Friday, October 29, 2004

[ TM ]  Fred Ebb Memorial Scheduled for November 15

[ B ]  Photo Op: The Opening Night of Sin

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Twelve Angry Men
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[ B ]  Jackson Replaces Emick as Star of All Shook Up
Cheyenne Jackson, originally hired as understudy for the role of Chad, will now play that starring role in the upcoming Elvis musical All Shook Up.

[ B ]  Q & A: 10/29/04 by Ken Mandelbaum

"Twelve Angry Men":

[ P ]  Further Deliberation: Twelve Angry Men Extends on Broadway to Jan. 2

[ B ]  What's the Critical Verdict on Twelve Angry Men?

[ NJ ]  Positive verdict for 'Angry Men' BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Fine actors provide a dozen reasons to view venerable courtroom drama

Peter Filichia (not an angry man):

[ NJ ]  Singer hits higher than she aims BY PETER FILICHIA
Here's a riddle: How is it that Michele Ragusa auditioned for -- but didn't get -- a supporting role in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of "She Loves Me," yet wound up playing the lead?

[ NJ ]  Beloved tale reappears in variety of guises, titles by Peter Filichia
"She Loves Me" has proved to be one of the entertainment industry's most durable properties. Here are its ancestors and offspring.

[ NJ ]  Son suffers from the sins of the father in 'Squirrel' by Peter Filichia
It isn't every play that opens with a guy biting down on an inner tube.

[ NJ ]  Center stage
Wilson sporting awards by Peter Filichia
Tracy Scott Wilson, born and living in Newark, didn't imagine such a happily-ever-after ending for her play, "The Story."

News:

[ P ]  Laugh Whore Changes Election Day Schedule So Broadway Can Vote

[ P ]  My Mother Said I Never Should, a U.K. Favorite, Gets NYC Reading With Lynn Cohen Nov. 1

[ P ]  Matt Bogart and Alice Ripley to Sing Sondheim Nov. 17 at Zankel Hall

[ P ]  Bistro Winner D'Angora Previews New "Divas" Show in NY Before L.A. Run

[ P ]  Julie Andrews to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

[ P ]  Tina Louise Joins Starry Reading of Dear George to Benefit Actors' Fund

[ P ]  P. Diddy May Throw Life Preserver to Troubled Gem of the Ocean
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[ NYP ]  P. DIDDY MAY BE A 'GEM' By MICHAEL RIEDEL
THE fight to save August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" was still underway yesterday as Jujamcyn Theaters and the Araca Group, which is managing the show, sought new investors.

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Greene at Joe's Pub, Showstoppers! at Avery Fisher Plus News of Manchester and Ripley

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia's amplifier is busted, so his stereo cast recordings don't sound that great. What to do?

"Twelve Angry Men" - Reviews:

[ TB ]  Twelve Angry Men
Review by Matthew Murray
This election year has seen no shortage of political theatre, but one of the most provocative entries of the season to date barely mentions politics at all.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'TWELVE ANGRY MEN'
Back in a Sweaty Room With 12 Seething Men By BEN BRANTLEY
The stage adaptation of Reginald Rose's drama from the 1950's definitely creaks with age. But somehow the creaks begin to sound like soothing music.

[ NYP ]  JURY HAS APPEAL By CLIVE BARNES
It's a decent play if no classic, perhaps the theatrical equivalent of those modestly entertaining novels we call "a good read," and certainly worth the careful and caring treatment it's getting here.

[ ND ]  '12 Angry Men': the jury is willing but the story is weak By Linda Winer

[ B ]  Twelve Angry Men
Review by William Stevenson
A gripping production, with fine acting all around and taut direction by Scott Ellis.

[ USA ]  Verdict on 'Angry Men': Still timely By Elysa Gardner
* * * out of four

[ Y ]  'Twelve Angry Men' Has Strong Cast By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ R ]  Review: Twelve Angry Men By Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter)
It may have been written 50 years ago, but Reginald Rose's "Twelve Angry Men" is still crackling good drama.

[ JN ]  The verdict is in By JACQUES LE SOURD
"Twelve Angry Men" is a wonderful old chestnut, a period piece that somehow was never on Broadway before.

[ DN ]  We, the jury, find it admirable by Howard Kissel

[ Y ]  Twelve Angry Men
Review by David Rooney, Variety

[ TM ]  Twelve Angry Men
Reviewed By: David Finkle

Other Reviews:

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
The Brooklyn Quiz. Plus: Notes on angry men, show stoppers, Melissa Manchester, and the balance of the Cabaret Convention.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'KENNETH � WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY?'
Socking It to Dan Rather: A Nonpolitical Whodunit By JASON ZINOMAN
Paul Allman's playful mystery occasionally summons up the mood of a very silly "X-Files" episode, but never totally succeeds as riveting drama.

