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Saturday, August 14, 2004
"Dracula":
[ NYT ] Cue the Pop Ballad, Warn the Critics By CHARLIE SUISMAN
The Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn is immune to savage reviews and box-office losses, and he is once again up at bat with "Dracula," which opens on Thursday.
[ LAT ] Vlad to be of service to Transylvania By Jan Breslauer
Tom Hewitt earned a Tony nomination for playing the �sweet transvestite� from that storied place. Now he�s a singing Dracula.
[ ND ] An old story gets new blood BY BLAKE GREEN
The venerable vampire Dracula has swooped out of his coffin again, this time in a musical at the Belasco Theatre
[ ND ] Dracula Milestones
Features:
[ B ] Stage Notes: 08/13/04 by Paul Wontorek
The Fringe.
[ NYT ] The Saw Is the Star (Never Mind the Role) By LIESL SCHILLINGER
The lead character in "Armless," a new farce opening at the Fringe Festival, suffers from a yearning to sever his own limbs.
[ LAT ] N.Y., Strip style By Don Shirley
Las Vegas rolls the dice, looking beyond big-name acts with a growing roster of Broadway-style shows.
[ NYT ] Excerpt: 'Radio :30'
In "Radio :30," which refers to a 30-second spot commercial, a radio announcer coolly reminisces between sessions about past betrayals.
[ P ] DIVA TALK: A Chat with Little Women's Maureen McGovern Plus News of LaMott and Paige
[ CST ] Moreno finally checks Ravinia off her to-do list BY LISA FRYDMAN
[ CT ] In 'Candide,' Light Opera tackles show with many faces By Web Behrens
Interview with Lara Teeter.
[ TS ] Idol finds secret to great theatre by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
They must be doing something right.
This week, I went to see a live stage performance that was not only sold out weeks in advance, but had hundreds of people waiting outside in the hope of getting last-minute tickets.
Hairspray? Mamma Mia? Guys And Dolls?
Guess again. It was Canadian Idol.
Reviews:
[ ATU ] 'Cherry Orchard' proves a sour harvest By MICHAEL ECK
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Leave it to Michael Greif to create a whiny Chekhov.
And leave it to Michael Ritchie to let him do it.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'LET'S PUT ON A SHOW!'
Mickey Rooney, Recapping a Long Career By ANITA GATES
In this retrospective musical about his own life, Mickey Rooney, who's almost 84, still has his version of star power.
[ ATW ] 'Let's Put on a Show' - Sad, Sepia Nostalgia
Review by Andy Propst
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE TRIPLE HAPPINESS'
Puh-lease, Mrs. Robinson, He's Just a Freshman By NEIL GENZLINGER
Brooke Berman's new play at Second Stage Theater is a somewhat skin-deep domestic fable buoyed by witty exchanges and a slick cast.
[ TB ] Dreamgirls
Pittsburgh Review by Ann Miner
[ ATW ] LAST CHANCE: The Diary of Adam and Eve / Marry Me a Little
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Frogs Amuses, but It Could Have Done So Much More
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Friday, August 13, 2004
[ B ] DVDs: Mary and Ethel Who? by Ken Mandelbaum
MARY MARTIN AND ETHEL MERMAN: THE FORD 50th ANNIVERSARY SHOW (VAI )
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (Warner Home Video)
[ CU ] Brian Dykstra: Cornered & Alone
Review By Jerry Weinstein
[ B ] Photo Op: Show Time for the Rooneys
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[ NYP ] BETTER THINK TWICE By MICHAEL RIEDEL
Bob Dylan wants Twyla Tharp to do for him what she did for Billy Joel with "Movin' Out."
[ BS ] 'Dracula' Lays Bare Equity Nudity Clause
Features:
[ TM ] The Passion of Dracula By: Michael Portantiere
Tom Hewitt seduces Melissa Errico in Dracula, The Musical.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Ethan Mordden should have found another title for his new book, but what would be a better choice?
[ NJ ] Reality as theater BY PETER FILICHIA
One-woman 'Haven' aims to generate empathy for people traumatized by war
[ BSUN ] Mauer has risen from 'Phantom' extra to its star By Sarah Breitenbach
Extended for two weeks at the Hippodrome
[ BH ] Comic trip: 'Say You Love Satan' playwright Marvels at dual careers By Terry Byrne
Comic book writer by day, playwright by night.
