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Saturday, June 05, 2004
The Tony Awards:
[ NYT ] Broadway Babies, 58 Years Apart by BEN BRANTLEY
Kitty Carlisle Hart, 93, and Kristin Chenoweth, 35, belong to that eternally starry-eyed breed of Americans who believe that the theater is the center of New York.
[ NYT ] Audio: Hart and Chenoweth on Lucky Breaks
[ NYT ] Audio: Hart and Chenoweth on Life in New York
[ SL ] Wooing Tony voters with CDs, tickets and . . . lunch by Michael Kuchwara
On the ornate, mausoleumlike main floor of a former bank building, Kristin Chenoweth gyrates with two chorus boys -- a mock Broadway version of Britney Spears.
[ NJ ] Two actors, a multitude of voices BY PETER FILICHIA
Tovah Feldshuh and Jefferson Mays.
[ R ] Pinkins Hopes to Cap Rags-To-Riches Story at Tonys
Plus Jefferson Mays.
[ HChron ] Kushner wants to change your heart, life with his plays by EVERETT EVANS
[ ND ] Now the playoffs by LINDA WINER
An unusually adventerous season gets it due on Broadway
[ LAT ] Days of the great dark way by Patrick Pacheco
A season's musicals, including the current contenders, have eschewed an upbeat mood to handle heavier topics.
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Eight
XM Satellite Radio
[ B ] Photo Op: Another Starry Night on Avenue Q
[ NYT ] FRANK RICH
Mr. Bush Won't Be at the Tonys
Features:
[ TS ] Broadway's music woman by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
There are singers and then there is Barbara Cook.
[ NYT ] Right Wing Meets Left Wing and Feathers Are Ruffled by RANDY KENNEDY
A Public Theater benefit on Thursday night sat political nemeses in the entertainment business side by side.
[ NYT ] THIS WEEK
An Intricate Malady From the House of Moli�re by ALAN RIDING
"The Imaginary Invalid" has always been associated with death. But it is also a richly satirical comedy, as demonstrated in the Com�die-Fran�aise's production at BAM.
[ NYT ] Excerpt: 'Afterbirth: Kathy and Mo's Greatest Hits'
[ BH ] Williams joins Boston Pops in tribute to divas by Robert Nesti
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'LOVE IN GREAT NECK'
Of Money and the Maiden as the Clock Ticks by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
This presentation of the Jewish Theater of New York concerns a self-designated Jewish-American princess who is hours from her 40th birthday.
[ BG ] Tame 'Tom Jones' needs more flair and less fluff by Ed Siegel
BEVERLY -- To judge from the reaction to last Sunday's New York Times Magazine piece about teen dating, you'd think that today's young people were the first to discover sex without commitment. It's been going on since at least '49 -- 1749, when Henry Fielding's "Tom Jones" appeared.
News:
[ B ] Tonight's The Night to Close in London
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 5
[ P ] Hecht-Selznick Play Moonlight and Magnolias Extends at Chicago's Goodman Until June 20
[ P ] Bronx Patriarch Oversees Wild Mushrooms at NYC's Arclight Starting June 10
[ P ] Totem Pole in Pennsylvania Has My Way, Tintypes and More, Starting June 5
[ P ] Off-Bway Finian's Rainbow Gets Cast Album From Sh-K-Boom Label
[ P ] Accused Priests, Hollywood Men and Russian Terrorists Fill New Season for The New Group
[ P ] Brandon Leaves Springer and Night Goes Dark in London
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Friday, June 04, 2004
The Tony Awards:
[ B ] Stage Notes: 06/04/04 by Paul Wontorek
[ B ] Predictions: What are the Pundits saying this year?
[ B ] Nominee Q&A: Br�an F. O'Byrne
[ B ] Nominee Q&A: Kathleen Marshall
[ P ] DIVA TALK: A Chat with the Wonderful Donna Murphy
[ TIME ] Broadway and Beyond: The Tonys Get Serious by RICHARD ZOGLIN
Sure, there are some problems with the plays nominated. But there's still some daring left on Broadway
[ R ] Tony-Nominated Shows Look at Assassins, Pedophiles by Larry Fine
Ooooh... and I hear Rodgers and Hammerstein have a show where a guy hits his wife...
Reviews:
[ B ] CDs: Now It Has Everything by Ken Mandelbaum
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (PS Classics)
NEVA SMALL: MY PLACE IN THE WORLD (Small Penny)
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott on Kia Corthron's Light Raise the Roof, Marc Salem's Mind Games, and Jamie deRoy's perennial cabaret variety show.
Features:
[ TM ] Escape from New York by: Sandy MacDonald; photos by Alex Kirzhner
Charles Busch is only one of the many stars who'll be doing their stuff outside of NYC this summer.
News:
[ B ] West End's Modern Millie to Close June 26
[ R ] Nicole Kidman May Need Padding for 'Producers' Role
"Mel says we'll pad her," said Broderick.
