Saturday, June 07, 2003

The Tonys:

[ LAT ]  Big man in town by Josh Getlin
Harvey Fierstein is the toast of Broadway again, but he remains an irrepressible realist.

[ LAT ]  The importance of winning Tony: The brand-name factor by Patrick Pacheco

[ LAT ]  Scenes to remember by Stuart Miller
There is no Tony Award for best scene, but if there were, these would be our choices.

[ RMN ]  Tony winner shares honor by Lisa Bornstein
Nothing about the Tony Awards has gone in the traditional manner for Littleton native David Miller.

[ P-I ]  Seattle's 'best' Tony hopes pinned to 'Hairspray' by JEFFREY ERIC JENKINS
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.

[ DN ]  She has it maid by PATRICIA O'HAIRE
Toibin makes most of her tiny role in 'Journey'

[ P ]  Hairspray Librettist O'Donnell Reveals the Secret Life of the Turnblads: Edna Was a Bobby Soxer

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Tony Stock Up - Movin' Out Opens NASDAQ

[ R ]  Broadway's Tony Awards Loom as Suspense Show Sunday by Larry Fine
Suspense comes to the Tony Awards on Sunday with several of the most important categories offering intriguing choices for Broadway theater's top honors.

[ ATW ]  AmericanTheater Web Has On-Site Coverage for 2003 Tony Awards

Features:

[ HHW ]  Interview: Kevin Chamberlin
Kevin talks VERY candidly about Seussical, Dirty Blonde, Triumph of Love and even internet chat boards.
Thanks to Craig for the link!

[ NYP ]  DOUBLE PLAY by BARBARA HOFFMAN
"We're having an adventure!" Kathleen Chalfant said brightly from the back of a speeding limousine.
But one actor's adventure is another's nightmare.

[ R ]  Australia's Star Housewife Offers to Serve the Queen by Belinda Goldsmith
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Resplendent in jewel-encrusted glasses under her sculpted lilac coiffure, Australia's superstar housewife Dame Edna Everage has volunteered to step in as the British queen's representative in Australia.

[ P-I ]  Intiman breaks new ground with musical hanky-yanker 'Piazza' by JOE ADCOCK

[ ST ]  'Lessons' on love and marriage, on and off Book-It's stage by Misha Berson
"Breathing Lessons," based on the novel by Anne Tyler.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.
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News:

[ LAT ]  Half the price, double the fun by Don Shirley
L.A. theater patrons seeking discount tickets are usually told to go to Theatre LA's Web site (www.theatrela.org), where the Web Tix service bills itself as "Southern California's only on-line, half-price ticket service for theaters in Los Angeles County."
That "only" isn't accurate. Goldstar Events operates a smaller but similar service at www.goldstarevents.com.

[ NYT ]  Lois Rosenfield, Theatrical Producer, Dies at 78
Lois Fried Rosenfield was a theatrical and film producer who, with her husband Maurice, backed productions like "Barnum" and "The Glass Menagerie."

[ TM ]  Jesse L. Martin to Host Our Time Theatre Company Benefit

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 7

[ P ]  Stoppardï¿½s Jumpers Returns to the National June 7

[ P ]  Tammy Wynette Lives On in Musical, Stand By Your Man; Producer Hopes for Tour

[ P ]  Felicitous Casting: Heather Graham Cast in Playwrights Horizons' Recent Tragic Events in Fall

[ P ]  Broadway Booster "The Caroline Rhea Show" Not Renewed for Next Season

Reviews:

[ ATW ]  E.S.T. Marathon of One-Act Plays, Program B:Freshness Not 100% Guaranteed

[ CU ]  Marathon 2003: Series B Review by Les Gutman

[ TM ]  The Siegels' Nightlife Notes
The Siegels report on an overamplified musical comedy act, a nice Breath of Spring, and a new cabaret venue.

[ NJ ]  Boobs! The Musical - The World According to Ruth Wallis BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ CU ]  "Master Harold"... and the boys Review
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Friday, June 06, 2003

Features:

[ B ]  Ask A Star: Brian Stokes Mitchell

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Tonyï¿½s Turn! PLUS A Revised Sunday and News of Buckley, Paige and MORE

News:

[ P ]  Applications Now Being Accepted for U.K.ï¿½s Linbury Design Award

[ P ]  Cast Complete for Cherry Jones-Martha Plimpton Flesh and Blood at NYTW, June 28-Aug. 24

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, May 31-June 6: Better Shop Around

[ P ]  Urban Playboy: Matt Cavenaugh Expected as Jimmy in Millie Tour, Kaarina Is Miss Dorothy; Rehearsals Start June 9

[ B ]  Abigail's Party to Close in the West End

[ B ]  Second Stage Shuffles Season Line-Up

[ B ]  Heather Graham to Star in Recent Tragic Events

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Little Eyolf Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld
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The Tonys:

[ B ]  Pundits Predict the 2003 Tony Award Race

[ P ]  2003 Tony Gift Bag Stuffed With Fun

[ P ]  WCBS Presents ï¿½CBS 2 at the Tonysï¿½ Sunday Morning

[ P ]  Powers to Present Moreno with Lifetime Achievement Award at L.A.ï¿½s Tony Party

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
As schools let their students out for summer break, Professor Filichia gives his readers a final exam.

[ P ]  In the Long Run, Stars Light the Way
One good star-turn deserves another ï¿½ that's the producers' panacea when their plays go into extra innings without the original casts ï¿½ and the "seconds" that Broadway has been receiving of late have by no means been hand-me-downs. In fact, in certain specific instances, they've actually been hand-me-ups.

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: Not the Boy Next Door by Ken Mandelbaum
THE BOY FROM OZ (EMI)

News:

[ P ]  New Little Shop Starts Casting About

[ P ]  Gypsy Stars Set to Take it Off for TV June 7
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The Tonys:

[ STARS ]  POIGNANT TONY MEMORIES by ELLIS NASSOUR
THE PRESS AGENT FOR 1982ï¿½S NINE ON ï¿½A CALL FROM THE VATICANï¿½ AND CBS
Veteran press agent Judy Jacksina has hilarious memories of an incident involving the original production of Nine and the 1982 Tony Awards telecast.

and...

TONY TRIUMPHS, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS by ELLIS NASSOUR
The journey to theatrical heights is fraught with trials, tribulations and reversals of fortune. Because of the vagaries of the business, even multiple Tony nominees and winners wonder what their next job will be. But show people have amazing resilience.

