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Friday, October 08, 2004
[ P ] Wally Harper, Arranger, Musical Director and Pianist Who Was Barbara Cook's Longtime Collaborator, Dead
[ IBDB ] Wally Harper's Broadway Credits
[ P ] Multiethnic Team of Scribes Corthron, Ong, Cortiñas and Rno Pen Ma-Yi's Savage Acts, Oct. 9
posted at 10/8/2004 05:32:18 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
News:
[ P ] Hildy Parks, Actress and Longtime Writer-Producer of Tony Awards, Dead at 78
[ TM ] Hildy Parks, Producer-Writer-Actress, Dies at 78
[ IBDB ] Hildy Parks' Broadway Credits
[ B ] Appleby and Ringwald Join Modern Orthodox Cast
[ P ] Casting Announced for New Almeida Productions; Rufus Norris to Direct Lorca�s Blood Wedding
Reviews:
[ TM ] The Opposite of Sex
San Francisco Review By: Chad Jones
[ CU ] Triptych
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Features:
[ B ] Q&A: Brooke Shields by Paul Wontorek
News:
[ B ] Golda's Balcony to Close With Feldshuh Jan. 2
[ B ] Jackie Mason Books Helen Hayes for March Bow
[ P ] New Jackie Mason Solo to Be Freshly Squeezed at Broadway's Helen Hayes
[ P ] Wicked's Chenoweth Lands "West Wing" Gig
So on Wednesday nights at 9, it'll be Kristin Chenoweth vs. Taye Diggs! Decisions, decisions...
[ P ] Julie Taymor's The Magic Flute Opens at Met Opera, Oct. 8
[ P ] Elaine Stritch to Create Brand-New Show for Lincoln Center's American Songbook
[ P ] Mark Ravenhill, Gregory Burke and Tanika Gupta to Make National Headlines
[ P ] London�s Bridewell Theatre Company to Leave Home; Producer Jordan Chats
[ P ] Barry Williams, Jeff Conaway and Jackée Harry Set for NYC Christmas Carol
[ P ] Haydn Gwynne in Negotiations to Play Billy Elliot Teacher
[ P ] Is London's Festen Headed to Broadway?
[ P ] Molly Ringwald Joins Modern Orthodox Cast
Reviews:
[ B ] DVDs: '60s Merman by Ken Mandelbaum
COLE PORTER: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE (VAI)
THAT GIRL: VOLUME ONE (Anchor Bay)
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Sing a song of Sondheim! Plus: Robert Klein at Feinstein's, a Queer Songbook concert, and lots of nightlife activity.
[ SUN ] Cancer? I Hardly Know Her by JEREMY McCARTER
Having made a pedophile charming, Bryony Lavery now tries to make death a comedy.
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[ NYP ] ALBEE DAMNED By MICHAEL RIEDEL
THE producers of "Peter and Jerry" � an evening of two one-act plays by Edward Albee that was to have opened off-Broadway next month � have quietly and abruptly canceled the production because they fear the legendary playwright is no longer the box-office draw he once was.
[ NYT ] Shubert to Change Two Marquees to Honor Corporate Executives By JESSE McKINLEY
An announcement yesterday that the Shubert Organization, Broadway's biggest theater owner, would rename two of its theaters, one after its late president and one after its current chairman, drew a mixed, often perplexed response from many in an industry in which having one's name carved into a marquee is considered the highest of honors.
[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Molly Ringwald and Jason Biggs join "Modern Orthodox" (second item).
Features:
[ NYT ] You Can Buy a Seat, but Can You Fit in It? By JESSE McKINLEY and JOEL TOPCIK
Unlike major movie chains, many Broadway theaters have lagged behind (pun intended) when it comes to the most basic of audience amenities: their seats.
[ NYT ] The Theaters and the Shows
The Broadway theaters in the article on seats, and what's playing in them.
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Will songs that didn't make it into Henry, Sweet Henry be performed in the "Musicals in Mufti" production?
[ P ] DIVA TALK: A Chat with Mamma Mia! and Taboo's Liz McCartney PLUS Andrews on "Cinderella" and News of LuPone
[ NYT ] PUBLIC LIVES
A Round of Applause, Please, for the Composer By ROBIN FINN
The Broadway composer and jazz pianist Cy Coleman is taking his act to Feinstein's at the Regency.
[ ND ] Director Julie Taymor's use of pupperty, masks, color and translucent touches marks the new Met production of 'Magic Flute' BY MARION LIGNANA ROSENBERG
[ BSUN ] 'Golden Pond' cast pulls it together By Sam Sessa
The actors overcome the loss of the leading lady
[ TM ] Once Upon a Time By: Dan Bacalzo
Eden Espinosa stars in Brooklyn The Musical, a Broadway fairy tale.
[ BS ] Finding an American Ring of Truth
Playing clinging, dependent women is a bit hard for contemporary New York-based actresses Margaret Colin and Ally Sheedy in Edna O'Brien's "Triptych."
See review below.
[ BS ] Changing Sounds By Phoebe Kmeck
How Today's Music Is Remaking Musical Theatre
[ CST ] Speaking with Frankie Avalon
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Opposite is True in New Off-Bway Comedy White Chocolate
[ B ] Photo Op: This Songbook is Queer
"Last Easter" - Reviews:
[ ND ] Zany, perky pals tussle with cancer BY LINDA WINER
Where "Frozen" was tough and lean, the new piece is mawkish and fuzzy.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'LAST EASTER'
On Death's Threshold and Finding Faith in Friends By BEN BRANTLEY
Bryony Lavery's new play tells the tale of a terminally ill lighting designer and her terminally madcap friends.
[ NJ ] 'Easter' doesn't rise to the occasion BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Play with bland characters comes off as trite
[ Y ] Last Easter
Review by David Rooney, Variety
[ B ] Last Easter
Review by William Stevenson
[ CU ] Last Easter
[ DN ] Comically inept at humor by David Hinckley
If you had to find a word to describe the style of writing found Off-Broadway these days, it might be "strained."
