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Saturday, August 23, 2003
[ P ] Broadway Hoofer Hull Exhibits Theatre-Related Artworks in NYC, Aug. 23-Nov. 3
Mylinda Hull has acted, sung and danced in more than 30 plays and musicals across the United States, mostly recently putting in a two-year stint as Anytime Annie in Broadway's 42nd Street. Those productions and performances fed into her other artistic pursuit: painting and drawing.
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In between Broadway shows today, from 6PM - 8PM tonight, Mindy (Mylinda) will be at David Ryan Salon on W. 46th (bet. 9&10) with her fabulous theatre-themed work hung for the first time in NYC! BroadwayStars will be there for a glass of wine or juice and some retro snacks... join us.
[ P ] Food Network's Rivers to Make N.Y. Stage Debut
Bobby Rivers, who hosts Food Network's "Top 5," will make his New York stage debut in a one-man show entitled "I Look Thinner on TV!"
[ NYT ] Deafness as Metaphor, Not Gimmick by LEAH HAGER COHEN
"Big River" has been reviewed by critics writing for audiences who can hear, but what is the theatrical experience for the deaf?
[ NYP ] BLAIR 'SEX' PROJECT
MIRANDA'S new squeeze in "Sex and the City" is handsome, successful and charming. He's also black - notable for a show that has been almost uniformly white in its casting.
Good to see that television is following in the footsteps of live theatre.
[ B ] Q&A: Michael McElroy by Beth Stevens
I think we missed this one earlier in the week.
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Friday, August 22, 2003
[ TM ] Best Plays Choices for 2002-2003 Announced by Matthew Murray
[ * ] The joint is jumpin' as Paper Mill Playhouse Celebrates 25 Years of "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'"
[ B ] Jeffrey Carlson Tapped for Taboo's Marilyn
[ B ] Dutch Heart of Man Readies for Off-Broadway
The following story comes to us thanks to Talk Entertainment!
[ NYT ] Western With Echoes of the Blacklisting Days
[ P ] Victory Begins at Home Co-Producer David Jiranek Dead at 45
David Jiranek, a Broadway producer, died on Aug. 17 in a swimming accident while vacationing with his family in the summer community of North Hatley, Quebec, according to an obituary posted on the website Broadway Stars.
[ P ] Barrington Stage Hosts Readings of New Chip Zien William Finn Show, Little Immigrant, Aug. 22-24
Barrington Stage Company in Sheffield, Massachusetts, will host four staged readings of The Little Immigrant, a one-man play-with-music written and performed by Broadway actor Chip Zien and directed by William Finn.
[ P ] Taboo Offers Internet Press Conference Sept. 3; Plymouth Box Office Opens Sept. 22
Taboo producer Rosie O'Donnell and its creator and star, Boy George, will be part of an internet press conference next month.
[ P ] Garrett Morris Joins Cast of Harlem's Monkey Mountain
"Saturday Night Live" alum Garrett Morris will join two-time Tony nominee Andre De Shields in the new revival of poet Derek Walcott's 1967 play Dream on Monkey Mountain. The production will run at the Classical Theatre of Harlem Oct. 2-26.
[ P ] DIVA TALK: LaMott's Legacy Plus a Chat with Little Shop's Kerry Butler
[ P ] Charles Strouse, William Finn, New Composers Heard at Merkin Concert Hall in 2004
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[ P ] The Visit Will Not Visit Off-Broadway as Investors Pull Out
John Kander and Fred Ebb's new musical The Visit, which has for years sought a New York bow, will not have its debut this season at the Public Theater, theatre spokesperson confirmed.
[ TM ] New Kander and Ebb Musical Won't Visit the Public
[ B ] Public Cancels Production of Kander & Ebb's Visit
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This just in: The Public Theater production of The Visit has been cancelled.
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[ HS ] Boy from Oz in Broadway debut by ANNA COCK in New York
HE still calls Australia home, but Broadway debutante Hugh Jackman is shaping up as the hottest new theatrical star in the Big Apple.
