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Saturday, November 01, 2003
[ ND ] 'Taboo' May Delay Its Opening by Gordon Cox
No one's talking, but Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was called into an emergency meeting Friday afternoon with other major players involved in producing the show.
"Bounce" - Reviews:
[ WP ] Simply Sondheim by Peter Marks
The Musical Master's First in Nine Years Just Doesn't Have the Old 'Bounce'
[ BSUN ] 'Bounce': fun but not quite a ball by J. Wynn Rousuck
Thematically and musically rich as Bounce may be, it is hampered by a framing device that feels too pat, even for a musical that is deliberately, and often delightfully, old-fashioned.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'BOUNCE'
Sondheim Guides Two Brothers on a Tour of Life by BEN BRANTLEY
Life unfolds like a road map in "Bounce," the singing itinerary of a show from Stephen Sondheim that opened on Thursday at the Kennedy Center.
[ YN ] 'Bounce' Falls Flat by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
[ RTD ] Sondheim's 'Bounce' falls flat BY ROY PROCTOR
Script, trite songs make Kennedy Center musical a disaster
Thanks to JF on All That Chat for the link.
Other Reviews:
[ NYP ] BORDELLO MUSICAL FLAT & FLIMSY by DONALD LYONS
This trashy and confused tale, directed with vulgar emphasis and lots of climbing in and out of windows by Lisa Portes, is an automatic candidate for the Worst Musical of All Time sweepstakes.
"Wilder."
[ BH ] Go 'West' for a riveting musical by Robert Nesti
"West Side Story," with Roxane Carrasco as Anita.
[ TM ] Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Charles Wright leafs through Robert Nott's biography of John Garfield, belatedly released by Limelight Editions.
News:
[ B ] Flockhart in Final Talks to Headline Anna Christie
[ BH ] A sneak peek at NSMT's 2004 season
[ NYP ] FRIGHT-NIGHT FEVER by HEATHER GILMORE, ADAM MILLER and RITA DELFINER
A man-eating plant hungry for attention led thousands of costumed revelers through Greenwich Village last night in a spooktacular salute to Halloween.
[ YN ] London Play About Death of Kelly Opens by JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer
The Hutton Inquiry into the death of David Kelly � the weapons expert caught in a storm over the British government's case for invading Iraq � focused on the work of British spies, the machinery of government, the pressures of journalism and the tragedy of a mild-mannered scientist who died alone on a rural hillside.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 1
[ P ] Cook, Goulet, Grammer, Peters, Reynolds and More Featured in Wildlife Foundation Benefit Concert
[ P ] Musical Holmes! Gets Florida Workshop Nov. 1-4 in Orlando PlayFest
Features:
[ P ] THE LEADING MEN: World Wide Wicked by Wayman Wong
Howdy, Pilgrims! November brings Thanksgiving, but you won't find any turkeys among this month's "Leading Men": Norbert Leo Butz (Wicked), Michael Hunsaker (Listen to My Heart) and Tom Andersen ("Who Knows?").
[ P ] A Boy Named George
Charles Busch and Rosie O'Donnell have joined forces with Boy George to bring the pop star's story to Broadway in their new musical, Taboo
[ P ] Ted Chapin Tells Secrets Behind the Making of Stephen Sondheim's Follies in New Book
[ LAT ] The terrible threes by Irene Lacher
A new musical gives voice to the Shaggs, a '60s sister act that is renowned in rock 'n' roll annals -- for all the wrong reasons.
[ MST ] Jeune Lune's 'Hamlet' makes New York debut by Claude Peck
With a link to a photo gallery.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
posted at 11/1/2003 12:05:06 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Friday, October 31, 2003
Features:
[ ND ] The Family 'Cat' by Blake Green
Ashley Judd takes on the role of Maggie in a revival of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' a drama about a dysfunctional Southern Clan.
[ ND ] Time as an Unkind Stranger by Linda Winer
It has been 20 years since Tennessee Williams choked to death, apparently by accident, in his regular suite at a faded, charming Manhattan hotel in a city he had recently damned as "a rock from which ... no roses spring."
[ BS ] Celebrating the Life Force
Responding to an observation that she is one of the few actresses who appears to be having fun on stage, the 75-year-old Marian Seldes almost whispers, "Fun is an odd word."
[ BS ] Theatre as a Dark Place: Plays That Look at Theatre
At one time, it was all rather simple. Theatre was, for the most part, a place--literal and metaphorical--where kids put on a show.
[ B ] Fresh Face: Mitchel David Federan by Katie Riegel
[ B ] Photo Op: Little Shop Stars Sign CDs for Hungry Fans
[ TM ] Photo File by: Joseph Marzullo and Michael Portantiere
The stars shine brightly at opening night parties, charity events, and awards ceremonies galore.
[ P-I ] Career of 'Syringa Tree' creator thrives as it branches out by JOE ADCOCK
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
News:
[ B ] Mariah Carey Eyes The Sleeping Prince in London
[ P ] Al Hirschfeld's "Harlem" to Be Reissued February 2004
[ P ] Wicked Box Office Takes Flight After Opening
[ P ] Broadway's Sly Fox Richard Dreyfuss Set for Exonerated and Trumbo
Reviews:
[ CU ] The Retreat From Moscow
[ CU ] Tatjana in Color: The Trial of Egon Schiele
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Reviews:
[ TB ] Bounce
Review by Tracy Lyon
Features:
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Which is Witch? Menzel and Chenoweth at the Opening Night Party of Wicked
News:
[ P ] It's De-Vided: Cole Porter Birthplace Sold to Two Separate Buyers
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 18-24: Menaced Musicals
[ P ] The Syringa Tree Revisits Roots at Seattle's ACT Theatre, Oct. 31-Nov. 23
[ P ] Romance, Music, Martial Arts and Chinese History Merge in U.S. Premiere, Terracotta Warriors, in 2004
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Features:
[ B ] Random Notes on This and That: 10/31/03 by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] DIVA TALK: Buckley's Extraordinary Journey Plus d'Amboise Chats About Chicago and Carrie
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott interview Betty Buckley, review Steve Ross' My Manhattan, and catch up with Rona Munro's plays at the 29th Street Rep and MTC.
[ CP ] Right Here, Right Now by Sam Adams
Eddie Izzard is a man of many moments.