That certainly applies to two plays that have just opened.
"White Chocolate" and "Last Easter."
Other Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'LYSISTRATA'
Antiwar Humor, Really Old School By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The National Theater of Greece's new production of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata" is a joyous illustration of the wisdom of doing nothing to make an old comedy new again.
[ Y ] Lysistrata
Review by Marilyn Stasio, Variety
[ B ] Triptych
Review by Ron Lasko
[ TM ] Newsical
Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ NYP ] IT'S SONDHEIM BY SONDHEIM IN HALL By FRANK SCHECK
THEATER people have long considered Stephen Sondheim to be a god � but the deification is taken to extremes in this new musical revue.
[ ND ] Through the onstage din, feeling the hate BY GORDON COX
Othello's jealousy, in this production by the British troupe Cheek by Jowl, does not enhance his strength.
[ TB ] Anna In The Tropics Opens at The Coconut Grove Playhouse
Review by John Lariviere
[ DN ] To be or not to be a she by Jack Mathews
It's not as clever, or as consistently funny, or as well-cast as "Shakespeare in Love," but Richard Eyre's "Stage Beauty" is the most fun I've had with the Bard since that 1998 Oscar winner.
[ NYT ] MOVIE REVIEW | 'STAGE BEAUTY'
Upstaged by the King, an Actor in Drag Straightens Out By A. O. SCOTT
A 17th century "Star is Born," though with interestingly convoluted sexual politics and a provocative historical thesis.
News:
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 8
[ P ] Marian Seldes to Read from On Broadway at Drama Book Shop Oct. 8
[ P ] Hatcher's Compleat Female Becomes Eyre Film "Stage Beauty" Starring Crudup
[ P ] Bill Irwin Is Trumbo for Philadelphia Theatre Company Oct. 8-Nov. 7
[ P ] Musicals in Mufti Season Kicks Off with Henry, Sweet Henry Oct. 8
[ P ] New Virginia Wimberly Theatre Opens Doors for Sonia Flew World Premiere Start, Oct. 8
[ P ] Iggie Wolfington, Tony-Nommed Character Actor of Music Man, Dead at 84(07 Oct
[ P ] Everything You Wanted to Know About Male Sexuality Answered in New Comedy, Sex*But, Starting Oct. 10 Off-Bway
[ BS ] AEA's Eisenberg Mulls Union's New Health Plan
[ BS ] Equity, Disney Still Talking
Owing to Hurricanes, Union Extends Contract Past Expiration Date
[ BS ] AEA Negotiations with COST Begin Oct. 11
[ HC ] Stage Co. replaces Orton romp with one-woman show by Frank Rizzo
[ Y ] American Songbook series moves house
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Thursday, October 07, 2004
Suddenly, "The American Airlines Theatre" doesn't sound so bad...
[ B ] Shuberts Rename Plymouth & Royale Theatres
The Shubert Organization is renaming two of its theaters after Shubert executives. The Plymouth Theatre will become the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, and the Royale Theatre will become the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
[ TM ] Shuberts to Re-name Plymouth and Royale Theaters for Schoenfeld and Jacobs
[ P ] Shuberts to Rename Plymouth and Royale Theatres
Features:
[ P ] A Night in the Life
Brenda Blethyn and Edie Falco star in 'night, Mother, Marsha Norman�s compassionate portrait of a complex mother/daughter relationship
[ B ] Video: Hair Benefit Concert
[ B ] Video: Brooklyn Sneak Peek
[ B ] Video: Dracula Takes a Bite of B'way
Reviews:
[ TB ] Take Me Out and Monster
Los Angeles Reviews by Sharon Perlmutter
News:
[ P ] Dylan Moran to Return to the West End
[ P ] Leads Set for Upcoming White Christmas Stage Musical in San Francisco
[ P ] Christian Slater to Join Cuckoo�s Cast Members For Late-Night Comedy
[ P ] Will Eno's Flu Season Wins 2004 George Oppenheimer Award
[ P ] "Sopranos" Star Produces Off-Broadway Premiere of Ponies
[ P ] Lenox Joins Shanley's Doubt, About Questions in a Catholic School, Starting Nov. 4
[ P ] Crescent Theatre Company Risks Absurdity at Cherry Lane Oct. 7
[ P ] Brian Murray, Jeremy Shamos, Jim True-Frost Join Cast of Rivals
[ P ] New York Times Eliminates Sunday Theatre Listings
[ P ] Vocal Coach Linklater and Soap Star Tom Reign in Greek Drama Hecuba, Oct. 7-30
[ P ] Woman in White Cast Recording Due in November
[ P ] Recent Aida Star to Be Part of Reading of New Musical Piece
[ P ] Sheldon Harnick to Receive Award at Annual Town Hall Gala
[ P ] Porter and de Haas Part of All-Star Pippin Concert
[ P ] David Hare's Stuff Happens Joins "Red, White & New" Readings Lineup
[ TM ] Callaway, Crosby, McCartney, and Walsh are Women on Stage for Songbook Project Benefit
[ B ] London's Bridewell Theatre Loses Home
[ B ] Kathie Lee Gifford's Bridge Heads Off-Broadway
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[ STARS ] MARTIN CHARNIN: THEATER IS ONE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN HONOR THE PAST... AND HE�S BRINGING BACK THE MUSICAL REVUE
by ELLIS NASSOUR
Long before he became famous for directing and lyric writing �and for Annie � Martin Charnin was quite gifted writing songs for revues. At Sam�s Dream Street Cabaret [263 West 45th Street], with an official opening on October 6th, he�s celebrating that lost art form with The Next-To-The-Last Revue.
[ Y ] Inside Move: Off Off B'way Guide gone by Robert Hofler, Variety
The redesign of the Arts & Leisure section at the Sunday New York Times won no raves from Off Off Broadway.
