Friday, April 23, 2004

Reviews:

[ B ]  Did London Critics Give Oleanna High Marks?

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott attend the opening night performance of Between Us and revel in the music of Finian's Rainbow at the Irish Rep.

Features:

[ P ]  Double Your Pleasure
J. Smith-Cameron portrays two generations of women in Daniel Goldfarb�s Sarah, Sarah

[ P ]  On With The Show!
Despite the fact that Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture, which the Philharmonic has played more than 150 times, is a signature piece for the Orchestra, this season's performances of the complete "Comic Operetta in Two Acts," which debuted on Broadway in 1956, is a Philharmonic first.

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Assassins Hits Its Mark

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Jumpers Bounding its Way Towards Opening Night

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: A Raisin in the Sun Ripening for Bway Opening April 26

News:

[ P ]  Nathan Lane Butley Bound for Broadway in 2005

[ B ]  Bare Extends Off-Broadway Through May 27

[ P ]  Catholicism, Coming of Age and Co-Eds: Bare: A Pop Opera Extends Off-Bway, to May 27

[ P ]  Primary Stages Has Foote, Lowe, Holtzman and Blessing in 2004-05

[ P ]  Senior Groups Offered Package of Meal and Show at Sardi's Before Broadway Matinees

[ P ]  Chellis, von Stade, Evans Conjure "Best of All Possible Worlds" in Ann Arbor Candide Concert, May 22-23

[ P ]  Where Are the New Plays Coming From? Columbia U's Playwriting Program Offers Thesis Readings, May 11-18

[ P ]  PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, April 17-23: Everybody Gets a Shot

[ P ]  Fynsworth Alley Closes New York Office; Website No Longer Selling Discs

[ P ]  Menzel and Chenoweth Take Part in Wicked Make-up Launch

[ P ]  Feldshuh Discusses Golda's Balcony at 92nd Street Y

[ P ]  Allergist's Wife Co-Stars Reunite on ABC Sitcom April 23
posted at 4/23/2004 04:02:53 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Blind item received:

"Did you notice that the Fynsworth Alley homepage has a new message?

'TRANSITION: We have closed our New York office, and are currently transitioning. As we are not shipping cds at this time, if you would like to order one of our cds, please visit Amazon.com'

So now for the second time in three years, they've suspended business, fired their entire staff and closed their main office. Calling their toll-free number connects you to the home of... Barbara-Ann O'Connor, sole owner of (and perhaps sole individual left standing at?) the company. Isn't that a hoot and a half?"

"Assassins":

[ NYP ]  MUSICAL MAYHEM'S THE MAIN EVENT by MICHAEL RIEDEL
READY, aim, fire! In the battle for Tony Awards, "Assassins" is poised to murder its rivals. Produced by the Roundabout Theater Company, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's controversial musical about presidential assassins opened last night at Studio 54 - and for the most part, the reviews today are raves.

[ B ]  Photo Op: Assassins Opens with a Bang!

[ B ]  Did Assassins Hit a Bullseye With Critics?

[ B ]  American Dreamers by Ken Mandelbaum
Review: ASSASSINS

[ USA ]  'Assassins': A Broadway show whose time has come by Elysa Gardner
* * * out of four

[ ND ]  They shoot presidents, don't they? BY LINDA WINER
Where the original was a chamber musical in the tiny Playwrights Horizons with just three musicians and an uncertain tone, this full production is dynamite.

[ WP ]  Sondheim's 'Assassins' Illuminates Nine Dark Hearts by Peter Marks
Any doubt as to whether "Assassins" can be mentioned in the same breath as "Sweeney Todd" or "Follies" should now be put to rest. Joe Mantello's spectacular production for the Roundabout Theatre Company reveals it at long last to be one of Stephen Sondheim's most original, disturbing and exquisitely scored shows.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'ASSASSINS'
A Demon Gallery of Glory Hounds by BEN BRANTLEY
Under Joe Mantello's direction, this glitteringly dark musical about Americans who dream of killing their country's presidents emerges as a major piece from a major composer.

[ DN ]  Blasts from our past by Howard Kissel
The Roundabout's stunning revival is far more elaborate than the 1991 original workshop production at the then-tiny Playwrights Horizons Theater.

[ Y ]  'Assassins' a Gut-Punch Musical by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
The setting looks like a ghostly, abandoned carnival with a rickety roller coaster rising to the stars and a disturbing motto blazing in lights: "Shoot! Win!"
It's an appropriate sideshow sentiment for "Assassins," the stunning, gut-punch of a musical that the Roundabout Theatre Company has had the good sense to revive at Studio 54.

[ NYP ]  'ASSASSINS': HIT AND MISS by CLIVE BARNES
'ASSASSINS," which got a spirited revival by the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 last night, is said to be Stephen Sondheim's favorite among his musicals - but that doesn't make it among his best.

[ TB ]  Assassins
Review by Matthew Murray
It's unfortunate that a musical written in part by one of the theatre's most respected artists arrives on Broadway after a 13-year journey only to be shot down by the misapplied talent circling the final production like vultures.

[ NJ ]  This'll kill ya: singing 'Assassins' BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ HC ]  Dark Side Of Nation's Psyche by MALCOLM JOHNSON
Sondheim-Weidman's 'Assassins' A Discordant Tour Of American History

[ ATW ]  Assassins Satisfying Macabre Funhouse Tour
Review by Andy Propst
XM Satellite Radio

[ TM ]  Assassins
Reviewed By: David Finkle

Other Reviews:

[ B ]  DVDs: Hostess With the Mostes' by Ken Mandelbaum
CALL ME MADAM (20th Century-Fox)

[ NYP ]  A REALITY SHOW ONSTAGE by DONALD LYONS
While it hasn't got the weight or breadth of a solid play, as an anatomy of the compromises life exacts, "Between Us" is sharp as a tack.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'BETWEEN US'
In Case of Recycling, Beware: Black Humor Can Fade to Gray by MARGO JEFFERSON
One generation's groundbreaker becomes another generation's formula. Joe Hortura's second play has this made-over feel.