[ TM ] Photo/Video File
Amanda Green, Peter Palmer, Bernadette Peters, the stars of Avenue Q, and others are caught by TheaterMania's cameras by Michael Portantiere, Matthew Murray, and Joseph Marzullo
[ TM ] Arthur Miller and Mel Gussow to Converse at the "Y"
[ TM ] BC/EFA Flea Market and Grand Auction Scheduled
[ TM ] More "Tuesdays at 7" on Broadway This Fall
[ TM ] "Lunch-Hour Theatre" Resumes on September 15; Julie Harris to be Honored on November 14
For all the other news in New York TV, Film and Celebrity, don't forget to visit Talk Entertainment!
[ NYT ] Finding the Counterculture Pulse by JESSE McKINLEY
The Howl! festival, an outpouring of artistic energy that runs through Tuesday, promises to be wild, brash and not especially heavy on structure.
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[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE DUCHESS OF MALFI'
This Time, Bosola of Malfi Steals the Duchess's Thunder by NEIL GENZLINGER
Matt D'Amico plays a slimy and sympathetic Bosola in this rendition of John Webster's gruesome tragedy by the Kings County Shakespeare Company.
[ NYT ] BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'ELEONORA DUSE'
The Actress Who Became the Original 'Doozy' by MEL GUSSOW
Helen Sheehy's carefully researched biography looks back to a 19th-century Italian actress whose influence continues to resonate today.
[ DN ] All That DVD
The biggest movie of the weekend won't be found in the multiplex. "Chicago," last year's multiple-Oscar razzle dazzler, has arrived in DVD and VHS. Bring your own popcorn for the 113-minutes of non-stop musical action. Based on the 1975 Broadway musical, the Best Picture Oscar-winner announces its movieness in every frame.
[ DN ] Loose ends at the Fringe
Robert Dominguez: The New York International Fringe Festival ends its two-week run of downtown theater productions on Sunday. Here's what we saw last week.
[ NYP ] FRINGE 'SLUT' JUST AN OLD-FASHIONED WHIRL by BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON
ITS title and occasionally pue rile humor aside, there's an old-fashioned musical inside "Slut," the much-talked-about show at the New York International Fringe Festival.
[ NYP ] 'POSEIDON!' JUST CAN'T STAY AFLOAT by BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON
THERE are about 30 minutes of rip-roar ing, tear-inducing laughs in "Poseidon! An Upsidedown Musical," the New York International Fringe Festival spoof of the legendary 1972 disaster film "The Poseidon Adventure."
[ ND ] 'Matt and Ben' Pokes Fun at Celeb Buzz by CHRISTY LEMIRE
[ B ] Photo Op: The Boy from Oz in Rehearsal
[ B ] Prosky, Biggs & Lacey Join Shakespeare in DC
[ B ] Zinoman to Serve as Times Theater Columnist
Jason On Stage, Jesse Off. Could this be because of his reviews?
[ B ] Whitehall to Reopen with Rat Pack Confidential
[ P ] Berkshire Village Idiot Begins Off-Broadway Run Aug. 22
[ P ] Village Voice Theatre Editor Brian Parks to Leave Post
[ P ] Time Out's Jason Zinoman to Be New York Times' New Theatre Columnist
[ P ] So Much Happiness: LuPone, McDonald and Cerveris Star in Passion
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Boy From Oz: Hugh Jackman and Mitchel Federan
[ P ] Allen Town: The Boy From Oz Treats New York to a Preview
[ P ] Denver Center Re-Ignites New-Plays Program, Under Director-Playwright Nagle Jackson
[ P ] Times' Mel Gussow to Interview Playwright Arthur Miller at 92nd Street Y Chat
[ P ] Tony Winner Betty Buckley to Offer Master Classes in NYC
[ P ] Wicked Box Office Opens Sept. 2; Previews Begin Oct. 7
[ P ] Green Violin, Last 5 Years, Pacific Overtures Among 2003 Barrymore Award Nominees in Philly
[ P ] Off-Off-Broadway Hit Mono Celebrates Third Anniversary Aug. 21
[ P ] Wynton Marsalis Pens Music for Rattner's Eatonville
[ P ] Gregory Hines Tribute to Be Held at Apollo Theatre Sept. 21
[ P ] James Nederlander Jr. to Have Cameo Role in Julie Andrews Boyfriend Aug. 24
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Thursday, August 21, 2003
[ * ] David Jiranek -- Broadway Producer, Philanthropist, Businessman -- Passed Away Sunday, August 17, 2003
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[ DN ] Diva Does 'Aida'
Divahood does not a princess make. Nor do this summer's hottest Chanel shades nonchalantly pushed back on long, ponytailed hair. Or diamond-studded ears, twinkly piercings all in a row. Or booty-tight jeans just four months after delivering a baby boy, or a chauffeur to drive you from your East Side sublet to lunch nearby. Unless you're Toni Braxton.
