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Friday, September 10, 2004
Features:
[ TM ] Follow Spot By: Michael Portantiere
V.J. John Bantay rules at SBNY's "Musical Mondays" and performer/songwriter Peter Yawitz revels at Don't Tell Mama. Also: What's up with the replacement casting of Broadway shows lately?
[ Y ] At Old Vic, the Oscar-man cometh
[ P ] Cast Treasures the Creation of Brooklyn, the New Broadway Musical About Searching the Streets for Your Heart
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Brooklyn Moves a Little Closer to Manhattan
[ B ] Photo Op: A Trip to Brooklyn
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Off-Broadway Gets a Little Bigger with Opening of Dodger Stages
[ B ] Photo Op: Light the Lights! Dodger Stages Opens Its Doors!
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: We Want Brady! Popular TV Actor Joins Chicago
[ B ] Photo Op: Meet the New Girl in Town
[ P ] MARQUEE VALUE: Democracy at the Brooks Atkinson
Reviews:
[ TM ] Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
The cast album of Johnny Guitar reveals a tuneful, clever, and lively score -- but, on CD, a little camp sensibility goes a long way.
[ B ] Did Bat Boy Fly with London Drama Critics?
[ TB ] Dead Puppet Talk
Review by Warren Hoffman
News:
[ P ] Sigourney Weaver Is Mrs. Farnsworth Again in Limited NYC Run Sept. 29-Nov. 6
[ B ] Mrs. Farnsworth Returns Off-B'way with Weaver
[ B ] Casting Complete for MTC's Five by Tenn
[ P ] Four by Tenn Has Growth Spurt; Kahn Adds Fifth Tennessee Williams Piece in MTC Run, with Robert Sella & David Rasche
[ TM ] The Theatre Museum to Hold Awards Ceremony at The Players Club
[ Y ] Kaiser advocates arts pushing biz
"Arts organizations throughout the world must learn to become more entrepreneurial as they reach out to private sources of funding, many for the first time," says Kennedy Center prexy Michael Kaiser.
[ TM ] Ellington's Beggar's Holiday Resurfaces in Mill Valley, CA
[ P ] North Shore Music Theatre's 2005 Season to Include Millie, Fame, Cinderella and Monty
[ P ] Marc Kudisch Is van Gogh in LaChiusa and Strand's Highest Yellow in D.C. Area This Fall
[ P ] The Messenger Is Coming . . . to DVD: "Angels in America" Hits Stores Sept. 14
[ P ] Cam Jansen, New Musical from Bat Boy's O'Keefe, Sets Off-Bway Dates
[ P ] TV "A Christmas Carol" � with Grammer, Krakowski and Alexander � Sets Air Date
[ P ] Stars from Wicked, Avenue Q and Fiddler Part of Broadway for a New America Concert
[ P ] Dianne Wiest to Star in Mother-Daughter Play, Memory House, for Playwrights Horizons in Spring 2005
[ P ] Search for Williamstown Director Nears End
[ P ] Little Women Will Begin Broadway Previews Dec. 7; Opening Remains Jan. 23, 2005
[ P ] Striking 12, GrooveLily Musical That Rewrites Little Match Girl, Gets NYC Concerts Sept. 11-12
[ P ] Piazza Star Goes Solo at Symphony Space Sept. 20
[ P ] Hair Concert Stars to Make "Splash"y Appearance; Cast Continues to Grow
[ P ] "Cosby" Star Cast in Off-Broadway's Eve-Olution
[ P ] Mambo Kings Musical Aims for Spring Broadway Bow
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[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia escaped the RNC by heading to the Shaw Festival in Canada, and he saw some shows on the way.
[ P ] DIVA TALK: Chatting with Avenue Q's Jennifer Barnhart, Aida's Final Performance Plus News of LuPone, Greene and Williams
News:
[ NYP ] HUGH GO, BOY! By MICHAEL RIEDEL
Against the odds, Hugh Jackman's star power carried "The Boy From Oz" into the black, and he is now on every producer's wish-list.
