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Matthew Morrison, Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin, Julie White, Christopher Sieber, Nick Adams, Mary Birdsong, Tituss Burgess, Shannon Durig, and Jen Cody get down and dirty for Broadway Bares 18.

[ P ] Dody Goodman, Comedienne and Actress, Dead at 92

[ TM ] Actress Dody Goodman Dies

[ IBDB ] Dody Goodman's Broadway Credits

[ P ] Broadway Grosses: June 16-22

[ B ] Beth Leavel, Michele Ragusa, Kelly Sullivan to Join Young Frankenstein

[ P ] Transylvanian Trio: Leavel, Ragusa, Sullivan to Join Young Frankenstein

[ TM ] Leavel, Ragusa, Sullivan to Join Broadway's Young Frankenstein

[ P ] New Kid in Town: DiVita to Replace Powers in Broadway's Grease

[ P ] Roundabout Aims Hedda Gabler Toward Broadway

[ B ] Summer Play Festival Announces 2008 Lineup

[ TM ] Clinton, Foster, et al. to Participate in New York Musical Theatre Festival

[ TM ] Rebecca Harris to Replace Rachel Dratch in Westport's Scramble!

[ P ] Harris Replaces Dratch in Westport's Scramble!

[ P ] Mekka Set for My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! Off-Broadway

[ B ] Eddie Mekka Headed to My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy!

[ TM ] Eddie Mekka to Star in My Mother's Italian... Starting July 20

[ P ] Marshall-Green Fills in for Rudd; Perabo Joins Shape of Things Reading

[ TM ] Camp, Lysy, Marshall-Green, Perabo to Star in MCC's Shape of Things Reading

[ THR ] Alfre Woodard joins 'Enemy'

Co-starring with Christian Slater in the new NBC drama

[ P ] Carlson, Menzel, Michele and Arden Sing Sheik & Sater's Nero July 11-13

[ P ] Thomas, Franklin, Jones and Jennette Join Smith for Dreamgirls in West Virginia

[ P ] "Police Academy" Star Will Appear in British Panto Cinderella

[ P ] Acclaimed Arias with a Twist Extends at HERE Arts Center

[ P ] Not Beyond Therapy: HBO to Bring Back "In Treatment" with Byrne

[ B ] Tommy Tune to Direct Jeff Daniels, Rachel York in Turn of the Century at Goodman

[ TM ] Bill T. Jones to Direct and Choreograph Fela!

[ B ] Tony Winner Bill T. Jones to Direct and Choreograph Fela! Off-Broadway

[ P ] Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Innovative Tony-Winning Regional Troupe, to Shut Down

[ CU ] 2,000 Feet Away

In a fine production with first-rate acting, this is a non-prescriptive, intelligent play which looks at the root of controversial dialectics. With a full house every performance and a sizeable cast, this play is almost too large for the Bush Theatre, so we can only hope for a West End transfer.

[ CU ] Arias With a Twist

The visual delights start even before the performance begins since HERE's newly renovated space gives the innovative theater company the home it deserves.

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[ TM ] Minneapolis' Theatre de la Jeune Lune to Close in July

[ PP ] In debt, Jeune Lune will close By Dominic P. Papatola

[ MST ] Theatre de la Jeune Lune falls to debt By ROHAN PRESTON and CLAUDE PECK

[ NYT ] Theater Notes
Compiled by STEVEN McELROY

The choreographer Bill T. Jones is back at work in the theater, "Arias With a Twist" extends and more theater news.

[ STAGE ] Tony-winning Rylance calls on Brits to copy Broadway by Alistair Smith

Thanks to kieran on All That Chat for the link.

[ NYP ] CINDY ADAMS

Kristin Chenoweth, on hiatus from TV's "Pushing Daisies" in February, looking to do a short run in a legit show . . .

[ GAWKER ] VIDEO: Dave Letterman on Theatre: 'I Wish I Knew More About What You're Saying'

[ GAWKER ] Latest Show On Broadway: Harvey Weinstein In Other People's Money

[ HC ] Thoroughly Elaine Stritch By FRANK RIZZO

Great, typically frank interview.

[ TS ] Life of Brian by Richard Ouzounian

In-depth interview with Brian Dennehy.