It sounds like the dual identity of a New Age superhero, but for Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa it's a dream come true.
[ TB ] A Behind-the-Scenes Look at The New York Musical Theatre Festival by Warren Hoffman
An Interview with Kris Stewart, Geoff Cohen, and Isaac Robert Hurwitz
[ BS ] Hot Rods
Actors who work with puppets find the task a handful.
[ BS ] Have Dramaturg's Pen, Will Travel By Gwen Orel
A Plethora of Literary Managers Are Shuffling to New Assignments
[ BS ] From the Serious to the Satirical, Productions Explore Issues of Faith
We're a nation of many faiths. A random look at shows now playing in New York reveals faith as a recurring theme and source of inspiration.
[ BS ] Welcome to New York
For our annual issue welcoming the seasonal influx to New York City, Back Stage has chosen to provide a smorgasbord of helpful information on how to get started.
"Let's Put On a Show!" - Reviews:
[ NYP ] MAKE ROOM FOR ROONEY By FRANK SCHECK
[ B ] Let's Put On a Show
Review by Edward Karam
[ TM ] Let's Put On A Show!
Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ TB ] Let's Put on a Show!
Review by Matthew Murray
Other Reviews:
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Medea in Jerusalem kills, Maureen McGovern holds court at Le Jazz Au Bar, and Laura Benanti and Gavin Creel do their stuff at Joe's Pub.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'BRIAN DYKSTRA: CORNERED & ALONE'
Unkind Words for Bush, Soft Spot for Nancy Reagan By ANITA GATES
It's always dangerous to equate mere outspokenness with humor, but Brian Dykstra's exhilarating one-man show does more than call names.
[ PTR ] 'Dreamgirls' ends Civic Light Opera season on high notes By Alice T. Carter
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
The New York International Fringe Festival:
[ NJ ] On the edge of the stage BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
High art, low comedy and everything in-between hit NY stages
[ NJ ] Eclectic mix for intrepid theatergoers
Downtown NYC is where the action is with 194 shows in a variety of venues
[ P ] Eighth New York International Fringe Festival Launches from Downtown Manhattan, Aug. 13
[ P ] Bigfoot Musical Already Sold Out Prior to NY Fringe Launch; Geek Love, Mormon Boy, Mimi Le Duck Hot Tickets
[ P ] Local Children's TV, Puppets and All, Skewered in NY Fringe Comedy, Wing Ding Doodle Club, Aug. 13-29
[ P ] Alone in the Universe? Henry Noodle Explores Space in Sci-Fi Musical at NY Fringe Aug. 20-28
News:
[ NJ ] Center stage by Peter Filichia
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 13
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Thursday, August 12, 2004
Features:
[ P ] Transylvania, Here I Come!
Actor Tom Hewitt seems to have cornered the musical market on monsters. His latest role in Dracula: The Musical finds him back in creepy form as the charismatic bloodsucker.
Reviews:
[ TM ] Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
As the new DVD of their work on the Ford 50th Anniversary Show proves, Mary Martin and Ethel Merman were stars of the first magnitude.
News:
[ B ] Michael McKean to Star in Woody Allen's Memory
[ B ] Fisher & Yulin Complete Cast of Miller's Picture
[ P ] Harris Yulin and Frances Fisher Complete Star-Studded Cast of Miller's Picture
[ P ] Butler, Morrison, McCarthy, Ziemba Set for The Opposite of Sex Musical
[ P ] Skinner and Sutherland Likely for Disney's On the Record
[ P ] Looking for Mr. Brady Added to LAByrinth Theatre 2004-2005 Lineup; Dates Set
[ P ] Original Urinetown Director Cottons to New Material at Fringe
[ P ] Carolee Carmello May Join Broadway's Mamma Mia!
