Friday, July 02, 2004

News:

[ P ]  Broadway Theatres Dim Lights to Honor Actor Marlon Brando, July 2

[ TM ]  Marlon Brando, Iconic Actor, Dies at 80

[ TVB ]  Uh-oh: Fox moves "Jury" to Night of Death

[ Y ]  Fox's 'Jury' Faces Death Sentence
"The Jury" moved closer to dismissal Thursday when Fox scaled down the struggling legal drama's airings.
What a shame ï¿½ next week's episode looks like it might be the best yet...

[ B ]  Hank Azaria & David Hyde Pierce Join Spamalot

[ P ]  Report: David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria Added to Spamalot Cast

[ B ]  Blige Won't Bow in Brooklyn; Might Record Song

[ P ]  Hairspray Star McKean and Wife O'Toole Writing New Movie Musical

[ P ]  More Actors Join LaChanze in Cast of Broadway-Bound Musical The Color Purple

[ P ]  Ain't That a Kick in the Head: Ghosts of Sammy, Frank and Dean Swing in Heaven Help Us!, Opening July 2

[ P ]  Is Joan Rivers Headed Back to Broadway?

[ P ]  Bat Boy to Fly Into London's West End

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 26-July 2: Anger and Apathy

[ P ]  Thing About Men Star Joins Forbidden Broadway's New Show

Features:

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Chatting with Chicago's Paige Davis, Divas at Sea, Plus News of Paige, Luker and Mazzie

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: A Quarter in the Bleach Cup by Ken Mandelbaum
CD: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Hollywood Records)

[ B ]  San Francisco Critics Check Out Ensler's Body

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Notes on a Wilder double bill, The Threepenny Opera, the Wau Wau Sisters, and Julie Reyburn's take on The Beatles' Abbey Road.
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[ NYT ]  Marlon Brando, Oscar Winning Actor, Is Dead at 80 By RICK LYMAN
Marlon Brando, the rebellious prodigy who electrified a generation and forever transformed the art of screen acting, yet whose erratic career, obstinate eccentricities and recurring tragedies prevented him from fully realizing the promise of his early genius, has died. He was 80.

[ IBDB ]  Marlon Brando's Broadway Credits

[ P ]  Marlon Brando Is Dead at 80; Streetcar, "Guys and Dolls," "The Godfather" Among Credits

[ B ]  Legendary Actor Marlon Brando Dead at 80

[ Y ]  'The Godfather' Actor Brando Dead at 80
LOS ANGELES - Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," has died.
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News:

[ NYP ]  ONE STRIKE, THEY'RE OUT By MICHAEL RIEDEL
HERE'S a grim game producers have been playing while they wait for Actors' Equity to get back to the bargaining table: picking which Broadway shows will close permanently if there's a strike.

[ B ]  Mary J. Blige May Move to Broadway Via Brooklyn

[ B ]  Leading Ladies Set for Atlanta Color Purple Bow

[ BS ]  Manhattan Plaza Near Rental Deal?
HUD Reviewing 20-Year Pact by Owner, Tenants' Group, Unions

[ BS ]  New Dramatists Picks Resident Playwrights, Names Lab Director

[ NYT ]  Bernard Grant, 83, Soap Star and a Voice in Dubbed Films, Dies By DOUGLAS MARTIN

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 2

[ P ]  Kline, Judd, Pryce Bring Cole Porter to Life in Musical Biopic "De-Lovely," July 2

[ P ]  Imogen Stubbsï¿½ We Happy Few Opens July 2

[ P ]  Fully Committed, With Original Star Setlock, to Get London Debut This Summer

[ P ]  Cast of 1989 Goodspeed Musical A Fine and Private Place Reunites for 2004 Recording, in Stores July 6

[ P ]  Off-Broadway Cast Set for Horton Foote's The Day Emily Married at Primary Stages

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
DAVID Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and Hank Azaria are set to headline the new Broadway musical "Spamalot," sources close to producers Bill Haber and Bob Boyett confirm.

Features:

[ NJ ]  'Much Ado' in Central Park BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Interview with Elisabeth Waterston and Sam Waterston.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Who were the theater's Players of the Week for the month of June?

[ DN ]  SPF allows moments in the sun By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
The Summer Play Festival.

