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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

    [ STARS ]  This Week on Broadway for September 14: You Can't Stop The Q

    [ NYP ]  Stars take 'Rain' check by Michael Riedel

    [ B ]  Diff'rent Strokes: Gary Coleman's a Guy Again for Off-B'way Avenue Q

    [ TM ]  Andre Holland, Sean Allen Krill, et al. Set for Tarell Alvin McCraney's Brother/Sister Plays

    [ P ]  Holland, Simms, Johnson and More Set for The Brother/Sister Plays at the Public

    [ NYP ]  PAGE SIX: Baby-stepping on Law's lines

    [ NYP ]  PAGE SIX: Ruehl of road

    Features:

    [ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: Past, Present, Future

    [ DN ]  Jude Law, John Stamos, Susan Sarandon take different approaches to Playbill bios by Joe Dziemianowicz

    [ NYT ]  'Always Sunny,' With Singing By DAVE ITZKOFF

    On Wednesday, the stars of the FX comedy "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" will perform a musical, based on a recent episode, at the Beacon Theater as part of a six-city tour.

    [ BB ]  Spike Lee, Stew, & a Rock Musical: 'Passing Strange' By Foster Kamer

    We sat down with Lee, Stew (né Mark Stewart), and his co-writer/bassist Heidi Rodewald to wax poetic on the process of Strange.

    Thanks to Paul for the link.

    [ JSTGY ]  Quick Q&A: Colman Domingo by Patrick Lee

    Colman Domingo readies his autobiographical solo show "A Boy And His Soul"

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Colman Domingo's A Boy and His Soul Plays Off-Broadway

    [ BN ]  Spider-Man's Aunt Plays Barrymores' Matriarch in Arch Revival
    Interview by Zinta Lundborg

    [ TM ]  Video Feature
    Little House on the Big Stage By: Meredith Ganzman, Edward Highfield, and Jordan Neuren

    Melissa Gilbert, Steve Blanchard, Kara Lindsay, and director Francesca Zambello provide a sneak peak at the national tour of the musical version of Little House on the Prairie.

    [ CFR ]  5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Jenny Fellner of 'Lizzie Borden'

    "I went back and watched the Kill Bill movies," she says. "I believe they are a beautiful representation of horrible vengeance-related murders that somehow have you rooting for the killer."

    [ NPR ]  Broadway Star Morrison Leaps To TV With 'Glee'

    [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
    Know Your Emmy Hopefuls: Cherry Jones By Jeremy Egner

    [ BS ]  Lin-Manuel Miranda in the 'House' by Jenelle Riley

    [ P ]  Jesus of Suburbia, Superstar

    Michael Mayer directs American Idiot, the new musical based on Green Day's smash-hit rock album.

    [ P ]  Michael McKean: Time to Make the Donuts

    In his fourth Broadway outing, Michael McKean taps into a whole new side of his very versatile persona.

    [ CT ]  Actress Molly Brennan brings the funny, not feminist agenda, to her role in 'Animal Crackers' by Chris Jones

    [ CST ]  Dancing around Abe's legacy BY HEDY WEISS

    RAVINIA PREVIEW | Choreographer Jones' new piece on Lincoln lets freedom ring

    [ WP ]  Backstage: It's Ladies' Nights at Taffety Punk Again By Jane Horwitz

    [ P ]  Bea Arthur Remembered at Broadway Memorial

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Broadway and Friends Tribute Late Actress in Celebrating Bea Arthur

    [ V ]  Gelbart's resume more than 'MASH' note By BRIAN LOWRY

    The man was more than the sum of his work

    [ TONY ]  Phantom of the Opera hits 9K perfs by David Cote

    [ B ]  Videos: Equality Now! Sutton Foster Urges Fans to Make an Impact

    [ B ]  Photos: Get a First Look at Bye Bye Birdie's Colorful Return to the Great White Way

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Bye Bye Birdie, with Stamos and Gershon, Returns to Broadway

    [ B ]  Photo Op: The Stars of " target="_blank" title="*">* ]  ew Musical Memphis Get Toxic

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Understudy and Ordinary Days Casts Meet the Press

    [ B ]  Photo Op: Off-Broadway's Marvelous Wonderettes Ring in Their One-Year Anniversary

    [ BN ]  Bond, Jude, Tosca, Batonmeister Gilbert, Fever Ray: Our Picks
    Preview by Jeremy Gerard

    "First You Dream":

    [ WE ]  Tenor returns to Signature Theatre for 'First You Dream' shows By: Emily Cary

    Nearly a decade after receiving a Helen Hayes Award nomination for his memorable performance in the title role of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd," Norm Lewis returns to Signature Theatre for the world premiere of "First You Dream": The Kander and Ebb Concert.

