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Friday, January 14, 2005
[ CSM ] Theater in the year ahead By Kim Campbell
"Unless something unforeseen happens, this will probably be the show to beat, once awards time comes around," notes Matthew Murray, the lead New York critic for the website Talkin' Broadway (talkinbroadway.com).
Hey, I've heard of him!
[ ATU ] Sedaka musical to premiere at Capital Rep By MICHAEL ECK
[ IS ] Songwriter looks for links to audience By Peter Szatmary
To pop songwriter David Friedman, melodies convey emotions while lyrics tackle ideas.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the links above!
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Reviews:
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
A new cabaret room comes to the theater district! Plus: Barbara & Scott on the Cy Coleman tribute, Under the Bridge, Best of Both Worlds, Jana Robbins, and more.
[ TM ] Accidental Nostalgia
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld
News:
[ B ] Conor McPherson's Shining City Looks to Fall on Broadway
[ P ] Timothy Douglas Will Direct Premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf at Yale Rep
[ P ] Juliana Margulies to Star in Fragments at Imperioli's Studio Dante
[ TM ] Stratford-Upon-Avon Engagement of RSC's Hecuba, Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Is Canceled
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Reviews:
[ TB ] All Shook Up
Chicago Review by John Olson
[ TB ] The Secret in the Wings: Mary Zimmerman Returns to the McCarter with an Evening of Scary Tales
Review by Bob Rendell
Features:
[ B ] Personal Favorites: The '60s by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Jumpers Star Beale Sees Daggers Before Him in Almeida's Macbeth
News:
[ B ] Good Vibrations Delays Opening Night to February 2
[ P ] Good Vibrations Pushes Back Opening Date to Feb. 2
[ TM ] Broadway Opening of Good Vibrations Postponed
[ P ] Jim Broadbent Signs on for National�s Theatre of Blood; Bernarda Alba Casting Also Announced
[ P ] Nielsen Out of Singing Forest Due to Family Emergency
[ P ] Touring Elphaba Replaces Broadway's Elphaba at Jan. 17 Concert
[ P ] Wicked's Bean and "Queer Eye" Stars to Join Jai Rodriguez for Jan. 31 Benefit Concert
[ P ] Berresse, Gravitte Join Cast of Light in the Piazza
[ P ] Chenoweth, McDonald, Menzel, Peters and Rapp All Sign Bears for Annual BC/EFA Fundraiser
[ P ] PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 8-14: And There Was Much Rejoicing
[ B ] Julianna Margulies to Headline Late Fragments at Studio Dante
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[ NYP ] A BATTLE ROYAL By MICHAEL RIEDEL
IT'S going to be the Knights of the Roundtable vs. the Con Men of the Riviera.
[ V ] 'Fragments' pieces in place
Julianna Margulies will topline and Michael Imperioli will direct the world premiere of Francine Volpe's play "Late Fragments" at Studio Dante, the 60-seat Gotham theater that Imperioli heads along with his wife, Victoria Imperioli, who will design sets and costumes.
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
The photos and captions in The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical have piqued Filichia's interest.
[ P ] DIVA TALK: "Nancy LaMott�Live at Tavern on the Green" Plus Audra at the Rose and Ute at the Carlyle
[ B ] Ask A Star: Jerry Herman
[ TM ] Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton
[ CST ] A model 'Wife' BY HEDY WEISS
"If anyone had predicted the success of 'I Am My Own Wife,' I would never have believed it," confessed Doug Wright, who received both the 2004 Pulitzer and Tony Award for his one-person (multiple identity and multiple character) play.
[ CE ] Big voice carries a career By Janelle Gelfand
Kristin Chenoweth will help the Pops reach new heights Sunday
[ CST ] Presley's still shakin' things up BY MIRIAM DI NUNZIO
[ P ] Creators of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Answer the Question, "Isn't It Romantic?"
[ B ] Video: In Rehearsals: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
[ B ] Photo Op: Hairspray Eats Cake for Its 1,000th Performance
Reviews:
[ INQ ] Adult considerations of children's fables By Desmond Ryan
In The Secret in the Wings, Mary Zimmerman offers a selection of especially grim fairy tales arranged in a narrative that tells them twice upon a time.
[ TB ] The Seagull
Review by Lindsey Wilson
[ DN ] We laud 'Maude,' but... by Howard Kissel
The new musical "Harold and Maude" has humor, some genuine musical wit in the second act, and lots of charm. But at a time when outlandishness has become all too commonplace, "Harold and Maude" can't really shock us.
[ NYP ] BACH 'N' SOUL By CLIVE BARNES
THE rat-a-tat feet still dazzle and the facial expressions � poised between beatific grin and very occasional snarl � are unchanged.
Yet this is a new-style Savion Glover on view at the Joyce Theater.