[ BS ]  Red-Letter Play
"Address Unknown," a play based on the best-selling 1938 novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor, has all the ingredients, making it a hell of a lot of fun to play.

[ BG ]  Sandra Shipley takes a new local bow By Catherine Foster

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Lane and Company Fine-Tune as The Frogs is Set to Open on July 22

"De-Lovely" - Reviews:

[ DN ]  Songs are easy to love, singers vary by Howard Kissel
Cole Porter's music has never exactly disappeared.
Rarely, however, has there been as concerted an effort to find new listeners for his songs than the soundtrack of "De-Lovely," the biopic that opens today.

[ DN ]  De-lacking, but worthy by Jack Mathews
(** ï¿½)

[ WP ]  'De-Lovely': Cole Porter Memoir Is Too Darn Cold By Michael O'Sullivan

[ NYT ]  MOVIE REVIEW | 'DE-LOVELY'
Jazz Age Gaiety With Misery Below the Gloss By STEPHEN HOLDEN
This lethally inert cinematic portrait of Cole Porter gives you the creepy sense of watching adult children dressed up in period costume at a school pageant.

[ NYP ]  IT'S DE-FECTIVE By MEGAN LEHMANN
THE Cole Porter biopic "De-Lovely" twinkles and glows, but all the surface razzle-dazzle fails to mask the emptiness at its core.

[ USA ]  'De-Lovely' can't match the man By Claudia Puig
De-Lovely has its moments of delight. Its defects lie mostly in failing to fully delineate what made musical icon Cole Porter tick.

Other Reviews:

[ BG ]  Title role drags down 'Mame' By Gina Perille
OGUNQUIT, Maine -- Of all the glitches that beset opening night for the Ogunquit Playhouse production of "Auntie Mame," the one that won't be solved by simple repetition is Charles Busch's portrayal of the title character. Scenery and props will eventually be where they are supposed to be, but Busch's characterization will not.

[ TM ]  The Good Body
Reviewed By: Stephanie von Buchau

[ TM ]  Children's Letters to God
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'CHILDREN'S LETTERS TO GOD'
Five Inquiring Youngsters, Singing About Writing to God By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
This musical adapted from the perennially popular book has a sweet, warm heart, but it falls short of answering a theatergoer's prayer.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'BERKOFF'S WOMEN'
Assorted Women, Most of Them Envious of Men By ANITA GATES
One thing is clear from Linda Marlowe's one-woman show. Steven Berkoff, the actor-playwright-director whose works Ms. Marlowe performs, has a fascination with bodily fluids.

[ TM ]  The Action Against Sol Schumann
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

[ DN ]  Ace Wilder, low-wattage Nottage by Howard Kissel

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE MYSTERY PLAYS'
Horrors Seen and Imagined Imperil the Body and Soul By D. J. R. BRUCKNER
These two one-hour plays by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, joined by one character appearing in both, are classy spine tinglers in the grand tradition.

[ NJ ]  Cast albums bring Broadway to the beach BY PETER FILICHIA
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Thursday, July 01, 2004

Features:

[ TM ]  Loose Lips
Brian Scott Lipton chats with Frances Sternhagen and keeps tabs on Lucy Liu, Jai Rodriguez, Lynn Redgrave, and Ana Gasteyer.

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

[ P ]  Attention Must Be Paid
Does art matter? Thatï¿½s the question posed and answered in Nathan Laneï¿½s new adaptation of The Frogs

[ B ]  Obscure Recordings: Different Times by Ken Mandelbaum

[ TB ]  Do You Have Anything Closer?: An Interview with Lawrence Paone and Matthew Aibel by Warren Hoffman

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Public Gives Sneak Peek of Much Ado at the Delacorte

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Hollywood Records releases the original Broadway cast recording of Caroline, or Change on two CDs.

