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Saturday, September 06, 2003 News: [ DN ] B'way is struttin' its stuff! by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ Razzle dazzle? There'll be enough of that tomorrow in Times Square to be heard in Chicago. With quotes from the stars. [ B ] Broadway on Broadway Numbers Announced [ NYT ] William Roy, a Songwriter and Music Director in Cabaret, Dies at 75 by STEPHEN HOLDEN During the last two decades, William Roy was best known as the co-creator of a series of acclaimed cabaret tributes to great American songwriters. [ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 6 [ P ] London's Almeida Season Offers British Premieres of The Goat and Mercy Seat [ P ] Crudup, Margulies, Cumming, Tomei Headline Starry 24 Hour Play Benefit, Sept. 15 Features: [ NYT ] Not Moli�re! Ah, Nothing Is Sacred by LILA AZAM ZANGANEH The latest question wreaking havoc among French academics is whether Moli�re's masterpieces were actually the work of another writer. [ TM ] Photo/Video File by: Joseph Marzullo and Michael Portantiere From Rosie O'Donnell and Boy George hawking Taboo to young hopefuls in search of Fame, we've got the shots -- and the footage. [ LAT ] An undiluted 'Passion' by Karen Wada Tim Dang sees a challenge for East West Players in Sondheim's complex tale, a dark musical that has tested casts and audiences alike. Reviews: [ CU ] Trumbo [ NYT ] TV REVIEW | 'AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF' Pancho Villa Fights for Glory and D.W. Griffith for Money by VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN An unlikely pretext is turned into keen drama in this HBO movie, which is impaired only by the kind of cumbersome self-referentiality that bogs down its title. posted at 9/6/2003 06:37:42 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Friday, September 05, 2003 Features: [ B ] Fresh Face: John Cudia by Katie Riegel [ B ] Fresh Face: Tyrone Giordano by Paul Wontorek [ B ] Photo Op: In Rehearsal with Paper Mill's Ain't Misbehavin' [ B ] Photo Op: Beckett/Albee Coffee Klatch [ B ] Photo Op: Trumbo's Opening Night Soiree [ BS ] Variously Victor by Jenelle Riley For those who know Victor Garber only as emotionally isolated spy/father Jack Bristow on the ABC series Alias, let's for a moment discuss range. Thanks to Padraig on All That Chat for the link! [ BS ] A Whole Lazzi Theatre Going On Northern California's Humboldt County focuses attention on an old Italian performing style. [ ST ] Holbrook has spent years channeling Mark Twain by Misha Berson Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! News: [ B ] Stars Drawn to Laurence Boswell's New Company [ TM ] ATW Announces Big River Seminar [ P ] William Paterson, Veteran Regional Theatre Actor of Cleveland Playhouse and ACT, Dead at 84 [ P ] Julie Andrews' The Boy Friend Will Likely Not See New York Until Spring 2004 Reviews: [ CU ] The Thing About Men [ CE ] Slimmed-down 'Lady' still has all her charms by Jackie Demaline "My Fair Lady," with Crista Moore and Neal Benari. Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! posted at 9/5/2003 05:45:26 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ B ] Q & A: 9/5/03 by Ken Mandelbaum Word from the Neil Simon Theatre is that Peter Scolari will play Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray while Dick Latessa takes a couple of brief leaves of absence in the near future. I coulda sworn I heard that somewhere... [ B ] Stage Notes 09/03/03 by Paul Wontorek At present count, there are 17 Broadway shows set to open before year's end--the highest count for a fall season in over a decade. Here's a preview of what Broadway has in store. [ P ] West End Chitty Schedules New Press Night Sept. 22 [ P ] In Aftermath of National Tragedy, a Blind Date Happens in Recent Tragic Events, With Heather Graham [ P ] Massachusetts Story, Ethan Frome, Gets Berkshires Staging Sept. 5-Oct. 26 [ P ] James Still Rewrites Twain for Diaries of Adam and Eve-Searching for Eden, in Missouri Sept. 5-Oct. 19 [ P ] Madison Rep Gives Voice to Musicals Sabina and Main-Travelled Roads, Sept. 5-21 [ P ] For Final Weekend of Acclaimed Talking Heads, Expect a Surprise Sept. 6-7 [ P ] Jekyll & Hyde's Cuccioli to Star in Paper Mill Sound of Music [ B ] Jenna Elfman Joins Nine Revival on October 7 posted at 9/5/2003 02:51:58 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ P ] Called Up: Jenna Elfman Joins Nine as New Mistress, Oct. 7: Masterson Stays [ P ] DIVA TALK: Chess in Concert, Mason's a "Winner," "Carols for a Cure" Plus News of Betty and Bernadette [ P ] Taiwan Opera Troupe to Perform Farewell My Concubine at Lincoln Center, Sept. 5-6 [ TB ] The Hot Month Review by Matthew Murray posted at 9/5/2003 10:52:01 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ STARS ] MART CROWLEY, 35 YEARS LATER, REVISITS THE "BOYS" FROM THE BOYS IN THE BAND by ELLIS NASSOUR In 1967, when �starving� writer Mart Crowley finished his play The Boys in the Band, he says he intended it