[ DN ] Reality Bites: The dumb 'Blonde' awards by Cristina Kinon

My new game is to watch this show and pick out all the "dumb blonde" things the contestants say. This week, the award for most "dumb blonde" comment goes to whoever called Seth Rudetsky the "piano guy."

[ NYT ] Gene Persson, Film and Theater Producer, Dies at 74 By BRUCE WEBER

[ P ] Gene Persson, Producer of Dutchman and Charlie Brown, Dies at 74

[ IBDB ] Gene Persson's Broadway Credits

[ NYT ] George Carlin, Splenetic Comedian, Dies at 71 By MEL WATKINS

[ TM ] Peter Filichia's Diary: Go Visit Your Old Lover

[ NJ ] Too bad Simon was right about this 'Girl'

[ NJ ] No more trims for 'Shkspr (Abridged)'

[ NJ ] Shore stage has golden way with olden days

[ P ] Jeff Daniels and Rachel York to Sing Tommy's Tune in Turn of the Century at Goodman

[ TM ] Jeff Daniels, Rachel York to Star in Goodman's Turn of the Century

[ CT ] How Chicago's Tony victories will change theater By Chris Jones

[ V ] 'August' writer dives into 'Donuts' By STEVEN OXMAN

[ BN ] Letts Scores Tony, Pulitzer, Laughs With Comedy-Drama 'Osage'
Interview by Robert Hilferty

[ CST ] Producers turning to TV to keep 'Osage' a winner BY LEWIS LAZARE

The centerpiece of the new "August" marketing push is a 30-second commercial from SpotCo/New York that began running last week.

[ CST ] Producers eye Landers show

[ CT ] Hollis Resnik to the 'Grey Gardens' by Chris Jones

[ BS ] Shoved with Love By Dany Margolies

Singing the praises of the unsung swing.

[ ND ] Fast Chat: Charles Busch by Daniel Bubbeo

[ LAT ] Contender Q&A
Kristin Chenoweth pushing for an Emmy? By Susan King

[ BR ] Snubbed by Tony, laughing all the way to the bank By ROBERT FELDBERG

[ B ] VIDEO: Broadway.com & [title of show] GO TONY PARTY-HOPPING!

[ TS ] MARIA HOPEFULS HEAD FOR HILLS by Richard Ouzounian

The 10 finalists of the Canadian "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" visit Salzburg and locations from The Sound of Music.

[ FOX ] FOX411 by Roger Friedman
Tim Rice's 'Memory' of Lloyd Weber

[ V ] London fills its dance card

'Strictly Gershwin' tops list of dazzling productions

[ B ] ASK A STAR: Sexy Boeing-Boeing Star Gina Gershon Answers Your Questions

[ B ] MY NEW YORK: Wickedly Good Ideas from Rent Star Eden Espinosa

[ NYT ] NOVELTIES
In Search of Perfect Harmony, Through Software By ANNE EISENBERG

New software promises to correct harmonic mistakes in music as easily as other software now fixes the red eyes in digital photographs.

[ BG ] They are hoping for a storybook ending By Terry Byrne

Drawings inspire a new musical

[ USA ] Celeb Watch: Minnelli's memories embody showbiz history; video By William Keck

[ P ] PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Mic Pool

Not too many people took notice of the veteran English sound designer Mic Pool's first work on Broadway, even though the play, Art, did win a Tony Award.

[ HC ] Arts Professionals At Denver Summit Hear Calls For Change By FRANK RIZZO

[ FW ] Gary Beach is having a blast on 'Spamalot' tour By MARK LOWRY

Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

[ LAT ] Groundlings' 'Street Magic' seals the deal By Rene Lynch

Success of the YouTube video paves the way for 50 more.

[ WSJ ] He's No Dummy: Entertainer Sees a Comeback for Ventriloquism By ANN ZIMMERMAN

Long-Derided, Terry Fator and His Puppets Get New Respect; the Turtle Does Kermit

[ SUN ] Starting Over on the American Stage By ERICA ORDEN

Israeli actress Meital Dohan is giving New York's off-Broadway scene a go.

[ NYT ] Firing Back at Gay Bashers, Bawdily By ALEXIS SOLOSKI

"Bash'd," a hip-hop musical about gay marriage and gay bashing, hopes to offer a bracing attack on bigotry.

[ NYT ] Retirement Eludes a Multitasker By CELIA McGEE

The director Nicholas Martin has left the Huntington Theater Company to take over at the Williamstown Theater Festival.