[ NYT ]  Not Expecting a Statue or Accolades, Just a Seat by JESSE McKINLEY
Call them dark horses, sleepers or the worse bets in the world, but every year there are a few Tony nominees whom nobody expects to win.

[ NYP ]  NOT ROSE'S TURN by MICHAEL RIEDEL
BERNADETTE Peters, our beloved but - ahem-cough-cough-ahem - vocally challenged and miscast star of "Gypsy," is going to have to deliver two knockout performances at the Tonys Sunday night.

[ NYP ]  KNOW-HOW TO 'SUCCEED' by BILLY HELLER
UPON learning he'd be honored with the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement on Sunday, 92-year-old Cy Feuer quipped:
"I figured my latest achievement would be to be able to get up onto the stage to accept it."

[ NYP ]  Going for the gold by CLIVE BARNES and DONALD LYONS
Predictions, Part One and Part Two.

[ NYP ]  Stages of love by Russell Scott Smith
Four couples are up for Broadwayï¿½s biggest awards.
The Post asked all of them what itï¿½s like to be in love and at the top of the theater world.

[ NYP ]  Stuck on Hugh by Barbara Hoffman
IF they awarded a Tony for hairiness, Hugh Jackman would be a lock for the prize.

[ NYP ]  Kin predicts a win
Billy Joel.

[ ND ]  The Many-Talented Mary by Blake Green
In Mary Stuart Masterson's world, there are many directors -- on occasion, herself included. On her resume, you will find that job title, along with actor, producer and writer.

[ ND ]  Fierstein and Banderas Ahead in the Actors' Sweepstakes by Gordon Cox

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
Hairspray, Jackman, etc. (second item).

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
The Tonys, Latessa, etc. (second and third items).

News:

[ NYT ]  ON STAGE AND OFF
Braving the Stage by JESSE MCKINLEY
Heather Graham ï¿½ the film star of the Austin Powers movies and "Boogie Nights" ï¿½ will make her New York stage debut in Sept. in Craig Wright's "Recent Tragic Events."

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 6

[ P ]  Nathan Lane and Susan Stroman Reunite for Sondheim's Frogs, Confirmed for Lincoln Center in 2004

Features:

[ DN ]  Back-door fans by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Outside Broadway's theaters, star-struck share spotlight with actors

[ WP ]  On Broadway, Frenchie Finds A Perfect Fit by Lynne Duke
Plus-Size 'Idol' Contestant Takes Off in 'Rent'

[ CST ]  A stritch in time BY HEDY WEISS
It was 11 o'clock on a recent Friday evening, and for Elaine Stritch that was the ideal time for an interview.

[ CST ]  Classic collaboration BY MIRIAM DI NUNZIO
Interview with Lara Teeter, regarding his theater company's new production of RAGTIME.

[ BG ]  'Ruthless' is now a killer musical by Catherine Foster
Interview with co-authors Marvin Laird and Joal Paley.

[ TS ]  Quality control freak by Richard Ouzounian
Versatile actress Glenn Close only chooses roles that have a special resonance for her

Reviews:

[ NYP ]  WALTZ ON BY by DONALD LYONS
Is this a lost play of Tennessee Williams? No, it's Marsha ("'night, Mother") Norman's latest offering, "Last Dance," a play heavily indebted to Williams, but handled in a more genteel, literary fashion.
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Thursday, June 05, 2003

[ NYT ]  Forget Belmont, Tony Races Are Here by JESSE McKINLEY

News:

[ P ]  Mary-Louise Parker Reckless at Second Stage Postponed; Living Out Starts Season

[ ND ]  This 'Little Shop' Will Close Before It Opens by Gordon Cox

Reviews:

[ ND ]  Ensemble's Series A Worthy Jumble by Gordon Cox

[ TM ]  The Sound of a Voice Boston Review By: Kathryn Walat
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News:

[ B ]  The Frogs Readies for June 2004 Opening
The Stephen Sondheim musical The Frogs will hit the Great White Way next year. The production, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman and starring her Producers lead, Nathan Lane, will begin performances at the Vivian Beaumont in June 2004.

[ B ]  Mamma Mia! Takes a Hiatus in Toronto

[ B ]  Visa Is Big Shot Sponsor of Movin' Out Tour

[ P ]  Karl Genus, Founding Artistic Director of PA's Totem Pole Playhouse, Dead at 84

[ P ]  Casting Announced for Goodspeed Musicals' Very Good Eddie, July 11-Oct. 5

[ P ]  Bernadette Peters Gypsy To Be Recorded June 22

[ P ]  John Heard Cast in New York Stage and Film's Slow Dance

[ P ]  After 36 years, Michigan's LORT Meadow Brook Theatre Closes; New Group Emerges

[ P ]  Annalee Jeffries Joins Mandy Patinkin in Williamstown Enemy

[ P ]  BWAY Is Up: Movin' Out Opens NASDAQ, June 6, in Honor of Tony Awards

[ TM ]  Barrington Stage Company Announces 2003 Season Cast

[ TM ]  Kelsey Grammer Hosts An American Celebration

[ TM ]  O'Neill Theater Center Announces Summer Events

[ B ]  Toronto's Lion King Succumbs to Tourism Woes

[ P ]  Economic Impact of SARS Prompts Toronto Producers to Shut Down Mamma Mia! for Summer

[ P ]  Kristin Chenoweth Due Back in Wicked June 5 After Injury

[ B ]  Six Tonys to be Awarded Before Telecast

[ P ]  Jon Secada Becomes New Cabaret Emcee, June 6; Kanakaredes Joins June 27

[ P ]  New Yasmina Reza Play Set for London's Jermyn Street Theatre in Fall

[ P ]  Linda Balgord to Reprise Grizabella at NSMT's Cats, July 8-Aug. 3

[ P ]  Tony Winner Melba Moore Heads to Joe's Pub for July Concerts

Features:

[ P ]  Master Harold Broadway Newcomer Michael Boatman Returns To Stage From TV
An eight-performance week should feel like a breeze for Master Harold... and the boys co-star Michael Boatman, who had been doing double duty on television, co-starring simultaneously in both "Spin City" and "Arli$$." But the crossover has actually been "more exhausting," according to the actor.