[ BG ] Absolutely Willful By Ed Siegel
Brilliance of LeBow makes 'Rivals' highfalutin fun
[ BH ] Delightful Huntington cast has no 'Rivals' By Terry Byrne
[ LAT ] 'River's' appeal keeps flowing along By Rob Kendt
Deaf West Theatre's 'Big River' is not only bigger but also better as it returns to L.A. at the Ahmanson.
[ LAT ] Pain? It's just meat for her jaded skewer By Philip Brandes
Jackie Hoffman remains mercilessly acerbic as she delves into her career, family and love life in 'The Kvetching Continues.'
[ NYT ] MUSIC REVIEW | WESLA WHITFIELD
You May Say I'm a Dreamer but I Can Imagine, Can't I? By STEPHEN HOLDEN
News:
[ B ] Michael Berresse Set for Broadway's Upcoming The Light in the Piazza
[ V ] Douglas will play 'Golf'
'Radio' plays a new tune
[ V ] Going to the opera
Taymor, Marshall among incoming helmers
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
BILLY CRYSTAL'S one-man show, "700 Sundays" is one of Broadway's hot tickets, a record breaker. So now, Warner Books and Billy have decided to put his poignant/funny onstage autobiographical musings into book form.
[ NJ ] Center stage by Peter Filichia
Luna's lineup
[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly
Compiled By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
An Embattled Playwright Speaks; Waiting for Vanessa
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 14
[ P ] Kushner and Tesori's Caroline, or Change with Pinkins Plays in San Francisco
[ P ] Mike Burstyn to Star in Folksbiene Revival of On Second Avenue
[ P ] Hunter Foster Jumps Into The Producers on Tour Jan. 14
[ P ] Full Casting Announced for Musical Lennon
[ P ] Lone Star Love to Perform on "The View" Jan. 18
[ P ] Chicago Staging of I Am My Own Wife Extends Its Run
[ TM ] Drama Desk to Host Panel Discussion Featuring Albee et al.
[ P ] John Houseman Theatre to Close Off-Broadway with Lazer Vaudeville
[ P ] Anyone Can Whistle � with LuPone, McDonald and Cerveris � Is Next for Chicago's Ravinia Festival
[ P ] Brian Stokes Mitchell to Celebrate Love and Life at Feinstein's
[ P ] Broadway Downtown Concert Series to Feature Stars from Mamma Mia!, Avenue Q and More
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
[ NYT ] The Dynamics of Pricing Tickets for Broadway Shows
posted at 1/13/2005 02:20:42 PM by James Marino | Item Link
[ NYP ] B'WAY TO LIGHT UP W. GALA By DEBORAH ORIN
President Bush's inauguration is going Broadway � with the gorgeous voice of Tony-winner Kristen Chenoweth, plus the tap-tap-tapping of the Radio City Rockettes.
Just don't ask Bush to pronounce Kristin's name. :-)
Thanks to Matthew for the link!
Features:
[ B ] First Person: The Biggest Time by Des McAnuff
[ TB ] Interview with Roger Rees by Beth Herstein
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: Those Rotten Scoundrels Hone Their Dirty Ways Before Broadway Opening
[ B ] Photo Op: A Dirty Rotten and Delicious New Musical Comedy
[ B ] Photo Op: Hairspray Eats Cake for Its 1,000th Performance
[ B ] Photo Op: Kathie Lee Gifford Welcomes Regis Philbin to Bridge
Reviews:
[ USA ] Brits bring bright note to the musical By Elysa Gardner
What hits the stage in London often determines what becomes a hit on Broadway later � and sometimes vice-versa. USA TODAY surveys the current theatrical offerings from the British capital.
News:
[ B ] Lazer Vaudeville to Be the Final Show at the John Houseman Theatre
[ TM ] Gay Valentine Music Celebration To Be Held at The Town Hall on February 12
[ P ] Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear Begins Previews Jan. 13
[ P ] Urban Cowboy's Colella to Star in Off-Broadway's Joy, Feb. 2-20
[ P ] ABBA Documentary � with Mamma Mia! Highlights � to Air on Ovation
[ P ] Lone Star Love Gals Head to the Chatterbox Jan. 13
[ B ] Jerry Springer - The Opera to Close in the West End on February 19
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[ NYT ] Drawn to Broadway From Near and, Mostly, Far By JESSE McKINLEY
A new study shows that most Broadway audience members come from outside the city and its suburbs, and that the most important factor in ticket buying is "personal recommendation."
[ NYT ] Lincoln Center Chairman Is to Resign By ROBIN POGREBIN
Bruce Crawford, who was brought in three years ago to be a stabilizing force in an institution roiled by infighting, will step down in June.
Features:
[ HC ] A 'Forest' Clearing By FRANK RIZZO
It's All Coming Together For Gifted Playwright, As Several Big Projects Reach Fruition
Craig Lucas.