News:

[ P ]  Albery May Be the New Home of the Royal Shakespeare Company

[ P ]  Playbill to Launch "The Playbill Broadway Yearbook" in 2005

[ P ]  Comedian John Pinette Straps on Edna's Pumps for Hairspray Tour Starting Sept. 7

[ P ]  Jackie Hoffman to Kvetch Into August at Joe's Pub

[ P ]  Wonderful Town, Hometown and Hair Benefit Join Musicals at "Broadway in Bryant Park"

[ P ]  Peter Scolari Will Be Bosom Buddy to Michael McKean in Broadway Hairspray

[ P ]  New Leight, Miller, Wasserstein Plays Given Readings at Williamstown

[ P ]  Rosie Perez Will Co-Star in Broadway's Reckless

[ P ]  "Phantom of the Opera" Trailer Now Available On-Line

[ P ]  New Ramones Musical ï¿½ Gabba Gabba Hey! ï¿½ Debuts in August

[ P ]  Sinise and Grammer Part of ABC's "American Celebration at Ford's Theatre"

[ P ]  ABC to Rebroadcast Chenoweth-Broderick "Music Man" July 4

[ B ]  Tim Curry Annointed King of B'way Spamalot

[ TM ]  Jim Caruso's Cast Party Moves to Birdland
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[ NYT ]  An Acclaimed but Failed Play Receives a Somber Post-Mortem By JESSE McKINLEY
"I'll tell you one thing: I will never write another play again," Larry Kramer said yesterday. "I mean, when are we all going to realize that people don't want to go to the theater anymore?"

The Strike:

[ B ]  Equity and League to Resume Talks on July 6
Shows will go on, with actors and stage managers working without a contract, until further notice.

[ P ]  Actors' Equity and Broadway Producers Return to the Table July 6

[ R ]  Broadway Actors/Producers to Resume Contract Talks

[ ND ]  No B'way strike anytime soon BY ELIZABETH SANGER

Other News:

[ B ]  Comedian Pinette to Play Edna in Hairspray Tour

[ B ]  Rosie Perez to Play Pooty in B'way's Reckless

[ B ]  Bat Boy to Fly into the West End on August 18

[ B ]  Squeeze Box to Play Off-Broadway in Fall

[ HC ]  Warner Theater Gets $2 Million More From State by Frank Rizzo

[ NJ ]  Center stage by Peter Filichia
"Hell" hasn't frozen over at 12 Miles West Theatre Company in Montclair.

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JULY 1

[ P ]  New Randal Myler Show Touch the Names Comes to Off-Broadway with Burke and McCormick, July 1

[ P ]  Epic Rep's Summer Season in Greenwich Village Starts With Luck!; Emerging Works Play July 1-30

[ P ]  Jeremy Northam Stars in New Donmar Production of Old Times, July 1

[ P ]  Philly's Arden Has Local Premieres of Underpants, Year With Frog and Toad, Arabian Nights in 2004-05

[ P ]  WV's Contemporary American Theater Fest Premieres Lee Blessing Play and Keith Glover Musical, July 9-Aug. 1

[ P ]  One Flew Over The Cuckooï¿½s Nest With ï¿½Big Hollywood Starï¿½ to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

[ P ]  Broadway's Barbour, Rubin-Vega, Feldshuh Mix with Cavanaugh in Upcoming Film "Alchemy"

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Children's Letters to God
Review by Matthew Murray

[ NJ ]  Children sing -- but not for play money BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Dear God: When you give folks the smarts to put on a pleasant little musical for kids, how can you let them charge $35 to see it? Your friend, Mikey.

[ TB ]  How to Build a Better Tulip
Review by Matthew Murray

[ B ]  How To Build A Better Tulip
Review by Kevin Manganaro

[ NYP ]  IT'S FRIGHT NIGHT DURING 'MYSTERY PLAYS' By DONALD LYONS

[ CU ]  The Mystery Plays

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
"Sight Unseen" review (last item).

Features:

[ ND ]  Peter Goodman On the Isle: A 'touching' show
A deaf-blind theater troupe from Israel says volumes, even without speaking

[ DN ]  'Spaces' odyssey to stardom By MARK KENNEDY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Few people would be happy returning to their old job after hitting it big on TV, but that's exactly what Paige Davis is doing this summer.
And she couldn't be more pleased.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Tony Winner Noni Rose, Wolfe, Others Attend New Professional Theatre Gala

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Bway Producers Roth, Weisslers Go Black Tie for Public Service Gala
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: Adam Pascal Returns to Aida

[ B ]  Photo Op: 2004 TDF/Astaire Awards Celebrate Winners

[ SUN ]  Only the Good Die Young by JEREMY McCARTER
"Assassins" in limbo, Queen in Las Vegas--hip-hop on the way?

[ BS ]  The Pain Refrain Stays Mainly off the Stage
Acting despite emotional or physical agony.