[ B ]  Photo Op: Stars Shine in Shubert Alley

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Stars in the Alley: Deborah Gibson and Sutton Foster

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Joseph Papp Children's Humanitarian Fund Gala Dinner Honoring George Segal

Reviews:

[ B ]  DVDs: Jazz Baby by Ken Mandelbaum
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Universal)
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[ TM ]  Photo File: Rain or shine, indoors or al fresco, the beautiful people of Broadway give their all for their fans and their peers.

[ ND ]  Linda Winer Picks the Tony Winners
[Thanks to Heather for the link!]
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News:

[ HC ]  A Death In Theater Family by Frank Rizzo
There is a special silence at the National Theatre of the Deaf. Mike Lamitola - actor, teacher, playwright and artistic manager for the Hartford-based touring company - died of cancer May 27.
Plus some happier news, regarding casting at Goodspeed (fifth item).

[ PP ]  'Frog, Toad' creators still have a bit of hope BY DOMINIC P. PAPATOLA
"We're doing the CBS morning show on Sunday and we've got the Tonys that night," Reale continued. "If that, along with the announcement, creates a spike in sales, and we have a winning week or two, they're not opposed to extending the run."
Actually, that CBS appearance will be on Friday (tomorrow), not Sunday.

[ DFP ]  Show will go on at Meadow Brook Theatre BY MARTIN F. KOHN
Producer Joseph Nederlander informed the board in writing that he was withdrawing his previous proposal to lease the theater and run it as a commercial venture.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.

[ P ]  New Sheik, O'Keefe Musicals and Belber, Irwin, Rapp Works Play CT's Oï¿½Neill Center in Summer

[ P ]  Broadway's boys Guest with the Gals on "The View," June 5

[ P ]  Betty Buckley Joins Sundanceï¿½s The Power of American Popular Song Weekend

[ P ]  40 Friends of Frog and Toad To Be Part of 2003 Tony Telecast

[ P ]  Tell Me on a Sundayï¿½with Denise Van Outenï¿½Hits U.S. Record Stores

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 5

[ P ]  Chicago Star Heads to the Chatterbox June 5

[ P ]  John Guareï¿½s His Girl Friday Opens June 5 at Nationalï¿½s Olivier Theatre

[ P ]  "Judging Amy" Star Brenneman Leads Desire Under the Elms at L.A.T.W., June 18-22

[ P ]  Ramirez and Innvar Spar in The Game, New Musical About Dangerous Liaisons

[ P ]  Tony Awards for Orchestrations and Design to Be Presented Before CBS Broadcast

[ INQ ]  Gay & Lesbian Theatre Festival an ambitious new showcase by Douglas J. Keating

[ INQ ]  Local premiere of 'When Pigs Fly' a festival highlight

[ YN ]  Suspense May Be Missing From 2003 Tonys by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

Features:

[ USA ]  Bernadette Peter reflects on her 'Gypsy' journey by Elysa Gardner

[ USA ]  As Rose, Peters is no shrinking violet by Elysa Gardner

[ LAT ]  At home in his own world by Leslee Komaiko
Actor French Stewart stays focused on his specialty, comedy, in the Colony's "Nerd."

[ NYP ]  SHOOTING STARS IN A BACKSTAGE BOWER by BARBARA HOFFMAN
SHE goes where few theater lovers get to tread - backstage. And Rivka Shifman Katvan has the photos to prove it.

[ DN ]  Julia is back on the boards by Robert Dominguez
Considering she's a retired dancer who hung up her Capezios more than 25 years ago, it's highly unlikely audiences at the Thalia Spanish Theatre's production of "We Women Do It Better" will recognize the star of the new one-woman comedy.

[ BSUN ]  A theater manager's journey to the Tonys by J. Wynn Rousuck
Teresa Eyring was at home, waiting for an airport cab on her way to a meeting in Chicago, when she learned that Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Company, where she serves as managing director, had won the 2003 Tony Award for best regional theater.

[ HC ]  He's Got Judy Garland Act Down Pat After 11 Years by JESSE KRINSKY
Tommy Femia has pretty much cornered the market on transvestite impersonations of Judy Garland.

[ CST ]  A city under siege by arts and artists BY HEDY WEISS
The Spoleto Festival.

Reviews:

[ NHR ]  A blithe spirit infuses Goodspeedï¿½s giddy ï¿½Me and My Girlï¿½ by E. Kyle Minor
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

[ LAT ]  Humor, poetry and flashes of brilliance by David C. Nichols
Garcï¿½a is perhaps best known for writing and directing the film "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her," as well as "Six Feet Under" directing assignments. Such experience may have fed Garcï¿½a's knack for narrative conflict and quirky humor, but his comprehensive characterizations and poetic abandon are thrillingly individual.

[ TB ]  Sound Advice
Jonathan reviews the cast recordings for A Man of No Importance and Fade Out Fade In plus solo recordings from Stacy Sullivan and Linda Eder, and three remastered reissues: Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, and Oliver!

[ NYT ]  CABARET REVIEW | MARY CLEERE HARAN
Channeling the Spunky Spirit of Hollywood's Mrs. Miniver by STEPHEN HOLDEN
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Mirvish's closing Mamma Mia (Toronto) for three months over the summer. Planned re-opening in the fall. [developing story -- more later]
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Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Just got an email from our good friend Peter B. It said:

audition notice just went up on the equity website

Hmmm.... Rehearsals: End of July. Broadway Preview: September. Broadway Opening: October. Hmmm....
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News:

[ B ]  Stage Notes 06/03/03 by Paul Wontorek

[ B ]  Of Mice and Men Heads to the West End

[ P ]  Clarke and Lion Honored at New York Theatre Workshop Gala June 9

Features:

[ P ]  CHANNELING THEATRE: A Chat with Tony Producer Gary Smith and Tony Musings

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Margo Lion
In 2001, as she watched the runaway success of The Producers, Margo Lionï¿½producer of such critical hits as Angels in America and Seven Guitarsï¿½was convinced that it was her fate never to foster a monster hit.

[ B ]  First Person: Joy in the Morning by Ashley Tuttle

[ PW ]  Community's Theater by J.COOPER ROBB
The GLBT community finally gets representation in Philly's new Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival.
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Reviews:

[ ND ]  People Who Need Purple by Linda Winer
The prose goes overboard in Marsha Norman's latest

[ ATW ]  A Ride on the 'Subway' a Mixed Bag

[ ATW ]  CDs of Spring: Discs to Complete a Collection

[ ATW ]  CDs of Spring: Preserving Off-Broadway: DRG Records
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Features:

[ TM ]  All Over the Map by: Dan Bacalzo
Saying Hello Again in Chicago, finding a Nerd in L.A., and discovering a Cheat in Detroit

News:

[ P ]  Lois F. Rosenfield, Broadway Producer Whose Projects Included Barnum, Dead at 78
Lois F. Rosenfield, co-producer of the cult film classic "Bang the Drum Slowly" and the Broadway musicals Barnum and Singin' in the Rain, died May 25, Glencoe, IL, according to friends in the industry.

