Friday, September 03, 2004

Features:

[ B ]  Preview 2004-2005: Possibilities by Ken Mandelbaum

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The White Plague
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

News:

[ P ]  Philip Wm. McKinley Coifs Houston Hair, Sept. 9-26; Taboo Vet Is Berger

[ P ]  Republican Convention Hits Broadway Right in the Box Office

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 28-Sept. 3: Garden Grows as White Way Withers

[ P ]  Alternative Pop Meets Broadway Voices When Luker, Baker, Ai and Irving Sing Alternative Torch Sept. 19

[ P ]  Kenny Leon Steps In for Ailing Gem Director McClinton in Boston; Opening Pushed Back

[ B ]  Leon Replaces McClinton as Gem's Director
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[ NYP ]  B'WAY BUSHWACKED By MICHAEL RIEDEL
"OTHER than Sept. 11, this is the single worst week on Broadway in half a century."

"Gem of the Ocean":

[ BG ]  Illness forces McClinton to bow out of 'Gem' By Maureen Dezell
Director Kenny Leon, who helmed this year's award-winning Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," will take over for McClinton, the Huntington said yesterday.

[ BH ]  Character witness: Playwright August Wilson brings a 'Gem' to the Huntington Theatre By Terry Byrne

[ BH ]  Familiar crew sails on 'Ocean' By Terry Byrne

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia reveals what annoyed readers about his theater annoyances.

[ NJ ]  Character actor embraces presidential role BY PETER FILICHIA
A cutaway coat and pin-striped trousers. Not exactly the costume actor Ron Bohmer thought he'd be wearing when he first envisioned himself on stage.

[ NYT ]  MIXED COMPANY
Fresh From Broadway, the Amazing Marc Reads the Mood Around the Garden By ANDY NEWMAN

[ B ]  Stage Notes: 09/03/04 by Paul Wontorek
Fall preview.

[ BS ]  Pop Go the '80s and Solo Flights By David Sheward
2004-05 Broadway Season Preview

[ BS ]  The Art of Translation
Translating plays is a specialized art, one requiring a deep affinity for nuance as well as an unyielding, instinctual sense for when liberties may be taken.

News:

[ USA ]  Garnering attention
Despite breakup, scenes with 'Alias' co-star are hot By William Keck
Guest stars in the new season include Angela Bassett as a CIA director and, in the works, Joel Grey as brother to Ron Rifkin's character, Sloane. Rifkin says he and close pal Grey are often mistaken for each other, so the casting was a no-brainer.

[ Y ]  Abbey to cut jobs
Dublin's Abbey Theater said Thursday that it's seeking to reduce its staff by 30%. It's the latest in a series of bad-news announcements from Ireland's national theater, which is floundering both financially and managerially.

[ Y ]  Sarandon to Narrate Bernstein Documentary

[ HC ]  Sedaris at Shubert; 'Guys, Dolls' at Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

[ B ]  Puppetry of the Penis Returns to West End

[ B ]  Ballard & Hammond to Join B'way's Hairspray

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 3

[ P ]  78th Street Lab to Present Straight on 'Til Morning, Sept. 3-25

[ P ]  McDonald-LuPone-Cerveris Sunday in the Park with George Begins Sept. 3

[ P ]  Christian Slater in West End Cuckoo Land Beginning Sept. 3

[ P ]  Mary Zimmerman Tells Fairy Tales to Adults in The Secret in the Wings at Berkeley Rep, Sept. 3

[ P ]  Kansas City's Unicorn Opens 2004-05 Season With Bright Ideas Sept. 3

[ P ]  The Producers Wins Third Broadway Show League Championship in Four Years

[ P ]  Hurricane Frances Has East Coast of Florida Scrambling, and Theatres Shutting Down

[ P ]  World Premiere of Donald Margulies' Broadway-Bound Brooklyn Boy Begins in CA, Sept. 3

[ P ]  Jessica Grové and Jeffrey Doornbos Enter the Wonderful World of Was, the Musical, This Fall in Dayton

[ NYP ]  'DOG' HAS ITS DAY � AGAIN

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE LEHR CURSE'
A One-Man Show in 6 Flavors Treats Confession as Humor By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Judging by the tedious "Albino Pigeon," no incentive exists for seeking out the five other one-man performances by John Lehr at the Zipper Theater.

