Saturday, March 12, 2005

[ B ]  Applegate Injured in Chicago Charity; D'Amboise to Finish Pre-Broadway Run
posted at 3/12/2005 03:15:00 PM by James Marino | Item Link

[ NYT ]  What to Expect of 'Spamalot'? A Lot of Spam By DAVID F. GALLAGHER
A security glitch exposed the names and postal and e-mail addresses of more than 31,000 people who had signed up for newsletters for "Spamalot" and "Movin' Out."

[ WP ]  At 'Regina,' a Vanishing Audience By Peter Marks
Vanishing into the night at intermission Thursday was a good 25 percent of the audience -- the largest exodus I've witnessed at the midpoint of a major Kennedy Center offering.

Features:

[ LAT ]  Just a Broadway maybe By Patrick Pacheco
The maverick monarch of the musical can't find an opening on Broadway.
Big article on Sondheim.

[ USA ]  Stars step up to the mike By William Keck
Victor Garber and Jennifer Garner, father and daughter on Alias, performed Sondheim at "A Night at Sardi's" fundraiser.

[ LAT ]  PLAYWRIGHTS ON WRITING
Step out of the shadows and feel free to 'Doubt' By John Patrick Shanley
Uncertainty can be a positive catalyst, and the resolution can be dramatic. A play, for instance. I should know.

[ WP ]  All Hands Onstage! These Days, a Rare Call to Duty By Peter Marks
You have to wonder, at a time when America is enmeshed in such a controversial incursion overseas, when new stories of what happens to people on and behind the front lines might be particularly relevant, why the theater seems to have gone, well, AWOL.
"Mister Roberts."

[ CS ]  Drew is Carey-ing on by LOUIS B. HOBSON
Carey, 48, was approached to do the drag turn as the mother in the musical Hairspray and to play the Nathan Lane role in The Producers.
"A Broadway show is real work. You have to do the same thing day after day and they want me to sing and I'm not about to get back into that shark tank again any time soon."
Thanks to Ann on All That Chat for the link!

[ B ]  Revival Recordings: Part One by Ken Mandelbaum

[ B ]  FIRST PERSON: The Road Taken by Portia

[ TM ]  Loose Lips By: Brian Scott Lipton
Barrett Foa has his hands full! Plus: Capathia Jenkins honors Maya Angelou and Andrea McArdle sings for BC/EFA.

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?":

[ WP ]  Getting Edward Albee's 'Goat'
His Dark Comedy's at Arena, And He's as Ornery as Ever By Chip Crews
"With Bush in office another four years I'm supposed to smile?"

[ P ]  A Bumpy Night: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Begins Broadway Run March 12

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 12
1928 Birthday of playwright Edward Albee, who will go on to write Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? and Pulitzer-winners, A Delicate Balance, Seascape and Three Tall Women.

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following articles:

[ G ]  Obituary: Sheila Gish by Michael Coveney
Formidable leading actor renowned for her powerhouse performances

[ G ]  Obituary: Willis Hall by Dennis Barker
Prolific playwright who drew on his working-class origins

[ IBDB ]  Willis Hall's Broadway Credits

[ PTR ]  Veteran, rookie bring warmth to 'Tempest' By Alice T. Carter

[ PPG ]  A polished 'Tempest' limits its emotional magic By Christopher Rawson

[ CPD ]  Look at me, way up high ...I'm flying on the 'Peter Pan' set! by Tony Brown

Reviews:

[ B ]  The Penis Monologues: Men Speak
Review by William Stevenson
You might think that a play with the word penis in the title would be somewhat stimulating or at least mildly titillating. You would be wrong. The Penis Monologues: Men Speak is the dullest show in town.

[ TB ]  The Penis Monologues: Men Speak
Review by Matthew Murray

[ LAT ]  Bernhard delivers a loud tongue-lashing By David C. Nichols
The comedian combines a mature poise and musicality with sharp wit at the Silent Movie Theatre.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'LAZER VAUDEVILLE'
Turn Down the Lights, Turn Up the Dazzle By NEIL GENZLINGER
This show, the last that will be performed at the John Houseman Theater, is a hodgepodge of juggling and rope twirling, with lots of color but not much substance.