[ DN ] Errors mess up old Ball game
David Bianculli: With much more reverence than perspective, Sunday's two-hour Bravo documentary on the Desilu TV and movie studio tracks the rise and fall of the Hollywood company that gave us "I Love Lucy," "The Untouchables" "Mission: Impossible" and "Star Trek."
[ NYP ] TALENT ON TAP TO HONOR HINES by BRIDGET HARRISON
NEW York plans to say goodbye to tap legend Gregory Hines in style - with an all singing and dancing memorial to the fleet footer at the Apollo.
[ NYP ] STARS SHINE ON TORONTO
Nicole Kidman, Denzel Washington and Nicolas Cage lead a galaxy of stars bound for this year's Toronto Film Festival.
I wonder where Richard Ouzounian will be...
[ ND ] 'Movin' Out' at Open
Alec Baldwin will emcee, and the cast of "Movin' Out" will perform Monday as part of "A U.S. Open Salute to New York," the live opening-night telecast of the two- week-long, Queens-based tennis tournament.
[ WJN ] What? Me Worry?
The lights go out in a dressing room at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, but Kathleen Murphy Jackson continues to chat away in the semi-darkness without missing a beat. The "Smokey Joe's Cafe" singer-actress isn't easily fazed.
The following stories come to us thanks to Talk Entertainment!
[ USA ] 'De-lovely' will divulge the details by Andy Seiler, USA TODAY
De-lovely won't be the first time the life of Cole Porter, an Indiana-born millionaire who just happened to become the greatest of all Broadway songwriters, has been turned into a movie musical.
Ashley Judd and Kevin Kline team up in De-lovely.
[ TS ] Wild sex makes comeback at Toronto Film Festival
Wild sex and extreme behaviour will steam up the screens at this year's festival as filmmakers react to 9/11.
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[ TS ] Why aren't young people coming to the theatre?
It's hard to find a solution. Well, somebody has tackled the problem and figured out how to turn things around.
[ NYT ] Paul Newman Is Still HUD
[ B ] FringeNYC 2003: Slut
Review by Adam Feldman
Okay, yes, I fell for it. I just had to click on something that said 'SLUT' and 'Adam Feldman'. If only there were a boa involved...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Features:
[ B ] Preview '03-'04 #12: More Revival Possibilities by Ken Mandelbaum
News:
[ B ] I Am My Own Wife Sets Broadway Dates
[ B ] Starry Tribute to Gregory Hines in the Works
[ P ] Critic Jonathan Kalb Reads from New Review Collection Aug. 25
[ P ] Broadway's Rent Finds Its New Roger
[ P ] Axis' Latest, U.S.S. Frankenstein Gets Off-Broadway Contract
[ P ] Report: Producers Tix Prices to Remain Steady for Lane-Broderick
[ P ] Sing Happy: S.T.A.G.E. Benefit Salutes Kander and Ebb With All Star Concert Oct. 25
[ P ] McIntyre and Benson Replace Harris and York in Reprise! Babes in Arms
[ P ] Andreas, Marcovicci, Blackhurst and More Set for An Evening of American Cabaret
Reviews:
[ ATW ] Fringe Reviews - Nosferatu and Freedom of Speech
[ ATW ] Race, Sex and Violence Come into the Fringe
[ ATW ] Taking on Big Government at the Fringe
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News:
[ HC ] The Goodspeed Box Office Maze by Frank Rizzo
The caller to the Goodspeed box office had a bad case of sticker shock when he heard the news. He was calling to see if there were any tickets left for the workshop of the new musical "Camille Claudel," which began performances last week at its Norma Terris Theatre in Chester.
