Saturday, January 19, 2002 Fresh Face: Spencer Kayden by Beth Stevens DA THROWS BOOK AT 'GOOD THIEF' by LAURA ITALIANO A Manhattan grand jury has indicted accused Robin Hood embezzler John Loan on charges of stealing $3 million from a Midtown money management firm - meaning he faces up to 25 years prison if convicted. posted at 1/19/2002 07:43:15 AM by James Marino | Item Link THEATER REVIEW | 'FLICKER': The Freedom (and Limits) of Fudging Boundaries By NEIL GENZLINGER No description of "Flicker," the production now at Performance Space 122, is likely to convey its ragged, witty lunacy. Sullivan and Baitz Plan to Retool Unknowns at Taper Little Eyolf Gets Rare Staging at OB's Ibsen Series, Feb. 5 Sex Goes 'Round: Comic Circle Returns to NYC Feb. 15-March 26 posted at 1/19/2002 06:27:29 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Friday, January 18, 2002 Boston Globe: Union targets four small theater companies Peter Filichia's Diary A new production of Hobson’s Choice prompts Filichia to take another look at the play’s musical version, Walking Happy. Follow Spot People are talking about the casting of Anne Hathaway in Carnival, the announced closing of Summer of ’42, and the arrest of record producer John Loan (a.k.a. John Jerome). Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts As The Fantasticks fades into the dusk, the show’s creators and an original cast member are there to laugh, cry, and say farewell. posted at 1/18/2002 01:36:31 PM by James Marino | Item Link Oliviers reward revivals 'Kate' leads noms with nine, 'Lady' follows with 8 Revivals are clearly the rage at the Laurence Olivier Awards, with familiar titles dominating the nominations for London legit in 2001. Union seeks equity Thesp union talks address B'way salaries WINTER WHITE WAY SALE by MICHAEL RIEDEL IF you lower ticket prices, they will come."Seasons of Savings" - Broadway's first industry-wide winter sale - is turning out to be quite a success story. Light Touch On A Dark Classic William Atherton, a veteran character actor with a knack for playing obnoxious and annoying antagonists ("Ghostbusters," "Die Hard"), gets his comeuppance in "The Castle," an entertaining and occasionally humorous adaptation of Franz Kafka's last, unfinished novel. On Stage and Off: Coming Up on the Off Side Theater Review | 'The Castle': A Kafkaesque Bureaucracy (Literally) Critic's Notebook: Resonance From the Violent, Unsettled World of 80 Years Ago A Brit for Bialy? by Ken Mandelbaum Four More For LCT's Morning's At Seven Julie Hagerty, Buck Henry, Piper Laurie and Christopher Lloyd have joined the cast of the upcoming Lincoln Center Theater revival of Paul Osborn’s Morning's at Seven, according to The New York Times. Douglas & Belack to Star in Off-B'way Grace Illeana Douglas and Doris Belack will headline the off-Broadway production of Trish Vradenburg’s Surviving Grace, according to The New York Times. Pinchot & Burns Star in Stones In His Pockets Tour 2002 Olivier Awards Nominations Announced Nominations for the 26th Annual Laurence Olivier Awards were announced earlier today. This year finds revivals of My Fair Lady and Kiss Me, Kate scoring high. Starry Cast Set for Carnival at Encores! Broadway.com has learned that Anne Hathaway, Debbie Gravitte, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Douglas Sills will all appear in the upcoming Encores! production of Carnival. Scott Schwartz to Direct Kreiger-Russell Kept in CA in April Henry, Lloyd, Hagerty, Laurie Added to LCT's Seven Cast Sullivan-Hirsch-Vereen Rappaport Looking for April Bway Bow Cy Coleman Sings and Plays Jazz Waltzes and Show Tunes at Carnegie Hall Jan. 18 Jan. 18-23 Readings Hoped to be a Blessing in Disguise for Off Bway in Spring Dawn Powell Festival Begins with Jig Saw, Jan. 18-Feb. 3 Director Jacques Levy Returns with Bridge in Scarsdale, Jan. 18 Deaf Actress Terrylene Is In the Now at Santa Monica Playhouse Jan. 18-Feb. 17 Ensler's Necessary Targets Variety Arts Beginning Feb. 14 Tony-Winner Manahan Returns to NYC in Irish Two-Hander, Matchmaker, Feb. 5-March 31 Arthur Miller Meets Frank Rich at 92nd St. Y, Jan. 21 Lorinda Lisitza Sings Weill and Songs in the Style of Weill Jan. 18-29 in NYC Will New York be a Lucky Town for New Springsteen Opera Project? PHOTO CALL: Brava to the Diva: Feldshuh, Buckley Congratulate Cook PHOTO CALL: Lincoln Center Regulars in for a Night of Mostly