Friday, June 11, 2004

News:

[ B ]  MTC's Sight Unseen Extends to July 25

[ B ]  MTC Replaces Cruz Play With Four By Tenn

[ P ]  One-Acts by Tennessee Williams to Punctuate MTC's Fall 2004 Season

[ P ]  Hare, Taylor, Orton, Machado, Shakespeare, Williams Plays Set for Next Season at Hartford Stage

[ P ]  Caroline, or Change to Perform on "Weekend Today"

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott review Broadway: The Golden Age and marvel as the Pizzarelli family and friends do the Bossa Nova at Feinstein's.

[ TM ]  The Imaginary Invalid
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ TM ]  Othello
Reviewed By: David Finkle
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Features:

[ P ]  The Lovely Linney
Laura Linney returns to familiar territory, starring in Donald Margulies' Sight Unseen

[ P ]  A Life in the Theatre
Stage professionals look back at decades of devotion to their craft: Peter Neufeld

[ TB ]  Broadway: The Golden Age
An Update Interview with Rick McKay by Nancy Rosati

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Kushner Honors Producer Roth, Others For Contributions to Jewish Culture

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: Here We Are in Nice Again by Ken Mandelbaum
DIVORCE ME, DARLING! (Must Close Saturday)

[ TB ]  Broadway: The Golden Age
Film Review by Matthew Murray

[ ND ]  Theater's 'Golden Age' is the talk of the town BY GENE SEYMOUR
(3 1/2 STARS)

[ TB ]  Address Unknown
Review by Matthew Murray

[ CU ]  Address Unknown

[ ATW ]  Tale of Friendship's Downfall Made Compelling by Dale and Atherton
Review by Andy Propst

[ TB ]  Les Mis�rables at NJPAC at the Top of its Form by Bob Rendell

[ TB ]  Julianne Caesar
Review by Warren Hoffman

News:

[ B ]  Turner & Irwin to Spar in Spring Virginia Woolf

[ B ]  Barbara Cook's B'way Adds Two Weeks of Perfs

[ P ]  Barbara Cook's Broadway Extends Off-Broadway

[ TM ]  Bronson Pinchot to Host Broadway Under the Stars Concert

[ TM ]  Starsky & Hutch Star David Soul to Appear in Springer Opera in London

[ P ]  New York Couple Gets Taste of White Chocolate Off-Broadway in September

[ P ]  Korbich, Pelty, Neville Tapped for Rat Pack Musical, Heaven Help Us!, Premiere in Florida July 2

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 5-11: Campaign Promises
You've got to hand it to Avenue Q. Few shows have it in them to absolutely floor the Broadway community twice in one week.

[ P ]  Douglas Sills and Gregory Jbara Part of 5,000 Fingers Workshop June 11

[ P ]  McKay's "Broadway: The Golden Age" Makes NYC Film Premiere June 11

[ P ]  Pinkins Withdraws From June 14 Broadway By the Year: 1963 Concert

[ P ]  Caroline, or Change Star Guests on "Theater Talk" June 11
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News:

[ NYP ]  IT'S PUPPETGATE! by MICHAEL RIEDEL
AND we thought that "Avenue Q" Tony Award campaign was so innocent, so sweet, so heartfelt.

[ NYT ]  ON STAGE AND OFF
'Avenue Q': The Fallout by JASON ZINOMAN
Road presenters were shocked to learn that the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q" will forgo a road tour in favor of opening in Las Vegas.

[ B ]  Avenue Q Won't Tour Despite Campaign Promise

[ NYT ]  4 Arts Groups Chosen for Complex in Lower Manhattan by ROBIN POGREBIN
Pledging to reinvigorate cultural life in Lower Manhattan, officials on Thursday announced the selection of arts groups as the cultural anchors for the World Trade Center site.

[ P ]  Signature Theatre Among Groups Offered a Home at World Trade Center Site; Three-Theatre Venue Planned

[ NYT ]  Playwrights Champion a Theater That Championed Them by JESSE McKINLEY
The success of the Signature Theater Company is, in the end, irrefutable evidence of the power of one good idea.

[ ND ]  4 TENANTS PICKED
A center of trade, and culture BY JUSTIN DAVIDSON

[ B ]  Jennifer Laura Thompson Is Wicked's New Glinda

[ P ]  Urinetown Star Lands Role of Glinda in Broadway's Wicked
Well, so much for my sources... :-)

[ B ]  San Fran's Magic Theater Debuts Sex & People

[ P ]  Musical Opposite of Sex, New Grodin and Gilman Plays Set for Set San Francisco's Magic in 2004-05

[ B ]  David Soul to Star in London's Jerry Springer

[ P ]  David Soul to Be Next London Springer

[ P ]  Bill Irwin and Kathleen Turner Are Broadway's New George and Martha

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 11

[ P ]  New Harmony Theatre in Indiana Has Sylvia, Ballyhoo and Cowgirls June 11-Aug. 15

[ P ]  Reality Star Getzlaff Joins Gay Italian Wedding June 11

[ P ]  One Mo' Time: Najimy and Gaffney Return to Off-Broadway in Afterbirth: Kathy and Mo's Greatest Hits, June 11

[ P ]  Original Broadway Cast Members Ride Big River National Tour, Starting June 11 in CA

[ P ]  Broadway Box Office and Attendance Up in 2003-04

[ P ]  Irene Manning, a Soprano Seen in Stock, London, Films and on Broadway, Dead at 91

[ P ]  Bronx Patriarch Oversees Wild Mushrooms at NYC's Arclight Starting June 10

[ P ]  Writers of Broadway-Aimed Legally Blonde � The Musical Announced

[ P ]  Resonance Ensemble, Charles L. Mee and Gorky Will Burn Off Broadway Through June 27

[ P ]  Archie Smith, Beloved Denver Actor and Teacher, Dead at 86

[ TM ]  2004 OOBR Award Winners Announced

Features:

[ ND ]  An easy 'Crossing' for this crew BY BLAKE GREEN
With playwright Tom Stoppard as a drawing card, actor Tony Roberts signed on. Before long, the cast for "Rough Crossing" included Edward Hibbert, Richard Kind, Christine Ebersole, Dylan Baker and Gabriel Olds. Plus there's music by Andr� Previn. And, of course, the lure of Sag Harbor itself.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia wonders which songs his comrade Scott Siegel has picked for The Broadway Musicals of 1963.