News:
[ P ] Report: Tarzan Workshop Set for January 2004
[ P ] Broadway's Dreamgirl Subs for Holiday Performances in New Musical Like Jazz
Tony Award-winning actress Jennifer Holliday (Dreamgirls) will fill in for songstress Patti Austin in the upcoming world premiere musical Like Jazz for five performances, Dec. 28-31.
[ P ] Denver Center Has Movin' Out, Hairspray and Gracie; Will La Mancha Tour?
[ P ] Full Seasons Ordered of TV's "Whoopi!" and "It's All Relative"
[ P ] Akers and Mazzie to Host Timeless Divas Concert Dec. 7
[ P ] Stars From Oz and Taboo Visit TV's "The View"
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[ NYP ] FIX IS IN AT 'TABOO' by MICHAEL RIEDEL
IN the old days, they used to fix Broadway shows out of town.
Nowadays, they do it at Angus McIndoe's.
[ NYT ] ON STAGE AND OFF
Glory for an Understudy by JASON ZINOMAN
Robin Miles has replaced Jasmine Guy in "The Violet Hour."
"Wicked":
[ B ] Photo Op: Something Wicked This Way Opens
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia runs through a wicked list of the wicked traits of Wicked, Broadway's wicked new musical.
[ B ] Did New York Critics Fall Under Wicked's Spell?
[ WP ] Kristen Chenoweth, Good Luck Charm by Peter Marks
If ever oh ever a whiz there was! With her knockout star turn in "Wicked," Kristin Chenoweth establishes herself as the most bewitching musical-comedy actress of her generation.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'WICKED'
There's Trouble in Emerald City by BEN BRANTLEY
Kristin Chenoweth upstages the lead actress Idina Menzel in her skillful send-up of Glinda the Good Witch in this revisionist look at "The Wizard of Oz."
Includes a link to a video clip.
[ USA ] Something 'Wicked' comes to Broadway by Elysa Gardner
This is the most complete, and completely satisfying, new musical I've come across in a long time.
[ ND ] Bewitched and Bothered, Too by Linda Winer
Bewildering 'Wicked' tries to be both dark and cute; so witch is it?
[ R ] Review: Wicked by Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
It's hard to imagine exactly whom the audience will be for this new Broadway musical depicting the back story behind "The Wizard of Oz."
[ DN ] It's such a 'Wicked' waste of talent by Howard Kissel
"Wicked," the "prequel" to "The Wizard of Oz," is an interminable show with no dramatic logic or emotional center.
[ NJ ] Bewitching duo: Clever script and magical score make a hot ticket BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Truly an enchanting musical, "Wicked" is a fabulous new Oz fable for the 21st century.
[ HC ] Much Good Is Wasted In `Wicked' by MALCOLM JOHNSON
Stellar Stars, Direction, Production Values Undone By Songs' Sameness, Anemic Dramatic Drive
[ BH ] Oz-based musical is spellbinding and 'Wicked' fun by Terry Byrne
[ NYP ] BROOM SHTICK by CLIVE BARNES
This is basically a kid's show with aspirations - but, as the circus folk say, children of all ages should warm at least somewhat to the technological fun and games.
[ YN ] 'Wicked' Musical Shows Another Side of Oz by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
[ B ] The Girls from Oz by Ken Mandelbaum
[ ATW ] Wicked: Punning, and Drama, and Camp - Oh My
Review by Andy Propst
[ TM ] Wicked
Reviewed By: David Finkle
Other Reviews:
[ BG ] Master class by Ed Siegel
Nathan Lane makes professor's failings funny in superb 'Butley'
[ BH ] Lack of passion spells bad news for 'Butley' by Terry Byrne
[ TM ] Butley
Reviewed By: Sandy MacDonald
[ HC ] 'Fran's Bed' Full Of Lumps by MALCOLM JOHNSON
[ ATW ] Handsomely Directed, Well Performed 'Tatjana' Explores Sisterly Bonds
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] Cabin in the Sky Comes to Life for Today's Audience
Review by Andy Propst
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'WILDER'
A Prostitute Downstairs, A Rich Fantasy Life Upstairs by BRUCE WEBER
For all its attempts to be tonally original and earthily acrid, the tale of a man's sexual awakening at Playwrights Horizons is a lost cause.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'NOBODY DON'T LIKE YOGI'
A Metaphysician for Whom Baseball Is Life and Vice Versa by BRUCE WEBER
The one-man show portrays Yogi Berra as a warm and fuzzy guy devoted to his family and baseball and an aphoristic philosopher of common sense.
[ NYT ] Theater in Review
Reviews of 'Listen to My Heart' at Upstairs at Studio 54; 'Beyond Recognition' at the Abingdon Theater Company; 'Closet Chronicles' at the Ground Floor Theater; 'U.S.S. Frankenstein' at the Axis Company.
[ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | BETTY BUCKLEY
Pushing Limits of Both Voice and Category by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Her new show at Feinstein's at the Regency is a tour de force that stretches her many-faceted voice from a fluttery murmur to a whooping blues shout.
[ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | PAULA WEST
Adding Notes of Mischief to the Music by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Paula West's new cabaret show at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel is as persuasive an illustration as I've seen that an inspired collaboration between a singer and her musicians can charge up a career and send it hurtling in the right direction.
[ DN ] A 'Mommie' lode of camp by Jami Bernard
'Die Mommie Die!" is a brilliantly pitch-perfect sendup of a particular type of cheesy movie.
Features:
[ CST ] 'Tarzan' puts Phil Collins in the swing of writing for stage BY ANGELA DAWSON
[ TVG ] Classic Panelists: Joanne Worley
Now 66 and still performing in musical theatre across America, Worley returns to the game show circuit the week of Nov. 3 as one of the Classic Game Show Week celebrities on Hollywood Squares, a show she played in its original version on NBC. TVgameshows.net caught up with Worley during a busy day of interviews in San Jose, where she is in rehearsals for a stage musical.
[ BG ] New-look 'Chicago' struts to town by Catherine Foster
"This is probably the most fun leading male role in Broadway musical theater history," says Gregory Harrison, who plays the shady lawyer Billy Flynn in the national tour of "Chicago," which opens its Boston run at the Wang on Tuesday.
[ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel, the author of How I Learned to Drive, has sent an American family on another fateful car trip in her latest play The Long Christmas Ride Home.
[ NJ ] Actor studies Tyson's touch BY PETER FILICHIA
Raphael Nash Thompson, 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, certainly has the size to be playing Othello, Shakespeare's Moor of Venice, at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison.
