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Saturday, August 09, 2003

News:

[ B ]  Tony Nominee Luker is Nine's New Claudia
Broadway.com has learned that two-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker has signed on to to star in the award-winning Broadway revival of Nine. The actress will assume the role of Claudia, an Italian film star, in the show on September 2.
Wow! Can't wait to see her crawl across that table... ;-)

[ YN ]  Andrew Lippa News
Thanks to Jennifer for the link!

Features:

[ ND ]  A Razzle-Dazzle Evening With a 'Chicago' Star by Peter Goodman
The work of composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb has been part of the theatrical atmosphere almost since the moment they teamed up in the mid-'60s. So, of course, Brent Barrett, a stalwart musical leading man, has been breathing their songs since before he took to the stage.

[ NYT ]  For Iraq's Theater Scene, a Time of Promise and Peril by ROBERT F. WORTH
Shorn of the police state that censored and stupefied them, many performers are struggling to revive Baghdad's theater scene.

[ NYT ]  The Real June Is Still Singing Out by ALEX WITCHEL
June Havoc has had a love-hate relationship with "Gypsy" because it tells an idealized version of her sister's story while distorting her own.

[ NYT ]  'Long Day's Journey' With the Mailers
On Friday, Norman Mailer and family members will stage a reading of "Long Day's Journey Into Night" to benefit the Provincetown Repertory Theater in Cape Cod.

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Lost
Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  The Wood Demon
Review by Matthew Murray

[ CU ]  New York Fringe Update

[ CU ]  Edinburgh Fringe Update

posted at 8/9/2003 09:53:56 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



News:

[ NYT ]  Stage Punch Gone Wrong Sends Actress to Hospital by BRUCE WEBER
It was a roundhouse right.
It happened pretty fast, but that's how it looked from ringside, er, the audience. A roundhouse right from Mindy Kaling that knocked Brenda Withers off her pins and into next week.
Actually, it sent her to the hospital with a broken nose.

[ YN ]  Dorothy McGuire's Childhood Home Torn Down
OMAHA, Neb. - The red brick house was torn down Wednesday to make room for a 60-unit student housing complex for the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

[ CST ]  LuPone passing on 'Doll,' but sticks with 'Passion' BY WYNNE DELACOMA

[ YN ]  Summer Drought Hits Broadway Theaters by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

Planning to see a play � not a musical � on Broadway next month?
Your options are limited: "Take Me Out," "Take Me Out" or "Take Me Out."

[ LAT ]  Panel favors developer's theater plan by Don Shirley
For-profit vision for the L.A. Theatre Center passes an initial hurdle.

[ SS ]  Old gal Parker jilted for Philly's bigger backstage
The Parker, built in the mid-'60s, is a glamorous old gal still looking fresh. But she never had much of a backstage area, especially for musicals. As national tours got bigger in the '80s, some big shows left parts of their sets in the trucks outside.
"Harmony," from a Floridian perspective.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.


[ P ]  President Meets an Intern in Mary, Simpatico's New Play, in NYC Fringe, Aug. 9-24

[ P ]  Pat Candaras Decides Panic Is Not a Disorder in NYC Fringe Show, Aug. 9-23

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 9

[ P ]  Graduate Tour Launches Aug. 9 in San Fran, With Jerry Hall as Mrs. Robinson

[ P ]  Fringe's Pre-Sold Hit Slut Adds Performance

[ P ]  Vincent Is a Cockroach Who Thinks He's God � and He's Angry � in NYC Fringe Play, Aug. 9-23

[ P ]  Cycling Past the Matterhorn, World Premiere About Mum and Daughter, Plays Fringe Aug. 9-23

[ P ]  "Anne of Green Gables" Is in Love in Anne and Gilbert, the Musical, Getting NYC Reading Aug. 11

[ P ]  Trevor Nunn's London Oklahoma! with Hugh Jackman Released on DVD, Oct. 14


Features:

[ LAT ]  Why don't plays start on time? Because of you by Don Shirley
Curtains are routinely held because of the region's nightmarish traffic, and most venues aren't penalized for it.

[ BS ]  Dreamwork Projects
The best way to achieve a truthful performance may be to sleep on it.

[ TS ]  Happy camper returns by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
As a teen, Todd Graff found a creative outlet in the woods at Stagedoor Manor

[ CCT ]  Shakes director drops his N.Y. state of mind by PAT CRAIG
When Daniel Fish, a New Yorker (except when he's teaching Shakespeare at Yale), a respected theater man and an urbanite by any standard, begins talking about the New York attitude, you are a bit surprised by his take on things.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

[ R ]  Welcome to 'Stalin the Musical' by Paul Majendie
EDINBURGH - After Mel Brooks stretched the boundaries of musical taste with "Springtime for Hitler," now it is time for "An Evening with Joe -- Stalin The Musical."

[ R ]  Monty Python Goes Gallic for the Edinburgh Fringe by Paul Majendie
EDINBURGH - And now for something completely different. Monty Python's Flying Circus performed in French with English subtitles for bemused British fans.

Reviews:

[ BE ]  'Travesties' offers a Wilde journey through a heady atmosphere by Jeffrey Borak

[ BG ]  Frolicking in an intellectual playground by Ed Siegel

'Travesties' shines with wit, wonder

[ ATU ]  A long day's journey into wit by MICHAEL ECK
"Travesties" is one Stoppard's less frequently produced works. No big guess why. It is smart and it is funny, but it might be too smart for its own good.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

[ TM ]  The Beggar's Opera
Reviewed By: Philip Hopkins

[ BH ]  Warship sets stage for "South Pacific" by Robert Nesti

[ USA ]  'Lost Treasures' lacks real luster by Elysa Gardner

Includes a video clip.

posted at 8/9/2003 09:12:48 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Friday, August 08, 2003

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Siegels' Nightlife Notes
The Siegels enjoy two outstanding young talents, David Colbert and Reagan Stone, in their new shows at Don't Tell Mama.