[ NJ ]  Losing the labor BY PETER FILICHIA
Thomas M. Hammond can relate to the rebellious student he plays in "Love's Labour's Lost" at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison.

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: A Terrific Tonys, Chatting with Broadway Bares' Moccia PLUS Forbidden News

[ BH ]  The Producers: Two actors team up to bring 'Forever Plaid' back to the stage by Terry Byrne

[ TM ]  Photo File by: Michael Portantiere and Scott Reiburn
The stars shine at a Sardi's party for the premiere of the documentary film Broadway: The Golden Age; plus, theater folk hawk their wares at the 2nd Avenue Street Fair.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Seldes Receives Honor, Hands Out Fellowship

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Sly Fox Celebrates 100th Performance on Broadway

"Address Unknown" - Reviews:

[ NJ ]  Early Nazi warning: Brilliant acting lifts drama adapted from 1938 novella BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ ND ]  A friendship's decay goes by the letter, alas BY LINDA WINER
"Address Unknown," a 75- minute epistolary duet that opened last night at the Promenade Theatre, traces the familiar steps through the destruction of a friendship.

[ DN ]  Letters imperfect by Howard Kissel
We know too much about that time to see "Address Unknown" as a serious portrayal of its issues. It seems closer in sensibility to a shocker like "Sorry, Wrong Number" - diverting, surprising, rather than moving.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'ADDRESS UNKNOWN'
How Hitler's Armies Conquered a Mind by BEN BRANTLEY
Frank Dunlop's dust-caked adaptation of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's short novel from the late 1930's stars William Atherton as a rabid disciple of Hitler.

[ Y ]  'Address Unknown' Ends a Surprise by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
The rise of Nazism fractures a longtime friendship in "Address Unknown," Frank Dunlop's fast-moving if sketchy adaptation of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's popular short story first published just before the outbreak of World War II.

[ B ]  Address Unknown
Review by William Stevenson

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE IMAGINARY INVALID'
Terribly Ill? No, He's Just Hilariously Self-Involved by MARGO JEFFERSON
The new production of Moli�re's masterwork by La Com�die-Fran�aise feels like the equivalent of a dutiful lecture-demonstration.

[ ND ]  Moli�re a la Fran�aise BY GORDON COX
The Com�die-Fran�aise's lovely production of "The Imaginary Invalid" has the elegant visual composition of a painting.

[ SUN ]  Is There a Patient in the House? by JEREMY McCARTER
Moliere comes to Brooklyn, Nathan Detroit goes to Jersey.

[ NYT ]  MOVIE REVIEW | 'BROADWAY � THE GOLDEN AGE'
Legends and Lore Dished Up With After-Theater Panache by STEPHEN HOLDEN
The best way to approach Rick McKay's messy, anecdotal history of Broadway is to enjoy it as a fan's worshipful notes.

[ DN ]  'Broadway' strikes gold by Jack Matthews

[ NJ ]  Broadway legends evoke 'Golden Age' BY STEPHEN WHITTY

[ BH ]  'Tom' jones-ing for score by Terry Byrne
From the moment you take your seat at "Tom Jones: The Musical," it's clear this show belongs to director Gabriel Barre.

[ BG ]  An emotional and cathartic telling of 'Sin' by Ed Siegel

[ TM ]  God is a DJ
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

[ NYP ]  'OTHELLO' PUT IN BAD LIGHT by DONALD LYONS
WHEN the Venetian army descends on Cyprus in the new production of "Othello," performed by the Aquila Theatre Company, they head for a spot called Bianca's Bar; we know that's its name because it's spelled out in neon.

[ NJ ]  Join the crusade: 'Les Miz' best musical yet staged at NJPAC BY PETER FILICHIA

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS � THE MUSICAL!'
They Climb Every Mountain, Yes, Even in Kansas in August by MARGO JEFFERSON
All a good parody needs is smart writers and winning performers. In the case of "The Musical of Musicals � The Musical!," two smart writers and four winning performers.

[ ND ]  Did we mention it's a musical? BY GORDON COX
"The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!" saves the best for last.

[ NYT ]  MUSIC REVIEW | JOHN PIZZARELLI
A Smile That Stretches From Melancholy to Euphoria by STEPHEN HOLDEN
The singer and all-around entertainer brings an American-style bossa nova to Feinstein's, bittersweet but insistent, with a dash of high drama.

[ BG ]  Sassy singer sparkles at Pops
Chenoweth makes every word count by Joan Anderman

[ BH ]  Chenoweth charms Pops by Robert Nesti
Kristin Chenoweth took the night off from "Wicked" last night, and Broadway's loss was the Boston Pops' gain.
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Thursday, June 10, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Erin Dilly Tapped for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Hey, I've been telling people she's truly scrumptious for years... :-)

[ P ]  Kudisch and Dilly Likely for Broadway Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[ P ]  Deven May to Re-create Bat Boy Role for U.K. Premiere

[ P ]  Forbidden Broadway Spoofs Avenue Q and Wicked Beginning June 28

[ P ]  Power Outage Stops Paper Mill Guys and Dolls Performance; Show Goes on Today

[ P ]  Betty Buckley to Play Plush Room in September

[ P ]  Estelle Parsons to Star in Paper Mill Harold and Maude Musical

[ P ]  Avenue Q to Play Vegas, Not the Road

Reviews:

[ B ]  DVDs: The Beat, Beat, Beat of the Tom-Tom by Ken Mandelbaum
NIGHT AND DAY (Warner Home Video)
THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE (Buena Vista)

Features:

[ TM ]  Loose Lips by: Brian Scott Lipton
Brian talks with Alison Fraser and David Garrison, catches Audra McDonald in Seven Deadly Sins, and speaks with a talented Fosse whose first name is not Bob.
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News:

[ NYT ]  'Avenue Q' Thumbs Its Nose at the Road for Life on the Strip by JESSE McKINLEY
The producers of "Avenue Q," the newly minted Tony winner for best musical, have decided to forgo a national tour and opt instead for a long-term run in Las Vegas.