[ ATW ]  Dan Rather Investigates, and at the Center of, Conspiracy Plot in Kenneth, What's the Frequency?
Review by Andy Propst

[ ND ]  Irresistible adventures of a Dutch amphibian BY GORDON COX
"Kikker."

[ TB ]  Comfort Women
Review by Lindsey Wilson

[ TB ]  Wrong Way Up
Review by Lindsey Wilson

[ B ]  Uncle Jacques' Symphony
Review by Edward Karam

[ TM ]  God's Daughter
Reviewed By: Sandy MacDonald

[ ATW ]  In Laugh Whore, Best Laughs Come from the Unexpected
Review by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  'Two Brothers' in a Dreary Dialectic
Reviwe by Andy Propst

[ ATW ]  A Grim and Dark 'Playboy'
Review by Andy Propst

Features:

[ LAT ]  Far deeper than a creative bond By Susan King
It's Day 4 of rehearsals for "Wrong Turn at Lungfish" at the Falcon Theatre, and the actors are still finding their way around each other, the props and the play itself.
With Hector Elizondo, directed by Garry Marshall.

[ DN ]  Playwrights who learn from tragedy By CELIA McGEE
Antigone is on a rampage again.

[ BS ]  Possibilities for Playwrights
How do you break in as a new playwright? We spoke to six different writers at different stages of their careers, and all agreed: It's difficult, but not impossible.

News:

[ NYT ]  Rhode Island Director in Talks to Take Over Public Theater By JESSE McKINLEY
The Public Theater is in discussions with a prominent regional theater director and producer to succeed George C. Wolfe as its artistic director, two members of the theater's board said yesterday.

[ * ]  Wonderfalls - DVD Set Announced
With commentary tracks from Katie Finneran.

[ BG ]  McLean to leave top theater post at year's end By Maureen Dezell
Tony McLean, the president and public face of Broadway in Boston/Clear Channel Entertainment, will leave his position at the end of the year, the company announced yesterday.

[ WP ]  Theater, Bricklayers To Share New Building By Jacqueline Trescott
The Shakespeare Theatre has joined forces with the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers to develop a spacious building for its new theater.

[ BS ]  O'Neill Pauses Artistic Director Search, Seeks Play Conference Head

[ BS ]  Five New Board Members Join Public Theater

[ ATW-XM ]  Broadway and Beyond: Nov. 1 - Here in NY, A Musical's Read, and Two Musical Benefits Held

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 29

[ P ]  Morgan Fairchild Is Mrs. Robinson in New Leg of Graduate Tour, Kicking Off Oct. 29

[ P ]  Sam Shepard's New Play God of Hell Debuts Off-Broadway Oct. 29

[ P ]  Hector Elizondo Stars in Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz's Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Oct. 29

[ P ]  Is It a Quiet Thing? Stars Tell Tales of Big Breaks in Transport Group Benefit Gimme a Break IV Nov. 8
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Thursday, October 28, 2004

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: Robert Whitehead Award Honors Producers

[ B ]  Photo Op: Brooklyn Goes on the Record

[ B ]  Photo Op: Billy Crystal Takes a Bite Out of Dracula

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Little Love from Down South Reaches the Big City

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Boston Cardinal is Deposed Off-Broadway

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Sound Advice: 10-28-04 by Jonathan Frank

News:

[ P ]  Romance Completes Long Wharf Stage II Season with Rag and Bone and B.F.E.

[ P ]  Avenue Q's Tartaglia (and Rod) to Kick Off Kids' Night Event Oct. 29

[ P ]  Taboo's Euan Morton to Play Zipper Theatre in November

[ P ]  Report: Roger Rees Could Be New Williamstown Head

[ P ]  Dirty Rotten Tickets On Sale By Phone Nov. 14; Box Office Opens Dec. 27

[ P ]  Nine Parts of Desire Extends Off-Broadway Run to Dec. 12

[ P ]  Roundabout To Honor Sondheim with Jason Robards Award at Spring Gala

[ B ]  Mackie Tapped for Roundabout's For Reele

[ B ]  Masterson & Weber to Star in London's Anthems

[ P ]  Evita and Les Miz Vets Join Cast of Kathie Lee Gifford's New Bridge Musical; NYC Bow Is Dec. 1
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Features:

