  First Previews of Boston Marriage Delayed One Day to Nov. 6

[ P ]  Rent to Return to London's Prince of Wales Theatre

[ P ]  London's Royal Variety Performance Announced for Dec. 2

[ P ]  The Play What I Wrote Opens at London's Wyndham's Theatre


Features:

[ B ]  Fresh Face: Chad Allen by Cara Joy David

[ BS ]  At 80, Finkel Lives an Actor's Life by Lynn Elber


Reviews:

[ VV ]  FORWARD IN REVERSE by Michael Feingold
Book of Days by Lanford Wilson; Son of Drakula by David Drake; Hollywood Arms by Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett

[ VV ]  THE JAMES GANG VS. SOPHOCLES by Charles McNulty
Room Tone by Elevator Repair Service; Antigone by Sophocles

[ VV ]  WOYZECK'S WILD YEARS by Marc Robinson
Woyzeck by Georg B�chner

[ TM ]  Paddywack Reviewed By: Philip Hopkins

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News:

[ P ]  Mary Zimmerman, Philip Glass Catch Next Wave at BAM Panel

[ P ]  WaterTower Theatre's Sweeney Todd, Hot Tin Roof Are Big Winners at Dallas' Rabin Awards

[ P ]  Patinkin's "Dead Like Me" Pilot Picked Up for Showtime's 2003 Season

[ P ]  Judy Garland's Daughter to Play Rose in Gypsy, Nov. 21-24

[ P ]  Ashmanskas, Garrison in How Now, Dow Jones Concert at York, Nov. 8-10

And Kaitlin Hopkins!
Talkin' Broadway reports that composer Elmer Bernstein will attend the Saturday night performance.


[ P ]  Religious Drama, Divine Right, Gets Reading Off Broadway, Nov. 5

[ P ]  Millie's a Chatterbox: Sutton Foster Chats with Rudetsky Nov. 21

[ P ]  Buckley, Ripley, Benanti Record "Maury Yeston Songbook" Nov. 5

[ P ]  Report: Eddie Izzard to Star in Roundabout's Joe Egg

[ P ]  Memorial for Jason Opsahl Nov. 5 at John Houseman Theatre

[ P ]  Paltrow, Mendes and Bombay Dreams Among Evening Standard Noms

[ P ]  Pacific Overtures, My Fair Lady Top Jeff Awards

[ TM ]  Korbich et al. Have Insomnia at the York

[ B ]  2002 Jeff Awards Announced in Chicago

[ B ]  Shortlist for Evening Standard Awards Announced


Features:

[ B ]  Preserving Alternates by Ken Mandelbaum

[ TM ]  Photo File

Liza with a 'Z,' Carol Burnett, and Gavin Creel are among the stars of TheaterMania's first photo feature.

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Men From the Boys Reviewed By: Lex Lonehood

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News:

[ CST ]  Jeff Awards bring theater down to size BY HEDY WEISS
Left in the dust Monday night were such major institutions as Steppenwolf and the Goodman.

[ NYT ]  Jonathan Harris, Who Played Dr. Smith in 'Lost in Space,' Dies at 87 by ERIC PACE

[ IBDB ]  Jonathan Harris' Broadway Credits

[ V ]  B'WAY GETS CLOCKED

Just like clockwork, the suspension of daylight-saving time worked its usual mischief on Broadway. Receipts fell a hefty but very standard 11.52%.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
An interview with Kathleen Turner, plus news on an Adolph Green memorial service and Liz's take on "Hollywood Arms."

[ B ]  B'way-Bound Urban Cowboy Delays FL Previews

[ P ]  San Francisco Celebrates a John Waters X-Mas Dec. 13

[ P ]  Burton and Plimpton Begin a Boston Marriage Off-Broadway, Nov. 5

[ P ]  TX's Alley Opens New Production Center; New Cabaret Theatre, Cafe Planned for 2005 Unveiling

[ P ]  NYC's I Love You, You're Perfect Has Authors' Evenings, Starting Nov. 5

[ P ]  Mario Cantone Stars in Greenberg's Violet Hour Nov. 5-24 at SCR

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

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 5


Reviews:

[ YN ]  McDonald Shines at Carnegie Hall by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
There are not many musical-theater performers who can carry off a solo evening of song at Carnegie Hall. Barbara Cook comes to mind. And then Betty Buckley, Bernadette Peters and Patti LuPone perhaps.
You may now add Audra McDonald to that illustrious list, judging from her entrancing performance Saturday night at the fabled auditorium.