[ LADN ] His next act By Evan Henerson
It's all a hoax, right, this supposed changing of the guard at the Music Center? Outgoing Center Theatre Group artistic director Gordon Davidson -- who founded CTG 37 years ago -- can't actually be departing the institution he built into an internationally renowned artistic powerhouse. He's just changing his title from artistic director to founding director.
Right?
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ Y ] Broadway Plans Busy Second Half of Season By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
[ DN ] The next British invasion by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Even before "Mary Poppins" and her brolly got off the ground in the West End last month, people wondered when the spick-and-span nanny would fly to Broadway. Theater sources predict the show will set down in 2006 or 2007. In the meantime, other London productions are already crossing over to New York or completing plans to do so.
[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS
WANTED: HOST FOR THE TONYS
[ LAT ] Good word of mouth built it By Leslie Gornstein
'Def Poetry Jam,' finishing up a two-year tour, has found its hip-hop/NPR audience.
News:
[ TM ] New York Production of 1984 Canceled Due to Rights Issues
[ HC ] 'Don Quixote'-Influenced Production At Trinity by Frank Rizzo
[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 13
[ P ] Margulies Returns to Home Turf With Broadway Premiere of Brooklyn Boy at MTC Biltmore Jan. 13
[ P ] It's Now Or Never: All Shook Up Opens in Chicago Jan. 13; Broadway Bow Is Feb. 20
[ P ] Ithaca's Kitchen Cooks Up Precious Nonsense, a "New" Backstage Musical by Gilbert & Sullivan, Jan. 13-Feb. 12
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'INNOCENTS'
The Hazards of Fortune in the Age of Innocence By PHOEBE HOBAN
The Ripe Time company's evocative interpretation of Edith Wharton's "House of Mirth" is full of magical moments and stunning images.
[ CU ] Innocents
[ NYP ] A MAJOR REVIVAL IN GENERAL By FRANK SCHECK
HAL Linden, TV's long time Barney Miller, is the very model of a modern major general in this 125th anniversary production of the beloved Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
[ NYP ] AN INTERN-OFF By FRANK SCHECK
DON'T go to "Aphrodisiac" expecting a juicy roman a clef. Although Rob Handel's new play is based on the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy and her relationship with then-Congressman Gary Condit, its most provocative aspect is its title.
[ LAT ] Sex, drugs and Shakespeare By F. Kathleen Foley
The Troubies provide bawdy fun with 'The Comedy of Aerosmith.'
[ NYT ] CABARET REVIEW | SYLVIA MCNAIR
Sedate Standards With Bursts of Bluegrass By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Sylvia McNair brings a steady, even lightness of touch and tonal perfection to a program that concentrates on Harold Arlen and Richard Rodgers.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Features:
[ B ] Little Women of the '50s by Ken Mandelbaum
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Producers of The Producers Welcome New Stars to the St. James Theatre
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: O'Brien, Meehan, Other Creatives Dig Into Giant Hairspray Cake at 1,000th Show
News:
[ P ] Falling Off Broadway Falling Off Off-Broadway Boards Early, Ends Jan. 16
[ B ] David Black's Falling Off Broadway to Shutter on January 16
[ P ] Vanessa Redgrave Cancels Stratford Hecuba Performances Due to Operation
[ P ] London Jerry Springer to Close Feb. 19, Prior to UK Tour
[ P ] Beaches to Beatles: Good Vibrations' Kimball Cast in Upcoming Lennon
Current Good Vibrations actor Chad Kimball will leave the new Beach Boys musical shortly after the work opens on Broadway to begin work on the upcoming John Lennon stagework Lennon.
[ P ] Earle Hyman and Wendell Pierce to Star in Cherry Orchard Off Broadway Feb. 3-27
[ P ] 30 Pieces of Silver: Tickets to The Last Days of Judas Iscariot on Sale, Jan. 13
[ P ] Mama Was a Spitfire: Melanie Rey Musical A Life�A Broad Begins at NYC's Greenwich Street Jan. 31
[ P ] Scott Schwartz to Direct New Reading of Musical The Me Nobody Knows
[ P ] Chenoweth and LuPone Sing Candide on PBS Jan. 12
[ P ] Piazza Creators Venture Deep into Singing Forest at Long Wharf; Opens Jan. 12
[ P ] Broadway's Peter Gallagher Sings on Fox's "The O.C."; Song Available on iTunes
[ P ] Dempsey, Kunken, Deal Cast in Mister Roberts in D.C.