to be controversial. When the play opened Off Broadway in 1968, accolades and anger were heaped upon Crowley. Looking back, Crowley says he never thought he�d achieve such acclaim or be so reviled. If you are going to be reviled for something you wrote, better it become a world-wide hit and provide the good life; and that, 35 years later, you can write a sequel about those boys. That play, The Men from the Boys, is now SRO in Los Angeles. Features: [ NYP ] EVERY WITCH WAY by MICHAEL RIEDEL A preview of "Wicked." [ NYT ] IN THE RADIO STUDIO WITH Jonathan Schwartz: An Alchemist's 36-Year Seminar by SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN For decades Jonathan Schwartz's radio programs have conjured the city for me, by introducing me to new vocalists and telling his cunning stories. [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia wonders whether or not Broadway is finally ready for Sondheim and Weidman's controversial Assassins. [ NJ ] Paper Mill star tries on mentor's shoes BY PETER FILICHIA Darius de Haas admits he's worried. [ CST ] Gregory Harrison having fun with his 'Chicago' role BY MISHA DAVENPORT [ HC ] Performance As Voice Of Gracie Requires More Than Imitation by JEFF RIVERS Through the years, people have often asked actress Didi Conn, "Did anyone ever tell you that you sound like Gracie Allen?" [ CT ] In development: Workshops in Chicago by Chris Jones [ CT ] This body puppet is fit for a `King' by Nancy Maes [ BH ] The show must go on: Lyric Stage stitches together 'Pigs' on the fly by Terry Byrne When the Lyric Stage Company decided to revive its 1999 hit, "When Pigs Fly," the staff thought they knew what they were getting into. [ BSUN ] 'Bounce' had own ups and downs before production by J. Wynn Rousuck Fall theater preview [ CST ] Vibrant theater season on the horizon News: [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH "Hairspray" speculation (second item). [ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 5 [ P ] Edward Albee Biding His Time on Possible New York Woolf Revival [ P ] New York Theatre Workshop Presents Return of Flow, Sept. 5-Oct. 5 [ P ] Donkey in the Dream Factory: Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood Premieres at DC's Arena Stage [ P ] According to the Kinsey Report: New Musical, Dr. Sex, Gets World Premiere in Chicago Sept. 5 [ P ] Sweeney Tony Winner Len Cariou to Star in Follies Concert in Boston, Nov. 14-22 "Trumbo" - Reviews: [ NYP ] AS LETTER MAN, LANE DELIVERS IN 'TRUMBO' by DONALD LYONS [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'TRUMBO' One-to-One Words of a Blacklistee by BRUCE WEBER Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo's letters, as read by Nathan Lane, are filled with thrilling torrents of words, tailored to a readership of one. [ ND ] Lane Gives Blacklisted Writer an A-List Treatment by Linda Winer [ DN ] As blacklist victim, Lane is a perfect H'wood 10 by Robert Dominguez Nathan Lane isn't returning to his Max Bialystock role in "The Producers" until New Year's Eve, but his comedic talent is in full bloom in "Trumbo," a riveting & sometimes hilarious theater piece. [ B ] Trumbo Review by Adam Feldman [ ATW ] Lane's Somber Side Emerges in Trumbo [ TM ] Trumbo Reviewed By: David Finkle Other Reviews: [ TM ] Love Letters Reviewed By: Barbara & Scott Siegel [ TM ] The Siegels' Nightlife Notes Mychelle Colleary breaks out in a new show at The Duplex; the Siegels are there to take note, and to take notes. [ USA ] Banderas brings 'Pancho' to life Written by Larry Gelbart, who has already given the medium one of its best movies (Barbarians at the Gate) and best series (M*A*S*H), Pancho chronicles the real-life partnership between Villa and movie pioneer D.W. Griffith. posted at 9/5/2003 08:09:36 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Thursday, September 04, 2003 Reviews: [ YN ] Nathan Lane Gets Serious in `Trumbo' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic Let us now sing the praises of Nathan Lane, serious actor. Features: [ B ] Preview '03-'04 #15: Other Events by Ken Mandelbaum News: [ P ] Emery Is Incarcerated Mum in MTC's Iron, Making U.S. Premiere Oct. 2 [ P ] Brian D'Arcy James in Talks to Head Cast of Manilow's Broadway-Bound Harmony [ P ] Slava's Snowshow, a No-Show in 1998, Due on Broadway in 2004 [ P ] Lorca Play in Holding Pattern as Albee Revises Text [ P ] Possible Broadway Transfer of Cruz's Anna in the Tropics Would Retain McCarter Cast [ P ] London Chicago to Welcome Richardson, Ruffelle, Dobson and Baker [ P ] Bialystock, Eh? Canadian Cast of The Producers Announced; Performances Start Nov. 21 in Toronto [ B ] Chicago's Jeff Award Noms Snub Bounce [ B ] The Nanny's Shaughnessy Heads to Urinetown [ TM ] Composer William Roy Dies at 75 Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features! [ NHA ] Say Goodnight, Gracie by Christopher Arnott Interview with Rupert Holmes. [ CB ] Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc. BY RICK PENDER Pam Myers tells all about her