[ TM ] Mark Taper Forum Announces 2004-2005 Season; Gordon Davidson Steps Down
[ TM ] Long Wharf Receives State Grant to Help Build New Theater
[ P ] Britney or Bjork? Will Bennett's Comedy, Corporate Rock, Gets World Premiere Off-Bway July 8
[ P ] Richard Chamberlain Set to Humbug and Hum in Scrooge � The Holiday Musical
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, May 29-June 4: Scoundrels, Mametian and Otherwise
[ P ] Plays by Frozen Pen Lavery and Distance Scribe LaBute Set for New MCC Season
[ P ] Goat, Bedford School for Scandal, More Join Wilson's Radio Golf in New Taper Season
[ P ] Lois Nettleton Stars in How to Build a Better Tulip, Sprouting Off-Broadway June 18
[ P ] Fraser, Mason and Runolfsson Host "New Mondays in Concert" Benefit
[ P ] "Everything Taboo" Premieres June 9 at Brooklyn Museum
[ P ] Martin Short to Bring Solo Show to Broadway in Spring
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[ STARS ] DONNA MURPHY: TWO-TIME TONY WINNER AND BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE FOR THE NEW YORK MUSICAL, WONDERFUL TOWN
by ELLIS NASSOUR
"New York, New York, it's a wonderful town!" Not always for Ruth Sherwood, and not always for Donna Murphy, star of Wonderful Town, and a 2004 Tony Award nominee for Best Actress in a Musical. Just named one of New York theater's "Living Legends," Murphy's dream always was to make it in theater. Her journey has been filled with happiness, frustration, self-doubt and personal tragedy.
The Tony Awards - Predictions:
[ NYP ] WONDER HUGH'LL BE WINNING A TONY by MICHAEL RIEDEL
[ USA ] As we see 'em ... by Elysa Gardner
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Seven
XM Satellite Radio
The Tony Awards � The Nominees:
[ BH ] 'Wicked' busy: Tony nominee Kristen Chenoweth takes time out from Broadway to sing with the Pops by Terry Byrne
Uh, it's spelled KRISTIN...
[ DN ] With fuzz, they've got buzz by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
They're both Tony nominees at the top of their game, but the stars of "Avenue Q" can still walk unrecognized through the crowd outside their theater.
[ DN ] Star of solo show thrives on crowds by CELIA McGEE
If Jefferson Mays wins a Tony Sunday night for his performance in the one-person play "I Am My Own Wife," watch for him to thank Count Dracula.
[ DN ] Mining a Jewish mother lode by CELIA McGEE
Tovah Feldshuh, 51, has often sought out one-woman shows, which are generally shorter, so she could spend more time with her own kids.
[ P ] Jerry Mitchell Takes Another Step to Tony with Never Gonna Dance Nomination
[ NYT ] MUSIC REVIEW | AUDRA MCDONALD
Catching a Broadway Star on a Fast Concert Furlough by ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Ms. McDonald created mini-dramas and confessionals with each song and mesmerized listeners with her remarkable voice at Zankel Hall.
More on the Tonys:
[ NYT ] NYC
For the Party of Lincoln, Theater Jitters by CLYDE HABERMAN
As usual, the Tonys show has to struggle for decent television ratings. And before you can say Max Bialystock, the Republican conventioneers will come to town.
[ CSM ] Witches, puppets, and a boy from Oz vie for Tonys by Kim Campbell
[ USA ] For Tonys, drama could brighten 'uneven' season by Elysa Gardner
[ CST ] Tony Awards have some Off-Off-Off-Broadway stars BY PHIL ROSENTHAL
[ V ] 'Wicked's' Grey in good snub company
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Before leaving East Haddam, Connecticut, Filichia stops in at Goodspeed's Scherer Library of Musical Theatre.
[ NJ ] Changed perspectives BY PETER FILICHIA
Many an actor on tour with a Broadway musical goes out for a quick one after the show.
[ DN ] Robert Dominguez's Que Pasa: A novel approach to 'Don Quixote'
News:
[ HC ] Hartford Stage's New-Play Fest Begins Wednesday by Frank Rizzo
Plenty of talent - including Campbell Scott, Reno, James Urbaniak and Amy Redford - is lined up for the fifth edition of Hartford Stage's "Brand:NEW Festival of New Works" which kicks off Wednesday.
[ LAT ] Emotion marks Taper exit by Don Shirley
Outgoing artistic director Gordon Davidson recruits familiar artists for his final season's fare at the Mark Taper Forum.