[ P ]  Clowning Around
Slava�s Snowshow is a magical theatrical evening that mixes hilarity, fantasy, spectacle and unexpected poignancy

[ P ]  A Life in the Theatre: Nancy Coyne

[ TM ]  Gentleman of the Jury By: Michael Buckley
A talk with Boyd Gaines, one of the Roundabout's Twelve Angry Men.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Producer David Binder Receives Prestigious Whitehead Award

Reviews:

[ TM ]  TWO BROTHERS who are not brothers
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

[ CU ]  TWO BROTHERS who are not brothers

[ TM ]  The Playboy of the Western World
Reviewed By: David Finkle

News:

[ P ]  Neil Simon Working on Play Version of Memoir "Rewrites"

[ P ]  Julie Halston Is Prickly Prudy Pingleton in Hairspray Starting Nov. 5

[ P ]  Marian Seldes and David Greenspan Star in Benefit Reading of Dorothy Parker's Ladies Nov. 18

[ P ]  Mary Stuart Masterson and Steven Weber to Join Kevin Spacey For Old Vic National Anthems

[ P ]  Release of Proof Film Delayed

[ P ]  The Petersons Return to Joe's Pub Nov. 8

[ P ]  Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber to Feature Callaway, Ripley, Evan and More

[ P ]  New Musical Irrationals � About High School Kids � Begins Nov. 6
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[ NYP ]  BAILING OUT 'OCEAN' By MICHAEL RIEDEL
A group of top Broadway producers, who have backed some of the most important American plays of the last several years, may throw a lifeline to "Gem of the Ocean."

Features:

[ NYT ]  A Broadway Moving Sale for Costumers and Fans By LOLA OGUNNAIKE
The Theater Development Fund began on Tuesday selling 20,000 costumes from its collection of nearly 85,000 in preparation for a move to a smaller space.

[ NYT ]  Where, Oh Where, Are the Oscar Contenders? By SHARON WAXMAN
You know it's going to be a strange year for the Oscars when November is just around the corner and the talk in Hollywood is about "The Phantom of the Opera."

[ LAT ]  Serious about his ladies By Don Heckman
When Jim Bailey takes the stage as singers such as Judy Garland, he definitely doesn't play for laughs.

[ BS ]  Embrace Fear
Stage fright is more widespread than is commonly believed, but there are remedies.

Reviews:

[ NJ ]  In 'Playboy,' the accent is on unintelligible BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Newomers to J.M. Synge's classic may experience problems following the story at all.
That's what I felt when I saw this production at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia two weeks ago. The brogues were thick, but my main problem was that the actors were unamplified and couldn't project their voices into the auditorium. (Olwen Fou�r� as the Widow Quin was completely incomprehensible.) I left at intermission, having failed to hear more than half of the dialogue.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD'
A Seductive Fellow Returns, but in a Darker Mood By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
The Abbey Theater's centennial production of J. M. Synge's comic masterwork is self-conscious, wayward and dispiritingly grim.

[ NYP ]  'PLAYBOY' IS REMARKABLY UNSEDUCTIVE By FRANK SCHECK

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | '4:48 PSYCHOSIS'
Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Relentless Pain By BEN BRANTLEY
Words are powerless in the predetermined universe of "4:48 Psychosis," Sarah Kane's breathtakingly beautiful and ugly suicide note of a play.

[ TB ]  The Gospel at Colonus
Review by Matthew Murray
Never underestimate the ability of gospel music to turn a middling show into a rousing success.

[ CT ]  Brief 'Hughie' full of pleasures from Dennehy, Falls By Chris Jones

[ CST ]  Goodman's 'Hughie' a perfect quick sketch BY HEDY WEISS

News:

[ Y ]  Canuck legit bid falls by Richard Ouzounian, Robert Hofler, Variety
The Great White Way and the Great White North will have to wait a little longer to get together.

[ Y ]  Mackie circles 'Reele'
Anthony Mackie is in final talks to headline "For Reele" by Stephen Belber.