Tickets were scare, the caller was told, because of the high interest in the Frank Wildhorn musical starring his wife, Linda Eder. Tickets cost $47, but first there would be a $50 membership fee. If the caller wanted two tickets, the only pairs that were left required a $500 membership fee.
[ V ] Apollo skeds tribute to Hines
Hines Sr., Glover, Dee, Davis to honor Tony winner
The Apollo Theater plans a star-studded event to celebrate the life and career of Tony winner Gregory Hines ("Jelly's Last Jam"), who died Aug. 9 at 57.
[ NYP ] 'PRODUCERS' GOT 'EM AGAIN, BUT WON'T FLAUNT 'EM by MICHAEL RIEDEL
THE producers of "The Producers" have decided against raising ticket prices for Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return engagement early next year.
[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS
EVERYBODY wantsa get inta duh act. Either Jimmy Durante or Jerry Seinfeld said that, I can't remember which. But producer James Nederlander Jr. is ambling onto Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater stage Sunday. As an actor.
Second item.
[ B ] McIntyre & Benson Are New Leads of L.A. Babes
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 20
[ P ] Sunday in the Fjord with Stockmann: Patinkin Is Williamstown's Enemy, Aug. 20-24
[ P ] Len Jenkin Directs Own Play Like I Say at Flea Theatre, Oct. 23
Features:
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES
Like Huck, on a 'Big River' That Leads to 'Brooklyn' by ROBIN FINN
JEFF CALHOUN happens to be the visionary behind the most egalitarian musical on Broadway � the revival of "Big River," with its innovative amalgam of deaf and hearing actors, of signing and singing � but he has just been rejected for jury duty and can't imagine why.
[ R ] Broadway Stages 'Big River,' Its First Deaf Musical by Larry Fine
[ NYT ] BOLDFACE NAMES
Luckily, Griffith Did Not Want a Musical by JOYCE WADLER
Antonio, Melanie, and "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself."
[ NYT ] Saving an Opera House for a Hamlet in Maine by ALICIA ANSTEAD
Four women from New York bought and restored a dilapidated 91-year-old opera house in a remote fishing village on Penobscot Bay.
[ TS ] Theatre finds way to lure all ages by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Thoughts on getting the younger generation into the theatre in the light of Hytner's success in London this summer.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
From Elaine Stritch's "ass" to Aldonza's "whore," Filichia lists some words that were censored from cast albums.
[ P ] Their World Keeps Spinning
Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman's alter egos have been through good times and bad times, but they're still here in Kiki & Herb: Coup de Th�atre
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Gypsy: Record Release
The Fringe Festival - Reviews:
[ TM ] FringeNYC Roundup 3
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ TM ] FringeNYC Roundup 4
Reviewed By: Brooke Pierce
[ VV ] Fringe Nyc Gets All Het Up by Alexis Soloski
Organ Harvesting, Leprechauns, Thoreau's Alien Abduction, and the HMS Donkeyballs
[ VV ] The Straights by Alexis Soloski
Meanwhile, on the Fringe Festival's Nonmusical Stages . . .
[ VV ] O Solo Them-O by Alexis Soloski
Other Reviews:
[ TM ] The Siegels' Nightlife Notes
Have you been wondering whatever happened to Baby Jane? Well, the Siegels have found her at The Duplex.
[ LAT ] City house, country house: a fairy tale by Don Shirley
LA JOLLA � Fast-lane people who leave the city for the supposed serenity and stability of rural roads are the theme of the month at La Jolla Playhouse, with two productions examining ex-urbanites.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Features:
[ TM ] To Boo or Not to Boo?
David Finkle expounds on a time-honored mode of expression that's no longer in vogue.
