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Saturday, April 17, 2004 We received a note from our friend Elyse Sommer, Editor and Publisher of CurtainUp.com, explaining why all the stories they've posted since March 18 seem to have disappeared from that site. Elyse explains the technical glitch: "CurtainUp's server was sold and migrated to another server but we somehow did not receive notice to re-register the domain name. Consequently, as of last Thursday at around 8pm, everything suddenly went crazy and while we had made an upload just a couple of hours earlier and things are at the site as of April 15th, that's not what shows up. We also can't upload anything. While we've sent notices about what's going on to people on our email list, some people logging on may be confused at this outdated front page. I'm hoping this will resolve itself by the end of the weekend." We hope Elyse's terrific site is back to "full health" soon! Features: [ B ] Tonys 2004 #4 by Ken Mandelbaum [ P ] (Nearly) Oldest Living Ziegfeld Girl Tells All: 100-Year-Old Doris Eaton Visits New Amsterdam Once More [ TS ] Sweet subversion charms director by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN Jack O'Brien: Hairspray head honcho stays 'deeply invested' in his decades of work [ WP ] A Personal Tour of Tennessee by Peter Marks Williams Put a Lot Into His Plays -- Including Himself [ NYT ] Still Crying Like It's 1983 by DUDLEY CLENDINEN On April 21, a revival of "The Normal Heart" will open at the Public Theater, bringing back the feeling and conflict of the time when men first began to sicken and die of AIDS. [ NYT ] The Extreme Makeover of 'Bombay Dreams' by ZACHARY PINCUS-ROTH When American producers signed on to take "Bombay Dreams" from London to Broadway, where it opens on April 29, they knew it needed a major overhaul. [ NYT ] THIS WEEK It's a Long Way to Glocca Morra by JASON ZINOMAN "FINIAN'S RAINBOW" may not be the first musical comedy that preaches racial equality, but the 1947 Broadway hit is surely the only one in which the message is delivered by a leprechaun searching for his magic gold. [ NYT ] EXCERPT: 'Mrs. Farnsworth' [ LAT ] A provacateur takes aim by Patrick Pacheco Director Joe Mantello's revival of Sondheim's dark musical 'Assassins' allows him to revisit themes dear to his renegade heart. [ LAT ] A great view from his desk by Don Shirley From an office in Sherman Oaks, playwright Matthew Barber visited Italy for his "Enchanted April." Reviews: [ ND ] When Milne wrote for grown-ups only BY GORDON COX [ NJ ] 'Rainbow' leads to pot of golden music BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ HC ] Critics Rub Salt In `Wounded' by FRANK RIZZO News: [ P ] Not Ready to Howl: Scary Spice Sits Out Bway's Rent April 16-18 [ B ] Scary Spice Delays Start in Rent until 4/19 [ TM ] Hosts Announced for BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Tours for 2004-2005 Include 'Town', 'Record' and 'Big River' XM Satellite Radio [ P ] Today In Theatre History: APRIL 17 [ P ] NYC World Premiere of The Internationalist Has an American Abroad � and Lost in Translation [ P ] Will Hewitt and Errico Give In to Ungodly Hunger in Wildhorn's Dracula, the Musical? posted at 4/17/2004 03:26:23 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Friday, April 16, 2004 Features: [ BS ] Making Original Cast Albums If the two most glorious words in the English language are "musical comedy," certainly the next three have to be "original cast album." [ ND ] From the heart BY LINDA WINER A revival of 'The Normal Heart' prompts a look at the whole body of drama scripted by the AIDS epidemic, which has both devastated and re-engergized American theater [ ND ] For the writer, 'nothing's changed' by LINDA WINER Larry Kramer has attended every rehearsal of "The Normal Heart," his 1985 breakthrough AIDS play that opens Wednesday in a revival at the Public Theater. [ ND ] Tales of the gun BY BLAKE GREEN The controversial musical 'Assassins,' yet another ominous Stephen Sondheim work, recalls the successful and failed attempts on the lives of American presidents [ BS ] Spring Festivals Coming into Bloom Theatre festivals are always made more cogent by unifying themes or shared senses of purpose. This spring, many festivals have found innovative ways to achieve that cohesion. [ WP ] Set Design Is Reaching New Heights by Dan Via [ P ] PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Sixteen Wounded [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Moran Gets Tricky Off-Broadway with Newest Part Reviews: [ OCR ] 'Talking Cure' has the blahs by PAUL HODGINS A play about Freud, Jung and the patient who comes between them doesn't find enough juice. Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! [ Y ] 'Finian's Rainbow' Cozy, Polished by PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer Don't be fooled by the minimalist set and confined spaces in the latest production of "Finian's Rainbow," which runs through May 30. A closer look � and listen � reveals a wealth of gold. News: [ B ] Melissa Errico to Star in Broadway's Dracula [ B ] Details Set for 18th Easter Bonnet Competition [ P ] Ken Weitzman's Arrangements Earns 2003 Weissberger Award [ P ] Kurtz and Esparza to Host 2004 Obie Awards Ceremony May 17 [ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, April 10-16: The Ice Breaks [ P ] Broadway Musical The Boy From Oz Raises Over $1 Million for Charity [ P ] Art and Politics Collide in Miami Bow of A Picasso, with Lucie Arnaz Working for the Nazis; Opens April 16 [ P ] Sin: A Cardinal Deposed Will Play Boston, Scandal's