[ P ]  Anne Runolfsson Has a Date With a Chandelier in Broadway's Phantom Starting Nov. 16

[ B ]  Runolfsson to Play Carlotta in B'way's Phantom

[ B ]  Cast Announced for Gifford's Under the Bridge

[ B ]  Off-B'way's Squeeze Box Extends Through 11/20

[ HC ]  Trinity Rep's Eustis a candidate at Public Theater by Frank Rizzo

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
PUFFY TO STAR IN 'CARLITO' PREQUEL

[ ATW-XM ]  Broadway and Beyond: The Fab Four as Theatrical Commodities

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 28

[ P ]  Toby Young Opens in West End How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Oct. 28

[ P ]  Have You Reached a Verdict? Twelve Angry Men Opens on Broadway, Oct. 28

[ P ]  Martha Clarke Meets Toulouse-Lautrec in Belle Epoque, Beginning Oct. 28

[ P ]  "Sopranos" Imperioli Goes From Producer to Actor in Off-Broadway's Ponies

[ P ]  Theatre Community Turns Out to Salute Special Tony Honorees

[ P ]  Julie Andrews 1957 Television "Cinderella" Musical to Be Released on Video
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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Good Cause, A Good Time: Showstoppers

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Showstoppers Live Up to Their Name at Health Crisis Benefit Concert

Reviews:

[ TB ]  STNJ Macbeth: Robert Cuccioli and Laila Robins Perfectly Matched in Murder
Review by Bob Rendell

News:

[ P ]  Philly's Walnut Street Theatre Acquires Property to Expand; New Arena-Style Stage Expected To Be Built

[ P ]  Strathairn, Pennington, Chastain, Plunkett Confirmed for NYC Premiere of Rodney's Wife Nov. 12-Dec. 19

[ P ]  "Broadway: The Golden Age" Arrives on DVD Nov. 9 with Many Bonus Features

[ P ]  New Versions of Carmen, The Beggar's Opera and Others Come to NYC By Way of South Africa, Oct. 27 - Nov. 28

[ P ]  Urban Cowboy's Colella Offers Solo NYC Concert in November

[ P ]  Marc Salem's Mind Games Loses Wife But Gains a Performance

[ TM ]  Dear George: Letters to the President to be Perfomed Just in Time for Election Day

[ TM ]  Primary Stages to Honor Foote and Childs
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Features:

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Kerry Butler
Kerry Butler's new musical theatre role is a far cry from the snow-white Belle she once played in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast.

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Spectacular Day for Tony Honorees

Reviews:

[ B ]  CDs: Gotta Dance by Ken Mandelbaum
LOOK, MA, I'M DANCIN'! (Decca Broadway)

[ CU ]  Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)

News:

[ B ]  Parker Posey Joins Cast of Off-B'way's Hurlyburly

[ P ]  Parker Posey Joins Cast of Off-Broadway Hurlyburly

[ P ]  New Names Added to Nov. 21-22 Encores! Bash
Christine Ebersole, David Garrison and Burke Moses have been added to the growing cast for City Center's fourth annual "Encores! Bash," to be held on Nov. 21 and 22.

[ P ]  Scott to Fill Halston's Shoes Again in Off-Broadway's White Chocolate, Oct. 31

[ P ]  Martin Charnin's The Next-to-the-Last Revue Ends Run

[ P ]  Samuel West Appointed New Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres

[ P ]  Hair Reprise to Be Featured at Starry Only Make Believe Benefit

[ P ]  Brooklyn to Perform Two Songs on NBC Oct. 30

[ P ]  August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Sailing Rough Financial Waters
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[ STARS ]  JOHN CULLUM: VETERAN OF BROADWAY MUSICALS AND TV TACKLES A DECIDELY DIFFERENT ROLE IN SIN (A CARDINAL DEPOSED)
by ELLIS NASSOUR
John Cullum has had a varied career and the unique ability to move smoothly from one medium to the other. At a time when actors his age might be resting on their laurels - and Tony Award nominations and wins - he's Off-Broadway portraying a controversial prince of the Roman Catholic Church. Cullum speaks on the record about former co-stars Barbara Harris and Madeline Kahn.
See below for reviews of "Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)".

[ NYP ]  'OCEAN' SINKING By MICHAEL RIEDEL
AUGUST Wilson's plays have always been a tough sell to theatergoers.
Now, it seems, they're a tough sell to theater investors, too.

[ NYT ]  Financial Woes Plague Two Broadway Hopefuls By JESSE McKINLEY
"Gem of the Ocean," the new August Wilson play, and "Jerry Springer: The Opera" are experiencing money woes after potential investors developed cold feet.

Features:

[ DN ]  Give 'em a hand By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
Puppets: The hip new stars of showbiz

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Theatrically speaking, some remarkable things are happening in Springfield, Missouri.

[ LAT ]  Artistic siblings, creative souls By Lauren Sandler
Through the Tribeca Theater Festival, a powerhouse in the film industry reaches out to a poorer family member: the theater.

[ BS ]  Peter Friedman: Playing a Bigot By Simi Horwitz

[ BS ]  London Calling
Across the pond, there has been much anticipation surrounding three major events left in this year's West End musical theatre calendar.

"Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)" - Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'SIN (A CARDINAL DEPOSED)'
The Anguish Is Plausible, but His Eminence Forgets By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Michael Murphy's quietly disturbing play reveals the dubious role that Cardinal Bernard F. Law, the Archbishop of Boston, played in a tragedy that irreparably damaged hundreds of families.

[ ATW ]  Evil and Violation Made Palpable in Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)
Review by Andy Propst

[ NJ ]  Low-key writing makes 'Sin' a shocker BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ TM ]  Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

[ Y ]  Sin (a Cardinal Deposed)
Review by Marilyn Stasio, Variety

[ TB ]  Sin: A Cardinal Deposed
Review by Matthew Murray

[ B ]  Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'ANTIGONE PROJECT'
Five Faces of Antigone, From Surfer Babe to Widow By PHOEBE HOBAN
The Women's Project's kaleidoscopic take on Sophocles' Theban tear-jerker fast-forwards its heroine to the present, then offers a Rashomon-ized view of her tragic plight.

[ ATW ]  Sopholoces' Antigone Refracted Through the Vision of Five Playwrights in 'Project'
Review by Andy Propst

[ CU ]  Antigone Project

[ NJ ]  Fine acting can't fix Wasserstein's flaws BY PETER FILICHIA
"An American Daughter," Wendy Wasserstein's 1997 Broadway flop, is getting a substantial production at the Women's Theater Company in Wayne. But there's no hiding the reality that 50 long minutes pass before any real drama happens.

[ Y ]  'Newsical' Takes on News, Political Icons By JUSTIN BERGMAN, Associated Press Writer

[ ND ]  A troubled Martha Mitchell loses focus BY GORDON COX

News:

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 27

[ P ]  Dougray Scott and Jasper Britton Open in Becket Oct. 27

[ P ]  "Vanilla Ice Cream" Served: She Loves Me Begins Paper Mill Run Oct. 27

[ P ]  Has Time Healed Everything? Revised Mack & Mabel Opens at Goodspeed Opera House Oct. 27

[ BS ]  Broadway Costume Sale Draws Halloween Hordes

[ ATW-XM ]  Broadway and Beyond: Les Miserables is Back on the Road - This Week is San Diego
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Features:

[ B ]  Q&A: Boyd Gaines by Beth Stevens

[ B ]  Photo Op: Happy Birthday, Movin' Out!

News:

[ B ]  Pratt Out, Chastain In at Rodney's Wife Off-B'way

[ B ]  Gayton Scott to Replace Halston in Chocolate

[ B ]  Wood Joins Cast of Shepard's The God of Hell

[ B ]  Full Cast Announced for the West End's Life

[ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Tony Kushner will read his prayer for the city.
Sixth item.
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Features:

[ B ]  Stage Notes: The Spandex Diet by Paul Wontorek
Mamma Mia, Laugh Whore.

[ TM ]  Photo File By: Michael Portantiere and Joseph Marzullo
Jerry Orbach, Andrea McArdle, Mario Cantone, Carolee Carmello, Billy Joel, and other stars shine at various events around town.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Tonys Are Handed Out at Tavern on the Green

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Billy Joel Gives Mini Concert at 2nd Anniversary of Movin' Out

News:

[ B ]  Naked Boys Singing! is on the Move Again

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: New Arrivals
Two new shows started performances last week: Eve Ensler's The Good Body and 'night, Mother, starring Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn. Despite their addition to the Broadway landscape, the overall box office was up only $304,376 over the previous week.

[ B ]  B'way's Mind Games Expands Playing Sked

[ B ]  Sopranos Star Imperioli Steps into Ponies

[ B ]  String of Pearls to Close on October 31

[ P ]  Primary Stages Will End String of Pearls Run Oct. 31

[ P ]  Frank Wood Joins Cast of Shepard's God of Hell

[ P ]  Jim Morgan, Teacher and Kleban-Winning Lyricist Who Co-Wrote Quilt, a Musical Celebration, Dead at 63

[ P ]  Long Island Actor Charged in Assault of Leading Lady and Director

[ P ]  Hamlet in a Retirement Home: Solo Show, Prince of West End Avenue, Makes NYC Premiere Oct. 26-Nov. 14

[ P ]  Tony Winner Glover Directs and Choreographs New Musical, Timmy The Great, Oct. 26

[ P ]  Kim Cattrall and Janet Suzman to Star in London Whose Life Is It Anyway?