[ CCT ] Scolari sings Sondheim by JOHANNA CROSBY
'Newhart' star in Cape Playhouse production
News:
[ P ] Complete With Malapropisms, The Rivals Gets DC Shakespeare Theatre Run Aug. 26-Oct. 19
The Shakespeare Theatre's revival of The Rivals, the classic 1775 British comedy of mistaken identities and love's labors, begins Aug. 26 under the direction of Keith Baxter, with a cast that includes Hank Stratton as Capt. Jack Absolute, Nancy Robinette as Mrs. Malaprop and Romain Frugé as Faulkland.
[ P ] Showtime! Fosse's "All That Jazz" Gets DVD Release, With Special Features, Aug. 19
[ P ] Hit Fringe Musical Lost Will Transfer to Off-Broadway Run
[ P ] Liza Minnelli and Jerry Lewis Return to the Fairbanks in West's Comic Romp
[ P ] Barrington Stage Hosts Readings of New Chip Zien and William Finn Show, The Little Immigrant
[ TM ] Lunch-Hour Theatre Resumes on September 15; Julie Harris to be Honored on November 14
[ TM ] Theater Grows in Brooklyn: Gallery Players Announce 2003-2004 Season of Plays and Musicals
[ TM ] Personal Space Theatrics Announces Upcoming Season
Reviews:
[ B ] FringeNYC 2003: Suspect
Review by Adam Feldman
[ B ] Fringe NYC 2003: Cats Talk Back
Review by Adam Feldman
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[ STARS ] AN INTERVIEW WITH SEAN CULLEN, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATRE by STEVEN M. ALPER
Part 1 - Some probing questions and some detailed responses from the man whose goal it is to create a national theatre in lower Manhattan at the site of the World Trade Center.
Features:
[ P ] On His Game
Denis O'Hare brings humor and warmth to his Tony-winning role of a man seduced by baseball in Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out
[ P ] STAGE TO SCREEN: "OT: Our Town" and Rudnick On Film
News:
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: Blackout Blues
The lights went out on Broadway last Thursday, a fact that was reflected in the grosses.
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: August 11-17
[ P ] Spalding Gray, Heather Woodbury Featured in P.S. 122's 2003-04 Season
[ P ] New Group's 2003-04 Season Brings Back Shawn's Aunt Dan
[ P ] London Theatre Archives Open to Public
[ P ] Stoppard's Jumpers to Transfer to West End's Piccadilly
[ P ] I Dream of Jeannie Musical Ventures Closer to Staging
[ P ] Early Broadway Curtain Program, "Tuesdays at 7," Returns Next Month
[ P ] LuPone, Holliday, Hearn and Miller Heard in Museum's Second Round of "Tony Awards Highlights," Aug. 19-31
[ P ] Michael Countryman to Star in George Street's Wilderness of Mirrors; Complete Casting Announced
[ P ] Into the Woods's Chad Kimball Heads Cast of World-Premiere Memphis Musical
Reviews:
[ SD ] 'Eden Lane' mixes drama, comedy and sadness for a delightful evening by Anne Marie Welsh
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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Features:
[ NYT ] All Is True? Naye, Not If Thy Name Be Shakespeare by WILLIAM S. NIEDERKORN
A lock of hair, purportedly Shakespeare's, is among the fakes and forgeries collected in an exhibition at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
[ NYT ] At This Play, Everyone Is in the Bathroom Line by MATTHEW MIRAPAUL
"Downsize" is a site-specific theater piece that is being staged in a series of bathrooms in public buildings in Chicago.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia relates Part II of the Kelly debacle, from star Ella Logan's firing to the show's opening (and closing) night.
News:
[ TM ] NYC Theater Industry Up and Running (Mostly!) After the Big Blackout of 2003
[ B ] New McDonagh Play Highlights National's Season
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 19
[ P ] Touch Makes New York Premiere by Women's Project in October; 2003-04 Season Announced
[ P ] "Gypsy" Arrives on CD; Peters, Blanchard and Dossett Sign Recording
[ P ] "Chicago" Arrives on DVD Aug. 19
[ P ] All Aboard! Barbour and Twyford Ride Signature's Twentieth Century Aug. 19-Oct. 5
[ P ] Crime Hits More Than Just the Victim in Spirits, the Musical,Getting NYC Reading Aug. 18-19
Reviews:
[ TB ] Indian Ink
Review by Matthew Murray
[ TM ] Hair
Cape Cod Review By: Michael Portantiere
[ DN ] He's a Burton look-alike, but a poor Richard by Howard Kissel
If you do a one-person show based on literary characters like Mark Twain or Emily Dickinson, you have an excellent point in your favor. If, however, you impersonate the more recently deceased Richard Burton, you're bucking the very vivid memories people are likely to have.
