Saturday, January 03, 2004

Shows Closing!!! Last Chances: Cabaret, The Caretaker, Take Me Out

[ P ]  Wayman Wong' THE LEADING MEN: Much Ado About Taboo

[ P ]  Nicholas Hytner's Ambitious Dark Materials Revealed in London, Jan. 3

[ P ]  Theatre Year in Preview: Playbill On-Line Looks Ahead to the New Year on Stage

[ P ]  Ben Stiller is Bloom to Larry David's Bialystock for Broadway's The Producers on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

[ P ]  New Musical Mr. Bojangles to Explore Life of Sammy Davis Jr.

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: The Best of 2003

[ P ]  Marti Webb Returns to Tell Me on a Sunday, Black to Pen New Lyrics

[ P ]  Audra McDonald to Be Part of Creators at Carnegie Radio Series

[ P ]  Tony-Winning Actress to Inaugurate New Manhattan Jazz Club

[ P ]  "Season of Savings" Campaign Makes Bway Shows More Affordable During Winter Chill, Jan. 4-March 18

[ B ]  Tix on Sale for Baldwin & Heche in 20th Century

[ B ]  Photo Op: Turning Back the Clock at The Producers

[ TM ]  It's Time for a Love Song by Peter Filichia

[ V ]  The comeback kids
Warm welcome for 'Producers' duo
They came back, they performed, they conquered. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick returned to "The Producers" Tuesday for a three-month reprise.

[ V ]  Hackett, house Cleve'd�
Ludwig's 'Ladies' last perf for outgoing a.d.

[ NYT ]  Two Original Stars Return to `The Producers,' Lighting Up the Stage by BRUCE WEBER
"I used to be the king, the king of old Broadway," Nathan Lane sang Tuesday night. It couldn't have been more appropriate

[ NYT ]  An Italian Playwright Cuts Prime Minister Down to Size by JASON HOROWITZ
Dario Fo's scathing satires on authority and establishment have carried the playwright to the heights of Italian letters, a pinnacle capped with a Nobel Prize.

[ NYT ]  AN APPRECIATION: Slipping Out of Definitions by MEL GUSSOW
Alan Bates had a virtuosity that made him difficult to define. When he died on Saturday, the question remained: what was an Alan Bates role?

[ NYT ]  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: A Festival Not Resting on Its Laurels by JOHN ROCKWELL
This year's 21st annual installment of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival turned out to be one of the most interesting in years.

[ NYP ]  IT COULD HAPPEN! by MICHAEL RIEDEL
SHUBERT Alley office pool 2004. Let's see how clear your crystal ball is.

[ NYP ]  RE-'PRODUCERS' by TODD VENEZIA and JENNIFER FERMINO
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick produced Broadway electricity last night, as the dynamic duo returned to the roles they made legendary in "The Producers."

[ NYP ]  PAIR'S COMIC CHEMISTRY BRINGS BACK THE OLD MAGIC by MICHAEL RIEDEL
IT'S nice to have you back, boys. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick returned to "The Producers" last night and restored a show that had gotten a little wobbly on the stage and at the box office to its proper place in musical-comedy heaven

[ ND ]  Price Hike Helps Broadway Fill Its Bag of Gold
Broadway finished out the year on a high note, with reported Christmas week sales hitting a calendar-year high of more than $19 million.

The following stories come to us thanks to Talk Entertainment!

[ MSNBC ]  Goodbye Hiltons, hello Olsen twins
A look at what's in and what's out for 2004

[ NC ]  Musical based on life of Gianni Versace's killer
Musical will be developed at La Jolla Playhouse through a $35,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts.
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Friday, January 02, 2004

[ NYP ]��GOODNIGHT, SWEET FRIEND by MICHAEL RIEDEL
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Thursday, January 01, 2004

OscarCentral.com
There is not much going on around the internet today in theatre, so it is a very good time to introduce you to a new website: OscarCentral.com. OscarCentral is billed as "All the buzz that's fit to predict" and is brought to you by Hijinks Design, the same company who brings us outstanding websites like Sondheim.com and PS Classics (among many others)! Congrats and best wishes for a great launch.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2003

You may notice some downtime on BroadwayStars.com in the next 48 hours...
It's moving time. Faster servers, better connections, less spam (for us) -- generally betterer. Yes, betterer. We decided to do this over the holiday weekend when nothing special should be happening. So please -- Nathan (and Donna!) be in your shows. Rosie, don't close it yet. And everyone, have a happy and safe New Year's Eve and Day.