Features:

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Boyfriend: Jenny Fellner and Tony Roberts

News:

[ B ]  Biro Joins the Public's 2003-2004 Season

[ P ]  Won't You Charleston?: Julie Andrews-Directed Boy Friend Opens at Bay Street Aug. 9

[ P ]  Kristin Chenoweth Part of Starry Best of American Songbook Concert Dec. 1

[ P ]  Say Goodnight, Gracie Tour Adds Dates

[ P ]  Host of Plays Offered at Annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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Features:

[ B ]  Preview '03-'04 #10: Shakalaka Baby by Ken Mandelbaum

[ TM ]  Shakespeare in the Park -- on Long Island by: Michael Portantiere

A look at the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival and its "extreme" interpretation of The Taming of the Shrew.

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: A Chat with Sunset Boulevard's Helen Schneider Plus News of Peters, Eder and Burnett

News:

[ B ]  Darren Day to Return to London's Joseph

[ P ]  Go-Go Beach, the Musical, Gets a Tryout in Toronto, Aug. 8-17

[ P ]  Busy Nathan Lane Still Set for Boston's Butley in 2003-04 Season

[ P ]  Beauty Queen Tony Winner Garry Hynes Set to Direct Sixteen Wounded on Broadway

[ P ]  Martindale, Mastro, Hohn Also to Perch on Broadway's Hot Tin Roof

[ P ]  Tix Now On Sale for Marcovicci's New "Songs of Frank Loesser" Show, Sept. 9-Oct. 18

[ P ]  Klea Blackhurst Brings Merman Tribute to San Francisco's Plush Room


Reviews:

[ TB ]  A Stoop on Orchard Street
Review by Matthew Murray

[ WE ]  'Scarlet Pimpernel' rousing affair BY BUD NORMAN

Music Theatre of Wichita's lavish production continues this weekend.
With Damon Kirsche, Kim Huber and Aaron Lazar.
Thanks to jim on All That Chat for the link!

posted at 8/8/2003 01:37:28 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



[ STARS ]  LOS ANGELES: THEATER, THEATER, THEATER EVERYWHERE by ELLIS NASSOUR
Move over, New York! Watch out, Chicago! There�s more afoot in LaLaLand than movies, movies, movies. The hills, the valley, downtown, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Pasadena, Santa Monica and especially NoHo are alive with the sound of cachinging at the boxoffice. Live theater is alive, well and thriving in Los Angeles: big shows, medium shows and little shows. Some of it is heading to New York.

News:

[ NYP ]  STRAIGHT FROM THE HART by MICHAEL RIEDEL
THIRTY-NINE pages of song lyrics by Lorenz Hart- almost all in the celebrated lyricist's own hand - have been discovered in a vault at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.

[ NYT ]  Brian Wright, 42, Skating Choreographer, Dies
SEATTLE, Aug. 6 � Brian Wright, who helped choreograph winning routines for the figure skaters Kristi Yamaguchi and Michelle Kwan, died on July 29. He was 42.
The cause was AIDS.
This obituary says he danced in "A Chorus Line" on Broadway, but his name does not appear in the IMDB. Does anyone have more information?

[ V ]  U.K. helmers to fete Nunn
Nod honors director's work in the theater, TV and film

The Directors Guild of Great Britain has selected Trevor Nunn as this year's recipient of its lifetime achievement award.

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 8

[ P ]  New Musicals, Plays and Solos Abound in 2003 New York International Fringe Festival, Aug. 8-24


Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia talks about what is -- and what should have been -- included in the PBS special Broadway's Lost Treasures.

[ NJ ]  Ex-Jerseyan going off-Broadway again BY PETER FILICHIA
What's the thing about Joe DiPietro?

[ NJ ]  Small theaters pool limited resources BY PETER FILICHIA
Fifty-thousand dollars.
That's what it takes for a workshop production with a small cast and minimal sets to stage a play.

[ NJ ]  A cheap seat for theater on the 'Fringe' BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
More than 50,000 people are expected at the New York International Fringe Festival, which begins Friday and runs through Aug. 24.

[ BG ]  STAGES
Company weathers adversity to perform 'Macbeth' by Catherine Foster

Interview with Stephen Spinella (second item).

[ CST ]  News and notes on local theater
'STAGES 2003: A FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS'

[ CT ]  Can a troublesome Water Tower spot make good as a live theater--again? by Chris Jones

[ BG ]  On deck by Catherine Foster

An ambitious staging of 'South Pacific' enlists a WWII Navy destroyer to add military flavor

Reviews:

[ NYP ]  NO APPETITE FOR 'LOVE-HUNGRY' by DONALD LYONS
EVERY culture has beloved writers who rehash the sweet, funny stories of yesteryear. Remember Erma Bombeck?

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | ' CONVERSATION WITH A KLEAGLE'
A True Story of Courage Rearranged Into a Drama by NEIL GENZLINGER

A compelling true story sometimes becomes less so when translated to the stage, and this production about the 1920's lynchings in the South is a case in point.

[ CU ]  Conversation With A Kleagle
Review

[ TM ]  Matt & Ben
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ CU ]  Avenue Q
Review

[ DN ]  New specials to treasure by David Bianculli

Pledge drive hits the right note at last

posted at 8/8/2003 07:53:42 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Thursday, August 07, 2003

Features:

[ NYT ]  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Black Theater: Beyond Definition by BRUCE WEBER

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. � Maybe it's the obvious question here this week, during the semiannual National Black Theater Festival, which continues through Saturday at sites throughout this friendly, steamy Southern city. But ask for a definition of black theater, and no consensus really emerges.