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Alfieri and Bergen share a Dance at Sardi's
News:
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
BILL Clinton's old girlfriend Gennifer Flowers could be coming to town soon to star in "Boobs! The World According to Ruth Wallis," the off-Broadway musical that boasts a love song titled, "Bill."
[ NYT ] O'Donnell and Publisher Spar Over Magazine's End by JONATHAN D. GLATER
[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS
HUGH RAISES $$ FOR B'WAY CARES
[ HC ] Houghton Exits O'Neill Over Consolidation Issues by FRANK RIZZO
[ NYT ] Bill Sargent, 76, a Pioneer in Closed-Circuit and Pay TV, Dies by WOLFGANG SAXON
Bill Sargent's highly promoted videotaped events were among the first closed-circuit theatrical specials and pay-per-view television showings.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 31
[ P ] De La Guarda Offer Tricks and Treats for Halloween Audiences, Oct. 31
[ P ] Children of Kennedy and Togliatti Meet in NYC Premiere of Our Fathers Oct. 31-Dec. 7
[ P ] Dorothy Fields' Son, David Lahm, Opens NYC Cabaret Show With Judy Kreston Oct. 31
[ P ] Musical Inn-Trigue: Bogardus, Sutherland, Vlastnik, Wolpe in Mufti Load of Mischief Oct. 31-Nov. 2
[ P ] Burstyn Is Civil War Child Bride in Broadway's Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Oct. 31
[ P ] Bard or Beard?: Tim Blake Nelson Plays The Beard of Avon at NYTW, Oct. 31
[ P ] Ahrens-Flaherty's Emperor's New Clothes Plays at South Coast Rep, Oct. 31-Nov. 16
[ P ] Bewitched, Weisslers Explore Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey With Director Robert Altman
[ P ] Macbeth and Glenn Close Visit Broadway St. James-for a Day
[ P ] Urinetown Recoups Investment, But Is Future asGrim as the Show's Namesake?
[ P ] Martin Moran's Confessional Play Tricky Part Planning Off-Broadway Bow
[ P ] Harper Heaven Tour to Include Helen Hayes Theater Center
[ P ] Lynn Redgrave and Avery Brooks Continue The Exonerated National Tour
[ P ] Fiddler on the Roof Box Office Opens Nov. 17; Design Team Announced
[ P ] Bridewell's Trans-Atlantic Showcase Features New Musicals
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Thursday, October 30, 2003
Reviews:
[ TB ] Wicked
Review by Matthew Murray
Wicked is the ultimate whitewashed example of how a musical written to pander can even fail at that when it has no centralized guiding force.
[ ND ] An Adolescent Study From Life by Gordon Cox
'Tatjana in Color" is the third play by Julia Jordan to open in New York this season, and it's also the most ambitious.
[ TB ] What's New on the Rialto: Colored Lights
Book Review by Alan Gomberg
[ ATW ] Filtering Headlines from 'Oz'
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] Evita, Pieter and Bambi Anything But a Drag in Foreign AIDS
Review by Andy Propst
[ CU ] Wilder
Review
Features:
[ YN ] AP Interview: Julie Andrews Authors Books by SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, Associated Press Writer
[ B ] Photo Op: Scarespray Offers Up Halloween Treats
News:
[ YN ] Rosie O'Donnell, Publisher Square Off by SAMUEL MAULL, Associated Press Writer
[ B ] Rat Pack Confidential to Shutter in London
[ B ] Stars to Perform for Only Make Believe Benefit
[ TM ] Pig Out at Applebee's -- For Charity!
[ B ] Loggia, Rees, Durning & Lloyd Ready for Trumbo
[ P ] New Stars Join Upcoming Off-Broadway Casts of Trumbo
[ P ] Fiddler on the Roof Inspiration Personified Off-Broadway, Dec. 3
[ P ] Princess Grace Awards Presented to Theatre Artists in New York City
[ P ] Bounce to Be Recorded by Nonesuch Nov. 10 in Washington, DC
[ P ] Goetz Is Scrooge in Guthrie's 29th Annual A Christmas Carol
[ P ] James Houghton Resigns as Artistic Director of O'Neill Playwrights Conference
[ P ] Charles Busch Is Auntie Mame at Nov. 24 All-Star Benefit Reading
[ P ] Golden Girls Host Benefit Concert for MAC Nov. 6
[ P ] "Theater Talk" Features Little Shop of Horrors' Menken Oct. 31
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[ CNY ] Hollywood union moves downtown
The Motion Picture Editors Guild is relocating its East Coast operations to a newly purchased downtown condo from Times Square. When rent at MPEG's 165 West 46th St. offices tripled to $38 a square foot, the union decided to buy a commercial condo at 145 Hudson St.
165 W 46 is the Actor's Equity building that houses AEA and many Broadway production, GM and press offices among others. Will Broadway get priced out of Broadway offices?
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[ P ] O'Hare, Dilly, Lewis Join Nov. 16-17 Encores! Bash
[ B ] Were Critics in Step With Six Dance Lessons?
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[ V ] Thesps stage B'way rally
Jackman, Arnaz, Chalfant show support
Several hundred thesps, stage managers and supporters rallied Wednesday at Duffy Square in the Broadway district of Gotham to protest the proliferation of non-Equity touring shows.
[ V ] Inside Move: 'Urinetown' flush with profit
Prod'n recoups $3.7 mil investment
The big news on West 43rd Street isn't that the Henry Miller Theater will be torn down, that the Durst organization is putting up a 57-story skyscraper in its place or even that "Urinetown" will have to vacate the Miller premises Feb. 15.
[ V ] 'Out's' Sunjata coming to 'Rescue' �
Thesp ankles stage for small screen
[ V ] Tonys tap seven for nom panel �
Two journalists, thesp, scribe, agent among additions
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News:
[ NYT ] Artistic Director of Playwrights Conference Resigns Post by ROBIN POGREBIN
James Houghton has left the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, which nurtures the careers of aspiring writers, in a pique over reorganization.
[ NYT ] Actors Rally to Protest Non-Equity Road Shows by JASON ZINOMAN
The use of non-Equity touring companies is shaping up as the most contentious issue between the union and producers.
[ NJ ] Center stage by Peter Filichia
Theatergoers may not recognize the name, but they know Lenny Wolpe's face -- he's appeared on "Six Feet Under," "The King of Queens" and "Beverly Hills, 90210," among dozens of other TV shows.