[ IBDB ]  Lois F. Rosenfield's Broadway Credits

[ P ]  Greenspan, Dobrish, Foundry Works in Off-Off-Bway Reading Series, July 9-Aug. 16

[ P ]  The Party's Over: Barbra's Wedding Ends NYC Run June 15

[ P ]  West End Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Extends Booking Period

[ P ]  Van Outen to Host Party at Londonï¿½s Dress Circle June 7

[ P ]  Anne Hathaway, Richard Easton Read Pride and Prejudice in June 16 Mint Benefit

[ P ]  Golden Ticket: Musical Avenue Q Broadway Box Office Opens June 9

[ P ]  DC Shakespeare Theatre has Henry IV in Rep and Four Tennessee Williams Premieres in 2003-04

[ P ]  Tony Nominee Bernadette Peters Profiled on June 8 ï¿½CBS News Sunday Morningï¿½

[ B ]  Barbra's Wedding Ends Off-Broadway on June 15

[ TM ]  Talk Back to Larry Kramer at The Last Sunday in June

[ TM ]  Lincoln Center Library Hosts Original Cast Recording Panel
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[ NYO ]  Broadway Snarls at New Butcher, Michael Riedel
[Thanks to Wendy for the link!]
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[ ES ]  Manilow breaks his nose
He was not in Harmony with the wall.

[ CBS ]  Banderas Headed For The Tonys
CBS's Early Show features leading to the Tony Awards. [Thanks to Heather for the link!]

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Features:

[ B ]  DVD Wish List: An Update by Ken Mandelbaum

Reviews:

[ B ]  Last Dance
Review by William Stevenson
It's been 20 years since Marsha Norman won the Pulitzer Prize for her potent drama 'Night, Mother. Unfortunately, her latest play, a lukewarm comedy about a Southern writer living in the South of France, isn't likely to win any awards.

News:

[ P ]  Sunset Boulevardï¿½s Elaine Paige Sets Concerts Dates

[ P ]  Play What I Wrote Hangs the Holly with New Guest

[ P ]  Gotta Dance!: Neuwirth, Rivera and Reinking Set for Oct. 27 Career Transition for Dancers Benefit

[ P ]  A New Lady of the Spa to Flow Into Broadway's Nine
When Deidre Goodwin returns to Broadway's Chicago June 24, the current revival of Nine will gain a new Lady of the Spa, Jacqueline Hendy.

[ P ]  Cook-ing at the Kennedy Center: Barbara Cook Offers New Concert June 5-22
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Features:

[ NYP ]  'IDOL' THREAT by BARBARA HOFFMAN
When Frenchie Davis - the powerhouse soprano booted from the contest she seemed destined to win - walks through Times Square, she literally stops traffic.

[ ND ]  Stage Presence, Times 2 by Blake Green
Only 40 minutes to switch theaters, roles and costumes: How does Kathleen Chalfant do it?

[ NYT ]  BOLDFACE NAMES
And Nobody Tripped Them as They Left the Stage by JOYCE PURNICK
The American Theater Wing's annual "Covers On" party, in which Broadway understudies perform the star's number, took place on Sunday, on a makeshift little stage at Sardi's.

[ MST ]  Elaine Stritch is tough but generous by Graydon Royce
Never confuse tough with mean when you consider Elaine Stritch, for the willowy woman eating a bowl of bran cereal in the lounge of Minneapolis' Grand Hotel, sharing her stories with yet another in an endless string of reporters and critics across the country who want a piece of her time, brims with grace, charm, generosity and patience.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ LAT ]  Dubya and his cronies take a comic beating by Kristin Hohenadel
Two plays, one in London and one in Paris, poke pointed fun at the actions of the Bush administration.

"Last Dance" - Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'LAST DANCE'
Earthy Liaisons, Magnolia Scented by BEN BRANTLEY
Surface charm runs high in Marsha Norman's play that suggests that if loveliness is not next to godliness, it is at least kind of divine.

[ DN ]  'Dance' drama goes thru same old steps by Robert Dominguez
JoBeth Williams finds it's a lot harder to rid a home of pesky humans than ghosts in "Last Dance," a talky, languid drama by Marsha Norman ("'night, Mother").

[ NJ ]  A clumsy 'Dance' that's not likely to last BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ YN ]  'Last Dance' Features Unsatisfied Writer by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ TM ]  Last Dance Reviewed By: David Finkle

Other Reviews:

[ INQ ]  What if Picasso had encountered the Nazis? by Douglas J. Keating
The new play that the Philadelphia Theatre Company is producing is called A Picasso, as in a painting by Pablo Picasso, but it might just as well be titled Picasso. The great 20th-century artist is one of two characters in the piece by Jeffrey Hatcher, but Picasso dominates it as much as he and his spirit did the artistic landscape of the 20th century.

[ NJ ]  "Having Our Say" makes fine listening BY PETER FILICHIA
Just what is the best moment in "Having Our Say?"
That's hard to determine, because Emily Mann's play has so many of them -- and they're well demonstrated in an admirable revival at the African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark.

News:

[ LAT ]  UCLA Live to keep it eclectic by Scott Timberg
At a news conference Tuesday, UCLA Live announced a 2003-04 season that will include theater, music, dance, talk and strange combinations of them all.

[ NYT ]  Dick Cusack, Playwright and an Actor, Dies at 77 by DOUGLAS MARTIN
Dick Cusack broke loose from an advertising career in his middle age to work in the movies, as his five better-known children do.
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[ NYP ]  'HORRORS' SHOW By MICHAEL RIEDEL
'THE show need not go on." That's what director Hal Prince said, many years ago, about a troubled, Broadway-bound show whose producers were debating whether to bring it to New York or close it out of town.
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Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Broadway newcomers John Selya, Tammy Blanchard, and many more were honored at the Theatre World Awards.

