Saturday, January 24, 2004

Features:

[ NYT ]  Take My Broadway Role, Please! by LIESL SCHILLINGER
Now that 'Hairspray' pays the bills, what does Jackie Hoffman have to complain about? Plenty.

[ NYT ]  Staging the Next Fantasy Blockbuster by SARAH LYALL
"His Dark Materials": First Harry, then Frodo, and now... two scrappy kids pursued by a power-mad, sin-obsessed church?
See review below.

[ ND ]  Let's Hear It for the Girls by Blake Green
A trio of female trios brings the harmony of the 1960s to life on the stage

[ CT ]  Two guys and a 'Goat' by Chris Jones
'Urinetown' scribe and critic make good on stalled musical

News:

[ B ]  The Exonerated Set Free; Show to Close March 7

[ NYT ]  The Bottom Line, a Historic Nightclub, Calls It Quits by JAMES BARRON
The Greenwich Village landmark that was a launching pad for the likes of Bruce Springsteen and other rock stars finally shut its doors on Thursday.

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  The National's Dark Machinery by BEN BRANTLEY
The overall mood of the shows is less of enchantment than of exertion. (It feels appropriate that you can hear the multitiered scenery, designed by Giles Cadle, groaning as it shifts.)

[ BSUN ]  'Allegro' revival exceeds original by J. Wynn Rousuck
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Friday, January 23, 2004

News:

[ Y ]  FX Comes to Denis Leary's 'Rescue'
FX has ordered 13 episodes of "Rescue Me," a drama about New York firefighters, starring comedian Denis Leary.
Co-starring in the series are Jack McGee, Stephen Pasquale, Daniel Sunjata, John Scurti, Michael Lombardi, Michael Mulheren and Andrea Roth.

[ B ]  Yeardley Smith Heads to Union Square Theatre

[ PPG ]  In the Wings: 1/23/04 by Christopher Rawson
City Theatre has completed the two-man cast for Suzan-Lori Parks' 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Topdog/Underdog" by securing the multitalented Billy Porter, a Homewood native and 1991 CMU grad who has appeared in several Broadway musicals.

Features:

[ TM ]  Photo File
Joseph Marzullo focuses on Chita Rivera at a BC/EFA reading, Tony Shalhoub at Avenue Q, and other celebrity comings and goings.

Reviews:

[ CU ]  The Mysteries

[ LADN ]  'Kismet' an ill-fated revival by Evan Henerson
Wrongly cast, jarringly costumed and directed with a languid awkwardness by Arthur Allan Seidelman, this "Kismet" really should have been a knockout. But with the notable exceptions of Jason Graae and Jennifer Leigh Warren, nobody seems to be having much fun in Seidelman's production.

[ PPG ]  Concert Review: Hamlisch and Pops stage grand night of Rodgers' music by Jane Vranish
With J. Mark McVey and Kim Crosby.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the last two links, and for the Billy Porter story above.
posted at 1/23/2004 06:00:58 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ P ]  Joe and Jimmy, or Change
The subject of men, women and relationships is at the heart of Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts's two musicals

News:

[ B ]  Jay-Alexander to Direct O'Donnell's Find Me
O'Donnell told Broadway.com that former Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. honcho, Richard Jay-Alexander, will serve as director for the piece.

[ B ]  Sciorra and Choudhury Set for Off-B'way's Roar

[ P ]  Wright Refigures Winter's Tale as Minnesota-Set Melissa Arctic in DC, Jan. 23-Feb. 29

[ P ]  Aftermath of a Police Sting Documented in Abingdon's Texas Homos, Jan. 23-Feb. 1

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Mysteries
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
posted at 1/23/2004 04:08:43 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: Shipboard Shenanigans by Ken Mandelbaum
ANYTHING GOES (JAY)
ANYTHING GOES (Decca Broadway)

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Fred Barton triumphs anew with Miss Gulch Returns! Jazz singers unite! And Nathan Lane is not dating Tad Hamilton...

News:

[ B ]  Dixie Carter Joins Mille as Mrs. Meers on 2/23

[ P ]  Dixie Carter is New Mrs. Meers in Millie Starting Feb. 23; Designing Woman Burke Leaves Feb. 15

[ P ]  Theatre Folk Brown, Thompson and Sedaris Guest on NBC Comedy "Ed," Jan. 23
Stage stars Blair Brown (Copenhagen), Lea Thompson (Cabaraet) and Amy Sedaris (Wonders of the World) will appear on the NBC hour-long comedy "Ed," Jan. 23.The episode also featuring Burt Reynolds and Clay Aiken airs at 8 PM (ET).Check your local listings.

[ P ]  Avenue Q's Tartaglia Is a Hollywood Square

[ P ]  R&B Star Cox Confirmed for Broadway Aida

[ P ]  Hollman and Kotis at Work on Urinetown Prequel � and Sequel

[ P ]  Barefoot in the Park Headed Back to Broadway

[ P ]  Harvey Fierstein to Leave Hairspray May 2

[ P ]  Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber to Reunite for Evita

[ TM ]  Benanti, Busch, Esparza, et al. to Perform in Benefit for Matthew Shepard Foundation
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The following story came to us thanks to Talk Entertainment!

