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Friday, November 13, 2009

    Features:

    [ HP ]  Broadway Looks at Racism in the Obama Era by David Finkle

    [ B ]  What's Up, Syesha Mercado? Hey, Simon: This Idol is a Dreamgirl Now!

    [ PEOPLE ]  From Sleeping in a Park to Starring on Broadway By Bob Meadows

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Primary Stages 25th Anniversary Gala

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: What Once We Felt Opening Night

    [ TM ]  PHOTOFLASH: Marvin Hamlisch, Donna McKechnie, et al. Celebrate Every Little Step Documentary

    News:

    [ V ]  'Shrek' stakes out West End swamp By DAVID BENEDICT

    Green ogre, Dorothy sniffing round nunnery

    [ TM ]  Simon Russell Beale, Cate Blanchett, Fiona Shaw, et al. Set for London's National Theatre in 2010

    [ P ]  National Theatre Announces Four New Productions, Including Return of Russell Beale, Briers and Shaw

    [ P ]  Debbie Reynolds to Tour U.K. in One-Woman Show; West End Dates Set

    [ TM ]  Debbie Reynolds to Bring Solo Show to West End

    [ AEN ]  Breakdown Services, Ltd. wins a $1,300,000 Judgment for Sale of Stolen Breakdowns

    [ V ]  Road grosses uptick 5.8%

    14-show slate totals $12.7 million

    [ TM ]  Katie Mitchell, Stephen Dillane, Miro Quartet, et al. Set for Lincoln Center's NewVisions Series

    [ TM ]  Alan Cumming's I Bought A Blue Car Today to Return to Geffen Playhouse

    [ TM ]  Julia Cho's The Language Archive Added to South Coast Rep's Season

    [ TM ]  Mark Taper Forum Announces Full Cast for Culture Clash's Palestine, New Mexico

    [ TM ]  Kate Baldwin to Join Theodore Bikel, Brian Davies, Laurie Peters, et al. for Sound of Music 50th Anniversary Event

    [ P ]  Bikel, Peters, Davies, Baldwin and More Will Celebrate Sound of Music's 50th Anniversary

    [ TM ]  Elena Shaddow, Daniel Stewart, Steve Wilson, et al. Set for Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Twelfth Night

    [ P ]  Millonzi, Rufino, Gouran and Joyner Set for Twelfth Night at Seattle Shakespeare Co.

    [ TM ]  Charles Strouse, Alan Menken, Hal David Set for Songs of Our Lives Benefit Concert

    [ P ]  The Songs of Our Lives Concert to Feature Bergman, Strouse, Menken, Zippel

    [ TM ]  Martha Plimpton, Rosie Perez, Chita Rivera, et al. Set for Transport Group Gala

    [ TM ]  Timothy Babcock, Tony Torn, et al. Set for Edward Einhorn and Henry Akona's Velvet Oratorio

    [ P ]  Playblog: The New SuttonFoster.com

    [ P ]  Ziegler's Photograph 51 Will Receive NYC Reading

    [ P ]  The Play Company Announces A Cool Dip and Enjoy for 2010

    [ P ]  New Playbill Broadway Yearbook, Covering 2008-09, Now Shipping

    [ P ]  Bosley, McGillin, Grisetti, Skinner and More Join Bock and Harnick Celebration

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 7-13: Two's a Trend

    [ P ]  Public Songwriter Showcase Offers Taste of New Musicals; Groff, Gilpin, Walsh Sing

    [ P ]  Alfred Molina Will Be Interviewed Nov. 16 in Donmar's In Discussion Series

    [ P ]  Wyman, Blaemire, Oliva and More Set for Free Reading of The Giver

    [ P ]  Glory Days Cast Recording Due in Stores Nov. 24

    [ P ]  Florence Henderson to Bring All the Lives of Me to Joe's Pub

    [ TM ]  Elaine Stritch to Return to Cafe Carlyle With Stephen Sondheim Show

    [ P ]  Welsh Poet Thomas to Materialize in Do Not Go Gentle Off-Broadway

    [ TM ]  Diane Paulus to Direct Hair at London's Gielgud Theatre

    [ P ]  Broadway's Hair to Let It All Hang Out at West End's Gielgud Theatre

    [ B ]  Hair Sets Dates to Let the Sun Shine in at the West End's Gielgud Theatre

    [ B ]  Elaine Stritch to Return to Cafe Carlyle with Singin' Sondheim...One Song at a Time

    [ P ]  Elaine Stritch Will Sing Sondheim at the Carlyle in January 2010

    Reviews:

    [ TNO ]  GRIM IN A VARIETY OF WAYS by CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

    Despite the play s utter nihilism, Endgame manages to weave a rich, hypnotic spell for its audience.

    [ TNO ]  ACTING OUT by MATT WINDMAN

    Energized performances and ridiculously elaborate, Kafkaesque settings help make up for an underwhelming text.

    "The Understudy."

    [ HP ]  Fantastic Finian's Rainbow and Mr. Fox by Regina Weinreich

    [ TB ]  White Christmas
    Cincinnati Review by Scott Cain

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      • [ NYP ]  Stritch -- in time by Michael Riedel

      Her Sondheim show opens before Cook's

      [ MAIL ]  Ian McKellen lies doggo on Godot By Baz Bamigboye

      Sir Ian McKellen is in negotiations to return to the West End with the hit production of Waiting For Godot.

      Plus news of Oskar Eustis' plans for Hair in London.

      [ TM ]  David Rockwell to Design Sets for 2010 Oscars

      [ THR ]  Jeffrey Tambor joins NBC pilot By Nellie Andreeva

      David Tennant stars in hourlong comedic legal drama

      [ V ]  Producer Marvin Minoff dies at 78
      Worked on Frost-Nixon TV interview specials By CYNTHIA LITTLETON

      Minoff, who was married to actress Bonnie Franklin for 29 years, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles.