"Opening Doors" - Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'OPENING DOORS'
They're Putting It Together, Accentuating the Positive By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The wonderful world of Stephen Sondheim glows brightly in "Opening Doors," a new revue of favorites and rarities from the songbook of the Broadway composer and lyricist.
[ Y ] Stephen Sondheim: Opening Doors
Review by David Rooney, Variety
It distills some 40-odd songs from one of the most significant, boldly experimental voices in the American musical into an exceedingly bland dose of dinner theater -- without cocktails.
[ NJ ] Revealing Sondheim's best-kept secrets BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ DN ] 'Doors' lets in a fresh review of Sondheim by Howard Kissel
"White Chocolate" - Reviews:
[ ATW ] White Chocolate: Race and Identity Thrown into a Farcical House of Mirrors
Review by Andy Propst
[ ND ] A case of overnight soul BY BLAKE GREEN
New Yorker cartoonist turns his upper-crust roots upside down in a new play
[ TM ] White Chocolate
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
[ TB ] White Chocolate
Review by Matthew Murray
[ B ] White Chocolate
Review by Edward Karam
[ CU ] White Chocolate
[ Y ] White Chocolate
Review by David Rooney, Variety
Other Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'OTHELLO'
Warriors and Women, Trapped on the Iago Carousel By BEN BRANTLEY
No one's life is his own in Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod's dynamic staging of "Othello" at the Harvey Theater of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
[ CT ] A misfit 'Finishing' By Michael Phillips
Arthur Miller's Goodman premiere has 3 story lines; 1 works
[ ND ] Painting yet another 'Picture' of Marilyn BY LINDA WINER
"Finishing the Picture" is far more likable than Miller's other Marilyn play, "After the Fall," which recently finished a disappointing revival at the Roundabout Theatre Company.
[ SFE ] Good 'Sex' By Tiffany Maleshefski
Movie-turned-musical proves sharp, funny.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ TM ] Plan B
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld
Features:
[ NYP ] LITTLE 'RICHARD' ACTOR CASTS A GIANT SHADOW By BARBARA HOFFMAN
SHORT, dark and handsome, Peter Dinklage strides across the Public Theater's stage like a 4-foot-5 colossus.
[ BH ] Broadway ticket: Billerica native Barri McPherson scores with new musical 'Brooklyn' By Terry Byrne
[ DN ] Anti-war comedy is Greek to them By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
The National Theater of Greece has broken a tragic habit.
[ NYT ] Brando a Loner? Family and Friends Take Issue. By NICK MADIGAN
Three months after Marlon Brando died at age 80, some of the people closest to the actor have begun to speak publicly about his life.
[ B ] Photo Op: PS Label Ladies in Lincoln Square
[ B ] Photo Op: Hairspray Welcomes New Stars
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Laura Bell Bundy Gets Shameless! at Joe's Pub
News:
[ Y ] 'Hairspray' loses its luster for Canadians by Richard Ouzounian, Variety
With mainstream hits like "The Producers" and "Hairspray" failing to run even a year in Toronto, the city's rep as a legit-friendly town is inevitably compromised.
[ TS ] Hairspray loses its hold on T.O. by ROBERT CREW
Second Mirvish show to flop this year
[ Y ] Thesps 'Bewitched' by TV adaptation by Army Archerd, Variety
Val Kilmer on the changes in "The Ten Commandments" (third item).
[ Y ] 'Letters to God' multiplying
Korean, Hebrew, Spanish productions underway
[ Y ] Reading of 'Aria Da Capo' to raise funds for home
Aims to recreate era of Greenwich Village speakeasies
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
Liz McCartney.
[ NJ ] Center stage BY PETER FILICHIA
Power play
[ BG ] North Shore project clarified By Louise Kennedy
Officials of the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly are meeting today with the nonprofit organization's board of trustees to discuss the final draft of a long-range business plan that could bring new buildings and programs to the 26-acre Dunham Woods campus.
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 7
[ P ] New Book "On Broadway, Men Still Wear Hats" to Get Oct. 7 Reading at Brooklyn's Book Court
[ P ] South African Troupe Dimpho Di Kopane Reinvents Carmen, The Beggar's Opera and Hans Christian Andersen in NYC
[ P ] Theatre Pals Take Ailing Friend to Holy Waters in Lavery's Last Easter, Opening Off-Broadway Oct. 7
[ P ] "Working in the Theatre" Season Begins Oct. 7 with Albee, Fierstein, Vogel and Weidman
[ P ] Headliners Bush, Stewart, Jackson and More Skewered in Newsical Opens Oct. 7
[ P ] Two Brothers Who Are Not Brothers Bond in New Play, Beginning Oct. 7 in NYC
[ P ] Under the Bridge, a New Musical by Kathie Lee Gifford and David Pomeranz, Expected Off-Bway in December
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Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Features:
[ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with John Tillinger
The director who gave New York audiences the serious drama Judgment at Nuremberg and the complex chronology of House and Garden, now lends his hand to a farce on the topic of cultural cliches � Jewtopia.
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Bruce Vilanch Gets Group Hug After Strapping on High Heels in Broadway's Hairspray
News:
[ P ] A Bad Hair Day: Hairspray's Toronto Run Will End Nov. 28
[ B ] Additional Casting Announced for The Rivals
[ P ] Postponed Kate Mulgrew Tea at Five Sets News Dates at Seattle Rep
[ P ] Hartford Stage Nixes What the Butler Saw; Adds Bad Dates
[ P ] "The Dame Edna Experience: The Complete Collection" DVD Now in Stores
[ P ] MAC Winner Blackhurst Salutes Vernon Duke in Autumn in New York, Oct. 22-Nov. 20
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Reviews:
[ B ] Were Critics Impressed with Miller's Picture?