[ PPG ] Richard Rodgers had a staggering drive to write
His daughter Mary Rodgers: Some people cannot live without doing what they do...Steve Sondheim is one.

posted at 1/23/2004 09:15:47 AM by James Marino | Item Link

News:

[ NYP ]  BIG CHILL ON BROADWAY by MICHAEL RIEDEL
IT'S not just the arctic blasts of winter that are deep-sixing many Broadway shows.
They're also being spritzed to death by "Hairspray."

[ NYT ]  ON STAGE AND OFF
P. Diddy's Helpers by JASON ZINOMAN
Audra McDonald is to play Ruth Younger in "A Raisin in the Sun," in which Sean Combs is making his theatrical debut.

[ B ]  Beale & Davis Set for B'way Transfer of Jumpers

[ P ]  Jumpers to Jump Into Brooks Atkinson April 6 for April 25 Opening

[ B ]  TLC's Paige Davis to Play Roxie Hart in Summer

[ B ]  Revival of Barefoot in the Park Planned for B'way
Where have I read that before? Hmm...

[ V ]  'Urinetown' duo go No. 2
Hollmann, Kotis anticipate an April reading

[ V ]  Albee on Winnipeg boards
Fest ranges from professional to high school perfs

[ V ]  Izzard scheming 'Macbeth' prod'n
British comic eyes return to New York stage

[ BG ]  First lady subject of a controversial ART-istic reading by Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan
Next month playwright Tony Kushner's controversial work-in-progress about Laura Bush, "Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy," will be given a special benefit reading in Cambridge.

[ B ]  Errico Set for Finian's Rainbow at Irish Rep

[ B ]  Esparza to Headline The Normal Heart Off-B'way

[ B ]  Casting Shapes Up for Off-B'way's Johnny Guitar

[ P ]  Audra McDonald and Phylicia Rashad Join Sean Combs in Raisin in the Sun

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 23

[ P ]  New "Tradition" Begins Jan. 23 With First Performance of Leveaux's Fiddler on the Roof

[ P ]  Susan Stroman Ballet Double Feature Debuts at New York City Ballet Jan. 23

[ P ]  Raul Esparza to Play Lead in Worth Street Revival of Normal Heart

[ P ]  Annabella Sciorra and Sarita Choudhury Set to Roar for The New Group

[ P ]  Off-Broadway Donkey Show Closes Shop for Winter Break, Resumes in March

[ NJ ]  Theater Notes by Peter Filichia
New "Hallelujah Baby!"

Obituaries:

[ LAT ]  Billy May, 87; Musician Worked With Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee
Billy May, a 1950s bandleader, composer and arranger with a highly distinctive style who worked with such leading recording artists as Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee, died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in San Juan Capistrano.

[ IBDB ]  Billy May's Broadway Credits

[ BEE ]  Bernard Punsly, last surviving member of '30s movie troop, dead at 80

[ IBDB ]  Bernard Punsly's Broadway Credits

[ NYT ]  Ann Miller, Tap-Dancer Starring in Musicals, Dies by RICHARD SEVERO
Ann Miller was a long-legged tap-dancer whose athleticism made her a staple of big-screen musicals in the 1940's and 50's.

[ DN ]  Ann Miller dead at 81 by DAVID HINCKLEY
Dancer had a leg up on field

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
ANN MILLER TAPPING AT THE PEARLY GATES

[ B ]  Stage and Screen Star Ann Miller Dead at 81

[ TM ]  Ann Miller, "Tops in Taps," Dies at 81

[ P ]  Legendary Hollywood and Broadway Dancer Ann Miller Is Dead at 81

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Preparing for his trip to Madrid, Filichia recalls the shows he's seen on past journeys overseas.

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: LuPone, Akers, Ebersole, Errico, Marcovicci, Moreno and More Head to the Cabaret; Webb in the "Limelight"

[ DN ]  The Apollo mission by David Hinckley
70 ago this Monday, Sidney Cohen and Morris Sussman opened the 125th St. Apollo, "The Finest Theater in Harlem," with a show that included Ralph Cooper, Benny Carter, Aida Ward and 16 "Gorgeous Hot Steppers."

[ NYT ]  BOLDFACE NAMES
Law and Order: Elmore Leonard Unit by ANTHONY RAMIREZ
"Showstopper,'' an original musical screenplay, had a surprise debut.
Second item.

[ BG ]  Writer endured through 'Last Five Years' by Catherine Foster
When Jason Robert Brown, creator of "The Last Five Years," a musical that chronicles the rise and fall of a marriage, would sit anonymously in the theater and watch the show, he got conflicting reports from audience members about who was in the wrong.

[ CST ]  Child's play BY MIRIAM DI NUNZIO
"Oliver!"

[ ST ]  This 'Chicago' is live, the way it began in 1926 by Misha Berson
With quotes from Tom Wopat.

[ B ]  Photo Op: Big Shot Braden Takes to the Stage at Movin' Out

"The Mysteries" - Reviews:

[ DN ]  Recast Bible tales testament to a lack of dramatic clarity by Howard Kissel
Many centuries ago, the word "mystery" referred to a craft guild. The medieval Mystery Plays were Bible stories written and performed by members of a guild.

[ SUN ]  Going Medieval by JEREMY McCARTER
Bible studies for a town where where "good book" more often refers to Thomas Meehan's work than the Almighty's.