[ HC ] Late-night 'Holiday Ham' Drag Show At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo
[ P ] The Witches of Oz: Stephen Schwartz's Wicked Opens Oct. 30
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 30
[ P ] Neil LaBute�s Mercy Seat Has Its UK Premiere, Oct. 30
[ P ] Tim Robbins Directs His War Drama Embedded at The Actors' Gang Theatre, Oct. 30-Dec. 21
[ P ] Hot Flashes Go Hollywood as Menopause The Musical Heads to Los Angeles, Oct. 30
[ P ] Amy Coady Sings Theatre Music and Standards at Mama Rose's Oct. 30-Nov. 16
[ P ] Sondheim's Bounce Opens at Kennedy Center Oct. 30
[ P ] Mullets Over Off-Off-Bway: Road House, Once a Swayze Film, Hits NYC Stage, Oct. 30-Nov. 22
[ P ] New Musical, The Girl in the Frame, Gets Premiere in Boston, Oct. 30-Nov. 9
"Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks":
[ NYP ] HAMILL, BERGEN GIVE 'LESSONS' IN HOW TO ACT by CLIVE BARNES
Undoubtably the best thing about the evening are the awesomely professional and very pleasing performances by Bergen and Hamill.
[ DN ] 'Dance Lessons' a misstep by Howard Kissel
[ NJ ] Fleeting 'Dance Lessons' treads on its own toes BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ TM ] Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ B ] Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Review by William Stevenson
[ B ] Photo Op: A Swingin' Sardi's Soiree for Six Dance Lessons
Features:
[ NYT ] Musical, a Lawsuit and a Lot of Pressure by JESSE McKINLEY
Rosie O'Donnell has two openings this month: one on Broadway, where the musical she's producing is in previews, and the other in a downtown courtroom.
[ NYT ] HOUSE PROUD
In a Greek Revival, Wit and Stagecraft by JOHN LELAND
Like his shows, the home of Tom Viertel, part of the Broadway team that produced "The Producers" and "Little Shop of Horrors," is an exercise in memory.
[ CSM ] A new twist on the Land of Oz by Iris fanger
"Wicked."
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003
"Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" - Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW
Happiness So Unlikely It's Probably Inevitable by BRUCE WEBER
"Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" is the most dismissible entry on Broadway of the last few seasons.
[ YN ] 'Six Dance Lessons' Has Two Left Feet by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
This innocuous play by Richard Alfieri recalls wan Broadway comedies of years gone by, shows that inexplicably got to New York and then disappeared quickly.
[ ND ] 'Dance Lessons': Step-by-Step Formula by Linda Winer
It may be better to skip these classes and head onto the dance floor
[ TB ] Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Review by Matthew Murray
This is a play that desperately wants you to like it, and even dares you not to.
Other Reviews:
[ TM ] Is It Hot In Here...or Is It Me?
Los Angeles Review By: Jonas Schwartz
[ B ] New Leads Bring Drama Critics Back to Nine
[ ATW ] Of a Man-Boy and His Women
Review by Andy Propst
[ CU ] Nine
Review
[ TM ] Wilder
Reviewed By: David Finkle
Features:
[ B ] Stage Notes: 10/29/03 by Paul Wontorek
By leaving the Manhattan Theater Club's production of The Violet Hour mid-performance last Thursday night, former sitcom sweetheart Jasmine Guy (who was also a pretty damn good former Velma Kelly a few years back) joined a prestigious list of talents who have become casualties of the 2003-04 Broadway season. By my count, Guy is the 20th star to find herself suddenly not playing a principal Broadway role this fall.
[ TM ] Nobody Don't Like Ben by: Michael Buckley
Ben Gazzara talks about his role in Nobody Don't Like Yogi and other career highlights.
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: John's Women; Stamos and cast take Nine bow Oct. 28th
[ B ] Photo Op: New Leads Slink Into Award-Winning Nine
That Paul sure goes to the best parties... :-)
News:
[ ND ] Minetta Lane Gets That 'Synching' Feeling by Gordon Cox
You're not a real New Yorker until you've seen Lypsinka.
Plus Mary Beth Peil on "Frame 312" (third item).
[ TM ] Forbidden Acts To Be Celebrated at Drama Book Shop
[ P ] The Thing About Running Men; Gurwin Kicks Off NYC Marathon in Song, Nov. 2
[ P ] Jack Temchin, New York Producer Committed to New Works, Dead at 57
[ P ] Berkeley Rep Adds Ibsen's Ghosts to 2003-2004 Season
[ P ] Off-Broadway�s Chashama Sees an Apparition, Nov. 7-23
[ P ] Frank Verlizzo, Famed "Fraver" of Theatrical Poster Fame, Joins Murphy Group
[ B ] Busch to Play Auntie Mame for BC/EFA Benefit
[ B ] Urinetown's Future Uncertain as Theater Closes
[ P ] Boston's Huntington Opens Butley Revival with Lane and Bates, Oct. 29
[ P ] He's Out: Take Me Out's Daniel Sunjata Will Retire His Empires Uniform Jan. 4, 2004
[ P ] $25 Front-Row Tickets Available for Wicked Opening Night
[ P ] David Edgar's Political Epic, Continental Divide, Will Travel to U.K. in 2004 After U.S. Run
[ P ] Alvin Ailey Announces Bob Fosse-Gwen Verdon Fellowship
[ P ] Taboo's Leigh Bowery Explored in TV Documentary; Rosie O'Donnell Hosts
[ P ] Audra McDonald and Josh Groban Featured on PBS Concert Oct. 29
[ P ] Wicked's Chenoweth to Star in Alice in Wonderland
[ P ] Urinetown Forced to Vacate Its Broadway Home in February
[ YN ] Singer Reed Producing Nashville Musical
FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Singer-actor Jerry Reed, best known for his role in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, is producing an original musical to be performed at a theater in a Nashville suburb.
[ TM ] Andreas, Esparza, Frug� et al. Win Barrymore Awards
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[ CNY ] SAG and AFTRA ratify new radio/TV contract
[ NYP ] PIANIST IN GRISLY KIN SLAY
A renowned Manhattan pianist and an expert on Broadway composer Cole Porter has been arrested in the fatal bludgeoning of her brother-in-law, whom she had been visiting in Pennsylvania over the weekend. Conductor Judith Brown, 59, the author of the "Unpublished Cole Porter," a compilation of his songs, was being held without bail yesterday in a county lock-up in the Poconos, awaiting formal charges in the murder of Joseph Bertilacci, 88, on Saturday.