[ LVS ]  VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Wynn has plans for musical Q'd up
We hear that Wynn is also looking to import Hugh Jackman to the Strip.
Jackman is planning to do a recurring one-man show called "Hugh Jackman's Broadway," which will open at Wynn Las Vegas.

[ ND ]  You just won a Tony? That's the ticket by GORDON COX

[ B ]  Writing Team Set for Legally Blonde Musical

[ V ]  B'way primps 'Blonde'
This article includes the following item, low in the article (subscription required):
Marc Kudisch and Erin Dilly look ready to sign on for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" when it comes to Broadway in spring 2005.

[ NJ ]  Center stage by Peter Filichia
Estelle Parsons will be the leading lady in the new musical "Harold and Maude," which will premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn on Jan. 5.

[ HC ]  Familiar faces join the cast of 'What the Butler Saw' by Frank Rizzo
Jon Secada will take the leading role in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," which comes to the Shubert Theater in New Haven Nov. 9 to 14.

[ HC ]  Hartford Stage attracts top talent for new plays by Frank Rizzo

[ NYT ]  Irene Manning, the Singing Star of 1940's Movies, Dies at 91 by WOLFGANG SAXON
Irene Manning charmed audiences with her performances in 1940's musical films like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Shine On, Harvest Moon."

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 10

[ P ]  Kelly Exits Anatevka for the Rooftops of London in Mary Poppins

[ P ]  Friendship Poisoned in Nazi Era in Off-Broadway's Address Unknown, With Dale & Atherton

[ P ]  Musical of Musicals Opens Second Limited Engagement June 10

[ P ]  Lee Wilkof Does Chekhov and Shakespeare at Williamstown in 2004

[ P ]  Harriell Is Winged Superstar in Krieger & Russell's Lucky Duck Musical at The Old Globe, July 10-Aug. 15

[ P ]  Unless More Interest Is Aroused, Off-Bway's The Joys of Sex Will Close July 13

[ P ]  Box Office Blues: Broadway Treasurer Tells Tales in Do You Have Anything Closer?, July 15-Aug. 1

[ P ]  Aquila's Off-Bway Othello Opens June 9, in a Cyprian Setting

Features:

[ CST ]  What qualifies a critic? BY HEDY WEISS
It was an exercise in total immersion for Michael Billington this past week, as the theater critic of the Guardian, the distinguished British newspaper, plunged headlong into the Chicago theater scene.

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'WAITIN' 2 END HELL'
Exhortations but No Excuses as a Marriage Comes Apart by D. J. R. BRUCKNER
No holds are barred in the battle of the sexes in this play by the California playwright William A. Parker.

[ NYT ]  DANCE REVIEW | NEW YORK CITY BALLET
A Gritty 'West Side Story' on Stage by JACK ANDERSON
Jerome Robbins's ability to transform urban excitement into exciting choreography was very much in evidence at the New York City Ballet on June 3.

[ BH ]  Cardinal 'Sin' explored in words of the innocent and the accused by Terry Byrne

[ BG ]  BOOK REVIEW
Humor, sensitivity aid account of a unique musical production by Barbara Hall
Deaf Side Story, By Mark Rigney, Gallaudet University, 228 pp., $19.95

[ ATW ]  Othello: When Not a War, Bored Soldiers Play and Scheme
Review by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  Playwrights at Play
Review by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Akers' If We Only Have Love on DRG: Sublime
XM Satellite Radio
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Wednesday, June 09, 2004

[ BS ]  'Millie' Touring Cast Blasts Equity by Roger Armbrust
The cast of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"'s national tour has issued a unanimous, highly critical "letter of concern" to Actors' Equity Association regarding the union's handling of the production's contract concessions.

[ BS ]  Thoroughly Modern Terpsichore by Dany Margolies
Don't just get up and dance when auditioning for Rob Ashford, the Tony-winning choreographer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, currently delighting audiences at the Ahmanson Theatre. He'd better see some characterization, some commitment, some acting--the same effort you'd put into auditioning for a speaking role.
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Features:

[ B ]  Fresh Face: Jeffrey Kuhn by Cara Joy David

[ TM ]  Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Peggy Lee by: Michael Portantiere
Chuck Sweeney returns to Don't Tell Mama with his uncanny impersonation of a musical icon.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: LuPone Makes Visit to Feinstein's for Pizzarelli Opening

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Duncan and Powers Prepare to Meet the King On Tour

News:

[ P ]  Mary Poppins' Kelly and Lee Part of The Time of My Life Concert

[ P ]  Broadway's Rocky Horror Star Takes a Swing at Take Me Out in Florida, June 19-July 18

[ P ]  David Harbour in Line to Play Nick in New Broadway Woolf Revival

[ P ]  Fiona Gallagher Joins Kate Burton in Theresa Rebeck Premiere at Williamstown

[ B ]  L.A.'s Reprise! Gets Pippin, Brigadoon & Applause

Reviews:

[ B ]  Charlie Victor Romeo
Review by William Stevenson
posted at 6/9/2004 04:14:02 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Interesting that Cindy Adams just casusally mentioned today (see link below) that Kristin Chenoweth will be doing "Rapunzel" - a fact I'd heard about through the grapevine, but had never seen in print. I suppose the "official" details will be released soon.
I hear she'll be even more animated in the role than she usually is...

News:

[ TS ]  Avenue Q coming north? by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Tony upset winner scouted by Mirvish
Plus an interesting tidbit on Christopher Plummer.

