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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

    Features:

    [ B ]  Original Series: Susan Blackwell Goes Side by Side by Beth Leavel, Gavin Creel & Kelli O'Hara

    [ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With David Ives

    Collaborations as enduring as that of playwright David Ives and director-actor Walter Bobbie are hard to come by.

    [ TB ]  Interview with Mark Lamos of Westport Country Playhouse by Fred Sokol

    [ B ]  OMG! London Legally Blonde Star Sheridan Smith on Painting the Town Pink

    [ B ]  Watch It: Broadway Alum Raymond J. Lee Wants to Be Part of Glee's World

    [ B ]  Photo Op: They Had It Coming! Chicago Toasts Another Amazing Milestone

    [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Esbjornson Directs All My Sons at Huntington

    News:

    [ P ]  Segal, Orsekes, Cummings and More Complete Miracle Worker Revival Cast

    [ TM ]  Whoopi Goldberg to Guest Star in Broadway's Lion King January 14

    [ P ]  Whoopi Goldberg Will Step Into Broadway's Lion King for One Night Only

    [ B ]  Whoopi Goldberg to Get a Fresh View of The Lion King with Cameo Appearance

    [ B ]  Lea Michele and Kristin Chenoweth May Be Headed for Oz

    [ B ]  Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth Ready to Lock Lips with Race's Kerry Washington

    [ P ]  Edward Hall Appointed New Artistic Director of London's Hampstead Theatre

    [ TM ]  Edward Hall Appointed Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre

    [ P ]  Lea Salonga to Star in Manila Run of Cats

    [ TM ]  Lea Salonga to Play Grizabella in Philippines Production of Cats

    [ TM ]  Lookingglass to Premiere David Schwimmer and Andy Bellin's Trust

    [ P ]  Temperamentals, Brother/Sister Plays, Next Fall and "Glee" Among GLAAD Nominees

    [ B ]  Hair Tribe, Next Fall, Cynthia Nixon Honored as 2010 GLAAD Media Award Nominees Revealed

    [ TM ]  Alan Cumming, Bruce Vilanch to Host GLAAD Ceremonies; Hair Cast, Cynthia Nixon to Receive Special Awards

    [ TM ]  Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Set for Chicago Talkback January 19

    [ TM ]  Tammy Grimes, John Shea, Frances Sternhagen, KT Sullivan Set for Food for Thought's Star Chamber

    [ TM ]  Len Cariou, Josh Grisetti, Susan Louise O'Connor, et al. to Join Theatre World Editors at Barnes and Noble

    [ TM ]  Eileen Atkins, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, et al. Set for Jubilee for Anton Chekhov

    [ TM ]  Jeremy Kushnier, Howard McGillin, et al. Set for The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

    [ TM ]  Norm Lewis and Teri Dale Hansen to Join Princeton Symphony Orchestra for January 30 Concert

    [ TM ]  Jimmy James To Offer Solo Show Impressionism at Upright Cabaret

    [ P ]  Pittu and Bartlett to Sing Jacob Sterling at Joe's Pub

    [ P ]  Public's Free Shakespeare Lab Accepting Applicants

    [ P ]  Kail to Direct Rich Girl Reading for Broken Watch

    [ P ]  Memphis to Host Party and CD Giveaway for 100th Performance Jan. 14

    [ TM ]  Nine's Kate Hudson to Present at Golden Globe Awards

    [ TM ]  Kevin Spacey to Star in Chinese Film Inseparable

    [ TM ]  Sarah Paulson to Guest Star on January 13 Law & Order: SVU

    [ TM ]  Paul Rudd to Star Opposite Zach Galifianakis in Will Film

    [ B ]  Kathleen Marshall Signs On for Calvin Berger, High School Musical Version of Cyrano

    [ P ]  Michael Hayden Will Wear Two Crowns in DC Repertory of Richard II and Henry V

    [ P ]  Mina Bern, Veteran of New York's Yiddish Theatre, Dies

    [ P ]  Brad L. Graham, P.R. Manager for Rep of St. Louis, Dies at 41

    Reviews:

    [ TM ]  REVIEW ROUNDUP: Funny Girl Opens at Drury Lane Oakbrook

    [ TM ]  REVIEW ROUNDUP: Frank McGuinness' Greta Garbo Came to Donegal at the Tricycle Theatre

  • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 4:30 PM | Item Link


      • [ NYP ]  Rainbow end has gold pot by Michael Riedel

      Although he's facing seven years in the clink, Garth Drabinsky still wants to be a player on Broadway.