[ NYT ]  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Invitation to the Dance (Hollywood Version) by JENNIFER DUNNING

Dance may be working its way back into film after a decline that started for the movie musical in the 1950's.

[ LAT ]  Far from haven by Mike Boehm
A sense of security -- and the sad lack of it, personally and societally -- has been a recurring theme in the work of playwright Tom Donaghy.

News:

[ B ]  Additional Casting Announced for Cat Revival

[ B ]  Garry Hynes to Helm Sixteen Wounded on B'way

[ P ]  Victor/Victoria Composer Henry Mancini Commemorated on a U.S. Postage Stamp

[ P ]  A Stoop On Orchard Street Is Musical Tale of Immigrant Life, Opening Aug. 7 in NYC

[ P ]  Suspect, New Musical By Romance/Romance Team, Heard in NYC Fringe, Aug. 9-23

[ P ]  Encores! Considering Birdie, Flora, Can-Can and Others for 2004


Reviews:

[ LAT ]  An eyewitness to 9/11 tells her story onstage by Daryl H. Miller
A tourist from L.A. found herself across the street from ground zero.

posted at 8/7/2003 09:57:59 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



Features:

[ B ]  Fresh Face: Kate Reinders by Cara Joy David

[ B ]  Video: Meet the People on Avenue Q


News:

[ NYP ]  BROADWAY TIX NIX by MARIANNE GARVEY and MICHAEL RIEDEL
Hundreds of theatergoers eager to see Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in "The Producers" swarmed the box office of the St. James Theatre yesterday, only to be told that tickets weren't on sale yet because the stars' contracts are still being negotiated.

[ TM ]  I Am My Own Wife Will Replace Harvey at the Lyceum

[ TM ]  Prospect Theater Company to Read The Flood

[ P ]  Bill Irwin's Harlequin Studies, Dissecting Theatre's Clown, Premieres Sept. 3 Off-Bway

[ P ]  Keen Company to Premiere New David Auburn Play in 2004

[ P ]  Hear a Waltz? New Revue, The Magic of Frederick Loewe, Spotlights Composer's Lost Songs


Reviews:

[ TB ]  She Loves Me
Pittsburgh Review by Ann Miner

posted at 8/7/2003 05:22:48 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



Reviews:

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Matthew Murray reviews the home video version of Broadway's Lost Treasures, which has bonus clips -- and no pledge breaks!

Features:

[ B ]  Q&A: Jane Adams by Beth Stevens

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Lost Treasures: Party at Planet Hollywood

Christopher Cohen, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Isabelle Stevenson, Jed Bernstein, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Benincasa at the "Broadway's Lost Treasures" party at Planet Hollywood on Broadway and 45th St.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Little Shop of Horrors: Seymour & Audrey

News:

[ P ]  Memorial for Composer Jessica Grace Wing Set for Aug. 10

[ P ]  Tony Winner John Rando Set to Direct Off-Broadway's Bright Ideas

[ P ]  Hit Revival Long Day's Journey Into Night Recoups Investment

[ P ]  Taboo Delays Previews to Oct. 24; Tickets on Sale Sept. 3

[ P ]  Brian d'Arcy James, Rob Evan and Li'l Abner's Peter Palmer to Celebrate Berg/Off-Bway Aug. 11

[ P ]  Report: Producers "Cort" Bobbi as Harvey Bounces Out

[ P ]  Cleale, Gets, Molaskey and Porter Help Composer Gordon Celebrate New Songbook Sept. 6-7

[ P ]  Danieley to Join Mazzie and Prince to Reprise Jerry Herman Tribute

[ P ]  Linda Eder's "Storybook" to Arrive in Stores in September

[ B ]  Pinter's Betrayal to Play the West End

[ B ]  Broadway's Taboo Delays Start of Previews

[ B ]  Cast Announced for Signature's Harlequin Studies

posted at 8/7/2003 02:30:40 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



News:

[ B ]  Fawcett and Boland Land at Cort Theatre

[ HC ]  Big Names Raise Westport Funds by Frank Rizzo

Joshua Parks and Danielle Ferland head the cast in the final show of the Westport season, a musical based on the 1957 play by Dion Boucicault, "The Streets of New York," which was presented by off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre last season.
Second item.

[ BG ]  Lane produces uncertainty at Huntington by Catherine Foster
''Nathan is definitely coming to do 'Butley' at the Huntington this season,'' insists Nicholas Martin, the Huntington's artistic director. ''He's actively involved in the planning. If there's any change in the schedule we'll know next week.''

[ DN ]  Will Lane return in 'Producers'? By CHRISSY PERSICO
Reports that the musical's original Bialystock and Bloom would come back to goose-step up the box office in January was enough to draw crowds to the St. James Theater long before the 10 a.m. opening.
They were disappointed.

[ V ]  Springtime for Leo, Max
'Producers' springs back with old cast

A few thousand ticket buyers and no tickets to sell. That's the bizarre dilemma in which the producers of "The Producers" found themselves Wednesday when reports circulated that Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick would once again fill the fedoras of Max and Leo on Broadway.

[ NJ ]  Stage notes by Peter Filichia
You gotta have 'Heart'

[ P ]  Betty Buckley and Malcolm Gets Share The Power of American Popular Song, Aug. 7-10

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 7

[ P ]  Hollywood's Sexiest Men Become Women in Off-Broadway's Matt & Ben, Opening Aug. 7

[ P ]  Big River to Big Nose; Deaf West Theatre To Take On Musical Cyrano

[ P ]  The Game's Afoot in World Premiere of Dangerous-Liaisons Musical

[ P ]  MCC Theatre Sets Dates and New Venues for 2003-04 Season; LaBute's Distance Plays Spring 2004


Features:

[ HC ]  The Making (Up) Of Hedwig by Greg Morago
Bring On The Hairspray, False Glitter Eyelashes

[ ND ]  Giving Voice to the Unsung by Karin Lipson
Inquiring actress finds America has a lot to say

[ YN ]  Fringe Festival to Open in New York by AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer
A Russian dancer peels off a chiffon toga � and, seemingly, some of her skin.