[ P ] The Immigrant Musical Aims for Variety Arts Theatre
[ P ] Hobson, Fitzgerald and Monro to Star in Mamma Mia! International Tour
[ P ] Additional Cast Announced for On Golden Pond Starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll; Tix Now On Sale
[ P ] Cast and Creatives Join B.D. Wong in Upcoming Broadway Pacific Overtures
[ P ] WNBC to Broadcast Broadway on Broadway Concert
[ P ] Lyrics & Lyricists Season to Feature De Shields, Fisher, Harnick and More
[ P ] Brooklyn's Gallery Season Includes The Full Monty, Hair, Cloud Nine, Side Man and Spitfire Grill
[ P ] Alice Ripley and Band to Play Red Lion Aug. 17; New Recording, Too
[ P ] She's Still Kvetching: Hairspray's Hoffman Extends Solo Show Again
[ P ] Eve Ensler's The Good Body to Bow on Broadway in October
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[ B ] Full Cast Set for Pacific Overtures Revival
[ TM ] Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton
Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley find Brigadoon in L.A., Holly Woodlawn acts up at Fez, and Barbra Streisand may star in a film version of Ballroom.
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Features:
[ DN ] B'way shows 'Q'ueue up to play Vegas By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
Waiting in the wings are others, including 2003 Tony winner "Hairspray," ready to toss their chips into the pot.
[ CST ] Jolson takes another bow BY CHRISTOPHER PIATT
Interview with Sam Harris.
[ DN ] Rooney recollects By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
After more than 80 - count 'em, 80! - years as an actor, Mickey Rooney is still putting on a show.
The New York International Fringe Festival:
[ DN ] Welcome to The Fringe By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
Coming this year to the downtown theater fest: Princess Di, Roller Derby and air conditioning
[ NYP ] FRINGE 'TUDE RUDE By BARBARA HOFFMAN
BAWDY, naughty, maddeningly inconsistent � the New York International Fringe Festival is all that and more. And proud of it.
[ P ] Moore + Mel = New Fringe Musical Comedy The Passion of George W. Bush
[ P ] Actors Face Critical Questions in Fringe's Young, Sexy and Talented
[ P ] The NYC Fringe Trafficks in Common Knowledge, Aug. 14-29
News:
[ B ] Ensler's The Good Body Sets Broadway Dates
[ Y ] Dinklage, Ivey in Public's political plays
Peter Dinklage will portray Shakespeare's Richard III and Judith Ivey plays Martha Mitchell in the Public Theater's 2004-05 season of "Power Plays," half a dozen works showcasing political intrigue, villainy and manipulation. Lineup includes three world premieres and a U.S. preem.
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
NOT SO ROSIE
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
THE SHOE FITS
[ B ] Cast Set for String of Pearls at Primary Stages
[ P ] Cast Set for Upcoming Off-Broadway String of Pearls at Primary Stages, Sept. 15
[ B ] Reeves' Women Adaptation Heads to West End
[ HC ] Alvin Epstein to star in `Morrie' by Frank Rizzo
Plus other casting news, including Gary Burghoff in a Neil Simon play.
[ P ] Frank Maxwell, Broadway, Film and TV Actor Who Led AFTRA and Equity, Dead at 87
[ IBDB ] Frank Maxwell's Broadway Credits
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 12
[ P ] Barrington Stage Revives the Panache, Poetry and Passion of Cyrano de Bergerac Aug. 12-28
[ P ] Boys of 'Nam Announced for Signature Musical, One Red Flower; Revised Script Premieres in VA Aug. 17-Oct. 3
[ P ] Worth Street Revives "Voices of Peace and Dissent" Aug. 16, 23 and 30
[ P ] Resignations Rock Off-Broadway Bastion of Classics, Jean Cocteau Rep
[ P ] Report: Brit Producer Drops Investment in Broadway Run of Jerry Springer � The Opera
[ P ] Fay Wray, Blonde Beauty to King Kong, Dead at 96
[ TM ] The Gallery Players Announce 2004-2005 Season Slate
"The Triple Happiness" - Reviews:
[ B ] The Triple Happiness
Review by Eric Grode
The idea of blending The Ice Storm and Bye Bye Birdie with bits of Pirandello and New Wave pop has gone unexplored until now, and Brooke Berman's The Triple Happiness may help explain why.
[ NYP ] SHEEDY SHINES AS ADULT MISFIT By FRANK SCHECK
ALLY Sheedy is probably perfectly well-adjusted � but no other actress plays neurotic self-absorption as well as she does.
[ ND ] REVIEW: Ally Sheedy stars in 'Triple Happiness' BY GORDON COX
[ TB ] The Triple Happiness
Review by Matthew Murray
Other Reviews:
[ CU ] Medea in Jersualem
[ PPG ] CLO's 'Dreamgirls' shines by baring its soul By Christopher Rawson
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Tony-Winning Assassins Arrives on Compact Disc
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Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Features:
[ B ] Q & A: 8/11/04 by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!
