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Saturday, November 15, 2008

    [ TONY ]  Exit stage right: Scott Eckern, Christine Ebersole and diversity in theater

    What role do opinions have backstage? Time Out New York theater critic Adam Feldman explores bigotry, black-lists, scandals, witch hunts, and resignations in the wake of California's Proposition 8.

    [ LAT ]  Culture Monster: Director Scott Eckern's resignation over his support of Prop. 8: A game-changer in theater history?

    [ LAT ]  LETTERS
    Prop. 8's collateral damage: Tolerance

    [ V ]  Broadway scales back By GORDON COX

    Broadway's getting ready to nosh on the legit equivalents of mac 'n' cheese and Ben & Jerry's. Even though B.O. is robust and the season has minted new sales juggernauts, the global economic crisis has unnerved legiters -- just like everyone else.

    [ P ]  Alee Ralph, Production Supervisor and Casting Agent, Dies at 45

    Features:

    [ V ]  Puppet plays hit Off Broadway

    'Jollyship,' 'Arias' grow fan bases

    [ TONY ]  Ball and change By Adam Feldman

    Itamar Moses steps up to bat with Back Back Back.

    [ TONY ]  Les Mouches, Part I: Patti LuPone makes a Splash By Adam Feldman

    The name Splash doesn't do justice to the tidal wave of love that greeted Patti LuPone last week when she made a "surprise" guest appearance at the Chelsea gay nightclub.

    [ B ]  VIDEO FEATURES : Behind the Scenes: New Live CD Takes Gypsy's Patti LuPone Back to Les Mouches

    [ NYP ]  JUNIE B. GOOD? MEET EDWINA By BARBARA HOFFMAN

    [ NYT ]  Online, Onstage: Interfacing With the World By MARK BLANKENSHIP

    Modern technology is both the subject of "Continuous City" and an integral part of the way it tells its story.

    [ NYT ]  Assault on the Gentrifiers, and the Audience By KATE TAYLOR

    In his new show, "Taking Over," Danny Hoch addresses a subject bound to make some New Yorkers more than a little uncomfortable.

    [ NYT ]  Building a Love for Live Theater By ROBERTA HERSHENSON

    Word is getting out about the White Plains Performing Arts Center. Subscriptions and single ticket sales are up.

    [ NYP ]  PAGE SIX

    "SARAH Palin shot this for me," Andrea Marcovicci cracked as she tossed on a boa-style fox stole at her Algonquin Oak Room opening the other night.

    [ V ]  O'Neill sorting through submissions

    Playwrights Conference prepping showcase

    [ NYT ]  Letter
    Bernstein's 'Mass': Another Staging

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: "On Stage with Spring Awakening" at 92YTribeca

    Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

    [ SFC ]  Dame Edna's almost last stand by Robert Hurwitt

    [ T ]  How August: Osage County launched reluctant star Deanna Dunagan by Matt Wolf

    [ T ]  August: Osage County, the first great American play of the century by Matt Wolf

    "Billy Elliot":

    [ G ]  Can Billy fly on Broadway? by Vanessa Thorpe

    Billy Elliot's director on taking the ballet boy to New York

    [ NYP ]  BILLY'S BOYS By BARBARA HOFFMAN
    TWO KIDS, ONE ROLE AND A FRIENDSHIP

    [ B ]  VIDEO FEATURES : Opening Night: Billy Elliot

    [ B ]  FEATURE : Broadway.com Opening Night Special: Billy Elliot

    [ B ]  PHOTO OP : Billy Elliot Electrifies Broadway (And We've Got the Pictures to Prove It)!

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT:Billy Elliot - A Balletic Leap for Broadway

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 8-14: Billy, Do Be a Hero!

    [ LAT ]  Culture Monster: Elton John dons a tutu as 'Billy Elliot' opens on Broadway

    "Marie Galante":

    [ NYT ]  A Woman Wronged in Old Tale by Weill By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

    On Thursday night the enterprising Opéra Français de New York presented an elaborate and overdue production of Kurt Weill's "Marie Galante," its American premiere, at Gould Hall.