[ CU ] Playing Burton
Review
[ NYT ] Theater in Review
Genovis Albright delivers Oscar Brown Jr.'s words and music in an appealing revue. Jay Kholos's show is about a childhood on the Lower East Side.
[ YN ] 'Stoop on Orchard Street' a Nostalgic Tale by PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer
Musical theater may not be the most efficient vessel for historical knowledge. But if it keeps the audience engaged, then half the battle is won.
[ NYP ] SINS OF THE FATHERS AT THE FRINGE by BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON
LIKE one of those "ripped from the headlines" stories that show up on "Law & Order," Timothy Nolan's "Acts of Contrition" - about a pedophile priest - couldn't be more topical.
[ BH ] Mediocre writing does not discriminate in gay-themed plays by Robert Nesti
[ NYT ] BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'THE ART OF BURNING BRIDGES'
Bending Over Backward for a Well-Known Lout by MICHIKO KAKUTANI
More than three decades after his death, John O'Hara is chiefly remembered for two novels, "Appointment in Samarra" and "Butterfield 8," for several collections of short stories (including those that became the basis for the musical "Pal Joey") and for his snobbish and belligerent demeanor: his truculent drinking, his propensity for beating up men and women and his willful name-dropping and social-climbing.
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Monday, August 18, 2003
Features:
[ P ] DIVA TALK: Peters' Gypsy Soars on New CD
[ BS ] Off Off Broadway: August Openings Infringe on Fringe?
At first glance it seems like an oddball decision: opening an Off-Off-Broadway show at the same time -- in some instances in the same neighborhood -- as the NY Int'l Fringe Festival.
[ BS ] Arts Funding Struggles Coast to Coast
"Today, we are mainstreaming the arts more and more into the lives of citizens -- it's an integral part of the marketing of a city," says John DeStefano, the Mayor of New Haven, Conn.
Reviews:
[ CCToday ] Sondheim's Musical Revue: An Aphrodisiac! by Libby Hughes
"Putting It Together" at Cape Playhouse
Thanks to Kate for the link!
News:
[ P ] Red Clay Ramblers Herrick and Craver Join Cullum in Wilder, the Erotic Off-Bway Musical
[ P ] Big River Keeps Rollin' Along, Extending to Sept. 21
[ P ] Blackout a Thing of the Past to NYC Theatres, Including Bway, Off-Bway and Fringe
[ BS ] 20 Co.'s Reap A.R.T./NY Regrants
A score of companies will receive grants for general operating expenses from the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program for Small Theatres, a project of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./NY), the service organization for the city's not-for-profit theatre community.
[ BS ] O'Neill Names New Executive Director
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News:
[ B ] Big River Extends Through September 21
[ B ] Casting Announced for Off-Broadway's Portraits
[ B ] Leveaux-Helmed Jumpers Hops to the West End
[ P ] Blackout a Thing of the Past to NYC Theatres, Including Bway, Off-Bway and Fringe
[ P ] Urinetown's Rando to Make Feature-Film Debut
[ P ] Vagina Monologues Finds Its Male Counterpart
[ P ] Pulitzer Prize-Winning Anna Looks Likely for Broadway
[ P ] Where Were Camille and Eddie When the Lights Went Out? At Goodspeed, Not in the Dark
[ P ] Powers to Host Star-Studded "Broadway Goes to the Movies" Nov. 1
Features:
[ B ] Q&A: Will Chase by Cara Joy David
[ B ] Video: In Rehearsals with Little Shop
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[ B ] Stage Notes: 08/13/03 by Paul Wontorek
Marissa Jaret Winokur; Gregory Hines; Jerry Hall.