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News:
[ NYP ] CHANGES BY THE 'HOUR' by MICHAEL RIEDEL
WHAT'S going on with "The Violet Hour"?
Richard Greenberg's eagerly awaited new play has been in previews a couple of weeks and already there are so many bodies piling up, the producers might as well park a hearse outside the stage door.
Note the error in the photo caption.
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
ALL THE NEWS FIT TO LIFT
Hee hee...
[ V ] 'Out's' Sunjata coming to 'Rescue'
Thesp ankles stage for small screen
Daniel Sunjata will segue from Broadway to the tube in January.
[ P ] The Mill Is Alive With The Sound of Music, Oct. 29-Dec. 14
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 29
[ P ] Cutting a Rug at the Belasco, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Opens Oct. 29
[ P ] Goodnight, Moon: Kushner-Tesori Musical Caroline, or Change Begins Previews
[ P ] James Lapine Drama Fran's Bed with Farrow Opens at Long Wharf, Oct. 29
Features:
[ DN ] Make broom for a 'Wicked' Idina by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
[ DN ] Chenoweth plays Glinda as the not-so-good witch by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
How fitting � even Kristin's interview is shorter. :-)
[ HC ] Straight Farrow by FRANK RIZZO
Actress, Between Long Wharf Rehearsals, Takes An Unflinching Look Back
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia reports on the kind of family reunion that can only happen in the theater.
[ INQ ] Taking artistic license with the Barnes by Desmond Ryan
Playwright Thomas Gibbons based 'Permanent Collection' on the Barnes controversy, but invented the drama's central conflict.
Reviews:
[ YN ] Revival of 'Nine' Is Less Than 10 by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
[ B ] The Trouble With Contini by Ken Mandelbaum
[ DN ] 'Nine' adds a familiar face by Howard Kissel
[ NYT ] DANCE REVIEW | 'GOTTA DANCE! A DANCE TRIBUTE TO HOLLYWOOD'
A Gathering of Stars From Many Firmaments Glitter for One Night by JACK ANDERSON
At Career Transition for Dancers' ninth annual gala, outstanding contributions to dance were honored during an evening that radiated good cheer.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ATTACKS ON THE HEART'
When Worlds Collide, Love Is Imperiled by MARGO JEFFERSON
In Arthur Laurents' newest play, this master of the well-made melodrama keeps grappling with questions that matter.
[ NJ ] Observe Yogi a lot by watching Gazzara BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Ben Gazzara is a real winner as Yogi Berra in the amiable one-man show that opened Sunday at the Lamb's Theatre
[ N&O ] Swit makes magnificent Mame by ROY C. DICKS
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
[ NYT ] A Theater Is Closing, Leaving a Hit Show in the Cold by BRUCE WEBER
"Urinetown," the unlikely musical hit that has been occupying Henry Miller's Theater on West 43rd Street for more than two years under the threat of eviction, has finally gotten the bad news. The producers were told on Monday that the show would have to leave the theater by Feb. 15 because a 57-story skyscraper was about to be built on the Avenue of the Americas between 42nd and 43rd Streets, a site that includes the theater.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'NINE'
A New Cad and Fresh Fantasy Signorinas by BEN BRANTLEY
posted at 10/28/2003 09:19:46 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Features:
[ B ] Q&A: Kristin Chenoweth by William Stevenson
[ B ] Photo Op: Happy Birthday, Movin' Out!
[ B ] Photo Op: A Swanky Bash for Charles Busch's Die, Mommie, Die
[ B ] Photo Op: Ricki Lake Visits Little Shop of Horrors
[ B ] Photo Op: I Love You Celebrates 3,000 Performances
[ BS ] Ploy-Within-a-Play
Richard Seyd elucidates his directorial processes for 'Noises Off.'
News:
[ P ] Powers to Star in Hall-Directed Windermere and King and I Tour
Stefanie Powers ("Hart to Hart") will take to the stage in two upcoming classics: a Sir Peter Hall-directed Australian production of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan followed by a stint as Anna in a tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, according to the actress' publicist.
[ P ] Craig Bierko and Bronson Pinchot Are Leading Ladies in Oct. 30 Reading
Ken Ludwig's new comedy, Leading Ladies, will have a reading Oct. 30 at the Cleveland Playhouse with Bronson Pinchot and Craig Bierko in the drag roles of two actors masquerading as sisters in an effort to snag a fortune.
[ P ] Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse Will Shutter
[ P ] New Report Calls for Government�s Millions to Save West End Theatres
London�s theatres made national news headlines in England today as the Theatres Trust demanded that the British government spends around £250 million over 15 years to stop Theatreland crumbling into the dust.
[ P ] Lincoln Center Theater Will Produce Ahrens and Flaherty�s Dessa Rose Project in 2004-05
[ P ] Fore! Off-Bway's Golf: The Musical Will Tee Off Nov. 19 Rather Than Nov. 5
[ P ] Equity to Protest Non-Union Touring Productions at Oct. 29 Times Square Rally
[ P ] Paula Vogel Looks to Write New Play for 2004-05 Signature Season
[ P ] Raúl Esparza, Romain Frugé, Christine Andreas, Jeffrey Hatcher Win 2003 Barrymore Awards in Philly
[ P ] Chicago City Limits Extends Run Through New Year's Eve
[ P ] Regis and Kelly Welcome Taboo's Boy George
[ P ] D'Abruzzo, Korey, Mason and More Featured in Making Miracles! Concert
[ P ] Bogardus, Childs, Ford and Others Join Tony Awards Nominating Committee
[ P ] "Monday, Monday": Judy Kuhn Returns to Joe's Pub in November
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: Best That You Can Do
[ B ] Barrymore Awards Honor Philly's Best Theater
[ TM ] Fosse-Verdon Fellowship Established at The Ailey School
[ TM ] "Musicals in Mufti" Casts Man with a Load of Mischief
[ B ] New Tony Nominating Committee Announced
Reviews:
[ ND ] 'Nine': Unsteady Footing in Big Shoes by Gordon Cox
Review of the new cast.
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott wrap up their comprehensive coverage of the 14th Annual Cabaret Convention at The Town Hall.