[ NJ ]  Vignettes humanize 'Mysteries' of faith BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Imaginatively created by director Brian Kulick, the production opened yesterday at Classic Stage Company and proves engrossing.

[ TB ]  The Mysteries
Review by Matthew Murray
Simply put, Brian Kulick is no Mary Zimmerman.

[ ND ]  Agnostic's Divine Dramedy by Linda Winer
'The Mysteries': Reinterpreting biblical tales

[ B ]  The Mysteries
Review by Eric Grode

[ ATW ]  Kulick Begins Tenure at CSC with 'Mystery'
Review by Andy Propst

Other Reviews:

[ TB ]  What In The World: The Newsical Revue
Review by Matthew Murray

[ NJ ]  'Party' finds humor in stress BY PETER FILICHIA
Don't look for any Abigail in "Abigail's Party." She never appears.
But anyone who's looking for a harrowing and fascinating comedy will find it at the Two River Theatre Company in Manasquan.

[ LAT ]  It's Vegas on the Gulf, it's 'Kismet' by Rob Kendt
The airy fairy tale set in old Baghdad may be a guilty pleasure during wartime, but a knockout Reprise! cast and band are able to pull it off.
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Thursday, January 22, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Phylicia Rashad to Star in A Raisin in the Sun
Broadway.com has learned that Phylicia Rashad will play Lena "Mama" Younger, mother to Sean (P. Diddy) Combs' Walter Lee Younger, in the upcoming Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun. Three-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald is also expected to appear in the revival.

[ P ]  Esparza, Benanti, Runolfsson and Schaffel Part of Embrace! Concert to Benefit Matthew Shepard Foundation

Features:

[ BS ]  Tonya Pinkins: Affecting Change
Despite the obvious classism and racism evoked in the musical "Caroline, or Change," Tony Award-winning actress-singer Tonya Pinkins views Caroline's plight from a personal perspective.

[ BS ]  Performing Artists Maintain Mental Health as Part of the Job
The chronic depression that afflicted Spalding Gray could be a wake-up call for an industry given to depression, stress, and other mental-health concerns.
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[ Y ]  Dancer Ann Miller Dies of Cancer at 81 by BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer
Ann Miller, the raven-haired, long-legged actress and dancer whose machine-gun taps won her stardom during the golden age of movie musicals, died Thursday of lung cancer.

[ IBDB ]  Ann Miller's Broadway Credits

Features:

[ B ]  Stage Notes: 01/21/04 by Paul Wontorek
Saying goodbye to Urinetown; revisiting Chicago; Cause Celeb!

[ TM ]  Follow Spot
Michael Portantiere interviews Fiorello! star Tony Lo Bianco, applauds Barrett Foa in Avenue Q, and rails against overamplification on Broadway.

[ P ]  Shades of Gray
In I Am My Own Wife, Jefferson Mays essays a less than perfect hero's struggle to survive

Other News:

[ P ]  Will Lane and Broderick Extend as Bway's Producers?

[ P ]  Cast Set for Avery Brooks King Lear at Yale Repertory Theatre, Feb. 13-March 13

[ P ]  Michael Cullen Added to Cast of Off-Broadway's Bug
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Features:

[ B ]  Looking Back: TV Musicals #6 by Ken Mandelbaum

News:

[ B ]  Lane & Broderick Extend in B'way's Producers
The Producers' beloved duo, originally scheduled to end their return engagement in the hit musical on April 4, have extended their run through April 25, according to Variety.

[ P ]  Now Nicole Belt: Kidman to Play Ulla in "Producers" Film

[ B ]  Kidman to Flaunt It as Ulla in New Producers Flick

[ P ]  Mackintosh Speaks About Musicians' Union Controversy
Producer Cameron Mackintosh has hit back at press reports suggesting that he is treating West End musicians shabbily.

[ P ]  Playwright David Hare Takes on Critic Michael Billington in "Star" Wars
One of Britain�s most famous playwrights and one of its foremost theatre critics have crossed swords in The Guardian newspaper.

[ P ]  Melissa Errico Will Look to Finian's Rainbow, for Irish Rep, April 6-May 30

[ P ]  "Theater Talk" Welcomes Golda's Feldshuh Jan. 23; Loudon Remembered

[ P ]  Food for Thought Season Concludes With Turner and Grimes; New Season Features Arthur Miller

[ P ]  42nd Street Tony Winner Makes Feinstein's Debut in February

[ P ]  Pryce Gets Albee's Goat; Previews Begin Jan. 22
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News:

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
HARVEY Fierstein. So I ask as a joke, "You still in 'Hairspray'?" He says: "Yeah, can't you see I still have shaved eyebrows? . . . but I'm leaving in March."
Second item.

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
Polly Bergen (with a spoiler for her "Sopranos" appearance).