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
THE THEATER community was shocked and saddened by the death of producer Jonathan M. Scharer, who succumbed to cancer at age 56. Scharer, president of Overland Entertainment, presented, among many other things, marvelous off-Broadway delicacies such as "Forbidden Broadway," "Pageant" and "The Bud E. Luv Show," as well as Michael Feinstein on Broadway.
Final item.
[ IBDB ] Jonathan Scharer's Broadway Credits
[ B ] Mambo Kings Tuner Eyes Spring Broadway Bow
The musical version of The Mambo Kings will hit the Great White Way this spring after a winter out-of-town tryout at a city to be announced.
[ B ] Wiest to Star in Memory House at Playwrights
[ B ] Little Women Shifts Broadway Preview Date
The show, announced to start on December 2, will now begin its run at the Virginia Theatre on December 7.
[ BG ] Williamstown director search nears end By Maureen Dezell
[ HC ] Brian Dennehy honored with O'Neill award by Frank Rizzo
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
JASON Lewis � the hunk who ended up with Samantha (Kim Cattrall) in "Sex and the City" � has been savaged by a drama critic in Toronto, where he just opened in a revival of Kenneth Lonnergan's "This Is Our Youth," directed by Woody Harrelson.
[ BS ] NYPLPA Opens Fall Series
Sept. 22 Premiere Sets Stage for Fields, Webster, de Mille Centennials
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 10
[ P ] Falco, Gandolfini, Bratt Read 110 Stories at Public, Sept. 10-11
[ P ] Ralph Lee's Mettawee River Theatre Company Brings Escapades to St. John's Cathedral, Sept. 10-19
[ P ] Former SNL and God Said "Ha!" Star Is Born Again in World Premiere of Letting Go of God?
[ P ] Marvel, Peil, Reeder Head New York Theatre Workshop's Hedda Gabler, Sept. 10
[ P ] Performance Artists Finley and Medlin Play Another George & Martha in NYC, Sept. 10
[ P ] Topical Musical Comedy Newsical Begins Upstairs at Studio 54, Sept. 10
[ P ] Getting Hotter at the Nederlander: Rent Welcomes Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees as Mark, Sept. 10
[ P ] Hold Me Now: The Awesome '80s Prom Renews Run Off-Broadway Sept. 20
[ P ] From Broadway to Carnegie Hall: Kristin Chenoweth Sings at Famed Hall Sept. 10
[ P ] Hare�s Stuff Happens Opens Sept. 10 Amid Journalistic Controversy
[ P ] Urinetown's Hollmann and Kotis Play Hollmann and Kotis in New Kotis Play Eat the Taste
Features:
[ DN ] Stars channel WTC 'Stories' By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
A handful of Hollywood heavyweights will honor New York's Bravest tonight and tomorrow - with a play about 9/11.
[ LAW ] Just the Way She Is by Erin Aubry Kaplan
The world of Twyla Tharp, and Billy Joel�s Movin� Out
[ SFC ] Actress-playwright Ellen McLaughlin discovers uncanny Iraq parallel in classic anti-war Greek play 'The Persians' by Edward Guthmann
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above.
[ BG ] Amazing journey continues in 'Tommy' By Steve Morse
A guest shot on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is a big enough break for most singers. Then imagine Stevie Wonder coming out to play harmonica during your appearance. No wonder Jake Simpson thought it was a fantasy.
[ BH ] Mime's the word when Marceau performs By Robert Nesti
[ BG ] The master mime shares the stage By Richard Dyer
[ BH ] Politics takes center stage By Terry Byrne
[ BS ] Mystical and Mysterious, Myths Maintain a Hold Over Modern Stages
Given the world events of the last several years, can anyone blame theatre artists if they should get, now and again, a little tired of mining contemporary politics?
[ BS ] The NYC Fringe Becomes More Mainstream
Virtually every past Fringe production that went on to enjoy an extended life received one of the festival's awards -- from "Debbie Loves Dallas" to "Urinetown."
[ HC ] Season's Best By FRANK RIZZO
Fall Theater Preview
Reviews:
[ LAT ] Bohemian rapacity
'We Will Rock You' plunders Queen's catalog in a grandiose but clich�d bit of flash. By Richard Cromelin
We will, we will ... bludgeon you. We will, we will ... baffle you.