Nineteen-year-old newcomer Carly Jibson makes a splash in Hairspray
News:
[ P ] Billy Elliot London Opening Night Rescheduled
[ P ] London's Trafalgar Studios to host Notes from New York
[ P ] Lloyd Webber Discusses "Phantom" and Woman in White in "The Man Behind the Music"
[ P ] New York Pops to Salute Frank Loesser in April 2005
[ P ] West End Star Elaine Paige to Host BBC Radio Program
[ P ] Susan Egan to Sing at Joe's Pub in November
[ P ] Mamma Mia!'s Winther to Perform New Song Cycle Admissions
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[ NYP ] 'SPRINGER' LEAK By MICHAEL RIEDEL
ONE year ago, "Jerry Springer, the Opera" was just about the hottest theatrical property in the world.
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia couldn't be happier about Ethan Mordden taking on the last 25 years of Broadway musicals in his latest book.
[ B ] First Person: Interior Motive by Bryan Batt
[ BS ] Wanna Produce for the Stage? Courses Show You How
It's not that how-to courses for producers were unnecessary in the past. "It's just that nobody had thought of it." asserts producer Frederic B. Vogel.
[ SUN ] Rite of Bling by JEREMY McCARTER
Spectacle and ritual amid the absurd Olympic Games.
News:
[ LAT ] PASSINGS
Fred Pinkard, 84; Actor's Career Spanned Radio, TV, Film, Theater
[ BG ] Theater pavilion is named By Catherine Foster
The building that will house the two new theaters in the South End now has an official name: the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts.
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: News Round-Up
'Ten Commandments', 'Ocean', 'Scrooge', 'The Dresser', 'Pond'
XM Satellite Radio
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: AUGUST 11
[ P ] Linda Emond and Michelle Williams Wander The Cherry Orchard at Williamstown, Aug. 11-22
[ P ] Gaines, Monk, Seldes Participate in Dedication of New McNally Play at Williamstown, Aug. 11-22
[ P ] Noah Racey's "In Love With Amy" in Goodspeed's Where's Charley?, Opening Aug. 11
[ NYT ] David Raksin, the Composer of 'Laura,' Dies at 92 By ALJEAN HARMETZ
[ TM ] Composer-Orchestrator David Raksin Dies at 92
Reviews:
[ BG ] Tanglewood swings to the Williams legacy By Richard Dyer
With Brian Stokes Mitchell.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Features:
[ B ] Q&A: Tom Hewitt by Kathy Henderson
News:
[ NYT ] Off Broadway, Resignations Follow Rift at Cocteau By MEL GUSSOW
The rift at the Jean Cocteau Repertory company, one of downtown's oldest and most respected theaters, comes as a substantial shock.
[ P ] Barbour, Creel, Wyman in Starry Cast of Tale of Two Cities, the Musical, Presented to Industry Audience Aug. 19-20
[ B ] 'Night, Mother to Play Broadway's Royale
[ B ] The Immigrant Finds a Home at the Variety Arts
[ P ] Assassins' Nathan to Join Chicago in September
[ NYT ] Arts Briefing By BEN SISARIO
Two films about the Ramones; Rob Reiner will direct an updated version of "The Graduate"; Pink Floyd's "Wall" is heading to Broadway.
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'MEDEA IN JERUSALEM'
A Palestinian Medea, Wilder and Bloodier Than Euripides Imagined By D. J. R. BRUCKNER
People seeing "Medea in Jerusalem" by the playwright Roger Kirby will learn soon enough what Jason realized eons ago: Medea cannot be domesticated.
