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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

    Another update, courtesy of The Royal Family:

    Tony Roberts' daughter Nicole said in a statement, "My father is feeling great and looks forward to returning to the show. He experienced a minor seizure and regrets that it had to happen so publicly. He is taking medication now which should prevent any further incidents. He is grateful for the impeccable and thorough care he received at St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital, and feels especially thankful for all the good wishes that have come flooding in since Sunday afternoon."
  • Posted by Matthew Murray at 12:54 PM | Item Link


      • [ STARS ]  'Something Intangible' Leads Winners at 2009 Barrymore Awards by Tim Dunleavy

      Photo coverage of this year's awards ceremony celebrating the best of Philadelphia theater.

    • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 6:45 AM | Item Link


        • [ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Theaters Filling Up as Fall Season Gets Into Swing

        [ V ]  Fresh blood boosts Broadway

        'Rain' tops $1 mil mark while 'Donuts' opens strong

        [ P ]  Broadway Grosses: Sept. 28-Oct. 4

        [ TM ]  Tony Roberts Is Hospitalized; Royal Family Will Still Open on October 8

        [ P ]  Sidelined From Royal Family, Roberts Doing Well, Family Says; Play to Open On Time

        [ NYT ]  Star's Illness Will Not Derail Show By PATRICIA COHEN

        [ TM ]  Brooks Ashmanskas, Harriet Harris, Victor Garber, et al. Set for Roundabout's Broadway Revival of Present Laughter

        [ P ]  Harris, Ashmanskas, Banes Will Join Garber for Broadway's Present Laughter

        [ P ]  Emmy Winner Gless Will Be a Round-Heeled Woman in San Francisco

        [ TM ]  Sharon Gless to Star in World Premiere of A Round-Heeled Woman

        [ TM ]  Debbie Allen to Direct, Choreograph LA Debut of Her OMAN...O Man!

        [ TM ]  Daniel Craig, Mike Nichols, Will Swenson, et. al. Join Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline for Public's Courage in Concert

        [ P ]  Craig, Gyllenhaal, Nichols Will Be Part of Courage in Concert; Creel, Swenson to Host Viewing Party

        [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
        Stagehands' Dispute: Who'll Build 'Ring' Set for the Met? By Daniel J. Wakin

        [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
        Moscow Mayor Warns Contractor on 'Sluggish' Renovation of Bolshoi Theater By Dave Itzkoff

        [ CHN ]  Patty Duke Can Pursue 'Golda's Balcony' Claims By JONATHAN PERLOW

        Thanks to AFan on All That Chat for the link.

        [ TV-DVD ]  Charlie Brown/Peanuts Specials - 1985 Special, 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown', Gets a Remastered DVD

        Based on the stage musical that began in 1967 with Gary Burghoff, and later made it to Broadway

        [ MAIL ]  Ex-husband of Little Britain star Matt Lucas hangs himself after leaving Facebook suicide note By Sophie Borland and Kate Loveys

        He also pulled out of last night's performance of the West End play Prick Up Your Ears in which he is starring.

        Thanks to young-walsingham on All That Chat for the link.

        [ DN ]  'Madea' actor-director Tyler Perry reveals history of childhood abuse, molestation on Web site By Chrisena Coleman

        [ INQ ]  'Something Intangible,' 'Cinderella' win big at Barrymores By Howard Shapiro

        [ TM ]  Christopher Gattelli, Mary Martello, Ian Merrill Peakes, et al. Among 2009 Barrymore Award Winners

        [ P ]  Something Intangible, Cinderella, Avenue X, Ogborn, Gattelli Among Barrymore Winners in Philly

        Features:

        [ P ]  ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: I Know I'm Never Getting "Ober" You By Seth Rudetsky

        [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Kate Baldwin

        Kate Baldwin - who co-stars in the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow - fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.

        [ TM ]  Ana Gasteyer Gets the Royal Treatment By: Brian Scott Lipton

        The former Saturday Night Live star returns to the stage as part of the star-studded Broadway revival of The Royal Family.

        [ TDF ]  Oh Brawling Love! Oh Loving Hate! by Mark Blankenship

        Michele Pawk learns to love her character in "Mahida's Extra Key to Heaven"

        [ JSTGY ]  Quick Q&A: Charlayne Woodard by Patrick Lee

        The actress-playwright on bringing her new show "The Night Watcher" to life

        [ B ]  Q&A: Oleanna Star Julia Stiles Gets Her Rage On

        [ B ]  What's Up, Tom Lenk? From Prom Prince to Buffy to Rock of Ages

        [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
        NYMF: Five Questions About 'Hurricane' By Erik Piepenburg

        [ NYP ]  'Bye Bye Birdie,' & hello fab single gal By CINDY ADAMS

        [ B ]  Videos: Feel the Beat with the New Broadway-Bound Musical Fela!