turn in ETC's Nite Club Confiedential posted at 9/4/2003 05:25:31 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Hugh Jackman Martin Sherman, the librettist for the new Broadway musical about the life of entertainer Peter Allen, The Boy From Oz, remembers when he first saw the show's star, Hugh Jackman. News: [ P ] Charles Shaughnessy, of "The Nanny," Is Evil Toilet Mogul in Bway's Urinetown, Sept. 9 [ P ] William Roy, Songwriter and Pianist Who Collaborated With Julie Wilson, Dead at 75 [ P ] "Who's the Boss?" Star Pintauro Part of Love! Valour! Compassion! Benefit [ P ] Richard Kind of Bounce Among 2003 Chicago Jeff Award Nominees; Ceremony is Nov. 3 And he's the only nominee from Bounce... [ P ] Fierstein, Graff, Lane, McArdle, Neuwirth, Rivera and Dozens More Part of Broadway Flea Market Sept. 21 [ P ] "Broadway Spotlight Series" Returns Off-Bway Sept. 8, With Big River Actress [ P ] Janet Jackson Is Lena Horne in New TV Biopic [ P ] Original Merrily We Roll Along Star Heads to the Chatterbox Sept. 11 Singer-actress Ann Morrison will sit down for a chat with host Seth Rudetsky at the Sept. 11 edition of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox. posted at 9/4/2003 01:29:41 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ INQ ] Picasso, in words and music by Douglas J. Keating Making a rare move, the Walnut Street Theatre is staging a new musical. "La Vie en Bleu" is a reworked French import about the great painter's life in Paris. [ BSUN ] A debut at home by J. Wynn Rousuck School for the Arts grad in 'Hairspray' [ HC ] Proof of success: Play going before cameras by Frank Rizzo Playwright David Auburn is taking it all in stride. [ YN ] Rosie O'Donnell Backs Boy George Musical by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer When it comes to "Taboo," Rosie O'Donnell has put her money where her mouth is. The former talk-show diva is the producer and sole investor in the $10 million Boy George musical, opening on Broadway Nov. 13. "I always think: Go big or go home," O'Donnell said Wednesday during a news conference at a Times Square Internet cafe to kick off Web site ticket sales for the production, which begins preview performances Oct. 24 at the Plymouth Theatre. News: [ P ] Nine Femmes Rivera and Masterson Exit Broadway Revival, Oct. 5 [ V ] American Theater Wing taps temp chief Search continues for permanent leader Howard Sherman has been named interim director of the American Theater Wing, effective immediately. He assumes the duties previously undertaken by Roy A. Somlyo, the former president of the wing, who departed the org after June's Tony Awards. [ YN ] 'Sex' Confidant Cantone Lands Sitcom Project Standup comedian and New York stage actor Mario Cantone, who co-stars on the hit HBO comedy "Sex and the City," is developing his own series. [ CST ] Jeff nominees reflect the times BY HEDY WEISS Consider nothing more than the five contenders for the Jeff Award for best production of a play during the 2002-03 season--the nominations have just been announced--and you will quickly understand why Chicago theater has the reputation it does. [ NJ ] Theater notes by Peter Filichia For the first time in its 10-year history, African Globe TheatreWorks of Newark will have two shows playing in two New Jersey cities. [ BG ] Shakespeare & less company; a Miss USA drive-by [ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 4 [ P ] Tony Winner Rupert Holmes Talks Gracie at Hartford Stage Event, Sept. 4 [ P ] Aida's Toni Braxton Has TV Weekend [ P ] Emily Loesser, Marni Nixon Sing Original Songs by Forbidden Broadway Satirist, Sept. 4 & 10 in NYC [ P ] Trumbo Starring Nathan Lane as Blacklisted Screenwriter Opens Off-Broadway, Sept. 4 [ P ] Heather Woodbury Says What Ever as P.S. 122 Hosts Solo Act, Sept. 4-21 Reviews: [ NYT ] JAZZ REVIEW | BILL CHARLAP Spreading the Rhythm (and the Joy) Around by BEN RATLIFF At the Jazz Standard on Tuesday night, Bill Charlap's trio offered a tight, polished performance. [ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | STACEY KENT A Flirtatious Soundtrack to Romance by STEPHEN HOLDEN The chemistry between musicians and the chemistry of love were tangled up in wonderful ways in a performance by the jazz singer Stacey Kent and her husband, the tenor saxophonist Jim Tomlinson. posted at 9/4/2003 07:45:45 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Wednesday, September 03, 2003 The next three stories are about a television program regarding 'blacklisting' in the 50s. [ WP ] A Friendship in the Crucible by Judith S. Gillies Naming names caused the rift in the friendship and artistic collaboration between director Elia Kazan and playwright Arthur Miller. [ BG ] Harsh judgment mars absorbing look at '50s showbiz icons by Ed Siegel Tonight's "American Masters" look at the intersecting lives of playwright Arthur Miller and director Elia Kazan twins one very smart idea with an equally stupid one. The resulting documentary doesn't cancel itself out so much as leave a bad taste