[ ND ]  Between us, you are what you can afford BY GORDON COX
As people, his characters never quite come to life, even if all the stuff around them rings true.

[ CU ]  The Normal Heart

[ DN ]  Years later, but still from the 'Heart' by Howard Kissel
The Worth Street Theater revival, directed by David Esbjornson, finds the power beneath the play's often topical concerns. The play remains unbearably poignant.

[ ND ]  A 1985 AIDS play that still shocks BY LINDA WINER

[ CU ]  Biro

[ CU ]  Broadway By the Year: The Musicals of 1949

Features:

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Avenue Q and Fiddler Spread Joy at Easter Bonnet, Divas on Disc Plus News of Wicked Stars
Includes the script for "Avenue Jew."

[ TM ]  Think Pinkins! by: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Hailed for her performance in Caroline, or Change at The Public Theater, Tonya Pinkins has now come to Broadway with the show.

[ NJ ]  Price is right for foodie musical BY PETER FILICHIA
Eight times this week, Paige Price was in front of a meal of seared tuna with chunked avocado, Cornish hen, and -- most sinfully -- basil panna cotta with honey and passion fruit.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia pores through a book containing everything you ever wanted to know about Shakespeare's plays but were afraid to ask.

[ B ]  Photo Op: The Normal Heart Returns to the Public

[ B ]  Photo Op: An Intimate Fete for MTC's Between Us

[ CT ]  Preston Sturges' Roaring '20s classic returns by Lawrence Bommer
'Dishonorable,' before it went Hollywood

[ CST ]  Sturges classic roars back to life BY MARY HOULIHAN

News:

[ NYT ]  ON STAGE AND OFF
Looking Mostly Happy by JASON ZINOMAN
Larry Kramer looked like the least angry man on earth on opening night of the revival of his defiant 1985 drama "The Normal Heart."

[ P ]  Broadway Bound Sweet Charity to Have Regional Debut in Minneapolis

[ P ]  Carl Samuelson, Founder of Stagedoor Manor Camp, Dead at 77; Was Father Figure to Thousands With Stars in Their Eyes

[ B ]  Drama League Performance Noms Announced

[ B ]  Dolly Parton Working on Bio Show Mountain Star

[ B ]  Vineyard to Give After Ashley Gotham Debut

[ P ]  Humana Hit After Ashley to Play Vineyard in 2004-05

[ TM ]  Tim Robbins to Join Cast of Embedded

[ P ]  Tim Robbins Joins Cast of His Play, Embedded; Satire Extended Off-Broadway to May 22

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: APRIL 23

[ P ]  NJ Rep Serves Lemonade in East Coast Premiere, April 23-June 6

[ P ]  Sing Out, Caroline! Pinkins & Co. Record Caroline, or Change Cast Album
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Thursday, April 22, 2004

Features:

[ B ]  Stage Notes: 04/21/04 by Paul Wontorek

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Larry Kramer
Nearly 20 years after it arrived Off-Broadway as a dramatic Cassandra decrying America's criminal apathy in the face of the growing AIDS crisis, Larry Kramer's landmark political play, The Normal Heart is back on the New York stage.

[ LAW ]  Company Town by Steven Leigh Morris
How a big city became America�s small-theater mecca
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Baldwin, Menzel, Chenoweth, Others Attend "Star Quality" Panel at Sardi's

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Esparza, Esbjornson, Gleason Open Kramer's Normal Heart at the Public

News:

[ P ]  Louis Prima Sound Evoked in New Musical, Zooma Zooma, in Western New York April 22-May 23

[ P ]  Ted Lange Directs Fred Willard and Jim J. Bullock in New Musical Moon Shine! in CA

[ P ]  Jeff Goldblum Is Music Man in Pittsburgh Come Summer

[ P ]  Report: Audra McDonald to Star in Lincoln Center Passion

[ P ]  Country Star Dolly Parton Writing Autobiographical Musical

[ P ]  Kate Shindle Stirs Up a Storm in Midsummer Night's Dream, May 20
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Features:

[ ND ]  'Jumpers' comes to Broadway BY BLAKE GREEN
Actors strip Stoppard's play about the complications of love to its bare essence

[ DN ]  Soaps to B'way: A real hairy tale by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
After 14 years of acting in soaps, Heather Tom thought she'd seen - or done - it all when it comes to sex and monkey business.
Being in a Broadway show convinced her otherwise.

[ TM ]  Loose Lips by: Brian Scott Lipton
BSL toasts the stars at the Lucille Lortel Awards cocktail reception, chats up Amy Brenneman, and listens attentively as bare star Kaitlin Hopkins bares it all.

[ PPG ]  Jeff Goldblum to star in CLO's 'Music Man' by Christopher Rawson
An interview with Goldblum, plus news about Malcolm Gets.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ HC ]  This Ben Seduced By The Acting Life by JEFF RIVERS
Sometimes people tell Jonathan Kaplan that his Ben Braddock in the theatrical tour of "The Graduate" is just like Dustin Hoffman's iconic portrayal in the 1967 film.
Kaplan knows that comparisons to Hoffman are the highest praise, but he'd prefer hearing, "I forgot about the movie as I was watching the play."