[ DN ]  Revival does 'Antigone' no poetic justice by Howard Kissel

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
On the road with Barbara and Scott at Goodspeed and Odette's, plus memories of a handful of this summer's cabaret acts.

[ LAT ]  Fun ride on a sin-filled road By David C. Nichols
'Hollywood Hell House' offers devastating commentary by spoofing religious fundamentalism. Anyone for Pin the Sin on Jesus?

[ CU ]  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
London Review by Lizzie Loveridge

[ VV ]  American Interrogation
Guant�namo's assemblage of undeniable facts: Home truths in a memo from overseas by Michael Feingold
Guant�namo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom

[ VV ]  Genius Is Pain
From Iceland with self-love: The art of the solo breakdown by Stephen Nunns
Plums in New York

[ VV ]  Trick or Treason
Acting under seditious pretenses, with Bush-bashing intent by David Ng
I'm Gonna Kill the President: A Federal Offense

[ VV ]  Sightlines by Jorge Morales
Thalia Follies

[ VV ]  Damsels and Dames
In the company of heroines: Juliet, Lady Macbeth, et al. by Charlotte Stoudt
The Loves of Shakespeare's Women

[ BG ]  Our run of fine musicals can go to the next stage By Ed Siegel
Boston theater would be even better if we could see 'Caroline' or 'Bounce'
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Thursday, September 02, 2004

News:

[ P ]  Nathan Lane Injured During Performance of The Frogs
Nathan Lane was injured during the Sept. 1 matinee of The Frogs at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Timothy Gulan played the rest of the show as Lane sought medical attention for gashes and bruises to his legs, suffered in Act I of the musical.

[ B ]  FringeNYC Hit Dog Sees God Changes Sked

[ P ]  Fringe "Peanuts" Parody Dog Sees God Extension Now Under Off-Broadway Contract

[ B ]  Naked Boys Changes Start Date at New Home

[ P ]  London Sweeney Todd on the Move

[ P ]  Frechette Among Cast of Neal Bell's Spatter Pattern at Playwrights Horizons, Sept.

[ P ]  Upcoming Sweet Charity Star Christina Applegate and Hubby Set for CBS "Diary" TV Movie

Features:

[ TB ]  Shameless: Interview with Laura Bell Bundy By Beth Herstein

[ TS ]  Emotional jet fuel by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Sex And The City's Absolut Hunk Jason Lewis brings restless energy to stage

[ B ]  Photo Op: George and Barbara in Baltimore

[ TM ]  Taking Issues By: Brian Scott Lipton
You never know what you're going to get when Naked Angels elects to tackle a timely topic. This time, it's Democracy.

[ CP ]  Kiki and Herb
Interview by A.D. Amorosi

[ CP ]  Rooting For the Home Team by Patrick Rapa
Two local theater pros let loose with 50 years of Philly sports disappointments.
Playwright Bruce Graham and actor Tom McCarthy.
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The Republican Convention:

[ Y ]  Broadway won't be voting Republican
Although dollar figures aren't in on the Republican Natl. Convention's impact on legit, reports from the Theater Development Fund's TKTS booths in Times Square and at South Street Seaport show a devastating drop in biz for Aug. 30-31, the first two days of the political confab.

[ NYP ]  THEIR GOPS & 'Q'S By MICHAEL RIEDEL
"Avenue Q" � that very cheeky and very naughty puppet show that won the Tony Award last year � did not, on the whole, pass muster with Republican delegates, at least two from Ohio, who, at The Post's invitation, attended yesterday's matinee.

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
JOHN Waters was hopeful when we told him that George and Laura Bush were slated to catch a performance of "Hairspray," the Broadway hit based on Waters' campy film classic.

[ LAT ]  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
A satire of Laura Bush, with a dose of affection By Mark Swed
Tony Kushner's "Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall be Happy."

Features:

[ DN ]  Robert Dominguez' Que Pasa: Voting with their feet
Alberto Bonilla was a graduate drama student at Rutgers University seven years ago when he heard a haunting true-life tale that would become the inspiration for his first play.

[ LAT ]  The horns of a dilemma By Scott Sandell
However you look at it, the road to "Hollywood Hell House" is paved with conflicting intentions.