instead of a savory one. [ CPD ] Probing the wounds of the blacklist era by Mark Dawidziak Some saw a Hollywood legend. Others saw a stool pigeon. Some stood up in praise of a genius nearing his 90th birthday. Others remained seated in way of protest. posted at 9/3/2003 06:51:02 PM by James Marino | Item Link [ P ] Little Shop Cast Album Due Oct. 21, With Bonus Tracks [ P ] Brad Nelson Winters, Artistic Director of Chicago's Terrapin Theatre, Dead in Homicide Brad Nelson Winters, 38, artistic director of the fringe Chicago troupe, Terrapin Theatre, was found strangled and stabbed to death Aug. 19 in his Lincoln Park apartment. [ B ] Four New Leads Join Chicago in the West End [ B ] Broadway Grosses: Fond Farewells [ TM ] Len Cariou to Headline Follies Concert in Boston posted at 9/3/2003 06:29:52 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Reviews: [ B ] CDs: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet by Ken Mandelbaum JOLSON & COMPANY (Original Cast Records) CYRANO A STOOP ON ORCHARD STREET SWEET CHARITY (Decca Broadway) Features: [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia finds that, for better or for worse, Mandy Patinkin always does things his own special way. [ TM ] All Over the Map by: Dan Bacalzo Barriers in San Francisco, Patriot Acts in Florida, and The Commedia Cinderella in Charlotte [ B ] Photo Op: Cyber Chatting with Boy George & Rosie O'Donnell News: [ TM ] Bernadette Peters Scheduled for Vacation From Gypsy [ P ] Broadway Grosses: August 25-31 [ P ] Bernadette Peters to Vacation from Gypsy Sept. 29-Oct. 4 [ P ] It's a "Winner": Karen Mason Extends Concert Run at Supper Club posted at 9/3/2003 03:27:42 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link The indispensable Milla has just posted, on All That Chat, the sad news that songwriter, conductor and accompanist Billy Roy has died. An extensive bio and list of credits can be found on this page. [ IBDB ] William Roy's Broadway Credits [ P ] Evita�with Aida's Finley�Replaces Holmes' Mancini Project at HHTC [ P ] Betty Buckley Joins Theatre Department at Texas University posted at 9/3/2003 10:37:45 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ NYP ] CRITICS TELL ALL by MICHAEL RIEDEL LET'S take a new - and admittedly diabolical - tack on the Broadway fall preview, that annual by- the-numbers rundown of all the new shows wherein the pundit is required to pick the "hot" ones. [ DN ] 'Alias' star spies new identity for show By NANCY MILLS Victor Garber. [ CST ] How the show's costumes razzle and dazzle BY LISA LENOIR Fashion Editor The costume design theories of Colleen Atwood and William Ivey Long reveal how individual interpretations of the same production can result in fantastic results on screen and stage. "Chicago" revs up audiences with its sassy songs, acrobatic dance moves and pithy dialogue. But it's the costumes that punctuate the storyline. Atwood, who designed the movie's wardrobe, and Long, who outfitted the play's, know how to paint a picture in their respective genres, defining a mood with fabrics, color and design. [ BG ] Broadway legend prepares for a run; a moviegoing battle by Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan Tommy Tune. [ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Thing About Men - Opening Night [ LADN ] Showtunes by fire by Evan Henerson "Another Op'nin, Another Show' is the opening number of Cole Porter's "Kiss me, Kate,' a musical that L.A.'s now venerable stage company Reprise!: Broadway's Best has never staged, and probably never will. For Reprise!, which opens its seventh season next week at UCLA, another op'nin of another show usually means ... Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! News: [ V ] B'way B.O. takes holiday break Six shows improved over the same time frame in 2002 Broadway greeted the Labor Day weekend with a big yawn. Twenty-three shows brought in $13,800,381, up only $129,947 or 0.95% over the previous non-holiday session. Box office was a little more robust a year ago, when receipts came to $14.1 million. [ B ] Classic Stage Company Readies New Season [ TM ] Kurtz and Lauria to Read The Guys on 9/11 Anniversary [ P ] The Barricades Arise Anew as Les Miz Returns to the Road, Sept. 9 in Atlanta [ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 3 [ P ] Harriet Walter to Promote New Book at Royal Court, Sept. 3 [ P ] Bill Irwin's Harlequin Studies Re-Examines Theatre's Classic Clown, Sept. 3-Oct. 26 [ P ] Topdog Makes Resident DC Premiere Sept. 3 at Studio, Co-Producing With MN's Mixed Blood [ P ] Neeson, Chenoweth, Williams Talk Spirituality in New Book "Working on the Inside" [ P ] Delta Burke Is Millie Villainess Starting Sept. 30 Reviews: [ WP ] Wonderfully Wiggy 'Rivals' by Peter Marks For a good time, call 202-547-1122. Be warned, though: The pleasure awaiting you is of a thoroughly wholesome variety. Satisfaction's achieved thanks to an experienced team of professionals happy to service your need for an evening of innocent fun. With Tessa