Reviews:

[ B ]  DVDs: Lane, Parish, Strouse & Schwartz by Ken Mandelbaum
BROADWAY & HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS: THE SONGWRITERS (Wellspring)

[ TB ]  The Seattle Men's Chorus Goes Out on Broadway at McCaw Hall
Review by David-Edward Hughes

News:

[ P ]  Eve Ensler's The Good Body Extends in San Francisco to Aug. 1, Opens June 30

[ P ]  Delaware Theatre Company Names New Artistic Director and Premieres Partners in 2004-05

[ P ]  Broadway Cast and Mos Def Return for Season Four of "Def Poetry" on HBO, July 18

[ P ]  Report: Rocky Horror Star Tim Curry Takes Throne in Musical Monty Python's Spamalot

[ P ]  Boy From Oz Director Will Style Houston Hair Sept. 9-26

[ P ]  Goodman Theatre Puts Finishing Touches on 2004-05 Season

[ P ]  Molina, Murphy, Harris, More Stage Stars Featured in "Spider-Man 2," Opens June 30

[ P ]  Brent Barrett to Star in Regional Premiere of Ludwig's Leading Ladies

[ P ]  Anne Bancroft Becomes Off-Broadway Producer With Squeeze Box, July 22

[ P ]  Kiss Me, Kate, Moliere, and Far-Out Premieres to Play Ohrid Summer Festival, July 12 - August 20

[ BS ]  Equity, League Break Off Talks

[ BS ]  MTW Comes to Full Rest By Leonard Jacobs
In a city where creating new musicals remains a perennial challenge, the closing of the not-for-profit Musical Theatre Works (MTW) after 21 years of operation is an indication that the economic recovery has yet to fully reach some Off- and Off-Off-Broadway groups.
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The Strike:

[ NYP ]  POST COMPOSITE By MICHAEL RIEDEL
THE actors think the producers are a bunch of greedy fat cats out to make some extra bucks on their backs.
The producers think the actors are a bunch of backward, unruly kids who can't grasp the basic economics of the theater industry.
These perceptions, justified or not, have poisoned the contract negotiations between Broadway producers and Actors' Equity, and contributed to the blow-up Sunday night that has thrown the talks into limbo.

[ NYT ]  Raise the Curtain, for Now, Broadway Union Declares By JESSE McKINLEY

[ ND ]  Actorsï¿½ dispute on hold for now BY ELIZABETH SANGER

[ P ]  Equity Tells Membership to Show Up for Work on Wednesday; Council Mulls Next Move

[ TM ]  Equity and League Trade Statements But Talks Have Not Yet Resumed

Other News:

[ INQ ]  Theater season: Boffo at the box office By Douglas J. Keating
Many local companies did well financially. One theater manager called it "a terrific year."

[ CST ]  Lara Teeter to leave Light Opera Works
Lara Teeter, artistic director of the Light Opera Works since 1999, will be leaving the post at the end of August.

[ NYT ]  Arts Briefing By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Actress Anne Bancroft is now a producer. Her first venture, a one-woman play called "Squeeze Box," is to open Off Broadway on July 29.

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 30

[ P ]  Diary Swap Between Couple Leads to Trouble in Fiction, Off-Broadway June 30

[ P ]  Two Measures on Londonï¿½s South Bank With Globe Production Opening June 30

[ P ]  Nettleton, Benjamin, Auberjonois Star in How to Build a Better Tulip, Blooming Off-Broadway June 30

[ P ]  Children's Letters to God, the Musical, Opens in NYC June 30, Asking the Big Questions

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia chats with Michael Lavine, who lays fairs claim to being the ultimate sheet music collector.

[ BS ]  The Rain in Maine
Accent reduction, not accent removal, should be your goal.

Reviews:

[ VV ]  Holy Ghosts
Welcome to a Twilight Zone of campfire and Catholic thrills by Charlotte Stoudt
The Mystery Plays by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

[ NJ ]  'Mystery' plots don't thicken BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ ND ]  Review: "The Mystery Plays" BY GORDON COX

[ BG ]  These musicals don't strike the right balance By Ed Siegel
SHEFFIELD -- "Sweet Charity" and "Floyd Collins" are at opposite ends of the musical spectrum, which is perhaps why neither is a fully satisfying theater piece.