      This Morning's Peter Filichia:

      [ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: Brand New World

      [ NJ ]  The height of artistry: 'On the Town' actress rises to the occasion

      Features:

      [ P ]  DIVA TALK: Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares

      [ ND ]  The Women's Project needs its federal funding back By LINDA WINER

      [ NYT ]  When Courageous Artists Ripped Holes in the Iron Curtain By PATRICK HEALY

      A festival of theater, dance, music and film examines how the performing arts contributed to the fall of Communism in Warsaw Pact countries.

      [ WSJ ]  Blushes Over Broadway By ELLEN GAMERMAN

      "In the Next Room," Sarah Ruhl's play about 1880s hysteria and vibrators, tests audiences.

      [ P ]  Tony Winner Yeston Discusses Nine, From Screen to Stage to Screen Again

      [ DN ]  New 'God of Carnage' cast could be a god send: Director's dilemma in replacing hit show's players By Joe Dziemianowicz

      [ LAT ]  'Addams Family' musical ready for the spotlight by David Ng

      With video.

      [ TM ]  Harriet Harris Takes the Town By: Brian Scott Lipton

      The Tony Award-winning actress talks about co-starring in the Paper Mill Playhouse's On the Town and the Roundabout Theatre Company's Present Laughter.

      [ OOB ]  Interview with Jason Robert Brown on Re-Release of "13" Album by Matt Windman

      [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Robert Petkoff

      Ten years ago, actor Robert Petkoff was watching Ragtime on Broadway. This year, he's starring in Ragtime on Broadway.

      [ WSJ ]  Just Asking... Alicia Silverstone By MICHELLE WU

      With the release of a vegan cookbook and an upcoming Broadway role and eco-beauty line, Alicia Silverstone seems far from "Clueless."

      [ CST ]  Speaking With: Daniel Beaty by Delia O'Hara

      [ CST ]  Felder keys in on Beethoven for latest show BY MARY HOULIHAN

      [ CST ]  Pair of Scrooges ready to entertain the kids BY JENNIFER BURKLOW

      [ V ]  Bacall still sizzles with honorary Oscar By BOB VERINI

      Showbiz legend continues to light up bigscreen

      [ NY ]  Glee: Roll Play

      [ NYP ]  A place to Liev by Jennifer Gould Keil

      Vespa-loving thespians Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts are zipping around the city, on the lookout for another downtown pad.

      Reviews:

      [ WSJ ]  Still Crazy After All These Millennia

      "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is that rare musical comedy that soars on the strength of its jokes, says Terry Teachout.

      Plus "Avenue Q."

      [ NYT ]  A Tough Dad, a Weak Son, a Dead Mom: The Usual By JASON ZINOMAN

      The problem in "Red Sea Fish" is that everything in this world seems far too familiar.

      [ V ]  The Late Christopher Bean
      Review By STEVEN SUSKIN

      This comedy of manners -- ill manners -- paints greed, pretension and small-town narrowness in bright, broad brush strokes.

      [ NYP ]  Needs to pick up the pace by Elisabeth Vincentelli (** 1/2)

      "The Late Christopher Bean."

      [ NYP ]  Early feminist featured in fine farce By FRANK SCHECK (***)

      THE music you hear before the curtain rises on "Or," about 17th-century playwright Aphra Behn, doesn't exactly conjure up thoughts of the period.

      [ NYP ]  Imperfect future for sci-fi tale by Elisabeth Vincentelli (**)

      The first act of "What Once We Felt" raises many questions.

      [ LAT ]  Theater review: 'The Walworth Farce' at Freud Playhouse by Charles McNulty

      This is not your tear-stained, Guinness-soaked melodrama from yesteryear but a thrilling ride into the ruthlessly unsentimental imagination of modern Ireland.

      [ TE ]  The Understudy - Review by OSCAR E. MOORE

      Funny doesn't get much funnier than this.

      [ NYT ]  'Free for All' By KENNETH TURAN AND JOSEPH PAPP
      Reviewed by DWIGHT GARNER

      Kenneth Turan offers up a raucous oral history of a New York theater titan.

      [ INQ ]  Waiting for oomph, feeling sorry for Beckett's lovely lines By Howard Shapiro

      [ NYT ]  Bottomless Songbook With New Orleans Twist By STEPHEN HOLDEN

      Steve Tyrell exuded confidence in his performance of pop chestnuts sung in a growly New Orleans style at the Café Carlyle on Tuesday.

      News:

      [ P ]  Callaway, Earley and Ziemba Will Join Hamlisch for Kennedy Center Evening

      [ P ]  Snow Business: White Christmas Returns to Broadway for 64 Performances

      [ P ]  A Civil War Christmas Begins Huntington Run

      [ P ]  Civilians Offer You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents' Divorce in NYC

      [ P ]  NYTW and Acting Co. Present The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Off-Broadway

      [ P ]  Lane, Neuwirth, Hoffman, Chamberlin Embody The Addams Family; New Musical Bows in Chicago

      [ P ]  Edelen and Bashor Are Mother and Daughter in Philly Piazza, Dawning Nov. 13

      [ P ]  World Premiere of Adams' Or, Extends at the Women's Project

      [ P ]  Shakespeare's R&J Bows at Hartford TheaterWorks Nov. 12

      [ P ]  Hartford TheaterWorks Adds Plays by Rambo, Temperley and Jackson for 2010

      [ P ]  De Shields' Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory Will Receive Developmental NYC Run

      [ B ]  Sutton Foster, Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson and More Sign on for Carrie Reading

      [ NYP ]  Weekend Guide: Theater

      [ NYT ]  Theater Listings: Nov. 13-20

      Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

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