Crucible, in June; Producer Seeks Angels [ P ] NC's Triad Stage Has Dracula, North Star, Bus Stop, Das Barbecü and Southeastern Premiere in 2004-05 [ P ] Out on Broadway Concert to Feature Book by Terrence McNally and Songs from Avenue Q and Producers posted at 4/16/2004 05:46:49 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ NYP ] SHOPAHOLIC by FARRAH WEINSTEIN Kristin Chenoweth sets up camp: the actress settles in for some serious shopping in the shoe aisle in Kmart. Thanks to Kristina on Kristin's message board for the link! [ P ] DIVA TALK: LuPone Soars, Akers Sings Standards and Snoopy! Delights [ P ] MARQUEE VALUE: Caroline, or Change at the Eugene O'Neill Reviews: [ B ] Sixteen Wounded Faces New York Critics [ TM ] The Siegel Column Frank Langella is matchless in Match, The Tricky Part is a triumph, the nighclub Opia opens, and Steve Ross excels at the Stanhope. News: [ P ] She's Alive! Nefertiti the Musical Ready for 21st Century Closeup in Chicago Run, April 16-May 1 [ P ] Tony Awards Administration Committee to Meet May 6 [ P ] Aida's Cox and Chase to Sing Live on TV April 17 posted at 4/16/2004 12:44:34 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYP ] BAD 'DREAMS' by MICHAEL RIEDEL ANDREW Lloyd Webber has two shows running on Broadway right now. One is much-hyped and brand-new, the other is in its 17th year. But if you rifle through the box-office receipts, you'll find that the old war horse is holding its own against the young Turk. [ NYT ] ON STAGE AND OFF Warming Up to 'Frozen' by JASON ZINOMAN Bryony Lavery's "Frozen" entered the Broadway season at the 11th hour, and may present a challenge to "I Am My Own Wife" at the Tony awards. "Sixteen Wounded": [ B ] Photo Op: Sixteen Wounded's Opening Night Bash [ ATW ] Sixteen Wounded: Learning Patience in an Amsterdam Bakery Review by Andy Propst [ B ] Sixteen Wounded Review by William Stevenson Though it is far from a perfect play, it is definitely worth seeing. [ WP ] Incendiary Drama With No Explosion by Peter Marks The bakery is curiously devoid of an essential ingredient -- a sense of imminent dramatic explosion -- and that lack of tension undermines Kraiem's themes and, ultimately, the production itself. [ USA ] 'Wounded' finds way to mend the heart by Elysa Gardner * * * � out of four [ NJ ] Timely tale about terrorism ill-served by half-baked script BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ HC ] Soul-Wrenching Realities In Story Of Oppression by MALCOLM JOHNSON Tightened, compressed and mostly recast and with a new director, Eliam Kraiem's "Sixteen Wounded" jumps to Broadway with its soul-piercing realities sharpened. [ Y ] '16 Wounded' Examines Friendship by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic For much of the time, it is dramatically listless, not coming to life until the final inevitable confrontation between the protagonists. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'SIXTEEN WOUNDED' Personal Friends, Political Pawns by BEN BRANTLEY Eliam Kraiem's dutiful story of the thorny friendship between a Jewish baker and a Palestinian terrorist generates less urgency than your average episode of "Friends." [ SUN ] The Butcher & The Baker by JEREMY McCARTER How do you solve a problem like Judea? [ ND ] Sixteen Wounded: A Jewish-Arab cake that doesn't rise BY LINDA WINER [ JN ] Middle East, no middle ground by JACQUES LE SOURD "Sixteen Wounded" is intelligent, surprisingly sophisticated and (with its in-your-face title) a mighty hard sell for the Broadway audience. [ DN ] A complex issue gets common treatment by Howard Kissel The play purports to address serious contemporary issues, but it only uses them as an intellectual patina for a conventional, unsatisfying melodrama. [ NYP ] FINE CAST FOR 'WOUNDED' by CLIVE BARNES "Sixteen Wounded" is an overly schematic but honest play from a young playwright we should hear much more of in the future. You'll be glad you caught his handsomely staged Broadway debut. [ TB ] Sixteen Wounded Review by Matthew Murray [ TM ] Sixteen Wounded Reviewed By: David Finkle "Finian's Rainbow" - Reviews: [ TB ] Finian's Rainbow Review by Matthew Murray I can't tell you how things are in Glocca Morra, but at the Irish Repertory Theatre, where a glowing, no-frills revival of the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow just opened, they're looking mighty glorious. [ DN ] Now, color it perfect by Howard Kissel There is no amplification. Hallelujah!! [ ND ] Sparing the gold, 'Rainbow' connects BY GORDON COX There's more happy life radiating from this minimally staged version of "Finian's Rainbow" than there is from many of the more fully produced musicals around town. [ B ] Finian's Rainbow Review by Eric Grode [ TM ] Finian's Rainbow Reviewed By: David Finkle Other Reviews: [ TB ] Blackbird Review by Matthew Murray [ TM ] Blackbird Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'SHRINKAGE' Three Trips to the Psychiatrist's Couch by ANITA GATES Manuel Igrejas's collection of one-act plays about the psychiatrist-client relationship doesn't shed much light on the process, but the characters are sympathetic and articulate. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE WILD DUCK' Divided by Scandal, Destroyed by Good Intentions by WILBORN HAMPTON If the current production of Ibsen's play at the Jean Cocteau Repertory were more subtly polished, it would give the highly metaphorical drama the credibility it deserves. [ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK From Breezy Bollywood, Films Anything but V�rit� by A. O. SCOTT The touring film series "Cinema India!" offers glimpses into a parallel cinematic universe, one that is complex and sometimes puzzling but at the same time accessible and welcoming. [ ND ] What price a life? Go figure BY MICHAEL BRACKEN How do you value human life in cold, hard cash? That's the question, inspired by the monetary allocations of the federal Sept. 11 fund, posed by theater et al in "Audit," its first full production at its new home in Long Island City, the Chocolate Factory (formerly the Dryden & Palmer Confectionary Co). [ CU ] Three Seconds in the Key [ CU ] Match [ ATW ] Chef's Theater: Learn a Recipe, Enjoy a Meal, Take in Some Cabaret Review by Andy Propst [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond:Two Must-Sees Off-Broadway XM Satellite Radio [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond:The Thing About Men Comes to Disc XM Satellite Radio Features: [ WP ] Love Song by Chip Crews Frank Loesser's Widow Brings His Last Musical to Life at Arena Stage [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia answers the burning question on everyone's mind: Aside from that, how was the play? [ NJ ] Dad and lad make music together BY PETER FILICHIA When Paul Gemignani signed on to conduct his 21st Broadway musical -- a revival of Stephen Sondheim's 1991 "Assassins" at the Roundabout Theatre -- part of the job was helping at auditions. He didn't know his own son, Alexander, would be among the hopeful. [ P ] The Cabaret Beat: A Chat with Sutton Foster Tony Award winner Sutton Foster gets ready to tackle the cabaret stage next month in Lincoln Center's American Songbook series [ NYT ] Merely Players, Fretting Their Hour Before the I.R.S. by SHERRI DAY With April 15 the day of fiscal reckoning, in New York there are few places where tax-related frustrations are displayed more dramatically than at the headquarters of Actors' Equity. [ SUN ] Run, Reverend Run by JEREMY McCARTER A rapper wants to be poet laureate of Queens: But is it good for theater? [ BS ] On the Spot Most theatre productions--the quality ones, anyway--take months to prepare. And that's how it should be, right? After all, could I possibly recommend a play that was put together in a day? [ BH ] New, veteran playwrights go distance for marathon by Robert Nesti The annual Boston Theater Marathon is like a company picnic for the city's theater scenesters - 45 plays performed by 45 companies over 10 hours to a turn-away crowd. And, like any marathon, it pushes the endurance of even the most experienced participants. News: [ NYT ] A Full House for Impresario Robert J. Harth by ROBIN POGREBIN The restrained memorial at Carnegie Hall for its late executive director on Thursday included performances by Emanuel Ax and Audra McDonald. [ CT ] Goodman makes room for touring show by Chris Jones The news last week that the Goodman Theatre will give over one of its precious 2004-5 subscription slots to a touring production of "I Am My Own Wife," a full-blown touring Broadway show, has raised some eyebrows. "Full-blown"? [ CST ] Gregory returns to BET roots for CD release show Chester Gregory, who moved from a starring role in the Black Ensemble Theatre's production of "The Jackie Wilson Story" to a featured role in the Broadway production of "Hairspray," will make a brief return appearance in Chicago on Monday. [ B ] Isabella Rossellini Back for Stendhal Extension [ B ] Playwrights Horizons Gets Premieres in 2004-05 [ BG ] Regent set to be the house of 'Sin' by Catherine Foster The much-discussed play "Sin: A Cardinal Deposed" is scheduled to open at Arlington's Regent Theatre in June. Bailiwick Repertory, the Chicago company that originated the show, is expected to announce the engagement today. [ NJ ] Late entries eye Tony deadline BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ BS ] Dancer Fired; AGMA Complains [ BS ] Producers Write To Casts, Call for Lower Tour Pay [ BS ] Theaters must make room for companions of disabled [ P ] Oxford Stage Company�s The Quare Fellow Opens at London�s Tricycle April 16 [ P ] Prymate Brings Medoff Back to Broadway April 16 [ P ] Kim Criswell Says, Call Me Madam, at Goodspeed, With Brunell as Royalty, Starting April 16 [ P ] Isabella Rossellini Returns to Off-Broadway's The Stendhal Syndrome, April 28 [ P ] Richard Nelson, Christopher Shinn Among Playwrights Horizons Scribes in 2004-05 [ P ] Goodspeed Musicals Won't Have a Summer Show at Norma Terris [ P ] Broadway Post-Show Auctions for "Easter Bonnet" Competition Heating Up [ P ] Jim Dale and William Atherton to Star in Address Unknown Off-Broadway, Starting May 28 posted at 4/16/2004 08:49:07 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Thursday, April 15, 2004 Features: [ B ] Stage Notes: 04/14/04 by Paul Wontorek Snoopy!; The Tricky Part; Match; Patti LuPone. [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bway Stars Show Support for Therapy Group at Sardi's [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Chef's Theater Cooks Up Tasty Entrees, Tuneful Songs on Opening Night Reviews: [ TB ] Shakespeare's Songbook and The Complete Lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse Book Reviews by Jonathan Frank [ TB ] Afloat with Stones in His Pockets New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell News: [ P ] Latest Rinne Groff Play to Get Workshop In Manhattan in June [ P ] Kurtz, Kind, Wilson, Lewis, Thomas Appear in MTC Evening of Satire, April 26 [ P ] Pelletier to Replace Departing Landecker in Off-Broadway Hit Bug [ P ] Rattlestick Exposure Festival Has New Plays by Rapp, Thurber, More Through May 6 [ P ] Rare Hamlet Copy Goes Unsold at Auction; Lear, Caesar, Macbeth