[ B ] New Group Announces 2004-05 Line-Up
[ P ] Off-Broadway's New Group to Get Chicago Hit Sin: A Cardinal Deposed
[ B ] Fishburne to Star in B'way Buffalo Revival
[ P ] Mamet for Two: Broadway to Get Glengarry and Buffalo
[ B ] Lavery's Easter and LaBute's Fat Pig Set for MCC
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JUNE 4
[ P ] Alabama Shakespeare's Southern Writers Project Unveils New Plays in Festival Weekend, June 4-6
[ P ] In the Basie-Miller Mood Launches White Barn Series at Lortel in Greenwich Village June 4
[ P ] Bailiwick's Hit Staging of Parade Moves to Chicago's Mercury Theater June 4-July 18
[ P ] Lisa Harrow Is Virgin Queen in Pittsburgh Public's Mary Stuart, Opening June 4
Reviews:
[ NYP ] PASSIONATE SPINNING 'JENNY' by DONALD LYONS
'HERE Lies Jenny," a dialogue-free, dazzlingly danced Kurt Weill affair starring Bebe Neuwirth, may just be the best musical of the year.
[ BG ] Vanessa Williams shimmers at Pops by Richard Dyer
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Thursday, June 03, 2004
[ NYT ] The Tony Race: It Just Might Make History by JESSE McKINLEY
While it is easy to dismiss the Tonys as a crass Broadway publicity device, there are always a couple of genuine reasons to watch the show.
[ NYT ] ON STAGE AND OFF
He's Terrible With Names by JASON ZINOMAN
In April, Martin Short is to star in a Broadway play with music, as yet untitled, in which he will perform a collection of characters.
[ B ] Martin Short Readies One-Man Show for B'way
Features:
[ Y ] 'Wicked' Star Hunts for Tonys Dress by LISA TOLIN, Associated Press Writer
Kristin Chenoweth wrinkles her nose as she tries on a gold sequined gown by Michael Kors. "I look like an Oscar," she decides. It's just a few days before the Tony Awards, and finding the right dress is yet another task in her frantic schedule.
[ BS ] Actors and Writers Tackle the Creepy Yet Truthful
A criticism often leveled against a work of dramatic fiction is that it's not "truthful." Rarely, if ever, does one hear the reverse: that it was far too truthful.
[ BS ] Stranglers, Fast Woman and Wizard People
Ok, so even terrific off-B'way shows like "Bug" cost enough to bleach your wallet. Our Theatregeek suggests a few better ways to spend your time this week.
[ B ] Photo Op: Euan Morton Wows 'Em at Joe's Pub
[ B ] Photo Op: Here Lies Bebe!
News:
[ B ] Jessica-Snow Wilson is Little Shop's New Audrey
[ TM ] Broadway Notables to Appear in Juvenile Diabetes Benefit
[ TM ] Donna Murphy et al. to be Honored with "Women of Achievement Awards"
[ BS ] Bargainers Prep for Final Push on Equity Pact
[ P ] Zanna, Don't! Pen Spins Tale of Turning 30 in Big Kids, June 15-July 2
[ P ] Murphy and Westfeldt Perform on CBS "Early Show" June 5
[ P ] Little Shop Understudy Wilson Lands Audrey Role
[ P ] NJ Rep Gives Voice to New Plays in 2004 Summer Reading Series July 12-Aug. 9
[ P ] Cast Set for Broadway-Bound Lippa Musical A Little Princess in California
[ P ] Holmes & Watson Meet Gilbert & Sullivan, Shaw, Wilde and More in West End Horror, at Asolo in Fall 2004
Reviews:
[ Y ] 'Toxic' Is Off-Broadway Original by PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer
Off-Broadway's new a cappella revue with the cryptic title, "Toxic Audio in Loudmouth," may not appeal to all tastes, but its unusual brand of entertainment offers something always welcome in musical theater � originality.
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Features:
[ TM ] Loose Lips by: Brian Scott Lipton
BSL has a chat with Dr. Carol Channing, beats the drums for Broadway: The Golden Age, and catches up with the very busy Jerry Mitchell.
[ B ] Looking Back: Alice by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Fallon and Close Travel Down Avenue Q
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Shubert Alley Becomes Broadway for a Day with Stars Concert
News:
[ B ] Foreigner and For Reele Ready for Off-B'way
[ B ] Sieber Returns to Broadway's Chicago June 16
[ P ] Christopher Sieber to Return to Broadway's Chicago
[ P ] John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz Are Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
[ B ] Lithgow & Gettelfinger to Lead Scoundrels Cast
[ P ] Zellweger, Falco, Fierstein and More Added to Tony Presenters List
[ B ] Eight More Celebs Added as Tony Presenters
[ P ] Fraser, von Essen, Cavenaugh, Lippa Perform at "Cabaret for the Cure" Benefit, July 14
[ P ] They Can Still Hear the Bells: Winokur and Morrison Are Tracy and Link in L.A. Stop of Hairspray Tour
[ P ] Charlayne Woodard's World Turned Upside-Down in Fabulation, Lynn Nottage's New Play
[ P ] Michael Musto Talks with Chita Rivera in Manhattan June 3
[ P ] Brown, Emerson and O'Reilly Star in Westport's Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
[ P ] Tickets Now on Sale for Producer Tepper's New Summer Play Festival
[ P ] Broadway's July 4th Performance Schedule Changes
[ P ] "Theater Talk" Predicts the Tony Winners June 4
[ P ] Tony Winners Bostwick and Carroll Team for "TV "Concert
[ P ] Evan to Replace Sills in Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors
[ P ] WCBS Presents "At the Tonys" June 6
[ P ] Secret Garden Star Offers Solo Concert June 27
[ P ] Alice and RIPLEY Head to Joe's Pub June 13
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[ STARS ] AND THIS YEAR�S ANTOINNETTE PERRY AWARD GOES TO�
by ELLIS NASSOUR
Meet Some of the 2004 Nominees: Karen Ziemba, Hunter Foster, Tovah Feldshuh and a director who wasn't nominated.