News:

[ P ]  Nine Stars Banderas, Benanti, Krakowski, Masterson Perform on CBS "Early Show," June 4

[ NYT ]  Basil Langton, Stage Actor, Director and Then Photographer, Dies at 91 by PAUL LEWIS

[ IBDB ]  Basil Langton's Broadway Credits

[ P ]  Tony Nominees ï¿½ and More ï¿½ Fill the "Alley" at Annual Free Concert June 4

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 4

[ P ]  Prince and the Pauper Sing and Dance Off-Bway in Summer Run, June 4-Aug. 31

[ P ]  Brand Name: Ralph Fiennes Opens Ibsen Play June 4 in London

[ P ]  Grease Is the Word at the Paper Mill June 4-July 27

[ P ]  Goodspeed Turns 40 and Celebrates By Honoring Stro, Cutting Cake, Growing Tree

[ P ]  Denis O'Hare Hosts PBS' "In The Life" Featuring Take Me Out and Fierstein in June

[ P ]  National Tour of Les Miz Shuts Down June 15; How Long Before the Barricades Arise?

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon 2003 Series B Review by Matthew Murray
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Tuesday, June 03, 2003

[ P ]  A Year With Frog and Toad Will Close June 15; Likely to Leap Into Tour
posted at 6/3/2003 05:25:06 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

News:

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Long Days
Last week was an interesting one on Broadway with seven shows taking six-figure drops at the box office. Thoroughly Modern Millie dropped out of the top 10 in terms of gross for the first time in its run.

[ B ]  Goodwin Set for Velma Opposite Griffith's Roxie

[ B ]  Carver Set for LCT's King Lear with Plummer

[ P ]  Goodwin Goes from Nine to Chicago June 24

[ P ]  Lincoln Center's King Lear Has Tony Winners Christopher Plummer and Brent Carver, February 2004

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: May 26-June 1 (Revised)

[ P ]  Wicked Tickets On Sale June 22; June 4 Matinee Rescheduled

[ P ]  "Urban Cowboy," "West Wing" Stars Are New Exonerated Off-Broadway, June 3-8

[ TM ]  Clayburgh to Join Dreyfuss in Westport's All My Sons

[ TM ]  Lincoln Center Library Hosts Original Cast Recording Panel

Features:

[ TM ]  Hip-Hop Takes the Stage by: Philip Hopkins
Phil Hopkins talks with the movers and shapers of the fourth annual New York City Hip-Hop Theater Festival.

[ B ]  Photo Op: Theatre World Doles Out Honors

[ BS ]  Days of His Life
Matthew Ashford explains the ins and out of performing in daytime drama.

[ BS ]  Text and Longing
Performing Chekhov requires its own set of special considerations. More

Reviews:

[ VV ]  Unnerving Berlin
Doug Wright Quills Up a Transvestite Mythmaker by Michael Feingold
I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright

[ VV ]  Long Night's Journey Into Daze
Fornes's Saloon of Visions; Beane's 'Shockumentaries' by Alisa Solomon
Maria Irene Fornes's Molly's Dream; Douglas Carter Beane's Mondo Drama
posted at 6/3/2003 05:21:46 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ B ]  A Year with Frog and Toad to Close on June 15
posted at 6/3/2003 03:46:54 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

This just in: The Broadway production of A Year With Frog and Toad is closing on June 15.
posted at 6/3/2003 03:02:26 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Features:

[ NYP ]  VIVï¿½ VOGUE by FARRAH WEINSTEIN
The sign on Marissa Jaret Winokur's dressing room was hand-written and to the point:
"Do Not Talk About the Tony Dress."
Thanks to Craig on All That Chat for the link!

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: A Boy from Oz by Ken Mandelbaum
PRODIGAL (JAY)
THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR (Blucello)

News:

[ TM ]  Belated Brownstone Recording to be Released

[ P ]  Richard Cusack, Actor-Writer and Patriarch of Chicago Acting Family, Dead at 77

[ P ]  Anthony Rapp and Fellow Pittsburgh Hedwiggers Perform Benefit Concerts to Support New Plays, June 21-22

[ P ]  Kennedy Center Forms Alliance With Struggling Crossroads Theatre in N.J.

[ P ]  Brownstone Original Cast Recording Due in Late June

[ P ]  North Shoreï¿½s Smokey Joeï¿½s Cafe Begins Perfs. June 3
posted at 6/3/2003 12:36:40 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

News:

[ NYT ]  Planned Broadway Run of 'Little Shop' Canceled by JESSE McKINLEY
The producers of a Broadway-bound revival of the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" decided to close out of town for creative reasons.

[ DN ]  Closing up 'Shop'
'Little Shop of Horrors" won't be horrifying anyone on Broadway this summer.

[ MH ]  Not ready for Broadway, 'Little Shop of Horrors' folding after Gables run BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
First Urban Cowboy, now Little Shop of Horrors: The jinx of the South Florida tryout strikes again.
Oh, THAT explains it...

[ MN ]  'Wicked' preview postponed
The Wednesday matinee preview performance of the musical "Wicked" at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco has been postponed.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.

[ CST ]  Dick Cusack, patriarch of local acting family, dies at age 77 BY MIKE THOMAS
Richard Cusack, patriarch of Chicago's most famous acting family, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer.

[ V ]  B'WAY'S LITTLE NAP
Amid falling receipts, 'Journey' keeps rising
Broadway took its usual nap between Memorial Day and the Tonys fete. Actually, it was a slightly deeper B.O. sleep than usual, as receipts fell $1,724,838, or 11.40%, from the previous week.

[ V ]  TWO GO LEGIT AT WMA ARM
Franklin & Tantleff to rep talent such as McNally, Ahrens
In a big shift for the Gotham tenpercentery world, Peter Franklin and Jack Tantleff will head up the theater department at the William Morris Agency.

[ WP ]  Crossroads Gets a Helping Hand From Kennedy Center by Jacqueline Trescott
Crossroads Theatre, a prominent African American company that was forced to close two years ago because of financial difficulties, has formed an alliance with the Kennedy Center.

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 3

[ P ]  ï¿½Broadway Todayï¿½ Features Songs from Hairspray, Bohème, Movinï¿½ Out and More

[ P ]  Julie White Goes on Some Bad Dates June 3-29 at Playwrights Horizons; Hickey Directs Rebeck

[ P ]  Marsha Norman's Last Dance Opens June 3 at MTC; JoBeth Williams Stars

[ P ]  Zimmerman and Co. Return to Off-Broadway's Second Stage w/ Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, June 3

[ P ]  Jane Alexander Is Mrs. Alving in American-Set Ghosts, June 3-July 27 in DC

[ P ]  New York Philhamornic to Return to Carnegie Hall After 40 Years in Lincoln Center

Features:

[ AU ]  Hugh Jackman's rising star by David Eimer
"I think it's ironic that it's now cool to be in musicals," smiles Jackman. "Because when I started out it was like having the plague."
Thanks to Carol on All That Chat for the link!