Thanks for reading this year. See you next year.

- James Marino
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Features:

[ NYP ]  'PROMISING' CELEBS OF 2004 by DAN KADISON
New Year's Resolutions from Broadway stars and others.
Thanks to aisleseat on All That Chat for the link.

News:

[ NYT ]  Corrections
A Critic's Notebook article in Weekend on Friday about Broadway musicals referred incorrectly to Boy George's score for "Taboo."
Last item.
Thanks to MikeMc on All That Chat for pointing this out.

[ P ]  NYC Mayor Bloomberg to Attend Wonderful Town Dec. 31

[ P ]  Theatre for a New Audience's Engaged to Go On in Honor of Gutierrez
The final production of the 2003-04 Theatre for a New Audience season, the W.S. Gilbert farce Engaged, which was to be directed by two-time Tony Award winner Gerald Gutierrez (The Heiress, A Delicate Balance) will go on in the late director's honor.

[ B ]  Les Liaisons Dangereuses to Close in London

[ B ]  Marti Webb Set for London's Tell Me On A Sunday
Marti Webb, who starred in the original Tell Me On A Sunday as part of Song & Dance at the Palace Theatre in 1982, will replace Denise Van Outen in the current West End production of Tell Me On A Sunday.

[ P ]  Hoopz Musical Still in Development, Minus Parks and Tesori

[ P ]  Film's John Woo to Direct New "Killer"-Meets-"Cabaret" Action Moviemusical

[ P ]  Sinatra Celebration Extends Through March 2004

[ P ]  Paddy Crean, Stage Combat Master Who Worked with Theatre's Greats, Dead at 93
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The Year in Review, and The Year Ahead:

[ NYP ]  IT COULD HAPPEN! by MICHAEL RIEDEL
SHUBERT Alley office pool 2004. Let's see how clear your crystal ball is.

[ B ]  2003 Wrap-Up: Quotable Quotes

[ B ]  2003 Wrap-Up: Resolutions of the Stars by Paul Wontorek

[ P ]  In Memoriam 2003: Playbill On-Line Recalls Theatre Folk Who Passed On

[ NYO ]  The Good, the Bad and The Foot-in-Mouth by John Heilpern

[ SUN ]  Beyond the Top Ten: A Year-End Review by JEREMY McCARTER
Performances you'll brag about having seen when they're big stars, &c.

[ TS ]  Pericles leads year's Top 10 plays by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Helen's Necklace at the Tarragon glittered all over; Shaw Festival saw surprise winner in Happy End

"The Producers":

[ NYT ]  Two Original Stars Return to `The Producers,' Lighting Up the Stage by BRUCE WEBER
"I used to be the king, the king of old Broadway," Nathan Lane sang Tuesday night. It couldn't have been more appropriate.

[ NYP ]  RE-'PRODUCERS' by TODD VENEZIA and JENNIFER FERMINO
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick produced Broadway electricity last night, as the dynamic duo returned to the roles they made legendary in "The Producers."

[ NYP ]  PAIR'S COMIC CHEMISTRY BRINGS BACK THE OLD MAGIC by MICHAEL RIEDEL
IT'S nice to have you back, boys. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick returned to "The Producers" last night and restored a show that had gotten a little wobbly on the stage and at the box office to its proper place in musical-comedy heaven

[ YN ]  Lane, Broderick Return to 'The Producers' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

[ B ]  Photo Op: Turning Back the Clock at The Producers

Gerald Gutierrez, 1950-2003:

[ NYT ]  Gerald Gutierrez, Director, Dies at 53 by MEL GUSSOW
Gerald Gutierrez won two consecutive Tony Awards in 1995 and 1996 as best director for "The Heiress" and "A Delicate Balance," respectively.

[ TM ]  Director Gerald Gutierrez Dies at 53 by: Michael Buckley
On two occasions, I had the pleasure of interviewing the director.

[ P ]  Gerald Gutierrez, Acclaimed Director of Broadway Plays, Is Dead

[ DN ]  News Beat: Director dies
Gutierrez's funeral will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Marine Park Funeral Home, 3024 Quentin Road in Brooklyn.

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia takes a peek at the packaging of a few recent cast album reissues from DRG.

[ NYT ]  AN APPRECIATION
Slipping Out of Definitions by MEL GUSSOW
Alan Bates had a virtuosity that made him difficult to define. When he died on Saturday, the question remained: what was an Alan Bates role?

