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Saturday, November 24, 2001

For Tony Kushner, an Eerily Prescient Return by Peter Marks
Tony Kushner's fascination with Afghanistan lead to "Homebody/ Kabul," which seems as if it had been written in response to Sept. 11, not in advance of it.

'Sexaholix': Whatever It Takes to Connect by John Leguizamo
In his latest show, John Leguizamo explores relationships between...maybe it's better to let him tell it.

Sondheim, Young and Dazzling by Stephen Holden

posted at 11/24/2001 11:23:39 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link



Mendes to Leave Donmar in December 2002
Acclaimed artistic director Sam Mendes will leave the Donmar Warehouse in December of 2002, according to The Evening Standard. "It is time to hand the Donmar on to another generation," Mendes s...[Read More]
How come it seems as though Broadway.com is reading BroadwayStars.com more these days?

Follow Spot
The Encores! series offered two nights in musical theater heaven with its never-to-be-forgotten Broadway Bash.

Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts
Speaking in Tongues on screen and stage; Tape, ditto; Kander & Ebb may continue their Visit and get ready to raise the Curtains again.

NYC's Harlem-Based Audelco Awards Turn Blue

He's Dave Gorman, And He's Staying Off-Bway Till (at Least) Dec. 15

PHOTO CALL: On the Streets: IRT Cast Opens New Musical Nov. 18

PHOTO CALL: Moore and Hartman Bring Streets of New York to IRT

Grad School is a Real Psych Out at Playwrights Horizons, Beginning Nov. 24

As Matthew mentioned below, last night's Bat Boy was outstanding again, seemingly with much of a repeat audience. There was anticipatory cheering from the audience (and as three of four of us had seen it 3x already). I highly recommend that everyone hold their Bat Boy one last time before he leaves town. If you would like a discount, click here. (It's a PDF) I wouldn't wait to get your tickets. It is closing soon (Dec 3?) and the house was oversold with about 30 people in standing room only.

In other news, received the following Blind email:
    It looks as though an Off-Broadway musical that recently closed will get a cast recording done next month.
And then there was this:
    Also, who is the hardest working understudy on Broadway (answer: Patti LuPone's understudy) and what is her name?
I can name some other understudies that work just as hard...

The Internet Broadway Database is down. (Don't click on the link, it's down!) It seems that the domain was not paid for and went on hold November 22. The IBDB.com is a project of The League. Perhaps the domain will be paid for on Monday and be back up and running next week. Perhaps.

posted at 11/24/2001 09:56:38 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Today's birthdays include William F. Buckley, Billy Connolly, Dwight Schultz, Denise Crosby, and Scott Joplin.

HAVE TAN, WILL TRAVEL (Associated Press)
WHETHER or not George Hamilton would appear on Broadway in "Chicago" was decided by the flip of a coin. Eleven times, The Man With The Tan flipped a coin.

Bat Boy last night was the most exciting and energetic I've seen it. The performers were at the top of their game, and the audience was with them every step of the way. If you haven't seen the show yet, go now! And if you want to see it again, take advantage of the opportunity while it's here. You won't regret it.

posted at 11/24/2001 09:21:10 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Friday, November 23, 2001

Peter Filichia's Diary
A CCM production of Candide prompts both compliments and advice from Filichia.

All Over the Map
Boston pays musical tribute to Boston, Akron turns its eyes to Las Vegas, and everybody everywhere goes a-caroling.

Is The Bernadette Peters Rumor True?
Rumors kicking around the Bernadette is going into Les Miz as Fantine. Perhaps I can play Cosette.

posted at 11/23/2001 12:53:57 PM by James Marino | Item Link



The Lion Roars in Denver by Ken Mandelbaum
Ken leads his Nov 21 "Insider" column with news that Alton Fitzgerald White will be Mufasa in the national of Lion King kicking off in Denver. We told you that on Oct. 2.

posted at 11/23/2001 11:36:59 AM by James Marino | Item Link



This is London: Sam Mendes to quit Donmar
Sam Mendes is to quit the Donmar Warehouse after 10 years as artistic director. His announcement comes only days after he revealed his romantic involvement with Kate Winslet following her split from husband Jim Threapleton.
[Thanks to LeeinLondon for pointing this out.]