Sondheim Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers Opens Jan. 20 in NYC Private Lives, Kate Top 2002 Olivier Awards Nominations The Castle Opens at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre, Jan. 17 Report: Producers Mulling Playing Pantages Classical Theater of Harlem Stages Wright's Native Son, Feb. 1-24 UK's New Boy in Development for Fall OB Showcase; Readings Jan. 17 The Guys Returns to Bat Theatre, Jan. 17-26 Summer of `42 Won't See Spring of `02: Off-Bway Musical Closes Jan. 27 Equity to Seek Ban on Non Profit Roundabout and LCT Broadway Transfers PHOTO CALL: Pullman Gets Reuhl's Goat in New Albee PHOTO CALL: He Made the Goat, But Is She Sylvia? Daniel Sullivan to Helm Moscow for Possible Fall 2002 Bway Bow Bway-Bound Smell of the Kill Still Casting and Coordinating PHOTO CALL: 17,162 Shows Old: Jones and Schmidt Bid Good-Bye to Fantasticks PHOTO CALL: What Gallo: F. Murray Abraham Was Among Former Fantasticks Grizzard, Ashley, Gallagher Reading Helps Vidal's Latest Get its Sea Legs New Musical, Saving Anne, Gets Jan. 22 Reading in NYC posted at 1/18/2002 09:24:41 AM by James Marino | Item Link Thursday, January 17, 2002 Test 'Drive' planned for Boss rock opera Prod'n skedded for early March If Abba can have its own musical, why not the Boss? The songs of Bruce Springsteen have been fashioned into a rock 'n' roll opera called "Drive All Night." Union seeks equity Thesp union talks address B'way salaries Road grosses Legit biz hangs tough CHARITY BEGAN AT HOME FOR 'ROBIN HOOD': PROBE PALS CALL 'AIDS THIEF' SAINT JOHN Peter Filichia's Diary Filichia re-encounters Sidney Armus, who no longer lives over a pretzel factory. posted at 1/17/2002 10:19:57 AM by James Marino | Item Link MOLLY BOWLES 'EM OVER By CLIVE BARNES IT is a very happily - and naughtily - reinvigorated "Cabaret," with a new Sally Bowles in the sleazily glamorous person of Molly Ringwald and a new Emcee starkly portrayed by Raul Esparza, that is knocking 'em dead at Studio 54. Ringwald Bowles 'Em Over - Ex-teen goddess' appeal puts new life in 'Cabaret' By ROBERT DOMINGUEZ Molly Ringwald has made "Cabaret" audiences forget Brooke Shields. And Gina Gershon. And Natasha Richardson and all the other Sally Bowles in the long-running Broadway musical revival. Starry Cast Set for Carnival at Encores! Summer of '42 Closing; Targets Next at Variety Arts Equity Takes On Use of LORT Contracts on B'way posted at 1/17/2002 06:06:25 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Wednesday, January 16, 2002 'Cats' scratches out last perf in West End Play's anniversary also its swan song "Cats" is coming to the end of yet another of its nine lives. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Cameron Mackintosh musical will finish its West End run at the New London Theater on May 11, the show's 21st birthday. Revamp ignites Royal rumpus RSC battles critics over its plans for Barbican, Stratford Franklin joining Gersh legit dep't Agent ankles WMA, joins Hagan's team APA percentery winding down its Gotham office Arts agency shutters, agents ankle Met opera, UCONN join hands Collaboration hopes to improve opera education in U.S. Cyber Stage: 'The Crucible' Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" returns to Broadway on March 7 at the Virginia Theater. The 1953 drama about the Salem witch hunts stars Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Brian Murray. Jerome Records Founder Charged with Grand Larceny Jerome Records founder John Jerome, who is also known as John Loan, has been charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. Barbara Cook's Mostly Sondheim Receives Raves Barbara Cook’s Mostly Sondheim opened its limited run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater last night. Chicago Critics Weigh in on Pre-Broadway Sweet Smell London Production of Cats to Close May 11 Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running feline musical, will close in London on May 11, which is the show's 21st birthday. Photo Op: Barbara Cook in SONDHEIM - Photos by Bruce Glikas Photo Op: Meet THE GOAT Stars - Photos by Bruce Glikas The Musical Race by Ken Mandelbaum The Musical Race by Ken Mandelbaum Ron Urbinati Directs Bromley's Syndrome Off-Bway, Jan. 16-Feb. 9 Goulet Will Join Weisslers' South Pacific Tour March 19 Jerome Records' Chief Arrested in Alleged Embezzlement Scheme; Label Celebrates Cabaret Donna Murphy