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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

    [ P ]  Tenure Ends: Broadway's Oleanna Will Close Jan. 3, 2010

    [ TM ]  Oleanna to End Broadway Run January 3

    [ B ]  Broadway Production of David Mamet's Oleanna to Close in January

    [ P ]  Vineyard to Give Kander & Ebb's Scottsboro Boys Full World Premiere

    [ TM ]  Susan Stroman to Direct Kander and Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys at the Vineyard in February

    [ B ]  Susan Stroman to Direct Kander & Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys at the Vineyard

    [ P ]  Hickorydickory Playwright Wegrzyn Wins 2009 Wasserstein Prize

    [ TM ]  Marisa Wegrzyn Wins 2009 Wasserstein Prize

    [ TM ]  Beth Fowler, Noah Racey, et al. Set for Irish Rep's Ernest in Love

    [ P ]  Wilde Again: Fowler, Racey, Maloney and More to Star in Off-Broadway's Ernest in Love

    [ TM ]  Kathleen Chalfant, Mercedes Ruehl, Ain Gordon, et al. Set for Bay Street's Stories Left To Tell

    [ TM ]  Rosemary Prinz to Star in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers for Three-State Tour

    [ TM ]  Russell Hornsby, Charlayne Woodard, et al. Set for LATW's Crumbs from the Table of Joy

    [ P ]  Dreamboats and Petticoats Will Return to West End in 2010

    [ P ]  Playblog: New Songs by Schwartz and Five for Fighting

    [ V ]  Actor Dennis Cole dies at 69

    Starred in '60s, '70s TV shows

    [ IBDB ]  Dennis Cole's Broadway Credits

    Features:

    [ P ]  ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Bella Pelosi, Plus a Harlem Home By Seth Rudetsky

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Tony Yazbeck

    [ B ]  Q&A: Tony Winner Bill T. Jones on Art, Life, Death and Broadway's Fela!

    [ TM ]  PHOTOFLASH: Dick Van Dyke Appears Onstage with Mary Poppins Touring Cast

    [ TM ]  PHOTOFLASH: Theodore Bikel, Lauri Peters, Brian Davies, et al. Help Celebrate Sound of Music 50th Anniversary

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Brother/Sister Plays Opening Celebration

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Addams Family in Rehearsal

    [ TM ]  PHOTOFLASH: Matthew Broderick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Starry Messenger Cast Celebrate

    "Ragtime":

    [ NY ]  The Entertainer By Stephanie Zacharek

    Ragtime could use just a little more dissonance.

    News:

    [ TM ]  Gavin Creel to Perforrm at Symphony Space on December 7

    [ TM ]  Orlando Jones to Guest Star on House

    [ TM ]  Stockard Channing, Jude Law, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Urie, et al. Donate Items for LIFEbeat Online Auction

    [ TM ]  James Barbour to Present Holiday Concerts in NYC and LA

    [ TM ]  Bradley Cooper, Chris Pine, et al. Named GQ "Men of the Year"

    [ TM ]  U.K. Tour of High School Musical 2 to End Three Months Early

    [ TM ]  Austin Pendleton, Edward Albee, Marian Seldes, et al. Celebrate Jerry Tallmer at November 23 Benefit

    [ TM ]  Lucie Arnaz, Debby Boone, Raul Esparza, James Naughton, et al. Set for Lyrics & Lyricists

    [ TM ]  Nine Cast to Appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show

    [ TM ]  Lee Hall Adapts Billy Elliot for New Young People's Initiative in U.K.

    [ P ]  BBC Launches Star Search for Wizard of Oz's Dorothy

    [ P ]  O'Dwyer Joins Arena Stage Fantasticks

    [ P ]  Chenoweth, Gunn, Hamlisch and More Will Join Bell for PBS Concert

    [ P ]  U.K.'s Variety Club Awards Honor McKellen and Spacey

    [ B ]  Creel, Harris, Sieber and More Top Out Magazine's List of 100 Honorees

    [ P ]  Edward Woodward, British Stage Actor and Star of "The Equalizer," Dies at 79

    [ P ]  Ron Sproat, Librettist and Soap Writer, Dies at 77

    [ TM ]  Writer Ron Sproat Dies at 77

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 4:07 PM | Item Link


      • [ B ]  Fela! Attracts a Trio of Superstar Producers in Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

      [ TM ]  Jay-Z, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith Sign On as Producers of Fela!