The Tony Awards:
[ NYT ] With the Mob as Competition, the Tonys Go for the Glamour by JESSE McKINLEY
How are the Tonys going to compete with Tony? That's the question on Broadway, where Sunday's Tony Awards coincides with the season finale of "The Sopranos" on HBO.
[ ND ] Film stars add shine to Tonys on TV by Gordon Cox
It must be a thankless job, producing and directing the traditionally low-rated Tonys telecast.
[ Y ] 'Wizard of Oz' to Headline Tony Awards by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
Will it be a "Wicked" 2004 Tony Awards? Yes, with the lavish "Wizard of Oz" musical taking the biggest prize of all � best musical � and at least three other awards during Sunday's three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall.
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Six
XM Satellite Radio
News:
[ B ] Robert Evan is Little Shop's New Dentist
[ B ] Casting Set for Lippa's Princess Premiere
[ Y ] Cataract Surgeon Dies of Lung Cancer
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Dr. Charles Kelman, who developed the outpatient cataract operation that has helped 100 million people nationwide improve their vision, has died of lung cancer at 74.
And a Broadway producer, too.
Thanks to BklynBoy on All That Chat for the information.
[ IBDB ] Charles Kelman's Broadway Credits
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
'FALL' B�WAY-BOUND
[ NJ ] Center stage by Peter Filichia
Interview with "Avenue Q" director Jason Moore (last item).
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JUNE 3
[ P ] Robbins and Newsmen Auletta, Ansen and Harris People June 3 Embedded Panel
[ P ] Tony Nominee Plummer Offers Shakespeare with Music June 3
[ P ] Royal Shakespeare Company's Othello Opens in London June 3
[ P ] Stars Gets Literary for Great Writers Series in Los Angeles Through June 30
[ P ] New Harmony Theatre in Indiana Has Sylvia, Ballyhoo and Cowgirls June 11-Aug. 15
[ P ] John Glover Is in Love, in Philly's The Goat, Through June 20
Features:
[ B ] Nominee Q&A: Tonya Pinkins
[ B ] Spotlight On: Euan Morton
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES
Musical Royalty Gazes Back to Beginnings by CHRIS HEDGES
Mercedes Ellington knows the sting of racism, the regenerative power of music and the importance of mentors.
[ LAT ] Taking aim at a not-so-deadly duo by Patrick Pacheco
Empathy for Fromme, Moore fuels actresses in the Tony-nominated "Assassins" revival.
[ TM ] Alley Cats by: Michael Portantiere
Phylicia Rashad and Shirley Jones were among the many cool folks who turned out for this year's Stars in the Alley concert.
[ B ] Photo Op: A Beautiful Day for Stars in the Alley!
Reviews:
[ DN ] Barely worth-Weill by Howard Kissel
"Here Lies Jennie," conceived and directed by Roger Rees, is set in a sleazy bar whose chief d�cor is a dustcovered mirror.
[ ATW ] Marc Salem's Mind Games on Broadway
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] There's No Mystery Here - Target Margin Offers Beautiful 'Charity' with 'Joan'
Review by Andy Propst
[ BG ] The beauty of Edie Falco by Matthew Gilbert
Edie Falco is the best dramatic actress on TV -- right now, and possibly ever.
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Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Features:
[ B ] Talking Tonys with John Simon of New York Magazine
[ Z ] Jackman Helps Broadway Take a Bow by Jacqueline Cutler
News:
[ P ] Hairspray's Winokur to Present First Six Tony Awards on Live Webcast
[ B ] Matthew Morrison to Join Hairspray Tour in L.A.