[ P ]  Craig Lucas' The Singing Forest to Get New York Reading June 24 Prior to Seattle Debut

[ P ]  Rodriguez, Tartaglia and Sieber to Be Part of Broadway Bares 14

[ P ]  Arlington's American Century Theater Has Odets, O'Neill, Anderson, Welles and One Touch of Venus in 2004-05

[ P ]  Tony Winner Redgrave to Guest on FX's "Nip/Tuck"

[ P ]  Helen Hayes Season Features Klugman, Zorich and a Fair Lady

[ P ]  Millie's Susan Egan Cast in New Film

[ P ]  Reprise! Announces 2004-2005 Concert Season; Includes Schwartz's Pippin

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Ford's in DC Announces Ambitious '04-05
XM Satellite Radio

Features:

[ B ]  Obscure Recordings: By Hex and Love and Let Love by Ken Mandelbaum

Reviews:

[ ATW ]  Spring's Awakening:Teenage Wasteland
Review by Laura Shea
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The Tony Awards:

[ NYP ]  POOR SPORTS FLEE TONYS by MICHAEL RIEDEL
TONY Award tidbits, gossip and observations...

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS

[ INQ ]  Rashad goes to the heart of black families by Annette John-Hall
She won a Tony for playing the poor mother in "A Raisin in the Sun," seemingly a far cry from upscale Clair Huxtable. But are the characters really that different?

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Our man Filichia catches up on a little bit of unfinished business.

[ NYT ]  10 QUESTIONS FOR . . . Tony Kushner
The playwright answered readers' questions about his life in the theater.

[ TS ]  Ferris Bueller's payoff by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Broderick learns to accept role that made him famous

[ BS ]  Semi-Tough
From Hello, Dolly! to Mrs. Puff, Mary Jo Catlett's remarkable 40-year career has encompassed a lengthy and diverse roster of credits in all mediums.

[ BS ]  Arthur Laurents Anthologized
Almost 20 years ago, Arthur Laurents told a group of graduate writing students, "I take great comfort in Verdi. He wrote his masterpieces after he was 80."

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z. Oops, sorry! The new Fiddler on the Roof CD has just arrived and has set Matthew Murray to dozing.

[ NJ ]  Spoof turns sour BY PETER FILICHIA
No one can say for sure what scene or song has been the nadir of musical theater during its 138-year history. But audiences might be witnessing it now at 12 Miles West Theatre Company in Montclair.

[ TB ]  One Way Ticket to Hell
New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell

[ TM ]  The Gay Naked Play
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

News:

[ B ]  The Joys of Sex to Close Off-B'way June 13

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
VANESSA LURED BY FX

[ DN ]  Puffy's winning looks by REBECCA LOUIE
Broadway dissed him but 7th Avenue has nothing but love for P. Diddy.

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 9

[ P ]  Bloodthirsty Valley Girl Takes Toga and Runs in Julianne Caesar, Off-Broadway Starting June 9

[ P ]  Sin: A Cardinal Deposed Plays Scandal's Hometown, Boston, June 9-27

[ P ]  Goodbye, Miss Dorothy: Angela Christian Exits Thoroughly Modern Millie June 9
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Tuesday, June 08, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Pre-Tonys Dip
Last week was a tough one on Broadway--21 out of 29 shows currently playing full performance schedules were down from the week before.

[ TM ]  NYC Gay Men's Chorus to Present Out on Broadway Concert, Scripted by McNally and Featuring Brinberg as Streisand

[ TM ]  Fraser, LaChiusa, and Lippa to Headline New Mondays In Concert Benefit

[ TM ]  San Diego Rep Announces 2004-2005 Season

[ P ]  Forever Tango Dances Into Broadway's Shubert July 20-Aug. 29

[ P ]  Swoosie Kurtz to Read From New Book "On Broadway, Men Still Wear Hats," June 22

[ P ]  Picon Pie, About Yiddish Theatre Legend Molly Picon, to Arrive Off-Broadway

[ P ]  Kaufman and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Greenberg and Wright Set for New Geffen Season

[ P ]  New Works by Belber, Wright and Tectonic Play in "Brand:NEW Fest" at Harftord, June 9-13

[ P ]  Tony Winners Foster, Mitchell, Rose and White to Perform at "Broadway Under the Stars"

[ P ]  "Rescue Me"�with Leary, Sunjata and Pasquale�to Premiere in July

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Play
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: Assassins Shoots into the Recording Studio

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Broadway Celebrates Its "Golden Age" w/ New Documentary

[ B ]  Video: On the Tony Red Carpet

[ B ]  Video: 2004 Tony Nominees Do Brunch

[ B ]  Video: Opening Night for Frozen

[ B ]  Video: Caroline Comes to Broadway
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News:

[ B ]  Marc Kudisch Wins Role of the Baron in Chitty

[ B ]  Forever Tango Lands at B'way's Shubert 7/13

[ B ]  Dame Edna's Vengeance to Play Music Box

[ P ]  Marsha Mason Part of Free Reading of Clean House June 9; Wife's Kaufman Directs

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: May 31 - June 6

[ P ]  Les Miz Is Back in NYC Area, Playing Newark June 9-13

[ P ]  Crowns Bumps Gemini, the Musical at Prince Music Theater, June 12-July 3

[ P ]  Late Composer of Hit Fringe Musical Lost Saluted June 10-12

[ VV ]  Stage Left by Charles McNulty
Tony Awards look to Off-Broadway for excellence.

Features:

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Carol Channing Receives Hammerstein Lifetime Achievement Award

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Donna Murphy Honors "Wonderful Women/Wonderful Town"

Reviews:

[ VV ]  A Fan Who Wasn't There Remembers Broadway's Good Old Days by Charles McNulty
Broadway: The Golden Age

[ VV ]  Cirque du Sashay
Weimar cabaret meets sapphic slumber party via Wau Waus by Alexis Soloski
The Wau Wau Sisters

[ VV ]  Metrotextuals
Playwrights play telephone�and the drama gets garbled by Stephen Nunns
Play

[ VV ]  Oldness but Goodness
Some old pieces of theater can be amazingly up to date; others are just an amazing up by Michael Feingold
Counsellor-at-Law; The Girl Friend; Have a Heart

[ CU ]  Charlie Victor Romeo
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The Tony Awards:

[ B ]  Tony Telecast Receives Lowest Ratings Ever

[ P ]  Big Tony Wins = Big Box Office for Avenue Q, Assassins, I Am My Own Wife

[ NYT ]  'Avenue Q' Tony Coup Is Buzz of Broadway by JESSE McKINLEY
How did "Avenue Q," a modest musical with singing puppets, pull off one of the biggest upsets in Tony history?