      [ TONY ]  Rainbow's end, part two by Adam Feldman

      [ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary: How Great Can Gatz Be?

      [ NYT ]  Mina Bern, Versatile Yiddish Actress, Dies at 98 By JOSEPH BERGER

      Ms. Bern was a plucky and versatile actress and singer who was one of the last links to the scrappy world of Yiddish theater in New York.

      [ NYT ]  Kvelling Over a Matriarch of the Yiddish Theater By COREY KILGANNON

      Mina Bern's death created a void in what is left of Yiddish theater in New York.

      [ TM ]  Yiddish Theatre Star Mina Bern Dies

      [ TM ]  Scrubs' Michael Mosley to Co-Star in Roundabout's Glass Menagerie

      [ B ]  Michael Mosley Completes Cast of Roundabout's Off-Broadway Glass Menagerie Revival

      [ P ]  Darragh, Ivey, Keeley and Mosley Confirmed for Roundabout's Glass Menagerie

      [ TM ]  David Pittsinger, William Michals to Play Broadway South Pacific's Emile During Paulo Szot's Absence

      [ B ]  David Pittsinger Signs On for Seven-Week Run in South Pacific

      [ P ]  Pittsinger Headed Back to South Pacific on Broadway

      [ TM ]  Rod Gilfry to Return to South Pacific Tour January 19

      [ TM ]  Bridge Project's As You Like It Moves Official Opening to January 26

      [ P ]  Bridge Project Announces New Opening Night for As You Like It

      [ P ]  Daryl Roth Will Be Given Lortel Award for Lifetime Achievement; Awards Are May 2

      [ TM ]  Daryl Roth to Receive 2010 Lucille Lortel Award for Lifetime Achievement

      [ TM ]  Michael Hayden to Star in Shakespeare Theatre Company's Richard II and Henry V

      [ V ]  Oscar dissects 'Frog'

      Newman's score ruled ineligible by the Academy

      [ HC ]  Anne Frank's Protector, Miep Gies, Dies at 100; New Yale Rep Play To Tell "Diary"'s Story By Frank Rizzo

      Features:

      [ P ]  Playblog: Not in Our Town, You Don't

      [ LAT ]  Culture Monster
      Ovation Awards ceremony feels like raucous pep rally by David Ng

      [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
      Under the Radar: Five Questions About 'Chekhov Lizardbrain' By ERIK PIEPENBURG

      [ NY ]  Parks and Recreation Writer Rachel Axler on Her New Off Broadway Show

      [ B ]  Normal Life Video Blog with Kyle Dean Massey #2: Strike Up the Band!

      [ WP ]  Backstage: With 'The Last Cargo Cult,' Mike Daisey invests himself in financial crisis By Jane Horwitz

      Plus Stephen Schwartz.

      [ P ]  Playblog: Laura Bell Bundy Promotes New Video and Album

      [ B ]  Ask a Star: Big-Belting Fela! Star Lillias White is Taking Your Questions Now

      [ NYT ]  ArtsBeat
      Her Most Desperate Hour: Carrie Fisher Discusses 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' By LISA TOZZI

      [ TM ]  New York City Nightlife Preview By: Brian Scott Lipton

      Betty Buckley, Christine Ebersole, Sutton Foster, Sam Harris, Florence Henderson, Jane Krakowski, Chita Rivera, and Lea Salonga are among the stars on the club scene this season.

      [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour reprised at London's National

      Reviews:

      [ NYT ]  Frigid Londoners Line Up for Two Blasts of Heat By BEN BRANTLEY

      With London all a-shiver from a crippling cold snap, it only made sense to visit two of the hottest women in town: Keira Knightley in "The Misanthrope" and Tamzin Outhwaite in "Sweet Charity."

      [ NYT ]  A Grisly Tale in the Guise of Therapy By NEIL GENZLINGER

      If you've been eager to spend a truly unpleasant hour in a theater, "Jerk" is ready to accommodate you.