[ TB ]  A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell

[ VV ]  Wilder Than You Knew
Thornton Wilder's warm-ups for Our Town tell the history of the avant-garde, family-style by Michael Feingold
Pullman Car Hiawatha; The Happy Journey From Trenton to Camden

[ VV ]  Dad's Morals or Son's Trauma: Whose Action Is This Anyway? by Michael Feingold
The Action Against Sol Schumann

[ VV ]  Servant Problem
Thoroughly modern Julieï¿½Strindberg reset in the desert by Charles McNulty
Miss Julie by August Strindberg
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Shows Go On As Equity Weighs Strike Option

[ P ]  The Producers Scoops Up Six Dora Awards in Toronto; Syringa Tree and William Hutt Also Win

[ P ]  The Normal Heart to Close After June 29 Performance

[ TM ]  The Normal Heart to Close After Tonight's Performance

Features:

[ TM ]  Kids in da House
Nobody loves theater more than children, as David Finkle reminds us.

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE ACTION AGAINST SOL SCHUMANN'
A Holocaust Survivor With an Ambiguous Past By D. J. R. BRUCKNER
Moral judgment becomes such a dangerous game in "The Action Against Sol Schumann" by Jeffrey Sweet that the play is a profoundly unsettling experience.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'MISS JULIE'
To an Overdose of Alcohol Add a Dash of Sex and Guilt By ANITA GATES
Moving Strindberg's drama to the present-day Middle East is an intriguing idea. Unfortunately, not much has been done with it in this production at the Cherry Lane Theater.
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News:

[ P ]  Broadway Holds Its Breath as Next Step in Equity-League Contract Talks Is Weighed

[ B ]  The Normal Heart Unexpectedly Ends Run

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Chicago Perks with Paige

[ TS ]  Cynthia Dale to play Maggie the cat by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Hot rumour for Stratford next year

[ P ]  A Babe Off-Broadway: Mickey Rooney Performs Let's Put On a Show! at NYC's Irish Rep Aug. 10-Sept. 12

[ P ]  Gay Italian Weddingï¿½with Reality Star Getzlaffï¿½Extends

[ P ]  Broadway's Menzel, Pascal, Mitchell Shine for Macy's 2004 Fireworks Spectacular! July 4

[ P ]  Mercedes Ruehl, Chong, Pryor Headline "Women Center Stage" Festival, July 7-Aug. 29

[ P ]  Broadway Starsï¿½Including Ebersole, Porter, Morton and Creelï¿½to Be Part of Rosie O'Donnell Cruise, July 11-18

[ P ]  Elaine Paige Cast in ITV's "Miss Marple" Series

Features:

[ B ]  Q & A: 6/29/04 by Ken Mandelbaum

Reviews:

[ CU ]  Sweet Charity at Barrington Stage

[ TB ]  1776
Pittsburgh Review by Ann Miner

[ TM ]  The Mystery Plays
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

[ TM ]  Miss Julie
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott report on what they saw and heard in Milford, PA on one of their rare excursions outside of NYC.
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News:

[ B ]  No Negotiations Between League/Equity For Now

[ ND ]  As talks fail, the lights may go down on Broadway BY ELIZABETH SANGER

[ B ]  The Rooneys to Put On Show at Irish Rep.

[ WP ]  Backstage: From 'Lear' To 'Cyrano,' Just Following His Nose By Jane Horwitz
Geraint Wyn Davies, sans nose, sans wig, sans sword, still cuts a fine figure.

[ NYT ]  Annenbergs Give Grant for Arts Center in Beverly Hills By BERNARD WEINRAUB
The foundation plans to include theaters, rehearsal halls and a sculpture garden in its cultural center, which is is expected to be completed in late 2007.

[ BG ]  Evening showcases Opera House, and city's favorites By Louise Kennedy
For the first time in more than a decade, the lights went on in the Boston Opera House last night -- most of them, anyway. And the city's theater community -- most of it, anyway -- turned out to see them shine.