[ NYP ]  PUPPETS AD UP by MICHAEL RIEDEL
NO one's ever going to call "Avenue Q" "that naughty little puppet show" again.

[ Y ]  Anatomy of Tony Campaign for 'Avenue Q' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
Could the unexpected Tony Awards victory of "Avenue Q," which actively if playfully wooed voters, mean more creative politicking for Broadway's highest honors next year?

[ NJ ]  Taking a different 'Q': Tony voters stage surprise with vote for edgy musical BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ DN ]  Tony win's got 'em 'Q'-ing up by ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
'Avenue Q" is now paved with Tony gold.

[ C ]  Phylicia Rashad wins historic Tony Award by MICHAEL KUCHWARA
By winning the Tony for best actress in a play, Phylicia Rashad completed a journey started by Claudia McNeil more than four decades ago in the first production of "A Raisin in the Sun."

[ BBC ]  Acting life of Cosby star Rashad

[ BSUN ]  Broadcast is no award-winner by David Zurawik
The Tonys have been on TV since 1967. You'd think the producers would either figure out a way to make the music and dance of Broadway work on television, or give up.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
SORE LOSER

[ PTR ]  Tony Award represents overdue honors for Marshall clan by Ed Blank

[ PPG ]  Tony Awards were full of local connections by Christopher Rawson
Thanks to American Theater Web for the Pittsburgh stories!

Features:

[ NYT ]  When Their Wish Is Your Command by PATRICIA COHEN
Celebrity assistants now have their own organization, a place where they can confide, consult and kvetch about their employers.

[ NYT ]  The Family That Plays Together . . . Has an Improbably Good Time by FRANK J. PRIAL
The Pizzarellis, otherwise known as the First Family of Cool, are gearing up for a two-week stand at Feinstein's at the Regency.

[ BG ]  Often cast as a heavy, he's ready for romance by Maureen Dezell
Dominic Fumusa of "The Rose Tattoo."

[ BS ]  Essie Davis: Tackling Singing and Nudity
Actress Essie Davis says the most daunting tasks in playing Dotty in "Jumpers" are the singing and the nudity. There is no shortage of emotional challenges either.

[ BS ]  Bridging the Communication Gap Between Performers and Directors
Phylicia Rashad recently said, "It is working with good directors that makes a good actor." However, these collaborations aren't always a match made in heaven.

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: Loads of Love by Ken Mandelbaum
NO STRINGS (DRG)

[ INQ ]  With 'Stories,' an ending that's worth the wait by Douglas J. Keating
"Collected Stories," with Lynn Redgrave.

[ ATW ]  Ghost City: A Confusing Spectre
Review by Andy Propst

[ TM ]  Ghost City
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

[ ATW ]  Night Sings Its Songs:A Relationship Dissolves Overnight (or Does It?)
Review by Andy Propst

[ CU ]  Night Sings Its Songs

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'TRUST'
Terror (or Donnybrook) in Northern Ireland by NEIL GENZLINGER
Gary Mitchell, a playwright from Northern Ireland, does a reasonably good job of juxtaposing family stress and paramilitary thuggery in this busy, bellicose drama.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'TASTING MEMORIES'
Reveries, Please, With Extra Madeleines by ANITA GATES
The Colleagues Theater Company's "Tasting Memories" is a one-act reading (with a little music) of poetry and prose about food.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE WAU WAU SISTERS'
How Now, Class Cutups, as Wild as Ever? by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
The Wau Wau Sisters are everybody's high-school class cutups, given an afterlife in show business. They're naughty for a living.

[ NJ ]  Motown revue sparks heat wave BY PETER FILICHIA
There's quite a karaoke show going on at African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark.

[ WP ]  Lypsinka, 'Synching' To New Heights by Peter Marks
To those apoplectic over the dire shortage these days of great ladies of the theater, I give you that one-dame cavalcade of hyperdramatic femininity, Lypsinka.

[ TB ]  The Gay Naked Play
Review by Matthew Murray

[ CU ]  A for Adultery

[ ATW ]  Guys and Dolls at Paper Mill:No Longshot Here
Review by Andy Propst

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
The legendary Neil Sedaka headlines a benefit at Carnegie Hall and rising star Scott Ailing puts on a great show at The Duplex.

[ NYT ]  TV REVIEW | 'THE JURY'
They Meet Secretly, Bicker and Try to Return a Verdict by ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Fox's clever, innovative show focuses on the irksome group dynamics of a courtroom.

News:

[ WP ]  Backstage
A Lighting Designer Both In and Behind the Spotlight by Jane Horwitz
His is a high-wattage career. Howell Binkley has two plays on Broadway featuring his illuminations -- the Tony Award-winning "Avenue Q" and "Golda's Balcony."