Reviews:
[ TM ] Peter and Jerry
Connecticut Review By: Sandy MacDonald
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Features:
[ B ] The Tony Awards: 4/16/61 by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] A Family Affair
After an absence of 35 years, Shirley Jones returns to Broadway in 42nd Street, co-starring with her new favorite leading man, son Patrick Cassidy
[ B ] Tony Memories: Daisy Eagan
[ TB ] Voices of Spring: Interview with Cris Groenendaal by Beth Herstein
News:
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: Packing 'Em In
The 2003-2004 season (which had one extra week because every seventh Broadway season does) made $770,990,969, which is an increase of $50,073,097 over the previous season. Attendance was also up 182,801.
[ P ] Library Play, a New Comedy With Tracy-Hepburn Fizz, Continues Off-Off-Bway to June 20
[ P ] Woody Shelp, a Theatrical Milliner Whose Lids Were Seen in A Chorus Line, Follies and More, Dead
Woody Shelp, who created hats for more than 140 Broadway shows and scores of films and television productions, died May 26, after a long illness.
[ IBDB ] Woody Shelp's Broadway Credits
Only lists one show here...
[ P ] Audra McDonald Premieres The Seven Deadly Sins June 2 at Zankel Hall
[ P ] Producers Co-Star Heads to the Chatterbox June 3
[ P ] The Immigrant, the Musical, Gets Off-Bway Run Starting Oct. 1; Morgan, Heller, Charles and Antaramian Star
[ P ] Faith Prince and Tom Wopat to Sing Arlen February 2005
[ P ] DeRoy, MacRae, Tranelli and Gold to Celebrate Rod Hausen June 2
[ P ] Debbie Allen to Direct Beehive on Broadway Workshop
[ P ] Callaway to Host Bound for Broadway IV; Butz, Butler and McGillin Among Performers
[ P ] The Shape of Things Announces Early West End Closing
[ P ] Tony Presenters Can Visit the Gift Lounge; Gift Basket, Too
Presenters at the 58th Annual Tony Awards will receive a prepackaged Gift Basket filled with more than a dozen trendy items. The select group of artists will also have the opportunity to customize their gift baskets by visiting the Gift Lounge, where they can choose from an assortment of other luxury products.
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[ NYP ] NO-SEE-UMS BUG 'EM by MICHAEL RIEDEL
ONE press agent calls it "votergate."
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Kicking off the summer with Call Me Madam, West Side Story, and The Ruby Sunrise.
[ BS ] Manu Narayan: Realizing His Dreams
"It seems to me," Manu Narayan says, "that in an 1,800-seat theatre, if 1,799 theatregoers are clearly having a terrific time, it's the critic's job to mention that fact."
[ SUN ] Auteurism Is All in the Family by ROBERT SIMONSON
Director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall on Fosse's footsteps, big brother Rob, and her two Tony nominations.
[ BG ] Donna Murphy's Broadway career continues to climb by Catherine Foster
[ DN ] Sanaa has fun in 'Sun' by KATHY EHRICH
[ SUN ] More Fun in the Sun by JEREMY McCARTER
At last, summer is here: The time when a theater critic's thoughts turn lightly to, well, everything but theater.
[ DN ] Franklin steps off 'Memory'-go-round By DAVID HINCKLEY
Joe Franklin is quitting his WOR show after 40 years.
News:
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
TONY Award-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur was humiliated by a bunch of snotty Rodeo Drive salesclerks when she shopped for a dress to wear as a presenter at this coming Sunday's Tony Awards.
[ NYP ] TONY'S FINALE A RATINGS KILLER by MICHAEL STARR
ANTICIPATION is building for Sunday's season finale of "The Sopranos" - and HBO is hoping for a knockout ratings punch.
Up against the Tony Awards...
[ V ] B'way B.O. sets record
Attendance lags as new plays struggle to recoup
Broadway's box office receipts set a record in the season that ended Sunday. Total gross for the 2003-04 frame was $771,012,298, up 6.9% from the previous year.
[ V ] Broadway's holiday weekend sets record
'Avenue Q' on right road
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JUNE 2
[ P ] Lloyd Webber's "Phantom" Soundtrack to Hit Stores Holiday 2004 on Sony Classical
[ P ] Luker and Garrison to Sing Gershwin at Fisher's Wit and Wisdom Concert
[ P ] New Jersey's Paper Mill Presents Guys and Dolls June 2-July 18
[ P ] Josh Hamilton and Lois Smith Star in Goldberg's Get What You Need at Atlantic 453 in NYC
[ P ] Barbara Cook's Broadway Begins Off-Broadway Run June 2
[ P ] Tony Nominees - and More - Fill the "Alley" at Annual Free Concert June 2
[ DN ] News Beat
Timberlake for 'Rent'?; The Astaire Awards.
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Five
XM Satellite Radio
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'BOY'
Trying to Make Their Lives Into Stories Worth Telling by MARGO JEFFERSON
Stories and endings are the ruling metaphor of Julia Jordan's interesting and frustrating new play.