We will, we will ... make you want to find a good Queen tribute band ...
[ LAT ] Life, death, fate: all for a 'Baby'
Reviews of "The Baby Dance" at Grove Theater Center in Burbank, "The Great Sebastians" at Lillian Theater, "Fire Eater" at Electric Lodge and "Baby With the Bathwater" (with Greg Mullavey) at Raven Playhouse.
[ OCR ] 'Side' of Sondheim not fulfilling By PAUL HODGINS
Broadway stars Davis Gaines, Teri Ralston and Carole Cook represent an impressive amount of talent, but they're not sufficiently well-rehearsed to make the most of the tricky revue "Side by Side by Sondheim."
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
[ NJ ] Wistful tramp BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Surreal carnival offers gentle mirth with a slight tinge of melancholy
"Slava's Snowshow."
[ ATW ] Broadway and Beyond: A Charming 'Charley' at Goodspeed
Review by Andy Propst
[ ATW ] One Red Flower
Washington, DC Review by Rich See
[ NYT ] MUSIC REVIEW | STACEY KENT
A Shift in the Balance Between a Singer and Musicians By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Wednesday's show at the Algonquin featured little of Ms. Kent's buoyant voice and more of Jim Tomlinson's sax and Tom Melito's drums.
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Thursday, September 09, 2004
Features:
[ B ] First Person: Just No Pictures by Michael McKean
[ P ] The Dark (Green) Horse
With the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical on her mantel, Wicked's Idina Menzel is going to have to get used to stardom
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Off-Broadway's Best and Brightest Get a Sneak Peek at Dodger Stages
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: A Snowshow Storms Manhattan at the End of Summer
News:
[ B ] Martin Short Delays B'way Bow of Solo Show
Tony Award winner Martin Short, whose original one-man show was announced for a spring 2005 Broadway bow, is postponing bringing it to the Great White Way until fall 2005. The delay is a result of scheduling issues, according to a production spokesperson.
[ P ] Richard Easton and Dana Ivey Set for Lincoln Center's Rivals
[ B ] Smith, English & Cavenaugh Join Princesses Cast
[ P ] British Actress Fritha Goodey Found Dead in London Home
[ P ] Tom Waits' Black Rider Extends Again at ACT
[ P ] Tickets for Disney's On the Record Go On Sale Sept. 18
[ P ] "Phantom" Film Will Make Its World Premiere in London, Not Paris
[ P ] Feinstein's Fall Schedule to Include LuPone, Mason, Manchester and More
[ P ] Cast and Creators Discuss Bare: A Pop Opera Sept. 12
[ P ] Little Shop's Greene to Bring Her Torch to L.A.
[ P ] Judd Hirsch and Judith Light Part of Sept. 10 Shoemaker Reading
[ P ] Love! Valour! Edna!: Playwright McNally to Moderate Discussion with the Dame
[ P ] Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Tops Jeff Award Nominations with 25 Nods
[ TM ] Dodger Stages Complex Officially Opens
[ TM ] Neighborhood Playhouse to Hold Library Book Sale
[ TM ] Patrick Stewart et al. are Big Voices on Behalf of the RSC
Reviews:
[ B ] Were CA Critics Mad About Dame Edna's Latest?
[ TM ] Slava's Snowshow
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ CU ] Slava's Snowshow
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Features:
[ TM ] Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton
Tom Wopat flexes his acting muscles, Karen Finley gets political (surprise!), and Stephen Sondheim is revued in Hoboken and NYC.
[ B ] Preview 2004-2005: Off-Broadway and Other Events by Ken Mandelbaum
[ DN ] Dodgers' new digs By CELIA McGEE
At a time when New York is striving to rebuild skyward, Dodger Stage Holding is going underground.
