Saturday, January 11, 2003
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
EVE Ensler delivered a knockout performance of her show "The Vagina Monologues" on Thursday night - literally.
After her third standing ovation at the Westside Theater, Ensler turned to leave the stage and ran right into a pole, knocking herself unconscious.
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[ NYT ] Cheers for Three Halls at Once on London Stages
[ P ] Mia Farrow Stars in Long Wharf Reading of James Lapine's Fran's Bed
[ P ] Movin' Out Stars Come to the Chatterbox Jan. 16
[ P ] Hairspray Actress Reads One-Act at "Food for Thought" Series Jan. 13
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Tartuffe Takes a Bow
[ P ] Terrence Mann Joins Romain Frugé in NYC Reunion of Floyd Collins, Jan. 23-26
[ TM ] Thirteen Broadway Unions and Guilds Form a Coalition
[ TS ] Twyla Tharp brings 'em home Vietnam tale set to Billy Joel songs works Successfully tweaked since summer preview by Richard Ouzounian
I'm very happy to hear that RAGTIME will be opening in London. It's my favorite show and in a small way, had something to do with how I ended up on Broadway Stars. I am in the process of planning my first trip to England, my cousin moved there a few months ago, now I know at least one show we will be seeing. : )
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Friday, January 10, 2003
News:
[ TM ] Malcolm Gets to Perform at Prospect Theater Company Benefit on January 14
[ B ] Little Fish Delays Start Date by a Day
[ B ] Feldshuh to Star in Golda's Balcony Off-B'way
[ P ] Mickey Welcomes Micky: Monkees' Dolenz to Join Tour of Disney's Aida
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATER WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 4-10: Off-Broadway Blues
[ P ] PHOTO CALL:Maid in Manhattan and Producing Tartuffe
[ P ] Scott Shukat, Manager Who Repped Musical Theatre Writers, Dead at 66
[ P ] "Mister Sterling" — with Tony Winner McDonald — Premieres Jan. 10 on NBC
[ P ] Irons, Stevenson, Bloom, Kudisch, Burton Sing Night Music for NY City Opera
[ P ] New LaChiusa Musical Little Fish Shifts First Preview to Jan. 22
[ B ] Former Monkee Micky Dolenz to Tour in Aida
Features:
[ B ] Photo Op: Flower Drum Song CD Signing
[ B ] Quotable Quotes: At the Tartuffe Fete
[ BS ] The Good Guy
Following a quartet of acclaimed roles in high-profile films, John C. Reilly is no longer Hollywood's best-kept secret.
[ BS ] Self-Loving
Actors discuss the fellow performers they admire most.
Reviews:
[ TM ] The Siegels' Nightlife Notes
Looking forward to great things from great performers in the new year, the Siegels list their 2002 cabaret faves.
[ TM ] Talkin' Broadway - Sound Advice: The Best of 2002 Theatrical/Show Albums by Jonathan Frank
[ TB ] Beauty and the Beast Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain
Jeanette (a.k.a. Nydiva) was kind enough to inform me that Nick Wyman (Les Mis) is also in tonight's premiere of QUEENS SUPREME. (Sorry, Nick, I got my list from tvguide.com...)
She also writes, "Plus, next Wednesday (January 15), James Hindman (City of Angels, 1776, Scarlet Pimpernel; author of Pete 'n' Keely) will be on LAW & ORDER." Thanks, Jeanette!
posted at 1/10/2003 05:37:46 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
So there a reader named Nicole who is a 2nd year Master's student at the University of Tennessee. One of her thesis questions is to discuss the pros and cons of being a crossover artist (Broadway and Opera) and would like to interview a few people. She has thought of Judy Kaye (Mamma Mia), Leigh Munro (Phantom) and Rebecca Caine (Les Miz). First question: does anyone know how to get in touch directly with Leigh and Rebecca? (We have Judy taken care of.) And the second question is, who else would you recommend she try to interview? If you do have any ideas, please contact us! Just our public service announcement of the day...
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Tonight is "theater night" on network television...
MISTER STERLING – premieres at 8pm Eastern on NBC.
Series regulars: Audra McDonald, James Whitmore.
Guest cast: Bob Gunton (Evita, Big River, Sweeney Todd revival), Harris Yulin (Hedda Gabler, The Price), Tate Donovan (Amy's View, Lobby Hero), George D. Wallace (replaced John Raitt in The Pajama Game), Ron Ostrow (A Few Good Men), David Doty (The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public), Stanley Kamel (Platinum in 1978)
QUEENS SUPREME – premieres at 10pm Eastern on CBS
Series regulars: L. Scott Caldwell (Proposals, Joe Turner's Come and Gone), Marcy Harriell (Rent, Company, Little Fish).
Guest cast: Kristen Johnston (The Women), Adam Wade (I'm Not Rappaport), Will Chase (Miss Saigon, The Full Monty etc.), Marcia Jean Kurtz (Taller Than A Dwarf).
And on next week's episode, Boyd Gaines and Tovah Feldshuh.
HACK – 9pm Eastern on CBS.
Guest cast: James Eckhouse (Beyond Therapy).
LAW & ORDER: SVU – 10pm Eastern on NBC.
Series Regulars: Stephanie March (Death of a Salesman), B.D. Wong.
Guest cast: Ned Eisenberg (The Green Bird).