[ NYT ]  An Italian Playwright Cuts Prime Minister Down to Size BY JASON HOROWITZ
Dario Fo's scathing satires on authority and establishment have carried the playwright to the heights of Italian letters, a pinnacle capped with a Nobel Prize.

[ VV ]  Changing Stages by Alisa Solomon
Questions arise over P.S.122 after Mark Russell resigns

[ VV ]  Desert Hearts by David Ng
Julia Cho brings images of Arizona sun and sand to NYTW

Reviews:

[ CST ]  'A Little Night Music' to swoon by BY HEDY WEISS
Trick question: Who is the contemporary American equivalent of William Shakespeare?
With Michael Cerveris.

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Helen Gallagher is dandy. So are The Lady Next Door, Peter Loureiro as Christopher Walken, and singing theater journalist Andrew Gans.

[ NYT ]  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
A Festival Not Resting on Its Laurels by JOHN ROCKWELL
This year's 21st annual installment of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival turned out to be one of the most interesting in years.

[ ATW ]  'Aunt Dan' More Likable Than Frightening
Review by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  The Last Letter: Chalfant in Stirring Performance
Review by Andy Propst

[ VV ]  Nothing's Certain for Kornbluth Except Cupid and the IRS by Charles McNulty
Love and Taxes

[ VV ]  Sightlines by David Kornhaber
Who Killed Woody Allen?

[ TB ]  Sound Advice 12-30-03 by Jonathan Frank

News:

[ YN ]  Musical on Sammy Davis Jr. in the Works
Auditions will be held in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles next month by producers casting a new musical about the life of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.

[ TOL ]  New Year Honours: Joan Plowright tops cast of showbusiness names by Jack Malvern

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 31

[ P ]  Sandra Bernhard Makes Excuses on New Year's Eve

[ P ]  Eartha Kitt Purrs in 2004 at Joe's Pub

[ P ]  Sing for Your Seder: Beau Jest: The Musical! Begins World Premiere Run in Florida Dec. 31

[ P ]  Bang in the New Year: Stomp Appears on Live "The Tonight Show," Dec. 31

[ P ]  Craig Lucas' The Dying Gaul Movie with Scott, Sarsgaard and Clarkson Goes Into Post-Production

[ SA ]  'Home Improvement' sidekick dies by Gabrielle Birkner
"He was the kind of actor you depended on," said Helen Gallagher, one of his "Ryan's Hope" co-stars. "He was very steady and very talented actor and such a down-to-earth human being."
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Tuesday, December 30, 2003

[ B ]  Tony-Winning Director Gerald Gutierrez Dies

[ IBDB ]  Gerald Gutierrez' Broadway Credits

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Holiday Gifts
Broadway producers got a great Christmas gift last week--with only a few exceptions, box offices were way up. Aida alone took an astounding $375,038 jump as compared to the week ending December 21. Plus the top five shows all made over $1 million, a considerable stat.

[ P ]  Doris Eaton, Original Ziegfeld Girl, Celebrates Publication of Autobiography at Coliseum Books, Jan. 7

[ P ]  Cast Complete for EST's Off-Broadway Offering Roulette

[ P ]  Original Corny and Link Exit Hairspray Jan. 11

[ P ]  Peter Hackett Leaves Cleveland Play House for Academia in September 2004

[ TM ]  Stage and TV Actor Earl Hindman Dies at 61
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[ B ]  CDs: Into the Fire Once More by Ken Mandelbaum
In the national tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Joey Sorge will replace Matt Cavenaugh as Jimmy.
CD: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL: German Cast Recording (Sound of Music)

[ P ]  Playbill On-Line Selects the Top Theatre Stories of 2003
It wasn't all sunshine and lollipops for the theatre in 2003 (strike, blackout and blizzard, anyone?).

[ P ]  Toronto's Mousetrap to Close After 27 Years, Jan. 15

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: December 22-28

[ P ]  Earl Hindman, of TV's "Home Improvement" and Theatre, Dead at 61

[ P ]  Bernhardt and Duse to Spar Further as Duet Extends Off-Broadway to Jan. 18

[ P ]  Cantone, Handler, Meara Rejoin Parker and Nixon for Final Episodes of "Sex and the City" on HBO
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Features:

[ TS ]  Hound loose on Broadway
N.Y. columnist spills the beans on the theatre scene by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
To Michael Riedel, nothing is Taboo.

[ NYT ]  AT THE MOVIES
As for Directing It's Telling a Story by DAVE KEHR
Kevin Bacon on directing; and John Woo on his plans for "an action musical" (which sounds a lot like LEGS DIAMOND).

