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Thursday, December 17, 2009

    [ TM ]  Oscar Winner Jennifer Jones Dies at 90

    [ TM ]  Anthony LaPaglia, Tony Shalhoub, Jan Maxwell, et. al To Star in Broadway's Lend Me a Tenor; Stanley Tucci Directs

    [ P ]  Tucci to Direct LaPaglia, Shalhoub, Maxwell and More in Lend Me a Tenor Broadway Revival

    [ B ]  Lend Me a Tenor, Starring Anthony LaPaglia and Tony Shalhoub, Returns to Broadway

    [ TM ]  Tony Goldwyn, Katie Finneran, Brooks Ashmanskas Join Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth in Promises, Promises

    [ B ]  Tony Goldwyn, Katie Finneran and Brooks Ashmanskas Join Cast of Promises, Promises

    [ P ]  Finneran, Goldwyn and Ashmanskas Will Star in Promises, Promises

    [ TM ]  Laura Osnes to Return to Role of Nellie Forbush in Broadway's South Pacific

    [ P ]  Osnes Will Return to Broadway's South Pacific; O'Hara to Depart Jan. 3, 2010

    [ TM ]  Brief Encounter to Extend at St. Ann's Warehouse Through January 17

    [ P ]  New York Run of Brief Encounter Extended at St. Ann's

    [ P ]  Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide Will Not Arrive in New York in Spring

    [ TM ]  Maura Tierney, Kate Valk, et al. to Join Frances McDormand in North Atlantic at REDCAT

    [ THR ]  Actor Dan Barton dies at 88 By Mike Barnes

    Specialized in narration and voiceover for past two decades

    [ IBDB ]  Dan Barton's Broadway Credits

    Features:

    [ B ]  Fresh Face: Orphans Star Bill Heck Finds a Home in Horton Foote's Masterpiece

    [ B ]  Videos: Behind the Music with Rock of Ages' Adam Dannheisser

    [ B ]  Tabloid Darling Kelly Brook on Baring It All in London's Calendar Girls

    [ STS ]  A family favorite: Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates season with holiday concerts BY Don Snider

    Michuda is a vocal teacher in her 18th year at Northwestern University.
    Among her many students who have gone on to professional stardom is Kate Baldwin, who has the lead in "Finian's Rainbow" on Broadway.

    [ B ]  Watch It: Groovaloo Shows Off Mad Skills on So You Think You Can Dance

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Emmet Otter Returns to Goodspeed

    Reviews:

    [ TONY ]  Best (and worst) theater By David Cote, Adam Feldman and Helen Shaw

    [ TONY ]  Best cabaret By Adam Feldman

    [ NYO ]  Night Music Still a Delight By Jesse Oxfeld

    [ TE ]  David Mamet's RACE - Review by OSCAR E. MOORE

    With what lawyers charge per hour, "Race" is a bargain deal. And well worth a visit.

    News:

    [ P ]  Ragtime Will Make TV Appearances Dec. 18-21

    [ TM ]  Awesome 80s Prom to Stage Korean Premiere

    [ P ]  A.R.T. Extends Sleep No More to February 2010

    [ TM ]  Jason Alexander to Perform The Donny Clay Experience in Vegas

    [ TM ]  Hair Cast Members Featured in 2010: An Equality Odyssey Benefit at Joe's Pub

    [ TM ]  John Kander to Be Honored at Vineyard Gala; David Hyde Pierce to Host

    [ TM ]  Stephen Schwartz to Receive Junior Theater Festival Award

    [ TM ]  Vanities Cast Recording Now Available Digitally; Wider Release Planned for Early 2010

    [ P ]  Prinz, Surrey and Crane Set for Lost in Yonkers in Cleveland

    [ P ]  Fascinating Aida's Absolutely Miraculous Opens Off-Broadway Dec. 17

    [ P ]  Anderson, Burgess, Calvert, Cates and More Will Salute Sandi Patty Dec. 18

    [ P ]  Streep, Cruz, Baldwin, Kendrick, Close and "Nine" Among SAG Nominees

    [ B ]  Glee Adds SAG Award Nomination to Honor Roll

    [ P ]  F*cking Men to Play Return Engagement in Los Angeles

    [ P ]  Arnold Mittelman Hopes to Bring The Rothschilds to Broadway

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 3:59 PM | Item Link


      • [ NYP ]  No lack of 'Elf' esteem by Michael Riedel

      North Pole comedy may bring holiday joy

      [ TM ]  Nine and Glee Ensembles, Glenn Close, Penelope Cruz, et al. Earn SAG Nominations

      [ V ]  Lincoln Center opens discount B.O.