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News:
[ B ] Anne L. Nathan is Chicago's Next Mama Morton
[ R ] Basketball's Rick Fox to Divorce Vanessa Williams
[ B ] Billy Elliot Tuner Makes Scheduling Change
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: September Vacancies
[ P ] 'night, Mother to Begin Previews at Royale Theatre Oct. 22
[ P ] Jeffrey Scott Green Completes Cast of Lavery's Last Easter at MCC
[ P ] Address Unknown Will End Off-Bway Run Aug. 22
[ P ] Little Shop of Horrors National Tour Kicks Off Aug. 10
[ P ] Auction of 1000 Stars-including a Mamma Mia! Walk On-Begins Aug. 10
[ P ] Excerpt of Kushner's Laura Bush Play Will Be Heard in NYC When Republicans Are in Town
[ P ] Brian Stokes Mitchell to Open Feinstein's Season in NYC
Reviews:
[ CU ] Summer 2004 Music and Dance Diary By Elyse Sommer
Brian Stokes Mitchell's jazzed up "My Fair Lady" concert at Tanglewood.
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott had a much better time at The Frogs than some of their colleagues did. Plus: A singer-songwriter brings home the "Bacon."
[ TM ] Medea in Jerusalem
Reviewed By: David Finkle
Features:
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Second Stage Plus Sheedy Equals The Triple Happiness at Uptown Series
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Medea Visits New York By Way of Jerusalem
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[ Y ] B'way highs & lows by Robert Hofler, Variety
The great divide continues to widen on Broadway: A few hit shows set records last week while nearly everything else slumped.
Some very interesting statistics.
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: August 2-8
[ P ] Barrett, Lauria, Dilly, Jacoby, Connell Star in World Premiere of Ludwig's Leading Ladies Sept. 7-Oct. 3 in Ohio
Features:
[ INQ ] A vocal power whose photo you've probably seen somewhere By David Patrick Stearns
Faith Prince looks as if she ought to be seriously famous.
[ ND ] Theater people for all seasons BY BLAKE GREEN
Neither age nor status as character actor has slowed four first-rate veterans
Frances Sternhagen, Estelle Parsons, Richard Easton and William Biff McGuire.
[ BS ] The Wright Touch
Prolific Nigel Wright perfects the music of the night.
[ DN ] Attorney takes lore into his own hands By CELIA McGEE
Roger Kirby, author of 'Medea in Jerusalem.'
[ MH ] Playwrights on the fringe BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
Three summers ago, Marco Ramirez, Alejandro "Alex" Fumero and Rebecca Delgado were brand-new high school graduates, high-achieving artsy types getting ready to pursue their dreams at New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ B ] Photo Op: Alfred Molina is Honored with a Broadway Tradition
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Iraq War Vet, Marines Color Guard Join Aquila for Special Performance of Man Who Would Be King
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'BLUE COLLAR'
Resolutions by Exchanges of (Ooof! Kapow!) Ideas By NEIL GENZLINGER
Israel Horovitz goes for thrash and bash in his unfulfilling plays about unemployment at the 78th Street Theater Lab.
[ TM ] Blue Collar
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ NYP ] AN UNHOLY 'MEDEA' By FRANK SCHECK
[ ATW ] Contemporary Medea Offers Strong Acting, Less Insight Into Middle East Strife
Review by Andy Propst
[ TM ] Mrs. Farnsworth
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ ATW ] More Needed to Make 'Booth Variations' Variable Rather Than Simply Contrasting
Review by Andy Propst
[ CU ] The Booth Variations
[ DN ] 'B'way' encore falls short by David Bianculli
As PBS pledge specials go, "Broadway's Lost Treasures" is about as painless as it gets: You get to see performances from classic musicals, as re-created or revived during the annual Tony Award telecasts.
[ WP ] A Long-Overdue Curtain Call By Clyde Taylor
Review: "BECOMING SOMETHING: The Story of Canada Lee."
[ NYT ] NEW DVD'S
The Calmer Half of Killing: East Meets West By DAVE KEHR
The playwright and performer Charles Busch is host on the commentary tracks on two psychological horror films from Warner Home Video.
Last item.
News:
[ Y ] Obituary: David Raksin
David Raksin, the widely respected dean of American film music whose "Laura" became one of the most famous movie songs in history, died of heart failure Monday morning in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 92.
[ IBDB ] David Raksin's Broadway Credits
[ B ] Fritz Weaver to Headline Trying Off-Broadway
[ P ] Trying � with Tony Winner Weaver � to Play Off-Bway's Promenade
[ CST ] Producers to try 'Trying' Off-Broadway BY HEDY WEISS
"Victory Gardens will be participating in the profits as the creator of the original production, and will be receiving weekly royalties," said Leavitt, who has been a producer of the transfers of such earlier Chicago productions as the Goodman Theatre revival of "Death of a Salesman" and Steppenwolf's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
[ BSUN ] Hippodrome's first act looks good by Edward Gunts
Restored theater will likely meet or surpass the goal set for its inaugural year
[ B ] Diaz and Sandy Tapped for Sweet Charity
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
BROADWAY is buzzing about costumer-to-the-stars Janet Bloor's new book on the history of rubber.