[ USA ] Rock musicals make a big noise from coast to coast By Elysa Gardner
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Aida Goes (Not So) Quietly Into the Night
[ P ] MARQUEE VALUE: Dame Edna at the Music Box
Reviews:
[ Y ] 'Slava's Snowshow' Near Perfect
[ ND ] These clowns must be kidding with this snow job BY GORDON COX
There's just enough cool stuff in "Slava's Snowshow" to make it intriguing, but there's also enough off-putting irritants to make it frustrating.
[ DN ] Russian clown's blizzard of aahs by Howard Kissel
It may not be inspired theater, but as a way to work off aggressive energy, its therapeutic value is indisputable.
[ B ] Slava's Snowshow
Review by William Stevenson
[ BSUN ] 'Macbeth' actors, tricks of light delight By J. Wynn Rousuck
News:
[ NYP ] STARR REPORT
"Primetime Live" has found its "TW3" girl: Singer/actress Kristy Glass, who's performed Off-Broadway and around the country in theater and cabaret.
[ CST ] Two top contenders --'Trying' and 'Rose Rage' -- head for N.Y. BY HEDY WEISS
It was a very good year. And if you had even the slightest doubt about that, just a quick glance at the list of Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for the 2003-2004 theater season could easily set you straight.
[ NJ ] Center stage BY PETER FILICHIA
Two New Jersey theater companies are commemorating the third anniversary of 9/11 by producing the first successful play written about the tragedy.
[ BS ] Three New TCG Leaders Discuss State of Theatre
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 9
[ P ] Irish Tale, The Lepers of Baile Baiste, Hits New York Stage, Sept. 9
[ P ] Alice Walker Novel Sings as The Color Purple Musical Starts World Premiere, Sept. 9
[ P ] Tim Robbins� Embedded Opens in London Sept. 9
[ P ] Wayne Brady Begins Chicago Run Sept. 9
[ P ] Cast Announced for Goodspeed Run of Princesses, the Bway-Bound "Little Princess"-Inspired Musical
[ P ] Philip Wm. McKinley Coifs Houston Hair, Sept. 9-26; Taboo Vet Is Berger
[ P ] Tony Winner Def Poetry Jam Gears Up for 51-City U.S. Tour Oct. 10
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: Dodger Stages Has Opening Ceremony 9/9/04 - Five Theaters to be Filled with Musicals, Plays and More
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004
News:
[ P ] "American Pie" Star Biggs to Head Cast of Modern Orthodox at Dodger Stages
[ B ] Biggs to Star in Off-B'way's Modern Orthodox
[ B ] Daniel Franzese Joins Cast of Dog Sees God
[ P ] "Mean Girls" Star Steps into Dog Sees God Off-Broadway
[ P ] Errico Misses Dracula Performances Due to Vocal Strain
[ P ] The Boy From Oz Recoups Investment
[ P ] D'Abruzzo, Neuwirth, Cerveris, Bergen, Keating and More Among Broadway Flea Market Celebs
[ P ] Press Agent Rothenberg Brings Back One-Man Show Namedropping, Sept. 20
[ P ] Frances-Born Rain Won't Let Shakespeare Project Play Outside!; New Dates Set
[ P ] London Producers Offers Meet-and-Greet with Press
[ P ] McGillis, Baranski, Keitel Salute Kahn at Shakespeare Society Event Sept. 20
[ P ] Paris Hilton Satire Books More Time Off-Broadway
[ P ] Euan Morton Stars in Caligula, Ancient Rome's Answer to Taboo, in NY Musical Festival Sept. 14-28
[ P ] Bat Boy�with Three New Songs�Opens in London Sept. 8
[ P ] "Phantom" Film Likely to Premiere in Paris
[ P ] Broadway Belters Featured in Sept. 17 AIDS Film Festival Concert
[ P ] Standing Ovations 2 Concert to Feature Benanti, Bundy, Pawk, Porter, Ripley and More
[ P ] Box Office Now Open for Broadway Unplugged Concert; Additional Casting Announced
[ P ] Douglas and Duquesnay to Star in George Street's Hallelujah, Baby!; Cast and Creative Team Announced
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: RNC Rocks B'way B.O.