[ B ] Girl Group Time Travelers Eyes Summer Broadway Bow
[ P ] Debbie Allen Heads Up '60s-centric Trio Musical Girl Group Time Travelers for Broadway in July
[ B ] A Chorus Line to Return to Broadway in 2006 with Bob Avian as Director
[ P ] A Chorus Line to Return to Broadway in 2006
[ P ] MCC Benefit to Feature New Work by Baitz, Guare, Hedges, LaBute, Nelson, Wasserstein
[ P ] Verbatim Verboten, Chicago Hit, to Reach New York's Fez, Jan. 21
[ P ] Writers Guild of America Honors David Mamet with Screen Laurel Award
[ P ] Jane Krakowski and Douglas Hodge Confirmed to Join Ewan McGregor in London Guys And Dolls
Reviews:
[ TB ] The Glass Menagerie
Boston Review by Suzanne Bixby
[ TM ] Innocents
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
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[ STARS ] LATE TENOR MARIO LANZA, GOLDEN VOICE OF 50s MUSICALS, REMEMBERED
by ELLIS NASSOUR
The late Mario Lanza, whose stunning voice brought tenor arias to the world in lavish, big-screen movies, is being remembered Thursday night at Alice Tully Hall with a star-studded gala, Be My Love: The World of Mario Lanza.
[ NYT ] 'A Chorus Line' Will Return to Broadway By JESSE McKINLEY
Sixteen years after it closed a record-setting run at the Shubert Theater, Michael Bennett's landmark musical is to be restaged on Broadway next year.
[ V ] 'Girl' travels to Broadway
The unusual title "Girl Group Time Travelers" pretty much sums up the tuner announced by producers Jeffrey Richards and Michael Rothfeld for a Broadway preem in July.
[ NYP ] THE FULL MONTY By MICHAEL RIEDEL
CHICAGO � �Spamalot,� in tryouts here at the Shubert Theater, bills itself as �the musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture �Monty Python and the Holy Grail.��
It might also call itself �the musical lovingly ripped off from �Forbidden Broadway� and �The Producers.��
And when it opens on Broadway in March, we�ll be calling it �a great big lovingly ripped-off hit.�
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
The theater landscape has changed greatly over the years, but how have theater tickets changed?
[ B ] Stage Notes: Week of January 17, 2005 by Paul Wontorek
[ P ] Major-ly Modern Hal
Tony Award winner Hal Linden patters away in The Pirates of Penzance at City Center.
[ B ] PHOTO OP: Spin City Buds Become Broadway Producers
News:
[ V ] UK 'Producers' claims record gross
West End tuner reaps impressive $1.6 mil
[ V ] Chi hit 'Verboten' visits Gotham
Show features illicit conversations from public figures
[ V ] Dempsey cast as 'Mr. Roberts'
Production opens March 12
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
BILL and Hillary Clinton glitzed up Angus McIndoe's namesake Broadway hangout the other night when they came in for a late bite after catching "Democracy."
[ NYP ] SAD SAG NOD FOR ORBACH
[ SPT ] 'Phantom' star raises money for Florida hurricane victims By MIKE WILSON
Phantom of the Opera film star Patrick Wilson, his family and friends raised $54,900 in a concert to benefit Florida hurricane victims Monday night at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Thanks to bwaynut on All That Chat for the link!
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 12
[ P ] Atlantic 453 Stages Weitzman's Arrangements, a Biting Comedy With Murney and Grenfell, Jan. 12-30
Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'K.I. FROM "CRIME"'
An Ill, Very Angry Widow, Her Fatherless Children and You, Their Guest By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
This New York debut of the Lithuanian-born director Kama Ginkas - call it a highbrow "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding" from hell - offers little in the way of meaningful drama.
[ VV ] Lithuanian Auteur Implicates Us in a Collective Guilt by Charlotte Stoudt
K.I. From 'CRIME'
[ ATW ] Vigil Over a Dying Man Raises Questions of Family and Faith in Communion
Review by Andy Propst
[ TB ] Communion
Review by Matthew Murray
[ NYP ] 'HAROLD' AND FLAWED By FRANK SCHECK
[ CU ] Harold & Maude
[ BG ] Casting coup buoys mixed 'Menagerie' By Sandy MacDonald
[ BH ] Bare production leaves 'Glass' half-empty By Robert Nesti
[ NJ ] First-lady medley needs makeup break BY PETER FILICHIA
[ INQ ] A masterful 'Candide,' yet the garden still must grow By David Patrick Stearns
[ VV ] Recalling the Days of Theatrical Liberation by Charles McNulty
Stephen J. Bottoms's Playing Underground
[ VV ] Chekhov's Only Drama as a Comedy by David Kornhaber
Classic Stage Company
[ VV ] On Facts So Strange They Provoke Fictional Games by Alexis Soloski
Aphrodisiac
[ VV ] The Winter's Tale From a Child's Point of View by Alexis Soloski
Mamillius
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005
[ TB ] PHOTOS FROM CY COLEMAN TRIBUTE by Maryann Lopinto
posted at 1/11/2005 07:09:57 PM by James Marino | Item Link
Features:
[ TM ] Hall of Fame By: Brian Scott Lipton
Sir Peter Hall on his critically acclaimed production of As You Like It, soon to play at BAM.