ON STAGE AND OFF: Pornography in Its Pedigree by JESSE MCKINLEY

THEATER REVIEW
Works by Playwrights Too Young to Drink by BRUCE WEBER

WHAT! No online Friday Riedel? (The article below is from yesterday)

SONDHEIM SUES PRODUCER OVER MUSICAL by MICHAEL RIEDEL and DAREH GREGORIAN

LOVELY LIZA TO 'RING' IN A FOURTH HUSBAND
By RICHARD JOHNSON and JOHN LEHMANN
Diva Liza Minnelli is planning to marry again - and she's showing off a 3.5-carat diamond ring as dazzling as her new romance.

HE'S ONE SPICY CURRY
By BARBARA HOFFMAN
TIM Curry can sound an awful lot like Scrooge - especially when he talks about child actors."One rather dreads them," he said the other day. "I did the film of 'Annie,' so I know whereof I speak . . .

CITY BALLET'S GRACEFUL GALA
By CLIVE BARNES
GALA performances, those festive society beanfeasts that raise money and start off seasons for non-profit worthies, can turn out to be many things. One thing they rarely are is graceful.

'STREETS' COMES ALIVE
By DONALD LYONS
ONE of the most fascinating characters in the history of theater is an Irish rapscallion, actor and dramatist named Dion Boucicault. In the 19th century, Boucicault was involved, in New York and London, in more than 200 plays, the most famous and best of which is the drama of Irish history called "The Shaughraun."

Silver Screen's Mister Tan
George Hamilton makes his Broadway debut this month at age 62 as the sleazy lawyer in "Chicago," but he came close once before � 36 years ago. "Alan Jay Lerner asked me to be in his musical 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,' so I came to New York to meet him," Hamilton said, his famous tan making everyone in the restaurant look like ghosts left over from Halloween.

PHOTO CALL: QED For Alan Alda at Broadway Opening Nov. 18

Curry Makes Merry at MSG's Annual Christmas Carol, Nov. 23-Dec. 29

One Moor Time: American Rep Sets Up Othello in MA, Nov. 23-Jan. 17

T. Scott Cunningham Headlines TheatreWorks' Rain in Hartford, Nov. 23-Dec. 23

Ensler Takes Aims as Targets Begins in Hartford, Nov. 23

Rambo's Rhinbeck Gets Barebones Reading at NYC's Lark Dec. 6-10

Kudisch Sings of The Prince and the Pauper in Seattle Nov. 23-Dec. 15

Turtle Newly Mint-ed in Midtown, Beginning Nov. 23

Ralph Burns, Broadway's Brassy, Tony Award-Winning Orchestrator, Dead at 79

posted at 11/23/2001 08:40:13 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Thursday, November 22, 2001

Where Old Pianos Go to Live by ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Unlike most museums, this important collection of historic 19th-century pianos is meant to be used.

THEATER REVIEW | 'TWO ROOMS'
Terror in Beirut, Frustration and Power Politics in Washington by BRUCE WEBER
Former Phantom (with a huge fan club), Thomas James O'Leary is performing at the small Blue Heron Theater.

Shuberts Move Ahead with Le Passe Muraille
The Shubert Organization is moving ahead with plans to mount Michel Legrand's Le Passe Muraille on Broadway. "If I can fix the dates, my hope is that it will be going forward in May 2002," Shub...[Read More]

Cat On a Hot Tin Roof Set for Broadway Season
As Ken Mandelbaum mentioned on October 10, the popular London production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring B...[Read More]

Grandish: Socially-Aware Harburg Celebrated at Dec. 3 Benefit for The Working Theatre

PHOTO CALL: Childs Wins the Gilman Gonzalez-Falla Award

Comedian Carlin Eyes Broadway Goal

Broadway on Broadway: Four Shows March at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 22

TFANA's Cymbeline With Lennix, Goodwin Heads for England Nov. 22-Dec. 8

Report: London Cat, with Fraser, to Reach Broadway

Charles L. Mee's Big Love Finally Opens in NYC, Nov. 30-Dec. 8
Will what's happening on-stage be more interesting than what is happening off-stage? It is a regular Melrose Place set of emails going around about this show.