[ P ]  MARQUEE VALUE: Frozen at Circle in the Square

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Rubin-Vega and Cast Celebrate Opening of Between Us

"The Normal Heart":

[ ATW ]  The Normal Heart Still Pulsating with Life and Anger, Powerfully
Review by Andy Propst

[ NYP ]  'HEART' ATTACK STILL POLITICAL & PERSONAL by DONALD LYONS
NEARLY 20 years after it first played there, Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart" returns to the Public Theater in a revival that's as didactic, frustrated and furious as ever.

[ NJ ]  Life and death in days before it was AIDS BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
"The Normal Heart" is a wrenching experience. Rarely have I seen an audience so genuinely moved by a play -- or been so moved myself.

[ JN ]  Do not resuscitate by JACQUES LE SOURD
Anger is a lasting commodity. It's interesting to note that "The Normal Heart" has survived while a better Broadway play on the same subject, William M. Hoffman's "As Is," which opened the same year, is just about forgotten.

[ HC ]  The Heartbeat Is Still Strong by MALCOLM JOHNSON
Revival Of Larry Kramer's Dramatic Warning Retains Timeliness

[ TM ]  The Normal Heart
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ Y ]  Fires Still Burn in 'Normal Heart' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ SUN ]  Looking Back in Anger by JEREMY McCARTER
Why "The Normal Heart" is indispensable; why "Between Us" shows promise.

[ VV ]  The Normalizing Heart by Richard Goldstein
How AIDS plays have changed since Larry Kramer raged

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
"The Normal Heart."

Other Reviews:

[ CU ]  Between Us

[ CU ]  Hercules in Suburbia
CurtainUp.com is back online!

[ TM ]  Milne at the Mint
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ CT ]  'Blues' needs resuscitating, not a revival by Michael Phillips
Watching "The Blues Brothers Revival" is like getting stuck in a Chamber of Commerce seminar led by some Babbitt who goes on and on about how he can't get enough of "Sweet Home Chicago," or how funny "The Blues Brothers" movie was, and wasn't it great that it was filmed in Chicago?

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Tales of Shakespeare A Treat for Kids and Adults Alike
XM Satellite Radio

[ SUN ]  Father Goes West by JEREMY McCARTER
"This So-Called Disaster" explores fathers, sons, and celebrity bedhead.

News:

[ B ]  Kevin Spacey Announces New Season at Old Vic

[ P ]  Kevin Spacey Unveils Big Plans for London's Old Vic; Season to Include McKellen, Matthias and Spacey Himself

[ P ]  Light in the Piazza to Open on Broadway in 2005

[ B ]  Lincoln Center Delays Utopia; Books Piazza

[ TM ]  Harvey Fierstein to Host Drama Desk Awards Ceremony

[ P ]  Estelle Parsons Stars in David Hare's The Bay at Nice in Hartford Stage's New Season

[ HC ]  Estelle Parsons Returns To Hartford In 'Bay At Nice' by Frank Rizzo

[ P ]  NYC, L.A. Down Comedy Matt & Ben May See Chicago and London Next

[ P ]  Kramer, Producers Weigh Normal Heart Revival's Commercial Prospects

[ P ]  "Theater Talk" Welcomes Frank Langella April 23

[ P ]  Billy Porter to Record Solo CD Live at Joe's Pub

[ P ]  Kristin Chenoweth to Juggle Wicked and Role in "Pink Panther"

[ P ]  Frank Langella, Jerry Mitchell and Brent Barrett Honor Chita Rivera May 10

[ ND ]  PLAY BY PLAY
It's hunting season for awards by GORDON COX
Let the schmoozing begin.

[ NJ ]  Center stage by Peter Filichia
Look who's coming out to honor Angelo Del Rossi for his 40-year tenure as executive producer at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

[ LAT ]  City agency takes control of LATC by Jessica Garrison and Don Shirley
Responding to Latino theater troupe, Cultural Affairs steps in to run center.

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond:Parade Only One of Many Theatergoing Options in Chicago
XM Satellite Radio

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: APRIL 22

[ P ]  The Shots Heard Round the World: Musical Assassins Opens on Broadway, April 22

[ P ]  Stiles and Eckhart to Clash In London Oleanna, Opening April 22

[ P ]  Pam Gems' Version of Ibsen's Lady From the Sea Gets U.S. Debut in Chicago, April 22-May 30

[ DN ]  Newsline
Curtains for 2 shows
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Wednesday, April 21, 2004

[ DH ]  Casting for the movie "The Pink Panther" starring Steve Martin
Several roles have been filled - William Abatie as 'Bizu', Henry Czerny as 'Yuri', Stephen Rowe as 'Sykorian', Roger Rees as 'Laroque' and Kristin Chenoweth as 'Cherie'.
Scroll to "Other Sources" at the bottom of that page.
Thanks to ugagrad47 on Kristin's message board for the link!

[ NYT ]  Ready, Aim, Sing: 'Assassins' Hits Broadway by JESSE McKINLEY
It has taken 13 years for the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical "Assassins," which opens on Thursday, to make its way to Broadway.

[ NYT ]  Final Curtain to Fall on 'Gypsy' May 30
The producers of the Broadway revival of "Gypsy," which struggled to stay open last winter but rallied this spring, have finally decided to give up the fight.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE NORMAL HEART'
Back When AIDS Was New, and the Stage Was a Soapbox by BEN BRANTLEY

[ B ]  The Normal Heart
Review by William Stevenson
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[ B ]  Peter Scolari to Trade Sly Fox for Hairspray
Broadway.com has learned that Peter Scolari is in talks to replace Dick Latessa in Hairspray.