[ WP ]  Backstage: Synetic Theater to Set Out on Its Own by Jane Horwitz
Interview with Robert Prosky (second item).

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'CAN'T LET GO'
All the World Loves an Office Clerk by BRUCE WEBER
Keith Reddin's daffy new comedy about an office clerk who is suddenly besieged by declarations of love seems to cry out to be critically dismissed.

[ LAT ]  'Vanya' still knows our hearts by Daryl H. Miller
Updated language carries Chekhov's power from rural Russia to a California stage.

[ NYT ]  BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'GETTING MOTHER'S BODY'
First Novel by a Hand Already Famous by MICHIKO KAKUTANI
With her affecting first novel, the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has taken Faulkner's classic novel "As I Lay Dying" as a model.
posted at 6/3/2003 07:54:07 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Monday, June 02, 2003

Features:

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Master Harold...and the boys: Opening Night

News:

[ P ]  Arlen & Mercer's St. Louis Woman Now a "Blues Ballet," Getting World Premiere July 8-13

[ P ]  Lion King Will Stop Roaring in Toronto Sept. 28

[ P ]  Patrick Stewart May Ride Down Broadway Again in Roundabout's The Caretaker

[ P ]  Londonï¿½s Greenwich Theatre Presents Golden Boy Musical June 19; Strouse Adds Songs

Reviews:

[ CU ]  Can't Let Go Review

[ ATW ]  Let's Fall in Love Superlative Porter Revue

[ ATW ]  CDs of Spring: Preserving Broadway 2: RCA Victor

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
There's good news and not-so-good news to report as RCA raids its cast album cupboard once again.
posted at 6/2/2003 10:32:48 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ B ]  The Night Jackie Gleason Met Helen Hayes by Ken Mandelbaum
With the CBS presentation of the 2003 Tony Awards coming up on Sunday, I thought it the right moment to watch the earliest Tony telecast at hand, the 1960 show, also presented by CBS.

[ B ]  A B'way Bash for "Master Harold"...and the boys

[ P ]  Tony-Nominated Reale Brothers Talk About Frog and Toad
A Year With Frog and Toad, the family musical that has been charming audiences both young and young-at-heart at the Cort Theater since April, has certainly come a long way.

News:

[ B ]  UK's Tonight's The Night to Celebrate Rod Stewart

[ B ]  London's Ragtime Shutters on June 14

[ P ]  Tony Winner Boyd Gaines to Star in Good German in Westport, June 25

[ P ]  Janet McTeer to Star in All-Female Shrew at Londonï¿½s Globe

[ P ]  P.S. 166 To Be Renamed In Honor of Composer Richard Rodgers

[ P ]  Harlem on Their Minds: New Musical, From My Hometown, Makes NYC Bow June 10

[ P ]  Karen Black Is Laura Bush in Reading of New Kushner Work Mystery, July 18

[ P ]  West End Stones In His Pockets to Change Theatres

[ P ]  London Ragtime to Close Early

[ P ]  Broadway in Boston Nixes Abbey's Plough, Adds Say Goodnight, Gracie

Reviews:

[ B ]  Critics Check Out "Master Harold"... and the boys

[ TB ]  Much Ado About Nothing New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell
posted at 6/2/2003 02:58:29 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ TM ]  TM News: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Cancels Broadway engagement
posted at 6/2/2003 10:52:14 AM by James Marino | Item Link

[ B ]  Little Shop Closes in FL; Zaks May Redo Tuner

[ P ]  Bulletin: Little Shop of Horrors Cancels Broadway Engagement
The question is, what will open first: This or The Miracle Worker?
posted at 6/2/2003 10:38:03 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

This just in: The Broadway engagement of Little Shop of Horrors has been canceled. Tickets purchased through Telecharge will be refunded automatically.
posted at 6/2/2003 10:26:46 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia relives the 2001-2002 theater season with the help of Steven Suskin's latest Broadway Yearbook.

News:

[ NYT ]  'Law & Order,' a Hot Franchise, Seeks Rich Deal From NBC by BILL CARTER
The studio that produces the three "Law & Order" dramas on NBC plans to bundle them into one deal for $550 million a year.

[ DN ]  City in better humor by STEPHEN BATTAGLIO
After a drought last season, two prime-time comedies set to launch this fall will be produced here.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
Kind Words From Fans Meant Loads To Liza

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
PEOPLE ARE talking about Martin Short and Jason Alexander, who just opened in L.A. at the Pantages Theater in the leading roles for Mel Brooks' "The Producers."
Second item.

[ DN ]  Fest gets theater hip to real life by REBECCA LOUIE
Hip hop takes center stage tomorrow at the fourth annual New York City Hip-Hop Theater Festival.

[ P ]  Nine Revival Cast Album Ships June 3 in Web Release; In Stores June 17

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 2

[ P ]  Trumbo Continues Off-Broadway with Bill Irwin as Blacklisted Scribe, June 2

[ P ]  Brent Barrett Set to ï¿½Razzle Dazzle ï¿½Emï¿½ Again in Chicago Beginning June 2

[ P ]  John Cullum, Melissa Errico, Denis O'Hare Sing Finian's Rainbow June 2 in NYC

[ P ]  Fierstein, Izzard, Peters and Avenue Q Take Part in Theatre World Awards Ceremony, June 2

[ P ]  Rees, Cerveris, Wood Find Dissonance in MTC New Play Reading, June 2

"'MASTER HAROLD' ...and the boys" - Reviews:

[ DN ]  Apartheid play's lost some of its sting by Howard Kissel
When the play was first presented on Broadway in 1982, Danny Glover played a small role and Lonny Price was the boy. In the solid Roundabout revival, directed by Price, Glover plays Sam, the lead.

[ ND ]  Years Later, 'Boys' Hasn't Quite Matured by Linda Winer
Glover, a star of the '82 original, is back for the revival

[ NJ ]  Masterful start BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Welcome revival of apartheid play kicks off new Broadway season

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'MASTER HAROLD'
Same Actor and Play, but the Similarities End There by BEN BRANTLEY
After some 20 years in film, Danny Glover has returned to Broadway in the same play in which he made his debut. Time, in this instance, has been generous.

