Primo legit pair hail 'Mary'

Disney, Mackintosh in 1st collaboration
Plans are firming up for the London preem of the stage musical "Mary Poppins" 14 months from now. The project marks the first producing collaboration between legit heavyweights Cameron Mackintosh and Disney.

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

Biz up; 'Hairspray' 934g

Road grosses

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B.O. up; 'Gypsy' 681g

Broadway grosses

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Beatle for B'way

Yoko OKs songs for 'Lennon' musical
Imagine the songs of John Lennon on Broadway. Yoko Ono has signed off on a new stage musical to be produced by Edgar Lansbury and Don Scardino. Yet to be titled, the tuner is projected for the 2004-05 Broadway season.

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

Columbus Day no discovery for B'way

Paid attendance down 30,000 ticket buyers from a year ago
Broadway will have to wait for Thanksgiving to reap a holiday bonanza. The Columbus Day weekend discovered no new territory, falling well below last year's record of $14.56 million for 28 shows.

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

Biz jumps; 'Chicago' 903g

Road grosses

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B.O. up; 'Boy' 680g

Broadway grosses

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Bard home base enters rehab

Royal Shakespeare Co.'s new a.d. sets plans for recovery
How do you counter the deafening chorus of cheers these days surrounding the National Theater, especially if you're that other major British theatrical institution, the Royal Shakespeare Co.?

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

'Girl' to get makeover for West End

Armitage to o'see new version of 1937 musical
"Me and My Girl," one of the longest-running Brit tuners of the 1980s, will receive a major West End revival next spring.

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

'Color Purple' B'way bound in early '05

Co. also developing musical with AC/DC singer
The musical version of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" is slated for an early 2005 arrival on Broadway following a tryout run at a regional theater in fall 2004.

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

B.O. even; 'Out' 210g

Broadway grosses

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B.O. steady; 'Lion' $1.5 mil

Road grosses

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League, Wing extending Tonys prod'n agreement

CBS in talks to extend pact beyond 2004
The League of American Theaters and Producers and the American Theater Wing have extended their partnership to produce the Tony Awards through 2008.

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

Rizzo's legit at Variety

Writer to contribute news, reviews; McNulty joins Voice

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B'way dips in Sept. but kid fare climbs

Eleven prod'ns saw increases

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Biz up; 'Producers' 809g

Broadway Grosses

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'Cabaret' adding Pascal

Show closing could be pushed back

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B'way B.O. not pretty, but it's been worse

'Gypsy,' 'Movin' Out' fall to vets 'Aida' and 'Chicago'
How is Broadway holding up during the cruelest month of the year? Twenty shows brought in a record $10,422,891, up a good if not great $708,116, or 7.29%, from the previous dud session.

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

'Nine' lives on B'way TV

Revival legiter will hit pay-per-view, DVD

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

B'way bewitches H'w'd (again)

Tome-to-tuner route beckons film producers
If the Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical "Wicked" opens to glowing reviews next month, book agents may find themselves literally singing the praises of its producers, who may be paving the way for more book-Broadway-bigscreen transfers.

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

B'way B.O. laboring after end of holiday

'La Mancha,' 'Journey,' 'April' contribute to drop
Broadway grosses took their typical post-Labor Day nosedive, as tourists headed home and kids headed back to school. Total B.O. took a hit of some 29.6%. The 20 shows brought in $9,774,715, down $3,827,539 from last week's already slumping holiday numbers.

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

Biz even; 'Man' 763g

Broadway grosses

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B.O. dips; 'Millie' 926g

Road grosses

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American Theater Wing taps temp chief

Search continues for permanent leader
Howard Sherman has been named interim director of the American Theater Wing, effective immediately. He assumes the duties previously undertaken by Roy A. Somlyo, the former president of the wing, who departed the org after June's Tony Awards.

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

B'way B.O. takes holiday break

Six shows improved over the same time frame in 2002
Broadway greeted the Labor Day weekend with a big yawn. Twenty-three shows brought in $13,800,381, up only $129,947 or 0.95% over the previous non-holiday session. Box office was a little more robust a year ago, when receipts came to $14.1 million.

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