[ TB ]  Barbara and Scott: The Two of Clubs
The Siegels take a look at the Friday Night Piano Bar experience at Helen's in Chelsea, and give an expansive list of recommended shows covering the next four weeks!

News:

[ NYT ]  Nellie McCaslin, Professor and Children's Theater Authority, Dies at 90 By MARGALIT FOX
Nellie McCaslin, a professor at New York University, was considered the country's leading authority on children's theater.

[ TM ]  CUNY Offers "Safe Havens for Playwrights"

[ TM ]  There Is Nothing Like a Dame on March 14

[ B ]  Casting for the West End Staging of As You Like It Confirmed

[ P ]  Simon Jones and Larry Keith Star in TACT Concert Revival of David Storey's Home March 12-14

[ P ]  Broadway Funny Girl Celebrates Styne March 29-April 2

[ P ]  Brent Barrett Sings Kander and Ebb in Barcelona March 12

[ P ]  Mister Roberts Begins Limited Engagement at Kennedy Center March 12

[ P ]  Theatre Building Chicago Opens Saint Peter's Umbrella, a New Musical, March 11 in Windy City

[ P ]  The Color Purple Musical Expected for Spring 2006 Broadway Bow

[ P ]  Tresnjak Replaces Griffin as Amour Director for Goodspeed

[ P ]  League of American Theatres and Producers Reaches Out to "Underserved" Families in New Program Starting March 12

[ P ]  Broadway Musicals, Plays and Itself Featured in Times Square Film Fest Through April 4

[ P ]  Starry "Once Upon a Mattress" to Air on ABC Next Season

[ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, March 5-11: Worldwide Wicked

[ P ]  A Boy Wants to Play Little Orphan Annie on Stage in New Musical, That's Andy, Getting NYC Readings March 14

[ P ]  Brave New World: Brian Murray Makes Pittsburgh Public Debut in The Tempest, March 11

[ P ]  Once-Canceled Animated Comedy Hits LA and NY Stages as Family Guy Live! in April

[ P ]  Friedman Revue Listen to My Heartï¿½Starring Friedman Himselfï¿½Premieres in Milwaukee March 11

[ P ]  "Wonder Years" Star Lauria and "Just Shoot Me"'s Malick to Be Part of Questa
posted at 3/12/2005 09:56:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Friday, March 11, 2005

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
As Filichia anticipates Wall to Wall Sondheim, he remembers a similar event that occurred more than 30 years ago.

News:

[ BBC ]  Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68
Irish comedian Dave Allen, famed for his TV routines as he perched on a stool with drink and cigarette in hand, has died in his sleep aged 68.

[ IBDB ]  Dave Allen's Broadway Credits

[ BBC ]  Dave Allen's comic quotes

[ HC ]  Who Will Be State's New Champion For Arts? by Frank Rizzo

[ P ]  Little Women's McGovern to Sing at Signature Theatre Gala

[ P ]  "Writers in Performance" Series to Feature Rubin-Vega, Cantone, Thomas and More

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ CSM ]  Broadway's 'Holy Grail' quest By KIM CAMPBELL

[ FW ]  Firm hold on success: 'Hairspray' marks duo's successful turn on stage By Mark Lowry

[ CCT ]  PAT CRAIG: ONE HAND CLAPPING
Harold Prince interview (second item).

Reviews:

[ B ]  Were Critics Drawn to Mercedes Ruehl in Woman Before a Glass?

[ TM ]  Woman Before a Glass
Reviewed By: David Finkle
posted at 3/11/2005 10:59:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ P ]  DIVA TALK: Buckley at the Carlyle, Chenoweth on Disc Plus News of Peters, Stritch and LuPone

[ BH ]  On with the show! Hub stages are hopping this spring By Stephen Schaefer
There's no question Christina Applegate's got guts.