      Lincoln Center today opens a new atrium incorporating a box office that will sell day-of, discounted tickets to performances presented at all venues of the Gotham performing arts complex.

      [ P ]  Playblog: Ticketmaster Changes Seating Game

      [ P ]  Burn the Floor Is a Musical, Wishful Drinking a Play

      [ TM ]  Full Cast Announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, Starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess

      [ P ]  Full Cast Announced for London World Premiere of Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies

      [ TM ]  Warren Carlyle to Choreograph Broadway's Pure Country for 2010-2011 Season

      [ B ]  Warren Carlyle to Choreograph Pure Country on Broadway

      [ P ]  Warren Carlyle Will Choreograph Broadway's Pure Country

      [ THR ]  Academy unveils original song candidates By Gregg Kilday

      [ TM ]  Billy Elliot's Lee Hall to Adapt Michael Morpurgo's War Horse Novel for the Screen

      [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
      Susan Boyle Remains Atop the Music Charts By BEN SISARIO

      [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
      Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Established at New York University By BEN SISARIO

      [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
      The Great Green Way By STEVEN MCELROY

      [ LAT ]  Culture Monster
      Cirque du Soleil is ready to go Hollywood in 2011 at the Kodak Theatre by Reed Johnson

      [ CFR ]  War, Healthcare Simmers. Why Are Two Senators Heated Over Pig Iron?

      Why are Sens. Coburn and McCain attacking a Philadelphia theater troupe?

      [ CFR ]  Broadway League Confirms Great White Way Whiter Than Ever

      Think of it this way: During the 2008-09 Broadway season, 97.6 percent of ticket-holders were not African-American.

      Obituaries:

      [ P ]  Conard Fowkes, Actor and Equity Leader, Has Died

      [ TM ]  Actor Conard Fowkes Dies at 76

      [ IBDB ]  Conard Fowkes' Broadway Credits

      [ TIMES ]  Obituary: Moyra Fraser: actress

      Nothing surprised one critic more than her appearance as Morgan le Fey in Camelot (Drury Lane, 1964).

      Features:

      [ INQ ]  Bringing 'Nutcracker' alive for blind people By Howard Shapiro

      Audio describer to give a mind's-eye view of the ballet.

      [ G ]  Noises off: what inspires artists to make work? by Chris Wilkinson

      Be it Rolf Harris, Ken Dodd or a rollicking production of Brief Encounter - theatre bloggers reveal what gets their creative juices flowing

      [ NYT ]  Finding Depth in Fela's Women By FELICIA R. LEE

      The women of the Broadway musical "Fela!" see their characters as integral parts of the complex and contradictory tale of the man who inspired the musical.

      [ NYT ]  Slide Show: Fela's Women

      [ NYT ]  A Wizard Who Works With Color and Pattern By GUY TREBAY

      Marina Draghici, the set and costume designer for "Fela!," the Broadway hit, uses prints and color (judiciously) to recreate an African nightclub on Broadway.

      [ NYT ]  Slide Show: The 'Fela!' Look

      [ TDF ]  Adding Up to "Zero" By MARK BLANKENSHIP

      Why Jim Brochu brought Zero Mostel's life to the stage

      [ BG ]  Things are working out By Hayley Kaufman

      Kristin Chenoweth discusses her career and her tour with Il Divo

      [ TONY ]  Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber on A View from the Bridge By Kate Lowenstein; Photographs by Matt Hoyle

      An exclusive photo gallery, plus the stars' thoughts on their play, New Year's Eve and being very hairy.

