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Friday, May 23, 2008 at midnight (Broadway Time)

Sony Pictures to Release 'Rent' By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder

'Wicked' to close in 2009 after record-setting run BY MARY HOULIHAN

1,500 shows, $200 mil. box office tops in city's history

Gavin Lee to Hit the Road in Mary Poppins

Champlin, Wiley, Buckley and Dratch Set for Westport Playhouse's Summer Season

Pinter's The Caretaker Begins Berkshire Run May 22

Hoty, Park, Glynn, Kennedy, Newman and Brown Perform Pure Country Workshop May 22-23

Broadway's Phantom Troupe Welcomes New Masked Man May 22

Selections Announced for Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Play Festival

Stage notes BY HEDY WEISS

Goodspeed Adds Seven 'Happy Days' Performances
Frank Rizzo | TICKER

Debbie Reynolds to Perform at El Portal Theatre in July

Ricky Jay to Return to L.A.'s Geffen Playhouse for Summer Run

WABC to Rebroadcast South Pacific Special on May 25

Curtains Will Tour in Fall 2009

HIGH AND LOW by JESSICA BRANCH

On its own merits, Crybaby is a charming, if inconsequential trifle...but that's okay.

A PRISONER OF DESPAIR by MATT WOLF

This Deep Blue Sea has audiences laughing at the characters rather than feeling for them

Bebe Neuwirth -- Stories With Piano
Review By ROBERT L. DANIELS

In her nightclub debut at Feinstein's, the Broadway baby and two-time Tony winner ("Chicago," "Sweet Charity") sings with a tough, flavorful voice that has an expressively rusty edge.

SHE HAS ALL THE TOOLS by SANDY MACDONALD

Bebe Neuwirth is a knockout, in what, incredibly is her first solo show in so intimate a setting as Feinstein's at Loew's Regency.

Make It Proud and Loud, With Strings By STEPHEN HOLDEN

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, demonstrated how to belt out Broadway tunes on Tuesday.

Trio in 'Port Authority' Suffer Terminal Wordiness: John Simon

Port Authority - Reviewed by Adam R. Perlman

Conor McPherson's 2001 work makes its American debut thanks to the Atlantic Theatre Company. It's a beautiful play, but also a bit of a cop-out.

Port Authority
Review by Matthew Murray

Port Authority is two-thirds of a compelling-enough evening.

HOPEFUL SIGNS by ANDY BUCK

The New York premiere of Conor McPherson's Port Authority is given an excellent production under director Henry Wishcamper. It's poignant and often funny.

Port Authority
Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

John Gallagher, Jr., Brian d'Arcy James, and Jim Norton bring to life Conor McPherson's sharply etched portraits of three different Irishmen.

Humor, Deep Sadness Pervade 'Port Authority' By MALCOLM JOHNSON

Review: "Port Authority" BY ROBERT FELDBERG

No one conveys reluctance and regret - words unspoken, actions not taken - more touchingly than an Irish playwright.

'Port Authority' ... what might have been By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Recollections of regret are the soul of "Port Authority," a series of three superb, interlocking monologues by Conor McPherson that offers ample evidence why the Irish playwright is one of the finest writers fo…

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In Performance: 'Port Authority'

Jim Norton performs an excerpt from Conor McPherson's play.

PHOTO CALL: 2008 Tony Award Preview - Best Revival of a Play Nominees

PHOTO OP: What Drama! Catching Up with the Winners of the 2008 Drama Desk Awards

Chicago Shakes

Infinite variety is the diet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, winner of the 2008 Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton

Bobby Cannavale, Colman Domingo, Laurence Fishburne, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, Elizabeth Marvel, and Alli Mauzey mouth off at the Drama League Awards.

Leslie Uggams to Star in Signature's The First Breeze of Summer

Uggams Is Matriarch in Signature's First Breeze of Summer, Honoring NEC

Frank Rich to Be Consultant for HBO By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

Frank Langella to Star in Roundabout's A Man for All Seasons

Millburn considers purchasing Paper Mill by Peggy McGlone

In what would be a ground-breaking financial rescue, Millburn is considering a plan to purchase the Paper Mill Playhouse's land and property for $9 million and then lease it back to the struggling theater.

Ricky Jay to Materialize at Geffen's 96-Seat Second Stage July 9-Aug. 26

Former Times Theatre Critic Frank Rich to Consult for HBO

Sony's The Hot Ticket to Film Rent and Delirium

Final Performance of Rent to be Filmed for Big-Screen Distribution

Wicked Will Take Off on Second National Tour

Wicked to Launch Second North American Tour in March 2009

Atkinson, Capshaw, Pasquale, Rudd, et al. Set for MCC's LaBute Readings

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT-NOW GO by DAVID LEFKOWITZ

Off Broadway 'Love' Story Ends By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change to Close July 27

SEASONS GREETINGS by DAVID LEFKOWITZ

Man Found for 'All Seasons'
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

Musical Spitfire Grill Opens for Business May 23 in Return WI Engagement

2008 Spoleto Festival Begins May 23

Riabko Is Spring Awakening's New Melchior, Beginning May 23

The Ugly One Begins Guthrie Run May 23

Attic Theatre Presents West Coast Premiere of Whitty's Hiding Place Beginning May 23

Sons, Fathers, Faith and Politics Punctuate Premiere of House, Divided in PA

Today In Theatre History: MAY 23

Playwrights for Pets to Present Gay-Themed In the Rainbow Benefit June 9

Passing Strange Adds Extra Performance May 25

Lemper to Sing Weill's Seven Deadly Sins at Carnegie Hall

D'Amico and Olson Are the Franks in L.A. Run of Parade, Starting July 11

Parris, Nordstrom and Farrar Set for Thoroughly Modern Millie in St. Louis

Revised Go-Go Beach Musical, a NYMF Veteran, Riding a Wave of Interest

Line-Up Announced for EAT's Notes from a Page Musical Festival

Public LAB's The Good Negro Announces Talkback Sessions

Seven Long Island summer stage shows BY STEVE PARKS

East End theaters launch their summer schedules by Steve Parks

M-Net's 'Musical' becomes a reality

Winners to star in South African stage version

Bain, Brendon, Brown, Hyde, Stewart, Thiessen, et al. Set for Blank's Young Playwrights Festival

Eartha Kitt Extends Run at the Carlyle

Nancy LaMott Room to Feature Andreas, Andersen, Mason, Sullivan and the Callaways

CSC's Janisheski to Head O'Neill's National Theater Institute

Bryant Park to Feature Screenings of "Man Who Came to Dinner," "Arsenic" and "Apartment"

Couple Seek New Hope in NYC Run of Monsterface June 5-28

"Theater Talk" CelebratesRent May 23

"Broadway in Bryant Park" to Feature Gypsy, Godspell, Cry-Baby, In the Heights and 13 Casts

Philly Musicals Troupe to Stage Concert Featuring Blaemire, Kerrigan, Lowdermilk, Miller, Tysen and More

Marshall, Ortega, Shankman, et al. to Receive Choreography Media Honors

Cottereau, Dayan, Molina, et al. Set for Rubicon International Theatre Festival Preview Season

Conroy, Lin, Rashovic, Sesma to Join Busch, Halston in Bay Street's Shanghai Moon

Blackhurst, Dussault, McArdle, Palmer, Watson Set for 42nd Street Moon Gala

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