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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

    [ TM ]  Oleanna to Now End Broadway Run on December 6

    [ P ]  Class Dismissed Early: Broadway's Oleanna Will Close Dec. 6

    [ B ]  Broadway's Oleanna Moves Up Closing Date

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 2:03 PM | Item Link


      • [ T ]  High drama as M. Butterfly is closed down by police

      This evening Shanghai witnessed perhaps its most dramatic moment of English theatre this century.

    • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 11:16 AM | Item Link


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        [ STARS ]  Well Met, by Michael Portantiere

        The Metropolitan Opera debuts Patrice Chereau's stunning production of Janacek's From the House of the Dead and revives Jack O'Brien's wonderful staging of Puccini's Il Trittico.

      • Posted by Matthew Murray at 6:31 AM | Item Link


          • [ STARS ]  Kristin Chenoweth, Hugh Jackman, the Cast of HAIR and Other Stars "Do Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness

          [ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Wicked Smashes Box Office Record with $2 Million

          [ V ]  'Wicked' tops $2 million

          Thanksgiving brings box office bounty on Broadway

          [ P ]  Broadway Grosses: Nov. 23-29

          [ P ]  Made in Heaven to Close Dec. 7; Emperor Jones to Rule SoHo Playhouse

          [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
          Comedy Will Close to Make Way for 'Emperor Jones' By DAVE ITZKOFF

          [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
          'Emperor Jones' Director Says Misunderstanding Almost Halted Transfer By DAVE ITZKOFF

          [ V ]  Madden circling 'My Fair Lady'

          British director in talks for Columbia remake of musical

          [ TM ]  Tyler Perry to Star in National Tour of Madea's Big Happy Family

          [ TM ]  Jerry Zaks to Direct Randy Newman's Harps and Angels at Mark Taper Forum

          [ P ]  Zaks Will Direct New Randy Newman Musical in L.A.; Carlyle Will Provide Musical Staging

          [ TM ]  The Starry Messenger Extends Through December 19

          [ P ]  Starry Messenger Will Shine a Little Longer; One Week Added

          [ P ]  Connolly Exits as Equity's Executive Director; Waaser Is Acting Director

          [ TM ]  Aunjanue Ellis to Join CBS' The Mentalist

          [ B ]  Composer Jason Robert Brown to Star in Solo Cabaret Show

          [ CT ]  Nathan Lane misses Thanksgiving weekend by Chris Jones

          [ CT ]  Actor Lee Pelty, Chicagoland's Tevye, dies at 74 by Chris Jones

          [ P ]  Playblog: Daniel Craig Meets a Long-Lost Cousin: Simon Jones

          Features:

          [ PT ]  A new CD demonstrates creativity under constraints by James C. Kaufman, Ph.D.

          I usually have to think for a perfect example of creativity with a horizontal axis - but this past month I have discovered my new favorite example (along with one of my favorite CD's). Donna Lynne Champlin is an accomplished Broadway actress....

          [ BN ]  Zeta-Jones Waltzes to Broadway With 'Night Music': Interview by Jeremy Gerard

          [ B ]  In New Book, Playwrights Reveal The Play That Changed My Life

          [ INQ ]  Uncle Al's 'family' looks back By Michael Klein

          Childhood memories came rushing back last weekend with the news that Al Alberts had died at his Florida home at age 87.

          [ P ]  Playblog: Hey There, "Georgy" Friends

          [ P ]  Playblog: Merry Christmas from "Glee"

          [ HC ]  Lastest Cool Clip from Yale Rep's "Pop!" By Frank Rizzo

          [ HC ]  If Andy Warhol Fans Want the Real Thing, Go "Pop!" at Museums By Frank Rizzo

          [ NYP ]  It's good to be back By Elisabeth Vincentelli

          [ TONY ]  A new Nine song: "Take It All" by Adam Feldman

          [ TONY ]  Elizabeth Marvel: On stage and screen by David Cote

          [ TONY ]  Julia Jarcho (re)makes history with American Treasure by Helen Shaw

          [ LAT ]  Gold Derby by Tom O'Neil
          Michael Stuhlbarg: A 'Serious' awards contender

          [ B ]  Count Your Blessings with this White Christmas Video

          [ B ]  Photo Op: The 39 Steps Spends Thanksgiving with The Clintons

          [ CFR ]  5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Chisa Hutchinson

          Says the playwright of She Like Girls, now running at the Ohio Theatre, "...the worst thing a writer writing about sexual discovery could do is underestimate how dirty kids can be."

          [ CFR ]  Albee Damned

          An Australian writer has lit a firestorm about Edward Albee. After all, one can yell "art must breathe" on directors' behalf, but playwrights can always yell "I'm the vintner" right back.