Don't eat too much today! And remember, to Hold Your Bat Boy before he is gone.


posted at 11/22/2001 08:44:10 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Wednesday, November 21, 2001

Peter Filichia's Diary
Looking for a musical-theater-literate toll-taker is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

posted at 11/21/2001 01:22:19 PM by James Marino | Item Link



Blind email received:
    Is the Donna Murphy in Wonderful Town thing still happening?
Well gee, I don't know...

posted at 11/21/2001 12:17:49 PM by James Marino | Item Link



Interview with Gary Beach by Zachary Van Brunt
posted at 11/21/2001 10:10:03 AM by James Marino | Item Link



For all those who have been eagerly awaiting it, All That Chat is back up.
posted at 11/21/2001 09:42:35 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link



Shuberts loft Legrand
Org moves forward on tuner 'Passe'
The Shubert Org is putting its considerable muscle behind a small musical called "Le Passe Muraille," by Michel Legrand.

'Kate' kissed by U.K. crix
B.O. strong but not stellar for West End version of B'way hit

B'way's winter of discontent
Mood anxious as crucial holiday frame approaches 1

Follow Spot
When it comes to purchasing Original Broadway Cast recordings, let the buyer be careful of exactly what he or she is getting.

Tunes and Tomes
Ben Winters weighs in on Meryle Secrest�s new biography of the troubled genius that was Richard Rodgers.

Foundation Starts $50 Million Fund for Arts Groups Hurt by Terrorism by KAREN W. ARENSON
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is creating a fund for cultural institutions affected by repercussions of the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as for parks where people congregated after the disaster.

THEATER REVIEW | 'THE WORLD OF NICK ADAMS'
Hemingway Papafest for Paul Newman Charity by BRUCE WEBER
An adaptation by A. E. Hotchner of several of Hemingway's early autobiographical stories with a Copland score was performed on Monday in grandiose fashion.

Spotlight on: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Lone Star Love Might Get Spring Broadway Bow
Lone Star Love, the musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, is eying a spring Broadway bow. "Hopefully we'll know soon whether it is possible to get a theater," c...[Read More]

Theatre For a New Audience to Play Season at Lortel
Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) will hold part of its 23rd season at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The company is set to present William Shakespeare�s Cymbeline and Max Frisch�s Andorra...[Read More]

Broadway Grosses: Cat's Meow
Although some of the critics were a bit catty in their reviews of [Read More]

Woody Allen to Introduce Mort Sahl at Joe's Pub, Nov. 25

Morning's at Seven Rises at Lincoln Center in Spring

Producer's Christmas Present to London
I can see the posters now: "Cameron Cuts Cats Cost!"

RSC Drama Continues

Ailing Hamilton Set to Join Bway Chicago Nov. 21

T. Scott Cunningham Headlines TheatreWorks' Rain in Hartford, Thru Dec. 23

Charles L. Mee's Big Love Finally Opens in NYC, Nov. 30-Dec. 8

Broadway Holiday Tree Lighting Set for Dec. 12

Marc Salem to Play More Mind Games OB, Nov. 21-Jan. 13

Returning Christmas With the Crawfords Opens OB Nov. 21

Alton Fitzgerald Is Whiteside in Dinner at PlayMakers, Nov. 21

PHOTO CALL: Roundabout's Speaking in Tongues Takes Its Opening Bow Nov. 15

PHOTO CALL: Karen Allen Is Speaking in Tongues

PHOTO CALL: Anderson and Clements Are Speaking in Tongues for Roundabout Theatre

Broadway Feels The Pinch
Preholiday doldrums on Broadway come every year, but this year, just about every one of the 28 theaters open now has empty seats every night. There are exceptions, of course, like such standing-room-only shows as "The Producers," "The Lion King," and "Mamma Mia!"