[ GRP ] Arthur Miller returns By Sue Merrell
[ B ] CDs: Tea With the Mad Hatter by Ken Mandelbaum
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Must Close Saturday)
STEP INTO THE LIMELIGHT (Must Close Saturday)
VIVIAN ELLIS AND LIONEL BART SING THEIR SONGS (Must Close Saturday)
Features:
[ B ] Photo Op: A Shameless Success
News:
[ TM ] MacDermot to Conduct Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Guggenheim
[ P ] Ring a Ding Ding! Dean, Sammy and Frank Conjured in Rat Pack Live, Making North American Premiere in Toronto
[ P ] Frank Loesser's Runyonland Musical Guys and Dolls Opens at Long Wharf, Oct. 6
[ P ] Playbill Launches Performing Arts Web Site
[ P ] Julie Andrews "Cinderella" to Air on PBS in December
[ P ] Members of They Might Be Giants and Loser's Lounge Combine for New Rock Musical People Are Wrong!
[ P ] Budd, Brinberg and Hamlisch Celebrate Music of Barbra Streisand Oct. 7-9
[ P ] Adam Pascal Set to Rock Joe's Pub in November
[ P ] Manchester Presents "When I Look Down That Road" at Feinstein's, Beginning Oct. 26
[ P ] If You Could See Him Then: Cy Coleman Returns to Nightclub Roots With Trio Gig at NYC's Feinstein's Oct. 12-23
[ P ] Will Pamela's First Musical Make Its Debut with Goodspeed Musicals in 2005?
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[ NYP ] 'POPPINS' FRESH By MICHAEL RIEDEL
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia chats with Martin Charnin about his latest projects and reflects on the writer-director's long and productive career.
[ NJ ] 'Christmas' in October BY PETER FILICHIA
Baryshnikov helps inaugurate new theater at Montclair State
"Finishing the Picture" - Reviews:
[ USA ] Arthur Miller's reflective 'Picture' By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY
* * 1/2 out of four
[ Y ] Chaos in 'Finishing Picture' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
An astonishing play, rich in characters and ideas.
[ CST ] Arthur Miller revisits his past BY HEDY WEISS
There is something sadly diminished about this "Picture" -- as if, in turning Monroe into both voiceless victim and creamy-skinned icon, the only thing left is caricature.
[ Y ] Review: Finishing the Picture by Chris Jones, Variety
Other Reviews:
[ ATW ] Ashcroft Asks Urinetown's Kotis and Hollmann to Eat the Taste
Review by Andy Propst
[ VV ] Stringing Us Along
Lowe's episodic narrative is a light entertainment smart enough to be light on its feet by Michael Feingold
String of Pearls
[ VV ] Menopausal Eire
Undergoing the change? Try drama replacement therapy. by Charlotte Stoudt
Women on the Verge of HRT
[ VV ] No Peace, No Sex
Lydia Koniordou lends Greek cred to classic anti-war farce by David Ng
Lysistrata
[ VV ] Operation: Quagmire
A chilling dramatization of the ongoing U.S. military fiascos by Alexis Soloski
Pugilist Specialist
News:
[ NYT ] A Gathering to Honor Tony Randall By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Friends, family and fans filled the Majestic Theater on Broadway on Monday to honor the actor, whose career spanning several decades and many genres ended with his death on May 18 at 84.
[ TM ] Tribute to Tony Randall Held at Majestic Theatre
[ Y ] Hollywood Astrologer Joyce Jillson Dies
[ IBDB ] Joyce Jillson's Broadway Credits
[ V ] Election stokes 'Passion'
Herin, Mathias teamed on book and lyrics
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 6
[ P ] Black and/or White Comedy White Chocolate Opens Off-Broadway, Oct. 6
[ P ] American Songbook Season to Feature LuPone Passion Plus Stritch, Pinkins and McDonald Solo Shows
[ TM ] CBS Will Telecast 2005 Tony Awards on June 5; New Nominators Announced
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: American Rep Has Bold Season of Classics in '04-'05
Features:
[ SUN ] The Lantern on Theater by JEREMY McCARTER
Paul Krugman gives drama critics a bad name.
[ DN ] 'SNL' to 'SNR' in a 7-hr. shift By TRACY CHARLTON
In seven hours they are scheduled to perform "Saturday Night Rewritten." But the show has not yet been cast, blocked or, most important, written.
[ BS ] Compact Edge
The sixth annual Los Angeles Edge of the World Theater Festival promises to be as edgy as ever, albeit on a smaller scale.
[ R ] President Bush Hot Box Office in British Theater By Paul Majendie
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Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Features:
[ NYT ] The Titanic Sinks Again, This Time on Land By HEATHER TIMMONS
In its signature piece, the German performance arts group Theater Titanick raises and then sinks - on dry land - an 80-foot representation of the doomed ship.
[ TM ] Queer as Folk By: Michael Portantiere
Top musical theater talents sing out in Queer Songbook: A New Generation of Broadway Composers at the LGBT Community Center.
News:
[ P ] Tony Randall's Passion and Talent Remembered at Broadway Memorial
[ Y ] Broadway Stars Pay Tribute to Randall By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press Writer
[ B ] The Ten Commandments Pauses for Retooling
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Features:
[ B ] Fresh Face: Eden Espinosa by Kevin Manganaro
[ B ] Photo Op: Hairspray Cast Members Say Bye to Baltimore!
"On Golden Pond" - Reviews:
[ B ] Were Critics Kind to On Golden Pond in D.C.?
[ BSUN ] A pleasant trip to 'Pond' By J. Wynn Rousuck
James Earl Jones portrays curmudgeon commendably
[ TM ] On Golden Pond
Reviewed By: Michael Toscano
[ DN ] Jones shimmers in 'On Golden Pond' By HOWARD KISSEL
[ WP ] Big Fish, Little 'Pond,' Satisfyingly Loud Splash By Peter Marks
"The Opposite of Sex" - Reviews:
[ CCT ] Wonderful 'Sex' would fit right in on Broadway by PAT CRAIG
One of the best musical comedy casts assembled on a San Francisco stage in recent memory gave a breathtaking performance in the world premiere of "The Opposite of Sex" Saturday.