[ DN ]  'Producers' stars return by RON GIVENS
The kings of Broadway are back.

[ B ]  Photo Op: 2003 Wrap-Up: The Year in Photos

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Avenue Q Becomes Part of Campaign Trail as Clintons Visit

[ CT ]  Chicagoans of the year
Kymberly Mellen: An actor whose talent more than fills small spaces by Michael Phillips

News:

[ NYT ]  Isabelle Stevenson, Doyenne of the Tony Awards, Dies at 90 by ENID NEMY
Isabelle Stevenson was the president of the American Theater Wing for more than 30 years and one of the best-known figures in the theater world.

[ NYT ]  Earl Hindman, 61, the Neighbor Unseen on 'Home Improvement,' Is Dead by WOLFGANG SAXON
Earl Hindman was known as the odd neighbor barely seen as he peeks over the backyard fence in the long-running television comedy "Home Improvement."

[ IBDB ]  Earl Hindman's Broadway Credits

[ B ]  Grant Shaud Joins Cast of Off-B'way's Roulette

[ V ]  B'way's holiday gift
Christmas week is top-grossing sesh of '03

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 30

[ P ]  The Kings of Broadway, Again: Lane and Broderick Ascend the Throne of The Producers Dec. 30

[ P ]  Judith Thompson's Capture Me Gets World Premiere at Toronto's Tarragon Dec. 30

[ P ]  Barry Singer's "Ever After" Looks at Last Quarter Century of Musicals

[ P ]  Urinetown Composer Hollmann Gets His Goat Musical Read in Chicago

[ P ]  Adam Pascal Joins Cast of Upcoming Disney Tarzan Musical Workshop

[ P ]  Cher Looks Back on Four Decades at Fez, Jan. 4-25

[ P ]  Wasserstein and Kushner Discuss Jewish Culture Jan. 14

The Year in Review:

[ TM ]  That Was the Year That Was by: Michael Portantiere, Dan Bacalzo, and Matthew Murray

[ NJ ]  A busy and entertaining year of New York theater BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ NJ ]  Large -- and small -- venues shared success in '03 BY PETER FILICHIA
Here's a big hearty thank-you for the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.

[ HC ]  BEST OF 2004
THEATER: All That Dazzled by FRANK RIZZO

Reviews:

[ NYer ]  ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT by HILTON ALS
Wallace Shawn�s "Aunt Dan and Lemon."
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Monday, December 29, 2003

[ STARS ]��ISABELLE STEVENSON, Chairman of the Board THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING, Died Sunday, December 28
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News:

[ P ]  Isabelle Stevenson, American Theatre Wing Chair and Tireless Supporter of Broadway, Dead at 90
Isabelle Stevenson, longtime leader and chairman of the board of the American Theatre Wing, which promotes and supports theatre and partners on the Tony Awards, died Dec. 28, according to Wing publicist Shirley Herz.

[ B ]  ATW Chair Isabelle Stevenson Dead at 90

[ TM ]  Isabelle Stevenson of the American Theatre Wing Dies at 90

[ P ]  Never Gonna Dance Stars Strut on "Today" Show Dec. 30
Broadway's Never Gonna Dance will get a pick me-up of exposure Dec. 30 with an appearance by Noah Racey and Nancy Lemenager, who'll perform "Pick Yourself Up" on "The Today Show."

[ P ]  Boston to Receive Two New Stages from Huntington and BCA in 2004

[ P ]  Playbill Editor Judy Samelson Looks Ahead to Broadway�s 2004 on "Radio Playbill" Dec. 29-Jan. 10

[ P ]  Long Day's Journey, Wonderful Town, Henry IV, Wicked, Avenue Q Top 2003 Best Lists

[ P ]  Will London's Mourning Becomes Electra and Pillowman Come to NYC?

[ B ]  Me and My Girl Will Not Return to the West End

Features:

[ B ]  Musical Highlights of 2003 by Ken Mandelbaum
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Features:

[ NYT ]  Bring in da Tapping, Bring in da Singing by LOLA OGUNNAIKE
Tap dancer Savion Glover of "Bring In da Noise, Bring In da Funk" fame has added a new talent to his repertoire: singing.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Nathan Lane is one of several luminaries set to participate in the upcoming "TimesTalks" series.

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Presidential Visit on Avenue Q
You never know who's going to turn up on Avenue Q. On December 27, Former President Bill Clinton caught the musical with wife New York Senator Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea.