[ ND ]  'Alice' Brings Sex Back To a Cleaner 42nd Street by Gordon Cox

[ NYT ]  New Reports Place Gray on S.I. Ferry by JAMES BARRON

[ B ]  Richard Masur to Star in Sarah, Sarah at MTC

[ B ]  The Donkey Show Takes a Break until March

[ B ]  The IT Girl Looks to Fall Off-Broadway

[ TM ]  Bosco, Harris, and Murray to Perform Shakespeare at 92nd Street Y

[ TM ]  MCC Theater Names Executive Director

[ P ]  Pryce Gets Albee's Goat; Previews Begin Jan. 22

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 22

[ P ]  Gibson Unpacks Her Suitcase at Soho Rep, Jan. 22

[ P ]  Brown, Lavin and Klein Part of All-Star Sisters Rosensweig Benefit

[ P ]  Plank Project, Mockumentary by Avenue Q Writer, Revived for Benefit Jan. 26

[ P ]  Proposed American National Theatre to Unveil Architectural Model

[ P ]  Garson Kanin's The Good Soup Served by TACT in Concert Performance Jan. 24-26

[ HC ]  Mark Lamos to direct Williams' 'Cat' by Frank Rizzo

"Oresteia" - Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'ORESTEIA'
A Tragedy in Three Parts, Each Imagined Separately by D. J. R. BRUCKNER
The best of the three adaptations running together at the American Theater of Actors is the one that departs least from the original.

[ ATW ]  Tragedy Seen Through Three Lenses
Review by Andy Propst

[ TM ]  Orestes
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ CU ]  Oresteia Trilogy

Other Reviews:

[ CU ]  Kismet
Los Angeles Review by Laura Hitchcock

[ DN ]  'Road House' is brawl in fun by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ RMN ]  Loss in space by Lisa Bornstein
Actor Bill Pullman's new play questions America's mission

[ PPG ]  Rodgers' daughter regrets being no-show by Christopher Rawson
Mary Rodgers Guettel sends her apologies.

Other Features:

[ LAT ]  It's Cariou's kismet by Don Shirley
Destiny returns the actor to L.A. for a fantasy set in old Baghdad.

[ BS ]  Not-So-Simple Sara
Sara Finney-Johnson may have made a name writing for TV, but she feels her playwriting brings her even greater opportunities.

[ BS ]  L.A. Divina
Karen Kondazian may play great divas, but she knows how to open doors for herself.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia chats with three of the people behind TACT and the troupe's upcoming production of The Good Soup.

[ B ]  Q & A: 1/21/04 by Ken Mandelbaum

[ B ]  Photo Op: Jackie & Daphne Pack 'Em in at Joe's

[ VV ]  Fiddling With Fiddler by Alisa Solomon
Can the Broadway Revival of Everyone's Favorite Jewish Musical Ignore Today's Radically Different Cultural Context?
Thanks to JWest on All That Chat for the link!

Reviews:

[ B ]  Did Light in the Piazza Shine for Chicago Critics?

[ TB ]  The Light in the Piazza
Chicago Review by John Olson

[ TM ]  The Kvetching Continues
Reviewed By: Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  Sound Advice: Best Vocal Albums of 2003 by Jonathan Frank

News:

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Warm Week for Avenue Q
In a month where cold temperatures have been driving down Broadway box office figures, the producers of Avenue Q must be feeling pretty warm and happy. The tuner, which was an instant hit with critics but not necessarily at the box office, filled the Golden Theatre to 95.95% capacity.

[ P ]  Jazz-Age Musical Comedy, The IT Girl, Gets Second Off-Bway Staging in Fall

[ P ]  Report: Opposite of Sex Musical May Reach Broadway Next Season
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler may bring the new musical The Opposite of Sex to Broadway next season, Variety reported.

[ P ]  Brían F. O'Byrne Jumps On Kennedy Center Streetcar

[ B ]  O'Byrne Joins Streetcar Cast at Kennedy Center

[ B ]  Joan Collins Returns to the Stage in Full Circle

[ P ]  Trinity Rep Completes Hughie-Dennehy Double Bill with A Pound on Demand

[ P ]  Hairspray's Marc Shaiman to Work with Billy Crystal at Oscars

[ P ]  Meryl Streep Joins Producing Team for Sarah Jones' bridge and tunnel, Feb. 6

[ P ]  No Tune Like Showtune, Now Licensed by MTI; Cast Album Expected

[ P ]  The Long Christmas Ride Home Commercial Plans Hit the Brakes

[ P ]  Herman Says Broadway Mame Will Blow Her Horn in 2005-06, Prior to TV Movie

[ P ]  Tabletop Playwright Brings Latest, Last Word, to Lark Jan. 30-Feb. 8

[ P ]  Amanda Plummer to Star in Off-Broadway's Bug, Beginning Feb. 21

[ B ]  Amanda Plummer Headlines Bug Off-B'way

[ P ]  Cult Hit Mono Switches Off-Broadway Opening to Jan. 29

[ P ]  Wonderful Town to Perform on "The Today Show" Jan. 29

[ P ]  Les Miz Musicians and Cameron Mackintosh Face Off in West End

[ P ]  Wingert, Bowers and Hagen Set for Guthrie's Boston Marriage

[ P ]  Marc Shaiman . . . THIS is your life! Features Shaiman, Wittman and Hairspray Company

[ P ]  Kerry Butler, Emily Skinner and More Featured on New "Animal Tracks" CD

[ P ]  Amour Star to Play Algonquin, March 16-April 3

[ P ]  Journey�s End Celebrates Anniversary With New Production

[ P ]  Fletcher's The Tamer Tamed Opens Jan. 21
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Features:

[ SUN ]  Raul Esparza: The Exit Interview by JEREMY McCARTER
A dangerous actor looks back on "Taboo".