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF YOUR OWN HOME'
Home, Terrifying Home: The Not-So-Scenic Tour By JASON ZINOMAN
In a theatrical landscape that often suffers from blandness and predictability, Josh Fox's mood piece is that rare show where you never know what will happen next.

News:

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 2

[ P ]  Douglas Hodge and Rupert Graves Put on Dumb Show in London, Sept. 2

[ P ]  Prosecution Persecutes in Kitchen Theatre's The Trial, a "Cinematic" Take on Kafka, Sept. 2-25 in Ithaca

[ P ]  Casting, and New Title, Announced for Martha Clarke's Belle Epoque

[ P ]  Off-Broadway's Naked Boys Will Sing Anew at John Houseman Theatre, Sept. 17
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Features:

[ P ]  THE LEADING MEN: �Boyz� in the Band By Wayman Wong
Try to remember "the fire of September" and you�ll find three hot young guys ablazewith talent: Cheyenne Jackson (Altar Boyz), Darren Ritchie (Dracula) and Noah Racey (Where�s Charley?).

Reviews:

[ TM ]  The All-Male Importance of Being Earnest
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

News:

[ B ]  Cast Announced for Spatter Pattern at Playwrights

[ B ]  London's Sweeney Todd Moves to Bigger Venue

[ P ]  Betty Shamieh Part of New Georges Manfest, Sept. 12-25

[ P ]  Ortiz, Guirgis, More Appear in Annual LAByrinth Theatre Co. Barn Series Festival, Sept. 1-22

[ P ]  National Theatre of Greece Brings Antigone to City Center, Oct. 6-10

[ P ]  Absurdist Master Ionesco Revived Via Tina Howe's New Takes on Bald Soprano and The Lesson Sept. 1-Oct. 17

[ P ]  Empire State Building Is the Star of New Musical, Empire, Rising in Stamford Sept. 19-26

[ P ]  Abingdon Has 9/11 Play, Luckinbill as Hemingway and Texas Homos in 2004-05 Off-Bway Season

[ P ]  Second Company of Big River Branches out for Upcoming Tour Dates

[ P ]  Poppy and Bar Bush Attend Sept. 1 Matinee of Hairspray
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[ B ]  Preview 2004-2005: The Car's the Star by Ken Mandelbaum
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The Republican Convention:

[ NYP ]  GOP GIVES B'WAY MIXED MESSAGE By MICHAEL RIEDEL
"Hairspray" cast members have been told to expect a backstage visit from former President George Bush and wife Barbara, who are scheduled to attend the matinee performance today.

[ Y ]  B'way thesps peeved by Giuliani Kerry-bashing by Robert Hofler, Variety
Rudy Giuliani wowed them at the Republican Convention with his John Kerry-bashing speech Monday night. The day before, however, his "Kerry is a flip-flopper" screed drew nothing but raspberries from the cast and orchestra of two Broadway shows.

[ NYT ]  THE CELEBRITY
A Liberal Hollywood Actor Who Speaks Up for Bush By BRUCE WEBER
Ron Silver, who has long been known as a liberal Democrat, has become a self-proclaimed "9/11 Republican."

Features:

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Readers share with Filichia their lists of the things that annoy them most about the theater.

[ NYT ]  It's 1968 in Kentucky: Two Days of Political Theater in the Original Settings By JAMES DAO
A performance artist looks to draw parallels between the past and present by recreating Robert F. Kennedy's War on Poverty tour of eastern Kentucky.

[ LAT ]  Tale of a dark secret By Michael J. Ybarra
In his text to 'The Black Rider,' William Burroughs drew on a tragic incident in his life. Robert Wilson directs the revival.
With Marianne Faithfull, Matt McGrath and Mary Margaret O'Hara.

Reviews:

[ CST ]  Patti LuPone belts Broadway showstoppers with maximum power BY HEDY WEISS

News:

[ B ]  More Stars Announced for 9/20 Hair Concert
Laura Benanti, Shoshana Bean, Wayne Brady, Ana Gasteyer, Annie Golden, Neil Patrick Harris, Jackie Hoffman, Michael McKean, Nancy Opel and Orfeh will all join the previously-announced batch of stars in the show, set to take place on September 20 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

[ DN ]  Guests will show up 'Late'
Starting Sept. 20, Michael Ian Black ("Ed") D.L. Hughley ("The Hughleys"), Amy Sedaris ("Strangers with Candy") and Jim Rome ("The Jim Rome Show") will rotate through the CBS talker, according to a source.

