The Producers

Review by Matt Wolf, Variety
Lane has never seemed -- or sounded -- so fresh, his amazing generosity of spirit, lung power and comic timing making him the American goodwill ambassador to Britain we sorely need right now.

Death and the Ploughman

Review by Chris Jones, Variety

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Review by David Rooney, Variety

Broadway's 'Wicked' Expecting Big Profits By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

Just before Christmas, an event that warms the heart of commercial theater producers everywhere will take place at "Wicked," Broadway's $14 million "Wizard of Oz" prequel: Pay back.

Evita

Review by Frank Rizzo, Variety

Sailor's Song

Review by David Rooney, Variety

Hell Meets Henry Halfway

Review by Marilyn Stasio, Variety

B'way B.O. bust continues

Broadway's disastrous Halloween session was followed by the double whammy of the election and the end of daylight-saving time.

Basic Training

Review by Joel Hirschhorn, Variety

The Foreigner

Review by David Rooney, Variety
A capable cast captained by ever-amiable Matthew Broderick in a puckish turn provides a steady trickle of laughs but not much sustenance in the Roundabout's revival of "The Foreigner."

Howard Keel, Star of Musicals, Dies at 85 By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer

B.O. down; 'Scrooge' 291g

Road grosses took a 10.1% dive during Week 22 (Oct. 25-31), falling to $10,820,751, mainly because one company of "The Producers" was on hiatus. Also, "Hairspray" plunged $522,826 to $492,15…

'Cabaret' goes back to Berlin

Tate and National talking Strindberg

Novel idea: Skip the show, read the book

Golden Gate open to new things by Jean Schiffman, Variety

SAN FRANCISCO -- If it was once a cliche of theatrical vernacular to bomb in New Haven, a bound-for-Broadway show these days is just as likely to bomb -- or score -- out West.

Detour along B'way 'Avenue' by Zachary Pincus-Roth, Variety

Showbizzers will be sorting out the impact of the 2004 election for months, but Broadway's "Avenue Q" has already come to that bridge and crossed over it.

The Immigrant

Review by Marilyn Stasio, Variety
For all the tech superiority of the production package, this sentimental tuner is no barn burner -- and its simplistic message about loving one's border-breaching neighbor might not go over well in today's nasty times.

She Loves Me

Review by Robert L. Daniels, Variety

Dorian

Review by Joel Hirschhorn, Variety

Wrong Turn at Lungfish

Review by Julio Martinez, Variety

Leading Ladies

Review by Joe Leydon, Variety

Gemini: The Musical

Review by Toby Zinman, Variety

Biz rises; 'Producers' 756g

Road grosses jumped 16.0% to $12,041,548 during Week 21 (Oct. 18-24).

Atlanta's Alliance Theater in good health

Second straight year with balanced budget, surplus