[ DN ]  Puerto Rican troupe has gone far by Robert Dominguez
The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre hits the road again.

[ NJ ]  It's now a no-screening zone BY PHILIP READ
This theater has had its share of final curtain calls.
A "stoic" Olympia Dukakis, just two years after winning an Oscar in "Moonstruck," was once seen in the theater alone, sorting through stage memorabilia, when the Whole Theatre she founded closed in 1990.

[ BH ]  All decked out: There is nothin' like USS Cassin Young to stage 'South Pacific' by Tenley Woodman

Reviews:

[ ND ]  Gems Perk Up A Day in 'Town' by Michael Bracken
"On The Town," with Adam Wylie ("Into The Woods").

[ PTR ]  There's much to 'Love' in Civic Light Opera's latest musical by Alice T. Carter
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

posted at 8/7/2003 07:53:25 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Features:

[ NYT ]  It's Fringe Time Again, and the Scouts Are Out by JESSE McKINLEY
You don't have to delve very far into the program guide for this year's New York International Fringe Festival to find exactly the kind of work that one would expect.

[ BS ]  Safety Dance
The national tour of 42nd Street does its darn'dest to keep those dancing feet injury-free and on the road.

News:

[ B ]  Stage Notes: 08/05/03 by Paul Wontorek

[ YN ]  Composer Henry Mancini to Be on New Stamp

[ TM ]  TAP Releases Fall Schedule of Broadway Shows To Be Signed and/or Captioned for the Hearing Impaired

[ YN ]  Lane, Broderick May Reunite on Broadway by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

Lane is committed to star in a revival at Boston's Huntington Theatre of "Butley," Simon Gray's play about a literary professor at loose ends. "Butley," according to the Huntington's Web site and its promotional material, is scheduled to play there from Jan. 2 through Feb. 1, 2004.
Yet Nicholas Martin, Huntington's artistic director, reached Wednesday in Boston, said, "I can't say anymore than that he (Lane) will do `Butley' here."

Reviews:

[ CU ]  Edward II
London Review by Lizzie Loveridge

posted at 8/6/2003 09:52:22 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link



Features:

[ TM ]  Focus on the Fringe
Dan Bacalzo takes a look at some of the trends and shows at FringeNYC 2003.

News:

[ P ]  Say You Love Satan Is the Ultimate Boyfriend-From-Hell Story, in FringeNYC, Aug. 8-23

[ P ]  Nine Tony Winner Jane Krakowski Appears on "Live with Regis & Kelly," Aug. 7

[ P ]  Boobs! The Musical Hits 100th Performance Aug. 6; Big Future Expected

[ P ]  Movin' Out, Beauty, Mamma and Cabaret's Secada Sing at Bryant Park, Aug. 7

[ B ]  Susan Egan to Come Back to B'way's Cabaret

[ TM ]  Casting Completed for Never Gonna Dance

[ TM ]  Alfre Woodard to Make Broadway Debut in Drowning Crow

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News:

[ P ]  Broadway's Beauty Becomes Bowles Again for Cabaret in September
Susan Egan will return to Broadway as Sally Bowles in Cabaret in September for a run through Oct. 26, according to the actress' official website.
Yay!

[ P ]  Harvey Will Not Appear on Broadway This Fall; Revival Postponed

[ B ]  Harvey Revival Cancels Fall Broadway Run

[ TM ]  Harvey Postpones Broadway Engagement

[ B ]  Youmans to Replace Horton in B'way's Wicked

[ P ]  Youmans Replaces Horton in Broadway's Wicked

[ B ]  Dresser's Rounding Third to Play John Houseman

[ P ]  Arkin Is Baseball Dad in Off-Bway's Rounding Third, Up to Bat Sept. 16

[ P ]  New Frayn Play, Democracy, Begins Previews at London's National Aug. 30

[ TM ]  Stars Will Sing Ricky Ian Gordon Songbook at The Duplex

[ P ]  Norm Lewis, Gavin Creel, Maya Days Set for Bright Lights Big City Concert

[ P ]  Pat Candaras Decides Panic Is Not a Disorder in NYC Fringe Show, Aug. 9-23

[ P ]  Kennedy and Brown to Offer Last Five Years Concert in NYC

[ P ]  Stephen Sondheim to Join Pre-Concert Discussion at Ravinia's Passion

[ P ]  Mamma Mia!, It's Another Cast Change

[ TM ]  Peter Palmer, Broadway's Li'l Abner, Sings Again


Features:

[ B ]  Preview '03-'04 #9: A Break With Tradition by Ken Mandelbaum

[ TB ]  What's New on the Rialto: Chicago City Limits - American Idles by Beth Herstein

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[ STARS ]  Back Stage is seeking Bargain Hunters!

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[ STARS ]  AWARDS 2003: JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS 2 by STEVEN M. ALPER
We re-analyze the results of the Chart of the Major Awards of the 2002-2003 Season, attempting to draw conclusions. Are you more likely to be successful with one group of award voters than another? Does your choice of title affect your chances to win? These questions and more will be answered -- with statistics!

News:

[ NYP ]  B'WAY ENCORE, ENCORE by MICHAEL RIEDEL
THEY'RE coming back!
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick - the original and unsurpassed Bialystock and Bloom - will be rejoining "The Producers" in January for three months, the Post has learned.