[ NYP ]  'BOYS' ARE BACK IN TOWN by CLIVE BARNES
This is electric theater that can move, shock and thrill.

[ TM ]  "MASTER HAROLD" ...and the boys Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ NYer ]  BOYS WONï¿½T BE BOYS by JOHN LAHR
Athol Fugard and Doug Wright make politics personal.

Other Reviews:

[ ND ]  Doing a Daily Grind Under Disco Lights by Gordon Cox
Rebecca Luker, that Broadway face familiar from musicals such as "The Music Man" and "Showboat," is currently trying something a little different: Her latest show, "Can't Let Go," is one of the first nonmusical theater pieces in which she's ever appeared in New York City. But actually, it's something of a baby step for her. While she doesn't sing, she does lip-synch.

[ NJ ]  A fitting debut for a theater's new name BY PETER FILICHIA
What had been the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival for 40 seasons is now the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. If the name change seems like much ado about nothing, how fitting -- for the 2003 season opener is the Bard's "Much Ado about Nothing."

[ NYT ]  In Performance: Family Reunion With a Smile
John Pizzarelli
The new show's wittiest moment, "Def Jam Swing," performed by Mr. Pizzarelli and Ms. Molaskey, is a semi-rapped medley of Jon Hendricks's "Cloudburst" and Stephen Sondheim's "Getting Married Today," a snappy his-and-hers dialogue between jazz and Broadway.
posted at 6/2/2003 08:07:11 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Sunday, June 01, 2003

Reviews:

[ USA ]  A masterful 'Master Harold' returns to Broadway by Elysa Gardner
It's rare that a director has the distinction of overseeing one of Broadway's best and worst productions in less than three months.

[ B ]  "Master Harold"...and the boys Review by Adam Feldman

[ TB ]  Master Harold...and the boys Review by Matthew Murray

[ NYT ]  'Public Places': Mrs. O'Toole's Profession by BEN BRANTLEY
Sian Phillips, a stage and TV actress and the wife of the famously self-destructive Peter O'Toole, recalls a life in the limelight.
Includes a link to the first chapter.

Features:

[ YN ]  Playwright August Wilson Gets Acting Bug by The Associated Press

[ NYT ]  HABITATS | 111 WEST 117TH STREET
Actors Buy Harlem Home in Need of Sweat Equity by TRISH HALL
Charlie Marcus and Cynthia Gray, both actors who perform in national tours of musicals, bought a building in Harlem that is a total wreck.
posted at 6/1/2003 09:35:38 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ NEXT ]  Frenchie's Revolution by Robert Kent
Who needs American Idol anyway? Big and beautiful Frenchie Davis helps get our summer off to a sassy, brassy start by joining the Rent party on Broadway.
Welcome to her season of love...
posted at 6/1/2003 05:19:59 PM by James Marino | Item Link

Reviews:

[ YN ]  'Master Harold' Returns to Broadway by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
The only question today is how well does the current Broadway production, on view at the Royale Theatre, measures up to the play itself. For the most part, very well indeed, under Lonny Price's efficient direction.
This was posted before 2 p.m. on opening day - is this the earliest the AP has ever posted a review?

[ CU ]  Little Eyolf Review by Les Gutman

News:

[ YN ]  Ex-MGM Composer Albert Sendrey Dies at 91
Composer Albert Sendrey, who contributed musical talent to 170 films including "Easter Parade" and "Guys and Dolls," has died.

[ IBDB ]  Albert Sendrey's Broadway Credits

[ NYT ]  Weddings: Kathleen Peacock, Nathaniel Benchley

Features:

[ NYT ]  The Baby Chronicles, via E-Mail by ALEX WITCHEL
The actor B. D. Wong sent e-mails to family and friends documenting his son's recovery after a problematic birth. They have now been published as a book.

[ ND ]  Fast Chat: Lainie Kazan by Steve Dollar
posted at 6/1/2003 02:56:48 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

I realize how hard it is to stay up on everything everyone is doing, but I totally missed this one. Seems that our favorite Kimmel is back in the studio saddle after years MIA (since October of 2001) in the theater recording biz. I don't want it to seem like I am stalking him, so I just will mention that his website, Haines His Way says that he is in town (NYC) and is getting ready to go into the studio with such slackers as Brent Barrett, Judy Kaye, Rebecca Luker, Katherine Helmond, Tammi Tappan, Sharon McNight, Lynnette Perry, Remy Zaken, Theresa Finamore, Juliana A. Hansen, Susan Gordon, Michelle Nicastro, Alison Fraser, Christiane Noll and horror television host and legend, Zacharley. "If that's not a lineup I don't know what is." I would agree. Anyone who would like to mention any more details about the project, please do... Sounds like it is going to be a lot of fun.

Oh, one last thing... does anyone have a good recommendation for an Orthopaedic doctor or surgeon?
posted at 6/1/2003 12:12:22 PM by James Marino | Item Link

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ LCJ ]  Sara Gettelfinger: On Cloud 'Nine' by DAVID WALTON
Tony-nominated show 'thrilling' for Jeffersonville native

[ CCT ]  Oohs and Oz by Pat Craig
ROBERT MORSE, dwarfed by the fancifully massive "Wicked" set, sits on the stairs at the side of the stage, waiting for technicians to finish fiddling with the stage lights.

[ MN ]  It is the season of the Witch by Karen D'Souza
A childhood fascination comes to fruition when Gregory Maguire's new musical "Wicked" ï¿½ which looks at the life of the Wicked Witch of the West pre-Dorothy ï¿½ opens at San Francisco's Curran Theatre on June 10.

[ MN ]  'Wicked' primer by Karen D'Souza

[ PP ]  Stritch a most unlikely grandma, but it works BY DOMINIC P. PAPATOLA
"A young kid, 27, came backstage to see me one night," Stritch says. "He was a two-quart-a-day Dewars drinker, and he said, 'I saw your show six months ago, and I haven't had a drink since.' Wow! I wanna tell you something: That's reason to go to Buffalo with your show. When human beings react to something you do in life, you owe them. I personally feel that you do."