[ VV ] Twofer Romance
When you lock two Jacobean scribblers in a room with one scenario, don't expect Hamlet by Michael Feingold
The Two Noble Kinsmen
[ VV ] Academics Devour Their Books; Spouses Devour Each Other by Michael Feingold
The Retreat From Moscow; Strictly Academic
[ VV ] Sightlines by Charles Mcnulty
Hamlet
[ VV ] Tough as Nails
Mother and daughter confess in Munro's felonious drama by Alisa Solomon
Rona Munro's Iron
[ VV ] The Abnormal Heart
South African satirist dresses up to politically dress down by Tom Sellar
Pieter-Dirk Uys's Foreign Aids
posted at 10/28/2003 06:00:28 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
News:
[ INQ ] Sweet music for the Prince
The theater's musical productions danced away with a leading six Barrymore Awards for excellence. By Desmond Ryan
Four awards went to Green Violin - to Rebecca Bayla Taichman (direction), Ra�l Esparza (leading actor), Frank London (original music), and David Dorfman (choreography). Broadway performer Christine Andreas took the award for leading actress in a musical for the Prince's revival of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey, and Romain Frug� won for supporting actor in the family show Peter Pan and Wendy.
[ NYT ] Despite Cast Losses, 'Violet' Will Go On by ROBIN POGREBIN
Cast changes for "The Violet Hour" have given the Manhattan Theater Club's inaugural production a bumpy start.
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
"I'M HERE! Are you scared?"
That was Liza Minnelli's opening line to a packed house at the Actor's Fund benefit in L.A. over the weekend.
[ DN ] Children get a B'way cue by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
Bernadette Peters wants Broadway audiences to be smaller.
Or at least shorter.
[ WP ] For Michael Kaiser, the Surprise Surprises by Roxanne Roberts
It was no small trick to pull off a stealth 50th birthday party for Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser. "After the initial shock, embarrassment and humiliation wears off, it's terrific," said composer Stephen Sondheim.
[ V ] Tonys tap seven for nom panel
Two journalists, thesp, scribe, agent among additions
[ P ] Taboo Take 2: New Boy George Musical Begins Previews Oct. 28
[ P ] "Tonight": West Side Story, with Chicago's Carrasco, Begins Performances at NSMT Oct. 28
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 28
[ P ] Peter Scolari Joins Broadway Hairspray Oct. 28-Nov. 2
[ P ] The Head That Wears a Crown: Henry IV Begins at Lincoln Center, Oct. 28
[ P ] Gerswhins' Porgy and Bess Tour Plays Boston's Cutler Majestic, Oct. 28-Nov. 2
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: October 20-26
Features:
[ NYT ] Sendak and Kushner Let Humor Get Through by MEL GUSSOW
Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushner have collaborated on "Brundibar," a picture book based on an opera performed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
[ YN ] Original 'Ziegfeld Girls' Mark Birthday by DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer
The high kicks don't come anymore, but Doris Eaton can still hit her mark.
[ NYT ] A U.S. Rebirth for Mexico's Comic Legend by SIMON ROMERO
As part of a wider rediscovery of the work of Cantinflas, a new play has begun to jar memories of the actor who is considered to be an icon of Mexican cinema.
[ WP ] Backstage: Bearing the Burden of 'Proof' by Jane Horwitz
Keira Naughton loves getting angry and staying that way as the troubled daughter of a math genius in "Proof," at Arena Stage through Nov. 23.
"Hamlet" - Reviews:
[ ND ] Something Fresh In The State of Denmark by Gordon Cox
People appear as if by magic in Theatre de la Jeune Lune's production of "Hamlet."
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'HAMLET'
A Sandbox for Hamlet, Without the Politics by BRUCE WEBER
The Theatre de la Jeune Lune's short, fast-paced production at the New Victory Theater is designed to enchant and entertain more than to overpower.
[ ATW ] ADULT PERSPECTIVE: Hamlet at the New Victory Theater
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] YOUTH PERSPECTIVE: Hamlet at the New Victory Theater
Review by James Dennin
"Nobody Don't Like Yogi" � Reviews and Features:
[ DN ] The un-Berra-able tameness of 'Yogi' by Howard Kissel
[ NYT ] A Stage Portrait of Berra, Returning to the Bronx by RICHARD SANDOMIR
[ BSUN ] Gazzara as Yogi: a new fork in his acting road by William Kates
Other Reviews:
[ NJ ] Freedom carries a painful price tag BY PETER FILICHIA
Eva Schlesinger is a well-educated, meticulously dressed, immaculately groomed teenager of 17. Would anyone ever guess that this happy and self-assured girl is a victim of the Holocaust?
[ B ] CDs: Don't Feed the Plants by Ken Mandelbaum
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (DRG)
SALLY ANN TRIPLETT: ANYTHING GOES (JAY)
STEFANIE POWERS: ON THE SAME PAGE (Jambo Music)
[ ATW ] Tovah Feldshuh Triumphs in Golda's Balcony
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] Decca Releases Lorelei - The Blonde Still Has It
CD Review by Andy Propst
posted at 10/28/2003 08:21:06 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Monday, October 27, 2003
News:
[ B ] Public's Caroline, Or Change Delays 1st Preview
[ LAT ] Obituary: H.W. Sargent Jr., 76; Impresario, Pioneer of Pay-Per-View TV by Myrna Oliver
H. William "Bill" Sargent Jr., the entertainment impresario who pioneered pay-per-view television, put such stage plays as "Hamlet," starring Richard Burton, into motion picture theaters and produced the landmark film "Richard Pryor: Live in Concert," has died.
[ IBDB ] Bill Sargent's Broadway Credits
[ B ] Grand Hotel, Stoppard Highlight Donmar Season
[ B ] Tix on Sale for Brit Revivals of Betrayal and Dark
[ TM ] Encores! Bash to Celebrate City Center's 60th Anniversary
[ TM ] Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Workshop Cast Announced
[ P ] Spamelot, "Monty Python" Scribe Eric Idle Brings Greedy Bastard Tour to NYC
[ P ] Mop Boy Wants to Be Funk's Top Boy in Funkentine Rapture Musical; NYC Readings Are Nov. 3-4
[ P ] Neuwirth, Benanti, Bobbie and More Set for Encores! Anniversary Bash, Nov. 16-17
[ P ] Miss America Heads to the "Broadway Spotlight" Nov. 3
[ P ] Original Ziegfeld Alumni Gather for New Amsterdam's 100th
[ P ] Stacy Keach Plays Scrooge in Trinity Rep A Christmas Carol in Boston, Dec. 9-27
[ P ] Shop Girl Makes Good: Musical Hello...Hello Echoes Again in Toronto Nov. 5-Dec. 14
[ P ] Songs from New Andrew Lippa Musicals Premiered in Nov. 2 Notes from New York
[ P ] Broadway's Cohenour Stars as Glinda in Emerald City Run of The Wizard of Oz
[ P ] Take Me Out Loses Weller and Gabriel; Watford and Alexander on Deck for Nov. 4
[ P ] "Alan Campbell Presents" Lauren Kennedy and Jason Robert Brown, Dec. 5 and 6
[ P ] Musical Caroline Changes First Preview; to Begin Oct. 29
[ P ] Kids' Night on Broadway Set for Feb. 3; Gypsy's Peters to Host Kick-Off Event
[ P ] Drama Dept. Offers Holiday Special with Hairspray's Hoffman
[ P ] Don Evans, Playwright and Professor Who Penned One Monkey Don't Stop No Show, Dead at 65
Features:
[ TM ] Speak the Speech, I Pray You
Renowned voice teacher Patsy Rodenburg has a passionate conversation with David Finkle.