I feel as though I jinxed All That Chat with my comment yesterday... I hear from Ann that they hope to be back and operational today. (The server is not cooperating).

posted at 11/21/2001 07:11:18 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Theater Review | 'Blue Grassy Knoll': Antics From Silent Movies Accompanied by Bluegrass by Lawrence Van Gelder

Bea Arthur's Bway-Bound Solo Will Be Preserved on Cast Album by DRG

'Hot'?: Mummy Mia! by Michael Riedel
Brendan Fraser, that mummy-hunting matinee idol, will make his Broadway debut this spring as Brick in a revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

posted at 11/21/2001 06:43:48 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Tuesday, November 20, 2001

In today's breakdowns: Last Five Years. Norbert Butz starring. They are looking for a Kathleen and standbys for both roles. Rehearses 1/14/02. Prev. mid Feb. Opens early March.
posted at 11/20/2001 12:11:24 PM by James Marino | Item Link



THEATER REVIEW | 'BROADWAY BASH!'
They Happen to Like Singing to Beat the Band by BEN BRANTLEY
There they were, the girls who made you love them and then disappeared, turning up like the bad-penny dames in private-eye novels. They only stuck around for a couple of nights in their slinky silks and satins. But that was long enough for them to win and break hardened hearts all over again.

THEATER REVIEW | '[SIC]'
Three People at an Uncertain Stage Making Their Uncertain Way by BRUCE WEBER
Melissa James Gibson 's "[sic]" is a verbally dexterous and neurotically wise comedy that had its New York premiere over the weekend at the tiny SoHo Rep.

The Night People's Favorite Night by JESSE McKINLEY
    Any way you look at it, last Monday was a bustling night on the town.

    At the Metropolitan Pavilion, where the Hetrick-Martin Emery Awards were given to advocates for gay youth, the actors Chris Meloni and Chad Lowe worked the room, while Michael R. Bloomberg and Hilary Swank stood shoulder to shoulder with those being honored. (Well, almost shoulder to shoulder. Ms. Swank is statuesque, the mayor-elect less so.)
B'way comedies laff all way to the bank
B.O. still limp after post-comeback drop-off
For the second week in a row, Broadway's B.O. remained 12% under last year's record-setting level. Only four weeks ago, the 2000 and 2001 figures were nearly identical after a miraculous post-Sept. 11 comeback.
The New York/Tri-State audiences are falling off. This is not surprising as the audiences did rally to Broadway's aid, but they have done their part.

New troupe books Lortel
TFANA finds venue for three plays

Morning's at Seven Returns to the Great White Way
Lincoln Center Theater will present Paul Osborn�s Morning�s at Seven on Broadway this spring. The revival, directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan, is set to open at a theater to be announced i...[Read More]

Over the Moon is Over in London
Ken Ludwig�s Over The Moon is ending its engagement at London�s Old Vic six weeks before it is scheduled to close. The production, starring Joan Collins, will now shutter on December 1.

I Like to Recognize the Tune by Peter Filichia

Killer Instincts
Anna Paquin steps on stage for the first time�right into Rebecca Gilman's The Glory of Living.

Charles Nelson's Casts and Forecasts
Betty Buckley shuffles off to Buffalo for Buffalo Gal, Susan Stroman goes Christmas Caroling again, and Philip Seymour Hoffman directs Anna Paquin.

Liev Schreiber Hates the Moor, Beginning at the Public Theater, Nov. 20

At Wit's End, Music Lesson, Violet, Laramie Win Big at 2001 Carbonells in FL

PHOTO CALL: A Beacon of Bebe at Beekin Nov. 14

PHOTO CALL: They Bring Beekin to Life

PHOTO CALL: Greenberg Brings Beekin From SCR to LCT

Revised Waverly Gallery Opens Nov. 20 at CT's Long Wharf

Tintypes Opens First New York Revival Nov. 20

Porter's Fifty Million Frenchmen Gets NYC Concert, Dec. 4-16

Broadway Grosses: November 12-18
$136,463

Gilman's Glory of Living Extends to Dec. 22 at MCC Theatre in NYC

PHOTO CALL: Paquin and Donovan Celebrate The Glory of Living

PHOTO CALL: Hoffman Directs Paquin in The Glory of Living

Blind Item Received:
    Which yet-to-open off-B'way show's ticket sales are so terrible that the opening is in question? Perhaps the very poor marketing campaign has something to do with it. Give you 42 guesses.
Hmmm... with advances all over being down, the new model (and albeit more risky) is the day of sales becoming the norm. This problem is not centered on simply one show so it is not anyone's fault. The ways of producing (and marketing) must change once again to survive in a new market. But I guess we will have to wait for the Summer to see...