[ NJ ]  From pen pals to penned up: Play addresses Nazis' threat in series of letters between fictitious German Christian and Jew BY PETER FILICHIA

[ NJ ]  Low-budget props place 'Spamalot' in Monty Python's skewed universe BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ NJ ]  And now for something completely different: A wafer-thin sized look at some of Python's best bits by Claudia Perry

[ NJ ]  Jugglers aim to catch on off-Broadway: Talented trio mix in music, comedy and sleight of hand BY ALLISON FREEMAN

News:

[ P ]  "Full House" TV Dad Bob Saget Stars as White-Collar Dad in Paul Weitz's Privilege

[ B ]  Bob Saget to Headline Weitz's Privilege at Second Stage Theatre

[ P ]  Playgoers at a Broadway Musical Are Focus of Ambitious New Musical The Audience; Hoty, LaChiusa, Champlin, Cariani Contribute

[ B ]  Off-B'way's Vineyard Theatre Postpones Miracle Brothers; Has The Argument

[ P ]  Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros' The Argument Gets World Premiere at Vineyard

[ P ]  Report: Avenue Q Looking to Run Third Production in London in 2006

[ BBC ]  Actor McKellen joins the Street
Actor Sir Ian McKellen is joining the cast of ITV1's soap Coronation Street to play a "dodgy novelist".

[ Y ]  'Casablanca' Musical to Premiere in China

[ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Beijing Plays It Again; On Broadway and Off

[ BG ]  Shakespeare & Company sets its summer By Catherine Foster
Includes Martin Moran's "The Tricky Part."

[ BH ]  Plethora of plays abound By Terry Byrne

[ CST ]  Lookingglass, Court theaters look ahead to 2005-06 season

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 11

[ P ]  The World According to LaBute: This Is How It Goes Begins at Public

[ P ]  Annual S.T.A.G.E. Concerts Salute Hamlisch and Warren with Starry Cast March 11-13

[ P ]  Two Twelve Angry Men Jurors Appear on NY1's "On Stage," March 12

"Woman Before a Glass" - Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'WOMAN BEFORE A GLASS'
A Collector of Art and Artists Tells All and Then Some By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Peggy Guggenheim, doyenne of the 20th-century art world, becomes the latest public figure to be so exhumed in this one-woman show starring the formidable Mercedes Ruehl.

[ NJ ]  An heiress with artistry BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
Frankly, it's not much of a play, but Ruehl's spirited performance is certainly something to see.

[ ATW ]  A Flamboyant Life, Artistically Rendered
Review by Andy Propst

[ Y ]  Mercedes Ruehl Shines in 'Woman' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ ND ]  A lover of art and men, as channeled by Ruehl BY LINDA WINER

[ B ]  Woman Before a Glass
Review by William Stevenson

[ TB ]  Woman Before a Glass
Review by Matthew Murray

Other Reviews:

[ INQ ]  In tale of Irish family, playwright wanders too far afield By Desmond Ryan
Dael Orlandersmith's new drama is a departure in every sense, one that takes her across borders and into a foreign culture. The results are erratic.

[ TB ]  New York City Opera: Candide
Review by Matthew Murray
posted at 3/11/2005 07:19:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Thursday, March 10, 2005

Features:

[ TM ]  Follow Spot By: Michael Portantiere
Anthony Mackie and Brï¿½an F. O'Byrne score on stage in NYC and on film in the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby.