[ CST ]  Goodman adds two premieres to 2004-05 season BY HEDY WEISS

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: 1st Annual Summer Play Festival Kicks Off in NYC July 5
XM Satellite Radio

[ P ]  Green and Kitt Welcome Cantone, Dokuchitz, Opel, Ripley and More July 12

[ P ]  "SNL" Star Gasteyer Will Let it Rip! July 12-13 at the Ars Nova

[ P ]  Finley, Goodwin, Brier, Thorell and Kehr Set to Rock Broadway July 19

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 29

[ P ]  Caroline, or Change Cast Album Due in Stores June 29

[ P ]  Dreyfuss Leads Sly Fox Audience Q&A Tuesdays Starting June 29

[ P ]  Sam Harris Jolson Musical Back on Legit Radar as Broadway Man

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: June 21-27

[ P ]  New Volume "Inverne's Stage & Screen Trivia" Captures Flotsam and Jetsam of Show Biz

[ DN ]  Newsline
"Assassins" is getting whacked.

[ NYT ]  Arts Briefing By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Despite winning five Tony Awards, the musical "Assassins" is to close on July 18 if business at Studio 54 does not improve.

"The Mystery Plays" - Reviews:

[ B ]  The Mystery Plays
Review by William Stevenson
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's The Mystery Plays is like a two-part episode of The Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents, only less fun and more pretentious. Not that it's all bad.

[ SUN ]  Fear Factor by JEREMY McCARTER
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa writes the Marvel comic "The Fantastic Four", which already establishes him as one of the cooler playwrights in town.

[ ATW ]  Two Eerie Journeys in The Mystery Plays
Review by Andy Propst

[ TB ]  The Mystery Plays
Review by Matthew Murray

Other Reviews:

[ TB ]  Another Life?
Review by Matthew Murray

[ NJ ]  Two sides of love: Brian Friel's play takes a look at very different relationships BY PETER FILICHIA

[ CU ]  The Action Against Sol Schulmann

[ ATW ]  Beauty Found in Two Wilder One-Acts
Review by Andy Propst

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: 42nd Street's Shirley Jones Honored by Sardi's
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Monday, June 28, 2004

News:

[ P ]  From Door to Door Is Shut Off-Broadway June 27

[ B ]  Door Closes; Jewtopia Eyes Westside Theatre

[ P ]  Sondheim and Stroman Talk Frogs at Juilliard, July 20

[ P ]  Original Tony-Nommed Cast Member Returns to Movinï¿½ Out on Broadway, June 29

[ P ]  De Guzman Joins North Shore's Nine; Complete Cast Announced

[ P ]  Donmar to Bring Guys and Dolls Back to the West End

[ P ]  Toronto Run of The Producers To Shutter Earlier Than Expected, July 4

[ P ]  National's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Begins Previews June 28

[ P ]  A Picture Print by Ives: Wonderful Town Pen Added to Musical White Christmas List

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: Arthur Miller Checks in on Fall

[ B ]  Photo Op: Who Wants to Be a Producer?
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News:

[ B ]  Tony Winner Assassins to Close Early, July 18
The musical revival had been booking through September 12. At the time it closes, the production will have played 26 previews and 93 performances.

[ P ]  Top Tony Winner Assassins Announces Closing for July 18

[ TM ]  Equity/League Talks Break Down But Broadway Theaters Will Remain Lit, At Least for Tonight

[ CNY ]  Broadway negotiations break down

[ P ]  Jim Caruso's Cast Party to Reopen July 5 at Birdland

[ P ]  Doris Dowling, '40s Star of Stage and Film, Is Dead at 81

[ P ]  Rebecca Luker to Star in Carousel in Concert Sept. 25

[ P ]  Mazzie and Danieley Perform Opposite You July 29-31 at the Cinegrill

[ P ]  Brooks: Ferrell and Kidman Set for Producers Film

[ P ]  Details of Atlantic Theater Company Season Announced

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: VA's American Century '04-'05 Includes Saroyan, Odets, Anderson, and More
XM Satellite Radio

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: Sister Act by Ken Mandelbaum
ANKLES AWEIGH (Decca Broadway)

[ ATW ]  Of Stars and Understudies, 42nd Street Still Has 'Em
Review by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  Art and Commerce Meet for Comedy in The Gay Naked Play
Review by Andy Propst
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The Strike:

[ NYP ]  NEW DRAMA IN BROADWAY STRIKE TALKS By MICHAEL RIEDEL and ED ROBINSON
Call it an intermission.
Talks between and Actors' Equity and Broadway producers broke down late last night, putting strike talks in limbo.