[ VV ] For Sore Eyes
In a time of narrowing vision, Margulies's excellent old play makes a welcome Sight by Michael Feingold
Sight Unseen
[ ATW ] Sight Unseen: A Clear Portrait of Muse, Not Artist
Review by Andy Propst
[ VV ] As Drama or as Politics, Baitz's Future-Shock Game Is a No-Go by Michael Feingold
Chinese Friends
[ VV ] Sightlines by Michael Feingold
Tasting Memories
[ ATW ] Cooking for Kings: A 'King'-ly History Lesson, if Not Life Lesson
Review by Andy Propst
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Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Features:
[ B ] Ask a Star: Neil Patrick Harris
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Jumpers' Silent Lumley Belts Out Loud w/ Cabaret Act
Reviews:
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Notes on Trust, Absolutely Fascinating, Chinese Friends, The Joys of Sex, The Triangle Factory Fire Project, and cabaret's Nancy McGraw.
[ TM ] Toxic Audio in Loudmouth
Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ TM ] Marc Salem's Mind Games on Broadway
Reviewed By: David Finkle
News:
[ B ] The Immigrant to Land Off-Broadway in the Fall
[ B ] Jan Maxwell to Star in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: May 24-30
[ P ] Mary Stuart Gets Pittsburgh Public Revival, With Harrow and Madigan, Through June 27
[ P ] Bailiwick's Hit Staging of Parade Moves to Chicago's Mercury Theater June 4-July 18
[ P ] Laura Shoop Is New Daughter to Tevye in Fiddler
[ TM ] Murphy, Jackman, and Marshall Named 2004 TDF/Astaire Award Winners
[ TM ] Kaufman Center to Present "Bound for Broadway IV"
[ TM ] Casting Announced for The Broadway Musicals of 1963
[ TM ] Love Boat Actor Offers Exciting and New Play
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Features:
[ B ] Q & A: 6/1/04 by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] THE LEADING MEN: It�s Reigning Men by Wayman Wong
In Avenue Q, Bad Idea Bear 1 urges Princeton to "keep his eyes on the prize," so we�re kicking off this "Leading Men" column by chatting with all five Tony nominees for Best Actor in a Musical: Hugh Jackman (The Boy From Oz), Hunter Foster (Little Shop of Horrors), Alfred Molina (Fiddler on the Roof), Euan Morton (Taboo) and John Tartaglia (Avenue Q).
News:
[ B ] Eve Ensler's The Good Body Eyes the Booth
It hasn't even opened out of town yet, but it already looks like Eve Ensler's The Good Body is pretty much a lock for Broadway.
[ B ] London's The Shape of Things to Close June 12
[ P ] Marshall, Murphy, Jackman Win 2004 TDF/Astaire Awards
[ B ] Winners of 2004 TDF/Astaire Awards Announced
[ P ] "Working in the Theatre" Marathon Presented June 6 on CUNY-TV
[ P ] Children's Letters to God, the Musical, Gets Off Bway Run at Lamb's Theatre Starting June 19
[ P ] Off-Broadway Run of Mono to End June 26
[ P ] Barrowman and Ruffelle Autograph New CDs at London's Dress Circle
[ P ] Wilmington Gets New Summer Theatre, Christened by Lynn Redgrave in Collected Stories, June 1-20
[ P ] Billy Crystal Solo 700 Sundays... Heading for Broadway in November?
[ P ] The Normal Heart Takes Two-Week Break Beginning June 1
[ P ] Seeing Double Again: Aquila Brings Comedy of Errors Back to NYC June 1-22, in Tandem With Othello
[ P ] Jessica Molaskey and The Pizzarellis Play Feinstein's June 8-20
[ P ] Will Justin Timberlake Appear in Movie Version of Rent?
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[ TE ] Theatre critics dish about the Tony's
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Features:
[ TB ] What's New on the Rialto? Interview with Carol Channing by Matthew Murray
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Pulitzer Board Expands Its Musical Horizons by ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The move to broaden the category for the Pulitzer prize for music is sure to win plaudits in Hollywood and Broadway while provoking criticism among the more traditional composers.
[ NYT ] A New Book, a New Play and a Lot of Cigarettes by MEL GUSSOW
Writer and playwright Simon Gray reflects on his subjects, his career and his smoking habit in a recent interview in London.
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES
From Acting to Unsung Role in Family's Tradition by ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Sarah Rose Kasowitz, a third-generation teacher and sometime performer, just graduated from Teachers' College.
[ NYP ] STAR TRACK by MEGAN LEHMANN
True talent will not be ignored, and we've identified six of the season's new faces to watch.
Includes Emmy Rossum and Bryce Howard.
[ P ] The Mothers From Oz: Fowler and Keating Vie For Tony and Stage Time with Their Boy
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING'
Ladies, Ladies! When You're Not Cheeky, You're Sneaky by MARGO JEFFERSON
Cheers to the British trio that calls itself Fascinating Aida. Their bawdy and political style at the 59E59 Theaters is something every cabaret singer should see.