    [ V ]  First You Dream: The Music of Kander and Ebb
    Review By PAUL HARRIS

    The company has packaged an eclectic selection of numbers from 15 K&E shows and films into a delightful revue that practically screams "tour me" -- which is precisely what its execs have in mind.

    Other Reviews:

    [ NYT ]  Exiles With Harrowing Tales From the Chaos of War-Torn Iraq By BEN BRANTLEY

    Assembled from interviews with Iraqi refugees living in Jordan, "Aftermath" is a smart and sobering documentary drama.

    [ TM ]  Aftermath
    Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

    Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's compelling documentary theater piece is based upon interviews with Iraqi citizens who lived through the American invasion of their country.

    [ V ]  Aftermath
    Review by Marilyn Stasio

    This powerful piece of agitprop theater challenges us all.

    [ BS ]  Aftermath - Reviewed by ERIK HAAGENSEN

    Simple isn't easy, but playwrights Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank prove just how powerful it can be in their disquieting, moving, intensely human docudrama.

    [ TB ]  Aftermath
    Review by Matthew Murray

    This may be a brutal and unforgiving probe of displaced souls desperately searching for remnants of themselves away from their homes, but its overall imbalance makes it of minimal use as either a historical or dramatic representation of this difficult subject.

    [ OOB ]  Review of Aftermath by Matt Windman

    The excellent cast deserves credit for injecting personality and even humor to some very emotionally demanding material. But if there is a play to be made from the stories of the Iraqi civilians, it has yet to arrive.

    [ CU ]  Aftermath

    Well written and at times brilliantly acted, but a contrived work in that it trades shamelessly on the natural empathy and guilt privileged Americans tend to feel when confronted with the hardships they have caused, or even the horrible conditions they have not caused.

    [ DN ]  'Aftermath' and 'La Voix Humaine': In the wake of war & love gone bad by Joe Dziemianowicz (*** 1/2)

    [ VV ]  Ivan van Hove Revives Cocteau's La Voix Humaine By Eric Grode

    [ TM ]  Blind Lemon Blues
    Reviewed by: Barbara & Scott Siegel

    Akin Babatunde gives a fierce portrayal of blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson in this compelling musical drama.

    [ BS ]  Blind Lemon Blues - Reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

    This music-stuffed show won't leave you singing the blues, but you will want to know more about its fascinating subject.

    [ TB ]  Blind Lemon Blues
    Review by Matthew Murray

    Blind Lemon Blues possesses the merest thread of a scenario, which only highlights the show's all-consuming thinness.

    [ BS ]  A Short Wake - Reviewed by KARL LEVETT

    At the wake of their much-hated father, two estranged Irish-American brothers dissect the past and struggle toward an understanding.

    [ BS ]  The Provenance of Beauty - Reviewed by LEONARD JACOBS

    A trip through the South Bronx, a part of New York City audiences rarely see. Is gentrification good or not? The author's ambivalence demands that outsiders decide.

    [ BS ]  The River Crosses Rivers: Series A - Reviewed by LEONARD JACOBS

    It takes a real love of fleeting moments in the human experience to fashion short plays as generally insightful as these.

    [ OOB ]  Review of The Retributionists by Matt Windman

    Unfortunately, Goldfarb's spends so much time dissecting the emotional love triangle among the characters that he turns what could have been an exciting, philosophic thriller into a dragging, overly complicated soap opera.

    [ DN ]  In post-Holocaust drama 'The Retributionists,' revenge is served badly by Joe Dziemianowicz (*)

    [ VV ]  The Irish Rarity Is Life Worth Living? Kids Modern Drama; Goldfarb's Retributionists Kid Themselves By Michael Feingold

    [ TM ]  Red Remembers
    Reviewed by: Sandy MacDonald

    David Garrison gives an utterly convincing performance as the late baseball broadcaster Red Barber in this rather undramatic bioplay.

    [ VV ]  Governors Island Hosts 'New Island Festival' By Alexis Soloski

    [ VV ]  Bekah Brunstetter's Oohrah! By Alexis Soloski

    [ VV ]  Thomas Bradshaw's The Bereaved By Eric Grode

    [ TNO ]  TO BE OR NOT TO BE by ROBERT L. DANIELS

    In this vividly accessible production of Hamlet, Director Bonnie J. Monte stages the tragedy with a sense of tableaux and intimacy.