Features:
[ P ] MARQUEE VALUE: Little Women at the Virginia
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bush and Blair Talk About Lots of Stuff at the National
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[ NYP ] 'WONDERFUL' FROWN By MICHAEL RIEDEL
HAVE Eileen and her sister gone back to Ohio?
Donna Murphy and Jennifer Westfeldt, who play the spunky Sherwood sisters in the limping revival of "Wonderful Town," skipped out on the show for most of last week, and one of them � Westfeldt � has no plans to return.
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
La Strada is now on CD, but how many other 1960s musicals have never yielded recordings?
[ DN ] Brady, 'off' on B'way By JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Improv whiz Wayne Brady says he'll play his starring role straight.
[ DN ] W mugged in park play By REBECCA LOUIE
President Bush is the primary target of the highly political 'Code Orange: On the M15.'
Reviews:
[ WP ] Spotless 'Macbeth' Never Gets Its Hands Dirty By Peter Marks
This "Macbeth" is also confoundingly easy on the nerves: Macblah.
With Kelly McGillis and Patrick Page.
[ LAT ] Beckett's vision still matters in 'Godot' revival By Philip Brandes
Ventura's Rubicon Theatre enlisted German director Walter Asmus to helm its revival of "Godot." The result here is nothing short of a revelation.
With Joe Spano, Robin Gammell, Cliff DeYoung and Ted Neeley.
[ TS ] Sex, drugs and ruinous youth by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Woody Harrelson directing Jason (Sex And The City) Lewis in "This Is Our Youth."
[ TB ] A Little Princess, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Black Rider
San Francisco Reviews by Richard Connema
News:
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
'AIDA' STAR ALL BURNED UP
[ V ] Yahoo! getting ready for Broadway debut
New site sets up the stage
[ BH ] Hotline: Curtains for season By Robert Nesti
Due to a planned renovation of its theater space, the Gloucester Stage Company has canceled its fall season....
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: Deep in the Heart of TX - 'Hair', 'A Chorus Line', 'Exonerated' and More....
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 8
[ P ] Of Thee I Sing Begins Performances at Paper Mill Sept. 8
[ P ] Queen Musical, We Will Rock You, Opens Sept. 8 at Paris Las Vegas
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Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Features:
[ NYT ] In New Space, Theater's Dodgers Try to Be More Artful By JESSE McKINLEY
Dodger Stages, a gleaming new complex on the edge of the theater district, is one of the most expensive Off Broadway theater projects ever.
[ NYT ] Andrew Lloyd Webber Strays Far From 'Cats' By ALAN RIDING
After Andrew Lloyd Webber's last two shows fared poorly in London, some critics said that he had lost his touch. With "The Woman in White," he has a chance to prove them wrong.
[ B ] First Person: Power Play by Kathleen Chalfant
News:
[ Y ] GOP Convention Bops Business on Broadway By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
Grosses last week during the GOP festivities at Madison Square Garden were off 20 percent from the same week a year ago and attendance slumped 18 percent, according to figures released Tuesday by the League of American Theatres and Producers.
[ P ] Tickets to Final Performance of Boy From Oz Attract eBay Bidders
Reviews:
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Brief impressions of Corporate Rock, That is the Question, The Triple Happiness, Waitin' 2 End Hell, Diary of a Chambermaid, and Macbeth.
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Features:
[ B ] Q&A: Wayne Brady by Cara Joy David
[ TM ] Are You There? By: Michael Portantiere
Michael Arden, John Hill, and Jenna Leigh Green triangulate in the pop opera Bare.