[ B ] PHOTO OP: John Mayer Tips His Hat to the Great White Way
Reviews:
[ B ] Harold & Maude: The Musical
Review by Eric Grode
News:
[ P ] George C. Wolfe to Direct LaBute's This Is How It Goes at Public Theater
[ TM ] MCC Slates Escape Benefit for January 31
[ TM ] Love 'N Courage Benefit to Honor Robert Whitehead
[ P ] Hoty and Cavenaugh Get a Kick Out of Anything Goes, in TUTS Staging in TX Jan. 27-Feb. 13
[ P ] Playwright Brad Fraser Returns with More Possible Human Remains in Snake in Fridge Off-Broadway
[ P ] Party Like It's 1985! Lyric Theatre in OK Premieres I Want My 80's Musical! Jan. 20-Feb. 12
[ P ] "Chicago," "Kinsey" Screenwriter Condon Set to Pen and Direct Dreamgirls Movie
[ B ] Broadway Grosses: Post-Holiday Reality
[ B ] Lea DeLaria & David Greenspan Set for Worth Street's Happy Days
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News:
[ B ] Writer/Director Bill Condon Readies Dreamgirls for the Big Screen
[ B ] Director David Warren Joins Carrafa for Good Vibrations Rehearsals
[ P ] Director David Warren Enters Good Vibrations Camp
[ B ] Grant Shaud Joins the Cast of After Ashley at the Vineyard
[ P ] Cast Complete for Off-Broadway Debut of After Ashley with Paquin and Culkin
[ B ] Nichols' Passion Play to Complete Roundabout's Season
[ P ] Double Indemnity: Roundabout Nabs Nichols' Passion Play for Final Season Entry
[ DN ] Broadway stars recall why Cy was their guy by Howard Kissel
[ TM ] Life and Work of Cy Coleman Celebrated at Majestic Theatre
[ P ] Cy Coleman's Musical Witchcraft Sung and Spoken of at Jan. 10 Memorial
[ P ] Broadway Grosses: Jan. 3-9
[ Y ] Biz soars; 'Shook' 721g
Road grosses jumped a huge 36.6% to $14,978,801 during Week 31 (Dec. 27-Jan. 2) as six shows returned to the boards after a Christmas hiatus.
[ G ] Obituary: Hugh Hastings by Dennis Barker
Hugh Hastings, who has died aged 87, made theatre history with his one hit, the naval comedy Seagulls Over Sorrento. It opened at London's Apollo Theatre in 1950 and ran for 1,551 performances; only two plays had then run longer - No�l Coward's Blithe Spirit and the army comedy, Worm's Eye View.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
[ IBDB ] Hugh Hastings' Broadway Credits
[ B ] Douglas Hodge Set to Play Nathan Detroit in London's Guys and Dolls
[ P ] Ariel Dorfman's New Play, Purgatorio, Gets Workshop at NC's Theater Previews at Duke Feb. 4-6
[ P ] Lea DeLaria Happy Days Set for Feb. 1 Off-Broadway
[ P ] Chenoweth, Linney, Goodbye Girl Earn SAG Award Nominations
[ V ] Writers Guild gives nod to Mamet
Previous winners include Brooks, Edwards, Wilder
[ V ] Drabinsky's hearing gets under way
Former B'way biggie charged with fraud, insider trading
[ WP ] Backstage: Tsikurishvili, Back In the Laboratory By Jane Horwitz
The Signature Theatre's anniversary concert with Marc Kudisch and Kathie Lee Gifford (third item).
[ TM ] Joe Allen Will Donate Monday Night Restaurant Earnings to Tsunami Relief Effort
[ TM ] Songs by Emerging Composers and Lyricists to be Showcased at Makor
[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
'Jerry Springer': The Furor
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 11
[ P ] Cabaret Star Wesla Whitfield Releases New CD, "In My Life," Coinciding With NYC Engagement Jan. 11-23
[ P ] A Novel Idea: Oates' Tattooed Girl Gets Stage Premiere Jan. 11-Feb. 20 in DC
[ P ] Norman Allen's Romantic Comedy, Fallen From Proust, Premieres at DC's Signature Jan. 11
[ P ] Together Again for the First Time: Kind & Ruck Are Bialystock & Bloom in Broadway's Producers
[ P ] Falsettos' Finn and Lapine Reteam for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Off-Broadway
[ P ] Hawke, Shawn, Posey, Cannavale Cause Hurlyburly Off-Broadway, Jan. 11
[ P ] A Green Bean: Wicked Officially Welcomes Its New Elphaba Jan. 11
[ P ] Northern Ireland Reaches Southern Manhattan as Belfast Blues Begins Off-Broadway
"Harold & Maude" - Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'HAROLD & MAUDE: THE MUSICAL'
Youth, Age and Love Now in a Songful Fix By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
"Harold & Maude: The Musical" strains and sputters trying to recapture both the movie's uplifting message and its subversive comic streak.