[ NYT ]  'Producers' Stars' Encore? by ROBIN POGREBIN
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick are in negotiations to return to the Broadway show by Mel Brooks that won a record 12 Tony Awards, including one for Mr. Lane.

[ B ]  Will Broderick & Lane Return to The Producers?

[ P ]  Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick May Return to The Producers

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX

THREE major Broadway stars are taking time off from their own projects to help push through "Slut," a new musical premiering at the Fringe Festival Aug. 9.
Third item.

[ NYT ]  The Kennedy Center Honors: This Year's Bid for Glamour
Carol Burnett, Mike Nichols, James Brown, Loretta Lynn and Itzhak Perlman were named today to receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors in the performing arts.

[ P ]  Carol Burnett and Mike Nichols to Receive 2003 Kennedy Center Honors

[ LAT ]  Playhouse to present Shear and Leight plays by Don Shirley

In their 2004 season, Pasadena Playhouse will host Claudia Shear's "Dirty Blonde" as well as a new play by Warren Leight.

[ CST ]  BET shows its stuff at East Coast venues by Hedy Weiss
It has been a very good year for Jackie Taylor's Black Ensemble Theater at 4520 N. Beacon.

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 6

[ P ]  Kiki & Herb's Coup de Théatre Turns 100 at Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane, Aug. 6

[ P ]  New Musical Comedy Affair The Thing About Men Begins Off-Broadway, Aug. 6

[ P ]  Hell Hath No Fury Like Mother Divine, a New Gospel Musical in NYC Fringe, Aug. 8-16

[ P ]  Museum of TV & Radio Offers "Tony Awards Highlights" Screening Aug. 6-17


Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Happy Days dad Tom Bosley talks to Filichia about his stage career, including his current stint in Cabaret.

[ NYT ]  Theaters Are Dark, but Actors Lighten Up by ERIK PIEPENBURG
The Green Room, a Monday night party at the Gramercy Park Hotel, offers theater people an opportunity to hobnob and talk about the industry.

[ DN ]  A binge of fringe by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
Downtown theater fest is getting bigger and a bit more mainstream

[ NYP ]  A FRINGE BINGE by BARBARA HOFFMAN
JUST so you know: "Slut" is sold out, and "Poseidon! An Upside-Down Musical" and "The Geldings" - the "genital-free ranch" comedy - are filling up fast.

[ PPG ]  On Stage: Vote early and often by Christopher Rawson
This is the time of summer when Pittsburgh CLO lets us vote on shows for next year.
Interesting commentary. Plus more memories of Eileen Rodgers.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link, and for the review below.


Reviews:

[ PPG ]  Deft production makes 'She Loves Me' a treat by Christopher Rawson

[ LAT ]  A winding ramble in 'The Country' by Don Shirley

Martin Crimp's play, in its American premiere at La Jolla Playhouse, can't manage to rise above a garden-variety domestic drama.

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Tuesday, August 05, 2003

News:

[ P ]  Stage Left, Chicago's Sociopolitical Troupe, Has Three World Premiere Shows in 2003-04

[ P ]  Tony Kushner Working on Screenplay About Eugene O'Neill

[ P ]  President Meets an Intern in Mary, Simpatico's New Play, in NYC Fringe, Aug. 9-24

[ B ]  The Lion King Extends Run in Toronto

[ TM ]  Louise Pitre to Play Joe's Pub

[ TM ]  Polly Bergen to Dance With Mark Hamill


Features:

[ BS ]  Despite SARS, the Show Goes on at Canada's Shaw
Canada's Shaw Festival is expected to reinvent itself under a new director this year -- with works by current writers, Shaw-era plays written by women and new adaptations of foreign works.

[ SFC ]  Kevin Richardson by Aidin Vaziri
Oldest Backstreet Boy goes to Broadway to show he's more than just an aging teen pop star
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

Reviews:

[ CU ]  The Men From The Boys

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News:

[ P ]  Woodard Is American Arkadina in Bway's Drowning Crow, Taylor's Seagull Rewrite

[ B ]  Alfre Woodard to Make B'way Debut in Crow

[ P ]  Lion King Continues "At Least" to Nov. 2 in Toronto; Mamma Mia! Returns Sept. 30

[ P ]  Portraits Installed at Union Square Theatre, Beginning Sept. 9

[ P ]  Wopat Exits 42nd Street Aug. 10; Patrick Ryan Sullivan Is New Julian Marsh


Features:

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Chita Rivera: Broadway Star Gets Bucks

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News:

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Waitin' for the Light to Shine
Last week was a pretty average week on Broadway. After weeks of booming business, box offices fell back to earth a little, with 11 productions showing dips as compared to the week ending July 27. The week's standout was Big River.

[ P ]  Joseph Garton, Who Saved Lunt Estate Ten Chimneys, Is Dead at 56

[ P ]  Mitchell, McDonald, Neuwirth and Parkinson Top List of 50 Sexiest New Yorkers

[ P ]  Jason Danieley Cast in Tina Landau's Beauty

[ P ]  Dvorsky, Piro, Korbich Are She Loves Me Co-Workers at Pittsburgh CLO Aug. 5-10

[ P ]  Namedropping, Tales of a Broadway Press Agent, Starts Open Run Aug. 24

[ P ]  Slut, The Musical � with Stephen Bienskie � Is a Fringe Sell-Out

[ P ]  New Christopher Hampton Play Due in Stores Aug. 13

[ P ]  Michael Cerveris Replaces Brian d'Arcy James in Ravinia's Doll


Features:

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Boy From Oz: Hugh Jackman Makes His Mark

Reviews:

[ TB ]  King John
New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell

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Features:

[ ND ]  A New Direction by Blake Green
Julie Andrews takes on another show-biz job

[ BH ]  Role with it: One 'Producers' actress, 10 parts, can you say 'quick change'? by Robert Nesti
Take Tory Ross, a 23-year-old actress who plays no fewer than 10 characters.

