Saturday, September 29, 2001 The contact number for the discount being offered by the Off-Broadway Leadue of Theatres and Producers has been changed. The new number is (212) 517-1773. They are currently listing 26 shows. posted at 9/29/2001 10:22:43 PM by the other James | Item Link Today's birthdays include Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian McShane, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Enrico Fermi, Horatio Nelson, Greer Garson, and Trevor Howard. Movies Were Movies -- But They Were Plays First by Peter Filichia Cabaret Update by Ken Mandelbaum Topdog/Underdog Hopes to Howl on Broadway Spring 2002 In Abrupt Exit, Lincoln Center Sees Chief Quit by Ralph Blumenthal The resignation of Gordon J. Davis as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts cast new clouds over the center's $1.5 billion refurbishment plan. posted at 9/29/2001 07:40:35 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Friday, September 28, 2001 Broadway Stars to Sing "New York, New York" in Times Square Sept. 28 Mayor Giuliani appears in radio and print ads saying "Come back to Broadway." Broadway Flea Market Rolls Out Sept. 30 Daylong event features souvenirs, auctions and celebrity signings Touring Full Monty Cancelled After Chicago Stop The hit movie and Broadway musical to hit the Chicago stage Sondheim Considering Assassins for 2002-03 Stephen Sondheim withdraws the revival of his scabrous 1991 musical with a scene that presages the WTC terror attack NYSF Confirms Broadway Transfer of Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog in 2002 Don Cheadle (Traffic) and Jeffrey Wright (Basquiat) will recreate their roles in the hit Off-Broadway drama. Trouble Averted in River City: B'way's Music Man To Stay Open Union and management concessions will allow the Susan Stroman revival to march on New Chief for Royal Theater The show must go on, even at … Ground Zero Off B'Way theaters looking to hang on financially They are now called the Ground Zero theaters. While Broadway's gyrating B.O. grabs the headlines, several small theater companies located in the immediate vicinity of the terrorist attacks, like the Worth Street theater, are fighting to survive. Baranski, Mitchell top 'Todd' Play opens Kennedy Center's Sondheim celebration 'Beast' needs boost Disney meeting to discuss future of tuner The Music Man Keeps the Curtain Up WHY PRODUCERS ASK FOR CUTS By MICHAEL RIEDEL AT theater district restaurants and bars where chorus kids, stagehands, dressers and the other worker bees of the Great White Way hang out, the talk these days is of penny-pinching and belt-tightening. MUSIC' PLAYS ON By CIVE BARNES THIS could well have been an obituary notice.When I first planned to see "The Music Man" last Wednesday afternoon at the Neil Simon Theater, I intended nothing more dramatic than checking up on the production and its new leading man, Robert Sean Leonard. LOVE AND WAR, AND ALL IS FAIR By DONALD LYONS JOHN van Druten's "The Voice of the Turtle," which was a tremendous hit when it first opened in 1943, is a wartime romance that looks slight but is not. A Little Night Music is Heard at Goodspeed, Sept. 28-Dec. 16 PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Sept. 22-28: No Column Ad Featuring Two Dozen Bway Shows Shoots in Times Square Sept. 28 Off-Broadway Launches Its Own Recovery Ad Campaign PHOTO CALL: Broderick, Bernadette, Buckley, Bebe Sing "New York, New York" PHOTO CALL: Start Spreadin' the News: Harper, DeLaria, Cavett and LuPone Sing for TV Ad PHOTO CALL: Have Faith in New York: Prince, Gallagher and LuPone Sing for TV Ad PHOTO CALL: Off-Broadway's tick, tick...Boom! Sings "New York, New York" for TV Compleat Wks of Shakespeare to Be Revived at OB's Century, Sept. 28 David Letterman Welcomes 42nd Street Troupers Sept. 27 Broadway Box Office Bounces Back a Bit as Industry Waits and Hopes PHOTO CALL: Butz, Burmester, Bierko and Levering Are Thou Shalt Not's Core The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T Will Have to Wait Till 2003 No Trouble in River City: Bway's Music Man Stays Put English Press Acclaim Nicholas Hytner's Appointment at National Post Conference Report About Theatre Future Now Available Theater Talk 9/28: How Will The Theater World Cope with The Economic Consequences of The World Trade Center Disaster? Still looking for anthem singers! (See yesterday's update for more details) Thanks to all who have emailed. We passed them on to the organizers. If you are or have been a member of a Broadway cast, please contact Paige Price or email us at [email protected]. Please pass on this information to those performers who may not read this website(!). Thanks. posted at 9/28/2001 08:52:38 AM by James Marino | Item Link Today's birthdays include Brigitte Bardot, Ben E. King, Jeffrey Jones, Janeane Garofolo, Mira Sorvino, Moon Zappa, Ed Sullivan, Al Capp, and Marcello Mastroianni. Yet More on London Lines and Lyrics by Peter Filichia A Chat with Donna McKechnie by Peter Filichia More London Lyrics and Lines by Peter Filichia Musical Season Shrinking Again? by Ken Mandelbaum CDs: Ghetto Voices by Ken Mandelbaum posted at 9/28/2001 06:56:00 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Kiss Me Kate: There's No Letting Up ON STAGE AND OFF: Box Offices Rebounding Due to the recent disaster, The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers is offering ticket buyers a unique opportunity: See a show, then see another for half price. Bring a ticket stub from any participating Off Broadway show to the box office of another Off Broadwayshow and you will get a 50% discount on the next ticket purchase. This offer is good through October 31 and is subject to availability. For the list of participating shows, call 212-924-3985. posted at 9/28/2001 01:50:45 AM by Catherine Skidmore | Item Link Thursday, September 27, 2001 Buzz Lines: Gere-ing Up for the Future by Michael Portantiere posted at 9/27/2001 02:27:03 PM by James Marino | Item Link Calling all anthem singers! Local sports teams are interested in having Broadway talent sing anthems and the now oft adopted "God Bless America" before their games. In some cases, some teams, like the NY Islanders, will let performers do a number in-between periods. So we are looking for people who have done the anthem before, who are available (this would take out many working currently, although there are Sunday and Monday games). If you are or have been a member of a Broadway cast, please contact Paige Price or email us at [email protected]. We will pass your info onto the appropriate people. Also, if you could pass on this information to those performers who may not read this website we would appreciate it. Thanks. A Different World With a mixture of sorrow and determination, theater companies throughout the U.S. get back to work after a national disaster. Dreamgirls Reviewed by Michael Portantiere Stroman/Connick Thou Shalt Not Begins Delayed Previews Sept. 27 The new Susan Stroman/Harry Connick Jr. musical blames lost rehearsal time due to WTC disaster Marion McClinton/Keith Glover Bluesical Thunder to Knock on Broadway Spring 2002 Subtitled "A Bluesical Tale of Rhythm and the Blues," Thunder Knocking on the Door steeps itself in the myth and mystique of the folklore of the deep South. MTV Backs NY-Bound Stage Musical bare for 2002 Public Theatre and Roths also on board the new "pop opera" from L.A. Broadway Stars to Sing "New York, New York" in Times Square, Sept. 28 Mayor Giuliani appears in radio and print ads saying "Come back to Broadway." B'way's Music Man Trying To Stave Off Sept. 30 Closing Robert Sean Leonard stars in Susan Stroman revival Vanessa Williams Angling for Major Broadway Comeback Into the Woods James Lapine, who wrote the script and staged the original, plans an L.A. debut for this completely new version with a re-tinkered second act. Baitz' Hit Ten Unknowns Headed to L.A. Before B'way But Donald Sutherland is unlikely to repeat his Off-Broadway performance in the new Jon Robin Baitz drama 'S.N.L.' Tries to Balance Bite and Good Taste When "Saturday Night Live" opens its 27th season on Saturday, the phrase "live from New York" will have a resonance it has never had before. 