[ SFC ] Get in and shut up -- this girl is taking you on a white-knuckle ride past love by Steven Winn
[ OT ] Stars out for 'Sex,' but what's the point? By Chad Jones
Thanks to Craig, and to American Theater Web, for the the "Opposite of Sex" links.
Other Reviews:
[ BG ] Crown jewel By Ed Siegel
Phylicia Rashad shines in August Wilson's powerful 'Gem of the Ocean'
[ BH ] 'Gem' hints of brilliance By Terry Byrne
The gem is, without a doubt, Phylicia Rashad.
[ NYT ] CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
A Queen Musical, Rocking the Las Vegas Strip By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
"We Will Rock You," a dopey new musical showcasing the back catalog of the rock group Queen, is making its North American debut on the Strip in Las Vegas.
[ NJ ] 'Plan B' belongs on kids' A-list BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ ND ] Gravity and levity that's off the wall BY GORDON COX
There are just four performers in "Plan B," but there are five major characters. The fifth is a wall, and it shows a surprisingly varied personality.
[ ATW ] Stunning Revival of Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Review by Andy Propst
[ ND ] 'Death' by steamroller BY GORDON COX
"Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" will give you a headache, and not just because the sound system lends every voice a harsh, overamplified edge.
[ WP ] At Ford's, a 'Matchmaker' ISO Good Times and Tunes By Peter Marks
Andrea Martin has charm and timing, but little depth, as busybody Dolly Levi, who's set her cap for Horace Vandergelder.
[ BSUN ] Ford's Theatre starts season with a hearty hello to Dolly By J. Wynn Rousuck
[ P ] ON THE RECORD: Ahrens and Flaherty's Lucky Stiff and Porter's Mexican Hayride
[ TM ] Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Charles Wright reviews Playing Underground, Stephen J. Bottoms' critical history of the Off-Off-Broadway movement of the 1960s.
[ CU ] The Ten Commandments
[ TM ] The Ten Commandments
Los Angeles Review By: Terri Roberts
[ CU ] Last of the Boys
[ CU ] Primo
[ CU ] The Solid Gold Cadillac - London
[ CU ] Buried Child - London
[ NYP ] PRODUCTION'S 'HEDDA' IN WRONG DIRECTION By FRANK SCHECK
[ NJ ] More whining than whimsy BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Play about pre-menopausal 'Women' fails on several levels
[ ATW ] 3 Comedies All Seem to Have Their Characters Asking 'What Was I Thinking?'
Yardbird; LOL; The Soup Comes Last
Reviews by Andy Propst
[ TB ] The Soup Comes Last
Review by Lindsey Wilson
[ TB ] Eat The Taste
Review by Lindsey Wilson
[ TB ] Top Gun! The Musical
Review by Warren Hoffman
[ TB ] Tim and Scrooge
Review by Matthew Murray
[ TB ] The Woman Upstairs
Review by Matthew Murray
[ TB ] The Taxi Cabaret
Review by Matthew Murray
[ TB ] Women on the Verge of HRT
Review by Lindsey Wilson
[ TB ] The Eyes Are the First Thing to Go
Review by Matthew Murray
[ TB ] The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Review by Warren Hoffman
[ WP ] David Hare Sees How War Plays on World Stage By Glenn Frankel
[ TB ] Meet John Doe
Review by Warren Hoffman
News:
[ NYT ] Endowment Doubles for Brooklyn Academy By FELICIA R. LEE
As the Brooklyn Academy of Music prepares to unveil its restoration, academy officials say the institution's turnaround has been strengthened by two major gifts totaling $30 million.
[ P ] Hatcher's Compleat Female Becomes Eyre Film "Stage Beauty" Starring Crudup
[ P ] Tony Randall's Legacy to Live On; National Actors Will Present Work in Spring 2005
[ P ] Avenue Q Creators To Speak and Sign Scores at NYC's Drama Book Shop, Oct. 6
[ P ] Hallelujah, Baby! � with Douglas and Duquesnay � Begins Performances at George Street Oct. 5
[ P ] Just One of Those Things: Cole Porter's Jubilee Gets Concert Revival in NYC Oct. 6-17
[ P ] Broadway Stars Head South for The Downtown Plays at Tribeca Theater Festival, Oct. 19-31
[ P ] Of Thee They Sing: Political Songs by Finn, LaChiusa, Waldrop and Others Heard in New Voices' Political Follies Oct. 18
[ P ] Love and Grief Explored in U.S. Premiere of Death and the Ploughman, Directed by Anne Bogart, Nov. 3-Dec. 12 in NYC
[ P ] Michael Cerveris, Gretchen Mol, Paul Rudd and Amy Sedaris Star in "Waitress" Reading, Oct. 5
[ P ] Bare Stars Head to the Chatterbox Oct. 7
[ P ] Todd Haimes Loses Longtime Roundabout Partner Ellen Richard; New Managing Director Sought
[ P ] Winter Season at Birdland to Feature Ebersole, Stritch, Mason, Ripley and Avenue Q Folk
[ P ] 2005 Tony Award to Take Place at Radio City Music Hall June 5
[ P ] Avenue Q's Tartaglia to Present Christmas Spectacular Dec. 20
[ P ] Arkin and Hopkins to Star in Mufti's Henry, Sweet Henry; Complete Cast Announced
[ P ] Ten Commandments Musical Cancels Los Angeles Performances for Revisions
[ B ] Three Actors to Share Lead in Billy Elliot Musical
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: Tango Stumbles
[ B ] Billy Porter's Ghetto Superstar to Play the Public
[ B ] Rothenberg Replaces Acevedo in Danny
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Features:
[ NYT ] Broadway Pit Shrinks; Drummer Is Sent to Room By DANIEL J. WAKIN
As orchestra pits grow smaller to accommodate seating, musicians have been deployed to perform in remote rooms.