[ NYT ] A Lone King Lear on the Lone Prairie By CELIA McGEE

Stephen Rea stars in "Kicking a Dead Horse," a new play written and directed by Sam Shepard.

[ TM ] Photo File By: Tristan Fuge & Mark Rupp; Text by Dan Bacalzo

Danny Aiello, Paul Anka, Desmond Child, Christine Ebersole, Joan Jett, John Legend, Loretta Lynn, Anne Murray, Alan Menken, John Sebastian, Bernie Williams, and the cast of [title of show] are some of the stars caught by our cameras this week.

[ B ] PHOTO OP: Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes and Conan O'Brien Do the Math at Adding Machine

[ B ] PHOTO OP: A Chorus Line's Mario Lopez Revels in his New Title: "Hottest Bachelor"

[ B ] PHOTO OP: Young Frankenstein Scares Up a Visit from Teri Garr, the Movie's Inga

[ TM ] Macbeth
Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

Polish director Grzegorz Jarzyna presents a visually stylish and decidedly updated presentation of Shakespeare's famed tragedy.

[ NYT ] A Bunny, Too, Can Strut and Fret Upon This Stage By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

For all the lurid sex, gunfire and madcappery, this Polish production of "Macbeth" is ultimately tedious and uninvolving.

[ DN ] New 'Macbeth' uses Polish ploy on Scottish play by Joe Dziemianowicz (**)

[ V ] TR Warszawa's Macbeth 2008
Review By MARILYN STASIO

Good or bad, the technology is always fun to watch. But it can't make up for the lost humanity or the mangled poetry -- all sacrificed to the political cause.

[ SUN ] Toil and Trouble in the Tobacco Warehouse By ERIC GRODE

[ WSJ ] How to Win a Tony Award By TERRY TEACHOUT

Chicago Shakespeare Theater, which brought home the regional-theater award, is one of America's liveliest and most consistently satisfying drama companies. I've gone there two or three times a season since 2004, and every show I've seen was worth the trip.

Plus the Public's "Hamlet."

[ NY ] That Is the Question By Jeremy McCarter

Is Michael Stuhlbarg a great Hamlet, or only pretending to be one?

[ NYer ] Indecision 2008 by John Lahr

The Public Theatre's "Hamlet."

[ JN ] For Andre Braugher, the Bard was his tempest By Mark Kennedy • The Associated Press

[ B ] PHOTO OP: The Play's the Thing! Hamlet Opens in Central Park

[ BS ] Hamlet (solo) - Reviewed by RON COHEN

Canadian actor Raoul Bhaneja delivers a satisfyingly straightforward rendering of the text, and it makes for a surprisingly enthralling production.

[ LAT ] THEATER BEAT: Pictures speak 'A Thousand Words'

Also reviewed: 'Macbeth' at Theatricum Botanicum, 'Dog Sees God' at Hudson Backstage, 'Hello, My Name Is ____' at Garage Theatre

[ TM ] The Who's Tommy
Reviewed by: Jonas Schwartz

The classic rock musical gets a new and uneven staging.

[ V ] The Who's Tommy
Review By BOB VERINI

Brian Michael Purcell's elaborate staging at the Ricardo Montalban Theater has its undercooked and raggedy patches, but the music's energy and production elan are enough to carry the day. The kids are all right.

[ LAT ] REVIEW: 'The Who's Tommy' By Charlotte Stoudt

At Hollywood's Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, the music proves to be an adaptation's driving force.

[ OCR ] 'Tommy' sounds good but looks bad By PAUL HODGINS

A new staging of The Who's famous rock opera emphasizes sound over visuals, with mixed results.

[ R ] "Tommy" goes high tech in heartless musical By Laurence Vittes (Hollywood Reporter)

[ CU ] Candida

This more than a century old domestic comedy falling within the rubrik of Shaw's pleasant plays, manages to remain remarkably fresh, relevant and entertaining thanks to the Berkshire Theatre Festival's handsome staged, well acted production.

[ BE ] 'Candida' a worthy effort By Jeffrey Borak

[ BE ] '24,' BTF, family By Clarence Fanto

[ NYT ] Having Their Moments With Porter By ANITA GATES

"Hot 'n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!" is an uneven but sometimes elating revue at the Westport Country Playhouse.