[ DN ]  Puppet theater's new era is at hand by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Call it puppet love.
Like balloon animals, puppets were once the province of children's birthday parties. But now they're showing up in theaters all over the city to amuse, teach, titillate and shock grownups.

[ P ]  The Cabaret Beat: Goin� to the Chapel
Amour's Christopher Fitzgerald will not only host an evening of cabaret at the Williamstown Theatre this month, but he will marry actress Jessica Stone there as well.

[ YN ]  'Sex and the City' Actor Handler to Marry

Reviews:

[ BH ]  'Romantique' script not attuned to characters' drama by Terry Byrne
A lushly decorated set combined with the emotionally complex music of Frederic Chopin create an atmosphere of high drama on the American Repertory Theatre stage. So it's a disappointment when the story line driving Hershey Felder's "Romantique," which is having its world premiere there, is rather bland and colorless.

[ BG ]  Chopin's life plays out as melodrama by Ed Siegel
"Romantique" does away with what Felder does best -- explicate the music while tying it in to the artist's life -- and emphasizes what he does least well, namely act and write.

[ LAT ]  This 'Fair Lady' is exceptional by Daryl H. Miller
John Lithgow leads capable cast, featuring Melissa Errico and Roger Daltrey, at the Hollywood Bowl.
Warning: the pay-per-read era of the LA Times entertainment section has begun. You can, however, get a 14-day free trial.

[ SD ]  A TEPID M�NAGE � TROIS by Anne Marie Welsh
Three characters intertwine in Playhouse's 'Country,' but the play never seems to take root
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ NJ ]  Irreconcilable differences BY PETER FILICHIA
Bourgeoisie 'Wives' analogy falls short in West Windsor

[ INQ ]  Youthful energy colors 'Joseph' by Douglas J. Keating
With Danny Zolli.

[ TB ]  Piper's Song
Review by Matthew Murray

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'EDGE'
A Sylvia Plath With No Saintliness and Lots of Attitude by ANITA GATES

Angelica Torn plays a tough, witty and sarcastic version of Sylvia Plath in this one-woman show at the DR2 Theater.

[ NYT ]  TV REVIEW | 'THE O.C.'
Take One Enclave, Add Rebellious Youth by ALESSANDRA STANLEY

Fox's new drama, which focuses on the excesses of Newport Beach, Calif., owes a vast debt to "Beverly Hills 90210" and "My Man Godfrey."
With Peter Gallagher and Tate Donovan.

News:

[ B ]  Jonathan Bell's Portraits Books the Union Square

[ V ]  B'way B.O. snoozes as August begins

Griffiths' 'Chicago' bow highlights sleepy season

[ V ]  World preems get into ACT in S.F.
Season starts with Gotanda's 'Yohen'

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 5

[ P ]  Broadway Belters Line Up for "Broadway Unplugged" Aug. 6

[ P ]  More Liza: Karen Finley's Minnelli Homage Make Love Extends to Aug. 31

[ P ]  More Mamma! Casting: Hillner and Foy Join ABBA Musical in October

[ P ]  Off-Bway's New Epic Repertory Launches Fall Season of Rotating Plays Oct. 15


One more thought about HARMONY:
Didn't BAND IN BERLIN try out in Philadelphia too? Hmm...

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Monday, August 04, 2003

News:

[ P ]  Philly Gets Pre-Broadway Tryout of Barry Manilow's Harmony

[ B ]  Manilow's Harmony Switches Tryout to Philly

I'd like to thank the producers of HARMONY for saving me the cost of airfare to Florida. A twenty minute drive from my house is much more manageable!

[ P ]  I Am My Own Wife Will Cross Broadway Threshhold; Lyceum Gets Wright Solo Play

[ B ]  Wife to Play B'way's Lyceum; Harvey Eyes Cort

[ P ]  Karen Ziemba Joins Never Gonna Dance, With Goodwin and Fleming on Her Heels

[ B ]  Karen Ziemba Set for Never Gonna Dance

[ P ]  Chicago Director Set for Upcoming Broadway Revival of Twentieth Century

[ P ]  Roundabout's Caretaker with Stewart, MacLachlan and Gillen Sets Broadway Dates

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: July 28 - August 3

[ P ]  A Mix Tape: Avenue Q Cast Album Recorded Aug. 10 for October Release

[ P ]  Marissa Jaret Winokur Exits Hairspray Aug. 10; Brier Is New Tracy

[ P ]  "Secretary" Gyllenhaal Joins Original OB Star Emond in Homebody/Kabul L.A. Run, Sept. 21-Nov. 9

[ TM ]  Epic Repertory Lists Upcoming Shows

[ TM ]  Bay Street Theatre to Celebrate Life of Elaine Steinbeck

[ BS ]  Edinburgh Fringe Festival Rises Like a Phoenix


Features:

[ NY ]  Sexiest New Yorkers
Some Broadway and Off-Broadway veterans made the cut.
Thanks to Wayman Wong on All That Chat for the link!


[ B ]  Photo Op: Hugh Jackman Opens the Oz Box Office

[ B ]  Photo Op: Cady Huffman Bids Farewell to The Producers

[ TM ]  Rock in Their Heads by: Michael Portantiere; video by Alexey Bautin

TheaterMania is there with still and video cameras as Adam Pascal, Michael Cerveris, and other stars rock the Sh-K-Boom Room.

[ BS ]  Extra-Theatrical Performance
We talked to a small but growing group of actors who are finding ways of earning part or all of their livings performing outside the confines of the institutions of theatre, film, or television.