[ B ]  Lisa Kron to Replace Gleason in Normal Heart

[ R ]  Broadway's Best Shows Too Risque for Republicans by Larry Fine

[ P ]  Princess Di Butler to Play London's Drury Lane and New York's Town Hall

[ DN ]  Butler serves up more dish on Diana by BEN WIDDICOMBE

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: B'way's Plans for '04-'05
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[ P ]  Hello, Andrea! Tony-Winner Andrea Martin To Play The Matchmaker at Ford's Theatre in Fall

[ P ]  Wicked Tony Winner Takes Brief Hiatus Mid-June

[ P ]  Sean Combs Wins Council of Fashion Designers of America Award

[ P ]  Oscar Winner Harden Stars in Shepard's "See You in My Dreams" for CBS

[ P ]  Dr. Sex, Hannah and Martin, Sin, Detective Story Win Big in Chicago Jeff Citations Awards

[ P ]  Snoopy to Open London�s New Players Theatre

[ P ]  Edie Falco to Return to Broadway

[ P ]  LuPone and Welzmann to Discuss Sondheim Sept. 3

[ P ]  Chatterbox Gets Wicked June 10

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: JUNE 8

[ P ]  New Fiddler Cast Album in Stores June 8; Most Complete Recording Yet of Classic

[ P ]  Middle Manager Breaks Out in World Premiere Dark Comedy Boise, Starting June 8 in NYC

[ P ]  Sparks and Caravan Join Cast of Off-Broadway Bug June 8

[ P ]  Linda Marlowe's Solo Shows, Berkoff's Women and No Fear! Begin Rep in NYC's Brits Off Bway Fest

[ P ]  Avenue Q Star and More Featured in Upcoming HBO Debut of "Everyday People," June 26
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Monday, June 07, 2004

The Tony Awards - Photos:

[ B ]  Tonys 2004: Fashion on the Red Carpet

[ B ]  Tonys 2004: Post-Show Party Hopping

[ B ]  Tonys 2004: A Starry Tony Ball

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Tony Award Winners and Nominees Party the Night Away at Rockefeller Ice Rink

The Tony Awards - News:

[ P ]  Avenue Q Tony Winner to Pen Aniston Film, Car-Chase Show and Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler

[ P ]  Basketball, Not Tonys, Wins Ratings Race

[ P ]  Directors O'Brien and Mantello Win for Second Year in a Row�But Swap Categories

[ P ]  Officer Lockstock and Little Sally Police Tony Audience

[ P ]  Wicked's Hilferty One of Several Theatre Triple-Crown Winners

[ BS ]  Drama Dispatch: June 7, 2004: Backstage at the Tonys

[ TM ]  The Winners Take It all
David Finkle works the press room at the 2004 Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall as Joseph Marzullo snaps away at the stars.

[ P ]  Tonys an Evening of Landmarks for Black Actresses

[ P ]  Tony Highlights: Hugh Kisses Lucy! Rod Kisses Hugh! Are Channing and LL Cool J the New Minnelli and Gest?
It was the Tony Awards ceremony some are calling the most memorable in years.

[ B ]  Quotable Quotes: 2004 Tony Ceremony

[ B ]  Thank You! 2004 Tony Acceptance Speeches

Reviews:

[ B ]  DVDs: Early '80s Revues by Ken Mandelbaum
SOPHISTICATED LADIES/ TINTYPES (Well Go USA/ Broadway Television Network)

Features:

[ P ]  Dreaming of the City
Where will Broadway find tomorrow's Tony contenders?

[ P ]  Sherman's March to Broadway
Howard Sherman, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing, joins a new team at the Wing for the 2004 Tony Awards

[ P ]  Coming to the City: When I Get My Name in Lights
Stars - including Donna Murphy, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Raul Esparza, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Westfeldt, Tommy Tune, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia - tell their stepping-off-the-bus stories

News:

[ P ]  Simon Gray�s New Old Masters to Play London; Pinter Directs

[ P ]  Lisa Kron Joins Cast of The Normal Heart

[ P ]  Billy Elliot � The Musical to Open in Newcastle in November

[ P ]  Tony-Winner Harriet Harris Plays Final Two Weeks of Millie on Broadway, June 7-20

[ P ]  Musicals Tonight! Season Includes Apple Tree, Chocolate Soldier, Jubilee, Meet Me in St. Louis and Obscure Kern

[ P ]  Little By Little to Play London, Notes From New York Returns

[ P ]  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels To Make Broadway Debut on Valentine's Day 2005; Opening Set

[ P ]  Andreas, Brier and Callaway Among 2004 "Divas on Hudson"

[ B ]  Fuddy Meers to Close Early in the West End

[ P ]  Music of Judy Garland Saluted July 9-11 in Los Angeles

[ P ]  Thoroughly Modern Millie Closes in London as New Musicals Prepare to Open

[ P ]  WCBS-TV to Broadcast "Broadway Under the Stars" Concert
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The Tony Awards - Photos:

[ B ]  Tonys 2004: Classy Couples on the Red Carpet

[ B ]  Tonys 2004: Stars Shine on the Red Carpet

[ B ]  Tonys 2004: The Winners Circle

[ NYT ]  Slide Show: The Tony Awards

[ P ]  2004 Presenter Sean Combs

[ P ]  2004 Presenter Helen Mirren

[ P ]  2004 Presenter Joel Grey

[ P ]  2004 Presenters Short and Winokur

[ P ]  2004 Presenters Channing, Rubinstein, Stiller, and Meara

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Parker, Joel, Short Kurtz, Davis, and Lumley

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Winokur, Langella, Falco, Lithgow, and Combs

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: O'Byrne, Johannson, Peters, Rubin-Vega, and Krakowski

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Cates, Kline, Rose, Parker, Westfeldt and Short

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Stewart, Federan, Morton, Rivera, Foster, and the Marshalls

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Molina, Menzel, Gillen, Lane, and Keating

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Wolfe, Stokes, Blige, Perez and Kurtz

[ P ]  ARRIVALS: Chenoweth, Pinkins, McElroy, Cerveris, O'Hare, and Fowler

The Tony Awards - News:

[ NYP ]  WHY ELECTRIC 'AVENUE' SPELLED TROUBLE FOR WITCHES by MICHAEL RIEDEL
THE puppet David slew the green Goliath.

[ B ]  Looking Ahead with the 2004 Tony Winners

[ B ]  Quotable Quotes: 2004 Tony Press Room

[ B ]  Which Pundit Had the Clearest Crystal Ball?

[ NYT ]  Tony Awards Finish Up With a Fuzzy Surprise by JESSE McKINLEY
The offbeat musical "Avenue Q" pulled a stunning upset at the Tony Awards, winning best musical, the evening's top prize, as well as prizes for best book and best score.