[ R ]  Broadway Labor Talks Break Down, Shows to Go On

[ Y ]  Broadway Producers, Union Keep Talking

[ B ]  League Contract Negotiation Points Revealed

[ B ]  No Strike Yet, But Equity/League Talks Stalled

[ P ]  Talks Between Actors' Equity and Broadway Producers Break Down

[ DN ]  That's no-biz? B'way on brink of a walkout

News:

[ Y ]  Biz off; 'Big River' 348g
Road grosses dropped 2.8% to $13,040,925 during Week 3 (June 14-20), which isn't bad considering the week was without "Urinetown," which ended on June 13, and one of the "Mamma Mia!" companies, which went on hiatus.

[ NYT ]  Doris Dowling, Actress Known for Classic Films of 40's, Dies at 81 By WOLFGANG SAXON
Doris Dowling made an impression as a husky-voiced character actress in movies such as "The Lost Weekend," "The Blue Dahlia" and "Bitter Rice."

[ IBDB ]  Doris Dowling's Broadway Credits

[ NYT ]  LETTERS
Theaters: The Heart and Soul of Times Square

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 28

[ P ]  Broadway's Jumpers Offers Talk Backs June 29 and July 6

[ P ]  Broadway Goes Unplugged Sept. 27 with Cerveris, Crosby, Harada, Kudisch, Morton, Skinner and More

[ P ]  Charles Busch Begins Summer Life as Auntie Mame on June 28

[ P ]  George Gershwin Alone Set to Play at Chicago's Royal George, Sept. 27-Oct. 24

[ P ]  Strathairn, Plunkett to Star in New Richard Nelson Play Rodney's Wife, July 7-18

[ P ]  The Producers, Dear Boss, Simpl, Hockey Mom Among Nominees for Toronto's Dora Awards June 28

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
How many of the American Film Institute's 100 greatest movie songs can trace their roots to Broadway?

[ DN ]  Doc Ock is in By HENRY CABOT BECK
Here's how the producers of "Spider-Man 2" convinced Alfred Molina, distinguished star of stage and screen, to play a cartoon bad guy with four huge mechanical arms:
They asked.

[ NJ ]  Minnelli reinvents her favorite songs BY CHARLES EINSTEIN
Same old material?
"Not to me it's not," Liza Minnelli says. Back in Atlantic City for the first time in three years, she'll be headlining in the new 1,232-seat Concert Venue at Harrah's this weekend.

[ NYT ]  THE FRESH AIR FUND
Leguizamo, at 8, Rode Into the Unknown By LILY KOPPEL
As an 8-year-old boy, boarding a bus to stay with a Fresh Air Fund family in Rhode Island, John Leguizamo was petrified.

[ LAT ]  A remade 'Shade' By Don Shirley
The 1963 Broadway musical's evolution continues in Pasadena.

Reviews:

[ LAT ]  Sunny, chance of rain By Rob Kendt
Director David Lee gets Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' openhearted 1963 musical version of 'The Rainmaker' just right at the Pasadena Playhouse.
With Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley and Adam Wylie.

[ Y ]  Review: 110 in the Shade

[ NJ ]  'A Very Old Man' fails to take flight BY PETER FILICHIA
As the angel goes, so goes the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings."

[ DN ]  It's as tap-happy as ever by Howard Kissel
There is, of course, no intellectual content to "42nd Street." It is pure entertainment - and the happy news is that three years after this revival opened, it is in tip-top shape.

[ NYP ]  TAUT MORALITY TALE VEILED AS COMING-OF AGE DRAMA By DONALD LYONS
FOUR army brats have a life- changing summer at a military base far from home. That's the premise of Gregory Burke's "The Straits," a new play showing at the Brits Off-Broadway Festival at the 59E59 Theater.

[ NJ ]  Musical has teeth and'tude BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Folks aware of "The Threepenny Opera" simply as the source of Bobby Darin's swingy hit recording of "Mack the Knife" may be surprised by the musical's bitterness.

"De-Lovely":

[ TIME ]  It's De-Pressing! By RICHARD SCHICKEL
A new Cole Porter biopic plays the great songwriter's life in a minor key

[ CST ]  Ashley Judd finds latest project is totally 'De-Lovely' BY CINDY PEARLMAN
Was that the first time Judd has sung in public?
"Sober!" she whoops.