[ BS ]  Three Events Take Some of the Work Out of Networking
In an effort to take the relentless discomfort out of networking, producers and/or promoters have created special settings for mingling-cum-self-display.

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Chicago
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ ATW ]  More Emotional Depth Wanted During Conversation with a Kleagle

[ CU ]  2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

This page will be updated through August 25.

[ CU ]  2003 New York International Fringe Festival
This page will be updated throughout the Fringe Festival.

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Reviews:

[ B ]  Did Melanie Griffith's Roxie Kill the Critics?

[ B ]  New Murderess, Slave, and Kitchen Slut by Ken Mandelbaum

Chicago, Aida, Man of La Mancha, Big River, and Avenue Q.

News:

[ P ]  Pierce, Blazer, James and Testa Star in Doll at Ravinia
David Hyde Pierce will star in the new musical Doll, which will play Chicago's Ravinia Festival Sept. 2 and 3.
"But in my mind I'm doing sassy high kicks..."
Whoops, wrong David Hyde Pierce musical. :-)


[ P ]  Michael Winther to Join Mamma Mia! Cast Oct. 22

[ P ]  Mackie's Leaving Town: Off-Broadway Bobby Darin Musical Closes Aug. 10

[ P ]  Mancha Cast Members Appear at Barnes and Noble, Aug. 4

[ P ]  Virtual Orchestra Controversy Continues as Board Members Leave Brooklyn Opera Company

[ P ]  The Mystery of Edwin Drood to Play London's Bridewell Theatre

[ P ]  Hall's Midsummer Night's Dream Delays London Opening

[ P ]  Anything Goes to Follow My Fair Lady into London's Drury Lane

[ P ]  Hothouse Theatre Presents St. Louis Premiere of Omnium Gatherum in 2004

[ P ]  Espresso Trasho Is Caffeinated NYC Fringe Musical a la School for Scandal, Aug. 16-24

[ P ]  Jason Robert Brown and Lauren Kennedy Head to the King Kong Room in September

[ P ]  Patinkin Enemy at Williamstown Has Pine, Cunningham, Maloney

[ P ]  Urinetown's Maitner Part of Fringe Musical Principia, Aug. 10-23

[ P ]  Peters, Blanchard and Dossett to Autograph "Gypsy" CD Aug. 19

[ P ]  Man of La Mancha Star Heads to the Chatterbox Aug. 7

Marin Mazzie, who recently joined the cast of Man of La Mancha as Aldonza, will sit down for a chat with host Seth Rudetsky at the Aug. 7 edition of Seth�s Broadway Chatterbox.

[ B ]  Money to Burn to Play The Venue in London

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: The Graduate Takes to the Road

[ B ]  Photo Op: Avenue Q Hits the Big Time!

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Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Inspired by the new musical Slut, Filichia lists 20 of the musical theater's most unsavory show titles.

"Chicago" - Reviews:

[ ND ]  Sex Kitten Can't Copycat Fosse's Brilliance by Linda Winer
Box-office records aside, Griffith isn't up to the task

[ NYP ]  A ROXIE WITH MOXIE by CLIVE BARNES
REMEMBER that legendary verdict on Fred Astaire's first screen test? "Can't sing. Can't act. Can dance a little."
Melanie Griffith - who recently slipped, hardly unnoticed, into "Chicago" at the intimate Ambassador Theater - has him beat.
As the quick-on-the-trigger heroine Roxie Hart, Griffith can't even dance a little. So much for the showbiz term "triple threat."

[ DN ]  Melanie's Roxie has got moxie by Howard Kissel
Does anybody really care whether Melanie Griffith can sing and dance? I mean, aren't we all happy enough that she's here as Roxie Hart in "Chicago"?

Other Reviews:

[ NJ ]  The forgotten king BY PETER FILICHIA
One of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays comes alive in Madison

[ USA ]  'Q' takes a witty ride down 'Sesame Street' by Elysa Gardner

News:

[ V ]  Back in black in Oz
Sydney, Melbourne groups see B.O. upswing

[ V ]  Noises Off: 'Pajama' party

[ V ]  Biz steady; 'Phantom' hot

Road grosses

[ P ]  World Premiere Play Faint Debuts at New York Fringe Fest, Aug. 9-23

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 4

[ P ]  Hugh Jackman Appears as The Boy From Oz Box Office Opens, Aug. 4

[ P ]  Billy Stritch Returns to the NYC Nightclub Stage Aug. 4 and 25

[ P ]  Sutton Foster of Millie Takes a Vacation Aug. 5-10; Campbell and Rozek Step In

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Sunday, August 03, 2003

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'CHICAGO'
Movie Doll Hits Broadway Without Breaking a Sweat by BEN BRANTLEY

Melanie Griffith, a virgin in the world of live performance, has taken over the role of Roxie Hart and sweetly hijacks the show from an army of hard-working Broadway veterans without even breaking a sweat.

[ NYT ]  Board Members Quit Over Opera Troupe's Virtual Orchestra by ROBIN POGREBIN
A small opera company in Brooklyn plans to present a production of Mozart's "Magic Flute" on Saturday with the sole accompaniment of a virtual orchestra. Protests from the musicians' union have prompted the prominent opera singers Marilyn Horne and Deborah Voigt to resign from the company's board.

[ CCT ]  Laughs and inspiration make theater circuit by Mark Lowry
So it goes on the "Chitlin Circuit," a popular form of African-American theater whose origins go back to the early 20th century, when black artists and musicians presented plays, concerts and minstrel shows in black-friendly venues around the country.
Thanks to SQ on All That Chat for the link!