    [ TB ]  Eclipsed and A Piece of My Heart
    Washington, D.C. Reviews by Susan Berlin

    [ BS ]  Stop the Show--We Want to Applaud by Les Spindle

    News:

    [ TM ]  Bryan Batt, Bernadette Peters, Alice Ripley, Chita Rivera, et. al. Set for Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction

    [ P ]  Batt and Kelly to Host BC/EFA Grand Auction; Additional Items Announced

    [ V ]  Gotham sites team up for kid-legit series

    Initiative to feature holiday specials, circus classes

    [ V ]  Dallas venue inked sponsorship deal

    Complex renamed AT&T Performing Arts Center

    [ TM ]  Harold Prince to Give Keynote Address During Vegas Phantom Fans Week

    [ TM ]  Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale to Conclude National Tour at Vegas' Venetian Showroom

    [ P ]  Bronx Tale to End National Tour in Vegas

    [ TM ]  Daisy Foote, Ken Weitzman, et. al. Set for Hartford Stage's Brand:New Reading Series

    [ HC ]  Hartford Stage's "Brand:NEW" Features Foote Play, Twain Adaptation By Frank Rizzo

    [ HC ]  Hallie Foote Event Scratched at Hartford Stage By Frank Rizzo

    [ P ]  Post-War Life Explored in NYTW's Aftermath, Opening Off-Broadway Sept. 15

    [ P ]  Hensley, Zambello, Gets, Brescia, Somerville Will Celebrate Skylight Opera in NYC Concert

    [ P ]  Yorkey-Spangler-Taylor Musical Play It By Heart to Be Developed at Human Race

    [ P ]  Ute Lemper and Sandra Bernhard to Play Joe's Pub in December

    [ P ]  "Amazing Story of The Fantasticks" to Be Told Sept. 17 in NYC

    [ P ]  Pangan, Manalo, Inigo and More Complete Manila Spring Awakening Cast

    [ P ]  CHART TOPPERS, Second Week of September

    [ P ]  WLIW to Premiere Burn the Floor Documentary

    [ P ]  Boggess, Burgess, Daniels and Ryness Set for Restore Benefit Concert

    [ P ]  Paul Scott Goodman to Offer Songs and Stories to Benefit BC/EFA

    [ P ]  Keen Company Sets Cast for Wilder Shorts, Such Things Happen Only in Books

    [ TM ]  Elisabeth Waterston Set for Inside Shakespeare Event at Emelin Theatre

    [ TM ]  Tom Ford's A Single Man With Colin Firth and Julianne Moore to Get 2009 Release

    [ TM ]  Oprah Winfrey to Bring Talk Show to NYC's Central Park

    [ P ]  McKean Bites Into Superior Donuts, Letts' New Broadway Play, Starting Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Green Day's American Idiot Musical, Shaped by Tony Winner Mayer, Opens in CA Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Mahida's Extra Key to Heaven, with Tony Winner Pawk, Begins Off-Broadway Run Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Nathan the Wise, with David Strathairn, Begins PA Run Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Fences Opens at the Huntington Theatre Company Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Modine Plays Himself, Saving Alpacas, in World Premiere, Opening Sept. 16

    [ P ]  San Francisco Run of Brief Encounter, Opening Sept. 16,Extended

    [ P ]  Walnut Street's Scoundrels, With Schoeffler, Dibble, Rush, Opens in Philly Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Cambria/Douglass, Two Plays About Frederick Douglass, Begin Rep Run in NYC

    [ P ]  Cabaret Opens at Trinity Repertory Theatre Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Rivers Returns to the Beechman Sept. 16

    [ P ]  Will Joyce Theater Be Home for Union Stagehands?

    [ TONY ]  Maggie Siff: Back into the time machine by David Cote

    [ B ]  Mad Men's Bryan Batt to Preside Over Auction at Broadway Flea Market

    [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: Lupone Gets Her 'Gun'
    Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

    [ P ]  In Chicago, Apple Tree Falls After 26 Years

    [ P ]  Wilson, Delany, Fey, Baker and Sutherland to Present Primetime Emmy Awards

    [ B ]  Attorneys for Jeremy Piven Slap 'Cease and Desist' on The Piven Monologues

    [ P ]  Piven Monologues Receive Cease and Desist Letter

    [ P ]  "Rent" Actress Dawson to Be Honored by Americans for the Arts

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