Coming later this month: Emily Bergl (The Lion in Winter) on two episodes of "Gilmore Girls," and Allison Smith (Annie) on "C.S.I." And, as mentioned below, Michelle Pawk is joining "All My Children"!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled website...
News:
[ B ] Hunt and Turturro to Star on B'way in Life x 3
[ B ] 2003 Tony Deadline & Ceremony Dates Set
[ P ] Almeida's New Artistic Director, Michael Attenborough, Speaks Out
[ P ] Report: Helen Hunt and John Turturro to Star in Life x 3 on Bway
[ P ] Stephen Sondheim Songs Whistled at London's Bridewell
[ P ] DIVA TALK: Peters Goes Merman, Merman Goes Disco Plus Eder at Carnegie
[ P ] Aida's Finley to Appear on TV's "Metro Guide"
[ P ] Vincent—with ten Haaf and Higgins—Arrives Feb. 13; Complete Cast Announced
[ P ] 2003 Tony Awards Ceremony Set for June 8
[ TM ] Repertorio Espanol Announces Winners of Nuestras Voces Playwriting Competition
Reviews:
[ B ] CDs: Miss Merman Won't Be Singing in the Rain by Ken Mandelbaum
SADIE THOMPSON (Original Cast Records)
[ TM ] Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Charles Wright reviews Mel Gussow's collection of interviews with one of America's greatest playwrights, Arthur Miller.
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News:
[ NYT ] ON STAGE AND OFF
A Little Night Opera by JESSE MCKINLEY
The New York City Opera goes Broadway with Jeremy Irons starring in Stephen Sondheim's "Little Night Music."
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
FORMER Monkees drummer Mickey Dolenz just snagged the lead in the touring show of Elton John's "Aida," and has been celebrating at one of the Theater District's greatest bar/restaurants.
Fourth item.
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
'PEOPLE WHO say they have no regrets, I don't believe have actually lived," says Billy Joel to Joan Jedell in her Manhattan edition of The Hampton Sheet.
Plus an item on Elaine Stritch.
[ NYP ] JUST SOME GOOD DIRTY FUN by BARBARA HOFFMAN
FIRST came "Urinetown," then "Debbie Does Dallas." Now make way for "The Joys of Sex," the latest titillatingly titled show to leap from the Fringe to off-Broadway.
[ NYP ] LOVE IN THE ARIA by BARBARA HOFFMAN
IF you saw Baz Luhrmann's "La Boheme" and liked what you heard - or if you can't get a ticket and want to know what the fuss is about - there's more where that came from.
[ P ] Brooklyn Spends a Night with Donmar Warehouse, Beginning Jan. 10
[ P ] Stoltz, Rees, Plimpton Form Shaw's Misalliance to L.A. Theatre Works Jan. 29-Feb. 2
[ P ] Nathan Lane's "Charlie Lawrence" To Make CBS Debut in March
[ P ] Nell Carter Stars in 30th Anniversary Raisin in L.A. Feb. 7-March 9
[ P ] Julia Sweeney Returns to the Stage with Guys & Babies, Jan. 22
[ P ] Clubbed Thumb to Stage Bock's Typographer's Dream, Feb. 1
[ P ] Philly's InterAct Premieres Cry Havoc, Tale of Forbidden Love, Jan. 10-Feb. 9
Reviews - "Tartuffe":
[ B ] Were Critics Taken With Roundabout's Tartuffe?
[ ND ] 'Tartuffe' Moves In Again by Linda Winer
Moliere's scheming guest, still relevant after three centuries
[ NJ ] Tired 'Tartuffe' needs to stay dormant BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
If Roundabout Theatre Company goes through the trouble of hiring top artists, dressing them up in 1600s wigs and ruffles and having them memorize rhyming couplets, too, then at least the play they perform should be interesting.
[ TB ] Tartuffe Review by Matthew Murray
Other Reviews:
[ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | 'TCHAIKOWSKY (AND OTHER RUSSIANS)'
Danny Kaye Hit Becomes a Russian Music Survey by STEPHEN HOLDEN
This one-man show by Mark Nadler, the maniacally exuberant singer, pianist and cutup, is a zany tutorial in modern Russian music.
[ NYP ] RUSSIAN HEAR IT by BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON
AFTER seeing Mark Nadler's new cabaret show, "Tchaikovsky (and Other Russians)," at the brand-new FireBird Upstairs Supper Club, you won't just be humming the tunes of composers like Cole Porter, Vernon Duke and Richard Rodgers - you'll be ready for "Jeopardy"!
[ WP ] MELISSA ERRICO "Blue Like That" - CD Review by Geoffrey Himes
Like Art Garfunkel and Norah Jones, Errico wants to prove that "adult-contemporary" radio fare needn't be maudlin and overstated; it can be smart and subtle.
[ NYP ] TV'S NEW POLITICAL FANTASY . . . by ADAM BUCKMAN
THE most far-fetched things seem to happen to young Bill Sterling in tonight's premiere of "Mister Sterling" on NBC.
[ DN ] D.C. does it for NBC by David Bianculli
"Mister Sterling" arrives with very little fanfare, but it just might sneak up on you.
Very little fanfare? Really?
[ DN ] CBS' 'Supreme' oughta be benched by David Bianculli
What do the networks have against Oliver Platt? He's a wonderful talent, a really good actor, and he's given series leads first in NBC's "Deadline," which was a big, short-lived clunker, and now in the equally disappointing CBS drama "Queens Supreme."