[ B ]  Bergen & Hamill Take Dance Lessons at Belasco

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[ P ]  Polly Bergen Will Partner With Hamill in Six Dance Lessons, Cutting a Rug at Belasco Oct. 7

Features:

[ HC ]  Rage On Stage by FRANK RIZZO
Age And Success Haven't Diminished Energy, Activism Of Richard Dreyfuss

[ P ]  CHANNELING THEATRE: A Chat with Jesse L. Martin

[ NYP ]  MATT AND BEN MAKE A SCENE by MICKEY RAPKIN

The play "Matt & Ben."

[ BG ]  Summer stock: Local teens take on 'Camp' by Joan Anderman
Aspiring performing artists share the drama, not the trauma shown in new film

[ BG ]  From misfit to director at Stagedoor Manor by Joan Anderman

[ BH ]  Play paints Chopin, cohorts as hopeless 'Romantiques' by Robert Nesti

When Hershey Felder was completing ``Romantique,'' his play that premieres this week at the American Repertory Theatre, he came up with the idea of a road trip.

[ CT ]  The Auditorium Theatre by Chris Jones
For the past few years, this crown jewel has struggled to maintain bookings and often has remained dark. Financial and legal troubles have plagued the venue. But here's the good news: The Auditorium Theatre is in the process of Staging a comeback

[ BEE ]  Power of the (technicolor) dream by Rasmi Simhan
Music Circus puts a larger-than-life spin on story
"Joseph," with Max Von Essen.

[ NYT ]  A NIGHT OUT WITH
When Puppets Go to Town by LINDA LEE

The men behind the Broadway show, "Avenue Q," recently slipped across the street after the show to Barrymore's to grab a drink.

[ NYT ]  DEBRIEFING
What It Took to Be the Angel of Times Square by JESSE McKINLEY

Asha Oniszczuk tells what it was like to be one of the 40 angels in "The Angel Project," the Lincoln Center Festival event that's more scavenger hunt than traditional theater.

[ NYT ]  Adapting Dostoyevski? Sure, Add a Few Gags by RON JENKINS
Kama Ginkas's strategy for putting Russian literature on stage is to shift the focus from plot to relationships and to balance horror with glee.

[ NYT ]  The Roar of the Traffic, the Smell of the Chlorine by JESSE McKINLEY
"Swim Shorts II," a series of one-act plays which takes place in and around a rooftop pool, offers itself as a summer antidote for the overheated aesthete.

[ ND ]  TAKE5: Peter Gallagher by Andy Edelstein

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ PTR ]  Actor returns to CLO to resume flirtation with 'She Loves Me' by Alice T. Carter
George Dvorsky first became enamored of "She Loves Me" as a member of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's 1978 ensemble.

[ SD ]  'Country': Playhouse goes down a dark road by Jennifer de Poyen
In "The Country," which makes its American premiere tonight at the La Jolla Playhouse, a troubled doctor and his wife flee London for a new life in the English countryside, only to watch their problems take root in unfamiliar soil.
With Gary Cole and Emily Bergl.

[ SD ]  MINORITY REPORT by Preston Turegano
Arts organizations find diversity hard to achieve � and the problem can cost them money to boot

[ SFC ]  Requiem for the musical by Steven Winn
The genre just isn't what it used to be

[ SFC ]  Theater Critic Robert Hurwitt's 10 best Broadway musicals of the 20th century

[ StL ]  "South Pacific" has provided many enchanted evenings by Judith Newmark

At the Muny, with Lauren Kennedy.

Reviews:

[ HC ]  Defining Moments by Frank Rizzo
By July, the last of the theatrical 2002-03 season's offerings are officially over, and attention slowly turns to the upcoming fall line-up.
But one last lingering look back is in order: Not at the best play or production but those moments of incandescent acting, direction or design that you can't get out of your head.

[ NJ ]  Divorce at the altar BY PETER FILICHIA
The First Presbyterian Church in Cape May has undoubtedly been filled with numerous marriages, but its altar is now the site of two divorces.

[ TB ]  Conversation With A Kleagle
Review by Matthew Murray


News:

[ NYT ]  Donna Hanover, Edwin Oster
Donna Hanover, an actress and television host, will marry Edwin A. Oster, a lawyer, Sunday evening in Tarrytown, N.Y.

[ NYT ]  Jessica Grace Wing, 31, a Force in New York Downtown Theater, Dies by JESSE McKINLEY
Jessica Grace Wing was a composer for the theater and a filmmaker whose new musical is scheduled to open at the New York International Fringe Festival.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
HOLLYWOOD producer Robert Wachs is crossing over to Broadway with a new comedy called "Light Sensitive" by Jim Geoghan, and a new musical based on the life and music of the late Oscar-winning songwriter Paul Jabara.
Plus various other theater-related items.

[ P ]  A Loverly Evening: Errico and Lithgow Star in Bowl's My Fair Lady Aug. 3

[ P ]  Olivier Award Winner Maria Friedman to Make Her NYC Debut in September

[ P ]  Mary Zimmerman's The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci Ends Off-Broadway, Aug. 3

[ P ]  Talk Show Watch: "Camp" on "Letterman," Jason Alexander on "Kilborn," Melanie Griffith on "The View"

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 3

[ P ]  Chicago Shakes Begins Season with Shrew

[ P ]  Gypsy Stars Head to "The View" in September

[ P ]  Comic-Actor Lewis Black Plays Bay Street Theatre Aug. 11

[ P ]  Sad to Be All Alone in the World: Harriet Harris Leaves Millie Aug. 3; Burrell in the Wings

[ P ]  National's Anything Goes�with Triplett and Barrowman�To Be Released on CD in September

[ P ]  That Face: Cady Huffman, Blonde Bombshell Ulla, Leaves Bway Producers Aug. 3

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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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