Reign [ P ] "Queer Eye"'s Rodriguez to Host Bravo On With the Show Event at the Imperial [ P ] Alec Wilder's "Miss Chicken Little" Musical Gets NYC Concert Presentation April 17 [ P ] Twentieth Century Star Baldwin Co-Hosts on ABC's "Live with Regis & Kelly," April 16 [ P ] Come On Up! Game Show Makes Its Toronto Debut June 24-July 25 [ P ] Horse Cave Theatre Is Now Kentucky Repertory, With World Premiere, Honey Harvest, in the Wings posted at 4/15/2004 04:12:45 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ HC ] Billy Dee Williams Plays The Rogue, But By Now He's Used To It by JEFF RIVERS Role In 'Hips' Parodies Way 'People Perceive Me' [ NYP ] DRESSED TO KILL by TERRY MORROW POLLY Bergen was almost too classy for The Mob. For her April 18 appearance on "The Sopranos," the 73-year-old actress goes against her glamorous image to play Fran, the former mistress of Tony Soprano's late father. [ BSUN ] Aunt's diary furnishes the material for show by J. Wynn Rousuck "Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn," with Joanna Merlin. [ LAT ] Hollywood, meet Bollywood by Susan Carpenter From comic books to night clubs, the Indian influence is everywhere. Reviews: [ B ] DVDs: 5135 Kensington Avenue by Ken Mandelbaum MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (Warner Bros.) [ CST ] Mason surprises with current-day edge BY HEDY WEISS Just when you think you know everything there is to know about Jackie Mason -- and just when you feel you can predict where he will come down on any given social, political or purely behavioral issue -- the man arrives at the Auditorium Theatre and proceeds to deliver material that is wholly surprising, fearless and even mildly subversive. [ CT ] Protest becomes fair game for Jackie Mason by Chris Jones Protesting before a Jackie Mason show is akin to a college football coach trashing Saturday's visiting team on the Friday night news. All it does is get the opposition fired up. [ NJ ] 'Pooh' author's play a satire of much brain BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ ND ] Laughing through tears by Linda Winer Reviewing the sad story of a celebrated Victorian clown News: [ ND ] Play by Play 'Sex' makes beautiful music after union pact by Gordon Cox Plus "After Ashley" (second item). [ NJ ] Center Stage by Peter Filichia More than collegial [ R ] Rare copy of Hamlet fails to sell at auction [ P ] Michael Cumpsty Is Higgins in McCarter's My Fair Lady; Complete Casting Announced [ P ] Beauty and the Beast Beauty to Sing on TV April 16 [ P ] Italian-American Life Explored in World Premiere Play at NYC's Abingdon Complex [ P ] Ruby Dee and Richard Thomas Offer Free Reading of Haney's Lament for the Moths May 3 [ P ] Peters Gypsy Celebrates 400th Performance; "Gimmick" Gals to Chat Live [ P ] Kristin Chenoweth to Leave Wicked in July [ P ] Today In Theatre History: APRIL 15 [ P ] Albee's The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia Hoofs it to West End Opening April 15 [ P ] That Other Pulitzer Prize Drama Set in Nazi-Era Europe Gets a New York Revival, April 15 [ P ] New Drama Sixteen Wounded with Hirsch and Plimpton Opens on Broadway, April 15 [ P ] Farah Alvin Steps Out of the Broadway Ensemble and Onto Her Own Solo CD, "Someday" [ P ] How Are Things in Glocca Morra? Irish Rep Has Answer in Starry Finian's Rainbow, Opening April 15 [ P ] Naomi Wallace's Things of Dry Hours Gets World Premiere in Pittsburgh April 15-May 16 [ P ] Eve Ensler Workshops Her NY-Bound Good Body at Seattle Rep, Starting April 15 posted at 4/15/2004 11:57:06 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link [ NYP ] LIZ SMITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH will leave her acclaimed role in Broadway's "Wicked" on July 18. Last item. [ HC ] No Summer Show At Norma Terris Stage by Frank Rizzo Scheduling, Unavailability Of Shows Cited As Reasons For Decision [ TM ] Loose Lips by: Brian Scott Lipton What's up with Ellen Foley, Toni DiBuono, Judith Light, Matthew Modine, Doug Wright, and Cherry Jones? posted at 4/15/2004 07:36:25 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Wednesday, April 14, 2004 [ NYT ] Who Says Black Theater Is Having a Tough Time? by JESSE McKINLEY In the midst of downsizing, Kenny Leon, the director of "A Raisin in the Sun," is trying to establish something unheard of since the 1970's: a national black theater company. [ NYT ] Miller Keeps Writing, Stacking Plays Like Firewood by MEL GUSSOW At 88 Arthur Miller is busier and more productive than many playwrights half his age, with two new plays circling New York. [ BS ] 'The Jury' Is In (NYC) Fox Series Constantly Needs New Actors [ BS ] Skitch Henderson Unveils New Talent '04 by Leonard Jacobs A pair of puppeteers from "Avenue Q," a pair of singer-dancers from this season's short-lived "Never Gonna Dance," the young man playing young Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz," and one of Broadway's biggest baritones all have something in common. On Mon., May 10, they are heading to Carnegie Hall, and they got there the old-fashioned way: practice, practice, practice. [ BS ] NYC Fringe Fest Bounces Back by Leonard Jacobs New Fiscal Resources Fall into Place [ BS ] Family Matters They represent different generations, but Marian Seldes, Daniel Gerroll, and Melinda Page Hamilton share a profound love of theatre and respect for one another. [ BS ] All in the Details Stephen Spinella creates his characters with precision--and keeps his friendships fresh. posted at 4/14/2004 09:08:19 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ TB ] Cabaret Interview: Sharon