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Friday, May 16, 2008

    Features:

    [ V ]  Actors find steady work in NY theater

    Broadway-centric careers now plentiful

    [ V ]  Intimate outdoes spectacle at Tonys

    'Heights,' 'Strange' beat out 'Frankenstein'

    [ V ]  Six reasons why nothing's sure in theater

    2007-08 Broadway season defied most expectations

    [ V ]  Broadway productions go big

    'South Pacific,' 'Liaisons' get lavish sets, costumes

    [ NYT ]  The Ingénue Who Roared By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

    As Nellie in the smashing new revival of "South Pacific," Kelli O'Hara deserves a medal for single-handedly rescuing the ingénue from extinction.

    [ NYT ]  Slide Show: Romantic Talents

    A look at some of Kelli O'Hara's stage performances.

    [ NYT ]  Where the Kids, Not the Stars, Are the Stars By KATHRYN SHATTUCK

    The 52nd Street Project lifts children out of their tumultuous lives and into the world of the theater.

    [ NYT ]  A Theatrical Jigsaw Puzzle for All Ages By STUART MILLER

    The New Victory Theater strives to present a wide range of children's entertainment that won't bore grown-ups.

    [ NYT ]  From Afterthought to Essential By STEVEN McELROY

    Though it may suddenly seem that projections are everywhere on Broadway, the art form is far from new. Just ask Zachary Borovay.

    [ NYT ]  Audio Slide Show: Stories in Light

    Zachary Borovay talks about the projections he designed for "A Catered Affair" and other shows.

    [ V ]  Crowded West End holds musicals By DAVID BENEDICT

    'Wicked,' 'Dirty Dancing' look set to stay

    [ V ]  Blazing Bard binge

    RSC dazzles with history marathon

    [ P ]  ASK PLAYBILL.COM: Make-up

    [ B ]  MY NEW YORK: Oh Baby! Cry-Baby Star Elizabeth Stanley Loves NYC

    [ B ]  Broadway.com Premieres In the Heights Music Video for "96,000"

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: New Dramatists Honor Fierstein with Lifetime Achievement Award

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Marguerite, with Henshall and Ovenden, at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket

    [ B ]  PHOTO OP: Dancing with Regis and Kelly: A Live Visit from Marissa Jaret Winokur

    [ B ]  PHOTO OP: A Little Pixie Dust: Tony Nominee Kerry Butler Debuts Her New Album

    [ B ]  PHOTO OP: Jackie Mason Hobnobs with the Seinfeld Gang

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Mamet's Duck Variations and Pantheon

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: 2008 Tony Award Preview - Best Play Nominees

    Reviews:

    [ V ]  Inner Voices: Solo Musicals
    Review By STEVEN SUSKIN

    Three new half-hour musicals, featuring such Broadway talents as Victoria Clark, Barbara Walsh and Michael John LaChiusa, for a mere 20 bucks? That would sound like quite a bargain, and it turns out that the program -- under the moniker "Inner Voices: Solo Musicals" -- offers more than enough to warrant a visit to the Zipper Theater, even in Clark's performance alone.

    [ TB ]  Inner Voices
    Review by Matthew Murray

    It's not that one out of three ain't bad - it's that one out of three is extraordinary.

    [ NYT ]  Middle East Meets West in a Small Syrian Hotel By RACHEL SALTZ

    The Scottish playwright David Greig has done something daring by setting this comedy of clashing cultures in the hothouse Middle East.

    [ TB ]  A Seagull in the Hamptons
    New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell

    News:

    [ NYT ]  Revised Plan by N.Y.U. Would Preserve Walls of Provincetown Playhouse By FELICIA R. LEE

    [ P ]  Provincetown Playhouse, Threatened With Destruction, May Be Saved

    [ TM ]  Lupone, Catered Affair, August, South Pacific, Macbeth Receive Drama League Awards

    [ P ]  August, Catered, Macbeth, Pacific and LuPone Win Drama League Awards

    [ B ]  2008 Drama League Awards Announced; LuPone Wins Top Acting Accolade

    [ P ]  Kazan and Esper Win Equity's Clarence Derwent Awards

    [ P ]  Foote and Rasche Win Equity's Richard Seff Awards for 2008

    [ TM ]  Esper, Foote, Kazan, and Rasche to Receive Equity Awards

    [ B ]  9th Annual Broadway.com Audience Award Nominations Announced

    [ TMZ ]  Tell It To The Judge -- Dayne Popped for DUI

    TMZ has learned '80s sensation Taylor Dayne was popped for DUI back on March 6. Poor thing even gets arrested in this town and no one notices.