Features:

[ B ]  Obscure Recordings: '60s TV Tuners by Ken Mandelbaum

[ B ]  Photo Op: Stars Get Miscast for MCC

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Rousing Reception for 2004 Lortel Nominees

[ B ]  Photo Op: Saluting the Stars of Easter Bonnet 2004

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: 2004 Easter Bonnet Competition Tops Them All

[ TM ]  Easter Parade by: Michael Portantiere

[ P ]  MARQUEE VALUE: Jailhouse Rock at London's Piccadilly Theatre

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: LA Hit Musical Bare's Its Soul Off-Bway

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Bway and Off-Bway Stars Gather to Honor Lortel Nominees

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Randall and Friends "Frolic" About for National Actors Theatre

Reviews:

[ TB ]  The Normal Heart
Review by Matthew Murray
The Normal Heart, once timely, is now timeless.

[ B ]  Were Critics All Shook Up Over Jailhouse Rock?

[ TM ]  Between Us
Reviewed By: David Finkle

[ TM ]  Boston Theater Marathon
Reviewed By: Caroline Burlingham Ellis

News:

[ B ]  New Cast Members to Join Journey's End

[ B ]  Bounce Actors' Fund Benefit Concert Canceled

[ P ]  Benefit Concert of Sondheim's Bounce Postponed

[ TM ]  Actors' Fund Benefit Concert of Bounce Postponed

[ B ]  Tony n' Tina's Wedding Returns May 15

[ P ]  My Favorite Year, Redhead, Roberta, Sail Away, Wild Party Set for L.A. Musical Theatre Guild Season

[ P ]  Midsummer, Winter's Tale to Launch Great River Shakespeare Festival in Minnesota, June 25-July 25

[ P ]  Classical Theatre of Harlem's Trojan Women Extends to May 2

[ P ]  Kenneth Branagh Auctions Private Shakespeare Master Class

[ P ]  "Heartbreakers," "Thomas Crown Affair" and "Mermaids" Join List of Developing MGM Musicals

[ P ]  Twentieth Century's Anne Heche Dishes on "The View," April 22

[ P ]  Meadow Brook Takes a Swing at Golf: The Musical During Michigan's Ryder Cup

[ P ]  Tony Winner Monk to Take Part in Reading of New Play by Avenue Q's Whitty

[ P ]  Mu Lan Theatre's Sun Is Shining Is Latest Entry in Brits Off Broadway, New Fest of UK Work in NYC

[ P ]  Expanded Reissues of "West Side Story" and "A Star Is Born" Soundtracks Due in May

[ P ]  Off-Bway's Melting Pot Stages Musical Reading Series; Vanishing Point Appears April 26 with Starry Trio

[ P ]  Miss Saigon Star Releases New Solo Album

[ P ]  Caldwell, Harris, Parson and Saint's Tennessee Williams Chat Now Available On-Line

[ P ]  Marin Mazzie Returns to CBS Sitcom May 3

[ P ]  Royal National Theatre Director Nicholas Hytner on Time's "100 Most Influential" List

[ P ]  Jai, Kristin, Denis Sang as Glinda, Effie and Roxie for MCC Miscast Benefit
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[ B ]  Broadway Gypsy Revival to Close May 30
At the time it closes, the revival, starring Bernadette Peters and directed by Sam Mendes, will have played 451 performances and 33 previews.

[ P ]  Gypsy Revival Ends Broadway Run in May

[ TM ]  Gypsy to Close on May 30

[ TM ]  Sixteen Wounded to Close After 12 Performances

[ P ]  Sixteen Wounded To Close on Broadway April 25

[ P ]  92nd Street Y's Sixteen Wounded Panel Discussion Canceled
posted at 4/21/2004 05:38:05 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

BOUNCE BENEFIT CONCERT POSTPONED

It is with regret that The Actors' Fund of America announces the postponement of BOUNCE in Concert, originally scheduled for May 9, 2004. Due to the irreconcilable schedules of the original BOUNCE cast and creative team, it has been determined that it would not be prudent to proceed with the benefit at this time. It is the hope of all involved that we will move forward with this exciting project in the near future.

The Actors� Fund staff is currently contacting all ticket-buying patrons to inform them. For specific inquiries please call 212-221-7300 x 133.

posted at 4/21/2004 05:10:17 PM by James Marino | Item Link

[ NYP ]  MONKEY DO by MICHAEL RIEDEL
"BOBBI Boland" alert! "Prymate" hasn't opened yet, and for all I know, Ben Brantley and Clive Barnes may wind up deeming it the most important American drama since "Death of a Salesman."
But knowing that aficionados of a certain kind of Broadway experience are still kicking themselves for missing an antihistamine-addled Farrah Fawcett bumping into the set of "Bobbi Boland" last fall, I feel duty-bound to report on the stir "Prymate" is causing in previews at the Longacre.

Features:

[ NYT ]  Memory Play: A Cathartic Can of Worms by JESSE McKINLEY
Martin Moran didn't expect his theatrical memoir, "The Tricky Part," to evolve into an ongoing public discussion of confession and redemption.

[ DN ]  Brit star jumps to Broadway by ELLEN TUMPOSKY
Simon Russell Beale is nervous about making his Broadway debut next week in the revival of "Jumpers."

[ DN ]  David Hinckley's Critic at Large: In her youth, such Follies!
When Doris Eaton Travis sees Gene Kelly splash through the showers in "Singin' in the Rain," it's like he's singing their song.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia samples Chef's Theater and breaks bread with some theater notables.

[ P ]  Assassins Shooting Gallery, Part V: Kudisch as Proprietor and Harris as Oswald

[ NYT ]  BOLDFACE NAMES
I See Famous People by CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
What a magical afternoon we had on Monday at the Pierre, where the American Theater Wing memorialized the doyenne of the Tony Awards.