        [ B ]  Photo Op: Ragtime's Road to Broadway, Part 1: The Director/Choreographer

        [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Charlayne Woodard Brings The Night Watcher Off-Broadway

        [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: After Miss Julie, with Sienna Miller, Plays Broadway

        [ B ]  Photo Op: Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford Visits 'Cousin' Aaron Tveit at Next to Normal

        [ B ]  Photo Op: Sweet! Neil Patrick Harris Takes a Bite of Superior Donuts

        [ B ]  Photo Op: Bye Bye Billy: Haydn Gwynne and Tony Winner Kiril Kulish Bid Billy Elliot Farewell

        "Broke-ology":

        [ NYT ]  Audio Slide Show: Snapshots of a Black Family

        [ NYT ]  Video Excerpt: "Broke-ology"

        [ NYP ]  If it's 'Broke-ology' -- then don't fix it By FRANK SCHECK (***)

        [ V ]  Broke-ology
        Review By SAM THIELMAN

        Jackson, a writer for NBC cop drama "Southland," writes Ennis (Francois Battiste) and William (Wendell Pierce) with so much verve and pathos that passages dominated by one or the other practically sing.

        [ BS ]  Broke-ology reviewed by DAVID SHEWARD

        Economics as destroyer is the theme of Nathan Louis Jackson's moving new play about a struggling African-American family in Kansas City.

        [ TB ]  Broke-ology
        Review by Matthew Murray

        You won't find the word in any dictionary, but you also won't have much trouble discerning its meaning. It's the word that makes up the title of Nathan Louis Jackson's thoughtful and touching new play that Lincoln Center Theater is presenting at its Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater: Broke-ology.

        [ YN ]  A father and 2 sons cope with difficult times By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

        If the conflict isn't new, Jackson's attempt to deal with some time-honored tribulations is surprisingly sturdy.

        [ NYT ]  Sons Caught Between Their Dreams and Their Duties By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

        "Broke-ology" is a well-observed but underpowered play about the strains eating away at the unity of a tight-knit black family.

        [ TM ]  Broke-Ology
        Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

        Nathan Louis Jackson's intermittently engaging play focuses on an African-American family stuck living lives that don't match their dreams.

        "Still Life":

        [ TM ]  Still Life
        Reviewed by: Andy Propst

        Alexander Dinelaris' play about a photographer at an emotional crossroads is well-acted and consistently engaging.

        [ CU ]  Still Life

        Alexander Dinelaris' play is that rare combination: an unashamedly romantic tearjerker with a distinctly modern bent.

        [ BS ]  Still Life reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

        Playwright Alex Dinelaris has a few entertaining tricks up his sleeve in this tale of an unhappy ad man and a blocked photographer.

        [ NYT ]  When Death Looms Large, Why Photograph Chickens? By BEN BRANTLEY

        Alexander Dinelaris's ambitious but faltering play aspires to be a portrait of a generation that is too scared to move forward.

        [ TB ]  Still Life
        Review by Matthew Murray

        Dinelaris hasn't sufficiently realized that playwriting itself can also be damage control, and fallout from the rockier moments prevents the whole show from being as transcendent as its best scenes.

        [ V ]  Still Life
        Review By MARILYN STASIO

        Having assembled a nimble cast, helmer Will Frears takes them briskly through their paces in this cinematic production for MCC. But like those trip photos, no matter how you scramble them, the scenes never add up to the vivid narrative that exists only in the mind's eye of the photographer.

        "Parade":

        [ V ]  Parade
        Review By BOB VERINI

        Now remounted at the Taper with a dream cast, Ashford's "Parade" appears to be, by any standard, Southern California's production of the year.

        [ TM ]  Parade
        Reviewed by: Terri Roberts

        T.R. Knight gives an impressive performance as Leo Frank in Rob Ashford's stunning production of the Tony Award-winning musical.

        [ R ]  "Parade" makeover a neglected masterpiece By Les Spindle (Hollywood Reporter)

        [ CU ]  Parade

        This re-conceived musical simultaneously zings the intellect, breaks the heart and roils the blood. A return to Broadway would seem every bit in order

        [ TB ]  Parade
        Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter

        [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Donmar Warehouse Parade Opens in L.A.

        "Wishful Drinking":

        [ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Wishful Drinking - Carrie-ing On As Best She Can

        [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Wishful Drinking Opens on Broadway

        [ B ]  Photo Op: Celebs Line Up to Toast Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking

        [ B ]  Word of Mouth Critics Ellen, Tom & Maggie Spend Time with Carrie Fisher and Her Demons

        [ NY1 ]  Review: "Wishful Drinking" By: Roma Torre

        "Wishful Drinking" is a lot of fun -- a dry martini with extra olives that offers a potent escape. But the high is short-lived. And anyone looking for a more meaningful experience may be disappointed.