[ Y ] 'Harold & Maude' Shows Promise By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
[ NJ ] Well-acted 'Maude' veers off-key BY PETER FILICHIA
[ TM ] Harold & Maude: The Musical
Review By: David Finkle
"Real Men" (thanks to American Theater Web for the links):
[ MH ] Revue on pains of love, loss hurts in weak world premiere BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
If you want an object lesson in how difficult it is to create a new musical, head to the Coconut Grove Playhouse, where Charles Strouse's Real Men is getting a desultory world premiere. Not that you'd necessarily want to pay $35 to $60 per ticket for an object lesson.
[ SS ] Real Men: Filled with male angst, vocal calisthenics and a splash of comedy By Jack Zink
[ SS ] Composer-lyricist Charles Strouse has high hopes for his new small musical Real Men By Candice Russell
Other Reviews:
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THREE SISTERS'
Forget Moscow; These Sisters Are More the Wal-Mart Type By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
The director Pavol Liska opts for a loud, heavy-handed and very modern sarcasm in his stylishly updated interpretation of Chekhov's play.
[ TM ] Three Sisters
Reviewed By: David Finkle
[ TM ] The Siegel Column
Praise for Audra McDonald's American Songbook concert. Plus: Hal Linden in The Pirates of Penzance and O'Connor & Vogel in How to be Perfect.
[ NJ ] Smooth sailing for this 'Pirates' vogage BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
[ TM ] The Pirates of Penzance
Reviewed By: Marc Miller
[ ND ] If you come to dinner, bring your Cliffs Notes BY GORDON COX
The unlikeliest fixture of Off-Broadway this winter is Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov, the drunkard who gets run over by a horse-drawn carriage in "Crime and Punishment."
[ ATW ] A Small Episode from Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' Takes Center Stage in 'K.I.'
Review by Andy Propst
[ LAT ] Gaps in 'Mountain' make it a mere hill By Don Shirley
Christopher Shinn's play explores the psychological ripples left in the wake of a young celebrity's death, but many questions remain unanswered.
[ TB ] Tricks of the Trade
Review by Warren Hoffman
Well finally, gay men can stop complaining that there isn't an "Afterschool Special" for them.
[ CU ] The Winning Streak
[ TB ] Monty Python's Spamalot
Review by John Olson
Features:
[ JN ] A witch tested by fire By PETER D. KRAMER
Shoshana Bean interview.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.
[ NYT ] NYC
On Justice, in Politics and on Stage By CLYDE HABERMAN
Gov. George Pataki could have given his talk on crime-fighting an interesting twist by denouncing Broadway values - theater that is soft on serious crime.
[ B ] Stage Notes: January 10-16 by Paul Wontorek
[ P ] PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Alan Ruck
Audiences around the country over the past year saw a new side of Alan Ruck, the actor best known for "Spin City" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
[ WP ] The Whole Jolly Lot By Bob Thompson
In P.G. Wodehouse's World, Things Are Tiptop And Topsy-Turvy. Just Ask His Biographer.
[ NYT ] A Scholar of the Outr� Returns to Shakespearean Basics By DINITIA SMITH
Taking a detour from modern bisexuality to Elizabethan drama, Marjorie Garber describes her new book of Shakespeare essays as "old-fashioned."
[ BS ] Wherefore Homer?
Fed up with the standard Shakespeare? Bored by the Bard? A glance at the cast breakdown of Machomer might clue you in that you're about to witness a new twist on an old classic. The characters are all there, but the portrayers might strike you as odd.
[ BS ] Cue You By Jean Schiffman
What do stage managers want?
[ NYP ] LIZ SMITH
'SPAMALOT' SINGS, SURPRISES
[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
EARLY DEBUT
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Monday, January 10, 2005
"Spamalot":
[ V ] Review: Monty Python's Spamalot By CHRIS JONES
This show has sufficient laughs and enough genuinely inspired theatrical silliness to ensure boffo Broadway returns and, no doubt, a long Vegas retirement. Given the power of the Python brand, it could well be as lucrative as "The Producers," a show whose playbook has been very, very closely studied here -- right down to the Chicago tryout, and the gags about gays and the Jews who run Broadway.
[ B ] Did Chicago Critics Eat Up the Broadway-Bound Spamalot?