[ INQ ]  A superior substitute steps in with the Pops by Leonard W. Boasberg
How many times have you seen this familiar plot in the movies: The leading lady gets sick at the last minute, the understudy has to step into the role and she's a sensation?
Alice Ripley with the Philly Pops.

[ LAT ]  'Superstar' only by a hair by Diane Haithman
In Sebastian Bach�s amiable but ultimately misguided stage interpretation of Jesus, the only thing missing is an air guitar.

[ YN ]  'Days' a Meandering Murder Mystery by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
Lanford Wilson's "Book of Days" is a meandering murder mystery by way of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" and "Saint Joan" by George Bernard Shaw.

[ TM ]  Book of Days Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ NJ ]  'Dirty Blonde' dual role a Dunn deal BY PETER FILICHIA
Mae oui!
The George Street Playhouse is giving "Dirty Blonde" the production that New Jersey has been waiting for.

[ NY ]  Affectionately Yours by John Simon
Harold Prince brings directorial savvy, and loads of heart, to the coming-of-age comedy Hollywood Arms; Jackie Mason is back and in top, zinger-ready form.

[ TS ]  Sad failure for Carol Burnett by Richard Ouzounian

[ SFC ]  Gay 'Men' plays out like trite sitcom by Robert Hurwitt

Roles lack depth in tender sequel
Thanks to American Theater Web for this link, and for the Dame Edna article below!

Features:

[ PP ]  Dishing With the Dame BY CAROLYN PETRIE

[ B ]  Photo Op: Annie Opens at Paper Mill

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[ NYT ]  POP REVIEW | AUDRA MCDONALD: Audra McDonald Casts Her Spell on Sadness By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Like Lena Horne, Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand before her, Audra McDonald has settled on Harold Arlen's song book as the musical touchstone for her stylistic diplomacy

[ NYP ]  MURDER IN THE MIDWEST, WILSON-STYLE By DONALD LYONS
ON one level, Lanford Wilson's 1999 "Book of Days," which is having its New York premiere at the Signature, is a group picture of a Midwestern town driven by weather, sex and money, like the Kansas towns in William Inge's plays or the Texas towns in Larry McMurtry's novels.

[ V ]  Spoonful of sugar may sour for 'Poppins'; Tuner may be in peril if Schumacher doesn't reup
Broadway and the West End have been looking at a big spoonful of box office sugar ever since Disney and Cameron Mackintosh began negotiations for a stage version of "Mary Poppins," a potential first joint venture for the two producing entities.

[ P ]  Over & Over Is Now Skin of Our Teeth, the Musical

[ P ]  New Musical About Josephine Baker Being Prepped for Broadway

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Dance of the Vampires: Carpe Noctum

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Dance of the Vampires: Bride of Krolock

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Dance of the Vampires: Braver Than We Are

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Dance of the Vampires: Into the Mouth of Hell

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Monday, November 04, 2002

[ B ]  Izzard and Hamilton to Star in B'way's Joe Egg

[ P ]  Hatcher's A Picasso on View at Philadelphia Theatre Company Nov. 11

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[ B ]  All My Children Will Listen by Ken Mandelbaum
Susan Lucci has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Vanessa Williams as the Witch in the Broadway Into the Woods.

[ P ]  Urban Cowboy Will Delay Florida Opening

[ P ]  Winokur, Fierstein, Butler, Morrison Among Hair Cares Participants Nov. 10

[ P ]  'Carrie' � Minus the Songs � To Air on NBC-TV November 4; Angela Bettis Stars

[ P ]  Harlem Song Continues Through Nov. 10; Mood "Very Positive" for Year-End Run

[ P ]  Carol Channing Plans Broadway Return

[ P ]  Disney's Mermaid Will Have Reading in February 2003

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News:

[ B ]  Harlem Song Keeps Doors Open Another Week

[ P ]  Channing and Friends Salute Playbill's Louis Botto

[ P ]  2002 Jeff Awards, Honoring Chicago Theatre, Announced at Nov. 4 Ceremony Set

[ P ]  Oscar, Pitre, Orfeh, Kimball and Bean Make Believe at Nov. 4 Benefit

[ P ]  Kennedy and Masenheimer Join Bway Les Miz Nov. 4

[ P ]  Jeff Daniels Play Nommed for ATCA Award; Purple Rose Greenhouse Grows New Plays

[ P ]  Rob Bartlett Returns to Broadway Chicago Nov. 4

[ P ]  Broadway Shows Line-up for Annual Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 28