[ B ] CDs: Historical News Is Being Made by Ken Mandelbaum
GYPSY (Angel)
[ P ] "Camp" Soundtrack�with Songs by Sondheim and Ahrens�Now in Stores
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The Blackout:
[ CT ] The night the lights went out on Broadway by Chris Jones
Just as the impossibly creased face of Frank Gorshin started to scowl at me, all the lights in New York suddenly went out.
[ V ] N.Y. biz back from black
B'way, TV still affected, but operating
By Friday night, 19 hours after a power snafu in the Midwest inadvertently pulled the plug on a large swathe of the Northeast, most of Gotham's showbiz venues were relit. But they were still nursing hangovers for much of the weekend.
[ NYT ] Broadway Is Back, but Many Museums Stay Dark by JESSE McKINLEY
Jed Bernstein, the president of the League of American Theaters and Producers, Broadway's major trade group, said yesterday that the industry had probably lost $1 million from Thursday's canceled performances, though producers hoped that some patrons would exchange their tickets rather than ask for refunds.
[ B ] Can't Make it to a Show? Read this Story
News:
[ B ] Studio 42 & B'way Stars Toasts Starving Artists
[ CT ] Second City signs TV deal with Sony by John Cook
[ V ] Outlaw 'Truth' to be told by Rando
B'way helmer segues to bigscreen with comedic tale
[ BG ] Mailers deliver for theater
With the usual hustle and bustle of Friday night in Provincetown outside, the Mailer family gathered inside town hall to read from Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" to benefit the Provincetown Repertory Theatre.
[ P ] Talk Show Watch: Mia Farrow and Carol Burnett on "Today"
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 18
[ B ] Complete Cast Set for Playwrights' Wilder
Lacey Kohl and Jeremiah Miller will star with John Cullum in the upcoming Playwrights Horizons world premiere production of the musical Wilder. Jack Herrick and Mike Craver, who wrote Wilder with Erin Cressida Wilson, will also appear in the show.
[ NYT ] Chester Ludgin, 78, a City Opera Baritone, Dies by JEREMY EICHLER
Chester Ludgin sang more than 30 roles for the New York City Opera, including leading roles in its world premieres of "The Crucible" and "The Good Soldier Schweik."
[ IBDB ] Chester Ludgin's Broadway Credits
[ NYT ] Ward Bennett, Who Designed With American Style, Dies at 85 by JULIE V. IOVINE
At 13, Mr. Bennett headed for the garment district, where he quickly rose from shipping clerk at Chin Chin Crepe to the Hattie Carnegie house of fashion; there he designed costumes for Gertrude Lawrence to wear in "Lady in the Dark" in 1941.
[ INQ ] Grants to 12 area theaters, 4 people total $555,000 by Douglas J. Keating
The Philadelphia Theatre Initiative has awarded $515,000 to 12 Philadelphia-area theaters, and, for the first time, $40,000 to four theater artists.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 17
[ P ] Kirk Lynn's Pale Idiot Dares to Ask: Are You an Idiot?, in NY Fringe Aug. 17-24
Features:
[ TS ] Tap dancer Hines found a new home in Toronto by ANTONIA ZERBISIAS
Yesterday morning, as Tony- and Emmy-award winning performer Gregory Hines went to his final rest in Toronto, I would like to believe that the thunder overhead was my friend tap dancing in heaven.
The man acknowledged as the greatest tap dancer of his generation � who succumbed to bile duct cancer last Saturday in a Marina del Rey, Calif., hospital � chose a modest Roman Catholic church in Etobicoke and an Oakville cemetery for his farewell performance.
Thanks to Richard for the link.
[ B ] They Were Expendable by Ken Mandelbaum
Robert Morse needn't be embarrassed about being replaced. He wasn't the only one in Wicked to be dropped. And it's nothing compared to Little Shop of Horrors: With the exception of leading man Hunter Foster, the revival's entire cast was replaced between Florida and Broadway.
Such situations are, of course, a constant of theatrical life, and I thought I'd look back on just a few.
[ DN ] Raising curtain on black stage by DAVID HINCKLEY
Woodie King Jr. knows better than most where modern black theater came from.
But he doesn't know where it will go next - or where it can go.