          [ CFR ]  5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Jeffrey Solomon

          "Someone asked me if I have a sexual thing for Santa Claus," says Solomon. "And the answer is NO."

          [ CFR ]  A Raw Riff On the 'Sorry State' of Theater Photography

          What if a photo shoot is set for the first rehearsal week, before any rational actor can claim mastery of their role? Consider the context before you attack the art form.

          [ CFR ]  More on the Woman Who Wrote the Shakespeare Plays, by John Hudson

          Unlike any other Shakespearean authorship candidate, Hudson sees Lanier as an exact match for areas of rare knowledge demonstrated by the playwright.

          [ CFR ]  Arts Advocacy Update CXI: Finishing the (Old) Hat

          A distillation of Arts Watch, the weekly e-blast of Americans for the Arts. This week: Mississippi burning, Louisiana learning, Vermont turning.

          [ CFR ]  Will You Give the Gift of Culture This Holiday Season?

          Alliance for the Arts launches its annual appeal to get people to empty their arts-oriented wallets.

          Reviews:

          [ BS ]  Meg's New Friend - Reviewed by KARL LEVETT

          Before the satisfactory fade-out is reached in this topical comedy, there are some well-worn paths about modern relationships to be trod.

          [ CU ]  Bonnie & Clyde

          This musical at La Jolla Playhouse will entertain while also getting viewers wanting to know more.

          [ V ]  Bonnie & Clyde
          Review By BOB VERINI

          It's theoretically possible to turn the "Bonnie & Clyde" saga into a conventional musical play, but the eponymous tuner at La Jolla Playhouse hasn't found the magic formula.

          [ NYP ]  Panhandler parade on right track By FRANK SCHECK (** 1/2)

          It's all too easy to walk past panhandlers or street musicians without giving them a second thought -- but after seeing "Post No Bills," you're likely to reconsider.

          [ TNO ]  A MAGNUM OPUS...SOMEDAY by SANDY MACDONALD

          Young talent Tarell Alvin McCraney lends his bayou-dwellers the grandeur - and flaws - of gods.

          [ TE ]  Baby Jane Dexter - ALL ABOUT LOVE - Review by OSCAR E. MOORE

          She not only wears her heart on her sleeve but exposes her deepest feelings in the presentation of all her song selections at the Metropolitan Room.

          [ HC ]  Riz's Blog Review: "Shakespeare's R & J" at Hartford's TheaterWorks By Frank Rizzo

          [ WP ]  Estelle Parsons puts the gust in 'August' By Peter Marks

          [ BSUN ]  Black sheep of 'August: Osage County' darken the prairie By Tim Smith

          News:

          [ TM ]  Steven Booth, Justin Sayre, Nick Spangler, et al. Set for A Little New Music

          [ P ]  Smith and Alexander Set for Post-Show Chat at Let Me Down Easy Dec. 2

          [ P ]  Northlight to Ring in 2010 with E. Faye Butler and Her Trio Dec. 31

          [ P ]  Lehman, Moniz and Resnik Will Be Northwestern's Holiday Divas!

          [ P ]  Dreamgirls Cast to Sing On "The Early Show" Dec. 1

          [ P ]  Broadway to Dim Its Lights Dec. 1 to Commemorate World AIDS Day

          [ P ]  Before Whisper House, Duncan Sheik Will Sing at Old Globe in January

          [ P ]  Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 1

          [ P ]  Feinstein and Tony Winner Hyde Pierce Team for Holiday Show Beginning Dec. 1

          [ P ]  Jones, Rashad, Lathan, Lester Open in West End Run of Cat

          [ P ]  Groovaloo, a Fusion of Dance, Poetry and Theatre, Jumps Into Union Square Theatre Dec. 1

          [ P ]  Public LAB's New Season Begins Dec. 1 With John and Juan

          [ P ]  American Premiere of Merrick, the Elephant Man Opens Off-Broadway Dec. 1

          [ P ]  Project Shaw's Why She Would Not to Feature Brochu, Champlin, Davi, Grisetti

          [ P ]  New Adaptation of Flahooley Will Receive Limited New York Run in 2010

          [ B ]  Ace Young to Hit the Road as Danny Zuko in Grease

          [ P ]  Louis & Keely Gets Holiday Engagement in North Hollywood Dec. 19-31

          [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: Walken and Grammer Returning to Broadway By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

          [ NYT ]  Max Eisen, Press Agent of Broadway's Bygone Era, Dies at 91 By DENNIS HEVESI

          Mr. Eisen was a Broadway press agent from the days when feeding gossip to columnists like Walter Winchell and staging stunts were standard practice for stirring up more box-office appeal.

        • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 6:21 AM | Item Link


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