      [ BS ]  'In the Wings' of Your Favorite Broadway Shows by Alexa Trummer

      The American Theatre Wing, known as the founder of the Tony Awards and an integral part of the theatrical community for nearly seven decades, has recently launched "In the Wings," a video podcast as well as a web series that explores the stories of those who work behind the scenes on the Broadway shows we all know and love.

      [ P ]  Playblog: A Parisian Sound of Music Video

      [ P ]  Inside Track Blog: Webway Wednesday . . . Brian Stokes Mitchell Celebrates Xmas with 80,000 Pals

      [ P ]  MARQUEE VALUE: The Addams Family at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: LaChanze Performs at "Handel's Messiah Rocks" Signing

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Coming Home at Berkeley Repertory Theatre

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Ernest In Love at Irish Repertory Theatre

      The Holidays:

      [ BG ]  North Shore's traditional 'Carol' finds a N.H. home this season By Rich Fahey

      [ B ]  Videos: Holidays on Broadway: Festive Musical Moments & Memories with the Cast of The Lion King

      [ P ]  U.S. Theatres Find a New "Christmas Story" to Tell

      "A Christmas Story," the film favorite about a boy, his parents and his wish for a B.B. gun, is now a hit seasonal title in regional theatres around the country.

      "Nine":

      [ P ]  Playblog: The Last Word From Minghella, a "Nine" Fade Out

      [ NY ]  The Word at the Nine Premiere: Tiger Woods Should See This Movie

      [ NY ]  Nine Screenwriter Michael Tolkin on Why There Are So Many Famous People in His Movie

      [ TM ]  Be Italian! By: Joseph Marzullo; Text by Dan Bacalzo

      Tony Bennett, Goldie Hawn, Madonna, Tobey Maguire, the Olsen twins, and Naomi Watts join Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Nicole Kidman for the premiere of the movie musical NINE.

      [ B ]  Photo Op: Be Italian! Nine Movie Premiere Glitters with Stars

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: "Nine" Premieres at the Ziegfeld

      [ DN ]  Gatecrasher: Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz & Fergie turn heads at 'Nine' premiere

      Reviews:

      [ USA ]  Broadway's highly rated plays vs. the overrated in 2009 By Elysa Gardner

      [ NYT ]  On the London Stage
      A Pained Artist Inveighs Against Nature By MATT WOLF

      Few plays put the actual artistic process at center stage with as much energy and command as John Logan's "Red."

      [ TNO ]  FILLING UP THE CANVAS by JOHN NATHAN

      Where most attempts at capturing the life of an artist fall flat, John Logan's play about Mark Rothko comes vividly to life.

      [ TM ]  REVIEW ROUNDUP: Pamela Anderson Opens in U.K. Panto Aladdin

      [ TM ]  REVIEW ROUNDUP: Culture Clash's Palestine, New Mexico Opens at the Mark Taper Forum

      [ TM ]  REVIEW ROUNDUP: American Buffalo, Starring Tracy Letts, Opens at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

      [ TB ]  American Buffalo
      Chicago Review by John Olson

      [ BS ]  In Fields Where They Lay - Reviewed by ERIK HAAGENSEN

      Though Ricardo Pérez Gonzalez has certainly done his historical homework, the story and characters he has come up with to dramatize the WW I Christmas truce of 1914 between German and British soldiers are too familiar and predictable to get the job done.

      [ NYT ]  Theater Review | 'Juan and John'
      40 Years Later, and Still Feeling the Sting From a Smack in the Batter's Box By RACHEL SALTZ

      Roger Guenveur Smith believes in the interconnectedness of history: that our lives, big and small, are enmeshed in the great tangle of events, big and small.

      [ HC ]  Riz's Blog review: Jim Henson's "Emmet Otter" at Goodspeed Opera House By Frank Rizzo

      [ NJ ]  New Jersey Repertory Company presents 'Two Jews Walk Into a War' By Peter Filichia

      [ NJ ]  Young actors shine in a searing production By Peter Filichia

      [ NYP ]  Plays aren't all that 'Great' by Frank Scheck (** 1/2)

      The Flea Theater commissioned six promising off-Broadway playwrights to write about the most pressing issue of our times.

