Greif-helmed production to run July 9-20
Lili Taylor ("Six Feet Under") has taken a lead role in a revival of John Guare's 1984 "Landscape of the Body," the second mainstage production of this summer's Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, Mass.
'Tenn' retro to feature 8 Williams one-acts
The premiere of a one-act play by Edward Albee, "Home Life," will be a highlight of the 40th-anniversary season of Hartford Stage in Hartford, Conn.
Helmer Page transporting Williams play to B'way
Jason Patric is set to join Ashley Judd in the Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," taking the stage in October. Patric will play Brick.
Demands of tuner test prod'n pockets
No fewer than 24 actors will appear onstage when the musical "Fame" comes to the Little Shubert Theater this fall. Yes, the Little Shubert.
Prod'n to close a year earlier than planned
Sondheim's 'Bounce,' debuting venue enliven summer scene
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Database helps locate little-known legit
Zellweger to play Texas-born singer in Par pic
After years of film companies competing to get a Janis Joplin bio to the bigscreen, Paramount Pictures and Lakeshore are aiming an early 2004 start for "Piece of My Heart," with Renee Zellweger to star.
Story has seen resistance, but prod'n planned for 2004
Jackie Mason has his Broadway musical ("Laughing Room Only"), and Barry Manilow has his ("Harmony"). Now comes word that Shuki Levy has one, too. Levy acknowledged that the ancient Jewish revolt and subsequent mass suicide is not a subject that most people would naturally associate with this composer's most popular TV work.
Kramer's AIDS drama ran for a year in 1980s
Nearly 20 years after its world premiere at the Public Theater, "The Normal Heart" will return in February.
Producer seeks plays to complement each other, 'Smoking'
Elaine May's new play "Giving Up Smoking" is looking for a companion. Two companions, to be exact. May's longtime producer, Julian Schlossberg, will present an evening of three one-acts in the tradition of "Death Defying Acts" and "Power Plays."
Projects to be completion fall 2004
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Thesp to replace Mastrantonio on July 1
Marin Mazzie will take over from Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Aldonza in Broadway's "Man of La Mancha."
Wildman tapped interim manager as search starts
B.O. receipts set record week after kudos
How big a bounce did the Tonys give Broadway? The total receipts of 28 shows rose $583,377 or 4.21% for a grand tally of $14,452,490. That's a record for the post-awards week, but just barely. More significant, last week's paid attendance of 224,717 is off 10,000-20,000 from recent years.
'Oliver!,' 'Rat Pack,' 'Joseph' to also play
The Kodak Theater, viewed since its inception as a potential home to theatrical road shows, will begin its inaugural theater season Oct. 10 with a three-day run of the production of "The Full Monty" that played the Ahmanson Theater in spring 2002.
Re-release with new scene to pump DVD
Miramax, which earlier this year said it would re-release "Confessions of a Dangerous Minds" in August, now plans to return Oscar best pic "Chicago" to theaters in July. In both cases, theatrical re-releases will serve to hype a release of the pic in homevid the next month.
'West Side,' 'Scoundrels,' 'Piazza' go to the White Way
Three big tuners are now in the works for Broadway: one major revival and two originals. The Nederlanders are looking to partner with Kevin McCollum and Jeffrey Seller to bring "West Side Story" to Broadway. No director-choreographer is set.
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