[ NYP ]  NEW 'ROOF' REVIVAL FIDDLING WITH TRADITION by MICHAEL RIEDEL
HOW do you take "Fiddler on the Roof" back from Zero and Topol?

News:

[ B ]  Amy Ryan to Star in Streetcar at Kennedy Ctr.

[ TS ]  Theatre group faces final curtain by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Bad news from the organization which coodinates Toronto's theatres, its annual awards and its half-price ticket booth.

[ V ]  Off B'way catches 'Bug'
Prod'n reunites 'Joe's' Plummer, Shannon
At least one Off Broadway producer believes it can be 1998-99 all over again. Scott Morfee brings Tracy Letts' new play "Bug" to the Barrow Street Theater next month for an open-ended commercial run.

[ R ]  Orchestra Pit Unrest Could Prompt British Strike

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
Items on Daphne Rubin-Vega and Boy George.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
I'm going to miss Ray Stark - an amazing man who put "Funny Girl" on the screen.

[ NJ ]  12 Miles West must find new address BY PEGGY McGLONE
12 Miles West Theatre Company must give up its Montclair digs at the end of June because its new landlord has plans to renovate the building.

[ P ]  Journey�s End Celebrates Anniversary With New Production

[ P ]  Fletcher's The Tamer Tamed Opens Jan. 21

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 21

[ P ]  Meehan, Sipos and Charnin's Robin Hood, the Musical, Aims Arrow at Regional Theatre

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: January 12-18

[ P ]  In the Belly of the Beast Revisited at 29th Street Rep, Feb. 23

[ P ]  Steven Pasquale Joins Off-Broadway's Beautiful Child, Set to Start Feb. 6

[ P ]  Jekyll & Hyde, Victor/Victoria Author Developing New Musical "Scrooge" for CBS

[ P ]  Friends Will Remember Theatre Promoter Brad Van Nostrand at Feb. 3 Memorial

[ P ]  Michals Joins Hoty, Bogart, McKechnie and Foster for Broadway Showstoppers

Reviews:

[ CST ]  'Piazza' paints charming but uneven portrait of love, Italian style BY HEDY WEISS
This is a show that could truly soar if it chose to be as relentless as the lovers themselves.

[ NYT ]  Theater in Review
Reviews of 'Three Sisters,' 'Road House' and 'Do�a Rosita the Spinster.'

[ CU ]  Do�a Rosita the Spinster

[ CU ]  Five Flights

[ TM ]  The Heiress
Reviewed By: Michael Portantiere

[ TB ]  Allegro
Washington Review by Tracy Lyon

[ SUN ]  This Is Your Country by JEREMY McCARTER
Two critical looks at America, "Hiroshima Maiden" and "Abundance"

[ VV ]  Getting and Spending
Marty Pottenger explores the drama of credit card debt by Charles McNulty
Abundance by Marty Pottenger

[ VV ]  Foreman's Wake-Up Call
Imagery is everything, so shouldn't Richard Foreman really be running the country? by Michael Feingold
Richard Foreman's King Cowboy Rufus Rules the Universe

[ VV ]  Stand-Up Rehab
Recovering addict Mark Lundholm works his solo program by Alexis Soloski
Addicted: A Comedy of Substance by Mark Lundholm

[ VV ]  Sandstorms and sweltering heat make for heavy weather by Francine Russo
The Architecture of Loss by Julia Cho
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Tuesday, January 20, 2004

[ B ]  Musicians Threaten to Strike in the West End
Members of the Musicians' Union are threatening to strike over producer Cameron Mackintosh alleged firing of 13 Les Miserables pit players and replacing them with machines when the show moves from the Palace Theatre to the smaller Queens Theatre in April, according to The Evening Standard.

[ B ]  DVDs: Mackintosh's Salad Days by Ken Mandelbaum
HEY, MR. PRODUCER! (VCI)

Features:

[ B ]  First Person: Lucky to Be Wicked by Carole Shelley

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Ripley and Cast Take Five Flights Off-Broadway

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Fete for Five Flights

[ BS ]  Age and Creative Abilities by Jeffrey Sweet
I don't like contemplating that my desire to write will outlive my ability to produce something creditable. Still, there is some correlation between age and what one produces.

[ BS ]  Shopping for an Acting School
For our semiannual spotlight, Back Stage writers spoke with a dozen working actors about what criteria they use for choosing an acting teacher, coach or school. Learn from those who know!

[ R ]  Patricia Neal Celebrates Birthday with Hall of Fame Gift
Monday she will be among a select group of nine inducted into the Theater's Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theater.