Auberjonois and Hank Stratton. [ BSUN ] No other 'rival' for romance tale by J. Wynn Rousuck 1775 comedy shows silly love stories stand test of time [ DN ] Death of a H'wood friendship by David Bianculli AMERICAN MASTERS: ARTHUR MILLER, ELIA KAZAN AND THE BLACKLIST. posted at 9/3/2003 09:11:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ CST ] At Ticketmaster, best seats will go to highest bidder by Andrew Herrmann And Jim Derogatis Going once, going twice, sold: the best seats in the house. This could be good or bad... depending upon how it is executed and accepted. posted at 9/3/2003 08:12:32 AM by James Marino | Item Link Tuesday, September 02, 2003 [ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK 'Cabaret,' Soon to Close, Enriched the Theater by BRUCE WEBER Nobody doesn't like "Cabaret." O.K., that's probably an exaggeration, but unlike a lot of other long-running musicals you can name, nobody resents it. It never became a joke the way "Cats" did. It's not a symbol of corporate theater, as "The Lion King" is. You won't find anyone casting eyes upward in amazement at the taste of the theatergoing public and declaring, "Egads, won't it ever close?" the way they do with "Phantom of the Opera." (Well, I do that, anyway.) � Slide Show: Gallery of Sallys But they left out Susan Egan, so why look? :-) posted at 9/2/2003 09:55:40 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Reviews: [ VV ] Male Mental Pause As King Lear Almost Said, the Worst Is Not, So Long as We Can Say, 'It Could Be Worse' by Michael Feingold The Thing About Men at Promenade Theatre [ VV ] What's the Best Dental Floss for Removing Broken Glass? by Alexis Soloski Todd Robbins' Carnival Knowledge at Soho Playhouse News: [ P ] Go, Jo! Musical Little Women Will Play North Carolina and New Haven in 2004, Prior to Bway [ P ] True to Form, Off-Bway's CSC Has Greek, Medieval and Elizabethan Flavor in Kulick's First Season [ P ] Edward Albee Expands at Goodman Theatre in 2003-04 [ P ] Austin Pendleton Stars in World Premiere Comedy Chekhov's Rifle in NYC, Sept. 19-Oct. 4 posted at 9/2/2003 05:33:01 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ P ] THE LEADING MEN: Hunter Green It�s September, "when the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame," and while Little Shop of Horrors has just planted itself at the Virginia � with Hunter Foster � Big River, starring Michael McElroy, has taken root at the Roundabout. News: [ P ] Casting Announced for Atlantic's The Night Heron [ P ] Phantom Star Featured in Peccadillo's Jane, Oct. 2-26 [ P ] Karen Finley's Liza Tribute Make Love Extends Through Sept. 29 [ P ] Two Shows and Transportation Offered by Goodspeed in New York Express Package Nov. 24 [ P ] Public Theater's Two Noble Kinsmen Cast Announced [ P ] Earle Hyman to Star in Off-Broadway's Sacrifice to Eros, Sept. 30-Dec. 14 [ P ] Creative Team Announced for Paper Mill Ain't Misbehavin'; Tickets Now On Sale [ P ] Vineyard Playhouse Holds Reading of New Randal Myler Project Sept. 3-7 [ P ] Christian-Rock Opera, !Hero, Hopes To Be This Generation's Superstar; Tour Plays Fall Dates [ P ] John Stamos Becomes New Guido in Nine, Oct. 7 posted at 9/2/2003 04:06:14 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ B ] Preview '03-'04 #14: Off-Broadway by Ken Mandelbaum News: [ P ] Broadway's Jose Llana to Star in Four-City Flower Drum Song Tour [ P ] Complete Song List Announced for Broadway on Broadway Concert; Griffith, Tartaglia, Butler and Pitre Among Performers [ P ] Dokuchitz and Esparza Join Chess Benefit Concert Sept. 22; All-Star Company Announced [ P ] Linda Eder's "Storybook" Arrives in Stores Sept. 2 [ P ] It's "Tuesday at 7" for a Slew of Broadway Shows Beginning Sept. 2 [ B ] Jailhouse Rock Eyes Spring in the West End West End theatergoers will be dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock a little later than expected. posted at 9/2/2003 11:34:46 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ STARS ] An Interview with Sean Cullen, President of the Board of The American National Theatre by Steven M. Alper Part 2 - More probing questions and 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. posted at 9/2/2003 09:31:59 AM by James Marino | Item Link [ NYM ] New York Magazine: Fall Preview 2003 - Fall Theater Calendar [ NYT ] Seeing the Fingerprints of Other Hands in Shakespeare by WILLIAM S. NIEDERKORN In "Shakespeare, Co-Author," Brian Vickers shows overwhelming evidence of substantial work by other playwrights in five Shakespeare plays. [ NYT ] Frontier of Surreality: Mocking Reality Shows by ALESSANDRA STANLEY With "Joe Schmo," Spike TV's mock reality show, and "The Reality of Reality," Bravo's documentary, reality backlash has finally arrived. Backlash is excellent news as we can now get back to actors on TV and writing that is worth not having to get HBO for a good series. [ DN ] Seeing 'Blue' A bloody body is sprawled on some rocks off the East River. Squad cars, lights flashing, are lined up near a pier just before