'Music Man' stays alive on Broadway Unions approve four-week pay cuts Broadway's offstage labor drama continues. New York locals of the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees met again on Wednesday to discuss possible 25% pay cuts for employees working on "The Music Man." Stamford hosts tryout of 'new' Turgenev play Dark 'Fool' planned for B'way B'way faces perilous fight Producers seek to cut costs, save shows as auds dry up Mack fights back Brit producer debunks Smith's claims Pit Stop for Full Monty on the Road While the box office for the Broadway production of The Full Monty We hear that it is the end of the line for Monty's Equity tour. Clear Channel would help mount a non-Equity for its houses. New Equity Company Makes Debut in Astoria, Queens, Sept. 27-29 Susan Stroman Has Four Shows on Broadway—For Now Stroman and Connick's Thou Shalt Not Shall Begin Bway Previews, Sept. 27 'Theater Talk' Examines the Post-WTC Broadway Crisis, Sept. 28 Drama Dept. and Runick Get Rude Off-Broadway, Sept. 27 YPI's Playwriting Workshop Application Deadline Sept. 29 Daniel MacIvor Returns to Off-Broadway with In On It, Sept. 27-Oct. 21 On Hiatus, Off-Bway's Bat Boy Will Resume Oct. 18; Tix On Sale PHOTO CALL: Hawke and Howard Gather Moss Off-Broadway Let Them Go?: Full Monty Tour Shuts Down in Chicago Oct. 27; Plans to Resurface in 2002 McCarter Theatre's Romeo and Juliet May Reach Broadway The Music Man Will Close Sept. 30, Unless Concessions Come posted at 9/27/2001 09:21:25 AM by James Marino | Item Link Rumor has it that the Music Man situation has been worked out and the closing notice will be taken down today. posted at 9/27/2001 06:53:08 AM by James Marino | Item Link Wednesday, September 26, 2001 B'WAY UNION TURNS OFF 'THE MUSIC MAN' By MICHAEL RIEDEL BROADWAY'S most powerful union has told the "The Music Man" to take a hike. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which last week granted 25 percent across-the-board salary cuts to six struggling Broadway musicals, has decided not to do the same for the revival of Meredith Willson's classic show about a traveling salesman. Without union deal, 'Music Man' to close Only six B'way shows granted concessions Seven is not a lucky number for the producers of "The Music Man" who have posted a Sept. 30 closing notice. 'Monty' detours from road Show going on hiatus, affected by Sept. 11 events CHICAGO -- The first national tour of "The Full Monty" is the first road victim of the economic malaise that has beset much of the live-entertainment industry since the events of Sept. 11. Williams wooed to 'Woods' Thesp to star in Sondheim, Lapine revival Vanessa Williams doesn't look like a witch. Then again, neither did Bernadette Peters, who originated the centerpiece role in "Into the Woods."... Full Story Heights for Hytner Royal National Theater taps helmer for a.d. Nicholas Hytner Confirmed as New National Theatre Supremo The director of Miss Saigon will take over from the director of Cats and Les Miserables in April 2003 Broadway Box Offices Report Sharp Rebound Many shows sell out weekend of Sept. 21-23 after 10 days of dismal business NY Theatre Community Rallies To Help WTC Victims While a big benefit concert is being planned, smaller efforts are popping up around the city In the Dreamtime: Dreamgirls Returns to NY for One Night Only Click here for photos from the party after the 20th anniversary concert Survivors Provide Commentary in Holocaust Play Opening Sept. 26 in SF New Conservatory Theatre presents James Still's And Then They Came for Me for students and general audiences What's Doing Around Town From Broadway and Off Broadway to concert halls and jazz clubs, New York City's stages are returning to normal schedules. Here is a sampling of performances. Buzz Lines: Theatre League head Jed Bernstein announces “the first step, not the last step” to shore up Broadway finances following the World Trade Center tragedy. Kathleen Freeman Memorial Held