[ TS ] Brothers with power to move by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Adam Pettle's new play is about the power of many things - love, hate, anger, forgiveness, fatherhood, brotherhood - but, most of all, it's about the power of good theatre.
Features:
[ USA ] Same new song by Elysa Gardner
To read the blurbs on Broadway marquees, you would think that everything's coming up roses in musical theater. But notwithstanding the bonzo box office and national media attention that have greeted some new musicals lately, the words and actions of many insiders point to a troubling scarcity of fresh ideas and insights.
[ B ] Photo Op: Tartuffe Born Again at Roundabout
[ NJ ] Playwright rises from the 'Basement' BY PETER FILICHIA
On New Year's Eve, 1969, James Fusaro, 59, a business agent with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, was murdered in his Passaic office. His throat had been slit, and his chest repeatedly stabbed.
Despite an intense investigation and front-page headlines, the crime has never been solved.
[ CST ] Speaking with ... Valerie Harper
Before she helped Mary Tyler Moore turn the world on with her smile, Valerie Harper was a pretty New York dancer trying her hand at comedy at Chicago's Second City.
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[ TM ] Mary, Queen of Comedies by Peter Filichia
Musing on the death of Jean Kerr, Filichia reminisces about seeing the national tour of her play Mary, Mary, almost 40 years ago.
[ NYP ] THE 'MAME' EVENT By MICHAEL RIEDEL
WHO can coax those blues right out of the horn? Christine Baranski? Catherine Zeta-Jones? Glenn Close?
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'TARTUFFE': When an Apple Loves a Worm By BEN BRANTLEY
Henry Goodman struts his stuff in high, nasty style in the title role of "Tartuffe," Molière's classic play about religious charlatanism.
[ NYP ] GOODMAN PROVES HE CAN PRODUCE By CLIVE BARNES
HYPOCRISY will never go out of style, and so neither will Moliere's rambunctious comedy, "Tartuffe," particularly when it's rendered in that vividly idiomatic translation by Richard Wilbur.
[ DN ] Farce-saving device fails to modernize a Molière by Howard Kissel
At the end of the first act of "Tartuffe," Molière's dark comedy set in 17th-century France, the title character, who is the very essence of sanctimony, has been caught trying to seduce the wife of his benefactor, Orgon, whose gullibility is monumental.
[ USA ] Musty Molière tries to get fresh by Elysa Gardner
I must offer both my congratulations and my condolences to Richard Wilbur, who translated Molière's nearly 340-year-old comedy Tartuffe for the revival that opened Thursday at Broadway's American Airlines Theatre.
[ V ] Tartuffe review by Charles Isherwood
A touching "Tartuffe"? Moliere's satire of religious fanaticism isn't usually celebrated for its ability to tug at the heartstrings, but the Roundabout Theater Co.'s subdued but rewarding new production finds some dark and intriguing new colors in this mainstay of the theatrical canon.
[ TM ] Tartuffe review by David Finkle
[ B ] Tartuffe review by Adam Feldman
[ DN ] Henry II: Goodman on B'way By PATRICIA O'HAIRE
He's a major star of stage, film and TV in London, but what most people here know about Henry Goodman is that he was very publicly fired from the hottest show on Broadway.
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Thursday, January 09, 2003
I saw Def Poetry Jam on Broadway tonight. Loved it, definitely an "E" ticket. It was entertaining, enlightening, very enjoyable. I know nothing about Poetry slams and I don't get HBO so I've never seen this, but I liked what I saw tonight. It was a different kind of Broadway, I guess it falls under special event. Well worth seeing, different audience than I'm used to seeing, lots of 20/30 somethings, not really tourists, mostly New Yorkers (so it seemed) and a diverse group of people. My favorite? Mr. Poetri, his Krispy Kreme, Dating Myself, and Money slams were hilarious. I had a great time!
Quick, John C. Reilly is looking for work, somebody sign him up for a Broadway Show, maybe Marty? He was adorable on Charlie Rose tonight.
Just want to say, I wish I knew a kid like Frank Rich when I was growing up. I just finished Ghost Light (I'm a little behind the times). He may be the "Butcher of Broadway" but I loved his story.
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News:
[ TM ] Michele Pawk Joins Cast of Daytime TV's All My Children
[ P ] Rebecca Luker Trades Marian, Maria and Magnolia for Folk and Pop on New CD
[ P ] Debbie Does Dallas Live on TV; New Debbie Performs on WB, Jan 10
[ P ] Beth Fowler Joins Cast of Musical Boy from Oz
[ P ] David Hare's Breath of Life Due on Broadway in Fall 2003
[ P ] Cheers! Boston's Huntington Theatre and Pubs Offer Blue Demon Drinks and Show
[ B ] Complete Cast Set for B'way's Vincent in Brixton
[ B ] Beth Fowler Confirmed for The Boy From Oz
[ B ] Mackintosh Plans Renovation of West End Theaters
Reviews:
[ CU ] The Sandman Returns to the Connelly Theatre by Elyse Sommer
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[ V ] N.Y. Times ups ex-critic Rich
New associate editor to help revamp showbiz coverage
By CRAIG OFFMAN
- The arts coverage of The New York Times is slated for a major overhaul. And Frank Rich, the former theater critic, will play a key role. The Times has tapped Rich, a 23-year vet at the newspaper, as associate editor.
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News:
[ B ] Bodnar to Replace Gabrielle in Oklahoma!