[ NYT ] A Controversial Musical's Sweeet Comeback Song By LOLA OGUNNAIKE
The audience was giddy at the opening of the revival of Melvin Van Peebles's "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death," but whether he was enjoying himself remained difficult to tell.
[ TM ] Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton
Julie Halston gorges on White Chocolate, Lynn Redgrave previews a new play about her grandmother, and Jackie Hoffman's Kvetching finally comes to an end.
[ DN ] Mr. WASP draws a bead on racism By CELIA McGEE
"White Chocolate."
[ B ] Q & A: 10/4/04 by Ken Mandelbaum
[ B ] CDs: Berlin-Weill Double Feature by Ken Mandelbaum
Taking leads in last week's reading of the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joseph Stein Skin of Our Teeth musical: Dee Hoty, Clarke Peters, Michele Pawk, Eartha Kitt, and Frank Vlastnik.
CD: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN/ SEPTEMBER SONG (Vocalion)
CD: KISMET (Vocalion)
[ NYT ] Where Have You Gone, Impresarios? By JESSE GREEN
The Public Theater is looking for a new artistic director � and reminding us that we will not again see the likes of Joe Papp and his generation of culture-machers.
[ HC ] 'Guys And Dolls,' More Or Loesser by Frank Rizzo
Is there a movement to make classic American musicals smaller?
Or simply more accessible for smaller stages?
[ MST ] Lights on for feisty Patti LuPone by Graydon Royce
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ NYT ] A 'Flute' That Roars By DANIEL J. WAKIN
In her Met debut, Julie Taymor brings puppetry, illusion and movement to her production of the Mozart opera.
[ CP ] Song And Dance Girl by David Anthony Fox
Andrea Marcovicci.
[ LAT ] Kirk Douglas, enter stage right By Don Shirley
After a 35-year campaign, the renovated 1940s-era theater is unveiled, with its namesake leading the celebration.
[ BS ] Infusing Objects with Life
"Puppetry is a primal and profound experience and we're certainly seeing more of it today incorporated into other genres," observes the puppeteer Basil Twist.
[ BS ] Presenting Yourself to the Industry
To what degree the image of the intensely driven theatre actor is more myth than reality is arguable. We talked with casting directors and agents to see what's really happening.
[ ND ] Building the 'female force' BY TINA SUSMAN
'Lysistrata's spin on the path to peace comes to City Center.
[ CT ] Documentary captures Bernstein's impact By John von Rhein
[ HC ] Aging Pains Afflicting The Abbey, At 100 By FRANK RIZZO
Venerable Dublin Theater Is At A Crossroads, Striving To Be Relevant And Viable
[ HC ] Still On The Radar Screen By JEFF RIVERS
Gary Burghoff, Star Of TV Classic, Directs, Acts In Simon Work
[ INQ ] Dalton Trumbo, in his own dramatic words By Desmond Ryan
Blacklisted screenwriter is brought to life by Bill Irwin.
[ TM ] Los Angeles Spotlight October 2004
What Good is Sitting Alone in Your Room? By: Les Spindle
[ B ] Photo Op: A Splashy Party for The Ten Commandments
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Butler and Burtka Are The Opposite of Sex in San Francisco
[ B ] Photo Op: Golda's Balcony Makes Broadway History
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Feldshuh and Golda Mark New Record Amongst One-Woman Bway Shows
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: McKean, Others Bid Farewell to Hairspray to Make Room for Vilanch
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Mary-Louise Parker Gets Reckless in Lucas Play at the Biltmore
Peter Filichia:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia's readers respond to his list of the best Off-Broadway musical scores with their own choices.
[ NJ ] 'Anarchist' lets actor be Maniac BY PETER FILICHIA
Catch Arnie Burton if you can.
[ NJ ] Monkey business is his specialty BY PETER FILICHIA
If Arnie Burton had been around 80 years ago, the Marx Brothers undoubtedly would have adopted him.
[ NJ ] On the road again BY PETER FILICHIA
Alliance makes another move after lockout in Bloomfield
"Finishing the Picture":
[ CST ] Scott Glenn not one to turn down Miller BY BILL ZWECKER
[ CST ] Big 'Picture' BY KEVIN NANCE
Casting "Finishing the Picture."
[ CT ] The Marilyn mystique By Nina Metz
[ P ] Arthur Miller's Latest, Finishing the Picture, Opens at Goodman Theatre Oct. 5
[ P ] Miller's Finishing the Picture Extends to Nov. 7
Obituaries:
[ NYT ] Janet Leigh, 77, Shower Taker of 'Psycho,' Is Dead By ALJEAN HARMETZ
[ IBDB ] Janet Leigh's Broadway Credits
[ LAT ] Ignatius 'Iggie' Wolfington, 84; Theater, Film and TV Actor By Myrna Oliver
He was nominated for a Tony Award in 1958 for his scene-stealing portrayal of Marcellus Washburn, Robert Preston's sidekick in the original Broadway production of "The Music Man."
[ IBDB ] Iggie Wolfington's Broadway Credits
[ P ] Jacques Levy, Director of Broadway's Oh! Calcutta! and Doonesbury, Dead at 69
[ NYT ] Jacques Levy, Who Directed 'Oh! Calcutta,' Dies at 69 By WOLFGANG SAXON
[ IBDB ] Jacques Levy's Broadway Credits
[ P ] Dr. Gichora Mwangi, Leading Kenyan Theatre Artist and Mentor of New Work, Dead at 38
News:
[ P ] Erin Dilly Will Be Truly Scrumptious in Broadway's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
[ LAT ] Kilmer show gets make-over
Tuesday and Wednesday performances of "The Ten Commandments" at the Kodak Theatre have been canceled to give the new musical's creators more rehearsal time in which to make changes in the show, producer Charles Cohen said in a statement.