[ NYT ]  Rashad Breaks Barrier as Leading Actress by JESSE McKINLEY
As the best leading actress in a play, Phylicia Rashad took her place with Halle Berry as an African-American trailblazer in the peculiar world of arts awards.

[ Y ]  Controlled Chaos Backstage at Tony Awards by JUSTIN GLANVILLE, Associated Press Writer

[ DN ]  He's 'Raisin' the stakes by Howard Kissel
Combs' clout brought a contemporary edge to the telecast it has never had - just as his presence in "Raisin" had brought new audiences.

[ WP ]  'Avenue Q,' 'Wife' Top Tony Awards by Peter Marks
The three-hour broadcast on CBS indeed had more kick than it had exhibited in years. The numbers did not make the shows look like museum pieces and the jokes were surprisingly fresh.

[ BG ]  'Avenue Q,' 'Assassins' join Tony Award winners by Ed Siegel
Still, for all of Jackman's enthusiasm and the presence of Sean Combs and others, this was an affair for theater fans mostly. Who else could sit through such a grotesque performance of "Tradition" from "Fiddler on the Roof"?

[ B ]  2004 Tony Awards Telecast
Review by Eric Grode
Until about 10:58 pm, 2004 was shaping up as a pretty dreary Tony Awards year. And then the mischievous near-geniuses of Avenue Q crashed the stage.

[ LAT ]  A rarefied kind of kicks
TELEVISION REVIEW: OK, most of the Tony hopefuls were probably unfamiliar to the show's TV audience. Still, the broadcast was lively.

[ LAT ]  Cheers for the 'Wicked' witch
ANALYSIS: Idina Menzel was a surprise winner for lead actress in a musical. Her role of Elphaba grew into a star turn.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
RADIO CITY A VERY TONY NEIGHBORHOOD

[ ND ]  She'll catch the rerun BY ROBERT KAHN
SCENE AND HEARD AT THE TONYS.

[ NJ ]  Even-handed applause at the Tonys BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Somehow 735 voters managed to bestow the Tony Awards for Broadway excellence in an equitable manner and still packed one major surprise last night.

[ DN ]  Tonys & Jackman: 'Oz'-some night by DAVID HINCKLEY
Best Musical surprise is right on 'Q'; 'Wicked,' 'Assassins' make killing

[ NYP ]  'Q' TIPS OVER THE FAVORITE by GERSH KUNTZMAN

[ V ]  Backstage thoughts on killer night
Next generation triumphs on B'way

[ P ]  Hugh Jackman Wins Tony in Peter Allen's Haunt, Radio City

[ P ]  Assassins to Extend Until Early October

[ P ]  PS Classics Records Roundabout Revival of Assassins June 7

[ P ]  Audra McDonald Wins Fourth Tony Award

[ P ]  Broadway's Raisin in the Sun May Have Life Elsewhere

[ P ]  Doug Wright Working on Book for New Musical Grey Gardens

[ B ]  Tovah Feldshuh to Take Golda to London

[ B ]  Assassins Wins Big at the 2004 Tony Awards

[ TM ]  Tony Awards Bestowed at Radio City Music Hall

[ P ]  Wife, Avenue Q, Assassins, Henry IV Are 2004 Tony Award Winners; Mays, Menzel, Jackman, Rashad Golden

[ P ]  Just the Facts: A List of the 2004 Tony Award Winners

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
In alphabetical order, Filichia lists the shows and artists that made this theater season memorable.

[ DP ]  'Immigrant' to have off-Broadway bow by John Moore
Thanks to Steven for the link!

Reviews:

[ NJ ]  Better than even money BY PETER FILICHIA
Paper Mill's 'Guys and Dolls' worthy of musical's grand tradition

[ CST ]  'Essays' weaves a dazzling tapestry of moods and epiphanies BY HEDY WEISS
While its title may be dryly bookish, absolutely everything else about "Theatrical Essays," the breathtaking new 90-minute work that detonates in all corners of the Steppenwolf Garage, is alive with poetry, imagination, movement, music and sheer, unadulterated magic.

[ TS ]  New ways to butcher the Bard by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
"Macbeth" at the Stratford Festival.

[ CU ]  The History Boys - London Review

Other News:

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
WONG'S WOE

[ P ]  Tom Stoppard Doing Rewrites on The Coast of Utopia for Lincoln Center

[ P ]  Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, with Rashad, Will Come to Broadway

[ P ]  Billy Joel Working Working on New Musical About the Music Business

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 7

[ P ]  Daryl Roth and Wendy Wasserstein Among Honorees in 2004 Jewish Cultural Awards June 7

[ P ]  Jeff Citations Presented in Chicago June 7, Spotlighting Best of Non-Equity Work; Sin, Dr. Sex, Hannah and Martin Nommed

[ P ]  "Radio Playbill" Previews New B'way Season June 7-20

[ P ]  Butz, Bogardus, Morrison and Butler Sing New Musicals at Bound for Broadway June 7
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Sunday, June 06, 2004

[ ST ]��From A to C, Tonys abuzz with debate � offstage
By Misha Berson
Seattle Times theater critic
posted at 6/6/2004 12:22:09 PM by James Marino | Item Link

[ STARS ]  GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: TONY MEMORIES AND TRIBUTES
by ELLIS NASSOUR
Looking back on three show business legends and the woman long, long associated with the American Theatre Wing and the Tonys: Dorothy Loudon, Miss Broadway Pizzazz; Ann Miller, The Tap Dance Kid; Larry Kert, The Understudy Gets the Nomination; and Isabelle Stevenson, Mother Teresa of the Theater.

The Tony Awards:

[ NYP ]  Can Hugh Save Tony? by MICHAEL RIEDEL
Thanks to The Other James for the link!