    [ BS ]  Marie Galante - Reviewed by ANDY PROPST

    Despite the undeniable pleasure of at last experiencing this long-lost piece, one is left hoping that Kurt Weill's "Marie Galante" will receive a more enlivening and illuminating production in the future.

    [ NYT ]  Letter
    Weill's Other Works: Post-German Operas

    "Bury the Dead":

    [ TONY ]  Bury the Dead
    Review by Rob Weinert-Kendt

    At its best, Bury the Dead emerges as a social-realist stage poem on the tests that every generation faces, in war or in peace.

    [ P ]  NY Public Library Will Tape Bury the Dead for Archives

    "Farragut North":

    [ JN ]  'Farragut' wins in a landslide By Jacques le Sourd

    [ TNO ]  PRIMARY COLORS by BILL STEVENSON

    You don't have to be a political junky to enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at a fictional campaign for the White House.

    [ B ]  PHOTO OP : Election Night Drama: Chris Noth and John Gallagher Jr. Open Farragut North

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Farragut North Opens Off-Broadway

    "Sleepwalk With Me":

    [ TONY ]  Sleepwalk with Me
    Review by Raven Snook

    As an extended comedy act, Sleepwalk with Me is tremendously entertaining. But if Birbiglia wants the show to become a full-fledged theater piece, he's going to have to sleep on it.

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me Opens Off-Broadway

    "Equus":

    [ LAT ]  Culture Monster: Daniel Radcliffe receives a Broadway tutorial in 'Equus' by Charles McNulty

    [ B ]  PHOTO OP : Daniel Radcliffe Gets Props from Broadway's Original Equus Cast

    Radio City:

    [ JN ]  Making the Radio City show 'Spectacular' By Emily Kratzer

    [ TB ]  2008 Radio City Christmas Spectacular
    Review by Matthew Murray

    "Gatz":

    [ CT ]  Actor memorizes 'The Great Gatsby' By Charles Leroux

    Actor fully commits to Fitzgerald work

    [ CST ]  Baring the heart, soul of 'Gatsby'

    Dramatic 7-hr. reading of Fitzgerald work proves seductive

    Other Reviews:

    [ BS ]  My Favorite Animal - Reviewed by MARK PEIKERT

    With a few judicious cuts and a stronger director, "My Favorite Animal" could be a brisk romp through the romantic entanglements of some severely disturbed Texans. As it stands now, however, the show is merely someone's second favorite.

    [ TE ]  King David - Alan Menken/Tim Rice oratorio at NYU by Oscar E Moore

    An impressive, memorable, thrilling evening of musical theatre.

    [ TONY ]  Mouth to Mouth
    Review by Adam Feldman

    The central character of Kevin Elyot's Mouth to Mouth spends most of the play flagellating himself with guilt, and Elyot treats his shame like tantric foreplay, continually delaying its release.

    [ TNO ]  LUST AND LOVE by SANDY MACDONALD

    "Mouth to Mouth."

    [ CU ]  The Footage

    A disturbing look at the weird and complicated relationships we have with new media.

    [ NYT ]  A 'High School Musical' Does the Original One Better By ANITA GATES

    The Paper Mill's production is a welcome improvement over the original, though it covers much of the same ground.

    [ NYT ]  Before the Fall, Enjoying Self-Absorption at 'Heartbreak House' By NAOMI SIEGEL

    Echoes of Chekhov resonate in George Bernard Shaw's dazzling, though sometimes numbing, skewering of the British gentry in the months leading to World War I.

    [ TONY ]  Streamers
    Review by Helen Shaw

    With the right company, the play might not be so easily dismissed.

    [ JN ]  "Streamers" loses steam in revival By Jacques le Sourd

    [ TONY ]  Saturn Returns
    Review by David Cote

    For all involved, it must be a neat technical workout, but from the aisle, it seems like a lot of cold clockwork.

    [ TONY ]  Mindgame
    Review by Adam Feldman

    Since every supposed reversal is telegraphed endlessly in advance by Russell's kitschily inept staging, the play manages to be at once mundane and bizarre: in every sense, insanely dull.

    [ TONY ]  The Lastmaker
    Review by Helen Shaw

    Goat Island's taxing farewell performance hints that now is the right time to say goodbye.