[ B ]  Patinkin, Orthodox, & Brothers Set for Stages

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 1

[ P ]  David Hare's Bush Drama Stuff Happens Starts Happening at London's National Sept. 1

[ P ]  Lincoln Center Sets Dates for Musicals Piazza and Dessa

[ P ]  Equity Rank and File Approve New Production Contract

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Great White Way Filled with Solo Turns This Fall
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[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: A Season of Classics, Comedic and Otherwise, for Long Beach Playhouse in '04-'05
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Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Features:

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Susan Stroman
Director-choreographer Susan Stroman further burnished her already golden reputation in the musical theatre this summer when she added to her resume that rarest of credits: an original Stephen Sondheim musical.

[ TM ]  50 Years Ago on Broadway
In this second annual TheaterMania retrospective, Michael Buckley looks at the hits (and flops) of the 1954-55 season.

Reviews:

[ B ]  Were CA Critics Charmed by A Little Princess?

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Barbara and Scott go for Bloke, The Question W Revue, and Rick Kiamco in Unaccessorized at the Fringe Festival.

News:

[ Y ]  Broadway B.O. dips 12% as GOP converges by Robert Hofler, Variety
Biz was so bad last week that tiny "Avenue Q" ($495,218) dropped a minor $7,561 and made the top 10 chart for the first time ever.

[ B ]  LCT Sets Dates for Ahrens & Flaherty's Rose

[ B ]  Actors' Equity Ratifies New Production Contract

[ B ]  Additional Casting Announced for Lone Star Love

[ P ]  Mandy Patinkin In Concert to Play Dodger Stages

[ P ]  Gem of the Ocean Playwright Speaks at "A Conversation With August Wilson," Sept. 13

[ P ]  Ripped-From-The-Headlines Musical Newsical Set to Run at Studio 54

[ P ]  Edinburgh Fringe Festival �Oscars� Awarded

[ P ]  Marilyn Monroe Goes Missing at London�s King�s Head

[ P ]  Crudup, Tomei, Reilly, Margulies, Mos Def Slated for The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, Sept. 13

[ P ]  84-Year Old Salzburg Festival Appoints New Artistic Director

[ P ]  Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance Begins Pre-Broadway Run in San Francisco Aug. 31

[ P ]  Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli Star in Macbeth at NJ Shakes, Oct. 19-Nov. 19

[ P ]  Rubenstein Is Once Again Counsellor-at-Law Off-Broadway, Jan. 25

[ TM ]  Midtown Cabaret Festival of Stars to Open September 16

[ TM ]  "Broadway on Broadway" Concert Set for September 12

[ P ]  Peter Woodthorpe, Who Created Roles in Beckett and Pinter Plays, Dead at 72

[ P ]  Say Goodnight, Gracie Director Joins Jewtopia Team for Off-Broadway Run

[ P ]  Margaret Colin and Ally Sheedy Share One Man in Edna O'Brien's Triptych at Irish Rep
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Features:

[ B ]  Q&A: Adam Pascal by Katie Riegel

[ BS ]  Jessica Hecht: After L.A.
Jessica Hecht was recently singled out for praise by New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley. Hecht is dismissive: "You have to keep this in perspective."

The Republican Convention:

[ R ]  Anti-Bush Protestors Heckle Broadway Theatergoers

[ NYT ]  CONFRONTATIONS
Protesters' Encounters With Delegates on the Town Turn Ugly By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
The harassment of delegates has been occurring as organized protests continue to draw thousands of people daily.

[ NYT ]  NIGHT LIFE
At Midnight, Protesters Turn Poets and Dreamers By JULIE SALAMON
New York is always a 24-hour town, but with the Republican convention here, the alternative cultural scene has gone into overtime.

[ NYT ]  CABARET REVIEW
A Kerry Impersonator? Well, Bring Him On By STEPHEN HOLDEN
"The Thalia Follies," a political cabaret at Symphony Space, isn't dumb so much as dull.