[ V ] Tony noms board set
[ V ] Still a cruel month
B'way auds as low as Sept. '03, B.O. up 5.5%
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: September 27 - October 3
[ Y ] Biz up; 'Brooklyn' 135g
The overall increase in receipts was Broadway's first uptick in eight weeks, a period hurt by the Republican National Convention and the closing of seven shows.
[ B ] Movie Version of Bombay Dreams in the Works
[ P ] Bombay Dreams May Be Headed to the Screen; Sunset, Too
[ R ] Elton John takes swipe at Madonna
"Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay 75 pounds to see them should be shot," John said in reference to ticket prices for Madonna's Reinvention tour.
[ P ] Complete Casting Announced for West End Grand Hotel
[ P ] Andrews, Luker, Testa and Cassidy Saluted PBS' "Broadway: The American Musical" at Starry Oct. 4 Event
[ P ] Elton John�s Billy Elliot � The Musical Announces Triplicate Billys
[ B ] Sam Rockwell to Headline Judas Iscariot at Public
[ P ] Betrayal: Sam Rockwell To Star as Ill-Fated Apostle in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
[ P ] Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 5
[ P ] "Ladies of PS Classics" Sing and Sign CDs Oct. 5 in NYC; Expect Luker, Carmello, Molaskey and More
[ P ] Eve-Olution � with "Cosby" Star Le Beauf � Begins Performances Off-Broadway Oct. 5
[ P ] Jersey Boys Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons Sing on Stage in New Musical, Oct. 5
[ P ] Trinity Rep Combines Shakespeare's Kings In The Henriad; Three-Play Cycle Begins Oct. 5
[ P ] Reunited at Last! Vilanch and Jibson Together Again as Hairspray's Mother and Daughter, This Time in NYC
[ P ] Ed Dixon's Naughty, Gaudy, Bawdy Fanny Hill Musical Gets Oct. 5 Readings Directed by Roger Rees
[ P ] Billy Porter�s Ghetto Superstar Musical to Play Public
[ P ] Off-Broadway's Deep Blue Sea Revival Gets a New Danny
[ P ] Apostles of Pop, Altar Boyz, Will Get Their Own Off-Bway Run in Spring 2005
[ P ] Turner Classic Movies Goes "Mad About Musicals" With Broadway-Hollywood Faves in October
[ P ] Macbeth.com Mixes Iraq War and Computer Virus Off-Broadway, Oct. 8-23
[ P ] Seth Rudetsky Hosts "A New Generation of Broadway Composers" Concert with Broadway Stars, Oct. 4
[ B ] Theater Stars Celebrate Queer Songbook Oct. 4
[ P ] Broadway Legend Moss Hart Commemorated on U.S. Postage Stamp
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: Choices in MN Twin Cities - Dramatic, Musical, and Family-Friendly
[ B ] Feinstein's Launches Broadway's Brightest Lights
[ P ] Theatre Community To Remember Tony Randall Oct. 5 at Majestic Theatre; Mayor Proclaims Special Day
[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
[ P ] Private Fittings by Hairspray Pen Replaces Scottish Play Debut at New La Jolla Space
[ P ] Intimate Apparel, The Story, Fabulation, Caroline, or Change Are 2004 AUDELCO Nominees
[ P ] Wicked's Chait Part of Cast of Reworked Dream
[ P ] Complete Cast and Design Team Announced for North Shore Aida
[ P ] Sirius Satellite Radio: John Barrowman on "Radio Playbill" Oct. 4-17
[ P ] Broadway's Thanksgiving Week Performance Schedule
[ P ] Maureen Lipman and Roger Allam to Join McKellen in Old Vic Aladdin
[ P ] Complete Casting Announced for Cuccioli-Robins Macbeth
[ B ] Sam Shepard's God of Hell to Debut Off-B'way
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: Many Historic Dates for Mamma Mia! in October
[ ATW-XM ] Broadway and Beyond: Another Festival and Two Revues for October '04; 'Lennon' to Bow in '05
posted at 10/5/2004 10:46:38 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Monday, October 04, 2004
[ MSNBC ] Britney Spears writing 'Letter of Truth'
The newlywed pop princess says she had some epiphanies after seeing the Broadway production of "Wicked" � a look at "The Wizard of Oz" that's sympathetic to the Witch of the West, and has worked so hard on her letter that she says, she "feels like I'm at Harvard."
[ TM ] Bitch or Brag About Broadway by Peter Filichia
6pm Tuesday, October 12. 212-362-5620 for reservations.