[ TM ]  Photo/Video File by: Michael Portantiere and Joseph Marzullo
TM is there for a Drama Desk panel discussion of "star quality," the American Theatre Wing luncheon honoring Isabelle Stevenson, and other events.

[ BS ]  Playing Herself: The Proximity Makes It Disturbing
Actress Yeardley Smith does not like the word "lie" to describe the optimistic teachings that most American youngsters are exposed to. "'Lie' implies malice. I prefer to call it 'the big mislead.'"

"Between Us" - Reviews:

[ Y ]  Friends Grow Apart in `Between Us' by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
"Between Us," receiving its world premiere, is consistently entertaining � the dialogue snappy and the plot, if a bit implausible, sturdy enough to withstand its emotional similarity to such plays as "Dinner With Friends."

[ NJ ]  Living-room drama shows some talent BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
A play that requires viewers to make up their own minds about characters and motivations, "Between Us" marks a solid off-Broadway debut for Hortua. Here's hoping he has a few more plays in store for audiences before TV-land lures him away.

[ B ]  Between Us
Review by William Stevenson

[ DN ]  Couples with more than a few problems by Howard Kissel
"Between Us" and "Baby."

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'BIRO'
A Wry Outsider Determined to Endure, Against the Odds by MARGO JEFFERSON
This eloquent, intimate one-man play by the Ugandan-American photographer Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine traces the map of a life and the map of AIDS.

[ VV ]  Sightlines by Michael Feingold
Biro, by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

[ ND ]  Review: "Biro" BY GORDON COX

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Barbara and Scott investigate Sixteen Wounded at the Walter Kerr and Chef's Theater at The Supper Club.

[ VV ]  Sixteen Wounded Deals In Bombs and Other Contrivances by Michael Feingold

[ NYP ]  TOO MUCH TO 'BARE' by DONALD LYONS
It's a mainly mediocre rock pastiche, ranging from undistinguished ballads like "You & I" to the Supremes-style camp of "God Don't Make No Trash."

[ ATW ]  Review: Idiot's Delight by Laura Shea

[ ATW ]  The Mighty Hercules
Review by Laura Shea

[ VV ]  White Clowns, Dark Visions by Michael Feingold
Bill Irwin partly outfoxes himself; Finian's Rainbow is a crock where gold still glitters

[ VV ]  Requiem For A Nightmare
Adam Rapp's druggie two-hander spares no oozing detail by Charles McNulty
Blackbird, by Adam Rapp

[ TB ]  Red Herring: A Convoluted Film Noir Farce
New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell

[ NYT ]  MOVIE REVIEW | 'THIS SO-CALLED DISASTER'
Actors' Alchemy, From Raw Script to Final Bow by A. O. SCOTT
The director Michael Almereyda has come up with a fascinating, discursive essay on the boggy, twisty road that lies between experience and art.

News:

[ B ]  Easter Bonnet Raises Over $3 Mil for BC/EFA

[ P ]  Easter Bonnet Competition Raises Millions for BC/EFA

[ LAT ]  City to review LATC operation by Patrick McGreevy
A dispute over who will operate the long-troubled Los Angeles Theatre Center heated up Tuesday when Chief Assistant City Atty. Pete Echeverria said a temporary arrangement for developer Tom Gilmore to manage the building was invalid because it had not been approved by the City Council.

[ P ]  Worth Street Opens Its Heart Off-Broadway April 21

[ P ]  Five by Tenn � with Chalfant and Van Ark � Begins April 21

[ P ]  Arthur Laurents Honored at 23rd Annual William Inge Festival, April 21-24

[ P ]  Stage and Screen Stars Play in Shinn's Where Do We Live at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre

[ P ]  Superpowers Descend Upon Ohio as Off-Broadway Play Begins April 21

[ NYT ]  Bobby Short Ending His Run at the Carlyle by FELICIA R. LEE
Mr. Short has announced that he will end his 36-year run at the Cafe Carlyle on New Year's Eve, but has no plans to retire.

[ B ]  2004 Drama League Nominees Announced

[ TM ]  Drama League Award Nominees Announced

[ TM ]  Carl Anderson Tribute Set for May 10

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Dramas Closing out Broadway's 2003-04 Season
Frozen's Transfer; Match and Sixteen Wounded Open
XM Satellite Radio
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Monkey Business
Mark Medoff's Prymate had a particularly pitiful first four performances in terms of monetary take. The show made $9,851 and filled the Longacre to 6.92% capacity (the lowest capacity figure in recent years) on average. The play, about scientist's fight over a gorilla sold 303 tickets.

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: April 12-18

[ P ]  Bombay Dreams, Taboo, Moscow Among 2004 Drama League Nominees; Wicked, Frozen, Wife, Too

[ P ]  Natalie Portman in Talks to Be Lange's Laura in Broadway Menagerie

[ B ]  Natalie Portman Tapped for B'way's Menagerie

[ P ]  Wicked's Menzel and Grey Sign on Through 2005

[ TS ]  National Corporate Theatre Fund to Honor Chita Rivera

[ P ]  New Drama Sixteen Wounded Advertising Final Performances

[ P ]  Carl Anderson's Life Celebrated May 10 at Broadway's Ford Center

[ P ]  David Clarke, Broadway Actor Over Many Years, Dead at 95

[ P ]  Canada's Stratford Festival Starts 2004 Season April 20 with Frank Loesser Classic

[ P ]  Sondheim x 2: Sweeney and "Sheila" Arrive in Stores April 20

[ P ]  Michele Lee to Star in Mame in Summer 2004

[ P ]  Corin Redgrave to Be Kenneth Tynan at Royal Shakespeare Company

[ P ]  Chase, Cassidy, Lanning and Cavanaugh Set to Rock Broadway May 3

[ P ]  Bobby Short to End Carlyle Run New Year's Eve

[ P ]  Reading of Blake Edwards' Big Rosemary Musical Held in L.A.