[ V ] Hot 'n' Cole
Review By FRANK RIZZO

Under James Naughton's free-flowing direction, aided by Lisa Shriver's spontaneous-seeming choreography, the tunes spring up casually, just for fun, as if these friends and lovers were on a giddy retro roll.

[ LAT ] REVIEW: '1984' by the Actors' Gang at REDCAT By David Ng

Tim Robbins directs a play that is rude, noisy and full of itself. In other words, successful activist theater.

[ NYP ] A 'COUPLE' WORTH THE COMMITMENT By FRANK SCHECK (***)

IN her last play, "Hunting and Gathering," Brooke Berman explored the romantic confusion of a group of 20-somethings. With "A Perfect Couple," she's moved on and up - proving, just as entertainingly, that 30-somethings aren't any better at love.

[ SUN ] A Generation and Its Discontents By JOY GOODWIN

Like its characters, "A Perfect Couple" resists structure; it's a chain of brief episodes that often feels more like a staged screenplay than a play.

[ TM ] A Perfect Couple
Reviewed by: Andy Propst

Brooke Berman's new play about three old friends covers familiar ground in a charmingly bittersweet fashion.

[ CU ] A Perfect Couple

Brooke Berman is a resourceful author, with a mint of modern phrases in her brain, and imagination to spare.

[ NYT ] Theater Review | 'Still the River Runs'
Dutiful Grandsons Down Yonder in the Paw-Paw Patch By NEIL GENZLINGER

Perhaps you're one of those people who have long lamented, "If only 'Weekend at Bernie's' had been funnier and had starred actors with some chemistry." Your wait is over.

[ BS ] Miss America - Reviewed by JERRY PORTWOOD

For the most part, "Miss America" smacks of indulgent youthful innocence squeezed through the withered ringer of experience rather than the work of seasoned satirists.

[ BS ] Shaw Sings! - Reviewed by RONNI REICH

It's a rare pleasure to hear laughter at a new opera: not a self-aggrandizing chuckle to prove understanding or a polite giggle at a singer's mugging, but real, deserved laughter.

[ BS ] Explicit Vows - Reviewed by RON COHEN

"Love is hard for everyone," author-performer John Jiler tells us near the start of his lively but sometimes discomforting show.

[ BS ] Arias With a Twist - Reviewed by SAM THIELMAN

Basil Twist has a stage magician's gift for sleight-of-hand, and he can do things with Christmas lights and forced perspective that filmmakers can barely do with computers.

[ TM ] Arias With a Twist
Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

This collaboration between renowned drag diva Joey Arias and visionary puppet artist Basil Twist is a trippy, mesmerizing visual feast.

[ WE ] Review: 'MY FAIR LADY' BY BOB CURTRIGHT

A younger Professor Higgins offers intriguing possibilities.

[ P ] ON THE RECORD: 30th Anniversary Cast Recording of Annie (Plus Annie 2); A Season Recap

[ V ] Hollywood Bowl Opening Night
Review By RICHARD S. GINELL

[ LAT ] MUSIC REVIEW: B.B. King, Liza Minnelli at Hollywood Bowl By Don Heckman

[ PW ] Stage Light by J. Cooper Robb

Lantern Theatre Company led the way for this season's best plays and musicals.

[ TIME ] Review: The Visit

[ TM ] Forbidden City West
Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

This new bio-musical about nightclub entertainer turned talent agent Jadin Wong is badly executed.

[ NYT ] Confronting the Extreme, but Showing Restraint By SYLVIANE GOLD

"Rabbit Hole."

[ TB ] Namaste Man
Seattle Review by David-Edward Hughes

[ V ] Vincent River
Review By MARILYN STASIO

Under Steve Marmion's uncompromising direction for the Brits Off Broadway fest, Deborah Findlay and Mark Field stop just short of flaying one another alive to expose the suffering of these characters, bruised raw when we meet them and bleeding freely by the time Ridley is finished with them.

[ CU ] Vincent River

Philip Ridley is a master at dispensing information a bit at a time. Although there's no real action in the play (just two people talking for 85 minutes), the stakes and the tension remain high, keeping audience members locked in.

[ CU ] The Chalk Garden

Enid Bagnold's charming play gets a perfect revival at the Donmar Warehouse.