News:

[ B ]  Naked Boys to Play John Houseman Theatre

[ B ]  Stars Get Ready for The 24 Hour Plays on 9/13

[ NYT ]  Arts Briefing By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

[ BG ]  Whoopi to kick off 'Wilde Nites' By Maureen Dezell
Steven Maler is launching another performing-arts venture, and this time Whoopi Goldberg is his leadoff lady.

[ BH ]  Wilde woman Whoopi first in new series By Terry Byrne

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
I RECEIVED a thank-you note from Ben Shenkman, whose performance I praised in the Broadway production of "Sight Unseen" with Laura Linney.
Second item.

[ P ]  Bug Meets Buddeke as Off-Broadway Show Gets New Star Aug. 31

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 31

[ P ]  Playwrights Horizons Launches People Be Heard, a Comedy With Songs, Aug. 31

[ P ]  Timeless Divas Begins Nov. 14 at the Triad

[ P ]  Patrick Page and Kelly McGillis Are Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth at DC's Shakespeare Theatre Aug. 31

[ P ]  Freeman and Ashmanskas Are New DeBris and Ghia in Producers, Aug. 31

[ P ]  Basil Twist Opens New Dodger Stages with His Symphonie Fantastique, Aug. 31

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: August 23-29

[ P ]  Jay O. Sanders Is Falstaff in Off-Broadway's Lone Star Love

[ P ]  Report: Marty Musical with John C. Reilly Still Broadway-Bound

Reviews:

[ LAT ]  Dinner is served By Daryl H. Miller
When the touring company of 'Little Shop of Horrors' feeds L.A. a seductive monster whose appetite knows no bounds, laughs are just deserts.

[ OCR ]  Forgotten its roots By PAUL HODGINS
Like its carnivorous botanical star, 'Little Shop of Horrors' has grown from a silly curiosity into a monster of a Broadway production.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ BG ]  'Misanthrope' a little too much for Berkshire company By Richard Dyer

[ BH ]  Strong women number among 'Nine's' assets at NSMT By Robert Nesti

[ TB ]  The Irresistible Jason Graae at the Empire Plush Room
San Francisco Review by Richard Connema

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Charles Wright pores through Deborah Jowitt's vivid new biography of legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins.
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Monday, August 30, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Colin & Sheedy to Star in the Irish Rep's Triptych

[ P ]  Press Agent Rothenberg Brings Back One-Man Show Namedropping, Sept. 13

[ P ]  Report: Andrew Lippa Is New Composer on Betty Boop Musical

[ B ]  Tony Winner O'Byrne Joins Cast of MTC's Doubt

[ B ]  Streetcar Sets Broadway Opening for 4/24

[ P ]  Reg E. Cathey and Lynn Whitfield To Star in Off-Broadway's White Chocolate

[ B ]  Dunn & Whitfield to Headline White Chocolate

[ TM ]  Lopez to Replace Gillette in The Oldest Profession

[ TM ]  People Be Heard Offers One-Night-Only "Pay What You Can Night"

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Women Center Stage Roundup
Reviewed By: David Finkle
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[ B ]  CDs: Early Havoc by Ken Mandelbaum
MEXICAN HAYRIDE (Decca Broadway)

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Caroline Says Goodbye to Broadway

News:

[ P ]  Natasha Richardson Sets Date with Broadway for A Streetcar Named Desire

[ P ]  Wayne Brady and Christy Carlson Romano Host "Broadway on Broadway" Concert, Sept. 12

[ P ]  Dog Sees God, Bicycle Men, Armless Among Fringe Winners

[ B ]  FringeNYC 2004 Excellence Awards Announced

[ TM ]  FringeNYC Excellence Awards Announced

[ B ]  Lopez Replaces Gillette in Signature's Profession

[ P ]  Lopez in for Gillette in Signature's The Oldest Profession, Aug. 31

[ P ]  Protesters Gather Outside GOP-Attended Broadway Matinees

[ P ]  Brian O'Byrne Joins Cast of Hughes-Directed Shanley Play Doubt

[ P ]  Jon Robin Baitz's The Paris Letter to Reach New York at Roundabout's Off Broadway Laura Pels
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[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Thrill Me's Christopher Totten is one of Filichia's four Player of the Week choices for August.