News:

[ P ]  Spalding Gray Officially Becomes a Missing Person

[ P ]  Gennifer Flowers Steps Into Boobs! The Musical Jan. 22 in NYC

[ P ]  New William Finn Musical Workshopped at Barrington Stage, Feb. 6-15

[ P ]  Chicago-Style Piazza: New Guettel-Lucas Musical Opens at Goodman, Jan. 20

[ P ]  White Rose, a New Musical About Students Resisting Nazis, Plays Wright State Jan. 30-Feb. 1

[ P ]  Strangers in Paradise: Reprise! Kismet Begins Perfs. Jan. 20

[ P ]  Naughton Extends Chicago Stay; Lewis Begins Feb. 2

[ P ]  Wonderful Town's Ohio Sister Kicks Off Clurman Lecture Series Jan. 26

[ P ]  Avenue Q Composers Head to the Chatterbox Jan. 22

[ P ]  Ian McKellen and Laura Linney Among BAFTA Nominees

[ P ]  Walters Rounds Out Match Trio; Bway Perfs. Begin March 12

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Beyond Broadway, small shows are in season! Here, Barbara & Scott make note of several that deserve your attention.

[ ATW ]  Though Messy, The Loopiness of Five Flights Charms
Review by Andy Propst

[ B ]  Five Flights
Review by Celia Wren

[ WP ]  'Rash' & 'Third': The Prognosis Is Promising by Peter Marks
The heroines of Wendy Wasserstein's entertaining new one-acts at Theater J are at that stage of middle age when life's limits really begin to assert themselves, the point at which the flesh becomes alarmingly less resilient and the mind less malleable.

[ TM ]  Welcome to My Rash / Third
Reviewed By: Michael Toscano

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'HIROSHIMA MAIDEN'
A Puppet Fantasy Evokes the True Aftermath of Hiroshima by MARGO JEFFERSON
Dan Hurlin's work at St. Ann's Warehouse fails to convey the horrors and ironies of Hiroshima and focuses instead on his own homemade American story.

[ NYer ]  THE BIG ROUNDUP by HILTON ALS
Richard Foreman takes on the ghosts of imperialism.

[ CU ]  King Cowboy Rufus Rules the Universe
Review

[ ATW ]  Travel Advisories
'Fr�ulein Else' at McCarter; 'Demon Baby' at Ohio
Review by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  Abundance Offers Snapshot of Money's Impact
Review by Andy Propst
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[ ES ] Strike threat hits West End
Members of the Musicians' Union are lobbying for a strike in protest at producers' plans to fire 13 members of the orchestra in Les Miserables and replace them with a so-called "virtual orchestra".
Thanks to "leeinlondon" over at Talkin'Broadway's All That Chat for pointing the link out!
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[ B ]  Melora Walters Joins Trio of Belber Drama Match

[ TM ]  CBS Will Continue to Telecast Tonys Through 2010

[ B ]  Tony Winner Naughton Extends Chicago Stay

[ V ]  No holiday warmth at B'way's icy B.O.
'Wicked,' 'Henry IV,' 'Avenue Q,' 'My Own Wife' impress

[ V ]  Vancouver arts center struggles
Plays close, jobs cut but owners insist show will go on
Vancouver's troubled Center for Performing Arts has canceled productions and laid off two senior managers, but the four Denver-based brothers who own it have denied it will close.

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 20

[ P ]  Irish Rep's Eden, a Seriocomic Portrait of a Marriage, Begins Jan. 20, Opens Feb. 1

[ P ]  A New Day for Noah: Rodgers and Charnin's Two by Two Will Float Again, With Revisions

[ P ]  Funny Girl Producer Ray Stark Is Dead at 88
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Monday, January 19, 2004

[ NYT ] A Sky-Box Approach to the Arts by GLENN RIFKIN
Performing arts organizations have generally adhered to a genteel style of marketing: tasteful rather than "tastes great." But in the face of declining funds, some are starting to look elsewhere for marketing magic, adopting models once thought to be better suited to the Mets than the Met.
Bravo to progressive producing. Without changing the rules and thinking outside the box, the best of musicals will be unproducible. (It may not be an actual word, but we all know what it means.)

[ NYT ]  New Producers Have Fat Wallets and Big Dreams by EVELYN NUSSENBAUM
Outsiders trying to break into the movies are typically seen as a comic sideshow to the real business. Producers talk about "landing fish in the boat" when they find rich sources of financing. And they sneer that "We're not making widgets here" - their way of saying that newly arrived rubes cannot possibly decode the mysterious workings of the business.
Film, not Broadway, but the same truths are evident -- and eventual to Broadway.
posted at 1/19/2004 11:27:54 PM by James Marino | Item Link

News:

[ B ]  Dracula Expected at New Off-B'way Venue in Fall
Frank Wildhorn's Dracula, The Musical may finally be heading to Gotham--but not at the large Broadway venue once expected to house it. Broadway.com has learned that the show, which was noted during its La Jolla Playhouse tryout for the vastness of its physical production, is a strong possibility for an October berth at a 499-seat theater within Dodger Stages.