[ TM ] Whoopi Goldberg to Co-Host Actors' Fund Gala at Waldorf
[ TM ] Hair Recorded by Actors' Fund Benefit Concert Cast
[ P ] Peters, Goldberg, Mitchell, Cariou and More to Be Part of Actors' Fund Gala Oct. 30
[ P ] New Sam Shepard Play God of Hell to Debut Off-Broadway Oct. 29
[ P ] Lessack Duets with Schwartz on Wicked Song on New CD, "In Good Company"
[ P ] Good Body Up For Grabs as Booth Theatre Box Office Opens Oct. 4
[ P ] Box Office for Falco-Blethyn 'night Mother Opens Oct. 4
[ P ] Primary Stages Presents "Fresh Ink!" Readings of Jordan, Wellman and Sanchez Works
[ P ] Laura Bell Bundy Gets Shameless! Oct. 4 at Joe's Pub
[ P ] West Side Story Staging in China Inspires Solo Show, The Soup Comes Last, Opening Oct. 4 in NYC
[ P ] Moises Kaufman to Present New Work 33 Variations at Oct. 11 Benefit
[ P ] Golden Golda: Gibson's Broadway Play Hits Landmark Oct. 3
[ P ] Judy Kaye, Daphne Rubin-Vega Embrace Innovators in Taking a Chance Revue at Museum of the City of NY Oct. 2-3
[ P ] James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams Open in On Golden Pond Oct. 2
[ P ] Readings Happen: Hot David Hare Iraq Play Gets Airing at Hartford Stage
[ P ] Craig Bierko in Talks to Join Cast of Modern Orthodox
[ P ] The IT Girl Composer to Receive Arts Achievement Award
[ P ] "Rent" Film Aims to Start Production in Spring 2005 for Late-Year Release
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Val Kilmer Sets the Law in Stone in The Ten Commandments in LA
[ P ] For the Love of Beasts: NYC's Triangle Theatre Has Festival of 11 Plays About People and Animals Oct. 1-16
[ P ] Plan B Pits Men Against a Shifting Plane That Is Both Playground and Obstacle, at NYC's New Victory Oct. 1-17
[ P ] Butler, Hanlon and Pasquale to Take Part in Reading of Easter Rising Musical
[ P ] Paper Mill's Of Thee I Sing to Be Filmed for New York Public Library Archive
[ P ] DIVA TALK: A Chat with Little Shop's Ellen Greene Plus Ripley Shines at Broadway Unplugged
[ P ] Abbott and Dunning's Broadway Gets Revival at Pittsburgh Public Oct. 1-24
[ P ] All Rise: Court Drama Twelve Angry Men Begins Broadway Debut, Oct. 1
[ P ] Hello, Mabel! Jerry Herman's Score Lives Anew in Revised Mack & Mabel at Goodspeed Opera House
[ P ] Ed Harris Set to Direct Sam Shepard's Fool for Love on Broadway in 2005
[ P ] Bush and Kerry (Puppets) Battle on Broadway at Times Square Avenue Q Debate
[ P ] John Cariani Play Almost, Maine to Reach New York After Portland Bow
[ P ] All-Star Hair Cast to Be Recorded Oct. 1 for 2005 Release
[ P ] Great American Trailer Park Musical Celebrates the Jerry Springer Generation, to Oct. 3 in NY Musical Fest
[ P ] Ziemba, Gillette, Lippa, Mason to Appear at Oct. 25 WorkShop Theatre Benefit
[ P ] Feldshuh, Finley, Mays and More Gather for Oct. 25 "Going It Alone" Panel
[ P ] "Daily Show" Vet Lauren Weedman Sifts Through Wreckage on Theatre Row Thru Oct. 3
[ B ] Did San Francisco Critics Lust After Sex?
[ B ] Sam Shepard's God of Hell to Debut Off-B'way
[ V ] Harris in 'Love'
Oscar favorite takes to the director's chair on B'way
Ed Harris will make his stage directing debut when he helms the Roundabout Theater Company's Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love" this winter.
[ V ] Newman offers new opportunity
[ V ] 'Cavalia' horsing around
Equestrian-acrobatics show will feature music, acting
[ V ] Crix clobber 'Cloaca'
But Spacey's 1st helming job gets mixed reviews
[ V ] Scribes shifting focus to stage
Film, TV writers in demand for tuner books
[ V ] H'wood sings a familiar tune
Long-brewing musicals rev up production
[ V ] Biz up; 'Brooklyn' 135g
Broadway grosses
[ V ] B.O. up; 'Producers' 759g
Road grosses
[ V ] Noises Off: Festival faceoff
NYMF? NAMT? The Gotham musical theater community has been mired in alphabet soup lately, as two seemingly like-minded festivals converged on the city back-to-back.
[ NYT ] Pointed New Shepard Play to Arrive Just Before Election by JESSE McKINLEY
Sam Shepard has written a sharp-elbowed political farce with an impressively starry cast, scheduled to open Off Broadway in late October.
posted at 10/4/2004 10:16:25 AM by James Marino | Item Link
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2007-08
Broadway Season
June 28 - Old Acquaintance (AA)
July 10 - Xanadu (Hayes) [Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith]
Aug 19 - Grease (Atkinson)
Oct 4 - Mauritius (Biltmore) [MTC]
Oct 11 - The Ritz (54)
Oct 18 - Pygmalion (AA)
Oct 25 - A Bronx Tale (Kerr)
Nov 1 - Cyrano de Bergerac (Rodgers)
Nov 4 - Rock 'N' Roll (Jacobs)
Nov 8 - Young Frankenstein (Hilton)
Nov 9 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (St. James)
Nov 10: Local One Strike Begins
Nov 28: Local One Strike Ends
Dec 2 - Cymbeline (Beaumont)
Dec 3 - The Farnsworth Invention (Music Box) [Dodger Properties with Steven Spielberg, Dan Cap Productions, Fred Zollo, Latitude Link and the Pelican Group]
Dec 4 - August: Osage County (Imperial) [Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Steppenwolf]
Dec 6 - The Seafarer (Booth)
Dec 9 - Is He Dead? (Lyceum)
Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]
Jan 10 - The Little Mermaid (Lunt)
Jan 15 - The 39 Steps (AA)
Jan 17 - November (Barrymore)
Jan 24 - Come Back, Little Sheba (Biltmore)
Feb 21 - Sunday In The Park With George (54)
Feb 28 - Passing Strange (Belasco)
Mar 6 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Broadhurst) [Stephen C. Byrd]
Mar 9 - In The Heights (Rodgers)
Mar 27 - Gypsy (St. James)
Mar 29 - Macbeth (Lyceum)
Apr 3 - South Pacific (Beaumont)
Apr 17 - A Catered Affair (Kerr) [Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment / Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson and Daryl Roth]
Apr 24 - Cry Baby (Marquis)
Apr 27 - The Country Girl (Jacobs)
Apr 30 - Thurgood (Booth)
May 1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (AA)
May 4 - Boeing-Boeing (Longacre)
May 7 - Top Girls (Biltmore)
TBA - Godspell
2008-09
Broadway Season
Oct 16 - Billy Elliot (Imperial)
Nov 08 - Dividing the Estate (a Shubert theater)
Dec 14 - Shrek: The Musical (Broadway) [DreamWorks]
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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