      [ BN ]  Last Chance for Soulful 'Brother/Sister Plays': Jeremy Gerard (****)

      [ V ]  Icarus

      There's something deeply admirable about "Icarus" even if the show comes off more numbing than bracing.

      [ CT ]  'In the Heights' at Cadillac Palace: Sexy Manhattan moves are just getting warmed up by Chris Jones (***)

      [ CU ]  A Little Night Music - Review by Elyse Sommer

      Angela Lansbury's performance as Madame Armfeldt is a triumphant answer to that lady's "Where's the art, where's craft?"

      [ TE ]  A Litttle Night Music - Review by OSCAR E. MOORE

      As directed by Trevor Nunn we immediately begin to wonder if this somber, slow moving, snooze inducing with some sex and schnapps thrown in and about as subtle as a sledgehammer concept is going to work.

      News:

      [ B ]  The Lion King Passes Miss Saigon to Become Ninth Longest-Running Show in West End History

      [ P ]  London's Lion King to Become Ninth Longest-Running Musical In West End History

      [ TM ]  Kristin Chenoweth, Nathan Gunn, Regina Spektor, Sting, et al. to Join Joshua Bell for Lincoln Center Concert

      [ TM ]  Joe DiPietro's F*cking Men to Return to Celebration Theatre in January

      [ P ]  Cast of Las Vegas Phantom to Offer Free Holiday Concert

    • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 10:10 AM | Item Link


        • News:

        [ P ]  West End's Grease Celebrates 1,000th Performance, Announces New Class for 2010

        [ TM ]  Karen Finley to Premiere The Jackie Look at Laurie Beechman Theatre

        [ HC ]  "Mamma Mia!" No Longer a Blockbuster By Frank Rizzo

        [ HC ]  'Spring Awakening' Coming Before Spring
        Frank Rizzo | TICKER

        [ TM ]  Daisy Eagan, Jason Graae, Danny Gurwin, et al. Set for Seasons of Love Concert

        [ P ]  Seasons of Love: A Holiday Celebration to Feature Eagan, Graae, Gurwin, Lessack

        [ TM ]  Evan Enderle, Scott Sowers, et al. Set for Robert Askins' Princes of Waco at EST

        [ TM ]  David Sedaris to Workshop New Stories at Berkeley Rep

        [ P ]  Vanities Cast Album Gets Digital Release

        [ P ]  Last 5 Years, with Lee and Paz, to Benefit Broadway Cares

        [ P ]  Roberts Will Be Callas in Main Street Theater's Master Class

        [ P ]  Michael Winther to Offer Songs and Variations at the Metropolitan Room

        [ P ]  Cutrell and Driscol Will Celebrate New Year's Eve at the Stonewall Inn

        [ TM ]  Harry Connick, Jr. to Play King Center in February

        [ TM ]  Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Michael Stuhlbarg Among Nominees for Chicago Film Critics' Awards

        [ P ]  Keira Knightley Stars in London Misanthrope, Opening Dec. 17

        [ P ]  Foote's Story of a Marriage Opens Off-Broadway Dec. 17

        [ P ]  Epic Theatre's Shakespeare Remix, with Chalfant, Plays Beckett Theatre Starting Dec. 17

        [ P ]  Nature Theater of Oklahoma's Romeo and Juliet Begins NY Run Dec. 17

        [ P ]  Tony-Nominated Macbeth Revival, with Stewart, To Make TV Debut

        [ P ]  Jordan, Burgess, Kennedy, Darrington, Steggert and More Will Join Reid-Gealt for January 2010 Concert

        [ B ]  Idina Menzel Headed for Golden Globe-Happy Glee

        [ P ]  Menzel Confirmed for 2010 Episodes of "Glee"

        [ P ]  Ruhl's In the Next Room Tops New Yorker's Theatre Moments of 2009

      • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 8:03 AM | Item Link


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