McNight by Jonathan Frank [ B ] Photo Op: A Cozy Party for Martin Moran's Tricky Part [ B ] Photo Op: A Glittering Birthday Bash for Joel Grey [ B ] Photo Op: Intimate Apparel's Fabulous Opening Fete Reviews: [ B ] Milne at the Mint Review by Ricky Spears News: [ B ] Address Unknown, With Jim Dale, Comes to Promenade [ P ] Einstein's Dreams, the Musical, Gets Another NYC Reading in May; European Premiere Announced [ P ] bridge and tunnel Commuter Sarah Jones Featured on NBC's "Today Show," April 15 [ P ] Wonderful Town, Anything Goes, Bourne's Play, Nutcracker! and Big River Set for L.A. in 2004-05 posted at 4/14/2004 07:22:59 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ B ] Obscure Recordings: Together on Broadway by Ken Mandelbaum Reviews: [ TM ] Mr. Fox: A Rumination Reviewed By: David Finkle News: [ P ] Wonderful Town's Donna Murphy In Talks for TV Sitcom [ P ] Scary Spice Joins Bway's Rent April 16; Drew Lachey and Frenchie Davis Expected [ P ] Copy of William Shakespeare's Hamlet Up for Auction at Christie's in New York City, April 14 [ P ] Annie Get Your Gun's Wopat to Join Broadway's Chicago in May [ P ] Pop, Jazz and Theatre Artist Jack Donahue Sings "Strange Weather" on PS Classics CD, In Stores May 4 [ P ] Off-Broadway Hit Frozen Begins Broadway Life at Circle in the Square April 28 [ TM ] MCC's Frozen Will Transfer to Circle in the Square [ P ] Monologuist Spalding Gray Remembered at Lincoln Center Memorial [ P ] Sutton Foster's Snoopy! Concert Raises Thousands for Children's Theatre [ B ] Bourne Work Highlights New Ahmanson Season posted at 4/14/2004 02:51:08 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link News: [ NYP ] PUPPET PRIZE FIGHT by MICHAEL RIEDEL BROADWAY is about to be gripped by Spring (Awards) Fever - which means producers cooking up schemes to rack up as many accolades as they can. [ NYT ] Union and Theater Agree on Use of Virtual Orchestra by JESSE McKINLEY The musicians' union has agreed to allow the Variety Arts Theater to use a machine that replicates the sound of real musicians. [ Y ] Agreement Reached Over Virtual Orchestra by JUSTIN GLANVILLE, Associated Press Writer The local musicians' union agreed Tuesday not to demonstrate in front of "The Joys of Sex," a new show using the so-called virtual orchestra, but future productions at its home � the Variety Arts Theatre � will need union approval before they can use the system. [ Y ] Virtual Orchestra Goes Off-Broadway by JUSTIN GLANVILLE, Associated Press Writer This story on the issues was published on Tuesday before the agreement was reached. [ NYT ] Spalding Gray Remembered in Tribute at Lincoln Center by BRUCE WEBER The actor and monologuist was remembered on the same Lincoln Center stage where he had performed three of his autobiographical tales. [ B ] Tom Wopat to Join B'way's Chicago May 6 [ LADN ] Musicals and more at Ahmanson by Evan Henerson For his final season at the Ahmanson Theatre, outgoing artistic director Gordon Davidson will bring in productions from New York, London -- and even a show that originated in North Hollywood. Thanks to American Theater Web for the link. [ R ] Plummer Submits to 'Fathers' for Showtime by Andrew Wallenstein NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Veteran actor Christopher Plummer is set to star in "Our Fathers," Showtime's adaptation of David France's book about the sexual abuse scandal in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. Plummer will play Boston's controversial Cardinal Bernard Law. [ ND ] Lincoln Center outlines its future BY JUSTIN DAVIDSON [ P ] Match Star Guests on "Live! with Regis & Kelly" April 15 [ P ] Rudetsky's Deconstructing Series Focuses on the Bradys April 20 [ P ] Hedwig's Shor and Four's Nobbs Take Part in Free Reading April 19 [ P ] Chicago Star Heads to the Chatterbox April 15 [ P ] Today In Theatre History: APRIL 14 [ P ] Anna Paquin Stars in LaBute's The Distance From Here for MCC, Starting April 14 [ P ] Robert Sean Leonard Stars in Los Angeles Radio Play of Fifth of July, April 14-18 [ P ] Chef's Theater, Mixing Concert, Cuisine and Cooking School, Opens April 14 in Theatre District [ P ] Sweet Smell of Excess: Chef's Theater Serves Dessert Shows with Cavanaugh, Lippa, Ripley Starting April 16 [ P ] "Stage Beauty," "At Liberty," "Company," "Tony n' Tina" Featured at Tribeca FilmFest, May 1-9 [ P ] Art and Politics Collide in Miami Bow of A Picasso, with Lucie Arnaz Working for the Nazis , April 13-May 2 [ P ] Christine Ebersole and Leslie Jordan Read Endangered Species in New York, April 19 Features: [ NYT ] For an Okie Playwright and Actor, a Life With Drama by BRUCE WEBER The spotlight has a narrow focus, but if there were such a thing as a spotlight with a wide-angle lens, then Tracy Letts might well be the theatrical celebrity of the moment. [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia pays tribute to Charles Strouse, the composer of Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, and other shows. [ DN ] Sew-biz role a perfect fit by CELIA McGEE Viola Davis has used needlework as a weapon before. [ LADN ] Sam Robards in 'The Talking Cure' by Evan Henerson He has theater in his blood and psychoanalysis on his mind in new play Thanks to American Theater Web for the link. [ DN ] David Hinckley's Critic at Large: The Golden Age - he was there When Leonard Reed died last week, at the age of 97, he took a lot of history with him. [ NYT ] BOLDFACE NAMES And Then It Turned Out He Was My Agent by CAMPBELL ROBERTSON The Glaad awards honor "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community" in the