[ P ] PHOTO CALL: The Knights of Spamalot Begin the Procession to Broadway in Chicago
Reviews:
[ TB ] Harold and Maude: Paper Mill Musical Delight Easily Surpasses Classic Cult Film by Bob Rendell
[ B ] CDs: London '54 by Ken Mandelbaum
WEDDING IN PARIS/ CAN-CAN (London Casts) (Sepia)
[ CU ] The Three Sisters
[ CU ] Belize
[ TB ] Sound Advice: The Best Theatrical CDs of 2004 by Jonathan Frank
News:
[ P ] Cast Complete for Upcoming Glengarry Glen Ross Broadway Revival
[ B ] Jordan Lage Completes Casting of Glengarry Glen Ross Revival
[ P ] Tony Winner Harriet Harris to Star in The Unexpected Man at the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts
[ P ] Green Is Nessarose, Lipton Is Boq and Parker Is Dillamond in Wicked Tour; Complete Cast Announced
[ B ] Off-Broadway's 1966 to Recreate a Night of Rock and Go-Go on the Strip
[ P ] Wicked's Menzel Thanks Fans on Website; San Francisco Concert Planned
[ P ] Will Wicked's Chenoweth Become a "West Wing" Regular?
[ P ] Disney to Develop Movie Musicals for Tony Winner Hugh Jackman
[ P ] Jerry Springer - The Opera Draws 45,000 Complaints and 1.8 Million TV Viewers
[ P ] Flocking to "Fockers": "Parents" Sequel Remains 1 at Box Office; "Phantom" Steady at 9
[ P ] Casting Complete for York Theatre's Musical Revue LingoLand
[ P ] Audra McDonald Wows Crowds at American Songbook Opener
posted at 1/10/2005 04:41:47 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
[ DH ] The knights who sing �Ni!' by Jack Helbig
In the mid-'70s a group of Oxford- and Cambridge-educated lunatics changed the face of comedy in America forever when their insane but inspired send up Arthurian legend, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," hit movie theaters at almost the same time their inspired but insane BBC comedy began to be aired on PBS.
posted at 1/10/2005 10:53:50 AM by James Marino | Item Link
[ V ] Disney's song and dance
Disney has made a nonexclusive deal to develop multiple theatrical tuners for Hugh Jackman to produce and topline. Jackman has formed a company with new partner John Palermo, and they will be joined in the venture by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
[ NYT ] Ding Dong, a Witch Is Hurt, but She Takes Her Final Bow By JESSE McKINLEY
After breaking a rib onstage on Saturday, Idina Menzel, departing star of "Wicked," returned to a standing ovation at the Gershwin Theater.
[ B ] Photo Op: Idina Menzel Departs the Merry Old Land of Oz
[ CST ] 'Spamalot' cans Broadway grail BY HEDY WEISS
[ CT ] Is 'Spamalot' digestible? By Michael Phillips
Python fans rejoice: Musical succeeds on sheer comic goodwill
Features:
[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary
Some crimes aren't easily forgotten, and there's one that Filichia definitely wants to address.
[ TS ] Siren Song Of The Suburbs by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
An in-depth analysis of the musical theatre underpinnings of Desperate Housewives, complete with a list of all episodes to date with their titular songs, quotes, origins, etc.
[ NY ] Overheard: What the Audience Really Thought About Pacific Overtures
[ NY ] Long Story Short
How �Little Women� Made Its Way to Broadway�Misfires, Firings, and All By Boris Kachka
[ NY ] Chanteuse: Ute Lemper By Boris Kachka
Reviews:
[ NYT ] MUSIC REVIEW | AUDRA MCDONALD
Dressing Up Pop Songs in Refinement By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Audra McDonald's program set a high standard for Lincoln Center's American Songbook series.
[ NJ ] The next frontier for Audra McDonald BY JAY LUSTIG
Tony winner puts pop in repertoire
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE'
Merry Storms of Words, Well Below the Speed Limit By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Equal measures of experience and affection are blended in the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' spirited, vocally confident performances at City Center.
[ TB ] The Pirates of Penzance
Review by Matthew Murray
[ ATW ] A Glorious Sounding Pirates of Penzance
Review by Andy Propst
[ NJ ] A new ballgame in the bottom of the ninth BY PETER FILICHIA
"The Winning Streak," Lee Blessing's new play on baseball -- and the men who love and loathe it -- is certainly a hit.
[ TB ] The Winning Streak Strikes Out at George Street
New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'GONE MISSING'
It's Nowhere to be Found? Don't Go Round the Bend By JASON ZINOMAN
A group called the Civilians has created a cunningly constructed and charmingly performed show built on real-life interviews with people who have lost something.
[ NYT ] THEATER REVIEW | 'ACCIDENTAL NOSTALGIA'
Avant-Garde With a Twang By JASON ZINOMAN
Country singer Cynthia Hopkins's dynamic show about memory loss is one of the highlights of the Under the Radar festival at St. Ann's Warehouse.