[ NYP ] CRUNCH TIME ... by BARBARA HOFFMAN
TO us, it's a light bulb. To Todd Robbins, even in a blackout, it's a light snack.
[ HC ] Dan Siretta's Return by FRANK RIZZO
The Choreographer Of �Very Good Eddie� Rejoins The Goodspeed Team For A Fresh Version Of Its 1975 Production That Sent The Theater�s Reputation Soaring
[ CT ] South African roots by Anne Taubeneck
In the Chicago production of 'The Lion King,' six performers find a home far from Simba's back yard
[ CT ] IN THE LOOP JUST ASKING: TONY KUSHNER, PLAYWRIGHT by Christine Badowski
[ NJ ] Animals stand out at Fringe Festival New York International Fringe Festival BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ NJ ] Multiple roles ease up for E. Lynne troupe BY PETER FILICHIA
This week should be an easier one for Patti Chambers, Ken Glickfeld, Mark Edward Lang and Alison J. Murphy.
That's because the four are opening "The Voice of the City," Warren Kliewer's adaptation of six O. Henry stories at the East Lynne Theatre Company of Cape May.
[ ND ] A Hollywood Success Story by Linda Winer
For reasons too convoluted to belabor, I recently found myself in the audience of an international theater panel of senior scholars. For different but comparably unlikely reasons, I also went to Belmont Park Race Track in June to watch the everyman-celebrity horse of the moment, Funny Cide, try to confound the billionaire breeders by winning the Belmont Stakes and, thus, sweeping the Triple Crown.
[ NYT ] New Outlet for Rarely Seen Plays on Film by JONATHAN MANDELL
Unlike many Hollywood adaptations of plays, several recently-released DVD collections have as much respect for the original work as for the film's end result.
[ NYT ] Drama for the Ear and the Imagination by DAVID COTE
Radio dramatists still exist, laboring in cultural obscurity for an art form that many assume died quietly decades ago.
[ LAT ] Finding a way to make a play pay by Don Shirley
Producers of for-profit theater must think a little more creatively if they want to avoid becoming relics.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!
[ CCT ] Revolving-door roles by Pat Craig
So, why in the world would Doogie Howser (Harris) end up running a decadent nightclub in pre-war Berlin? Did the sultry redheaded cabbie in "Taxi" (Henner) make a wrong turn and end up in the Cook County Jail? And, what prompted Meathead's spouse (Struthers) to go back to high school?
The whole thing can be explained in the one-word title of a song from "Cabaret": MONEY.
[ CCT ] Hall makes the grade with 'Graduate' role by Pat Craig
[ StL ] Lion King ascends from screen to stage by Judith Newmark
The Fringe Festival - Reviews:
[ DN ] Funny characters on Fringe by Robert Dominguez
From a sendup of "Cats" to a black comedy about a gay couple, the New York International Fringe Festival played out in theaters all over the West Village.
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Faith, Hope and Guilt on Fringe of the Fringe by BRUCE WEBER
Beyond the camp and irreverent performances at the Fringe Festival, on through Sunday, are the less promoted, less unconventional but more worthwhile offerings.
[ TB ] Espresso Trasho
Review by Matthew Murray
[ B ] FringeNYC 2003: For the Love of Tiffany
Review by Adam Feldman
[ B ] FringeNYC 2003: Tuesdays & Sundays
Review by Adam Feldman
[ B ] FRINGENYC 2003: Nosferatu
Review by Adam Feldman
Other Reviews:
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Garland and Burton Live, Warts and All by ANITA GATES
Both Judy Garland and Richard Burton are subjects of two shows this summer, portrayed as celebrity-artists annoyed by what the world thinks of them.
[ NHR ] At Goodspeed, bouncy Americana on a Hudson River cruise ship by E. Kyle Minor
EAST HADDAM � Capturing the correct tone and style of an age-old musical often proves an elusive endeavor. Goodspeed Musicals� latest revival of Jerome Kern�s "Very Good Eddie," however, is enjoyable proof that it can happen.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ TS ] What if Ernie and Bert grew up? by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
The children of Sesame Street have written their first musical, and it's Broadway's latest hit.
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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]
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