[ B ] Mably, Kinnear & Moore Take on Festen
[ P ] Simply Heavenly to Transfer to London's Trafalgar Studios
[ P ] Strathairn, Plunkett, Morris Are Players in Rodney's Wife, for Playwrights Horizons This Fall
[ P ] Once on This Island Begins at Bay Street Aug. 10
[ P ] LML Music and Midder Music Make Deal to Distribute Nancy LaMott Recordings
[ P ] The Lion King Racks Up More Awards
[ P ] Wopat, Barbour, Murney, Korey and More Part of Voices for Change Concert
[ P ] Margaret Cho Declares State of Emergency at Apollo Theater
[ P ] Schaffel, Cavenaugh and McVey Part of Jonestown�The Musical Cast
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 10
[ P ] A Babe Off-Broadway: Mickey Rooney Performs Let's Put On a Show! at NYC's Irish Rep Aug. 10-Sept. 12
[ P ] Charlotte d'Amboise Returns to Chicago Aug. 10
[ P ] Frenchie Davis Is Effie in Dreamgirls for Pittsburgh CLO Aug. 10-22
[ DN ] 'King Kong' star Wray dead at 96 BY JENNIFER LEBOVICH and OWEN MORITZ
[ TM ] Actress Fay Wray of King Kong Fame Dies at 96
[ WP ] Appreciation: Beautiful Screamer By Stephen Hunter
Some movie stars fought their way to the top, some probably slept their way to the top. Fay Wray, who died Sunday at 96 in Manhattan, screamed her way to the top.
[ BG ] A fond memory of Fay Wray; a not-so-fond charge by Pam Anderson By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: New York Musical Theatre Festival Brings 31 Musicals and More to Manhattan in Sept./Oct.
XM Satellite Radio
[ HC ] Goodspeed Tours With Andrews By FRANK RIZZO
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Monday, August 09, 2004
News:
[ NYT ] Fay Wray, Beauty to Kong's Beast, Dies at 96
Rick McKay, a friend, announced her death.
[ IBDB ] Fay Wray's Broadway Credits
[ B ] Daniel Davis to Star as Georges in La Cage
[ B ] Cast Shapes Up for Rodney's Wife at Playwrights
[ P ] PittsburghCLO Has Two By R&H, One by G&S, Plus Dr. Dolittle in 2005
[ P ] Casting for West End Festen Announced
[ P ] Cam Jansen Sings and Sleuths in New Musical From O'Keefe & Benjamin, Off-Bway Nov. 6-28
[ P ] Off-Broadway's Address Unknown, With Dale & Atherton, Extends to Aug. 22
[ P ] Urban Cowboy's Colella and "Dell Dude" to Be Part of Gay Sex Reading
[ P ] "Weird & Wonderful" CD Features Stars of West End Stage
[ P ] "Broadway's Lost Treasures II" � with LuPone, Rivera and Lansbury � Premieres Aug. 9
[ P ] Olivier-Winning Shockheaded Peter to Play Off-Broadway January 2005
[ P ] Tickets for Brooklyn, New Broadway Musical, Now on Sale
[ P ] Composer Adam Guettel Heads to the Chatterbox Aug. 12
[ P ] Julie Andrews Returns to The Boy Friend as Director of 2005 Goodspeed Production; National Tour Planned
[ B ] The Boy Friend to Play Goodspeed, Tour in 2005
[ TM ] Wopat, Molina, Lypsinka, et al. are Voices for Change on Behalf of Kerry and Democrats
[ TM ] Rashad, Lindo, Hamilton, and Santiago-Hudson to Star in Wilson's Gem of the Ocean
Features:
[ B ] Preview 2004-2005: And Now For Something Completely Different by Ken Mandelbaum
[ TM ] Risky Business at the Fringe By: Dan Bacalzo
A preview of some of the shows in the eighth annual New York International Fringe Festival
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Jay Johnson Presented with Ventriloquism Award
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Cerveris Boys Are Siblings In Life and Onstage as Booth Variations Opens Off-Bway
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Beware the Night! Dracula Lays in Wait for Bway Opening
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[ V ] Andrews will return to her 'Boy Friend'
Goodspeed to run show from July 15 to Sept. 24
Julie Andrews will repeat directing chores on "The Boy Friend" when it plays the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., next summer before hitting the road for an eight-city tour through December 2005. A second leg of the tour for 2006 is being eyed.
