McNally maps Chita bio

Tuner to workshop under Daniele direction next summer
Terrence McNally is at work on a new one-woman show for Chita Rivera. And it's all about Chita. "Instead of writing an autobiography, she should perform it," said producer Marty Bell.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Berlind won't bring 'Bounce' to B'way

Producer bows 'Tropics,' preps 'Town'
"Bounce" is no. And "Town" is a go. New musical "Bounce" by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman will not make the jump from the Kennedy Center, where it closed Sunday, to Gotham.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Chapman to consult for BAM

Advisor to scout int'l prod'n possibilities

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Manilow tuner's yanked

Financing ran short for 'Harmony'
First Farrah Fawcett, now Barry Manilow. The theater world is proving very inhospitable to those 1970s icons.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Actors' Equity hits non-union tours

Talks likely to include increasing producer contributions

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Flu season taking its toll on B'way

Bugs test producer pockets
Sick season has arrived early on Broadway.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Noises Off: Off B'way blues

'Omnium' to close despite positive reviews

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Busch whacks lawsuit over 'Mommie' credit

Temporary restraining order against pic overturned

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Tony adds honors

'Boheme' cast, Huntley, Johnson-Liff, Acting co. feted
Since 1947, there have been Tony Awards. Now there are Tony Honors too. On Friday at the Lyceum Theater, Hugh Jackman hosts the first Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Bonus for 'Hairspray' originals

Payments were negotiated in 2000 contract
Actors Equity has announced that a $31,000 recoupment bonus has been paid to 31 cast members and stage managers of the original production of "Hairspray."

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Schaeffer plays in 'Snow'

Scribe Cloud brings animated pic to stage with tuner

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Curtain falls on the Canon

'Kathy & Mo' to send off theater; hotel to occupy space

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Wicked' clicks in preem

Weekend perfs sold out for U Pix-backed legiter

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Scribes fear shrinking feeling

Playwrights lament limit on opportunities
Philadelphia Theater Co. dramaturg Michele Volansky calls them tree frogs -- playwrights lurking about, desperately waiting for a theater to scoop them up and give them a home.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

B.O. even; 'Oz' 829g

Broadway grosses

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Tonys tap seven for nom panel  

Two journalists, thesp, scribe, agent among additions

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Out's' Sunjata coming to 'Rescue'  

Thesp ankles stage for small screen

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Inside Move: 'Urinetown' flush with profit

Prod'n recoups $3.7 mil investment
The big news on West 43rd Street isn't that the Henry Miller Theater will be torn down, that the Durst organization is putting up a 57-story skyscraper in its place or even that "Urinetown" will have to vacate the Miller premises Feb. 15.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Thesps stage B'way rally

Jackman, Arnaz, Chalfant show support
Several hundred thesps, stage managers and supporters rallied Wednesday at Duffy Square in the Broadway district of Gotham to protest the proliferation of non-Equity touring shows.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Out's' Sunjata coming to 'Rescue'

Thesp ankles stage for small screen
Daniel Sunjata will segue from Broadway to the tube in January.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Tonys tap seven for nom panel

Two journalists, thesp, scribe, agent among additions

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Boheme' bow pushed back

Luhrmann moves after 'Never Gonna Dance' bails
Center Theatre Group has moved its presentation of Baz Luhrmann's production of Puccini's "La Bohème" to January, making it the opener of its 37th season at the Ahmanson Theatre.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Biz even; 'Wicked' 821g

Broadway Grosses

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Redefined classics star at Dublin fest

'Moon' shot pays off at popular event
A breakthrough dance-theater work from London-based Irish choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan and Tony winner Garry Hynes' visionary staging of an undervalued Irish classic were the domestic highlights of this year's Dublin Theater Festival (Sept. 29-Oct. 11).

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Reynolds on deck to hit 'Pitch'

Thesp circling first Broadway project in 40 years

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