Blind Question Received:
    Has anyone heard any rumors aobut who has been cast to play Prior, Louis and Harpur in the TV version of Angels in America?
I don't have the information at my fingertips, but I read in Variety the Times that Patrick Wilson was closing in on the Joe role (not the Pryor role as I had mentioned -- thanks for the catch). There were some other names bantered about for the HBO film, but I can't remember off-hand. (Just not that interested in it.)

Performers trained in opera who have crossed to other entertainment fields: Paul Sorvino, George Hearn, Craig Schulman, Nat Chandler and Ezio Pinza. I also think that Davis Gaines has formal training in Opera. And now that I think of it, wasn't Judy Kaye as well?

What happened to All That Chat? Talkin Broadway on Thanksgiving vacation? Nope, they will be back this afternoon.

It is definitely a black couch day!

posted at 11/20/2001 08:54:21 AM by James Marino | Item Link

Monday, November 19, 2001

32 Simons for Broadway by Peter Filichia
posted at 11/19/2001 12:50:23 PM by Matthew Murray | Item Link



When a Cyberstar Is Born by DAVE KEHR
Hollywood's potential to replace human actors digitally has set off an ethical and aesthetic debate.
Until computers are creating the voices, the art direction and the concepts (just to name a few variables), features such as Monsters, Inc. and Shrek will employ more people than had they been live-action. There is no debate here.

Pitching In for Paul Newman and Other American Icons by ROBIN POGREBIN
For one night, actors including Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, will assemble to celebrate Hemingway, Copland and their charity-minded colleague, Paul Newman.

Now on Stages: From the Sublime to the Aerobic by MARGO JEFFERSON

Letters: Where's the Capeman Cast Album? by Ken Mandelbaum
How very Peter Filichia like...

Tony-Eligible Musicals by Ken Mandelbaum

Letters: Wise Guys, The Dead, and Musical Revivals by Ken Mandelbaum

Noises Off: Lion's share of tuners
Clear Channel eyes movies to B'way
Clear Channel clearly believes that movies are an untapped gold mine for legit musicals. The entertainment giant already has joined with other producers to bring both "Hairspray" and "An American in Paris" to Broadway. The latter goes into workshops next month, with Jerry Zaks at the helm.

QED
[Variety review]

The Real Nutty Professor
With a spirited performance in "QED," Alan Alda goes a long way toward dispelling the notion that nuclear physicists are four-eyed nerds who never leave home without their pocket protectors and slide rules.

ALDA HAS ANSWERS by CLIVE BARNES
WHO knew quantum electrodynamics could be so much fun?Those who loved "Copenhagen" - and even those who didn't - should rush to Lincoln Center to see Peter Parnell's new play, "QED," which opened last night.

Tanned and Ready, George Hamilton Begins to 'Razzle Dazzle' in Bway's Chicago Nov. 19

Bloom, del Toro Awarded Adlers to the Strains of Bette Midler Nov. 19

Jackie O! Globe's O'Brien Wins SDCF Award For Love and Monty

Governor's Arts Awards to Feature Honors, Stars at the Met, Nov. 19

New Musical Heading East Heads East to NYC, Nov. 19-20

AUDELCO Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre to be Distributed in NYC on Nov. 19

Will Chase, Deven May and Jacquelyn Piro Zoom Into Barsoom! Reading Nov. 19

Alan Alda to Be Bway's Latest Egghead in LCT's QED, Nov. 18-Dec. 17

Lindsay-Abaire Awarded 2001 Kesselring Prize Nov. 18 w/ Kimberly Akimbo Reading

Feldshuh to Teach Master Class 'An Actor's Approach to Song,' Nov. 30-Dec. 2

'Potter' Movie Sets Box Office Record by RICK LYMAN
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" sets the record for the biggest movie opening of all time, earning an estimated $93.5 million in its first three days.

Young Viewers Like Screen Translation of 'Potter' Book

GEE, WIZ: �HARRY' A $MASH by LOU LUMENICK
Filming begins today in London on the second Harry Potter movie - even as the first one is rewriting Hollywood history, opening with a record $93.5 million over the weekend.