Amy Bodnar is set to replace Josefina Gabrielle as Oklahoma!'s new Laurey. The actress, who is currently going on in place of a vacationing Gabrielle, will assume the role full-time on February 18, according to a production spokesperson.
[ B ] Fringe Hit Joys of Sex Eyes Off-Broadway
[ P ] Donna Lynne Champlin Joins Albertine Cast at Playwrights Horizons
[ P ] Chicago Chanteuse Sings at London's Pizza on the Park
[ P ] Cameron Mackintosh Comes to the Rescue of London Theatres
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: "The Music Man:": "Till There Was You"
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: "The Music Man:": "Iowa Stubborn"
Features:
[ TM ] All Over the Map by: Dan Bacalzo
Runaway comes to D.C., Joy Luck is in Seattle, and Denver gets two new Inventions.
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Features:
[ B ] A Broadway Musical? by Ken Mandelbaum
News:
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: "The Music Man:": Denizens of River City, Iowa
[ P ] Actors Company to Present Greene's Potting Shed, Jan. 20
[ P ] First a Dame, Now a Square!: Dame Edna to Appear on U.S. TV
[ P ] "I Move On": Chicago's O'Connor to Make the Shubert-to-Ambassador Move
[ B ] Mum's The Word Set for Albery in London
[ TM ] Tim Blake Nelson to Host Soho Rep Benefit
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News:
[ TM ] Brian Stokes Mitchell, Out Sick From Man of La Mancha, Will Return on Thursday
[ USA ] 'Chicago' catching fire by Claudia Puig
Chicago may or may not be your kind of town, but it is proving to be the movie musical for grown-ups.
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
Joe Pantoliano (fourth item) and Frank Rich (fifth item).
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
Dame Edna on "Hollywood Squares" (second item) and the Drama League's tribute to Jerry Orbach (final item).
[ YN ] Archerd: Scorsese caught up in "Gangs" frenzy by Army Archerd
Lynn Redgrave (third item) and "The Lion King" (fourth item).
[ V ] 'Sex' to arouse passion Off B'way
Whoopi's 'Bottom,' Smirnoff's 'Laugh' set bows
Is there a theme here? The Fringe Festival gave us "Urinetown" and "Debbie Does Dallas." Now it's time for "Joys of Sex."
[ B ] Hamill and McClanahan to Dance in FL
[ B ] Olivia Williams Joins Love's Labour's Lost Cast
[ P ] Cherry Lane Hosts Reading of New Robby Benson Musical
[ P ] "Will & Grace" Star Offers Knitting Factory Concerts in January
[ P ] Limelight to Publish New Book on Mendes and Donmar Warehouse
[ P ] Shaw Fest's Candida Plays Guest Run at MI's Meadow Brook, Jan. 8-Feb. 2
[ ND ] 'April' Set to Start In a Timely Month by Gordon Cox
Jayne Atkinson has joined the cast of "Enchanted April," the play that hopes to enchant audiences when it finally makes it to the Great White Way, appropriately enough, in April.
[ NYP ] TIX! GETCHA CHEAP THEATER TIX! by BARBARA HOFFMAN
NEW York theaters are having a Great White Way sale. Shows both on and off-Broadway - including some that have yet to open - are offering deep discounts.
Wasn't there supposed to be a "Season of Savings" booklet in the Times this past Sunday? It wasn't in my copy...
Features:
[ YN ] Finding Tragedy, Terror in Modern 'Medea' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
When Fiona Shaw talks about acting, it pays to listen.
[ HC ] Electra-fying Drama by FRANK RIZZO
Greek Plays, Including New Hartford Stage Production, Provide Enduring Relevance
[ BH ] Minimalist masterpiece proves less can be more if done right by Terry Byrne
Sitting through productions of ``Waiting for Godot'' is often akin to watching paint dry.
[ TS ] His big fat Italian comedy by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Steve Galluccio tickled by Mambo Italiano success
[ BS ] Good, Bad, and Ugly
Casting directors recall the most memorable auditions they've witnessed.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!
[ ST ] Savion Glover makes joyful 'Noise' by Misha Berson
[ OCR ] Playing an adult becomes her by PAUL HODGINS
Emily Bergl, praised for the depth of her ingenue roles, finally gets cast as someone her own age in SCR's 'Proof.'
Mmm, Emily... :-)
Reviews:
[ DN ] He's 'Russian' around with a sly cabaret act by Howard Kissel
From the second he bounds onto the stage of the beautiful new FireBird Upstairs Supper Club, at 365 W. 46th St., Mark Nadler exhibits a spellbinding manic energy.
[ YN ] Hank Williams Still Singing Off Broadway by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
Funny how seductive a country-western twang can be, especially when it's set to music.
[ TS ] She's weary, we're weary by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
As a playwright, Linda Griffiths is like the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead. When she's good (Maggie & Pierre, Alien Creature), she's very, very good, but when she's bad, she writes Chronic, which opened last night at the Factory Theatre.
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[ P ] Bedford and Moliere Reunited at Roundabout as Tartuffe Opens Jan. 9
[ P ] Sold-Out alsettos Reunion Concert Lights New Playwrights Horizons Space Jan. 9-12
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Wednesday, January 08, 2003
[ B ] Donna Lynne Champlin Joins Albertine
[ TM ] Rodney Gilfry to Star in The New Moon for Encores!