Features:

[ B ]  Tonys 2004 #5 by Ken Mandelbaum

[ B ]  First Person: The Kind of Person by Joe Hortua

[ B ]  Photo Op: American Theatre Wing Remembers Isabelle Stevenson

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: American Theatre Wing Spring Luncheon Honors Isabelle Stevenson

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: The Beast Turns Ten; First Disney Musical Celebrates Birthday

[ B ]  Photo Op: Having a Ball at the Bare Bash

[ P ]  MARQUEE VALUE: The Woman in White at London's Palace

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
Blood is everywhere as Sweeney Todd with Hearn and Lansbury is released on DVD and the cast recording of Thrill Me arrives.

[ TB ]  The Talking Cure
Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter
posted at 4/20/2004 04:32:49 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ NYT ]  Playwright Michael Frayn Finds Drama in German Politics by MEL GUSSOW
Mr. Frayn, a successful writer of plays with odd subjects, is convinced that a playwright should write what he wants to and not worry a whit about the marketplace.

[ BSUN ]  'Senor Discretion' completes Loesser's unfinished musical by Laurie Willis
Director gives the new work an authentic Mexican flair
See reviews below.

"Bare" - Reviews:

[ Y ]  'Bare' Reveals Self Off-Broadway by PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer
As a musical, "Bare" is noticeably hamstrung by a cautious score that might best be described by the show's one-word title.

[ TB ]  Bare: a Pop Opera
Review by Matthew Murray

[ B ]  Bare
Review by William Stevenson

[ TM ]  bare
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THREE SECONDS IN THE KEY'
Layups for Love in the Heart of an Arena by MARGO JEFFERSON
Like a fiercely good basketball game, Deb Margolin's play at the Baruch Performing Arts center involves dynamic characters and heart-pacing action.

[ BSUN ]  A merry time down Mexico way by J. Wynn Rousuck
A "new" musical by the composer of Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying would be newsworthy under any circumstance. But what makes Senor Discretion Himself even bigger news is that this sparkling show is truly a poca gema (little gem).

[ TM ]  Se�or Discretion Himself
Reviewed By: Michael Toscano

[ NJ ]  Both meal and show lack flavor at 'Chef's Theater' BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ NJ ]  No need to find this 'Lost in Yonkers' BY PETER FILICHIA
"Lost in Yonkers" is now lost in Bloomfield, where Neil Simon's 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winner is receiving a slow-moving, uninvolving production at the Alliance Repertory Theatre Company.

[ ATW ]  Biro A Plea for Action That Falls Short
Review by Andy Propst

[ WP ]  'Beyond Glory': Stephen Lang's Magnificent 7 by Peter Marks
Each of Stephen Lang's meticulously drawn profiles of seven war veterans is right on target.

[ SS ]  In defense of art by Jack Zink
"A Picasso," with Lucie Arnaz.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ BG ]  Elite talent, pluggers go toe-to-toe at Theater Marathon by Sandy MacDonald

[ WP ]  POP MUSIC Review: Ute Lemper
Fifteen years ago, Ute Lemper's music was like caviar. Sunday evening at George Mason University's Center for the Arts, it was more like a Big Mac.

Our friends at CurtainUp.com are still having troubles with their transition to a new server. Until they are settled in their new home, you can find an updated version of their home page at site9514.dellhost.com.
You can also read their review of "Finian's Rainbow" here.

News:

[ NYT ]  David Clarke, 95, an Actor on Broadway and in Films, Is Dead by BEN SISARIO
Mr. Clarke was a familiar face in movies from the 1940's through the 60's, and appeared in more than a dozen Broadway shows over a career that spanned six decades.

[ IBDB ]  David Clarke's Broadway Credits

[ WP ]  Backstage: Woolly Mammoth's Silver Year by Jane Horwitz
Director Kenny Leon, whose Broadway revival of "A Raisin in the Sun" opens next week, plans to bring Langston Hughes's "Tambourines to Glory" to the Lincoln Theatre in September.
Second item.

[ B ]  Strauss Replaces Luckinbill in Chinese Friends

[ B ]  Marti Pellow Returns to Chicago in the West End

[ Y ]  After 36 Years, Bobby Short to End Gig by NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer
Bobby Short, who became an elegant institution with his performances at the swanky Cafe Carlyle for 36 years, will end his run on New Year's Eve.

[ V ]  An Easter parade for B'way: record $17 mil
'Wicked,' 'King' battle for top spot as 'Hairspray' hits 3rd

[ NYT ]  Arts Briefing by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
A PLAY ABOUT TYNAN
Fifth item.

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: Casting Notes Nationwide
Andrea Martin in MA, Frenchie Davis and Malcolm Gets in PA; Yvette Freeman and Judith Light in CA
XM Satellite Radio

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: APRIL 20

[ P ]  Frozen Director Gets Engaged as Farce Plays Off-Broadway, April 20-May 16

[ P ]  Frayn�s Democracy Opens in West End April 20; Berlin and New York to Follow

[ P ]  Billy Crystal Performs His Solo Show in Progress 700 Sundays at La Jolla, April 20-May 2

[ P ]  Thrill Me, the Leopold & Loeb Musical, Gets NY Cast Album April 20

[ P ]  With College a Memory, Friends and Friendships Evolve in Joe Hortua's Between Us, Opening April 20

[ P ]  Peter Strauss Replaces Luckinbill in New Baitz Play, Chinese Friends; Previews Now Begin May 7

[ P ]  Harmony Composer Manilow is Featured Theme and Performer on "American Idol," April 20-21

[ P ]  Places, Scary: Melanie Brown Joins Bway's Rent April 19

[ P ]  "Monsoon Wedding" Star Heads Up Cast of India Dreaming Workshop in NYC, May 13-16

[ P ]  Broadway's Twentieth Century Shifts Upcoming Performance Schedule

[ DN ]  Newsline
Critics Circle makes picks
posted at 4/20/2004 09:36:29 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Monday, April 19, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Outer Critics Nom Wrong Living Out Performer
The Outer Critics Circle Awards committee mistakenly honored Liza Col�n-Zayas instead of Zilah Mendoza with a nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play. The nominating committee is now retracting Col�n-Zayas' nomination and offering it to Mendoza.