[ NYer ] BATTLE OF THE EXES by JOHN LAHR
An artist in search of his muse in �Sight Unseen.�
[ TB ] Moonlight and Magnolias: The week the cameras stopped rolling on the set of Gone with the Wind
Chicago Review by John Olson
[ TB ] The 2003/2004 Season in Review by Matthew Murray
News:
[ Y ] 'Party of Five' Actor Scott Wolf Marries
[ P ] Tony Nominees Pinkins and Morton Part of Broadway By the Year: 1963 June 14
[ P ] Broadway Memorabilia Up for Bid to Benefit AIDS Project L.A.
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JUNE 1
[ P ] The False Servant Opens in London June 1
[ P ] I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Toasts Authors with Series, June 1-29
[ P ] Ghost City Is a Day in the Life of Welsh Town, Making U.S. Debut in NYC June 1-13
[ P ] Former Metamorphoses and Rent Stars Take Part in Free Reading June 7
[ P ] A&E to Premiere "Biography"s on Midler, Minnelli and Cher in June
[ P ] Talk Show Watch: Avenue Q on "The Early Show", Euan Morton on "The View", Wicked on "Today"
[ P ] Royal Shakespeare Company Launches On-Line Archive
[ P ] Cast Set for Roundabout NY Premiere of Dietz's Fiction, Begins Off-Broadway June 30
[ B ] Irwin and White to Star in Off-B'way's Fiction
[ Y ] Tony talk turns again to including Off B'way
The New York Times' recent essay critiquing the exclusionary nature of the Tony Awards raised an old issue that may have a new timeliness.
[ Y ] B'way readies for its big night
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Two
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[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Three
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[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Some Tony Predictions, Part Four
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posted at 6/1/2004 10:13:08 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Monday, May 31, 2004
[ NY ] Assassin by Meryl Gordon
Post columnist Michael Riedel's gleeful skewering of Broadway's shows and personages has made him a must read�and a must-hate�on the Great White Way.
[ NY ] When Tony Met Oscar by Carl Swanson
This year, the campaign for Tony awards is being waged using the kind of Miramax-style, no-holds-barred tactics heretofore seen only in that other industry. Welcome to the �desperate month.�
[ MH ] All hail the new puppet master BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
As special days go, May 10 was a spectacular one for John Tartaglia.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the links above!
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia gets some feedback from sound designers on his column about the use of microphones in the theater.
[ P ] Rose, Cerveris, Fowler, Tartaglia to Appear on "Good Day New York" June 1
posted at 5/31/2004 08:21:48 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Playbill has taken down their article from yesterday saying that Laura Bell Bundy will be the next Glinda in WICKED. Perhaps someone got upset that Playbill was taking a fanclub website's word as official confirmation! However, I have been notified that she will be taking over the role. So we shall wait for the producers to make the "official" announcement.
Features:
[ INQ ] Debut coup: 'Redgrave' on marquee by Desmond Ryan
WILMINGTON - For a fledgling theater that wants to see a line at the box office for its first production, it's a good idea to put a name with some lineage on the marquee.
[ BG ] Fleshing out 'Tom Jones' for the stage by Catherine Foster
From lustful classic to modern musical
[ SD ] Edgar's 'Divide' is ready to conquer by James Hebert
Just when David Edgar seems to have a politician right where he wants him � that is, pinned and wriggling under the point of his pen � the playwright's subject sometimes has a way of shaking off the ink and strolling rudely right off the page.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
[ P ] Wicked Tony Nominee Cilento Sees Challenge in Charity
Reviews:
[ P ] ON THE RECORD: A Dandy Fine and Dandy and Song of Norway
News:
[ NYT ] 'American Idol'; The Tonys; Equity Wages; Berg's Concerto
Includes a letter from Tony Bennett.
[ NYT ] Saluting Broadway
As Broadway prepares to salute the end of the 2003-04 season with the Tony Awards, we take issue with Daniel Okrent's May 9 Public Editor column.
A letter by Howard Sherman and Jed Bernstein.