[ P ] Skywaltzer? Mark Hamill Stars With McClanahan in Six Dance Lessons in FL; NYC Next
[ P ] Jekyll & Hyde's Cuccioli Offered Role in Sweet Charity Revival
[ P ] Luker, Dvorsky Sing Acoustic Show-Tune Concert at NYC's Symphony Space Jan. 20
[ P ] Report: Tony Administration Committee to Meet Jan. 16
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Reviews:
[ B ] CDs: Return to River City by Ken Mandelbaum
THE MUSIC MAN (Walt Disney Records)
[ TM ] The Siegels' Nightlife Notes
Mark Nadler opens the new FireBird nightclub in high style with his acclaimed show Tchaikowsky and Other Russians.
News:
[ B ] Yakov Smirnoff to Play Broadway in February
Comedian Yakov Smirnoff will be a surprise entry into the 2002-2003 Broadway season. Smirnoff will bring his show As Long As We Both Shall Laugh to the American Airlines Theatre beginning on February 23, a production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com.
[ P ] Terrence Mann Expected To Return to Javert in Bway Les Miz, Feb. 4-March 15
[ P ] "Chicago" Film Opens Wide January 24
[ P ] Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Delays First Preview to Jan. 22
[ P ] Proof Comes Home to New Jersey's George Street Playhouse
[ TM ] An Appreciation of Jean Kerr, 1922-2003
[ TM ] Warren Leight and Nancy Giles to Host Dixon Place Donor Dinner on February 2
Features:
[ P ] From Keller to Eller
Patty Duke left one country home for another to star on Broadway as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!
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Features:
[ B ] Q&A: Charles Busch by Katie Riegel
[ BR ] Intrigued by a gullible character by ROBERT FELDBERG
Brian Bedford, the distinguished British-born actor who's lived in the United States and Canada for many years, remembers exactly when it happened.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ HC ] Flashy O'Brien Brings His `Full Monty' by FRANK RIZZO
Hot Director Of `Hairspray' Brings New Clout Back To His Regional Theater
[ TNY ] THE BOARDS: EGGHEADS IN XXX
As far as Stanley Donen is concerned, elegance died in 1959. That was the year he directed Cary Grant in "The Grass Is Greener."
[ TM ] Photo File
Our photogs focus on Patty Duke, Richard Dreyfuss, Anne Heche, Charles Busch, and other stars-about-town.
[ B ] Photo Op: A Snowy, Starry Night with Morrie
News:
[ YN ] It's Not Too Early to Debate Tony Nods by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
Is it too early to start thinking about the 2003 Tony Award nominations?
[ YN ] Archerd: "Hours" team keeps busy by Army Archerd
Mel Brooks and Martin Short have gotten together in advance of rehearsals for the (May) bow of "The Producers" at the Pantages.
Third item. Plus an item on Gordon Davidson.
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
Angelica Torn in an off-Broadway play about Sylvia Plath (third item).
[ P ] Betty Buckley Offers NYC Concerts Valentine's Day
[ P ] Paul Scott Goodman Musicals Given Readings with Esparza, Larsen, Kelly in January
[ P ] Off-Broadway's Mint Theater Presents Rare Schnitzler Play, Feb. 7
[ P ] Big River Closed in L.A., But Deaf West Confident Revival Will Have Life Beyond
[ P ] Brian d'Arcy James Takes McPherson's Good Thief to L.A. Jan. 23
[ P ] LAByrinth to Present New Shanley Play, Dirty Story, February
[ P ] Everyone Out of the Pool: Metamorphoses Announces Final Weeks
[ R ] 'Blue Room' May Pale in Northern Ireland
An erotic scene in "The Blue Room," the play in which Hollywood star Nicole Kidman famously stripped on the London stage, may be toned down when it is performed in Northern Ireland.
[ V ] THEATER PIONEER SEGAL DIES
Career included producer, theater founder, charter commissioner
Benjamin H. Segal, 83, theatrical producer and founder of the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, Conn., died Dec. 27 in Wallingford after a brief illness.
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THE TV WATCH
Who Knew? Young Senator Finds Washington Is Tricky by ALESSANDRA STANLEY
In the new NBC drama "Mister Sterling," the young senator may be the hero, but Washington steals the scenes.
[ VV ] WHAT'S OPERA NOW, DOC? by Michael Feingold
While Broadway Lives the Puccinian Past, William Bolcom Gives the Met a New 'View'
[ VV ] DEFIANCE AND THE BOOGIE-WOOGIE by James Hannaham
The State of Black Theater in New York
[ TM ] Toy Theater Festival Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ CST ] Best of 2002 by Hedy Weiss
In my "Best of the Year 2002" roundup that appeared last week in this space, I inadvertently made several omissions.
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[ TM ] Your Favorite Things by Peter Filichia
In response to a recent column wherein Filichia listed 50 things he loves about the theater, readers write in with their own faves.
[ NYP ] A SAD WINTER'S TALE By MICHAEL RIEDEL
WINTER chill is setting in on Broadway - and several shows are going to find themselves in a deep freeze.