News:

[ DN ]  Stage set for days of dissent By MAKI BECKER, JOE WILLIAMS and BILL HUTCHINSON
There was theater inside and outside Broadway playhouses yesterday as Republican delegates cheered at matinees and protesters of all stripes jeered in the streets.

[ NYT ]  U.S. Fringers in Edinburgh Enjoy Mixed Blessings By JESSE McKINLEY
It was a very good year for American performers at the Edinburgh fringe festival, with audiences particularly receptive to shows that criticized elements of American society.

[ NYT ]  Peter Woodthorpe, a British Character Actor, Dies at 72 By KATHRYN SHATTUCK
Peter Woodthorpe was a defiantly eccentric actor who played a significant role in the British postwar theatrical revolution.

[ IBDB ]  Peter Woodthorpe's Broadway Credits

[ BSUN ]  Hippodrome's 'Phantom' run to end 2 weeks early By Mary Carole McCauley
Exchange or refund possible for tickets

[ Y ]  Biz off; 'Chicago' $1.1 mil
Road grosses decreased 3.4% to $11,093,440 during Week 12 (Aug. 16-22), a drop that can be blamed primarily on the two-week hiatus for "The King and I."

[ BG ]  Wolf is bullish on theater; Damon's uncle makes a splash By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan
In 1997, when he was thinking of giving the stage a shot, actor Scott Wolf hadn't even heard of the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Fort Worth's Stage West Plans Eclectic '04-'05
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[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 30

[ P ]  Marisa Tomei is Electra in Free Staged Reading

[ P ]  New Lynn Redgrave Play, Nightingale, to Debut During Food for Thought Season

[ P ]  Luker and Reichard to Be Part of Political Follies

[ P ]  Mazzie and Danieley Offer Master Classes Sept. 13-17; Performance, Too

[ P ]  Holly Hunter, Cynthia Nixon and Lisa Kron Read Kushner's Laura Bush Work, Only We Who Guard... in NYC

[ P ]  Worth Street "Voices" Air Once More on Aug. 30 With Seldes and Murray

[ P ]  Song and Dance Star's New Work The Studio Gets NYC Workshop

[ P ]  While the Wife's Away, Marc Salem�s Mind Games to Play Full Week at Lyceum Aug. 30-Sept. 5

Features:

[ AAN ]  U-M grad makes a 'Wicked' witch BY JENN MCKEE
Jennifer Laura Thompson balances Broadway role with motherhood

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Karrin Allyson Sings Jazz at Popular Midtown Cabaret

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Lippa Fathers A Little Princess in California

Reviews:

[ BG ]  In this drab production, `Nine' doesn't add up By Ed Siegel

[ TB ]  Believe in Me... A Bigfoot Musical
Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  The Last Detail
Review by Matthew Murray

[ TB ]  How To Save The World And Find True Love In 90 Minutes
Review by Matthew Murray

[ B ]  FringeNYC 2004: Graceland
Review by William Stevenson

[ Y ]  'Guantanamo' Like a Term Paper By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following reviews!

[ BEE ]  'Superstar' needs some grit By Marcus Crowder

[ LADN ]  Vincent van Gogh learns some lessons in English By Evan Henerson
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Sunday, August 29, 2004

Features:

[ NYT ]  'Avenue Q' Star Comes Out of Closet and Into the Ring
IN the Broadway musical "Avenue Q," Rod is an investment banker and a Republican who wrestles with his sexual identity. Through his interpreter, the actor John Tartaglia, he was interviewed for The New York Times by Paul Rudnick, the screenwriter and playwright.

[ P ]  People, Puppets and Vegas
Producer Jeffrey Seller chats about Avenue Q's decision to play Las Vegas

[ CST ]  Roger Bart jumps in with both feet BY MICHAEL KUCHWARA

[ P ]  CHANNELING THEATRE: A Chat with TV Writer and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Jeffrey Lane

[ LAT ]  Big hair, big plans By Diane Haithman
At 4-foot-11, Marissa Winokur wants to be seen. A Tony for "Hairspray" helped. So does her "just say yes" enthusiasm.

[ LAT ]  My, my, how could they resist you? By Diane Haithman
In "Little Shop of Horrors," opening today at the Ahmanson Theatre, it truly is a horror when the show's cute baby plant grows into the 6-foot-tall, 7-foot-long man-eating Audrey II.
But what if that great big plant opened its huge fanged mouth and starting belting out tunes by ABBA?