[ NYT ] Lincoln Kilpatrick, Theater and Film Actor, Is Dead at 72
[ IBDB ] Lincoln Kilpatrick's Broadway Credits
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: MAY 30
[ P ] Jumpers Star Makes New York Cabaret Debut May 30
[ P ] Gypsy Revival Ends Broadway Run May 30
[ P ] Ogborn's Used Faces of 2004 Ends NYC Cabaret Run May 30-31 Prior to Fall Return
[ P ] Broadway's Alan Rickman and Mos Def Star in "Something the Lord Made," Debut on HBO May 30
[ P ] Tony-Nominated Authors Kushner and Cruz on"Radio Playbill" May 31-June 13
[ P ] Mitchell and Mazzie Reunited for May 30 Memorial Day Concert
[ P ] It's Dame Edna Day May 30 on TRIO
posted at 5/30/2004 09:45:38 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
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2007-08
Broadway Season
June 28 - Old Acquaintance (AA)
July 10 - Xanadu (Hayes) [Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith]
Aug 19 - Grease (Atkinson)
Oct 4 - Mauritius (Biltmore) [MTC]
Oct 11 - The Ritz (54)
Oct 18 - Pygmalion (AA)
Oct 25 - A Bronx Tale (Kerr)
Nov 1 - Cyrano de Bergerac (Rodgers)
Nov 4 - Rock 'N' Roll (Jacobs)
Nov 8 - Young Frankenstein (Hilton)
Nov 9 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (St. James)
Nov 10: Local One Strike Begins
Nov 28: Local One Strike Ends
Dec 2 - Cymbeline (Beaumont)
Dec 3 - The Farnsworth Invention (Music Box) [Dodger Properties with Steven Spielberg, Dan Cap Productions, Fred Zollo, Latitude Link and the Pelican Group]
Dec 4 - August: Osage County (Imperial) [Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Steppenwolf]
Dec 6 - The Seafarer (Booth)
Dec 9 - Is He Dead? (Lyceum)
Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]
Jan 10 - The Little Mermaid (Lunt)
Jan 15 - The 39 Steps (AA)
Jan 17 - November (Barrymore)
Jan 24 - Come Back, Little Sheba (Biltmore)
Feb 21 - Sunday In The Park With George (54)
Feb 28 - Passing Strange (Belasco)
Mar 6 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Broadhurst) [Stephen C. Byrd]
Mar 9 - In The Heights (Rodgers)
Mar 27 - Gypsy (St. James)
Mar 29 - Macbeth (Lyceum)
Apr 3 - South Pacific (Beaumont)
Apr 17 - A Catered Affair (Kerr) [Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment / Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson and Daryl Roth]
Apr 24 - Cry Baby (Marquis)
Apr 27 - The Country Girl (Jacobs)
Apr 30 - Thurgood (Booth)
May 1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (AA)
May 4 - Boeing-Boeing (Longacre)
May 7 - Top Girls (Biltmore)
TBA - Godspell
2008-09
Broadway Season
Oct 16 - Billy Elliot (Imperial)
Nov 08 - Dividing the Estate (a Shubert theater)
Dec 14 - Shrek: The Musical (Broadway) [DreamWorks]
Talked About
Not Scheduled Yet
TBA - 50 Words
TBA - Addams Family (Elephant Eye)
TBA - American Buffalo
TBA - An American Vaudeville [Farrell, Perloff]
TBA - The Beard of Avon [NYTW]
TBA - Being There [Permut]
TBA - Benny & Joon [MGM]
TBA - Billy Elliot
TBA - Brave New World [Rachunow]
TBA - Breath of Life [Fox]
TBA - Busker Alley [Margot Astrachan, Robert Blume, Kristine Lewis, Jamie Fox, Joanna Kerry & Heather Duke]
TBA - Broomhilda
TBA - Bye Bye Birdie [Niko]
TBA - Camille Claudel [Wildhorn]
TBA - Camelot
TBA - Carmen [Robin DeLevita and The Firm]
TBA - Catch Me If You Can
TBA - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Bob and Harvey Weinstein]
TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]
TBA - Designing Women [Alexis]
TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]
TBA - Dreamgirls [Creative Battery]
TBA - Duet
TBA - Equus
TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]
TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]
TBA - Farragut North [Richards]
TBA - Father of the Bride
TBA - The Female Of The Species (TBA)
TBA - Fool For Love (AA) [Roundabout]
TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers
TBA - Golden Boy
TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]
TBA - Hitchcock Blonde
TBA - The Importance Of Being Earnest
TBA - Jerry Springer: The Opera! [Thoday, McKeown]
TBA - Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train (Circle)
TBA - Josephine [Waissman]
TBA - Leap of Faith
TBA - A Little Princess [Ettinger, Dodger]
TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]
TBA - The Minstrel Show - Kander and Ebb and Stroman
TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]
TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]
TBA - Monsoon Wedding
TBA - The Night of the Hunter
TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]
TBA - Orphans
TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]
TBA - Paper Doll
TBA - The Paris Letter
TBA - The Philadelphia Story
TBA - Peter Pan
TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]
TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
TBA - The Princess Bride
TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]
TBA - Poe the Musical
TBA - Rain Man [MGM]
TBA - Robin Hood
TBA - Secondhand Lions
TBA - South Pacific
TBA - Speed-the-Plow
TBA - Stalag 17
TBA - Starry Messenger
TBA - Syncopation
TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities
TBA - Torch Song Trilogy
TBA - Turn of the Century
TBA - West Side Story
TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]
TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]
TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]
TBA - Zanna [Dalgleish]
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