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES: Playing the 9/11 Antihero By ROBIN FINN
[ B ] Ma Rainey Changes First Preview to Jan. 22
[ P ] An Operatic Moment from Barbara Cook, Jan. 11
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Producers: Bloomin' Bart
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Tuesday, January 07, 2003
News:
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: La Vie Ka-Ching
[ B ] Broadway Playwright Jean Kerr Dead at 80
[ P ] Cast Album of Man of La Mancha Rides Into Stores Jan. 7
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: December 30 - January 5
07 Jan
[ P ] Mum's the Word at London's Albery Theatre
[ P ] Jean Kerr, Playwright Who Scored Big With Mary, Mary, Dead at 80
Reviews:
[ TB ] Aida Orlando Review by Matthew MacDermid
[ TB ] Rounding Third Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter
posted at 1/7/2003 02:33:53 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
News:
[ B ] Metamorphoses Advertises Final Weeks
[ B ] Original Javert Terrence Mann Returns to Les Miz
[ B ] 2003 Grammy Show Album Nominees Announced
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Cabaret: Doogie Howser, Emcee
[ P ] Bernadette Peters, Hairspray and Millie Among Grammy Nominees
[ P ] Night Music Star Returns to Danny's for Three-Week Gig
[ P ] Early Curtain Initiative ? "Tuesdays at 7" ? Begins January 7
[ TM ] Fynsworth Alley to Hold Re-Release Party for The Ethel Merman Disco Album
Features:
[ B ] The Last Four Months by Ken Mandelbaum
Of the attractions scheduled to arrive during the final third of the 2002-2003 season, what am I most looking forward to?
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News:
[ NYT ] Writer Jean Kerr dies at 80
Jean Kerr, whose wry wit and unerring eye for life's everyday absurdities kept legions of readers and theatergoers laughing with books such as Please Don't Eat the Daisies and plays like Mary, Mary, died on Sunday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y.
[ IBDB ] Jean Kerr's Broadway Credits
This page says she was 79, not 80.
[ WP ] Backstage: The Best Seaters In the House by Jane Horwitz
Jane Pesci-Townsend, who made a splash at the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration last summer when she filled in for an ailing Christine Baranski in "Sweeney Todd," will give four cabaret performances at Signature Theatre on Friday and Saturday night.
[ P ] Bloomingdale's Unveils "Chicago" January 7
[ P ] Garber, Macy, Rifkin Perform Ives and Durang for CA Playwrights Benefit Jan. 25
The article fails to mention that Garber and Rifkin co-star on "Alias"...
[ P ] Syracuse Stage to Present Michele Lowe's Latest, Jan. 15-Feb. 2
[ P ] Rachel York To Star as Lucille Ball in Upcoming CBS Television Movie
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[ R ] 50 Years Later, Crowds Still Waiting for Godot by Stephen Cunningham
DUBLIN - Fifty years have passed and Godot has yet to arrive, but Samuel Beckett's seminal work continues to pack theaters the world over.
Reviews:
[ USA ] English aplomb is on holiday on West End by Elysa Gardner
Theater menu in the British capital includes moral and emotional angst.
[ TS ] Three hits dare to break Broadway rules by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
No bulldozers on Toronto's horizon
[ CU ] The Vortex London Review by Lizzie Loveridge
[ CU ] The Swan Season London Review by Lizzie Loveridge and Brian Clover
posted at 1/7/2003 07:47:03 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ NYT ] A Contemporary, Human Scale for Larger-Than-Life Characters By MEL GUSSOW
In the title role in "Medea" as in her other plays, Fiona Shaw is herself a primal force.
[ DN ] Theater celebrates expanding Horizons by Robert Dominguez
There are certain to be little problems when Playwrights Horizons unveils its $27 million theater complex this week, but the Off-Broadway company expects the days of floods in the basement, thieves in the dressing room and a recalcitrant tech system are over.
[ V ] Top B'way 5 thrive but others suffer as B.O. falls post-holiday By ROBERT HOFLER
And then there were five. "La Boheme" joined the $1 million club over the New Year's session, taking in $1,013,328. Baz Luhrmann's show fit right in among "Hairspray" ($1,025,021), "The Lion King" ($1,272,925) and "The Producers" ($1,130,850).
[ V ] Legit ad leader links with Omnicom Group - Serino Coyne handles marketing for over half of B'way prod'ns By ROBERT HOFLER
The Omnicom Group has bought Serino Coyne, Broadway's biggest marketing and ad firm.
[ P ] tick, tick...BOOM! Tour Launches Jan. 7 in Dallas; Dates Continue to June
[ P ] Ensler Delivers Her Monologues One Last Time Off-Broadway Jan. 7-26
[ P ] Poor Jud Lives: Merwin Foard Joins Oklahoma! Jan. 7
[ P ] Hunter College to Provide New Web Home for Critical Writing on Theatre
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: tick, tick...BOOM!: tick, tick...Tour!
posted at 1/7/2003 07:17:08 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
Monday, January 06, 2003
It was like nirvana. I knew this. I just did. But never could I put it into words quite so well. So when I read it I was so glad I was sitting. Even then, I fell over a bit. Every single Broadway Producer should print this out, blow it up and hang it on the wall. It is the reason that mediocre shows like Boheme and Mamma Mia sell tickets. It is the reason that shows just as good as them, like Amour and Passion, didn't sell tickets.
- "I will tell you: The press needs to be handled. If you're not taking care of me, stroking me, anticipating my whims -- and gently threatening me, too -- you must be doing something wrong. If you're not doing everything to get me to write positively about you, then you're a screwup. If you can't fool me, then you're the fool."