[ NYT ] Music Chronicle
Reviews by DAVE ITZKOFF

New music books reviewed, including "Mary Martin, Broadway Legend."

[ P ] Fisher to Return to London Stage in Chocolate Factory's They're Playing Our Song

[ P ] Balgord Is LuPone's Standby in Gypsy Revival

[ P ] London Boy Is One of the West End's New "Billy Elliots"

[ P ] ENO's Candide Begins June 23; Christy and Breckenridge Are Cunegonde

[ TM ] Baker, Golden, Hinkle, Ikeda, Parisse, Shear, Tam, et al. Set for 2008 Summer Play Festival

[ TM ] New Cast Members Join Sarich in London Les Miserables

[ NYP ] PAGE SIX
'HAIR' AND FLESH

[ TM ] Cooper, Geary, Kitt, LaChuisa, Lopez, Pelphrey, et al. Win Daytime Emmy Awards

[ V ] HBO gets more time 'In Treatment'

Gabriel Byrne drama set for second season

[ V ] Brooke Elliott to be Lifetime's 'Diva'

Zadan, Meron will exec produce series

[ V ] New Victory wins Arts Education award

13-year-old theater presented Neil Gaiman play

[ TM ] 59E59 Theaters Announces East to Edinburgh Festival Line-up

[ TM ] Brown, DeLaria, Gemignani, O'Hara, et al. Set for Don't Quit Your Night Job

[ BSUN ] Boohoo! 'Cry-Baby' musical to close By Mary Carole McCauley and Chris Kaltenbach

Elan McAllister, one of Cry-Baby's lead producers, announced that a national tour of Cry-Baby will be launched in the fall of 2009.

[ TM ] Matthew Ashford, Michele Lee Join Pittsburgh CLO Line-Up

[ TM ] Grease Cast Members to Perform as Part of "Broadway Night at Shea Stadium"

[ TM ] Branagh, Hiddleston, Riseborough et al. Set for Donmar's Ivanov

[ TM ] Denis O'Hare to Star in CSC Uncle Vanya

[ P ] Today in Theatre History: JUNE 23

[ P ] Muny's High School Musical, with Harada, Bogardus and McGinnis, Begins June 23

[ P ] Altar Boyz Star Calvert Makes a Splash June 23

[ P ] Figueroa, Lewis, Llana, Spanger and More Sing for Diversity June 23

[ P ] Project Shaw Series, with Daly, Cullum, Yazbeck and Fraser, Continues June 23

[ P ] Flores, Tam, Albano, Davis and More Are Part of June 23 China Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert

[ P ] London's Les Misérables Welcomes New Principal Cast June 23

[ TM ] Channing, Hoff, Plimpton to Star in Broadway Pal Joey

[ B ] Christian Hoff, Stockard Channing & Martha Plimpton to Star in Pal Joey

[ TM ] August: Osage County to Play London's Lyttleton Theatre in November

[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly: Footnotes
Compiled by JULIE BLOOM

[ B ] Casting Complete for Signature Revival of The First Breeze of Summer

[ TM ] David Hyde Pierce to Star in MTC's Accent on Youth, Additional Details Announced for MTC 2008-2009 Season

[ B ] David Hyde Pierce Set for MTC's Broadway Revival of Accent on Youth

[ TM ] Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris to Announce Primetime Emmy Nominations

[ NYT ] Arts, Briefly: Brooklyn Gains TKTS By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON; Compiled by JULIE BLOOM

[ TM ] A Catered Affair to Close July 27

[ B ] Broadway's A Catered Affair to Close on July 27

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June 2009

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Sept 2009

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Superior Donuts - Oct 1
Wishful Drinking - Oct 4
Hamlet - Oct 6
The Royal Family - Oct 8
Oleanna - Oct 11
Bye Bye Birdie - Oct 15
After Miss Julie - Oct 22
Brighton Beach Memoirs - Oct 25

Nov 2009

Ragtime - Nov 15
Fela! - Nov 23

Dec 2009

Race - Dec 6
Broadway Bound - Dec 10

Jan 2010

Time Stands Still - Jan 28

Feb 2010

Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark - Feb 18

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Collected Stories - Apr 28

May 2010

May - Tony Nominations Announced

June 2010

June - Tony Awards (RCMH)

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A Steady Rain
A Little Night Music
Finian's Rainbow
Memphis
Present Laughter

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