[ P ]  Zippel, Wilder and Steinkellners Anticipate Spring 2004 Reading of Musical Princesses

[ P ]  Belber's Match, with Liotta and Langella, to Play Plymouth Theatre

[ P ]  Revised Hallelujah, Baby! to See Stagings at Arena, George Street in 2004-05

[ P ]  Steve Blanchard to Star in Off-Broadway Musical Johnny Guitar

[ P ]  John Carrafa Confirms He Will Direct Beach Boys Musical

[ P ]  2004 Tony Awards Set for June 6 at Radio City Music Hall; CBS to Air 3-Hour Ceremony

[ P ]  New Musical, Sarah, Ella & Pops, Gets World Premiere in Michigan Feb. 5

[ P ]  Wicked�s Idina Menzel on "Radio Playbill" Jan. 19-Feb. 1

[ P ]  Urinetown Packs Up, Lockstock and Barrel, at Final Broadway Performance

Features:

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Urinetown Brings Down the House

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Mercury
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld
posted at 1/19/2004 04:10:23 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ B ]  The Making of a Musical by Ken Mandelbaum
With the revival of Fiddler on the Roof set to begin performances at the Minskoff on Friday, now is a good time to take down from the shelf The Making of a Musical: "Fiddler on the Roof" (Crown), written by Richard Altman, with Mervyn Kaufman.

[ B ]  Photo Op: Farewell to Urinetown

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
A captivating new CD features composer-lyricist John Bucchino playing classic melodies by Richard Rodgers' on that legend's own piano.

[ TB ]  Beauty of the Father
Florida Review by Kevin Johnson

News:

[ P ]  Beatrice Winde, Tony Nominated Actress, Dead at 79

[ IBDB ]  Beatrice Winde's Broadway Credits

[ TM ]  Mario Lanza Bio-Musical Announced for 2005 Broadway Opening

[ B ]  Dixie Carter in Talks to Replace Burke in Millie

[ P ]  Bock and Harnick Write New Song for Fiddler Revival

[ P ]  Old Globe Adds New Musical Lucky Duck and Play Jenny Chow to Summer Lineup
The Old Globe has announced the final two shows for its 2004 summer season, the new musical Lucky Duck � to be directed by Urinetown's John Rando � and Rolin Jones' The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow.

[ P ]  Taboo Will Get a Cast Album
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Features:

[ NYT ]  In the Star's Own Words, Please, and Don't Camp It Up by ERIK PIEPENBURG
At "Cause Celeb!," where actors recite embarrassing or salacious passages excerpted from celebrity autobiographies, no one is safe from the A-list down.

[ TM ]  The Kvetcher in the Wry by: Leslie (Hoban) Blake; photos by Michael Portantiere
Jackie Hoffman returns to Joe's Pub, and The Kvetching Continues.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Charles Nelson Reilly shares his favorite memories of the late, great Uta Hagen.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
Uta Hagen (fifth item).

[ DN ]  Starring...East Side by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
The story of the lower East Side just couldn't be contained in one evening, so The Metropolitan Playhouse has divided "East Side Story" into two pieces.

[ Y ]  Mel Brooks Lends Voice to PBS Kids Show by DOUGLAS J. ROWE, AP Entertainment Writer
No one could ever accuse Mel Brooks of being sheepish. So it makes perfect sense that he's now playing the least sheepish sheep you'll ever meet.

Reviews:

[ NYP ]  KICK IN THE BRASS by DAN AQUILANTE
SHE swears like a sailor, vamps like hooker and sings like a diva. Bette Midler has become the perfect New York City saloon singer, and she proved it at a pair of Madison Square Garden shows over the weekend.

[ NYT ]  DANCE REVIEW | 'DANCING HENRY FIVE'
A 'Henry V' That Would Amaze the Groundlings at the Globe by JENNIFER DUNNING

News:

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
Is Dixie Carter replacing Delta Burke in "Millie"?

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
IT'S no "Vagina Monologues," but the chick-centric play "The Bathroom Tapes" drew plenty of lovely lasses to its L.A. premiere the other night.

[ V ]  Laurents retunes 'Hallelujah, Baby'
Tony-winning musical goes into workshop
"Hallelujah, Baby" is the latest Broadway musical to go the revision route. In an unusual switch, the show's original book writer is doing the honors.

[ P ]  ZarleySongs Features Billy Porter and Julia Murney Jan. 19

[ P ]  Very Special Evening Benefit Features Lopez, Ferguson and Songwriters Heisler and Goldrich

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 19

[ P ]  "Signed Sealed Delivered": de Haas Sings Stevie Wonder at American Songbook Jan. 23

[ P ]  North Shore Postpones Original Musical Orpheus; First Regional Production of Aida Instead

[ P ]  Off-Broadway's The Civilians Brings Back The Ladies, Feb. 5-29

[ P ]  Fishburne, Gurwitch, Peña Lead Los Angeles Cast of Our Lady of 121st Street, Feb. 4-8

[ P ]  Complete Casting Announced for NYCO Sweeney Todd; Paige, Delavan, Nolen and Blazer Head Company

[ P ]  Ron O'Neal, Obie-Winning Actor and "Superfly" Star, Dead at 66

The following death notice appeared in Sunday's New York Times (but not in its online edition):

DRYDEN -- Robert, 86, whose acting career spanned over four decades and scores of radio, television, theater, and film appearances, died on December 16, 2003, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He appeared in numerous radio series, including "The Shadow" and CBS Radio Mystery Theater, in Broadway and off-Broadway productions and in such films as "Happy Hooker," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," and "Prince of the City." He was the voiceover for hundreds of radio and TV commercials with recurring roles in dramas such as the Jackie Gleason Show, Playhouse 90, The Edge of Night, and on SNL. He is survived by his daughter Emma Dryden of New York City.