    [ TM ]  Noël Coward in Two Keys Added to BTF Season; Additional Casting Announced

    [ P ]  Noël Coward in Two Keys Completes Berkshire Season; Additional Season Casting Announced

    [ P ]  Findlay and Field Will Star in Vincent River for Brits Off-Broadway

    [ TM ]  Deborah Findlay to Star in Vincent River

    [ P ]  Reichard to Host Broadway Battle of the Bands May 17

    [ TM ]  Daniel Reichard to Host NYMF's Broadway Battle of the Bands

    [ TM ]  Diane Paulus to Be New Artistic Director for A.R.T.

    [ V ]  Ronald Harwood adapts play for screen

    Headline, BBC get 'Quartet' comedy

    [ P ]  Xanadu Will Kick Off Tour in California; Chicago to Follow

    [ P ]  Move Over, George and Martha - Stitching's Stu and Abby to Get U.S. Premiere

    [ P ]  Little Shop, Seussical and Millie Are Among Most-Produced High School Musicals

    [ TM ]  Full Cast, Creative Team Set for Iizuka's After a Hundred Years

    [ TM ]  David Rockwell to Be Honored at Public Theatre Gala

    [ P ]  Liberman Will Join Myers in Mufti Minnie's Boys

    [ TM ]  Blackhurst, Brinberg, Ebersole, Gets, Pedi, Phillips, Shindle, Stritch to Play Birdland in June

    [ TM ]  Liz Callaway to Play Feinstein's at the Loews Regency in June

    [ TM ]  53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards Will Be Presented on May 18; Webcast Live on TheaterMania

    [ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MAY 17

    [ P ]  McGillin Takes a Break from Broadway's Phantom, But Will Return in July

    [ P ]  WABC-TV Broadcasts South Pacific Special May 17

    [ P ]  Tony Winner Menzel Makes Dress Circle Appearance May 17

    [ P ]  Rapp, Groovelily and Jarrow Compete in Broadway Battle of the Bands May 17

    [ P ]  Dame Edna Will Play San Francisco During the Holidays

    [ TM ]  Principal Casting Set for London High School Musical

    [ P ]  Ubach's One-Woman Show to Play Off-Broadway's Clurman

    [ P ]  Days, Pazakis, Tam, Wilfert and More Join Brier at the Metropolitan Room May 16-17

    [ P ]  2008 NYMF Memberships Go On Sale May 16

    [ P ]  Four New Plays in Southern Writers' Project Festival Are Set in Alabama

    [ P ]  Interactive Musical Eurobeat to Open at London's Novello Theatre in September

    [ P ]  DiPietro's Gay Take on La Ronde Opens World-Premiere Run at Finborough May 16

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, May 10-16: The In Crowd

    [ P ]  Redgrave Will Perform Rachel and Juliet, a Tribute to Mom Kempson, June 2

    [ P ]  Injured Mermaid Actor Bailey Files Court Petition

    [ P ]  From Idol to Angel: Hicks to Make Broadway Debut in Grease

    [ TM ]  Lynn Redgrave to Perform Rachel and Juliet at Kaye Playhouse

    [ P ]  O'Neill Conference to Honor Brustein June 12

    [ P ]  Mark Wing-Davey Named Chair of Tisch School's Graduate Acting Program

    [ B ]  Broadway's Starry Cat to Jump from Stage to Screen

    [ B ]  Danny Glover to Star in "Master Harold" Movie

    [ P ]  Price to Direct Glover in Master Harold... and the Boys Film

    [ TM ]  Danny Glover to Star in Film Version of Master Harold

    [ B ]  American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Signs On for Summer Run in Grease

    [ TM ]  Taylor Hicks to Be Grease's Teen Angel Starting June 6

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 10:05 PM | Item Link


      • [ STARS ]  Raúl Stops the Show, by Michael Portantiere

      Three-time Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza will recreate his thrilling performance of "Being Alive" from Company in an upcoming New York Philharmonic concert titled Broadway's Greatest Showstoppers. Plus: Reviews of Attack of the Theater People and other new books and CDs.