[ OCR ]  The 'Horrors' of the road By PAUL HODGINS
For actor Anthony Rapp, life after "Rent" is great, even working with a mechanical man-eating co-star.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ HC ]  Waiting For The Next Big Theatrical Knockout by Frank Rizzo
It's the end of summer, and I'm bored.

[ NYT ]  STRATFORD JOURNAL
An Encore Effort to Bring Shakespeare Back to Stratford By ALISON LEIGH COWAN
Shakespeare theater in Stratford, Conn., is at a standstill and supporters are pinning their hopes on the new governor for funds.

[ NYT ]  On Stage: The Safe and the Saucy By BRUCE WEBER
THE Broadway shows that will specially welcome Republican delegates with discounts are notable for their broad, palliative appeal. The unhappy fact, however, is that this small slice of New York theater is not terribly representative of either New York or its theater.

[ NYT ]  A Late-Summer Blizzard Hits East 17th Street By LIESL SCHILLINGER
Afraid of clowns? It's too late to hide or flee. Slava's already here, complete with blinding snow and bouncing balls.

[ NYT ]  A Pastor-Inspired Project That's Anything but Evangelical By RICHARD RUSHFIELD
A deadpan spoof of a fundamentalist Christian spectacle stars Andy Richter as Jesus, Bill Maher as the Devil and Sarah Silverman as Abortion Girl.

[ TS ]  Sun, fun and fabulous theatre in San Diego by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN

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

[ BG ]  A dark play about Hollywood, directed by one who's seen it all By Catherine Foster

News:

[ Y ]  Off B'way gets taste of 'Chocolate'
Nora Dunn and Lynn Whitfield will star in the world premiere of "White Chocolate," an Off Broadway play by New Yorker cartoonist William Hamilton about a white, upper-class husband and wife who wake up one morning to find that they are black.

[ NYT ]  Weddings & Celebrations: Barbara Fasano, Eric Comstock

[ Y ]  'Todd's' travels by Matt Wolf
London's latest "Sweeney Todd" has turned into a "very significant hit," says lead producer Adam Kenwright.
Plus Barbara Cook on Hugh Jackman; and the death of critic Michael Owen.

[ Y ]  London's long September song

[ B ]  Daniel McDonald is Mamma Mia!'s New Sam

[ B ]  Fringe Hit Dog Sees God Extends Run

[ B ]  Here Lies Jenny Extends Again at the Zipper

[ BS ]  Philly Boasts Two Feastful Fests
Live Arts Festival and Fringe Run Simultaneously in September

[ P ]  Cumulative Broadway Grosses Through Aug. 22, 2004

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: AUGUST 29

[ P ]  Ma Rainey's Dutton to Perform Unrefined at Fortune Society Benefit

[ P ]  Claussen Appointed Managing Director of Paper Mill Playhouse

[ P ]  Forever Tango Takes Break Starting Aug. 29; Back on Broadway Sept. 21

[ P ]  Sly Fox Flies the Broadway Coop Aug. 29

[ P ]  Sirius Satellite Radio: Orchard Street Author and Cast Album on

[ P ]  Bigfoot, Dog, Dixie, Mormon and Bicycle Men Fare Well as FringeNYC Bids Farewell, Aug. 29

[ P ]  Moon Change: Caroline Wanes on Broadway Aug. 29

[ P ]  I Am My Own Wife Takes a Week Off Aug. 30-Sept. 6, When Mind Games Takes Over

[ P ]  Academy Award Winners Wiest and Parsons to Be Part of Clurman Lecture Series

[ P ]  Lloyd Webber�s The Woman in White Begins London Previews Aug. 28

[ P ]  Margaret Cho Declares State of Emergency at Apollo Theater Aug. 28

[ P ]  New Lippa-Crawley Musical A Little Princess Opens in CA, Aug. 28

[ P ]  Despite Troubles, Slater Cuckoo's Nest to Transfer to West End

[ P ]  Caroline O�Connor Vehicle Bombshells to Drive to West End

[ P ]  Casting Complete for World Premiere of Night of the Hunter Musical, Bowing Sept. 20 in California
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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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