[ P ]  Luker, Dvorsky and Millie's Baldwin Sing New Works at Symphony Space, Jan. 20

[ P ]  Frankie and Johnny's Falco Set for 92nd Street Y Evening, Nov. 4

[ P ]  Bening, Damon, Nicholson and Roberts Read Hemingway at Nov. 4 L.A. Benefit

[ TM ]  Collegiate Chorale to Perform Bernstein's Mass


Features:

[ NYT ]  A Movie Star Feels Out a New Home on the Stage by ROBIN POGREBIN
Sally Field, about to turn 56, said that making her Broadway debut in September felt less like a great leap than like something long overdue.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia wonders how well the stock market musical How Now, Dow Jones holds up after 35 years.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
A column all about London theater.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
Items on "Movin' Out" and "Hollywood Arms."

[ HC ]  Girls Just Wanted To Have Fun With `Mamma, Mia!' by FRANK RIZZO

[ * ]  Mother Goose and Grimm

Click the Archive button and choose "11-03-2002" for a clever Sondheim-related cartoon.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!


Reviews - "Book of Days":

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'BOOK OF DAYS'
Small Town's Big Cheese Dies, So a Saint Goes Riding In by BEN BRANTLEY

As part of its Lanford Wilson celebration, the Signature Theater Company presents a solid cast in this often sanctimonious indictment of small-town hypocrisy.

[ NJ ]  Engrossing 'Book of Days' unmasks idyllic town BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
A taut, compelling new drama by Lanford Wilson, "Book of Days" starts with an "Our Town"-like invocation of a lovely little Missouri community of today and eventually, excitingly, winds up into one very wicked "Fargo"-like thriller.

[ ND ]  Life in Wilson's Town by Gordon Cox
Characters shine in 'Book of Days'

[ DN ]  Too many twists & turns in Wilson's new drama by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ

[ B ]  Book of Days
Review by William Stevenson

Other Reviews:

[ HC ]  Elaine May's `Adult' Play Needs To Grow Up by MALCOLM JOHNSON

[ LAT ]  Where life is served sunny side up by Don Shirley

Sentimentalism is the special of the day in the superb 'Spitfire Grill.' Revamped from a gritty film, the musical makes its West Coast debut at Laguna Playhouse.
With a number of Broadway vets: Kim Huber, Kevin Earley, Misty Cotton, Linda Kerns, Michael Piontek.

[ LAT ]  Vivid 'Syringa' has few surprises by Sean Mitchell
Pamela Gien's 90-minute memory play has little that's new to say about apartheid.

[ NJ ]  A hard knock for 'Annie' BY PETER FILICHIA
The sun'll come out tomorrow at the Paper Mill Playhouse, even though the current production of "Annie" is terribly disappointing.

[ NYP ]  LOVE, FILIPINO STYLE by BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON
THERE may be no bouquets of flowers or Michel Legrand love songs in "The Romance of Magno Rubio," but this unusual 80-minute fable presented by the Obie-winning Mai Yi Theatre Company has much to say about the world's most delicate emotion.

[ TB ]  Acts of Providence Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  The Cherry Orchard Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  The Three Sisters Review by Matthew Murray

Sunday afternoon I got together with much of the BroadwayStars staff to see the final performance of AMOUR. We had our own little Irish wake for the show (or was it a French wake?).

You can blame tepid reviews, lousy marketing, lack of star power, the economy, or El Ni�o - all I can say is, if a show as wonderful as AMOUR can't succeed, I really worry about the state of the industry. Seeing and hearing Melissa Errico sob as she hit her last note (for real - I'm told she'd never done that before) really floored me.

I also saw the final Mufti performance of JUMBO, which helped make Sunday one of the most enjoyable days I've spent at the theater in a while. Maybe there is hope after all, if you know where to look for it...

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Sunday, November 03, 2002

Features:

[ NYT ]  Australian Theater Finds Its Own Voice by ROBERT BRUSTEIN
Australian theater is vigorous, imaginative and daring, like the character of its spirited people.

[ NYT ]  Adolph, Betty and a Piano in the Ladies Room by CY COLEMAN
The wildly energetic Adolph Green, who could remember every aria ever written, was himself unforgettable.

[ NYT ]  The Man Born to Play the Heroine Camille by DAVID KAUFMAN
Charles Ludlam and his Ridiculous Theatrical Company took drama seriously, in their way.