- Michael Wolff, New York Magazine, January 13, 2003
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[ P ] Kander and Ebb's Musical The Visit in Talks for Public Theater
[ P ] Grass Harp Composer Claibe Richardson Dead
[ TM ] To Catch a Thief by: Michael Portantiere
Brian d'Arcy James brings Conor McPherson's The Good Thief to L.A.
posted at 1/6/2003 04:11:43 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Seth Christenfeld is reporting on All That Chat the sad news that Claibe Richardson, composer of THE GRASS HARP, died of cancer this morning. More details when available.
[ IBDB ] Claibe Richardson's Broadway Credits
[ P ] Sing-a-Long-a-Abba Comes to London's Whitehall
[ P ] Jacobean Season at London's Gielgud Extends Into March
[ TM ] A Titular Theatrical Experience: BOOBS! The Musical Prepares to Open at Producers Club II
[ TM ] Crain's Reports January and February Ticket Sales Off By More Than 15% for Most Shows
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[ B ] CDs: Roxie and Velma Move On by Ken Mandelbaum
In 1974, Maureen Moore played Dainty June in the first Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring Angela Lansbury and directed by book writer Arthur Laurents. In the third Broadway revival of Gypsy, to be directed by Sam Mendes this spring, Moore will be the standby for Bernadette Peters' Rose.
[ P ] Grease: Still the Word for Frankie Avalon
Avalon—looking more like the teen heartthrob he was than the sixtysomething grandfather he is—has donned his angel suit again, appearing in the national tour of Grease in select cities. And he's having a blast.
[ P ] Theatre Poems to Be Read in Greenwich Village Cafe, Jan. 13
[ P ] Hairspray's Rockwell to Design Sets for Fiddler Revival
[ P ] Melissa Errico Releases Solo CD Feb. 25; Complete Track Listing Announced
[ P ] A Chorus Line’s Priscilla Lopez on "Radio Playbill" Jan. 5-11
[ P ] Free Broadway Concert Offered Jan. 6 in Grand Central Station
[ P ] Urinetown Tony Nominee Comes to the Chatterbox Jan. 9
posted at 1/6/2003 12:30:10 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
News:
[ NYT ] Disney Enlists Theater Innovators for Theme Park Shows by ROBIN POGREBIN
In an effort to increase flagging theme-park attendance, Disney has taken established stage talent to its newest theme park in Anaheim, Calif.
[ NYT ] ARTS ONLINE
They Buy all the Albums, but Trade Concert Bootlegs by MATTHEW MIRAPAUL
Most music traders rationalize their actions by saying they own all their favorite band's official albums, and argue that they are documenting musical history.
Good thing there aren't bootleg recordings in the theater world... right?
[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS
I don't usually do blind items. Today I do a blind item. Big-time actress. Due soon in another big-time movie. Went to a big-time Broadway musical. Her intermission lasted a big long time. She stayed in the loo. Not alone. In the john with a john. A stage manager who told the story guesses they were doing what birds do and bees do and even animated fleas do - although not often in Broadway theater cans.
Hmm... didn't I read this story on BroadwayStars already, Cindy? And we even named the show...
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
'THERE IS a Cinderella aspect to my life," says the hotter every minute Catherine Zeta-Jones. "But I swept a lot of cinders, too."
[ V ] 'ALAMO'S' BOWIE KNIFE GETS AN EDGE
Patric set to don buckskins
Jason Patric, drawing critical acclaim as a tough cop in "Narc," has signed to play famed frontiersman Jim Bowie in "The Alamo."
Patric joins Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and newcomer Patrick Wilson in the pic's four meatiest roles.
I got a laugh from seeing Variety, the "show business bible," call Patrick Wilson - a two-time Tony nominee for Best Actor - a "newcomer." Do they read their own publication?
[ LAT ] L.A. arts' worth eludes magazine by Mike Boehm
Only Cornerstone theater is on a list of nonprofits lauded by a publication that targets the big-donor class.
[ P ] Talk Show Watch: Dame Edna on "Leno", "Chicago" Stars Everywhere
[ P ] Lea Salonga and Flower Drum Song Cast to Sign New Cast CD Jan. 9
[ P ] Yeston Is Librettist-Arranger of New Hans Christian Andersen; With More Loesser
[ P ] Administrative/Technical Assistant Position Available at Playbill On-Line
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[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia chats with veteran actress Elizabeth Wilson, who's currently preparing to star in two one-acts at the George Street Playhouse.
[ NY ] The Bloody Fabulous Fiona Shaw by Sarah Bernard
[ B ] Photo Op: Final Bow for B'way Math Hit Proof
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[ LAT ] 'Rounding Third' a double-threat by Don Shirley
Richard Dresser's two-man play satisfies in its West Coast premiere with funny lines and surprises.
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Sunday, January 05, 2003
Tonight on LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, Mark Blum (currently in The Graduate) and Karen Black (who was on Broadway years ago in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean).
There's some more interesting Broadway-related TV casting later this week, especially on Friday with the premieres of MISTER STERLING and QUEENS SUPREME.
posted at 1/5/2003 02:22:53 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ AAN ] Wonderful 'Follies' proves a stunning way to cap the Michigan's first 75 years
Staging highlights musical's depth
by CHRISTOPHER POTTER
- A sleek blend of theater and revue, "Follies in Concert" simply dazzles. Moments into the show assorted characters silently traverse the Michigan Theater stage in a kind of ghostly haughtiness, synchronized with the opening ectoplasmic strains of the "Follies" overture, softly then swellingly served up by musical director Bradley Bloom and his large on-stage instrumental ensemble.
posted at 1/5/2003 01:38:00 PM by James Marino | Item Link
On the topic of Favorite shows from yesterday, Other James was having a hard time narrowing it down to one show for each category.