[ BS ] Amazing Space Rehearsal, Part II
Theatre Space Guide: Finding Appropriate and Affordable Venues
[ BS ] Building, Renovating, Surviving
Both Alive and in Planning Stages, Harlem Nonprofit Theatres Suit Up
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Douglas Sills joins in "Scarespray" fun at Hairspray
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Gazzara celebrates his opening in Yogi
Reviews:
[ CU ] Sacrifice To Eros
Review
[ TM ] Sacrifice to Eros
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ CU ] Nobody Don't Like Yogi
Review
[ ATW ] A Chilly, and Fantasy-Filled, Look at the Wilder Side
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] Iron's Weight Crushes Admiration
Review by Andy Propst
[ SS ] A mostly sour take on playwright's affair with comedian by Jack Zink
Back in 1983, when they were still more or less an item, Ginger Reiter wrote a musical about her relationship with comedian Jackie Mason called Oh, Jackie Oh.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
posted at 10/27/2003 05:36:29 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ STARS ] All-Star Concert of Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden on World AIDS Day
Features:
[ B ] Q & A: 10/27/03 by Ken Mandelbaum
[ B ] Fresh Face: Megan McGinnis by Kevin Manganaro
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Sternhagen, Roberts, Fuller, Price Honor David Craig
News:
[ B ] Alexander & Watford to Join Take Me Out Team
[ B ] Tickets On Sale for Acclaimed I Am My Own Wife
[ P ] Anne Rogers Makes West End Comeback in Over My Shoulder, Beginning Oct. 17
[ P ] "Thank You for Being a Friend": Golden Girls: Live! Moves Off Broadway
[ P ] Herb Gardner To Be Remembered at Oct. 28 Memorial at Bway's Booth Theatre
[ P ] Cariou and Robards Read Lee Blessing's Winning Streak in NYC Nov. 3
[ P ] National Actors Theatre's Right You Are, Featuring Randall, Fuller and Tucci, Begins Nov. 25
[ P ] Rosie O�Donnell, Boy George and Taboo Cast on "Radio Playbill" Oct. 27-Nov. 8
[ P ] Pittsburgh CLO Does Lambeth Walk, Whistles a Happy Tune and Steps to the Bad Side in 2004
[ P ] Donmar Warehouse�s New Season to Include Stoppard, Jones, Grand Hotel
[ P ] Other Voices VII Benefit Features Melba Moore and Stars of Zanna, Don't!
[ P ] Broadway's Thanksgiving Week Performance Schedule
posted at 10/27/2003 01:32:28 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ TB ] BRANTLEY & RIEDEL in a Dunk Tank???
Rumor: Susan Haskins (from Theater Talk) is going to let 'fans' get a shot in the name of charity...
The following story comes to us thanks to Talk Entertainment!
[ FOX ] Rosie O'Donnell's star didn�t exactly disappear
Raul Esparza's snit the other day at rehearsals for Taboo was not so different than anything else they've ever seen.
The following is concerning Rosie's lawsuit over the "Rosie" magazine.
[ USA ] Finger-pointing court battle by Ann Oldenburg
Rosie's going on trial Tuesday.
- "In June, O'Donnell tried for a $10 million out-of-court settlement."
posted at 10/27/2003 08:18:46 AM by James Marino | Item Link
Features:
[ NYT ] Can Hugh Jackman Save 'Oz'? by ROBIN POGREBIN
Will this charismatic Australian movie star be enough of a draw to enable "The Boy From Oz" to recoup its cost, and what happens after he leaves?
[ P ] "Big Daddy" Ned Beatty
These days you won't find much in the way of graceful, docile tones wafting from the Music Box Theatre.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Just how useful for show tune lovers is the new Zagat Music Guide?
[ WP ] Lily Tomlin Gets One Wingy-Dingy by Jennifer Frey
Comics ranging from Elaine Stritch to George Lopez to Miss Piggy took the stage at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall last night in a comedic tribute to Lily Tomlin, this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for humor.
"Wilder" - Reviews:
[ ND ] It's a Jaunty Walk on the 'Wilder' Side by Linda Winer
What a peculiar, sensual, oddly enchanting little musical opened last night at Playwrights Horizons.
[ NJ ] 'Wilder' couldn't be drearier BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
They're being terribly arty up in the top floor studio space at Playwrights Horizons, where "Wilder" opened last night. Let's underline the terrible part.
[ YN ] 'Wilder' More Pretentious Than Passionate by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
[ TB ] Wilder
Review by Matthew Murray
One would think that the story of an adolescent coming of age in a bordello would have to be at least interesting, and possibly sexy or erotic. In the case of Wilder, which just opened at Playwrights Horizons, one would be very, very wrong.
[ B ] Wilder
Review by William Stevenson
"Nobody Don't Like Yogi" - Reviews:
[ ND ] Half of 'Yogi' Is 90% Likable by Gordon Cox
Berra fans will cheer for making this play necessary
[ YN ] Ben Gazzara Shines As Yogi Berra by PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer
[ TM ] Nobody Don't Like Yogi
Reviewed By: Matthew Murray
Other Reviews:
[ HC ] 'As You Like It' Cool Tale by MALCOLM JOHNSON
Fine Acting, But Rarely Exciting
[ HC ] Pruning Hurts This 'Tree' by MALCOLM JOHNSON
Revised Book Trims Key Part
[ NYP ] NEW CAST GOES WITH THE FLOW by CLIVE BARNES
SOME shows go down the drain once the original cast is flushed away, but "Urinetown" is still gurgling merrily along.