[ B ]  Dan Hedaya Tapped for B'way's 12 Angry Men

[ B ]  Tickets on Sale for Bryony Lavery's Frozen

[ P ]  Friends Will Celebrate Life of Late Actress Bea Winde May 17 in NYC

[ P ]  Billy Elliot Musical to Play Newcastle, then London

[ P ]  Anthony Rapp Stars in Adam Rapp's Gompers, City Theatre World Premiere in Pittsbugh, May 6-30

[ P ]  Michigan's Purple Rose Theatre Owns Its Home Outright

[ P ]  Shayne Is Chicago's Roxie After d'Amboise But Before Davis

[ P ]  NY Public Library Pairs Gielgud Films "The Swan" and "Prospero's Books" April 22 & 24

[ P ]  A Few of His Favorite Things: Steve Ross Hosts Gielgud Tribute, With Show Tunes, April 19 at NY Public Library

[ P ]  Who Can It Be Now? It's Colin Hay in Man @ Work Off-Broadway, May 4

[ P ]  Windy City's ASCAP/Disney Workshop Gives Voice to Breathe, Becoming George and River's End

[ P ]  Tony Roberts and Alma Cuervo Set for Noël Coward Reading

[ P ]  Victory Gardens Keeps Trying; Joanna Glass With Fritz Weaver Extends Two Weeks

[ P ]  Remarque Caught in Dietrich's Thrall, and Jimmy Stewart Is in the Middle, in New Play, Puma

Features:

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Decade of Beauty on Broadway
posted at 4/19/2004 03:56:10 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ B ]  Q & A: 4/19/04 by Ken Mandelbaum

[ B ]  Photo Op: Starry Guests at Bridge and Tunnel

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Yummy Opening for Chef's Theater

[ B ]  Photo Op: Spring has Sprung at Joys of Sex

News:

[ P ]  National's The Pillowman to Arrive on Broadway in September
The Royal National Theatre's hit production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman, previously announced for Broadway, will begin previews on Sept. 27, according to a recently published casting notice. Opening night is Oct. 17. No theatre has been specified. Bob Boyett, Robert Fox, The Shubert Organization and The National Theatre will produce.

[ P ]  Harnick, Schwartz, Strouse and More to Appear in Forum About Musicals for Family Audiences, May 3

[ P ]  Americana Absurdum, Hit at Two Fringes, Reaches London May 11

[ P ]  MAC Awards Scheduled for May 17; Complete Nominee List Announced

[ P ]  Woman in White's Maria Friedman Releases Live Concert Recording

[ P ]  Grease! Star Heads to the Chatterbox April 22

[ P ]  Brian d'Arcy James Guests at Marcy and Zina Show May 22

[ TM ]  Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees Announced

[ TM ]  Winther, Clark, and Others Help New Voices Celebrate Lyricists Campbell and Waldrop

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: APRIL 19

[ P ]  London Elvis Musical Jailhouse Rock Opens on April 19

[ P ]  Broadway Cares' 18th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Sings and Dances April 19 and 20

[ P ]  Stephen Rea�s Cyrano Opens at London�s National April 19

[ P ]  Hillner and Bodnar Co-Star in Free Reading of New Musical Between the Lines April 19

[ P ]  New Voices Salutes Lyricists Campbell and Waldrop in April 19 Concert in NYC; Clark, Reichard, Winther Sing

[ P ]  Kristin, Denis, Jai and New Edna are Miscast for MCC Benefit, April 19

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Biro
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
posted at 4/19/2004 12:41:48 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ NYP ]  'JUMPER' STUMPER by BARBARA HOFFMAN
Preview audiences at "Jumpers" - Tom Stoppard's 1972 play, now being revived on Broadway - are dazzled and confused.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filichia chats with veteran conductor Paul Gemignani, who's now overseeing Assassins.

[ BR ]  Actor-rocker has the best of two worlds by ROBERT FELDBERG
It's odd to hear a successful actor call his work a "day job."
Michael Cerveris, who's opening on Broadway Thursday in "Assassins," says it only because he has a higher passion: rock-and-roll.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

[ TS ]  Words and music make best marriage by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Jason Robert Brown on life, love, musicals, Garth Drabinsky and "The Last Five Years."

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
OH 'MAMMA'!

[ B ]  Photo Op: A Boisterous Party for Finian's Rainbow

[ P ]  MARQUEE VALUE: Prymate at the Longacre

Reviews:

[ WP ]  'Se�or Discretion,' Modest for a Reason by Peter Marks
The question raised by these melodies is one you might address to any new flame: Where have you been all my life? The answer -- and this is where the bad news comes -- has to do with the material that frames the songs. The story and dialogue of "Se�or Discretion Himself" are beyond lame.

[ DN ]  Theater with dinner by Howard Kissel
Our drama critic says: Every New York restaurant worth its salt, from Katz's to Bouley, is a piece of theater, from the second you are greeted to the moment you leave. That's why the show "Chef's Theater," an attempt to cash in on the current obsession with restaurants, is unnecessary.