Is Helen at Public Theater, Feb. 26-March 31 La Lupe Opens Anew at Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre in NYC, Jan. 15 PHOTO CALL: Murray's Hobson Chooses the Atlantic Jan. 10 PHOTO CALL: A Clear Choice: Murray, Plimpton Star in Warren's Hobson's Broadway Grosses: January 7-13 $0 Meryle Secrest, Rodgers Biographer, on PBS' 'Theater Talk,' Jan. 18 and 25 Kevin Gray is the Once and Future King, at Paper Mill, April 3-May 19 London Production of Cats to Close on May 11 Kathleen Butler to Fill in for Bancroft at Occupant Saturday Matinees TFANA's Cymbeline Arrives in New York Jan. 15 Refugees Struggle in MTC's Further Than the Furthest Thing, Beginning Jan. 15 Glover, Light and Woodard Experience Fugard's Sorrows and Rejoicings OB, Jan. 15 Off-Bway's CSC Unleashes Bell's Monster, Jan. 15-Feb. 17 What Comes Naturally: Wopat Makes NYC Cabaret Debut at Arci's Place Jan. 15-26 The Civilians Plays Canard, Canard, Goose at HERE, Jan. 15-Feb. 17 Cabaret's Steve Ross Sings for Women's Project Benefit Jan. 15 Follow Spot The music of the great Cy Coleman is celebrated in a brand-new CD and a concert at Carnegie Hall. Mostly Sondheim Reviewed by David Finkle posted at 1/16/2002 09:40:32 AM by James Marino | Item Link THEATER REVIEW | 'CABARET': Still Licentious, but Freshly Vulnerable Too By BEN BRANTLEY Sally Bowles may be as louche and licentious as ever, but with Molly Ringwold in the role she is also bringing out the parental instincts in her audiences. Cabaret (01/02) by Ken Mandelbaum I haven't seen Molly Ringwald as Sally yet, but Raul Esparza is excellent as the Emcee, and very much a reason to revisit Studio 54 if you've been away for a while. The Show 'Cats' Nears Final Meow in London By JESSE McKINLEY WE 'SMELL' TROUBLE By MICHAEL RIEDEL CHICAGO - "You go on the road to get a progress report. We got a B-minus and now we've got to get it to an A." Murphy Leads A-List Cast in Helen at the Public Bway's Allergist's Wife Celebrates 500th Show at Jan. 16 Matinee New Musical, Saving Anne, Targets Summer Reading in NYC TDF's New Development Director is a Joy Off-Bway's Lark Meets Rosenthal's Bromius Beaujolais Jan. 16-21 PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Craig Carnelia posted at 1/16/2002 06:24:32 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Tuesday, January 15, 2002 Sweet Smell of Success Review by Chris Jones Chicago Tribune: `Sweet Smell' can't claim success--yet by Richard Christiansen, Tribune chief critic Chicago Sun-Times: Not a complete 'Success' BY HEDY WEISS THEATER CRITIC Season trips up B'way, Grosses dip 9% Broadway grosses were down 8.8% last week, falling by a little over $1 million to $10,915,035. London Production of Cats to Close May 11 Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running feline musical, will close in London on May 11, which is the show's 21st birthday. Daisy Eagan Is One of Bravo's It Girls Tony Winner Bill McCutcheon Dies at Age 77 Tony winner Bill McCutcheon died of natural causes on Wednesday, January 9, according to The Los Angeles Times. He was 77. COPS: MAN STOLE FOR AIDS LOVER Lets hope that there is a different side to this story, or else it looks like Jerome Records may be history. [Thanks to JWest at Talkin'Broadway for the link] posted at 1/15/2002 09:27:02 AM by James Marino | Item Link THEATER REVIEW | 'MOSTLY SONDHEIM': Barbara Cook Takes Sondheim in Fond Stride By BRUCE WEBER Barbara Cook is 74, but if you closed your eyes and just listened, you'd never know it. SHE SINGS & THE EARTH STANDS STILL By CLIVE BARNES SHE sails onto the Vivian Beaumont stage like a radiantly welcoming hostess - happy and only slightly surprised to find her guests assembled and waiting. Waiting, moreover, with bated breath. Cook's 'Sondheim' is Sublime by Howard Kissel Barbara Cook: Mostly Sondheim review by Charles Isherwood Mostly Sondheim review by Ken Mandelbaum Allow me to add my voice to the others above. I had the pleasure of seeing Mostly Sondheim, and it is really quite remarkable. If you have never experienced Barbara Cook live, you owe it to yourself now. And if you have, why not go see her again? Conservatively speaking, she's fantastic. TFANA's Cymbeline Arrives in New York Jan. 15 Cy Coleman Sings! "It Started With a Dream" CD Has Show Tunes and More, In Stores Jan. 15 Refugees Struggle in MTC's Further From the Furthest Thing, Beginning Jan. 15 