[ B ] Photo Op: Farewell to Broadway's Aida
News:
[ P ] Vanessa Williams to Play Palace Theatre in December
[ B ] Vanessa Williams Plans B'way Holiday Concert
[ P ] Jennifer Westfeldt Leaves Wonderful Town; Jennifer Hope Wills Takes Her Place
[ B ] Wills to Replace Westfeldt in Wonderful Town
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: August 30 - September 5
[ P ] Casting Announced for The Altar Boyz; Boy Group Musical Bows Sept. 16 in New York Musical Fest
[ P ] Brooklyn's Young Charlie Pineapple Theatre Offers Of Mice and Men Nov. 5-Dec. 18
[ P ] Ellen McLaughlin Kicks Off New Reading Series at Jean Cocteau Sept. 20
[ P ] Plymouth Theatre Box Office Now Open for Brooklyn The Musical
[ P ] Sirius Satellite Radio: Songs From Upcoming Musicals on "Radio Playbill"
[ P ] Susan Egan Brews a New Solo CD, "Coffee House," in Stores Sept. 7
[ P ] March Up! Little Women Box Office Opens Oct. 25; Tryout Rehearsals Begin Sept. 7
[ P ] Fringe Show Fatwa to Run at Blue Heron Through Sept. 12
[ P ] EMI Records to Release Woman in White Single
[ P ] Nunsense! Dudzick's New Comedy, Hail Mary!, Premieres at Buffalo Studio Arena; Opens Sept. 10
[ P ] Bare Stars to Appear on "Creation Nation" Theatre Talk Show
[ P ] Barbara Cook Sings in Haymarket�s Singular Sensations Season
[ P ] Leguizamo's Life Inspires TV Comedy Series
[ P ] Feinstein's Kicks Off Season with Kitty Carlisle Hart Birthday Party
[ P ] Kate Mulgrew Tea at Five Postpones Dates in Seattle Due to Family Emergency
[ P ] Voices for Change II Concert to Feature Creel, Ebersole, Huffman, Pinkins, Sieber and More
[ P ] Sunset Boulevard's Barrowman to Release New CD in U.S.
[ P ] Hair Grows Longer; More Names Added to All-Star Benefit Concert
[ P ] Cast of Jazz-Band Staging of Guys and Dolls Set for Long Wharf Theatre
[ TM ] New Jersey Rep Announces 2004-2005 Season
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Features:
[ LAT ] Thou shalt rock By Diane Haithman
Val Kilmer brings a musical Moses onstage, his third time in the Red Sea part.
[ LAT ] Well-fashioned predictions
Designer turned musical producer Max Azria bets on 'The Ten Commandments.' By Irene Lacher
They've booked New York's Radio City Musical Hall for 38 performances beginning Jan. 18, as the launch of a national tour.
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES
An Actor's Craft and His Faith Intersect By CHRIS HEDGES
AASIF Mandvi's first lesson on the racism that can come with living in a community where you are different should have prepared him for his second.
[ NYT ] Endowment Chairman Coaxes Funds for the Arts By BRUCE WEBER
Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is working to make friends in Congress.
[ ND ] Still crazy after all these years, P.S. 122 hits 25 BY GORDON COX
[ INQ ] Inqlings | Before Princeton, he tries 'Princess' By Michael Klein
Narberth's Casey Ford Alexander, who's been acting since age 5, had his life mapped out after graduation from Lower Merion High in June.
"A Little Princess."
[ BH ] Musical is next stage in Simpson's career By Robert Nesti
On the finale to last season's "Star Search," contestant Jake Simpson made Naomi Judd cry.
[ DN ] Play's the thing again on B'way by Howard Kissel
Broadway Preview
[ P ] A Preview of the Fall Broadway Season: Brooklyn, California, Pittsburgh, Germany, France and Beyond
Thanks to American Theater Web for the following articles!
[ OCR ] 'Side by Side' and note by note By PAUL HODGINS
Sondheim's music can be challenging, but it's also a joy, says Davis Gaines, who will sing it at the arts center.
[ LADN ] Sondheim revue features his early songs By John Farrell
More from Davis Gaines.
[ DP ] Playhouse snags Neal from Broadway for musical By John Moore
"Anything Goes," with Cyndi Neal as Reno Sweeny.
[ PTR ] Robert Miller views father's play anew -- as director By Alice T. Carter
Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" has always interested his son, Robert Miller, because of its structure and style.
[ MN ] Big-hearted 'Little Princess' is too cute, lacks depth By Karen D'Souza
Reviews:
[ NJ ] 'Proof' rises to the occasion BY PETER FILICHIA
Welcome to prime time, Heather Tom.