media. [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Great Ladies of Song Take to the Stage in Solo Shows XM Satellite Radio [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Highlights from Humana Fest 2004 XM Satellite Radio "Mr. Fox" - Reviews: [ NJ ] Irwin captures 'Fox': Tale of 19th-century clown's rise and demise blends comedy and pathos BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ TB ] Mr. Fox: A Rumination Review by Matthew Murray [ B ] Mr. Fox: A Rumination Review by Eric Grode [ Y ] Irwin Resurrects a Lost Legend by PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer [ CU ] Mr. Fox: A Rumination [ SUN ] Black and White Blues by JEREMY McCARTER Bill Irwin's new play, like its title, satisfies for about two words before going awry; plus, the magnificent "Intimate Apparel". Other Reviews: [ NYP ] 'PART' WITH PAINFUL PAST by DONALD LYONS ONE needs only to hear Martin Moran reflect on his Catholic youth to realize how far we've come from the cheery days of "Nunsense." [ ATW ] The Tricky Part: A Man's Triumph Over Another's Trespass Review by Andy Propst [ TM ] The Siegel Column Barbara & Scott take in Sarah, Sarah, Trojan Women, The Boy From Oz (again), and Cleo Laine and John Dankworth. [ VV ] Love, Trust, and Measuring Tape Electrifying Viola Davis adds wattage to Nottage; a far from perfect Match is totally Frank by Michael Feingold Intimate Apparel; Match [ VV ] White House secrets: 'Ladies' reveal their hidden stresses by Michael Feingold First Lady Suite [ VV ] Sightlines by Michael Feingold Mrs. Farnsworth [ VV ] Walk Like An Egyptian Betty Shamieh shucks Palestinian politics for soapy sex by Charlotte Stoudt Betty Shamieh's Roar [ VV ] Cries Of War Euripides' lyrical anti-war play gets tragically emotional by David Kornhaber Euripides' Trojan Women posted at 4/14/2004 10:15:04 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Tuesday, April 13, 2004 [ B ] Frozen Set for Circle in the Square Starting 4/26 [ B ] Nicholas Set to Star in London's Jekyll and Hyde posted at 4/13/2004 05:17:02 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ B ] Photo Op: A Star-Spangled Snoopy! Benefit Concert [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Snoopy! Benefit a Doggone Hit [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Joys of Sex Gets Naughty Off-Bway Apr. 13 News: [ B ] Broadway Grosses: Funny Boys The Producers lost Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick on April 4 and the show's box office, which had been riding high during the duo's stint, took a big hit because of it. The musical fell $366,652 as compared to the previous week. [ P ] Broadway Grosses: April 5-11 [ P ] Goethals Bows Out of Off-Broadway's First You're Born; Cheek Steps In [ P ] Ziemba, Guare Featured in Benefit for Off-Broadway's The Civilians [ P ] Assassins Star Featured in May 3 Play Reading [ P ] Paul Nicholas to star in London Jekyll and Hyde [ P ] Eileen Darby Lester, Photographer Who Captured Broadway Shows, Dead at 87 [ P ] Humana Hit After Ashley Likely to Reach New York in 2004-05 [ P ] Peters, Grey, Fierstein and Tartaglia Among Easter Bonnet Hosts; Menzel to Sing posted at 4/13/2004 04:35:29 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ B ] Tonys 2004 #3 by Ken Mandelbaum [ P ] PHOTO CALL: Joel Grey, Beloved Broadway Performer, Turns 72 with Friends News: [ P ] Maurice Hines No Longer Attached to Coming Revival of Musical The Me Nobody Knows [ P ] Sweet's Immoral Imperatives Gets East Coast Premiere at NJ's Luna Stage [ P ] New York City Opera Season to Include Cinderella and Candide [ P ] Totem Pole in Pennsylvania Has My Way, Tintypes and More in Summer 2004 [ P ] Hairspray Gets a New Tracy for the Road, Starting April 13 [ P ] Simon Gray�s The Holy Terror Opens in London April 13 [ P ] Forbidden Broadway's Barton and DiBuono Reunite in New Two Svengalis Musical [ P ] Pulitzer Earns Wife a Small Rise at the Box Office [ P ] Carol Channing and Glen Roven Offer Benefit for Long Island School May 7 [ P ] GLAAD Media Award Winners Include I Am My Own Wife, "Queer Eye" and "Sex and the City" [ P ] Kennedy Center's 12th Annual Gala Features Liza Minnelli Singing Ellington [ P ] River Rep Season in CT Includes Drood, Light Up the Sky and Proof, With Visit From David Auburn [ TM ] Drama Book Shop Announces Talk with Arthur Laurents and Other May Events posted at 4/13/2004 01:16:03 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link "The Tricky Part" - Reviews: [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE TRICKY PART' An Actor Confronts a Wrenching Rite of Passage by BEN BRANTLEY You may feel you've had enough of confessional one-person shows. But don't rule out Martin Moran's translucent account of a childhood brought to an abrupt end. [ TM ] The Tricky Part Reviewed By: David Finkle [ B ] The Tricky Part Review by William Stevenson "Intimate Apparel" - Reviews: [ DN ] The fabric of life in New York by Howard Kissel Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel" is a deeply mo-ving portrait of Esther, a middle-aged African-American woman who arrives in New York in 1905. Right now, New York has no richer play. [ ATW ] Nottage's Apparel An Exceptional Achievement Review by Andy Propst [ CU ] Intimate Apparel [ ND ] Review: "Intimate Apparel" BY GORDON COX Other Reviews: [ NJ ] Good intentions: Powerful message marred by director's 'Sermon' BY PETER FILICHIA [ LAT ] Talented actors drive 'Miss Daisy' by Don Shirley Subtle, engaging performances by Michael Learned and other members of the Rubicon Theatre cast lend the right touch. [ NYT ] Cabaret in Review by STEPHEN HOLDEN