EBERSOLE CARRYING THE TORCH by CHIP DEFFAA
AT the this year's Tonys, "The Producers" took every major award except one, "Best Actress in a Musical," which Christine Ebersole of "42nd Street" won. On Mondays - her night off from "42nd Street" - Ebersole is currently doing her first New York cabaret show in more than 20 years.

A LOT OF LOSER'S COMING UP WINNERS by MARY HUHN
FANS of the Loser's Lounge might want to see some of the variety show singers doing their own thang. This week there's ample opportunity.

MUSIC FROM HEAVEN: SATELLITE RADIO STARTS by JOHN MAINELLI
ARE you ready for pay radio? There's a lot of money betting that your are. "You can drive from Cleveland to the Sunset Strip without changing the channel," promises an ad for the first satellite radio firm, XM, which charges $9.99 a month for 100 channels of music and talk.

SPECIAL BONUS GUEST ADDED TO MUSICAL THEATRE WORKS SYMPOSIUM SERIES
an intimate chat with
Elaine Stritch
Monday, November 19th @ 7pm
Musical Theatre Works
440 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
For more information: (212) 677-0040 x312

Blind email received:
    Two upcoming workshops of future musicals:
    - Tina Landau directs a musical bsed on the novel WAS.
    - Graciella Daniel directs a musical based on Alma Mahler with Patti LuPone
Question from a reader:
    hi. since you seem to be an expert, let me pose this question to you. who is the biggest male name in broadway (or tv or film) who is an actor who was trained in OPERA? thank you very much
Proving once again we are not experts in anything but bitterness, I have no clue. Any ideas? Let us know...

And lastly, on Friday I mentioned that there was no Riedel column. "Of course, there's Riedel -- there's always Riedel," was the message I received. Turns out that there was no Riedel Friday column online. It seemed to be in the papers though. "Stroman directing Moonstruck." Although the Friday column was missing, there was a 200th Anniversary of the NY Post article by Riedel about Merrick and 42nd Street. Here it is:

Life and Death on 42nd Street by Michael Riedel

posted at 11/19/2001 07:27:10 AM by James Marino | Item Link



Theater Review | 'QED': Iconoclastic Physicist for All Occasions by Ben Brantley
Peter Parnell's "QED" is such a textbook example of biographical theater that it's hard to watch it without seeing the diagram beneath.

Theater Review | 'Two Rooms': Terror in Beirut, Frustration in Washington by Bruce Weber

posted at 11/19/2001 01:24:31 AM by Matthew Murray | Item Link

Sunday, November 18, 2001

Arts Groups Reeling From Downturn After Attack
posted at 11/18/2001 12:55:27 PM by the other James | Item Link



Today's birthdays include: Andrea Marcovicci, Kevin Nealon, and Duncan Sheik.
And thanks to Mary for pointing out that it is also Daphne Rubin-Vega's birthday.

A Lot of "NOISES' from the Farce Side.

Bway Composers Show Off Their 'Other Side,' Nov. 18

Bway Composers Show Off Their 'Other Side,' Nov. 18

Jim Dale, "Harry Potter" Narrator, Appears at Barnes and Noble, Nov. 19

David Sedaris Appears on 'Letterman,' Nov. 22

Alan Alda to Be Bway's Latest Egghead in LCT's QED, Nov. 18-Dec. 17

Irish Rep Opens Musical Streets of New York, Nov. 18
My high school may possibly be the only school that ever did this play.

Encores! Takes a Look at a Century of Musicals, Nov. 18-19

Check out Turner Classic Movies today at noon. They're playing How to Succeed In Business.....

posted at 11/18/2001 10:05:07 AM by the other James | Item Link

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2007-08
Broadway Season

June 28 - Old Acquaintance (AA)

July 10 - Xanadu (Hayes) [Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith]

Aug 19 - Grease (Atkinson)

Oct 4 - Mauritius (Biltmore) [MTC]

Oct 11 - The Ritz (54)

Oct 18 - Pygmalion (AA)

Oct 25 - A Bronx Tale (Kerr)

Nov 1 - Cyrano de Bergerac (Rodgers)

Nov 4 - Rock 'N' Roll (Jacobs)

Nov 8 - Young Frankenstein (Hilton)

Nov 9 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (St. James)