      [ NYT ]  Going to the Mat With Mind and Body By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO

      "Versus" is a fast-moving, at times wretchedly clunky adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's "In the Jungle of Cities."

      [ NYT ]  Voices of Gay Irishmen, Set to Song By NEIL GENZLINGER

      To a New York audience, the tales in "Silver Stars," a song cycle stitched together from the stories of older gay Irishmen, may seem somewhat elementary and generic.

      [ TM ]  Princes of Waco
      Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

      Robert Askins' Texas-set dark comedy sparkles with promise, but is ultimately overly predictable.

      [ TM ]  Auto Da Fe
      Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo

      International WOW Company's latest production is visually stunning but narratively incoherent.

      [ NYP ]  Teen spirit, unleashed and exciting to see By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI (***)

      Blasting the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man" is a great way to start off a show. As Lou Reed's voice fills the Duke Theatre, the young cast of "Once and for All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen" is bouncing off the stage.

      [ CU ]  Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up And Listen

      The title's long but the play runs just one hour.

      [ VV ]  Holograms and Moon Shots at 2010's Under the Radar Festival By Alexis Soloski

      [ VV ]  A Tale of Three Generations of Irish Women: Elaine Murphy's Little Gem By Tom Sellar

      [ V ]  Greta Garbo Came to Donegal

      Frank McGuinness is pouring old wine into new bottles in his play 'Garbo.'

      [ V ]  The Myopia/Plays
      Review by Sam Thielman

      [ PW ]  'Becky Shaw' at Wilma Theatre - Review By J. Cooper Robb

      If you are looking for a smart new play that's performed, directed and designed magnificently, head to the Wilma Theater's deliriously funny production of Gina Gionfriddo's Pulitzer-nominated 'Becky Shaw.'

      [ NYT ]  A Tribute to Her Father, Heavy on Latin Percussion By STEPHEN HOLDEN

      On Saturday night, Lucie Arnaz hosted the first of five performances of an engaging show in tribute to her father, the Cuban-born bandleader Desi Arnaz.

      News:

      [ V ]  Junior Theater Fest renames student awards

      Kudos dubbed FreddieG's in honor of MTI chair

      [ P ]  Silber, Patteri, Walsh, Noseworthy, Ryan, Strong and Taylor Cast in Reprise Carousel

      [ TM ]  Ivonne Coll, Leslie Easterbrook, June Gable, Barbara Niles Set for El Portal's BROADS!

      [ P ]  Broads!, the Musical, Stars Broadway Quartet

      [ TM ]  Cheyenne Jackson to Appear on January 14 and 21 Episodes of 30 Rock

      [ TM ]  Olivia Newton-John To Guest Star on FOX's Glee

      [ TM ]  Jesse Eisenberg, Nicholas Hoult, Carey Mulligan, et al. on BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award Shortlist

      [ P ]  LAST CHANCE: What's Closing This Week

      [ P ]  Tours of 9 to 5, Little House, Phantom and White Christmas to Play Atlanta

      [ P ]  Hernandez's To Make Just One Person Happy Gets NYC Presentation

      [ P ]  Winningham Inhabits Whisper House, the New Musical by Sheik and Jarrow, Jan. 13-Feb. 21

      [ P ]  Living in the Bonus Round Benefit Concert Presented Jan. 13

      [ P ]  Elle Is For London: Legally Blonde The Musical Opens in West End Jan. 13

      [ P ]  David Ives' Venus in Fur, With Bentley and Arianda, Begins World Premiere in NYC

      [ P ]  Awake and Sing, With Ruffalo and Gazzara, Begins L.A. Run Jan. 13

      [ P ]  Huntington's All My Sons, Directed by Esbjornson, Opens Jan. 13

      [ P ]  D'Abruzzo, Howes, Nordstrom and Justman Star in St. Louis [title of show] Starting Jan. 13

      [ P ]  Smith, Margulies, Nielsen, Blaemire, Walters Celebrate Lil's 90th, Opening at Long Wharf Jan. 13

      [ P ]  Passing Strange Documentary Airs on PBS Jan. 13

      [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly
      While 'Spider-Man' Musical Offers Refunds By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by Dave Itzkoff

    • Posted by Tim Dunleavy at 8:41 AM | Item Link


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