[ IBDB ]  Robert Dryden's Broadway Credits
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Sunday, January 18, 2004

"NBC said Monday that Frasier will be ending this May after eleven seasons. Eleven super-gay seasons.
"It was reported that after the show leaves the air, Kelsey Grammer may join the cast of The Producers. Grammer will be playing the part of Frasier Crane."
- Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live

Features:

[ HC ]  Broadway Needs Some 'Change' by Frank Rizzo
It's Shouldn't Always Be About Money, And Audiences Already Know That

[ DN ]  Fresh song for 'Fiddler' by Howard Kissel
Few Broadway scores are as familiar as Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's 1964 "Fiddler on the Roof." But when the revival starring Alfred Molina as Tevye begins previews at the Minskoff on Friday, one song will be totally unfamiliar.

[ P ]  CHANNELING THEATRE: A Chat with Theresa Rebeck; Remembering Uta Hagen

[ TS ]  About face by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Visible minorities aren't seeing themselves on Toronto stages, but theatres are working to change that

[ NYT ]  EXCERPT
'Suitcase'
In this passage from Melissa James Gibson's play about overeducated New Yorkers, two doctoral candidates procrastinate by talking on the phone.

[ CT ]  Rare Broadway pedigree by Michael Phillips
The grandson of composer Richard Rodgers readies `The Light in the Piazza' for its debut

[ S ]  Breaking the final Taboo by Zoe Martin
WHEN The curtain finally falls on Boy George�s musical Taboo on Broadway, the show�s Scottish star Euan Morton will be both sad and relieved. "In a twisted way it�s been a blessing in disguise. I�ve been playing George for a very long time."

[ NYT ]  George Balanchine, Musical Comedian? by MATTHEW GUREWITSCH
Taking a break from Broadway, the choreographer Susan Stroman is working with the New York City Ballet on a salute to the Balanchine we never knew.

[ NJ ]  A double dose of Balanchine BY ROBERT JOHNSON

[ WP ]  Theater J, In a Niche Without Borders by Peter Marks
Ari Roth saw his opening and went for it. It was the reading at Arena Stage of a new play by Wendy Wasserstein, and during a break, he made his way up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Heidi Chronicles."

[ HC ]  Near-Death Row by FRANK RIZZO
'The Exonerated': Freedom To Speak As Freed Men

[ CT ]  Welcome to the '60s by Chris Jones
John Waters narrates 'Hairspray's' journey from cult movie hoot to Broadway hit

[ BG ]  Rooting through the past, playwright finds his tale by Maureen Dezell
'Dazzle' is based on true story of pack-rat brothers

[ BG ]  No time to say goodbye by Steve Morse
Busy with her new tour, Bette Midler's here to stay

[ ND ]  Fine Art In a New Light by Karin Lipson
Exploring the work of masters in popular novels, in movies and onstage

[ OCR ]  An opera in the key of color by PAUL HODGINS
Director Baz Luhrmann holds a special place in his heart for 'La Boh�me,' the audacious staging of Puccini that put him on the map.

[ IS ]  Tune teams with vocal group by Whitney Smith
A Broadway veteran and a singing group he first heard on the streets of New York have each performed in Indianapolis, but never together.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the last two links above.

News:

[ NYT ]  Ray Stark, Oscar-Nominated Producer, Dies at 88 by COREY KILGANNON
Ray Stark was one of the most successful independent producers in postwar Hollywood.

[ IBDB ]  Ray Stark's Broadway Credits

[ NYT ]  Donald Leight, 80, Musician Who Inspired Play 'Side Man,' Dies by PETER KEEPNEWS
Donald Leight was a trumpet player who worked as a sideman with big bands, in nightclubs and on Broadway.

[ P ]  Donald Leight, Inspiration Behind Tony-Winning Play Side Man, Is Dead at 80

[ NYP ]  ANXIOUS WIFE: GRAY SEEMED TO BE BETTER by PHILIP RECCHIA

[ Y ]  Missing Actor Gray Long Battled His Fears by JUSTIN GLANVILLE, Associated Press Writer

[ CT ]  Longer 'Lion King' run would have paid royally by Chris Jones
"This show could have been here for three years without any problem whatsoever," said Eileen LeCario, the vice president of Broadway in Chicago, which rented the Cadillac Palace Theatre to Disney.

[ V ]  Beating B.O. blahs
3 B'way shows getting warm post-holiday reception

[ V ]  Biz dips; 'Superstar' 917g
Road grosses

[ V ]  Inside Move: Beauty of a 'Beast' dispute
Berlusconi play adds court date to its run

[ R ]  TV's 'Queer' Guy Opts for the Musical Life by Michael Paoletta
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jai Rodriguez, the culture maven of Bravo/NBC hit reality series "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," is in the studio recording his debut album.

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 18

[ P ]  Toronto's Mousetrap Snaps Shut Jan. 18 After More Than 26 Years

[ P ]  You Are Now Leaving, Urinetown; Musical Hit Closes Jan. 18, 2004

[ P ]  Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?: Off-Broadway Trumbo Homage Ends, Jan. 18

[ P ]  Bon Appétit: World Premiere Dinner With Demons Ends Off-Broadway, Jan. 18

Reviews:

[ CU ]  Permanent Way

[ CU ]  His Dark Materials

Oh, one more thing...
GO EAGLES!
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