Reviews of Karen Akers at the Oak Room; Cleo Laine and John Dankworth at Le Jazz Au Bar; Steve Ross at the Stanhope Park Hyatt Hotel. [ ATW ] First Lady Suite - Women in Power Longing to Be Girls Review by Andy Propst [ CU ] The Trojan Women Features: [ LADN ] Command performance by Evan Henerson Kate Mulgrew's role in 'The Royal Family' gave the erstwhile Capt. Janeway the chance to reflect on love and life Thanks to American Theater Web for the link! [ NYT ] AN APPRAISAL A New Face for Lincoln Center by HERBERT MUSCHAMP The plan to enhance the center's design rather than to negate or override it is an invaluable civic lesson at this intemperate moment in our national life. [ NYT ] Plan Turns a Neglected Alley Into a More Welcoming Space by ROBIN POGREBIN Audiences attending a Shakespeare play at Lincoln Center Theater or a Mostly Mozart concert at Alice Tully Hall will dine in a new restaurant with glass walls overlooking the reflecting pool and the Henry Moore sculpture. [ BS ] Reviving and Revising Nostalgia for Today's Stage "Chicago," "Cabaret," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "Wonderful Town" are classic examples of shows that have weathered the test of time. Other revivals don't make it, however heartfelt the effort. [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Focus On the Oregon Shakesepare Festival XM Satellite Radio [ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond:Lone Star State Sings with Musical Theatre Activity XM Satellite Radio News: [ NYT ] Eileen Darby, 87, Photographer of Noted Broadway Shows, Dies by DOUGLAS MARTIN Eileen Darby Lester helped immortalize theatrical productions with her pictures of more than 500 Broadway shows and stars. [ B ] I Am My Own Wife Wins GLAAD Media Award [ TM ] New York Musical Theatre Festival Set for September [ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS ABOUT 72 people graced Joel Grey's 72nd birthday lunch at Michael's. Third item. [ WP ] Backstage:'Living Out,' Leading the Way by Jane Horwitz Round House's 2004-05 Season to Begin With Lisa Loomer Comedy Plus an interview with Stephen Lang (second item). [ BG ] Two new stages to give Huntington season a lift by Maureen Dezell A world premiere by local playwright Melinda Lopez and a play by the acclaimed Latino comedy trio Culture Clash will inaugurate the Huntington Theatre Company's second stage, one of two new playhouses scheduled to open at the Boston Center for the Arts this fall. [ P ] Wilson's Gem with Rashad, Burn This, Falsettos Fill New Huntington Season in Boston [ P ] Today In Theatre History: APRIL 13 [ P ] Musical Reveals The Joys of Sex at Off Broadway's Variety Arts, April 13 [ P ] Be a Clown: Bill Irwin's Mr. Fox: A Rumination Conjures Forgotten American Actor [ P ] Spalding Gray Remembered at New York Memorial April 13 [ P ] Tammy Grimes Invited to Buffet of Words, Tasting Memories, With Harris, Bosco and More, Off-Bway [ P ] Nefertiti the Musical Unearthed, Dusted Off and Made-Over for Chicago Staging, April 16-May 1 [ P ] Musicians Ready to Rally Against Use of "Virtual Orchestra" Machine Off-Broadway posted at 4/13/2004 07:47:01 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Monday, April 12, 2004 [ DN ] Rush & Malloy One of Hollywood's most beautiful couples is calling it quits. A rep for John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos confirms to us that they're separating after five years of marriage. posted at 4/12/2004 05:42:56 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ B ] Fresh Face: Omar Metwally by Lara De Meo News: [ P ] Richard Brinsley Sheridan's Mother Gets a Reading Off-Broadway May 1 [ P ] Like Oh My God!, New Satiric Musical Set in High School, Gets Reading April 18 [ P ] Baldwin, Lane, Kline, Stitch Remember Isabelle Stevenson April 19 [ P ] Off-Broadway, Golf: The Musical Is a Memory, But Regional Life Expected [ P ] Six of One, the Musical, Gets NYC Reading April 12, With Speros, Bodle posted at 4/12/2004 04:14:28 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ TIME ] In the Cross Hairs by RICHARD ZOGLIN Once king of the musical, Sondheim hasn't had a hit in years. Can a dark show restore his mojo? Thanks to Eyebrows on All That Chat for the link! [ P ] Assassins Shooting Gallery, Part IV: Barbour as Czolgosz and O'Hare as Guiteau [ TM ] All Over the Map by: Dan Bacalzo Things of Dry Hours in Pittsburgh, Safe in Hell in Costa Mesa, and Last Rites in Boston Reviews: [ B ] DVDs: Flash, Bang, Wallop! by Ken Mandelbaum HALF A SIXPENCE (Paramount) [ TM ] Intimate Apparel Reviewed By: David Finkle News: [ P ] Silent Laughter Goes Silent at Lamb's Theatre The decision to close came at the last minute, and no official announcement was made prior to the final performance. [ P ] Andrea McArdle Is Rose in Gypsy, June 15-20 I feel old. [ B ] Ashe, Haig and Lee Join Cast of Mary Poppins [ B ] Krakowski is Grammer's Ghost in Christmas Carol [ P ] The Boy From Oz Shifts Schedule So Star Hugh Jackman Can Host Tony Awards [ P ] Might as Well Live: In What Fresh Hell Is This?, Stars Celebrate Salty Parker to Benefit Drama Dept. [ P ] Andrea Martin Is Serafina in The Rose Tattoo at Boston's Huntington, May 14-June 13 [ P ] Musical of Musicals to Return Off-Broadway for Limited Run [ P ] Leonard Reed, Vaudevillian Who Shim Sham Shimmied, Dead at 97 [ P ] Angels in America's Stephen Spinella Part of "Connie and Carla" Film [ P ] Tony Winner Jane Krakowski Takes NBC "Christmas Carol" Musical to Past [ P ] Anderson, Asher and Belfry Take Part in My Queer Youth Concert [ P ] Raisin's Rashad to Host Inspirational Voices Benefit with