Nov 10: Local One Strike Begins

Nov 28: Local One Strike Ends

Dec 2 - Cymbeline (Beaumont)

Dec 3 - The Farnsworth Invention (Music Box) [Dodger Properties with Steven Spielberg, Dan Cap Productions, Fred Zollo, Latitude Link and the Pelican Group]

Dec 4 - August: Osage County (Imperial) [Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Steppenwolf]

Dec 6 - The Seafarer (Booth)

Dec 9 - Is He Dead? (Lyceum)

Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]

Jan 10 - The Little Mermaid (Lunt)

Jan 15 - The 39 Steps (AA)

Jan 17 - November (Barrymore)

Jan 24 - Come Back, Little Sheba (Biltmore)

Feb 21 - Sunday In The Park With George (54)

Feb 28 - Passing Strange (Belasco)

Mar 6 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Broadhurst) [Stephen C. Byrd]

Mar 9 - In The Heights (Rodgers)

Mar 27 - Gypsy (St. James)

Mar 29 - Macbeth (Lyceum)

Apr 3 - South Pacific (Beaumont)

Apr 17 - A Catered Affair (Kerr) [Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment / Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson and Daryl Roth]

Apr 24 - Cry Baby (Marquis)

Apr 27 - The Country Girl (Jacobs)

Apr 30 - Thurgood (Booth)

May 1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (AA)

May 4 - Boeing-Boeing (Longacre)

May 7 - Top Girls (Biltmore)

TBA - Godspell

2008-09
Broadway Season

Oct 16 - Billy Elliot (Imperial)

Nov 08 - Dividing the Estate (a Shubert theater)

Dec 14 - Shrek: The Musical (Broadway) [DreamWorks]

Talked About
Not Scheduled Yet

TBA - 50 Words

TBA - Addams Family (Elephant Eye)

TBA - American Buffalo

TBA - An American Vaudeville [Farrell, Perloff]

TBA - The Beard of Avon [NYTW]

TBA - Being There [Permut]

TBA - Benny & Joon [MGM]

TBA - Billy Elliot

TBA - Brave New World [Rachunow]

TBA - Breath of Life [Fox]

TBA - Busker Alley [Margot Astrachan, Robert Blume, Kristine Lewis, Jamie Fox, Joanna Kerry & Heather Duke]

TBA - Broomhilda

TBA - Bye Bye Birdie [Niko]

TBA - Camille Claudel [Wildhorn]

TBA - Camelot

TBA - Carmen [Robin DeLevita and The Firm]

TBA - Catch Me If You Can

TBA - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Bob and Harvey Weinstein]

TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]

TBA - Designing Women [Alexis]

TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]

TBA - Dreamgirls [Creative Battery]

TBA - Duet

TBA - Equus

TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]

TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]

TBA - Farragut North [Richards]

TBA - Father of the Bride

TBA - The Female Of The Species (TBA)

TBA - Fool For Love (AA) [Roundabout]

TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers

TBA - Golden Boy

TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]

TBA - Hitchcock Blonde

TBA - The Importance Of Being Earnest

TBA - Jerry Springer: The Opera! [Thoday, McKeown]

TBA - Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train (Circle)

TBA - Josephine [Waissman]

TBA - Leap of Faith

TBA - A Little Princess [Ettinger, Dodger]

TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]

TBA - The Minstrel Show - Kander and Ebb and Stroman

TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]

TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]

TBA - Monsoon Wedding

TBA - The Night of the Hunter

TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]

TBA - Orphans

TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]

TBA - Paper Doll

TBA - The Paris Letter

TBA - The Philadelphia Story

TBA - Peter Pan

TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]

TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

TBA - The Princess Bride

TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]

TBA - Poe the Musical

TBA - Rain Man [MGM]

TBA - Robin Hood

TBA - Secondhand Lions

TBA - South Pacific

TBA - Speed-the-Plow

TBA - Stalag 17

TBA - Starry Messenger

TBA - Syncopation

TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities

TBA - Torch Song Trilogy

TBA - Turn of the Century

TBA - West Side Story

TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]

TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]

TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]

TBA - Zanna [Dalgleish]

This list is compiled from various sources. If you have corrections to the Broadway Season, please contact us.

 
   


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