[ CT ]  Ashley Judd delves into Cole Porter's complex life By Terry Armour

[ WP ]  Fashion
That '30s Look and Now? It's Like Night and Day By Robin Givhan

[ NJ ]  Truth is the first casualty of the 'Hollywood version'
In reality, Cole Porter was a slight, balding, goggle-eyed genius with a strong fondness for young men and an exceedingly flexible marriage to an older Southern belle.
posted at 6/28/2004 07:50:15 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Sunday, June 27, 2004

Today, we salute two of Broadway's biggest talents (and nicest people) as they begin the roles of a lifetime -- together.

Congratulations to
ERIN DILLY and STEPHEN R. BUNTROCK
on their wedding today!

(And seriously -- how incredibly good-looking are their kids gonna be?! Sheesh...)

[ * ]  Erin Dilly

[ * ]  Stephen R. Buntrock
posted at 6/27/2004 10:18:16 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ NYP ]  WALKIN' OUT By BARBARA HOFFMAN
Members of Actors' Equity have authorized a strike if an agreement has not been met by one minute after midnight tonight, unless both sides agree to keep the clock ticking.

Features:

[ B ]  Stage Notes: 06/25/04 by Paul Wontorek

[ NYT ]  HOME FRONT
Dancer in 'Cats' Finds a 2nd Act in Law By BETSY CUMMINGS
Many dancers must decide where to turn professionally when a career has dried up or lost its appeal.

[ TS ]  Pity not The Producers by MARTIN KNELMAN
The question I've been asked repeatedly over the past week is: "Why do you think The Producers was such a flop in Toronto?"

[ TS ]  Stage presence by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Poignant, funny and shining moments always bring life to Toronto theatre's Dora awards, which mark their 25th anniversary

[ P ]  MARQUEE VALUE: After the Fall at the American Airlines

"De-Lovely":

[ BG ]  Musical biopics striking a more truthful note By Janice Page

[ BS ]  Easy To Love
Kevin Kline has earned his success, step by step, onstage and on-set.

[ BS ]  He's the Top
Having produced and directed movies that run the gamut from small independents to big-budget blockbusters, Irwin Winkler takes on his biggest challenge with "De-Lovely".

[ DN ]  Just one of those things BY SHEILA JOHNSTON
'De-Lovely' celebrates Cole Porter's songs and explores his love life

Boston ï¿½ The Opera House Reopens:

[ BG ]  THE OPERA HOUSE
Another opening, another show
The storied venue gets a new chance to perform

[ BG ]  THE VAUDEVILLE YEARS
A front-row seat to an art form's rise and fall By Maureen Dezell

[ BG ]  THE MOVIE YEARS
Where the silver screen was truly golden By Ed Siegel

[ BG ]  THE OPERA YEARS
The magnificent performances sang By Richard Dyer

[ BG ]  Celebrating the reopening of the Opera House

Reviews:

[ P ]  ON THE RECORD: Make a Wish and Hazel Flagg

[ HC ]  2003-04 THEATER ROUNDUP
A Mixed Season By MALCOLM JOHNSON
From The Bravura Of Tennessee Williams At Hartford Stage, Then Albee Hot And Cold, To A Misguided 'Lear'

[ INQ ]  Bouquets for area stagecraft By Douglas J. Keating
The annual Philly Awards are a theater critic's chance to spotlight superior plays and players.

News:

[ HC ]  Will Rell Be Arts-Friendly? by Frank Rizzo
The king is dead.
Long live the queen.
But will the royal patronage to the arts that the state has witnessed under the reign of Gov. John G. Rowland continue under the new governor, M. Jodi Rell?

[ NJ ]  Community Theatre's extravaganza BY PETER FILICHIA
Like a diamond representing a 10th anniversary, the Community Theatre has added a glitzy touch to its Morristown setting for the last decade.

[ ND ]  Theater festivals in the spotlight BY GORDON COX
Here's a rundown of leading summer theater festivals in the city.

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: JUNE 27

[ P ]  Stephen Sondheim and Barbara Cook on Sirius/"Radio Playbill" June 28-July 11

[ P ]  Fame on 42nd Street Ends Its Run June 27

[ P ]  Just Imagine It: Doctor Dolittle Musical Will Make American Debut in Summer 2005; 18-Month Tour Planned

[ ND ]  'Queer Eye' guy's 'Rent's' due
posted at 6/27/2004 10:14:09 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]

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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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