      [ P ]  Jay-Z, Will and Jada Smith Added to Fela! Producing Team

      [ V ]  Broadway gets a box office bump

      'God of Carnage' cast exits to stellar sales

      [ P ]  Broadway Grosses: Nov. 9-15

      [ INQ ]  Devon Theater cancels season, citing state cuts By Howard Shapiro

      [ TM ]  Gavin Creel, Neil Patrick Harris, Adam Lambert, Cyndi Lauper, et al. Named to Out 100 List

      [ P ]  Playblog: Broadway Makes Out Magazine's Top 100

      Features:

      [ CST ]  A 'Family' portrait BY HEDY WEISS

      Making a musical of 'The Addams Family' took more than a snap of the fingers for its creators

      [ CT ]  'Addams Family' in Chicago: Family classic aims to stay true to the cartoon by Chris Jones

      [ CT ]  'Addams Family' in Chicago: Nathan Lane embraces an emotional Gomez by Chris Jones

      [ NYT ]  A Market Segment 'Glee' Can Call Its Own: Theater Folk By PATRICIA COHEN

      "Glee," Fox's hourlong musical comedy series, has become a cult favorite among the theater community in New York.

      [ NYT ]  Video: Excerpt From 'Glee'

      [ NYT ]  Perfect Fit: Young Actor and His Role By PATRICK HEALY

      Jon Michael Hill is acting to great acclaim in the Broadway play "Superior Donuts."

      [ JSTGY ]  Quick Q&A: August Schulenburg by Patrick Lee

      His characters in "The Lesser Seductions of History" are asking questions he asks himself.

      [ INQ ]  Actress Amanda Schoonover stakes career on quirky By A.D. Amorosi

      Nice to see this terrific actress getting some attention.

      [ DN ]  The Cultural Tourist
      The Sound of Music By Howard Kissel

      [ NY ]  The Kindness of Strangers By Dan Kois

      Liv Ullmann and Cate Blanchett reinvent Blanche Dubois.

      [ V ]  Marvin Hamlisch cues comedy score By JON BURLINGAME

      Veteran composer returns for Soderbergh film

      [ TM ]  Becki Newton Goes Crazy By: Brian Scott Lipton

      The Ugly Betty star makes her musical debut in the City Center Encores! production of Girl Crazy.

      [ NYP ]  PAGE SIX: Kelly? Sure!

      "UGLY Betty" star Becki Newton wasn't thrown off her game the other night at the opening of the Gap's new concept store in SoHo, where a paparazzo repeatedly referred to her as Kelly Ripa.

      [ AP ]  Sara Ruhl sets Broadway buzzing in two rooms By LEANNE ITALIE

      [ BN ]  Sexy Blues Makes 'Memphis' Sing After Years On Road: Interview by Jeremy Gerard

      [ G ]  Can quirky West End theatres survive? by Molly Flatt

      London's old-fashioned venues are cramped and uncomfortable, but for a dying breed of a hardy theatregoer, that's all part of the fun

      Thanks to kieran on All That Chat for the link.

      [ MIL ]  WHO'S AFRAID OF EDWARD ALBEE? by Laura Parker

      Thanks to Wendy for link.

      [ V ]  Live band gives 'Dancing' lift By JON BURLINGAME

      Custom-made arrangements key to success

      [ BSUN ]  Play requires split-second timing By Mary Carole McCauley

      Three quick-moving dressers help two actors in 'Irma Vep' make lightning-fast costume changes

      [ MO ]  Stars of 'White Christmas' musical tour Augusta By WENDY MITCHELL

      [ LAT ]  Culture Monster
      Kate Hudson sings, hoofs her way through 'Nine' by David Ng

      [ P ]  Playblog: "Nine" Gets New Trailer and Website

      [ B ]  Photo Op: What's New in Glocca Morra? Finian's Rainbow Pizza!

      [ P ]  Playblog: Broadway Pizza

      [ B ]  Photo Op: Billy Elliot's Happy First Birthday on Broadway

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Billy Elliot Celebrates One Year On Broadway

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Wizard of Oz National Tour(16

      [ B ]  Photo Op: They Had It Coming! Broadway's Chicago Turns 13

      "Ragtime":

      [ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Ragtime - The Music of Something Beginning, Again

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Ragtime's Broadway Opening Night

      [ B ]  Photo Op: It's Back! Ragtime Celebrates a Happy Broadway Homecoming

      [ TNO ]  ANTHEM FOR AN AWAKENING GIANT by MATT WINDMAN

      This thoroughly compelling deeply felt revival of the 1998 musical fully deserves its place on Broadway.

      [ NY1 ]  Review: "Ragtime" By: Roma Torre

      To say that this company got it right is an understatement. This "Ragtime" is one for the ages.