These were his favorites:
Musical - Carnival, Boheme, Hairspray, Kennedy Center Company, Merrily Reunion and Amour
Play - Shape of Things, Elephant Man, Our Town
Reality Show - No contest, Amazing Race (I have no idea where that came from) : )
A North of the Border, Broadway Stars friend who sees hundreds of shows, all over the world (Oslo and Shanghai, really? Wow!) chose Chicago Shakespeare Festival's production of Pacific Overture.
Still no word on Marino's favorites, although I hear he has been partial to Debbie Does Dallas lately. Was anyone else seen at Sherie's final performance last night? I guess that would be a favorite for 2003 though.
I STILL have not seen CHICAGO the movie, not for lack of trying. That will all be over soon, I finally secured a ticket for this evening. : )
posted at 1/5/2003 01:28:17 PM by Susan Heim | Item Link
John_C on All That Chat reports that Barbara Cook will be the subject of an episode of "Nightline UpClose" airing this Monday night/early Tuesday on ABC. Thanks, John!
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!
[ DFP ] For actress, play is a study in opposites BY MARTIN F. KOHN
Yet another example of why they call it acting:
In "Hairspray," Linda Hart plays Velma Von Tussle, a TV producer dead set against letting black kids on the all-white afternoon dance show in 1962. In real life, Hart spent her childhood years in Detroit, where her father, the Rev. Ralph Hart, was (and is) the white pastor of a predominantly black church.
[ DFP ] Theater called and director couldn't hang up BY MARTIN F. KOHN
In two years, Jack O'Brien has directed four Broadway shows, including the current megahit musical "Hairspray." Not bad for a kid from Saginaw who never dreamed of becoming a theater artist.
[ PPG ] Double threat: Jack O'Brien directs musicals, plays by Christopher Rawson
[ AJC ] The musicals man by Tom Sabulis
After decades of staging shows, Chris Manos still has big dreams
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[ NYT ] Time for Joey Pants To Take His Off by MERVYN ROTHSTEIN
Let the record show that BroadwayStars was the first to put that joke in "print," back in November...
[ NYT ] Taking a Chance on an Unknown Irishman by MEL GUSSOW
ON Jan. 5, 1953, exactly 50 years ago, "En Attendant Godot" opened at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris.
[ BG ] Grasping the slippery substance of 'Godot' by Sally Cragin
It's Boxing Day, but at the New Rep in Newton Highlands that means it's rehearsal time. The play in production is Samuel Beckett's immortal ''Waiting for Godot,'' which begins previews on Wednesday. Acclaimed Broadway and film actor Austin Pendleton, who plays Vladimir, wears a faded checkered shirt with the tails hanging out.
[ B ] Photo Op: Movie Millie Julie Andrews Visits the Marquis
[ B ] Photo Op: Rudolph Giuliani Backstage at Vampires
[ TS ] I'm not moving to Canada! by PETER HOWELL
Sir Ian quashes rumours, reveals quirks in Web diary
[ HC ] Looking Bright On Broadway by Frank Rizzo
Usually Broadway seasons take a while to rev up.
Not this year.
Frank makes suggestions for the Tony broadcast.
[ ND ] Coming Back by Blake Green
Broadway-bound, a post-'Producers' Henry Goodman may be bloodied, but he's unbowed
[ LAT ] A door closes, another opens by Sean Mitchell
Robert Egan wanted to succeed Gordon Davidson at the Taper. It didn't happen, and now he's returning to Seattle. It's L.A.'s loss.
[ YN ] New exhibit documents Charles Dickens' lifelong love of theater by TARA BURGHART, Associated Press Writer
The exhibit, "Best of Times: The Theater of Charles Dickens," at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, focuses on Dickens' association with theater, not the acclaim he won as an author.
[ NYT ] LETTERS
'La Bohème'; 'Chicago'
Reviews:
[ TB ] Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley with the San Francisco Symphony Review by Richard Connema
News:
[ P ] Theatre Veteran Carol Channing Named 2003 "Woman of the Year"
[ P ] STAGE TO SCREEN: "P.S.," "Chicago" and the Year that Was
[ P ] Aida's Matt Bogart to Play Curly in Summer Oklahoma!
[ P ] Bay Street Theatre to Present Betrayal in 2003
[ P ] Luker, Murney, Rigg End Monologues Run Jan. 5; Ensler Returns Jan. 7 to Closing
[ P ] Theatre Stars Head Cast of Final "Oz" Season; HBO Series Debuts Jan. 5
posted at 1/5/2003 10:10:29 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ NYT ] The Greatest Actor Americans Have Hardly Seen By MEL GUSSOW
Simon Russell Beale has been hailed on the British stage as the best of his generation. He can soon be seen in two New York productions.
[ NYP ] DRUGSTORE COWBOY By SARA STEWART
A musical genius with a dark side lives fast, dies young: by now it may be a cliche, but American icon Hank Williams pioneered the tradition.
[ P ] That's All She Wrote: Auburn's Bway Smash, Proof, Closes Jan. 5
[ P ] Nothing Left to Lose: Love, Janis Ends Long NYC Run, Jan. 5
posted at 1/5/2003 08:12:10 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link
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