[ B ] DVDs: Musical Passion Play by Ken Mandelbaum
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Universal)
[ P ] ON THE RECORD: No Strings and Peter Howard's Broadway
[ NYT ] THEATER NOTEBOOK
With Jaundiced Eyes and Barbed Tongues By JASON ZINOMAN
"Homeland Insecurity," a pleasurable solo show, and a musical satire, "Dubya and the Gang of Seven," both offer unconvincing political critique.
News:
[ NYT ] Arts Briefing By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Vanessa Williams (final item).
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: Phily's LiveArts/Fringe Plays Now; Coming Soon: 'Wabrucks', 'Miser', 'Trumbo'
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: The Concerts of Sept. - 'Kiki & Herb', 'Hair' and 'Broadway Unplugged'
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 7
[ P ] O'Hare, Rifkin, Mason, Original Frozen, Fabulation Stars Set for L.A. Theatre Works Season
[ P ] Hairspray Heads Home to Seattle's 5th Avenue for September Run
[ P ] Marian Seldes to Read from On Broadway at Drama Book Shop Oct. 8
[ P ] Patrick Quinn Is Billionaire Republican in Annie Warbucks in Philly, Sept. 7-Oct. 24
[ P ] Fiddler's Molina and Opel Read from Sholem Aleichem Sept. 27
[ P ] Brent Barrett and Dan Lauria Are Leading Ladies in Premiere of Ken Ludwig Comedy, Sept. 7-Oct. 3 in Ohio
[ P ] Cumulative Broadway Grosses Through Aug. 29, 2004
[ P ] Tickets for Falco-Blethyn 'night, Mother on Sale Sept. 19; Box Office Open Oct. 4
[ P ] Dallas' Broadway Series Includes Graduate, Cookin', Ten Tenors and More in 2004-05
[ P ] Falco, Gandolfini, Bratt Read 110 Stories at Public, Sept. 10-11
[ P ] Ralph Lee's Mettawee River Theatre Company Brings Escapades to St. John's Cathedral, Sept. 10-19
[ P ] Plan B Pits Men Against a Shifting Plane That Is Both Playground and Obstacle, at NYC's New Victory Oct. 1-17
[ P ] Mary Henderson Discusses Classic Tome "The City and the Theater" Sept. 8
[ P ] Tickets to Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays on Broadway Go On Sale Sept. 26; AmEx Golders Sept. 12
[ P ] NJ Rep Boasts Four World Premieres in 2004-05 Season; East Coast Debut of Blessing's Whores Launches Slate
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Monday, September 06, 2004
[ TS ] Menzel to cast spell on T.O.? by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
My sources in Manhattan have told me that when the first national tour of Wicked begins here next March as part of the Mirvish subscription season, there's a real possibility that Idina Menzel will be recreating the role for which she won the Best Actress In a Musical Tony this past June.
[ TS ] Acting out angels and devils
Woody Harrelson calm about reborn acting career by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Currently in Toronto for both stage and film
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
No matter how much you love musicals, not every cast album is worthy of repeated listening.
"Sunday in the Park with George" - Reviews:
[ CST ] Layers of meaning reveal themselves in vivid 'George' BY HEDY WEISS
[ CT ] For the most part, Ravinia's 'Sunday' is on point By Michael Phillips
"The Black Rider" - Reviews:
[ TM ] The Black Rider
San Francisco Review By: Stephanie von Buchau
[ SFC ] A striking sight to behold -- Robert Wilson's darkly poetic 'Black Rider' a magical ACT opening by Robert Hurwitt
[ BEE ] 'Black Rider' quirky, visually rich By Marcus Crowder
[ MN ] A TWISTED RIDE By Karen D'Souza
SURREAL PLAY IS THOUGHTFUL BUT OFTEN CONFUSING
Thanks to American Theater Web for the last three links.
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Sunday, September 05, 2004
[ B ] Westfeldt Departs Wonderful Town Suddenly
Features:
[ CPD ] Ludwig takes on role of leading his 'Ladies' by Tony Brown
[ AJC ] Pumped up Alliance deep into 'Purple' By WENDELL BROCK
The Making of a Broadway Musical: Third in an occasional series
Thanks to American Theater Web for the two links above!