Glover, Light and Woodard Experience Fugard's Sorrows and Rejoicing OB, Jan. 15 What Comes Naturally: Wopat Makes NYC Cabaret Debut at Arci's Place Jan. 15-26 Lawrence Ends Maternity Leave & Returns to Urinetown PBS to Broadcast The Women on May 29 posted at 1/15/2002 06:08:07 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link Monday, January 14, 2002 Would I Sing for I Never Sang? by Peter Filichia posted at 1/14/2002 01:13:56 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link 'Fantasticks' Will Trip the Lights No More by JAMES BARRON After 17,162 performances, "The Fantasticks" closed on Sunday night. Now theatergoers can only try to remember. And to stop spelling words that end in "istic" with a K. Last night's performance of The Fantasticks was held dearly by all in attendance. There was a lot of coverage on it, but what was not said was that this show is so important to so many careers in many ways. There are many Matts and Luisas who got their Equity card on Sullivan Street. There are many actors who at times were in between jobs and popped back into the show for a few weeks to get some pocket money and their health benefit weeks. That's the kind of producer Lore Noto is. The Fantasticks was a business... but it was a family business. And the world is a little sadder today, but grateful that we had 42 years to cherish it. Theater Review | 'Hobson's Choice': Tough Victorian Defeats Dad and Gets Her Man METRO MATTERS Leaving Art to Critics, Not Mayors Donald Johnston, Arranger for Musicals, Dies at 57 Greenberg plays usher in SCR venue Opening night will culminate a month of opening celebrations South Coast Repertory will close its second theater and usher in its new 336-seat venue with two new plays by Richard Greenberg, the company's most produced contemporary playwright. Canon to open 'War Letters' World premiere based on Carroll's bestselling book 'Women' taped for PBS Roundabout Theater Company's production to air May 29 Durable, & Funny To Boot It's a 1915 comedy about an 1880s family that's mustier than a boot-shop cellar. Yet this latest revival of Harold Brighouse's "Hobson's Choice" is a delightfully entertaining period piece highlighted by sharp and witty performances. ROBBINS' TWOFER BY NYCB by CLIVE BARNES JEROME Robbins may have been a king on Broadway but with New York City Ballet he was never more than a crown prince. But what a crown prince! Remember Me - in Light: At the Final Performance of The Fantasticks Seldes Spends A Very Special Jan. 14 Raising Funds for the Acting Company at Salon Report: Dodgers Eyeing Movie Complex for OB Theatre Hamlisch and Carnelia Penning Songs for Bullets Over Broadway, the Musical Traffic Light Wunderkind Creates Comedy of Eros, Jan. 25-Feb. 17 Off-Bway It's Schwartz, Schwartz and More Schwartz on Coulter Cabaret CD Actor-Playwright Vaughn McBride Remembered Jan. 14 in Manhattan Drama Desk Holds Press Agents Panel, Jan. 14 Roundabout's Women Bid Farewell Jan. 13; PBS to Show it All May 29 OB's Atlantic Chooses Hobson's Choice, Jan. 13-Feb. 10 Attenborough leaves RSC for top job at Almeida [Thanks to Leanna for the link!] Applications And Guidelines Now Available For Kennedy Center Fund For New American Plays Year 2002 Grants posted at 1/14/2002 10:15:59 AM by James Marino | Item Link Sunday, January 13, 2002 The Fantasticks Bids Farewell, Jan. 13, After 42 Years on Sullivan Street Roundabout's Women Bid Farewell Jan. 13; PBS to Show it All May 29 Burton's Hedda Ends It All Jan. 13; Last Show Actors' Fund Benefit Death, Where Is Thy Closing? Jan. 13, McKellen and Mirren Dance Away Simon's 45 Seconds to Exit From Broadway, Jan. 13 Welcome to the Night: Sweet Smell of Success Opens in Chi Jan. 13; Bway Begins Feb. 23 John Patrick Shanley's Where's My Money? Ends Jan. 13 at MTC What Does Realistic Mean on the Stage, Anyway? by Benedict Nightingale MEE PUTS SEX AT CENTER STAGE By CLIVE BARNES When it comes to sex, there is nothing on stage as lurid as in the movies. Last year, that great English actor Mark Rylance, who appears later this year at BAM with his own Globe Theatre's splendid production of "Cymbeline," could be seen in the film "Intimacy" in an explicit act of heterosexual oral sex. posted at 1/13/2002 07:30:07 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link BroadwayStars is powered by Blogger Pro! [Past News]
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