      Other Reviews:

      [ TM ]  On the Town
      Reviewed by: Matt Windman

      The Paper Mill Playhouse presents a joyous staging of the classic 1944 musical.

      [ NJ ]  Paper Mill Playhouse production of Leonard Bernstein classic 'On the Town' is big winner By Anthony Venutolo

      [ CU ]  On The Town - Review by Simon Saltzman

      For the sheer number of belly laughs and for simply having a helluva good time, you can't beat the jovial and rambunctious carrying on by the three sailors on a 24-hour shore leave

      [ BS ]  Wolves at the Window (and Other Tales of Immorality) - Reviewed by GWEN OREL

      The acting from the four-person ensemble in "Wolves at the Window (and Other Tales of Immorality)," Toby Davies' adaptation of 10 short stories by the famous British writer Saki, is so sharp, with such plummy accents and funny physicality, that actors should hurry over to see it.

      [ BS ]  Agamemnon - Reviewed by JASON FITZGERALD

      Despite courageous intentions, ponderousness and gravitas keep this production from reaching tragic dimensions.

      [ NYP ]  Peer into 'Window' By FRANK SCHECK (***)

      For those willing to enter this strange and singular world, "Wolves at the Window" provides an invaluable introduction to an author who should be far better known on these shores.

      [ TM ]  Peter and the Wolf
      Reviewed by: Andy Propst

      This new production of the classic fairy tale is a brave experiment that only partially succeeds.

      [ NYP ]  Still waiting for the great Pizzicato 5 musical By Elisabeth Vincentelli

      The definitive Pizzicato 5 musical remains to be written, but "Talk Like Singing" (at NYU's Skirball Center until Sunday) gives us a rough idea of what it could be like.

      [ THR ]  Dr. Seuss' the Grinch Who Stole Christmas! The Musical -- Review By Laurence Vittes

      Stefan Karl is a Grinch for the ages at the Pantages.

      [ LAT ]  Culture Monster
      Theater review: 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' at the Pantages Theatre by Daryl H. Miller

      Well, even though my theater-geek side felt a tad undernourished, it must be admitted that, like the protagonist, "In Who-ville they say / That the Grinch's small heart / Grew three sizes that day!"

      [ LAT ]  Culture Monster
      Theater review: 'Mary Poppins' at the Ahmanson Theatre by Charles McNulty

      Mary Poppins wafted into the Ahmanson Theatre on her magic umbrella Sunday evening, and even those who think they've outgrown her carpetbag of enchantment will have to admit that her timing is, to use one of her pet phrases, "practically perfect."

      News:

      [ TM ]  Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast for Bartlett Sher's Staging of Les Contes d'Hoffmann

      [ TM ]  Ian McKellen, Michael Sheen, Kevin Spacey Win Variety Club Awards

      [ TM ]  Sharon Gless, Stephen Macht, et al. to Star in World Premiere of A Round-Heeled Woman

      [ TM ]  Donna McKechnie to Star in 42nd Street Moon's Ira Gershwin Salon

      [ TONY ]  Cheap seat of the day: The Age of Iron by Adam Feldman

      [ P ]  Cromer to Stage Waite in Santaland Diaries at the Alley

      [ P ]  Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art Receives World Premiere at National Theatre Nov. 17

      [ P ]  "New York City Christmas," a CD for Charity, Gets Digital Release; Esparza, Wilfert, Orfeh, Maroulis Sing

      [ P ]  McCraney's The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1 & Part 2 Opens at the Public Theater Nov. 17

      [ P ]  Smits, Potts, Stott and Lahti Begin God of Carnage on Broadway

      [ P ]  Marcovicci Sings Mercer Beginning Nov. 17 at the Algonquin

      [ P ]  Signature's "No Boat" Show Boat Opens in Virginia; Schaeffer Directs

      [ P ]  Writers' Theatre in IL Toasts a Master in Oh Coward! Nov. 17

      [ B ]  Billy Elliot Star Will Chase Weds Stephanie Gibson

      [ TM ]  Michael Feinstein Appointed Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Popular Music Series

      [ TM ]  Marc Kudisch, Emily Skinner, Daniel Reichard, Terri White, et al. Set for Broadway Unplugged Concert

      [ P ]  Reynolds, Urie, Kind and More to Be Part of Celebrity Autobiography

      [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: Ashlee Simpson To Play Roxie Hart On Broadway
      Compiled by LARRY ROHTER

      [ NYT ]  Edward Woodward, Star of Spy Series, Dies at 79 By BRUCE WEBER

      Mr. Woodward was a British actor with a long résumé in television and theater who was best known in the United States as the star of "The Equalizer."

    • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 9:02 AM | Item Link


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