[ P ]  Japanese Canvases About Death and Starvation in Siberia Come to Life in Kazuki: This is My Earth Oct. 28-31

[ B ]  Earth, Wind & Fire Musical in the Works

[ P ]  Maurice Hines Working on "Earth Wind & Fire" Musical for Broadway in 2005

[ P ]  Brooklyn Cast Recorded CD Oct. 25; Due in Stores in November

[ B ]  Original B'way Rent Stars Considered for Movie

[ P ]  Rent Film Hopes to Cast Diggs, Martin, Pascal, Rapp and Menzel

[ P ]  Tickets for Vanessa Williams' NYC Concerts On Sale Nov. 9; Box Office Opens Nov. 29

[ P ]  Sailor's Song Sings for Shanley at Off-Broadway LAByrinth Theatre Company, Oct. 26
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News:

[ Y ]  Revolution's wooing original cast for 'Rent' by Jill Feiwell, Variety
Filmmakers want to lock in Taye Diggs, Jesse Martin, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Idina Menzel to reprise their roles -- and are willing to lense around the actors' schedules to secure them.

[ Y ]  Solo shows sap B.O.
There's no substitute for a big, new Broadway musical. October box office continues to be off $2 million from its performance in 2002 and 2003. One-person shows may fill the theaters, but they don't add many dollars to the overall tally.

[ Y ]  EWF duets with Hines on 'Hott Feett' tuner
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White is pairing with Maurice Hines to create a tuner loaded with EWF material as well as new music.

[ NYP ]  CINDY ADAMS
FOR Stephen Sondheim's 50 years in showbiz and 75th birthday, a special is coming together March 22.
Fifth item.

[ NJ ]  Ticket Web site is a hit BY PEGGY McGLONE
In the year since the New Jersey Theatre Alliance launched its Web-based discount tickets service, some 3,400 last-minute seats to theater, classical music, jazz and dance performances have been sold.

[ P ]  Avenue Q, Wicked and More to Be Part of Kids' Night on Broadway 2005

[ P ]  "The View" to Welcome Wicked's Menzel and Thompson

[ P ]  Hairspray Star Heads to the Chatterbox Oct. 28

[ ATW-XM ]  Broadway and Beyond: It's Starting to Look Like the Holidays in Theaters Around the Country

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 26

[ P ]  Manchester Presents "When I Look Down That Road" at Feinstein's, Beginning Oct. 26

[ P ]  Thousands of Theatrical Costumes On Sale to Public Oct. 26-28

[ P ]  "The Gods Love Nubia": Aida Begins Month-Long Run at North Shore Oct. 26

[ P ]  Starry, Starry Night: LaChiusa and Strand Paint van Gogh With Music in Highest Yellow, Premiering in DC Area

[ P ]  Sailor's Song Sings for Shanley at Off-Broadway LAByrinth Theatre Company, Oct. 26

[ P ]  Church Sex Scandal Drama Sin (A Cardinal Deposed), with John Cullum, Opens Off-Broadway

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: October 18-24

[ P ]  "Uncle Junior" Dominic Chianese Guests on "Tony Danza Show" Oct. 26; Next Stop, Woody Allen's Off-Broadway Memory

[ P ]  D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth Says Grace, a World Premiere Tragicomedy by Craig Wright, Oct. 25-Dec. 19

"The Downtown Plays" - Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE DOWNTOWN PLAYS'
My Child Is Gay, My Boss Is a Criminal, and Other Bite-Size Slices of Life By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
This snappy production, directed by John Rando, is an assortment of small works from a virtual Who's Who of playwrights, including Paul Rudnick and Wendy Wasserstein.

[ NJ ]  Current playwriting in microcosm BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ DN ]  Downtown comeback in nine acts by Howard Kissel

[ Y ]  The Downtown Plays
Review by David Rooney, Variety

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'PONIES'
Wiseguys, Huh? Well, Try To Get the Horse Right Here By JASON ZINOMAN
This play, set in an OTB outlet and produced by Michael Imperioli, has enough "Sopranos" actors to satisfy anyone suffering through the series's hiatus.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'KIKKER'
Getting Over Fears, Thanks to a Frog and a Leap of Faith By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
This inventive and charming puppet and people show from the Netherlands, intended for audiences 4 and older, packs three tales from Max Velthuijs's popular series about Kikker the frog and his friends.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'EVE-OLUTION'
The Frazzled Anguish of Mothers With Brains By LIESL SCHILLINGER
This smart though unambitious new play about moms may have limited appeal, but it's full of everyday gumption and humanity.