[ CT ] Carving a musical from 'Color Purple' By Michael Phillips
[ BG ] Gem of the theater By Maureen Dezell
"We've spent 400 years trying to civilize white people," says playwright August Wilson, lighting a cigarette at a table outside Pizzeria Uno near the Huntington Theatre on a steamy Saturday morning.
[ BG ] Cast reflects on the play and the past that shapes it By Maureen Dezell
Cast members of August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" recently agreed to spend an hour during their rehearsal dinner break talking with the Globe about the play, which opens in previews at the Huntington Theatre on Sept. 24 and runs through Oct. 30 before moving to Broadway.
[ LAT ] Brooklyn as a metaphor By Donald Margulies
ESSAY: Playwright Donald Margulies finds in his home borough not only a tug to the traditional but the allure of the unknown.
Includes an excerpt from "Brooklyn Boy."
[ NYT ] Hi, My Name is Sam, and I'll be Your Broker By ANNA BAHNEY
Both actors and real estate agents need to work flexible schedules. And so is born the newest New York professional: broker by day and actor by night.
[ NYT ] Allow Me to Introduce My Friend, Andrew Jackson By DANA VACHON
Successful bribes depend on a concert of corruption between tempter and tempted; there is no way around it.
[ NYT ] DEBRIEFING
Exhausted but Proud, Hugh Jackman Retires His Sequins By JESSE GREEN
With "The Boy From Oz" closing on September 12, after 32 previews and 365 regular performances, Hugh Jackman looks back on a year of eight-show weeks.
[ NYT ] EXCERPT
'Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy'
Tony Kushner's unfinished new play is an argument against the Bush presidency and the current administration's foreign policy.
[ B ] Fresh Face: Ayesha Dharker by Kevin Manganaro
[ NJ ] Underground arts: Five new stages bloom below BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Opening Thursday, Dodger Stages is an underground complex of five performance spaces designed for commercial off-Broadway shows.
[ NYP ] NYC 'STORIES' WORTH TELLING
"IT'S not a sentimental work," says actress Mary Stuart Masterson of the 9/11 play "110 Stories."
[ INQ ] 46 years later, 'The King' and Sandy Duncan By Douglas J. Keating
[ INQ ] Standard-ized By Tom Moon
Young crooners get a kick out of the Great American Songbook, but delivering the emotion and nuance can be tough.
[ INQ ] Move up to Sony did Monheit good By Tom Moon
[ INQ ] A Bluffer's Guide to the New Jazz Vocalists
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: McGillis Sees a Spot, Page a Dagger in Kahn's Macbeth Staging
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Rested Slater Ready to Fly Over the Cuckoo's Nest In London
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Producers Produce Another Productive Softball Season
News:
[ NYT ] Weddings & Celebrations: Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp
[ NYT ] Weddings & Celebrations: Hailey Lustig, Stephen Prince
[ P ] Breaking Tradition, London's Guardian Newspaper Sends Reporters and Commentators to Stuff Happens Preview
[ Y ] Biz OK; 'Little Shop' bows
Road grosses fell 3.7% to $10,679,338 during Week 13 (Aug. 23-29) despite the addition of "Little Shop of Horrors" to the touring slate.
[ BS ] Equity Seals Pact at Ravinia
Stars Headline 'Sunday in the Park'; Sondheim to Appear
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 5
[ P ] Disney's Aida Ends Its Elaborate Life on Broadway Sept. 5
[ P ] The Civilians Eat Nobody's Lunch at P.S. 122, Sept. 23
[ P ] D.C. Troupes Give Voice to New Plays in Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival, Sept. 4-6
[ P ] Julie Andrews Hosts Six-Part PBS Documentary "Broadway: The American Musical," Oct. 19-21
[ P ] Tickets to Broadway's Democracy on Sale Sept. 11; Box Office Open Oct. 11
[ P ] New Moon, Finian's Rainbow and Ebersole & Stritch's In Your Dreams Released on CD Nov. 16
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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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