the South Street Seaport. Detective Andy Sipowicz, with his trademark scowl, trudges past yellow police tape to get a glimpse of the grim scene. "Cut!" shouts an "NYPD Blue" director, bringing the scene to a halt. ...thereby expanding NYC actor's credits from just Law & Order to include NYPD Blue... [ P ] The Sound of Luker: Broadway's Nine Gets New Claudia, Sept. 2 Rebecca Luker becomes the new Claudia in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Nine on Sept. 2. [ P ] Cerveris, Hyde Pierce, Blazer Star in Doll Reading at Ravinia, Sept. 2-3 Former Titanic actor Michael Cerveris, "Frasier" star David Hyde Pierce and Broadway regulars Judith Blazer and Mary Testa will star in a staged reading of the new musical Doll, which will play Chicago's Ravinia Festival Sept. 2 and 3. [ P ] TDF to Give Away Costumes to Not-for-Profits Sept. 14 Not-for-profit theatre and dance companies in need of beefing up their costume departments will want to head to the Theatre Development Fund's Costume Collection in Chelsea on Sept. 12. On that day, TDF will be giving away dozens of frocks and suits to make space for a new crop of clothing donations. Don't forget that Halloween is coming up. And a nice costume would not be too out of place at the Wicked opening party... [ P ] Tickets for Broadway Musical Wicked Go on Sale Sept. 2 [ P ] Playwright James Still Rewrites Diaries of Adam and Eve for World Premiere, Sept. 5 - Oct. 19 [ V ] 'Jailhouse' tuner rocks this spring U.K. production expected to feature 22 songs "Jailhouse Rock," the 1957 Elvis Presley film tuner, is set to roll its way to the West End in the spring as the latest in a long line of movies to materialize onstage. [ V ] New gigs for legit scribes� Zinoman to pen weekly column; McKinley takes on features [ STARS ] BroadwayRadio.com Previews Internet Radio Service Dedicated To Broadway Shows And Personalities Welcome to the fall... From the looks of it outside, we should all just read our morning BroadwayStars articles and go back to bed. But there is no better way to roll you back into dreams of you starring with Rebecca Luker in 9 than by clicking on over to the (soft?) launch of BroadwayRadio.com. Still in its testing phase, we couldn't make Craig wait anymore. Please let us know how you like it -- good and bad. Thanks. posted at 9/2/2003 08:22:45 AM by James Marino | Item Link Features: [ YN ] PBS Film Tackles Hollywood Blacklist Era by BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer Now the U.S. PBS public television service is offering the two-hour "American Masters" documentary "Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin," airing Wednesday in the United States. By coincidence, the following night marks the opening on a New York stage of "Trumbo," with Nathan Lane reading from the letters of Oscar-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, a principal figure in the beginnings of the blacklist. [ HC ] Performer's Thoroughly Gratifying Career by JEFF RIVERS Diane Phelan speaks in bubbly streams punctuated by giggles and exclamation points. [ HC ] Becoming George Burns by FRANK RIZZO The Legendary Comedian Got There In A Straight Line; Gorshin Took A Different Route [ NYT ] The Man Who Kept the Music Playing (for Hitler) by JEREMY EICHLER "Taking Sides," by the Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, asks whether the conductor Wilhelm Furtw�ngler was a principled dissident or just Hitler's bandleader. [ LAT ] Kids invest in the darndest things by Don Shirley When the play "The Woman in Black" scared the beejeebies out of 11-year-old Emmett Shoemaker, he saw an opportunity. [ STRAITS ] Giving up Broadway for the City by Tan Shzr Ee BRITISH thespian and Hugh Jackman-lookalike Andrew Halliday gave up the chance to understudy the X-Men actor in New York, and came to Singapore instead. Thanks to ElleWhy on All That Chat for the link! News: [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH Delta Burke in "Millie" (second item); and Craig Zadan and Neil Meron's "Damn Yankees" (last item). [ V ] 'Heron' flies to Atlantic Pepe to helm Butterworth prod'n, 'Tranquility' [ V ] B.O. recedes; 'Aida' 816g Road grosses [ NYT ] Weddings: Helen Kim, Stephen Lee Dr. Kim, 32, is keeping her name. She is a violinist in the orchestra of "The Producers" on Broadway and teaches children at the Diller-Quaile School of Music in New York. Congratulations! [ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 2 [ YN ] Shakespeare Actor Arrested for Sword PORTLAND, Ore. - When, five minutes before curtain call, one of the leading actors in Portland's Northwest Classical Theatre Company's production of "King Henry VI, Part 1" was arrested, his colleagues ensured that the show went on. [ P ] Rainey Joins Freeman in Steppenwolf's Topdog, Sept. 11 [ P ] "Radio Playbill" and Seth Rudetsky Preview the Season in Broadway Musicals, Sept. 1-13 [ P ] Walnut Street Stages U.S. Premiere of Picasso Musical, La Vie En Bleu, Sept. 2-Oct. 19 Break a leg, Ted Wioncek! Reviews: [ BH ] Cast has trouble staying afloat in 'Pacific Overtures' by Terry Byrne [ TB ] Pacific Overtures Boston Review by Suzanne Bixby [ CU ] The Taming of the Shrew with Janet McTeer London Review by Lizzie Loveridge posted at 9/2/2003 08:05:31 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Monday, September 01, 2003 [ NYT ] An Obscure TV Host Is Flirting With Fame by ERIK PIEPENBURG Ken Kleiber's cable-access show, "That's Kentertainment!," featuring interviews with well-known Broadway celebrities, is steadily gaining more than an underground following. [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia reports on Big River, a Sammy Davis, Jr. bio, and other things he's seen and read over the past few weeks and months. [ Z ] Voice of 'Baby Bob' Comes to 'The Practice' In other casting news, Tony winner Rae Allen will play Livia Soprano's sister on "The Sopranos." posted at 9/1/2003 09:54:10 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ DN ] Giant puppet plants itself on Broadway Audrey's back And her appetite is bigger than ever - not to mention her body. Audrey II is the mean, menacing, man-eating plant - and star - of "Little Shop of Horrors." [ TM ] The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2003 TheaterMania's Adam Klasfeld offers a first-hand report on this year's event. [ P ] Special Actors' Fund Performance of Nine Set for Sept. 14 A special performance of Nine, to benefit The Actors' Fund of America, will play 8 PM Sept. 14 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. [ P ] Ben Vereen to Direct Gravitte, Moore, Rae and More in Musical Potato, Nov. 24-30 Broadway musical actor Ben Vereen will direct a host of his colleagues in a concert version of a new children's musical, The Odd Potato, to run Nov. 24-30 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space. [ P ] Das Beauty: Broadway's Original Belle Egan Becomes Cabaret's Bowles Anew, Sept. 1 [ P ] Delta Burke Is Mrs. Meers in Bway Millie Starting in Late September; Candy Buckley Joins, Too posted at 9/1/2003 09:45:43 AM by James Marino | Item Link Sunday, August 31, 2003 [ NYP ] Liz Smith [Broadway mentions of Jasmine Guy, Robert Sean Leonard, Mario Cantone, "The Violet Hour", Mary Tyler Moore, Neil Simon, MTC, John Cullum and Lynne Meadow] posted at 8/31/2003 12:14:59 PM by James Marino | Item Link Features: [ NJ ] McCarter's busy benefactor BY PETER FILICHIA First, the busy Broadway producer confers with choreographer Kathleen Marshall to discuss the casting of his November production of "Wonderful Town." Then he checks on "Bounce," the new Stephen Sondheim musical about to open in Washington, D.C., which he just might import to Broadway. And finally Roger Berlind will make a call to see how opening night events for the new Roger S. Berlind Theatre in Princeton are proceeding. With quotes from Karen Ziemba and Scott Ellis. [ NJ ] McCarter execs excited about its second space BY PEGGY McGLONE [ BSUN ] Becoming Edna by J. Wynn Rousuck The transformation of comedy writer Bruce Vilanch into 'Hairspray's' grande dame.; With a wig and a team of experts, a comedy writer becomes Edna Turnblad of 'Hairspray.' [ LAT ] The warmest ticket in town by Don Shirley Even though it hasn't been selling out in L.A., as it did on Broadway, "The Producers" is doing well. Its producers foresee an end to "lull." [ LAT ] A mod and a rocker by Mike Boehm Clarence Williams III and Donovan Leitch have very personal reasons for signing on to do 'I Just Stopped By to See the Man.' [ HC ] Getting chatty with a reclusive 'Camille' by Frank Rizzo In the world of theater, one thing is inevitable: People will talk. [ NYT ] THEATER DISTRICT Where the Sinners of Broadway Spent a Little Time With the Saints by ERIN CHAN Before he starred in "Nine" and she made her debut in "Chicago," Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith continued a storied tradition by lighting candles at the sanctuary where the Rev. Joseph Kelly, the vicar, celebrates "the longest-running show on Broadway." [ NYT ] WHAT THEY WERE THINKING Scenic Technologies in New Windsor, N.Y. Interview by CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Martin P. Robinson and Anthony Asbury at Scenic Technologies in New Windsor, N.Y., where the carnivorous plant Audrey II was fine-tuned, July 18, 2003. Previews of 'Little Shop of Horrors' began this week on Broadway. Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features! [ FW ] Broadway 101 by Mark Lowry Fort Worth Tony winner Betty Buckley returns to teach theater course at UTA [ FW ] 'Drum' roll by Mark Lowry Playwright David Henry Hwang gives dated musical about Chinese immigrants a modern beat [ PPG ] Former PBT dancer's comeback is movin' right along by Jane Vranish "I was just hysterical," says Mabel Modrono, who started as a swing dancer but now dances the role of Judy for Ashley Tuttle at the "Movin' Out" matinee performances. In September, she takes over the role entirely for six consecutive weeks. [ ST ] Prize-winning writer peeks around corners to find 'unknown' stories by Misha Berson The first thing that strikes you about Suzan-Lori Parks is how gregarious and unassuming she is. News: [ NYT ] Weddings: Daisy Eagan, Patrick Comer Congratulations! [ YN ] Danner Joins 'Huff' Drama for Showtime [ NYT ] Jack Eisner, 77, Holocaust Chronicler, Dies by DOUGLAS MARTIN Jack P. Eisner used the millions he made in the import-export business to tell the story of how he survived the Holocaust in a book, play, movie and many public appearances. [ IBDB ] Jack Eisner's Broadway Credits Reviews: [ TM ] Tunes, Tomes, & Videos A long out-of-print studio recording of Carmen Jones starring Grace Bumbry gets a CD release courtesy of DRG. [ PPG ] Julie Andrews enjoys first date as director with charming 'Boy friend' by Christopher Rawson I saw this on Friday night, and smiled for two solid hours. A fun show, with very funny performances by Veanne Cox, Tony Roberts and Jenny Fellner. posted at 8/31/2003 11:09:11 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ V ] A compromising situation Cancelled 'Visit' points up risks in commercial-nonprofit alliances The cozy but complicated relationship between New York's not-for-profit theaters and the city's commercial producers hit a notable speed bump recently, with the sudden yanking of the long-aborning new musical "The Visit" from the Public Theater's season schedule. [ NYT ] This Is Her Life, and It May Be Yours Too by JASON ZINOMAN Heather Woodbury's sprawling play, "What Ever," involves more than 100 characters and highly poetic language, hard-headed realism and cutting satire. � Excerpt [ NYT ] Edie Falco in 'Fargo,' and Other Gems You Never Saw by EMILY NUSSBAUM Trio's "Brilliant but Cancelled" features fascinating TV zombies, the best of which make you weep for what might have been. [ NYP ] THINK 'PINK' by MARISA KULA Need further proof that the '80s are back? Check out the live (and bastardized) musical version of the classic 1986 John Hughes teen romance "Pretty in Pink," staged by local comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. [ ND ] Riffing on Two 'Regular' Guys Two gal pals identify with friendship, creativity and celebrity as Damon and Affleck in the comic hit 'Matt & Ben.' [ B ] Delta Burke to be Millie's New Mrs. Meers [ B ] Stage Notes by Paul Wontorek [ TM ] People to Watch: Philip Hopkins chats with five up-and-comers: Lisa D'Amour, Susan Bernfield, Ellen Beckerman, Raquel Hecker, and Ty Jones. [ TM ] New Voices Prize to Assist Creators of New Musicals [ P ] Broadway's Man of La Mancha Becomes a Dream After Aug. 31 The Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie, will end its run with a 7:30 PM performance on Aug. 31. [ P ] The Boy Friend Closes at Bay Street Aug. 31; New York Next? Julie Andrew's directorial vision of The Boy Friend will end its life at the Bay Street Theatre of Sag Harbor, Long Island, on Aug. 31. The run began on Aug. 5 and has attracted an audience of artists and producers from New York. [ P ] Journey's End: O'Neill Revival Ends Triumphant Broadway Run Aug. 31 The celebrated revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night, which became the great hit of the Broadway summer season, will end its limited run on Aug. 31, having returned its investment and turned away hundreds of would-be attendees. [ P ] Nine Star Laura Benanti Leaves Broadway Revival For Violet Hour, Aug. 31 [ P ] CHANNELING THEATRE: A Look at the New TV Season and Its Actors from Theatre [ P ] Coconut Grove Has U.S. Premiere of Halpern & Johnson, Plus Jolson & Co. in 2003-04 [ P ] The Edinburgh Festival Hosts a Million Customers [ P ] Tony-Nominated Eddie Izzard Brings Sexie Tour Stateside, Aug. 29 [ P ] In the Style of Buffalo and Tenor, Ken Ludwig Has Leading Ladies in the Wings [ P ] Deaf West Theatre Takes Big River On The Road; North American Tour Set for Summer 2004 The following stories come to us thanks to Talk Entertainment! [ FOX ] Hugh Jackman singing on Broadway (soon) He will play singer Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz. "Peter in Australia is like Judy Garland. He broke all the rules." [ LAT ] Walt Disney Concert Hall: small cast of big donors Disney gets top billing, of course, but most of Hollywood's elite are barely bit players. [ BBC ] Dame Judi Dench heads new Shakespeare society Actors, directors, academics are launching the British Shakespeare Association, first UK society dedicated him. [ TS ] William Shakespeare set nearly half his works in Italy. Now the city of Rome is honouring the playwright. [ CSM ] Where have the playwrights gone? Playwrights have shuttled between Hollywood & the theater for decades. The commute is looking more attractive lately. [ CSM ] William Ivey Long: he's got Broadway covered He's dressed everyone from Melanie Griffith to Mick Jagger. Tony-winning designer William Ivey Long. posted at 8/31/2003 08:49:16 AM by James Marino | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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