[ NJ ]  'Willie B.' evokes 'Pianist' BY PETER FILICHIA
Gripping POW drama seems more like an encore than an original

[ INQ ]  James Earl Jones is golden in 'Pond' By Douglas J. Keating

[ OCR ]  Music does the talking By PAUL HODGINS
A new musical tells the rollicking, warts-and-all story of the four working-class Jersey boys who became the Four Seasons.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ HC ]  Talented Cantone Falters in Tasteless, Tedious Solo Show By MALCOLM JOHNSON

[ ND ]  Humor, a bit out of balance BY GORDON COX
Mario Cantone irritates as many people as he delights.

Features:

[ TS ]  Toronto-bound Wizard a hit every witch way by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Chat with Stephen Schwartz, David Stone, Marc Platt about the tour of Wicked which will begin in Toronto.

[ VV ]  Flower Power by Michael Musto
The dame from Oz gathers her gladiolus for her Broadway return

[ WP ]  Backstage: Jules Feiffer, Reexamining His Red Period By Jane Horwitz

[ DN ]  Gaffe just shows Ashlee is in sync with her peers by Jim Farber
Levy believes music fans should grow up on this issue.
"All entertainment involves some kind of enhancement."
Hmm...
posted at 10/26/2004 09:53:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Monday, October 25, 2004

Reviews:

[ TB ]  Gemini, the Musical
Review by Tim Dunleavy

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
The book and CD versions of Broadway: The American Musical fill in many of the gaps in the PBS documentary.

Features:

[ B ]  Fresh Face: Kati Brazda by Cara Joy David

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Lavish Affair for Laugh Whore

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Laugh Whore

News:

[ P ]  Jerry Springer � The Opera on the Verge of Closure

[ P ]  Ain't Supposed to Die Extends to Nov. 21 in Harlem

[ P ]  Public Theater Selects Five New Board Members

[ P ]  Chicago Conspiracy Trial Comes Back to Life Off-Broadway Oct. 25

[ P ]  La Cage aux Folles Previews Will Begin Nov. 11

[ P ]  Broadway's Tony Winner Avenue Q Gets A New Christmas Eve for Leave, Oct. 26

[ P ]  Wie Geht's! Lessing, Schiller and Goethe Meet Mulgrew, Strathairn and Patinkin in CSC German Fest, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6 & 13

[ P ]  Simply Heavenly Opens at Trafalgar Studios, Oct. 25

[ P ]  Full Cast of Broadway's Good Vibrations Announced

[ P ]  Amas Musical Theatre Re-Hydrates Raisin Musical for Benefit; Norm Lewis, Chuck Cooper, Tamara Tunie Sing Oct. 25

[ B ]  Pirandello's Desire to Bow in West End in May

[ B ]  Far Pavilions Musical Set for Spring Bow in UK

[ B ]  Goodman to Star in Pinter's Party in London

[ TM ]  Cast of City Center Encores! Bash Announced
posted at 10/25/2004 03:58:22 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ B ]  Full Cast Announced for Good Vibrations

[ TB ]  An Interview with Margaret Colin by Beth Herstein

Reviews:

[ B ]  Did Critics Laugh at Mario Cantone's Whore?

[ B ]  DVDs: Bless Your Beautiful Hide by Ken Mandelbaum
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (Warner Home Video)

[ TM ]  Ponies
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

[ ATW ]  Ponies: When A Day at the OTB Turns Ugly
Review by Andy Propst
posted at 10/25/2004 01:23:53 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

[ P ]  Encores! Bash to Feature Barrett, Fierstein, LuPone, Hathaway, Nov. 21-22

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
"Bitch or Brag About Broadway" returns tomorrow. How did the first one turn out?

[ TM ]  Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton
Penny Fuller does Tennessee Williams! Plus: Dave Gorman is Googlewhacked and Marian Seldes is feted by The Acting Company.

"Laugh Whore" - Reviews:

[ TB ]  Laugh Whore
Review by Matthew Murray
Laugh Whore is an impressive star turn from the irrepressible comedian, and might well be capable of winning over even the wariest skeptic.

[ NYP ]  THIS 'WHORE' IS A REAL BORE By CLIVE BARNES

[ DN ]  'Whore'? No, Mario's first-class all the way by Howard Kissel

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'LAUGH WHORE'
The (Seething) Man Who Would Be Cher By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Mario Cantone's rage-driven one-man show at the Cort Theater is a gay and giddy delight.

[ Y ]  Mario Cantone: Laugh Whore
Review by David Rooney, Variety
What's missing is some kind of narrative shape to elevate the hilarious sprawl of material from superior standup into the kind of full-blooded theatrical experience that can justify Broadway prices and a running time of more than two hours.