[ USA ]  'Spamalot' evokes the 'Holy Grail' By Elysa Gardner

[ B ]  VIDEO: On the Scene: Orfeh Makes Cabaret Debut at Feinstein's

News:

[ B ]  Kevin Anderson to Take Another Leave of Absence from Brooklyn

[ P ]  Brooklyn's Kevin Anderson Takes Leave of Absence; Lee Morgan Fills In

[ B ]  Someone Who'll Watch Over Me to Land at London's New Ambassadors Theatre

[ P ]  Critical Hit All Wear Bowlers Returns to Off-Broadway April 22-May 29

[ P ]  Turkish Lawyer Pulled Between East and West, Old and New in World Premiere of The Beauty Inside

[ P ]  Hartford Stage Sets SummerStage, Readies Next Season with Grimm, Durang, Knee, Williams

[ P ]  Antonio Is Director of New Play Development at Actors Theatre of Louisville

[ P ]  Brent Barrett and Emily Skinner to Sing Loesser at Carnegie Hall April 1

[ P ]  Marin Mazzie Guests on New John Stamos Series March 17

[ P ]  Producers' Kind to Host Gala Honoring Avenue Q's Roberson; Q Cast to Perform

[ P ]  "Angel" Star Vincent Kartheiser Joins Off-Broadway's Slag Heap

[ TM ]  Restored Print of The King and I To Be Screened in "Monday Nights With Oscar" Series

[ P ]  Sarah Chalke to Join Cast of Off-Broadway's Modern Orthodox in April

Reviews:

[ TM ]  Candide
Reviewed By: Michael Portantiere

[ ATW ]  Lazer Vaudeville: Trying to Keep the Balls in the Air
Review by Andy Propst

[ TB ]  The Secret in the Wings Entrances at Seattle Repertory Theatre
Review by David-Edward Hughes

[ TB ]  Catalpa
Los Angeles Review by Sharon Perlmutter
posted at 3/10/2005 05:02:00 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

News:

[ INQ ]  Prince's first 'Dreams' taken away, second deferred By Douglas J. Keating
The original writers quit. The theater tried again but held up the show.

[ B ]  Kate Burton to Star in the Roundabout's The Constant Wife

[ P ]  Roundabout Engages Kate Burton as Broadway's The Constant Wife

[ B ]  Scrubs' Sarah Chalke to Join the Cast of Modern Orthodox; Hunter Foster Likely

[ B ]  Jill Eikenberry & Dennis Boutsikaris to Headline A Picasso at MTC

[ P ]  "L.A. Law" Veteran Stars in MTC's A Picasso, With Boutsikaris as Pablo

[ NYT ]  Richard Lupino, 75, TV and Stage Actor, Is Dead
Richard Lupino, a member of a distinguished theatrical family, appeared in TV series including "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."

[ IBDB ]  Richard Lupino's Broadway Credits

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
CONDOLENCES to the Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei. It was reported that Marisa left the cast of "This Is How It Goes" because of a family illness. The actress spent the last night at the bedside of her 86-year-old grandmother before she died of lung cancer.
Plus items on Jerry Orbach and the Mr. Abbott Award.

[ P ]  Helon Blount Kaldenberg, of Broadway's Happy Fella and Follies, Dead at 76

[ P ]  Easton, Cunningham, Dvorsky and Benanti Join Lincoln Center Passion Concerts

[ P ]  More Stars Added to Chidren and Art March 21 Sondheim Celebration

[ P ]  George S. Irving Headlines Chocolate Soldier Concert Revival in NYC March 29-April 10

[ P ]  Wicked's Chenoweth to Promote New CD on Several TV Chat Shows; Tower Records Signing, Too

[ HC ]  Hartford Stage Sets Three Shows by Frank Rizzo

[ B ]  London's Jailhouse Rock Scraps Transfer to Shutter on April 23

[ TM ]  Mnouchkine, Ninagawa, Twist, and Wilson Will Headline Lincoln Center Festival

[ BS ]  Equity Kicking to Rep Rockettes
AGMA Critical of Effort to Strip AGVA's Jurisdiction

[ BS ]  Harlem's Victoria Facing Dethroning?