    News:

    [ V ]  Week 24 notches 8.4% bump

    Road Grosses

    [ P ]  Tony Winner Cariou to Direct New Musical Rob Roy

    [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: Footnote
    Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

    More participants have been announced for the eighth annual "24 Hour Plays on Broadway," to take place on Monday at the American Airlines Theater.

    [ TM ]  Bundy, Dancy, Nixon, Perez, Schreiber, Stiles, Wood, et al. Set for 24 Hour Plays

    [ P ]  Moran, Prince, Gets, Kuhn, Mann, Fraser and More to Appear in Broadway Beyond Borders

    [ TM ]  Gets, Kuhn, Moran, Prince, Testa, et al. Set for Broadway Beyond Borders

    [ P ]  Stuhlbarg, Rauch and Harrison to Read Marston's The Malcontent for Red Bull Nov. 17

    [ TM ]  Harrison, Rauch, Stuhlbarg, et al. Set for Red Bull's The Malcontent

    [ P ]  Lady with All the Answers, Jailbait and Lascivious Something Comprise 2009 Cherry Lane Season

    [ TM ]  Judith Ivey to Star in Lady With All the Answers at Cherry Lane

    [ TM ]  Dominic Cooper Joins Cast of National Theatre's Phaedra

    [ V ]  HBO sets Katharine Graham biopic

    Laura Linney circling Joan Didion script

    [ V ]  NBC launches 'Superstar Dancers'

    Michael Flatley is set to host competition

    [ TM ]  Dermot Crowley to Star in McCarter's A Christmas Carol

    [ P ]  Crowley, Ludwig, Altomare, Metz and More Cast in McCarter's A Christmas Carol

    [ P ]  Bogardus, Goldenhersh, Madigan and Richardson Will Read The Black Swan Nov. 17

    [ TM ]  Bogardus, Goldenhersh, Madigan, Richardson Set for Black Swan Reading

    [ P ]  Ann Hampton Callaway's "At Last" Due in Stores in February 2009; Track List Announced

    [ TM ]  Ann Hampton Callaway to Release At Last in February

    [ P ]  Borle, Chase, Gets, Huffman and Steele Will Be Bound for Broadway Dec. 8

    [ B ]  Tickets Now On Sale for Hedda Gabler Starring Mary-Louise Parker

    [ P ]  Tastings: Playlets and Excerpts to Be Presented at 92YTribeca Nov. 16

    [ P ]  LaChiusa, Paulus and Wadsworth Will Be Seen in Nov. 16 "Working in the Theatre" Broadcast

    [ P ]  Taking Cue From Alger and Cohan, Writers Make New Musical Bowery Boys; Cast Announced

    [ P ]  Taratula Will Inhabit Heche in Premiere of Call Me Anne

    [ P ]  "The After Party" Welcomes Brescia and Boswell Nov. 14

    [ P ]  Lafoon, DePaul and Robbins Will Have A Wonderful Life at Westchester

    [ P ]  Evie's Waltz Opens Nov. 15 at San Francisco's Magic Theatre

    [ P ]  Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 15

    [ P ]  Feldshuh Revisits Golda's Balcony for NJ Audiences Nov. 15

    [ P ]  Elaine Paige Makes Dress Circle Appearance Nov. 15

    [ P ]  Leaving Iowa, the American Family Road-Trip Play, Opens Nov. 15 in CA

    [ P ]  DeMunn Delves into Belber's Geometry at Off-Broadway's Rattlestick Starting Nov. 15

    [ P ]  DreamWorks Hopes to Unite Eastwood and Morgan for "Hereafter"

    [ TM ]  Griffin, Krakowski, Morisette, et al. to Join O'Donnell for Rosie Live

    [ TM ]  Baker, Creel, Emmerich, Kind, et al. Set for Don't Quit Your Night Job

    [ P ]  Second Season of "Damages," with Glenn Close, to Premiere in January 2009

    [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: 'Sister Act' Is Coming to London
    Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

    [ P ]  Cudia and Kanengeiser Take Roles in Phantom Tour Starting Nov. 14

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