[ Y ]  'Laugh Whore': in One-Man Show, Many Stars By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
There is no stopping Cantone once his sense of overwrought outrage is fully charged. The best thing to do is get out of the way as he barrels along, leaving his audience helpless with laughter.

[ NJ ]  Comic intensity, Cantone style BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ TM ]  Laugh Whore
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ B ]  Laugh Whore
Review by William Stevenson

[ Y ]  Out on their own
Feature on Mario Cantone, Jackie Hoffman and Sarah Jones.

Other Reviews:

[ NJ ]  Conquering Shakespeare, and superstition BY PETER FILICHIA
So Joe Discher, the associate artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, came out to welcome Saturday's opening night crowd to "Macbeth" -- and in doing so, said the title of the play three times.

[ CU ]  Macbeth

[ ND ]  De Niro's playful 'Downtown' BY LINDA WINER

[ CU ]  The Arabian Nights (Philadelphia)

[ TB ]  Pierre and Marie
Review by Lindsey Wilson

[ TB ]  Fall of the House of Usher
Review by Lindsey Wilson

[ TB ]  Lee Blessing's Enticing Whores is as Provocative as its Title
Review by Bob Rendell

[ NJ ]  Kids, careers equal comedy BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
"Eve-olution" makes an agreeable date show for married-with-kids couples or a bunch of moms on a ladies' night out -- depending on the babysitter's availability, of course.

[ ATW-XM ]  Broadway and Beyond: Christmas Fable 'Reckless' Delights

[ CU ]  Brooklyn the Musical

Features:

[ Y ]  'Mame' up for grabs
EAST HADDAM, Conn. -- Jerry Herman, here for Goodspeed Musicals' revamped version of his "Mack and Mabel," gives an update on the long-gestating TV musical production of "Mame."

[ BH ]  From 'Memphis' to 'Aida', NSMT welcomes back a rising star By Robert Nesti
"She's a true phenom," wrote a California critic earlier this year about Montego Glover's performance in the musical "Memphis." "You will count yourself lucky to hear her now, when she's on the way to the top."

[ Y ]  The jury is in on Broadway
After thousands of productions elsewhere in the world, Reginald Rose's 1954 teleplay-turned-legit drama "Twelve Angry Men" finally makes its Broadway debut.

[ Y ]  'Birthday' boy
LONDON -- What's happened to Henry Goodman?

[ MN ]  Rigby takes `Peter' on a farewell flight By Karen D'Souza
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ BS ]  Snap Judgments
Your headshots are your introduction to CDs and agents. Make sure they capture the real-life, up-to-date you.

News:

[ P ]  Hairspray Director Jack O'Brien to Stage Il Trittico at the Met

[ BS ]  Lortel to AG: Let Us Sell White Barn
As Spitzer's Office Ponders Request, Local Activists Mobilize

[ NYT ]  Weddings & Celebrations: Jane Milmore, Richard Vaczy

[ Y ]  B.O. down; 'Golden' 511g
Road grosses dropped 11.6% to $10,380,231 during Week 20 (Oct. 11-17).

[ DN ]  A dramatic entrance By JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Just in time for Halloween, Broadway cleans out its closets and holds a tag sale

[ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 25

[ P ]  Broadway Showstoppers Presented at Avery Fisher Hall Oct. 25

[ P ]  Dancing on Air Benefit Gala Presented at City Center Oct. 25

[ P ]  Sirius Satellite Radio: Jewtopia Comics on "Radio Playbill" Oct.

[ P ]  Broadway's New Year's Performance Schedule

[ P ]  March Up! Little Women Box Office Opens Oct. 25

[ P ]  NC's Triad Stage Bites Into Dracula, Adapted by Preston Lane From Bram Stoker, Oct. 24-Nov. 14

[ P ]  Broadway's Christmas Week Performance Schedule
posted at 10/25/2004 08:34:59 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Sunday, October 24, 2004

[ NYT ]  TV REVIEW | 'THE DEAD WILL TELL'
Another Supernatural Ring, but No Hobbits Attached By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
With Kate Jennings Grant and Anne Heche.

[ P ]  CHANNELING THEATRE: Twelve Angry Men on TV, Screen, and Broadway

[ HC ]  Audiences Are Hungry For Something Different
David Sedaris strolls out to the middle of the stage at New Haven's Shubert Theater, places a bunch of papers on the lectern and starts reading.
The crowd goes wild.
posted at 10/24/2004 10:40:40 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

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TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]

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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]

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TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

TBA - The Princess Bride

TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]

TBA - Poe the Musical

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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]

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