[ NJ ] Witty look at battle of the sexes BY PETER FILICHIA
What is it that women want?
Based on the laughter and applause they gave at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen on Saturday night, the answer is Alan Finkle in "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?"
[ CU ] Hamlet from the Theatre De La Jeune Lune
Review
[ CU ] Beyond Recognition
Review
[ CU ] Iron
Review
[ TB ] Another Evita in Another Hall
Review by Bob Rendell
With Felicia Finley.
[ NYer ] THE TIES THAT BLIND by JOHN LAHR
A marriage dissolves in �The Retreat from Moscow.�
[ ND ] But It Wasn't His Way by Will Friedwald
Recreating Sinatra live risks giving him razzle-dazzle he never had
News:
[ V ] 'Boheme' bow pushed back
Luhrmann moves after 'Never Gonna Dance' bails
Center Theatre Group has moved its presentation of Baz Luhrmann's production of Puccini's "La Boh�me" to January, making it the opener of its 37th season at the Ahmanson Theatre.
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
Liza; a Rod Stewart musical; Dee Hoty in "Mamma Mia"; "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
[ P ] Fame Cast Heads Into Recording Studio Oct. 27
[ P ] Stars Come Out for Gotta Dance! Benefit Oct. 27 at City Center
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 27
[ P ] The Way They Look Tonight: Never Gonna Dance, the "New" Kern Musical, Begins Oct. 27
[ P ] Avenue Q Stars Head to the Chatterbox Oct. 30
[ P ] Marc Kudisch and Edward Albee Salute Ned Rorem Oct. 27
[ P ] Barrymore Awards Handed Out in Philly Oct. 27
posted at 10/27/2003 07:54:04 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Sunday, October 26, 2003
[ PBP ] The Fate of Kate by Hap Erstein
She has been Mary Ryan, the strong-willed daughter on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope. She has been Capt. Kathryn Janeway, the commander of a Federation starship on Star Trek: Voyager. But even as actress Kate Mulgrew played these two headstrong characters, it was hard not to miss her striking physical and vocal resemblance to a third kindred spirit.
posted at 10/26/2003 04:04:06 PM by James Marino | Item Link
Features:
[ NJ ] Broom service BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Co-stars are a 'Wicked' pair
[ NYT ] The Wicked Young Witches by BRUCE WEBER
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel are the leading enchantresses of a pre-Dorothy Oz in "Wicked," a new $14 million Broadway musical.
[ ND ] The Yellow Brick Road Goes On... by Karin Lipson
[ P ] CHANNELING THEATRE: Stage Actors Find a Home on TV's "Ed"
This month we again look at New York actors working in television, in this case on "Ed" (NBC, Wednesday, 8 PM ET), and chat with the series co-executive producer, Merrill Karpf.
[ WP ] Two Gold Diggers, Getting One More Lucky 'Bounce' by Nelson Pressley
Meet the Mizners: Visionaries, Con Men & Sondheim's Inspiration
[ WP ] Lily's Long Bloom by Ann Hornaday
Twain Prize Winner Tomlin Redefined the Character of Comedy
[ NYT ] Eileen Atkins, Performing as Herself by AMY BLOOM
"I've grown to like her," says Dame Eileen about her character in "The Retreat From Moscow" at the Booth Theater.
[ BG ] Actor, playwright is queen for today by Christopher Muther
Charles Busch.
[ DN ] Formidable 'Follies' by Howard Kissel
A new book tells the story of the landmark musical
[ INQ ] Honoring a life spent on region's stages by Douglas J. Keating
Tom McCarthy.
[ INQ ] Two theaters' absences dog awards by Douglas J. Keating
Although the names of the winners of the Barrymore Awards for excellence in the 2002-2003 theater season will remain secret until they are announced at tomorrow night's ceremony in the Annenberg Center, one thing about them is known in advance: None will be associated with shows presented by two of the area's larger theaters.
[ BG ] In Stoneham, young company's risks play a major role by Louise Kennedy
Taking chances with new work to build audiences and artistic aspirations
With quotes from Israel Horovitz.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!
[ OS ] Why they call it a 'work' by Elizabeth Maupin
More from Israel Horovitz.
[ MH ] Catching up with Cruz BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
Riding the wave of his Pulitzer Prize, Miamian Nilo Cruz is enjoying the road show
[ IS ] A little Damented by Peter Szatmary
Dame Edna interview.
[ SD ] With 'Sinatra,' McAnuff does it his way by Anne Marie Welsh
Reviews:
[ BG ] CRITIC AT LARGE
Bernstein's Broadway, the road not taken by Ed Siegel
With both "West Side Story" and "Candide" being revived locally this week -- "West Side Story" at the North Shore Music Theatre, "Candide" at the Boston Conservatory -- and with Bernstein's 1953 musical "Wonderful Town" being revived on Broadway next month, it's worth asking what would have happened if Bernstein, rather than Sondheim, had been the major influence on the next generation of Broadway composers.
[ NHR ] Love�s keen arrows strike a bull�s-eye in �As You Like It� by E. Kyle Minor
[ ATU ] Quick thinking rights 'Betrayal' by MICHAEL ECK
With Margaret Colin and Beau Gravitte - and a funny onstage mishap.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
News:
[ YN ] Marshall Wants to Work on 'Geisha' Movie by ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer
Oscar-winning "Chicago" director Rob Marshall is optimistic that his next project will be the movie version of the best-selling novel "Memoirs of a Geisha," despite a battle between major studios for the fledgling filmmaker's services.
[ V ] Redefined classics star at Dublin fest
'Moon' shot pays off at popular event
A breakthrough dance-theater work from London-based Irish choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan and Tony winner Garry Hynes' visionary staging of an undervalued Irish classic were the domestic highlights of this year's Dublin Theater Festival (Sept. 29-Oct. 11).
[ V ] Biz even; 'Wicked' 821g
Broadway Grosses
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
WHY LIZA SPLIT . . .
[ NYP ] TALE OF THE TAPING by BRAD HAMILTON
Footage from an aborted reality show could become key evidence in David Gest's $10 million suit against wife Liza Minnelli for allegedly beating him, The Post has learned.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 26
[ P ] John Cullum Comes of Age in Wilder, the Erotic Chamber Musical, Opening Oct. 26
[ P ] Batter Up: Gazzara's Yogi Opens Off-Broadway, Oct. 26
posted at 10/26/2003 09:56:47 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
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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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