[ NYT ]  Taking Refuge in Sondheim's Rare Civility by STEPHEN HOLDEN
From the beginning, Stephen Sondheim's songs have been suffused by a particular mood: bearing up as time devours love.

[ NYT ]  After 50 Years, It's Still a Glorious Feeling by WENDY WASSERSTEIN
MY disposition improved immeasurably when "Singin' in the Rain" became available on home video.

[ DN ]  What a glorious feeling by Howard Kissel
Adolph Green and Betty Comden's lyrics turned New York into a Never Never Land

[ NJ ]  Vamping it up BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Backstage at Broadway's 'Dance of the Vampires,' the fake blood is the life

[ TM ]  Russell Simmons Gets Def In It by: Mike Salinas
The hip-hop impresario brings urban poets to Broadway.

[ WP ]  With Medea, She Didn't Just Get Mad by Alona Wartofsky
Fiona Shaw & the Abbey Theatre, Seeing the Humanity in an Unhinged Role

[ ND ]  Fast Chat: Taye Diggs

[ ND ]  Taking Aim at Killing by Linda Winer

The words have sent me back to "Topdog/Underdog," Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that moved from the Joseph Papp Public Theater to Broadway last season.

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ MST ]  Barry Humphries, the man behind Dame Edna, speaks out by Graydon Royce
Q. It was in the New York Post that a writer wondered whether you'd even finish the tour.
A. I think in the New York Post it also says that Elvis Presley is still alive, doesn't it? If we're looking for accuracy, we might look elsewhere. Did I put it . . . is that delicate enough?

[ IS ]  Hoosier 'sista girl' leaves Broadway for R&B by David Lindquist
Rather than dwelling on contrasts, Headley anticipates theater fans warming to her interpretation of pop music and pop fans warming to the theater.
"In years to come, I want to be able to do another Broadway show, whether it's for a month or a year," she says. "And bring an entirely different audience to Broadway, people who never would have set a foot in the place."

[ SS ]  Urban Cowboy: Is Coconut Grove production Broadway bound? by Jack Zink

[ HC ]  Future wobbly for musical 'Baby Jane' by EVERETT EVANS

[ ST ]  How the wacky world of Seuss came to the stage by Misha Berson

[ SD ]  At Dublin fest, life's issues take center stage by Anne Marie Welsh

[ PP ]  How Dr. Demento helped 'Springtime' last BY RICK SHEFCHIK

It might be a stretch to say that "The Producers" would never have become a Broadway sensation had it not been for Dr. Demento's syndicated radio show � but it certainly didn't hurt.

News:

[ NYP ]  HEREIN LIZA TALE by DON KAPLAN
The crowd of more than 60 socialites and celebrities hardly knew the drama ahead when they gathered at Liza Minnelli and hubby David Gest's ritzy uptown apartment two weeks ago for the taping of the first episode of the couple's heavily hyped VH1 reality show.

[ NYP ]  BATTLE BREWING OVER "LIZA & DAVID" SHOW FOOTAGE by DON KAPLAN
The TV reality series is dead, but the circling vultures indicate there's plenty of life in the remains of the "Liza & David" show.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
ON NOV. 17, the dazzling revival of "Chicago" - the success of which finally induced a film version - celebrates seven years on the Great White Way, making it Broadway's longest-running revival.
Seventh item.

[ P ]  Talk Show Watch: Movin' Out on 'CBS Sunday Morning', Joey Fatone on 'Wayne' and 'Craig'

[ P ]  New Steven Dietz Play, The Ride Inside, Will Premiere at MI's Purple Rose in 2004

[ P ]  On-Liners Can Preview Soundtrack for "Chicago" Film

[ P ]  Bye, Bye Love: Amour Closes on Broadway Nov. 3

[ P ]  Carol Channing to Headline Players Club Salute to Louis Botto, Nov. 3

[ P ]  Pacino, Tomei, Wiest and Strathairn in Salome: The Reading, Nov. 12-Dec. 22

[ P ]  Jerry Herman Sings on 'Radio Playbill' Nov. 4-9

[ P ]  Steven Suskin ON THE RECORD: Oh! Captain and Jerry Herman's Parade

[ P ]  Off-Bway's Prince and the Pauper, On Hiatus Til Nov. 27, Gets Cast Album

[ P ]  Come to the Cabaret: Joel Grey Headlines Benefit for San Francisco's ACT Nov. 3


Reviews:

[ INQ ]  Burnett's play has two left feet of clay by Desmond Ryan

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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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