[ ND ]  Dressed for the parts by Blake Green
How to design an outfit for a green-faced witch...and other tales, told by nominated designers who helped make make-belief believable this year

[ BSUN ]  'Wicked' Wizard by J. Wynn Rousuck
From Baltimore to Broadway, Marc Platt's personal journey has taught him that, in the end, you have to trust your heart

[ P ]  CHANNELING THEATRE: A Chat with Wicked Nominee and TV Veteran Winnie Holzman

[ BSUN ]  Chameleon in pearls by J. Wynn Rousuck
Jefferson Mays earned his Tony nomination the hard way, by playing all the roles.

[ P ]  Jefferson Mays, Hat in Hand and Wife By His Side, Gets Other Wife Ready to Tackle the World

[ P ]  Karen Ziemba Finds Variety to Be the Spice of Life

[ HC ]  With Tonys, It's Sherman's Wing And A Prayer by FRANK RIZZO
Howard Sherman uses "opportunity" a lot.

[ NJ ]  Getting things in tune BY STEVE HEDGPETH
For an ideal Tony Awards show production and telecast, you need harmony and compromise, a wedding of hearts and minds.
Ask New Jersey-born Ricky Kirshner.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
Riedel and Murphy (last item).

[ MSNBC ]  Countdown to the Tonys
The dancers and singers prepare for Sunday's ceremonies

[ ND ]  Excerpts from four of the shows that gave Broadway a slightly edgier aura this season

[ MH ]  Broadway or the highway? BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
The Tonys celebrate commercial glitz, but they don't really honor the best in American theater.
Quotes: George C. Wolfe, Nilo Cruz, Ra�l Esparza.

[ BSUN ]  From witches to puppets - fantasy lifts audiences by J. Wynn Rousuck
Leading nominees depart from reality, even as they impart real-life lessons

[ DN ]  Tonic for the Tonys by Robert Dominguez
Hot music acts and Hollywood stars give tonight's awards show fresh pizzazz

[ HC ]  Broadway's Big Night by MALCOLM JOHNSON
'Wicked,' Jackman Among Favorites For Tony Awards Tonight

[ ND ]  Old hands and new faces by GORDON COX
The roster of Tony nominees boasts longtime luminaries and debuts of rising stars

[ DN ]  The race starts here by Howard Kissel
When predicting the Tony winners, you hope the voters will share your own impeccable taste. All too often, alas, they don't. Shows and their performers - often win Tonys simply because they're still playing.

[ NYP ]  HOT LIST by SARA STEWART
Will the Wicked Witch beat Glinda for Best Actress? Will a bunch of foul-mouthed "Avenue Q" puppets triumph over Tony Kushner? Tune in for America's least-watched awards show, the Tonys, tonight at 8 on CBS to find out.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
IT'S CURTAINS FOR THIS PLAY PAL

[ NJ ]  Common threads run through several Broadway shows BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ NJ ]  Program to feature sampler of top shows

[ ET ]  A 'Hairspray' Star's Beverly Hills Snub

[ P ]  58th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards Presented June 6

[ P ]  James Earl Jones Honored at L.A. Tony Party June 6

More on the Tonys: Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ CPD ]  If you could see him (live) now: Cleveland native is up for award
Cleveland's favorite son in tonight's Tony Awards ceremony, Michael McElroy of Shaker Heights, won't perform live on the CBS broadcast.

[ AAN ]  Nominees for Tonys include 6 U-M grads BY JENN MCKEE
Broadway successes recall Ann Arbor days

[ CE ]  Tada! Playhouse takes a bow by Jackie Demaline
Tonight, Playhouse in the Park will bask in the glory as artistic director Ed Stern picks up the Regional Theater Tony in New York

Other Features:

[ NJ ]  Child actors enjoying rare longevity in show business BY PETER FILICHIA
While a child actor's career is usually measured in months, sixth-graders Harrison Chad, Mitchel David Federan and Alexander Mitchell have been performing for years. Now each is working on Broadway.

[ BS ]  Close to Her Material
Glenn Close has navigated her career in stage, film, and television, by following her instincts when it comes to strong writing.

[ BS ]  Must the Show Go On?
Actors share their thoughts about performing while bereaved.

[ CST ]  Tina Landau essays a new approach to drama BY HEDY WEISS

[ BG ]  Getting serious on a suburban stage by Catherine Foster
Theater director Nora Hussey has a new mantra. "It's 'Somebody's going to have to direct "Barefoot in the Park," but it's not going to be me anymore.'"

[ CT ]  Bobby Short's cabaret run coming to end after several decades by Howard Reich

[ SB ]  Springtime for Mel Brooks by Marcus Crowder

[ SB ]  An interview takes the scenic route by Marcus Crowder
An interview with Mel Brooks takes occasional detours.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.

"Sin":

[ BG ]  'SIN' puts spotlight on small theater by Christine McConville
Regent hosts play about clergy abuse

[ BG ]  A new play opens a conversation by Catherine Foster
To watch or not? Victims gird for a play on the clergy sexual abuse crisis - in the actual words of Cardinal Law and others.

[ BG ]  Scandal, Stereotype, 'Sin'
Do 'Mystic River' and 'The Sopranos' get it right? Four Catholics on whether they see themselves in today's pop culture.

[ BH ]  Chicago troupe hits Hub hard with 'Sin' by Robert Nesti

News:

[ Y ]  Irene Manning, Star of 40s Musical, Dies at 91

[ IBDB ]  Irene Manning's Broadway Credits

[ HC ]  Long Wharf Benefits From State's Largesse by Frank Rizzo
Just hours before Long Wharf Theatre's 40th anniversary gala was to begin, Gov. John G. Rowland announced that the state is giving $30 million toward construction of a new theater complex in downtown New Haven.

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
Richard Dreyfuss, Liza Minnelli.

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 6

[ P ]  De Haas and Austin Join Celebration of Ira Gershwin, June 12-14

[ P ]  Wild Party's Lippa Likely to Pen Songs for Chenoweth "Asphalt Beach"

[ P ]  Foster Leaves His Little Shop June 6 to Become a Producer

[ P ]  Dixie Carter Takes Off Her Makeup as Mrs. Meers in Bway's Millie June 6
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