in LA on Sunday Actors' Equity Offers Aid to Off-B'way Producers Actors' Equity Association is granting temporary concessions to the producers of off-Broadway shows. The changes in policy will be in effect for nine weeks only. Will Bat Boy Be Back? tick, tick Will Clock Five Shows Per Week beginning Sept. 26 Birth Controllers: Dowd, Adkins, Rose and Schall Have Djerassi's OB Misconception, Sept. 26 Are You Dave Gorman? Looks for NY Namesakes, Sept. 26-Nov. 3 Enchanted: South Pacific Tour Begins Sept. 25 in Columbus, OH Dreamy Night for Dreamgirls' Actors' Fund Benefit Nicholas Hytner Speaks of His Vision for London's National Theatre PHOTO CALL: A Wild Night in Urinetown PHOTO CALL: The Denizens of Urinetown Take Their Bow Sept. 20 PHOTO CALL: Gasteyer, Patterson, Welcome to Urinetown PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! There's a Visitor in Urinetown! PHOTO CALL: The Women Spend a Night Out in Urinetown Broadway Grosses: September 17-23 - Part 2 Broadway Grosses: September 17-23 - Part 1 Nicholas Hytner Named New Artistic Director of Royal National Theatre posted at 9/26/2001 09:33:21 AM by James Marino | Item Link Does Music Man have Trouble? With a capital "C" that rhymes with "Prose"? We'll see Sunday... posted at 9/26/2001 07:35:46 AM by James Marino | Item Link On this date in 1957, West Side Story opened on Broadway. Today's birthdays include Serena Williams, Jack LaLanne, Philip Bosco, Olivia Newton-John, Linda Hamilton, Jim Caviezel, T. S. Eliot, and George Gershwin. SCENE AND HEARD: Inside Thou Shalt Not Jason Biggs to Graduate on Broadway in Spring Baitz' Hit Ten Unknowns Headed to L.A. Before B'way Nicholas Hytner Named Director of National Theatre Broadway Grosses: Roaring Back posted at 9/26/2001 05:31:57 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Tuesday, September 25, 2001 Dreamgirls by Ken Mandelbaum Rocky Horror and Bat Boy Plan Reopening Dates posted at 9/25/2001 02:24:09 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link On this date in 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights. Today's birthdays include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barbara Walters, Cheryl Tiegs, Mimi Kennedy, Anson Williams, Mark Hamill, Christopher Reeve, Will Smith, and William Faulkner. Listing London Lyrics by Peter Filichia For Theater's Supporting Family, a New Kind of Uncertainty by Robin Pogrebin Normalcy is still a long way off for Joe Allen and the hundreds of other people who make up Broadway's extended family. 'The Late Henry Moss': No-Good Dad Whose Tale Is Told Repeatedly by Ben Brantley "The Late Henry Moss" is long, plodding and diminishingly crowded with echoes from stronger Sam Shepard works. Aquila's Hit Much Ado, Set in 1960s, Resumes Sept. 25 in NYC posted at 9/25/2001 10:06:40 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Monday, September 24, 2001 CDs: A Little Bit in Love by Ken Mandelbaum posted at 9/24/2001 05:13:12 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link 'Kate' troupe cuts salary to stay open Cast, crew save show amid other revival signs In the best tradition of a Mickey & Judy musical, the closing notice came down on Sunday at the Martin Beck Theater as the cast, crew and orchestra of "Kiss Me, Kate" banded together to offer 50% of their salaries to keep the show on the boards. Cast Saves Kiss Me, Kate at the Last Minute A gesture of defiance to WTC terrorists; producer tears up the closing notice onstage. Lillias White, Audra McDonald, Heather Headley Star in 20th Anniversary Dreamgirls Concert Sept. 24 Lillias White is playing Effie Melody White, Audra McDonald portrays Deena Jones and Heather Headley is taking on Lorell Robinson. Tony Kushner's Play about Afghanistan Opens in NY this Fall It's all in the timing: The new play from the author of Angels in America has been scheduled for months How Were the Reviews?: Urinetown on Broadway The musical is the first to open on the beleaguered Great White Way since the World Trade Center disaster A Swift and United Response From Entertainers