McElroy, Porter, Espinosa and Lenox [ P ] London Mary Poppins Musical Finds Its Bert [ P ] Mitchell, Bernhard, Cho and Cumming Take Part in WEDrock Benefit April 28 [ P ] Carmello, Pawk, Testa and Murney Sing LaChiusa's Songs May 17 posted at 4/12/2004 01:42:34 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Features: [ USA ] 'Assassins' returns, in a roundabout way by Elysa Gardner Alexander and Paul Gemignani. [ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia visits St. Louis and brings back news of theater that he found in the Gateway to the West. News: [ R ] Krakowski Haunts NBC's 'Christmas' by Nellie Andreeva Tony winner Jane Krakowski has joined the cast of NBC's "A Christmas Carol," a musical based on the stage production at New York's Madison Square Garden. [ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS THE LATEST STAGE IN P. DIDDY'S LIFE Interview. [ NYP ] PAGE SIX "HEDWIG and the Angry Inch" star John Cameron Mitchell just might be presiding over some gay marriages at his "Wed Rock" party April 28 at Crobar. [ P ] Today In Theatre History: APRIL 12 [ P ] McArdle, Fuller, Cariou, Lewis and Kudisch Salute Composer Strouse April 12 [ P ] Millie's Christian Borle is Snoopy! April 12 at Symphony Space [ P ] Women of Tennessee Symposium Kicks Off Tennessee Williams Explored April 12 [ P ] Martin Moran Goes from Boy to Man as The Tricky Part Opens Off-Broadway, April 12 [ P ] Bitter-Sweet Caroline: Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's New Musical Begins on Bway [ P ] John Rubenstein Stars in Elmer Rice's Counsellor-at-Law, May 6 "Intimate Apparel" - Reviews: [ NYP ] 'INTIMATE APPAREL' A FITTING DRAMA by DONALD LYONS VIOLA Davis reminds us why theater exists - as does "Intimate Apparel," the wonderful new play by Lynn Nottage at the Laura Pels Theatre. [ Y ] 'Apparel' Inaugurates Roundabout Space by JUSTIN GLANVILLE, Associated Press Writer The entire cast is good, but Davis is never less than transfixing. [ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'INTIMATE APPAREL' Hungry Hearts, Avid Dreams in Crazy Quilt of Old New York by MARGO JEFFERSON Despite Lynn Nottage's novel approach to putting history on stage and Viola Davis's strong acting, the play at the Laura Pels Theater lags. [ NJ ] Priceless acting stashed in timeworn plot BY MICHAEL SOMMERS [ B ] Intimate Apparel Review by Eric Grode [ NYer ] UNNATURAL HISTORY by JOHN LAHR Studies in psychology and slickness. Initmate Apparel, Match. Other Reviews: [ TB ] The Appeal Review by Matthew Murray [ ND ] Melancholy with a cackle BY BLAKE GREEN Patti LuPone leavens her songs with warmth and humor [ CT ] BOOK REVIEW 'Shakespeare's Songbook' charming by Michael Pakenham "Shakespeare's Songbook" (Norton, 496 pages, $39.95, including audio CD) contains lyrics and melodies of more than 160 songs, commentary on the songs, plus a recording of more than half of them by established early-music performers. The idea itself is delightful, and the result more than fulfills that promise. posted at 4/12/2004 07:51:42 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link Sunday, April 11, 2004 Features: [ P ] CHANNELING THEATRE: Ziemba and Luker Chat About �Law & Order� [ TS ] Broadway dreams by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN Canadians make up a third of the company of the new musical Bombay Dreams [ BSUN ] Tennessee Williams' complicated women by J. Wynn Rousuck Kennedy Center festival celebrates playwright who wrote memorable, challenging roles Interviews with Mary Stuart Masterson, Patricia Clarkson, Rosemary Harris and Zoe Caldwell. [ ND ] A volatile subject rises up onstage BY BLAKE GREEN Three playwrights - 2 Jews and a Palestinian - put a human face on the conflict between their people [ Y ] Crix nixed in 'Caroline' pitch by Robert Hofler Can you successfully sell a Broadway musical as a cause? The many producers of "Caroline, or Change" are about to find out. [ NYT ] OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Saint-Exup�ry Lands at Last by STACY SCHIFF Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry's exit seems custom-made, a meteoric fall at the end of a star-chasing life. Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features! [ ATW ] ATW Clippings for The 28th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays Dozens of articles about the festival. [ OS ] A fitting outlet for storyteller's voice by Elizabeth Maupin Lynn Nottage grew up in her mother's and grandmother's kitchens -- not because of the meals that were served there, but because of the stories that were told. [ CCT ] Food goes center stage off-Broadway by Cameron Bloch News: [ Y ] 'Poppins' has her Bert LONDON -- Gavin Lee, the spindly British performer from such briefly glimpsed West End musicals as "A Saint She Ain't" and "Peggy Sue Got Married," has been tapped to play Bert in "Mary Poppins," a show whose longevity is all but assured. [ Y ] B.O. even; S.F. 'Lion' tops Road grosses went up a slight 0.2% to $13,996,322 during Week 45 (March 29-April 4). [ P ] Today In Theatre History: APRIL 11 [ P ] Carol Channing and Glen Roven Reteam for Autobiographical Show April 11 and 12 [ P ] Scott Alan Tunes Celebrated April 11 at the Duplex [ P ] Intimate Apparel Opens at New Off-Broadway Roundabout Home, April 11 [ P ] Bombay Dreams Creators and Songs on "Radio Playbill" April 12-25 [ P ] Arena Stage Unearths Treadwell's Intimations for 2004-05; Hallelujah, Baby!, Cruz, Hwang and Wilde Slated posted at 4/11/2004 10:45:12 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News] |
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