        Other Reviews:

        [ WP ]  A 'Pearl' in the Rough By Peter Marks

        Tonya Pinkins Shines in a Rocky Ford's Production

        [ V ]  The Breath of Life
        Review By FRANK RIZZO

        Watching Alexander and Channing have a go at these smart, self-aware and keenly observed women is also a treat for auds, and could punch the ticket for a Gotham transfer, especially with additional time for the thesps to feel more secure with character and text. At the very least, the show will be an A-lister for regionals looking for something literate, compelling and appealing for its female auds.

        [ NJ ]  Above the clouds: New drama based on lives of Tuskegee Airmen soars By Peter Filichia

        [ BS ]  Topsy Turvy Loves reviewed by ROBERT WINDELER

        An uncomfortabled melding of the non-musical works of W.S. Gilbert with 36 songs from eight Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.

        [ BS ]  Fat Camp reviewed by HILARY TUTTLE

        A truly original musical with catchy rock songs and infectious humor, "Fat Camp" shines amidst the lighter fare of this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival.

        [ BS ]  The Cure reviewed by HILARY TUTTLE

        The potential is there for a deeper examination of death and immortality, but "The Cure" settles for standard vampire fare.

        [ TB ]  Sammy and The Savannah Disputation
        San Diego Reviews by Bill Eadie

        [ V ]  Inherit the Wind
        Review By DAVID BENEDICT

        Star turns from Kevin Spacey and David Troughton, company hymn-singing, 23 adult actors, 17 extras, 6 children and a real-live monkey give value for money. But they can't disguise the carpentry beneath this classic courtroom drama.

        News:

        [ TM ]  Henry Hewes Design Awards Announces 2009 Nominees

        [ TM ]  Megan McGinnis, Robert Adelman Hancock to Star in Daddy Long Legs

        [ P ]  McGinnis and Hancock Will Star in Caird and Gordon's Daddy Long Legs Musical

        [ P ]  Krakowski's Solo Cabaret Debut at Feinstein's to Be Preserved By DRG

        [ TM ]  Eric Bogosian, Bobby Cannavale, Daphne Rubin-Vega, John Patrick Shanley, et. al. to Be Part of LAByrinth's Reading Series

        [ P ]  Cannavale, Bogosian, Waterston Among Casts for LAB's Barn Series and Live Nude Plays

        [ TM ]  Liz Callaway, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Norm Lewis, Howard McGillin, et al. Set for Engeman Theater Concerts

        [ P ]  Callaway, Goldsberry, Goldyn, Kennedy, Lewis, McGillin Set for Engeman Concerts

        [ TM ]  Kathryn Erbe, Tovah Feldshuh, Marc Kudisch, et al. Set for Broadway Oleanna Talk-Backs

        [ P ]  Bacon, Murtaugh, Darlow Star in TACT Revival of Sidney Howard's Christopher Bean

        [ TM ]  Jason Alexander, Faith Prince, Megan Hilty, et al. Set for Two By Two Reading

        [ TM ]  Danny Scheie, Keith Randloph Smith, Erin Weaver, et al. Set for TRTC's A Midsummer Night's Dream

        [ TM ]  Daniel MacIvor to Debut New Play as Part of Necessary Angel's 2009-2010 Season

        [ TM ]  Symphony Space Announces Organizational Restructuring

        [ P ]  PlayBlog: See Kate Run

        Kate Shindle, whose Broadway credits include Legally Blonde, Cabaret and Jekyll & Hyde, will run the 2009 ING New York City Marathon Nov. 1 to help raise money for their marriage equality initiatives.

        [ P ]  Coopwood, Hunstman and Van Norden Cast in CA Bow of South African Play Groundswell

        [ P ]  Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 6

        [ P ]  Reichard Is The Happy Embalmer at NYMF Beginning Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Jane Krakowski Sells Out... Tickets Available Begins Feinstein's Run Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Laurents' Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are Makes World Premiere in NJ Oct. 6

        [ P ]  An Evening Without Monty Python Plays NYC, Beginning Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Steve Martin Plays Carnegie Hall Oct. 6

        [ P ]  That's Andy Reading, with Leavel, Panaro, Kennedy and Reiber, Presented Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Tuneful Tuesdays Launches New Season Oct. 6 with Persuasion

        [ P ]  Jude Law's Hamlet Opens on Broadway

        [ P ]  Children Will Listen: Woodard's The Night Watcher Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Award-Winning Drowning Girls Surfaces in Toronto Premiere Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Milligan, Skinner, Manis, Creighton Featured in DC Run of Jonson's Alchemist Oct. 6-Nov. 22

        [ P ]  Kitty's Kisses Studio Album on Sale Via Web Starting Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Baldwin, Callaway & Luker: Web Sales for Three Diva Discs Begin Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep Will Be Part of Acting Company's The Lover and the Poet

        [ P ]  Such Things Happen Only in Books, with Apgar, Butler and Niebanck, Begins Off-Broadway Run Oct. 6

        [ P ]  Haskell, Larsen and Rockwell Begin F#@king Up Everything at NYMF Oct. 6

      • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 6:19 AM | Item Link


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