    • Posted by Matthew Murray at 10:05 AM | Item Link


        • [ NYP ]  TONY LANDSLIDE: 'CRY-BABY' BY 1 By MICHAEL RIEDEL

        [ NYT ]  Injured Actor Files Petition By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON; Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

        An actor who was injured on the set of "Disney's The Little Mermaid" has asked for a court order to preserve a prop in the show as evidence for a potential lawsuit.

        [ NYP ]  B'WAY PLUNGE SUIT By DAREH GREGORIAN

        "He didn't break every bone in his body, but he came close," said his lawyer, Mark Manus.

        [ NYP ]  'GREASE' GETS HICKS By BARBARA HOFFMAN

        [ NYT ]  Redgrave's New Show By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder

        Lynn Redgrave has a solo work in progress about her mother, Rachel Kempson, and her relationship with Shakespeare.

        [ V ]  Danny Glover returns to 'Boys'

        Lonny Price to direct Athol Fugard adaptation

        [ V ]  Case builds against theater duo By RICHARD OUZOUNIAN

        Prosecutors take aim at Drabinsky, Gottlieb

        [ TM ]  Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Recoups Investment

        [ BS ]  Have We Reached the Stage Where Being Gay Is Not Even an Issue? by David Sheward

        This Morning's Peter Filichia:

        [ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: The Movies in Your Minds

        [ NJ ]  Depressed about lawsuit, Shapiro wrote drama about Beethoven

        The Tony Awards:

        [ P ]  DIVA TALK: Chatting with Tony Nominees Butler, LuPone, O'Hara, Prince and Russell

        [ P ]  "Make It So"

        Patrick Stewart's varied career has carried him from young character player to commander in the far reaches of space to his current role as Broadway's Macbeth.

        [ P ]  Life in the Theatre: Arthur Laurents

        Meet acclaimed writer and director Arthur Laurents, a 2008 Tony Award nominee for direction of his masterpiece, Gypsy.

        [ USA ]  Laura Linney: Versatile star takes a turn to the dark side By Elysa Gardner

        Other Features:

        [ USA ]  Mamie Gummer: Streep's daughter steps out By Donna Freydkin

        [ DN ]  'First Musical' has lasting value by Joe Dziemianowicz

        The most star-studded show this side of the Tonys could be the presentation of "Pamela's First Musical" on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Town Hall.

        [ AA ]  The Unsinkable Julie Andrews by Army Archerd

        [ DN ]  Cancer behind her, she's front & center by Michael Daly

        Thanks to Shakespeare_in_the_Dark on All That Chat for the link.

        [ TM ]  All Over the Map By: Tristan Fuge, Sharon Lesley, and Zachary Stewart

        Red Dog Howls in Los Angeles, Working in Sarasota, and A Midsummer Night's Dream in San Francisco.

        [ LAT ]  THE PERSONAL FILE: Jason Robert Brown

        Yes, there are times when the music stops.

        [ LAT ]  More absurdity for Ed O'Neill in David Mamet's 'Keep Your Pantheon' By Sean Mitchell

        The former 'Married . . . With Children' star takes to the stage for the one-act farce set in ancient Rome.

        [ CST ]  A draw for playwrights BY HEDY WEISS

        Creativity comes in small packages at Collaboraction's Sketchbook Festival

        [ BR ]  "Spring Awakening" gets new leading man BY MICHAEL KUCHWARA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

        It's another day of rehearsal for Kyle Riabko, the young Canadian musician set to take over the pivotal role of Melchior, the thoughtful student heartthrob of "Spring Awakening," last season's Tony-winning best musical.

        [ JN ]  Terrence Howard, star of stage and screen, would rather be singing By Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Associated Press

        [ JN ]  Penguin spreads its flippers By Peter D. Kramer

        Joe Brancato likes producing new works at his charming Penguin Rep theater in Stony Point - so much so that he's willing to take an old play and have it rewritten to start his company's 31st season.

        [ CST ]  On the street where they live BY MISHA DAVENPORT

        'Avenue Q' residents not quite kid-friendly

        Reviews:

        [ NYT ]  Theater Review | 'The Bully Pulpit'
        The Amazing Adventures of a Gregarious Dissident By ANDY WEBSTER

        Theodore Roosevelt was never one to reflexively conform to party ideology, as Michael O. Smith demonstrates in his informative one-man show.