[ DMN ]  Writer Parks finds meaning in the mystical by TOM SIME

[ PPG ]  August Wilson takes the stage and leaves 'em wowed by Tim Colbert

[ NHR ]  The Year of Frog and Toad by E. Kyle Minor
Childrenï¿½s theater wins a seat at the grownupsï¿½ table

[ HChron ]  Resilient 'Aida' proves a classic for all ages and stages by EVERETT EVANS
With quotes from Robert Falls.

Other Features:

[ BSUN ]  A career of unwavering passion and honesty by J. Wynn Rousuck
Jane Alexander circles back to D.C., the scene of her theatrical fame

[ ND ]  Mastering 'Harold' by Gordon Cox
Twenty years later, Danny Glover and Lonny Price reinterpret Athol Fugard's searing apartheid play

[ ND ]  After 20 Years Away, Juliï¿½ Returns to Stage by Carl MacGowan
Merel Juliï¿½ appeared in Broadway musicals such as "Pippin" and "Seesaw" before having two sons with her husband, actor Raï¿½l Juliï¿½, who starred in "The Addams Family" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman." They were married for 18 years until Juliï¿½ died in 1994.

[ HCour ]  What Makes A Theater Great, And How Do We Do It? by Frank Rizzo
Poor provincial New York. At least that's the attitude conveyed in Richard Zoglin's big-picture story of the state of American theater in this week's Time magazine.

[ INQ ]  'Annie' now gunning for TV career by Marc Schogol
It's been 21 years since she played Annie in the film version of that Broadway musical hit. But Aileen Quinn is still a child at heart.

[ WP ]  A Noble Heart by Peter Marks
For Emery Battis, 88, The Curtain Is Still Up on a Long and Distinguished Career

[ BG ]  What they learned in school by Catherine Foster
First-year acting training takes ART institute students from Cambridge to Moscow, and all over the theater map

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
All Eyes On The Tonys

[ TP ]  The Jason Robert Brown Interview - Part Two by Tristan Lutze
Thanks to Tristan on All That Chat for the link!

[ TB ]  Let's Fall in Love: An Interview with Denise Di Renzo by Jonathan Frank

[ P ]  THE LEADING MEN: Movinï¿½ & Groovinï¿½
This month weï¿½re spotlighting Michael Cavanaugh, the "Piano Man" of Movinï¿½ Out, with notable quotes from fellow Tony nominees Antonio Banderas and Robert Sean Leonard. Plus, cabaret crooner Jeff Harnar gives his regards to "Broadway."

Reviews:

[ P ]  ON THE RECORD: I Had a Ball and Jessica Molaskey's ï¿½Good Dayï¿½

News:

[ MST ]  Craig Lucas play receives premiere at Playwrights Center by Graydon Royce

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 1

[ P ]  Izzard-Hamilton A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Revival Closes on Broadway, June 1

[ P ]  Press Agent David Rothenberg Tells Broadway War Stories in Namedropping, June 1 and 8

[ P ]  Actors' Fund Performance of The Producers Scheduled for June 1

[ P ]  Ricky Ian Gordon to Take Part in Birth of a Musical Festival

[ P ]  Lonny Price and Danny Glover Reteam for Master Harold... on Broadway, June 1

[ P ]  Baseball Comedy Rounding Third Comes to Bat at San Diego's Old Globe, June 1-July 13

[ P ]  Martha Scott, Original Emily in Our Town, Dead at 88
posted at 6/1/2003 10:22:43 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

The New York Times Special Section: The Tony Awards

[ NYT ]  Attack of the Killer Moms on Broadway by BEN BRANTLEY
Mom had a successful year on Broadway: four actresses vying for a best actress Tony Award played mothers, each flamboyantly unhappy in her own way.

[ NYT ]  Is There a Tony Doctor in the House? by JESSE MCKINLEY
The show must go on. Here are a few suggestions for improving the Tony Awards ceremony.

[ NYT ]  How Twyla Tharp Learned to Tell a Tale by FLETCHER ROBERTS
Twyla Tharp, whose hit show "Movin' Out" received 10 Tony nominations, discusses narrative dance.

[ NYT ]  Why Rose Almost Didn't Get Her Turn by MEL GUSSOW
Stephen Sondheim remembers the difficulty the creators of "Gypsy" had finding an ending. It turned out to be the showstopper, "Rose's Turn."

[ NYT ]  Sing Out, Mason: Making an Accountant Bloom by BRUCE WEBER
Denis O'Hare, a favorite to take home the Tony for best featured actor in a play, steals the limelight in "Take Me Out."

[ NYT ]  When Costumes Come in Tubes by CATHY HORYN
A lavish stroke of eyeliner can transform a mortal into a sex goddess and make a Broadway audience believe instantly in a play's characters.

[ NYT ]  Behind the Scene: Exit Carla, Stage Top

[ NYT ]  Behind the Scene: The Pictures What Come Down Must Go Up

[ NYT ]  Behind the Scene: Kick Starting `Gypsy': The ï¿½ber Overture

[ NYT ]  Behind the Scene: Backstage at `Journey,' a Diet Coke Distillery

[ NYT ]  Behind the Scene: A Horse Is a Horse (or Is It a Wheel?)

[ NYT ]  Behind the Scene: Paris in Full Color

[ NYT ]  Excerpt: 'Take Me Out'

[ NYT ]  Excerpt: 'Vincent in Brixton'

[ NYT ]  Excerpt: 'Say Goodnight Gracie'

[ NYT ]  Excerpt: 'Enchanted April'
posted at 6/1/2003 12:01:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

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TBA - Jerry Springer: The Opera! [Thoday, McKeown]

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TBA - Josephine [Waissman]

TBA - Leap of Faith

TBA - A Little Princess [Ettinger, Dodger]

TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]

TBA - The Minstrel Show - Kander and Ebb and Stroman

TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]

TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]

TBA - Monsoon Wedding

TBA - The Night of the Hunter

TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]

TBA - Orphans

TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]

TBA - Paper Doll

TBA - The Paris Letter

TBA - The Philadelphia Story

TBA - Peter Pan

TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]

TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

TBA - The Princess Bride

TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]

TBA - Poe the Musical

TBA - Rain Man [MGM]

TBA - Robin Hood

TBA - Secondhand Lions

TBA - South Pacific

TBA - Speed-the-Plow

TBA - Stalag 17

TBA - Starry Messenger

TBA - Syncopation

TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities

TBA - Torch Song Trilogy

TBA - Turn of the Century

TBA - West Side Story

TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]

TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]

TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]

TBA - Zanna [Dalgleish]

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