[ P ] Delroy Lindo, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Join Rashad in Wilson's Gem of the Ocean on Broadway
The Broadway staging of August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean will star Tony Award nominee Delroy Lindo, 2004 Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson and LisaGay Hamilton, the producers announced.
Features:
[ NYT ] A Hypersensitive Guy Playing Mind Games By JESSE McKINLEY
Mentalist Marc Salem, whose show at the Lyceum Theater, "Mind Games," resumes on Monday, discusses his love of all things mental.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
What disturbing trait do Forbidden Broadway, Menopause: The Musical, and Chuckleball all share?
[ DN ] How the Republicans pick a ticket by Howard Kissel
Much fuss has been made over what Broadway shows the Republicans will see during their convention at the end of the month.
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE BOOTH VARIATIONS'
Family Affair, Notorious and Historic By BEN BRANTLEY
Todd Cerveris's self-consciously arty play about a celebrated 19th-century family of actors is at its most persuasive as a precise anatomy of an actor's art and life.
[ TB ] The Booth Variations
Review by Matthew Murray
[ TB ] Blood of the Bear
Review by Matthew Murray
[ NJ ] Durang play not for faint of heart BY PETER FILICHIA
Level is low, but humor is priceless
News:
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 9
[ P ] Tickets for the Dame's Vengeance On Sale in October
[ P ] New Childs Musical Miracle Brothers Gets Private NYC Reading with Broadway Stars, Aug. 9
[ P ] Caroline, or Change Creatives Appear at Borders Books on Columbus Circle Aug. 10
[ P ] Florida Road Leads to Rome in Farrell's Political Drama at NYC Fringe, Aug. 19-28
[ P ] Warming Up: Brian d'Arcy James and Pals Begin Harmony Workshop Aug. 9
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: Pasadena Playhouse's Plans Extend Through '05 - Include 'Anna', 'Doubt' and 'Purlie'
XM Satellite Radio
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Sunday, August 08, 2004
News:
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
JUST before Kristin Chenowith left the hit Broadway musical "Wicked," she was in secret talks to extend her contract for another couple of months. But the feisty blonde decided not to re-up because the strain of her testy relationship with co-star Idina Menzel was too much, sources told PAGE SIX.
Note how Kristin's name is misspelled throughout the article.
And for Kristin's view, check out her shirt...
[ P ] Beach Boys Musical Good Vibrations to Play Broadway�s O�Neill
[ B ] Vibrations Books B'way's Eugene O'Neill Theatre
[ B ] Will Lauper Replace Murphy in Wonderful Town?
[ LAT ] 'Sweeney' times two equals zero By Don Shirley
L.A. Opera's production was due at the same time as the release of a movie version. Now both are on hold.
Features:
[ LAT ] So hard to say goodbye By Paul Lieberman
Williamstown, Mass., worries about storied theater festival producer Michael Ritchie's departure to L.A.
[ HC ] Theater Owners Fear The Unknown
It's bad enough that some of the best and brightest theater talents are fleeing to television and the movies. But when the regional theater - where you felt you always had a home - blocks their main stages to you, you might as well start packing your sunscreen for the West Coast.
And many already have.
[ NYT ] A John Wilkes Booth for the Video Age By ERIK PIEPENBURG
A waltz among eras, actors and media forms is at the heart of "The Booth Variations," a multimedia piece involving the famous Booth acting clan of 19th-century America.
[ BSUN ] Magical chandelier has had its ups and downs By J. Wynn Rousuck
'Phantom' prop will be making its Baltimore debut at Hippodrome
[ LAT ] Theater groups feeling pressure By Don Shirley
The theater district in North Hollywood, home of the L.A. area's biggest cluster of small theaters, isn't proving to be an especially hospitable place for two of its most prominent companies.