Entertainers are pledging their talents to the U.S.O., donating money and volunteering for fund-raising efforts in the wake of the attacks. Neighborliness at the Met With Sadness in the Wings The Metropolitan Opera showed a live simulcast of a pre-opening-night benefit concert on a huge screen in Lincoln Center Plaza for public viewing. Audra, Heather and Lillias Are Dreamgirls of Actors' Fund Benefit, Sept. 24; CD Due Nov. 20 Xanadu Live! Raises Money for Cancer Research and EAFA Oct. 11-Nov. 11 Company Generosity Resurrects Broadway’s Kiss Me, Kate Rocky Horror Shutters Sept. 23; May Rise Again Porter's Let's Face It Gets NYC Concerts by UK's "Lost Musicals" Sept. 23-24 Broadway's Clowns to Close Sept. 23 at Longacre Theatre Jones' Stones in His Pockets to Close on Broadway Sept. 23 Bologna and Taylor Leave Us; Broadway Show Closes Sept. 23 Trade Center Attack Quiets NY Theatre Experience—But Only for a Week Kate Changes Fate; Musical Stays Open In a surprise move, the Tony Award-winning revival of Kiss Me, Kate will continue its run at Broadway’s Martin Beck Theatre. Off-B'way's Syringa Tree Goes on Hiatus Critics Warm to Urinetown on Broadway The tale of Urinetown's journey to the Great White Way is nothing short of a Cinderella story. La Bohème Looks to a Broadway Bow Next Fall As Ken Mandelbaum reported on September 7, La Bohème will not make it to Broadway this season. Actors' Equity Changes Rules for Closing Notices In addition to the four-week period of 25% salary cuts being afforded five popular Broadway shows, Actors’ Equity Tony 'n Tina Take A Break Until November 1 Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding will take a hiatus, a production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com. Citing recent tragic events, the show will suspend performances after the matinee on September 23 Reba McEntire Sends Love to Broadway Community Although she is currently on the West Coast shooting her WB series Reba, Reba McEntire's heart is with the Broadway community that welcomed her so warmly when she hit a bulls-eye as the star of. While we are proud of the leadership provided in government over the past weeks, I am equally proud of Broadway's leadership... most noteably Jed Bernstein, President of The League. He took to all the sides involved from the creators to the unions to the audiences a messaage of hope and realistic plan to get back on track. He is a true Broadway Star. posted at 9/24/2001 09:29:52 AM by James Marino | Item Link Today's birthdays include Jim McKay, Sheila McRae, Gordon Clapp, Kevin Sorbo, Megan Ward, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Jim Henson. We Can Continue to Kiss Kate by Peter Filichia Earth Girls Musical by Ken Mandelbaum New Look for Entertainment in a Terror-Conscious World by John Leland and Peter Marks Films, TV shows, books and other forms of entertainment are trying to find their places in a shifting cultural landscape following the terrorist attacks. posted at 9/24/2001 06:09:21 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Sunday, September 23, 2001 The Best Damn Cabaret I've Seen in Years by Peter Filichia Company Generosity Resurrects Broadway’s Kiss Me, Kate posted at 9/23/2001 02:33:02 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Violinist Isaac Stern Dies at 81; Led Efforts to Save Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern, a violinist who in his prime was considered one of the great instrumentalists of the 20th century died at a Manhattan hospital on Saturday. So word on the street is that Kate is hanging in there. Bat Boy is tenative for a re-open in late October... but where, you may ask... posted at 9/23/2001 03:42:27 AM by James Marino | Item Link Today's birthdays include Bruce Springsteen, Mickey Rooney, Julio Iglesias, and Jason Alexander. For One Night, the Dreams Are Back by Peter Marks The Aftermath: Theater's Special Voice by Paula Vogel posted at 9/23/2001 12:16:31 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News]
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