        [ NYP ]  SOLO PORTRAIT OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT BEARS UP By FRANK SCHECK (** 1/2)

        [ NJ ]  Smith hams it up appropriately in one-man show about Roosevelt by Michael Sommers

        [ BG ]  Wedding crashers By Louise Kennedy

        Modernity collides with Elizabethan sensibilities in 'Cardenio,' a play at the ART based on a lost Shakespeare work

        [ TM ]  Cardenio
        Reviewed by: Sandy MacDonald

        Stephen Greenblatt and Charles L. Mee's take on a "lost" Shakespeare work ends up being three hours of only marginal amusement.

        [ LAT ]  Theater Beat: 'And Her Hair Went With Her,' 'Blue Night in the Heart of the West,' '1001' and 'I'd Rather Be Right.'

        Tracie Thoms and Tonya Pinkins are wicked talents. Also reviewed: 'Blue Night in the Heart of the West,' '1001' and 'I'd Rather Be Right.'

        [ V ]  Pippin
        Review By BOB VERINI

        The visual and rhythmic pleasures of East West Players' anime and hip-hop-influenced "Pippin" almost permit one to overlook the production's undercooked execution. But for all the eye candy, the ear and mind are forced to work far too hard to gain entry into the 1972 tuner's world.

        [ LAT ]  REVIEW: Leslie Jordan's 'My Trip Down the Pink Carpet' By David C. Nichols

        The veteran actor follows up his 2004 solo show with an anecdote-rich 'My Trip Down the Pink Carpet.'

        [ LAT ]  REVIEW: 'A House With No Walls' at the New LATC By Philip Brandes

        The wounds of slavery are ripped open in Thomas Gibbons' thoughtful drama.

        [ LAT ]  'Dream Man': Gay phone sex operator By F. Kathleen Foley

        Jimmy Shaw plays a gay phone sex operator in a still-timely tale at the Skylight Theatre.

        [ DN ]  John Lithgow tells 'Stories by Heart' by Joe Dziemianowicz

        Sometimes, stories are the best medicine. It's no wonder why Lithgow feels compelled to share them.

        [ BN ]  Off-Broadway Goes Bollywood With Kooks in 'Rafta': John Simon

        Scott Elliott has directed with his customary know-how, but, finally, there is something amiss when the flushing of a toilet comes almost louder and faster than the bona fide laugh lines.

        [ WSJ ]  A Shakespeare Toga Party By TERRY TEACHOUT

        [ TM ]  Karen Akers: Move On
        Reviewed by: Barbara & Scott Siegel

        The cabaret artist's often triumphant new show at the Algonquin Hotel may be her most personal statement.

        [ NYT ]  Starting Over, Meeting Strangers and Not Giving Up By STEPHEN HOLDEN

        Karen Akers performed songs of loneliness, loss and aging with impeccable enunciation at the Oak Room on Wednesday.

        [ NYP ]  WEDDING REVIVED WITHOUT A HITCH By CLIVE BARNES

        NEW York City Ballet's supersized Jerome Robbins Celebration offers 33 Rob bins ballets, from his first, 1944's "Fancy Free," to his last, "West Side Story Suite" in 1995.

        News:

        [ P ]  She Loves Me, with Ashmanskas and Baldwin, Begins Huntington Run

        [ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MAY 16

        [ P ]  Be a Clown: Philadelphia Theatre Co. Premieres Irwin's Happiness Lecture

        [ P ]  Working, with Two New Songs by Heights Writer Miranda, Opens in FL May 16

        [ P ]  South Coast Rep's Taking Steps Takes First Step May 16

        [ P ]  Hats Off: Follies in Concert, with Rita Moreno, Plays May 16 and 18

        [ P ]  Daisey's How Theater Failed America Begins Off-Broadway Run May 16

        [ P ]  Tony Winner Harvey Fierstein Hosts Drama League Awards May 16

        [ P ]  Union Square "Sister" Bank Will Be New Theatre in Chicago; Porchlight Will Call It Home

        [ TM ]  Fishburne, LuPone, Martin, White, et al. to Appear at 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards

        [ NYT ]  Theater Listings

        Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

      • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 8:55 AM | Item Link


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