[ YN ]  Mirren Moved by British Royal Honors
Golden Globe nominee Helen Mirren said embarrassment drives her to tears, and she almost broke down recently at Buckingham Palace when she was given the title of dame.

Alan Bates, 1934-2003:

[ T ]  An English stage giant who won hearts in Hollywood
Hugh Davies looks at the career of Sir Alan Bates, who died yesterday
Glenda Jackson said there was "a marked difference" between Bates and some other leading men of the cinema. "He was a real actor. He had his period of being one of that pantheon of British stars, with Albert Finney and others. But he never lost the real reason why he joined in the first place."

[ TS ]  Actor left a legacy of great roles by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Bates tribute includes excerpts from 2000 interview about playing Richard III at Stratford.

[ NYT ]  Alan Bates, Film and Stage Actor, Dies at 69

[ USA ]  Tony Award-winning actor Alan Bates dies at 69 by Elysa Gardner

[ P ]  Alan Bates, Respected Actor Who Played Osborne, Pinter and Butley, Dead at 69

[ B ]  Two-Time Tony Winner Alan Bates Dead at 69

News:

[ B ]  New Group's Aunt Dan to Move, Extend to March

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 29

[ P ]  Andrew Gans to Sing The Story Book at Don't Tell Mama Dec. 29 and 30

[ P ]  "Seinfeld" Star Michael Richards Plays Trumbo Off-Broadway, Dec. 29-Jan. 4

[ P ]  Oscar, Kennedy, Murney, Kimball and More Featured on "deRoy & Friends" TV Broadcast, Dec. 30

[ P ]  D'Amboise Makes Brief Holiday Return to Broadway's Chicago

[ P ]  P.S. 122, Post-Russell, to Look at New Ways to Build Audiences
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Sunday, December 28, 2003

News:

[ TM ]  Actor Alan Bates Dies in London

[ * ]  Alan Bates Archive

[ O ]  Won't get fooled again... by Sean O'Hagan
Twelve months ago, Pete Townshend faced the world's press and confessed to accessing child pornography on the net. In this extraordinary interview, he tells the whole story for the first time and states plainly: 'What I did was wrong. And stupid. My culpability is clear, but my innocence is absolute'

[ HC ]  It Rained (Bullets) On Rena's Parade by Patricia Seremet
Rena Strober had a much more satisying singing experience when she starred last July in "Babes in Arms" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam than she did at the popular Italian restaurant Rao's in New York's East Harlem Monday night.

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 28

[ P ]  Denver Center to Premiere Randal Myler's Latest, Nat King Cole, May 13

[ P ]  London's Hackney Empire Sets Jan. 28, 2004 Reopening

[ P ]  Off-Broadway's Schmaltz to Close Jan. 3

[ P ]  Christine Andreas is Bewitched . . . Again!, Dec. 27-31

[ P ]  The Dice Man Rolls at London�s Arts From Feb. 4, 2004

[ P ]  Soccer Star Maradona Subject of New Musical El Diez Aiming for London and New York

[ P ]  Off-Off-Broadway Has a Demon Baby, Jan. 9-31

[ P ]  Alan Ayckbourn's "Damsels in Distress" Now in Bookstores

[ P ]  Gypsy Director Welcomes a New Addition

[ P ]  Scheer Recalls Moscow 42nd Street in From Russia, With Love

[ P ]  Wicked's Schwartz to Join Tee for The Muftee Show; Guests Also Include Gold, Wilson and Bucchino

[ P ]  Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees Part of An Evening of Kurt Weill Feb. 4

[ P ]  "Food, Glorious Food": South Korean Cookin' to Open at Minetta Lane in Feb. 2004

[ P ]  Aunt Dan and Lemon � with Johnston and Taylor � Extends Runs Through March 2004

[ P ]  Oscar Winner Paquin to Star Off-Broadway in Roulette

The Year In Review, and The Year Ahead:

[ ND ]  A Few Good Star Turns by Linda Winer

[ ND ]  The Rise and Fall by Linda Winer

[ DN ]  Brits hit Broadway by Howard Kissel
Epic plays from across the Atlantic will be taking the stage this spring

[ NYT ]  THE HIGHS | THEATER
The Plays and Players of the Year by BEN BRANTLEY

[ NYT ]  THE HIGHS | THEATER
The Plays and Players of the Year by BRUCE WEBER

[ NYT ]  THE LOWS
Iffy Scores and a Shortage of Lust
Ben Brantley and Bruce Weber saw innumerable productions last year, some of which they were eager to forget. In conversation, they recalled the worst of the lot.