[ DN ]  Dinner with theater by Pascale Le Draoulec
Our restaurant critic says: "Chef's Theater" reminds me of "fusion" cooking: It's a great big mishmash of a musical meal. It's part dinner theater, part Vegas lounge act, part cooking class and part shameless merchandising.

[ B ]  Biro
Review by Edward Karam

[ SUN ]  Yearning to Breathe Free by JEREMY McCARTER
"Biro" works too hard; "The Appeal" happily desecrates the English Romantics.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'FINIAN'S RAINBOW'
Setting a Leprechaun Loose, Down in Missitucky by BEN BRANTLEY
The Irish Repertory Theater's delightfully easygoing production includes a beguiling score of Celtic lilt, Southern gospel and bubbling pop and a top-flight cast.

[ NYP ]  SURE AND ALL'S WELL IN GLOCCA MORRA by DONALD LYONS
BY paring down the book, speeding up the action and emphasizing those luscious E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane songs, the Irish Rep has found the gold in "Finian's Rainbow."

[ NJ ]  All-star cast can't get to first base BY PETER FILICHIA
At 12 Miles West Theatre Company in Montclair, there's a New Jersey All-Star team of actors in Michael Hollinger's "Red Herring."
posted at 4/19/2004 08:20:30 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Sunday, April 18, 2004

News:

[ B ]  Sixteen Wounded Posts Closing Notice for 4/25
Broadway.com has learned that producers of Sixteen Wounded, the drama that just opened on Thursday at the Walter Kerr Theatre, are posting a provisional closing notice in the coming week. Unless ticket sales for the show pick up, it will play its final performance next Sunday, April 25.

[ B ]  2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10
The hit musical Wicked swept the 2004 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, picking up a total of 10 nods including Outstanding Broadway Musical. Wicked was way ahead of the pack of nominated shows--Fiddler on the Roof was the next highest nominee, with six mentions including Outstanding Revival of a Musical.

[ P ]  Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced; Wicked Soars with 10

[ TB ]  Remembering Spalding Gray: April 13, 2004 by Colette Boudreau

Reviews, all by Matthew Murray:

[ TB ]  Biro

[ TB ]  The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It

[ TB ]  Beauty and the Beast
posted at 4/18/2004 09:22:45 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ NYT ]  Our Journal
Photographs by ANNABEL CLARK
Journal entries by LYNN REDGRAVE
A mother and daughter chronicle a recovery from cancer together.

[ NYT ]  LETTERS
Sondheim writes a letter to the editor.

[ TS ]  Canadian actor going great guns by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN
Interview with Jeffrey Kuhn.

[ HC ]  The Outsider by FRANK RIZZO
Larry Kramer, Whose 'Normal Heart' Sounded The Aids Alarm 20 Years Ago, May Be Quieter These Days, But He Is Far From Satisfied

[ HC ]  An Excerpt from "The Normal Heart" by Larry Kramer

[ TM ]  Hey, Fella! by: Michael Portantiere
The Village Light Opera Group hopes that lightning will strike twice with its revival of Frank Loesser's operatic musical The Most Happy Fella.

[ CT ]  Weaver tackles a 'Trying' role by Chris Jones
Fritz Weaver.

[ CT ]  Rapp gets personal in 'Blackbird' by Nina Metz
Experiences, characters informed by writer's life

[ ND ]  The Jan & Mickey show - Rooney, that is by Peter Goodman

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ CE ]  Cates headlines theater benefit at 20th Century
Kristy Cates can't believe she's on Broadway, but there she is in great big hit Wicked.

[ PPT ]  Tharp serves as 'a great role model' for local co-stars by Jane Vranish

[ PPT ]  Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel show steps off Broadway and into the Benedum by Jane Vranish

Reviews:

[ P ]  ON THE RECORD: A Year with Frog and Toad and The Thing About Men

[ DN ]  Howard Kissel's Cultural Tourist: Hits of a onetime hobo
Not many theatrical memoirs combine hobo stories with anecdotes about W.H. Auden. But Dale Wasserman's does. Much of "The Impossible Musical" is about Wasserman's best-known work, the libretto for the musical, "Man of La Mancha."
Plus Janis Siegel's new Broadway album.

[ BG ]  The best this 'Wonderful Town' has to offer by Ed Siegel
The revival is stellar musical theater. Which NY shows follow in its path?

News:

[ INQ ]  Phila. Theatre Company plans a new Broad St. home by Douglas J. Keating
Part of a high-rise condo project, it will be the fifth theater built on the Avenue of the Arts since 1997.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
ALL HUGH NEED
Lots of theater items today.

[ ATW ]  Broadway and Beyond: NYC Notes
'Beauty' Turns 10; 2 'Candides' Coming Up; Neuwirth, 'Seven Deadly Sins'
XM Satellite Radio

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: APRIL 18

[ P ]  Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's Drama Biro Opens at Public Theatre on April 18

[ P ]  Toxic Audio Opens Its Loudmouth Off-Broadway, April 18

[ P ]  Beauty and the Beast Celebrates a Decade on Broadway April 18

[ P ]  By Jeeves Star Featured on NBC's "Crossing Jordan" April 18

[ P ]  Sondheim�s Bounce Cast Album on "Radio Playbill" April 19-May 2

[ P ]  Little Shop of Horrors Offers Actors' Fund Performance April 18

[ P ]  David Mamet's Dr. Faustus Closes at San Francisco's Magic Theatre April 18, Off-Broadway Next

[ P ]  Beat the Drums: Bway Millie Is Two Years Old April 18; London and Tour Sill Running
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