[ TB ] Aphrodisiac
Review by Matthew Murray
[ ATW ] An Invigoratingly Contemporary Three Sisters
Review by Andy Propst
News:
[ V ] 'Tomfoolery' sings again in London
Revue features 28 Lehrer songs linked by a narrative
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 10
[ P ] Former Aida Star Lands Morning Radio Gig
[ P ] Author Discusses "Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical" at Barnes and Noble, Jan. 10
[ P ] Cook Pays Tribute to Late Harper on BBC Radio Jan. 10
[ P ] Music and Lyrics By Benefit to Feature Testa, Block, Fleming and Wilson
[ P ] Cy Coleman to Be Remembered at Majestic Theatre Tribute on Jan. 10
[ P ] Faith Prince and Lucy Lawless Sing in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Concert Version
[ P ] Kaufman and Ferber Are Reimagined in Florida Readings of New Play, George and Edna Go to Omaha Jan. 10 & 12
posted at 1/10/2005 08:59:11 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link
Sunday, January 09, 2005
[ NYP ] 'WICKED' FALL ENDS WITCH'S RUN By BRIAN HAMACHER and HASANI GITTENS
They say "break a leg" on Broadway for good luck, but "Wicked the Musical" star Idina Menzel nearly took that term literally during a matinee performance yesterday.
[ DN ] More race hate letters BY ALISON GENDAR
The poison-pen racist who sent "sick" hate mail to actors Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel targeted dozens of other prominent interracial couples - including Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, the Daily News has learned.
[ BBC ] Springer opera draws 1.7m viewers
More than 1.7 million viewers watched Jerry Springer - The Opera on BBC Two on Saturday, despite the objections of protestors.
[ BBC ] BBC Executives Targeted in Springer Show Protest By Tim Castle
The BBC has called in police to investigate a torrent of abusive calls made to the homes of its senior executives before its broadcast of a profanity-laden opera, a BBC spokesman said on Saturday.
Features:
[ CST ] Chicago becoming Holy Grail of pre-Broadway tryouts BY KEVIN NANCE
[ CT ] Summer of '75 meant a quest for 'Holy Grail' By Michael Phillips
[ B ] Q&A: Harvey Fierstein by David Drake
[ NJ ] Director uncovers some Grimm secrets in 'Wings' BY PETER FILICHIA
Once upon a time, when Mary Zimmerman was only 5 or 6, she ventured into a forest and spied a bunch of fairies.
[ USA ] 'Bebe' moves to Wisteria Lane By Ann Oldenburg
Harriet Sansom Harris, who joins the cast of Desperate Housewives as Mrs. Huber's sister, has no idea where the plot of ABC's hit mystery-soap is headed.
[ BG ] She has a way with Shakespeare By Jean Tang
When people tell Lynn Collins she is going to be the ultimate Shakespearean actress of her generation, her response is crisp and logical.
"Why do they have to put 'Shakespearean' in front of that?" she shoots back.
[ NYT ] Kathie Lee Prepares to Perk Up Broadway By LARRY ZUCKERMAN
"Under the Bridge" is the first part of Kathie Lee Gifford's three-pronged campaign to etch her name in the annals of American musical theater.
[ NYT ] DIRECTIONS | ON THE BOARDS
Its Own Reward By ERIC GRODE
How did Anne Bancroft, Anjelica Huston and Meryl Streep become producers of one-woman shows in New York, and how involved have they been?
[ NYT ] Meet Downtown's New 'It' Boy By ADA CALHOUN
Murray Hill is a paunchy, 50-year-old Borscht Belt comic from Brooklyn. Just don't call him a "drag king."
[ HC ] The Overcoat By FRANK RIZZO
Bushnell Gambles On A Comedy Without Dialogue To Advance Its Drive To Produce Its Own Shows For U.S. Tours
[ NYP ] SWEET STAGE By BARBARA HOFFMAN
Call me crazy (and my colleague Michael Riedel, alias the Butcher of Broadway, sure will), but I'm looking forward to Broadway's second half.
[ BG ] The versatile Will LeBow takes on 'Rivals' at Huntington By Catherine Foster
[ HChron ] Broadway's mad scientist By EVERETT EVANS
'Jekyll & Hyde' and 'Dracula' creator plans 'Frankenstein' adaptation
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!
[ DN ] The best role of his life BY DAVID HINCKLEY
Ron McLarty offers hope for unpublished novelists who keep plugging away
Reviews:
[ P ] ON THE RECORD: "The Magic of Diahann Carroll" and Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend
[ HC ] 'Phantom' Film Falls Far Short Of Stage Play
News:
[ LAT ] 'Aida' is on the road with Equity by Don Shirley
[ P ] Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 9
[ P ] Sirius Satellite Radio: Good Vibrations's Carrafa and Larsen
[ P ] Cherry Lane 2005 Mentor Project Features Forman, Baron, Joseph
[ P ] Mike Albo Offers Himself as Product Placement in My Price Point at P.S. 122
[ P ] Kuhn, Mazzie and McBroom Set for Osher Marin Concerts
[ P ] Harry Connick, Jr., to Star in Broadway Revival of Pajama Game
[ B ] Harry Connick, Jr. to Star in Fall 2005 B'way Pajama Game Revival
posted at 1/9/2005 10:15:22 AM by Tim Dunleavy | 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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