[ WP ] A Well-Worn Path to the Stage By Nicole Arthur
AS TOM WINGFIELD in "The Glass Menagerie," the final work in the Kennedy Center's four-month "Tennessee Williams Explored" series, Jason Butler Harner recites some of the best-known lines in American theater.
[ CST ] Speaking with Sandy Duncan
[ Y ] Hats off to a sleeper hit by Paul Harris, Variety
Eyebrows were raised in the Washington, D.C., theater community last spring when "Crowns," a gospel musical written by Regina Taylor, walked off with four Helen Hayes Awards, including the season's resident musical prize for its production at Arena Stage.
[ Y ] Acting up by Robert Hofler, Variety
How many more political fund-raisers will it take Tony Kushner to finish his Laura Bush play, "Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy"?
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!
[ PTR ] 'Dreamgirls' revives belief in theater, actor says By Alice T. Carter
Even though he's about to appear in his fifth production, Billy Porter never tires of performing in "Dreamgirls."
[ PPG ] Frenchie Davis lives her dream in 'Dreamgirls' By Johnna A. Pro
[ DP ] "As fun as it gets" By John Moore
Interview with Gregory Harrison ("Chicago").
The New York International Fringe Festival - Features:
[ ND ] The perils of those seeking haven BY KARIN LIPSON
An actress turned social worker dramatizes the plight of refugees, after firsthand experience, in the NY International Fringe Festival
[ NYT ] Double Life as Editor and Lyricist By FELICIA R. LEE
Like many others who wait tables, Jonathan Karp, whose day job is being the editor-in-chief at Random House, dreamed of writing a musical.
[ ND ] Fringe elements by KARIN LIPSON
'Haven" isn't the only personal story in the Fringe Festival, which counts the autobiographical play as one of its staples. Here are a few more examples from this year's crop.
[ NYT ] Postcards From the Fringe By JASON ZINOMAN
With 194 productions at 20 sites, how can you know what's worth seeing at the New York International Fringe Festival? Here's a start.
Reviews:
[ TB ] Bull Spears
Review by Warren Hoffman
I've seen a lot of bad plays in my rounds of theatergoing, including last season's notorious flop Prymate with its now legendary moment of on-stage urination. But considering that Fovea Floods Theater's latest production Bull Spears has on-stage urination combined with the "eating" of human feces, I think it has a leg up, so to speak, on the distinction of "worst play ever."
[ P ] ON THE RECORD: Sondheim's Assassins and Bart's La Strada
[ CU ] The Day Emily Married
[ CU ] After the Fall
[ CU ] Fiction
[ CST ] Dance was his genius BY HEDY WEISS
Jerome Robbins was among that elite group of Broadway geniuses who can truly be said to have shaped the American musical theater.
Other News:
[ B ] Cam Jansen to Play the Lamb's Theatre
[ NYT ] Cultural Centers Fill Out Latest Ground Zero Picture By DAVID W. DUNLAP
Daniel Libeskind, who devised the master plan for The World Trade Center site, will be among the architects competing to design its cultural complexes.
[ NYT ] Carnegie Bound, With Brio By HEATHER TIMMONS
Clive Gillinson, the new head of Carnegie Hall, transformed the beleaguered London Symphony Orchestra by concentrating on quality.
[ Y ] B.O. steady; 'Millie' 983g
Road grosses continued on an even keel during Week 9 (July 26-Aug. 1). The total of $11,146,628 was off by just TK% from the prior frame.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 8
[ P ] Karen Mason to Co-Host Cole Porter Tribute Aug. 8
[ P ] Blood Brothers: Cerveris Siblings Play Booths as The Booth Variations Opens Aug. 8
[ P ] Stars of Broadway's Hairspray Sing in Concert in September
[ P ] Kennedy Center Menagerie Concludes Aug. 8 Ending Tennessee Williams Explored
[ P ] Sirius Satellite Radio: After the Fall's Hecht Visits "Radio
[ P ] To the Hilton: Nicky Gets Own Play at NYC Fringe With Goth, Aug. 14-25
[ P ] Much Ado About Nothing Ends Park Run Aug. 8
[ P ] Annual S.T.A.G.E. Concert to Present the Work of Tony Winner Coleman
[ P ] Daughter Seeks Cure for Her Father's Illness in Honey Harvest, 18th World Premiere by KY Rep
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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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