[ NJ ]  The sounds of Broadway BY PETER FILICHIA
You were hoping for theater tickets as your holiday present, and instead received gift certificates to some stores in the mall.

[ WP ]  Onstage, Taking the Low-Risk Road by Peter Marks
This is a short end-of-year paean to failure. Not the extravagant kind of disaster, the $10 million flop that could clip the wings of the most devoted of Broadway angels, but failure of a more modest nature: the type experienced by small and midsize theater companies that seek to extend the boundaries of what they can offer and their audiences will support.

[ BE ]  The artists whose accomplishments enhanced area stages by Jeffrey Borak
Setting the standard is David Garrison for his bold, seamless, virtuoso turn as Henry Carr in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Tom Stoppard's "Travesties."

[ BG ]  A strong year on local stages large and small by Ed Siegel

[ CST ]  All of Chicago was a stage this year BY HEDY WEISS

[ CT ]  Great shows blossomed in many climates by Chris Jones

[ CT ]  Faces to remember from a year in Chicago theater by Michael Phillips

[ CT ]  Chicagoans of the year: THEATER by Chris Jones
William Brown: Directing his success

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'A NEW WAR'
Aiming at the News (Hitting the G.O.P.) by BRUCE WEBER
Gip Hoppe's play, which is as up-to-date a show as exists on the American stage, speaks directly to the extreme state of political polarization of our country.

[ P ]  ON THE RECORD: Wicked and Cindy-Ella

[ YN ]  Spoofs Work in 'Musical of Musicals' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ TB ]  Like Jazz
Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter

Features:

[ LAT ]  He sings, she sings by Robin Rauzi
From hope to hurt, the Laguna-bound 'The Last Five Years' charts the rise and fall of a marriage along two conflicting timelines. Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown speaks from personal experience.

[ LAT ]  A new 'Woman' by Susan Reiter
Dance Theatre of Harlem refashions a short-lived 1946 Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer musical into a bluesy ballet.

[ PPG ]  First nervous about nude scene, actress warmed to 'Graduate' role by Rob Owen
"Are you trying to seduce me, Sue Ellen Ewing?"
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
posted at 12/28/2003 12:44:00 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ ABC ]  Tony Award-Winning Actor Alan Bates Dies
U.K. Actor Alan Bates, Winner of Tony Award and a Star of Movie 'Zorba the Greek,' Dies at 69

[ IBDB ]  Alan Bates (b. Feb�17,�1934 Allstree, Derbyshire, ENGLAND)

[ Google ]  News about Alan Bates

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2007-08
Broadway Season

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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]

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Oct 25 - A Bronx Tale (Kerr)

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Nov 8 - Young Frankenstein (Hilton)

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Nov 10: Local One Strike Begins

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Dec 2 - Cymbeline (Beaumont)

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Dec 4 - August: Osage County (Imperial) [Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Steppenwolf]

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Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]

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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)

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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]

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TBA - 50 Words

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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

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TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]

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TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]

TBA - Dreamgirls [Creative Battery]

TBA - Duet

TBA - Equus

TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]

TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]

TBA - Farragut North [Richards]

TBA - Father of the Bride

TBA - The Female Of The Species (TBA)

TBA - Fool For Love (AA) [Roundabout]

TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers

TBA - Golden Boy

TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]

TBA - Hitchcock Blonde

TBA - The Importance Of Being Earnest

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

TBA - Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train (Circle)

TBA - Josephine [Waissman]

TBA - Leap of Faith

TBA - A Little Princess [Ettinger, Dodger]

TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]

TBA - The Minstrel Show - Kander and Ebb and Stroman

TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]

TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]

TBA - Monsoon Wedding

TBA - The Night of the Hunter

TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]

TBA - Orphans

TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]

TBA - Paper Doll

TBA - The Paris Letter

TBA - The Philadelphia Story

TBA - Peter Pan

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

TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

TBA - The Princess Bride

TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]

TBA - Poe the Musical

TBA - Rain Man [MGM]

TBA - Robin Hood

TBA - Secondhand Lions

TBA - South Pacific

TBA - Speed-the-Plow

TBA - Stalag 17

TBA - Starry Messenger

TBA - Syncopation

TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities

TBA - Torch Song Trilogy

TBA - Turn of the Century

TBA - West Side Story

TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]

TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]

TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]

TBA - Zanna [Dalgleish]

This list is compiled from various sources. If you have corrections to the Broadway Season, please contact us.

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