[ P ]  Are We There Yet?, a New Musical Revue, Gets World Premiere in Wichita March 24-April 3

[ P ]  Off-Broadway's Hurlyburly Transfer to New 37 Arts Delayed One Week

[ P ]  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels CD To Be Recorded March 14

[ P ]  Moses and Piro Pave the Way for Brothers to Get Brides in Goodspeed Season Opener

[ P ]  Gypsy's Peters Lands TV Pilot

[ P ]  Anna D. Shapiro Named Ensemble Member of Chicago's Steppenwolf

[ P ]  Wicked Tour ï¿½ with Kristy Cates as Elphaba ï¿½ Begins March 9

[ P ]  LaBute's This Is How It Goes Now to Begin March 11

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 10

[ P ]  Regina ï¿½ with Tony Winner LuPone ï¿½ Plays Kennedy Center March 10-12

[ P ]  Mercedes Ruehl is Peggy Guggenheim, Lover of Modern Art and Men, in Woman Before a Glass

[ P ]   Musical Gorilla Man Begins at P.S. 122 March 10

[ P ]  Chita Rivera: The Dancerï¿½s Life Steps on Los Angeles Ahmanson Stage in June

[ P ]  Ann Arbor's Performance Network Premieres Stillness Between Breaths, a Tale of Four Sisters, March 11

[ P ]  "Writers in Performance" Series Examines Kurt Weill March 28

[ NYT ]  Trude Rittman, an Arranger of Broadway Favorites, Dies at 96 By WOLFGANG SAXON

[ TM ]  Actress Teresa Wright Dies at 86

[ TM ]  Orchestrator Jim Tyler Dies at 76

Features:

[ NYT ]  Need Some New Luster? Try Rosie O'Donnell's Method: Create It by the Blogful By DAVID CARR
Rosie O'Donnell, who spent most of the last five years extricating herself from public life, is back, in a post-celebrity sort of way.

[ DN ]  Peg of her art By CELIA McGEE
She was always that Guggenheim.

[ DN ]  It's a 'mail'-female thing By REBECCA LOUIE
The film "Mail Order Wife" and the play "The Female Heart" reveal complicated truths of marriages born of so-called international matchmaking organizations.

[ NYT ]  BOLDFACE
We'll Be at the Playground Pitching the Kid By JOYCE WADLER
"Anyone from Star should leave right now!" said a publicist for RENï¿½E ZELLWEGER at the "Mr. Abbott" Award Gala at Chelsea Piers on Monday night. "Sorry."

[ SS ]  Light shines again for Broadway man by Marci Shatzman
It's not like Martin Gold was hiding out. Plenty of people in Valencia Isles knew who he was before he left the bright lights of Broadway for the western suburbs of Boynton Beach about five years ago.

[ LAT ]  A forward-looking throwback By Steve Appleford
Could there be a performer more suited to "A Sounds Eclectic Evening" than Nellie McKay?

[ CSM ]  Nice jeans. But should you really wear them to the opera? By Kim Campbell
As jeans become more expensive, they are also becoming more ubiquitous, showing up everywhere from Midwestern churches to Broadway shows. Nothing is off limits, it seems. Or is it? Among those who buy high-priced, designer denim or who simply don jeans frequently - there's debate about where it's appropriate to wear them.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

[ P ]  PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Teamwork and Schemework

[ B ]  VIDEO: Behind the Scenes: Recording Little Women

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  CITY OPERA REVIEW | 'CANDIDE'
In Best of Possible Worlds, House Could Be Smaller By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
There is much to like about the revival of Leonard Bernstein's "Candide," especially the appealing cast headed by two musical-theater veterans in top form.

[ DN ]  Python parallel makes 'Candide' fun By BOB HEISLER

[ NJ ]  'Candide' seems a tad flabby BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

[ TB ]  Lazer Vaudeville
Review by Matthew Murray
As the old saying goes, the hard part is making it look easy. The three stars of Lazer Vaudeville, which just opened at the John Houseman, aren't working hard enough.

[ B ]  Lazer Vaudeville
Review by William Stevenson

[ ATW ]  Artistically Defiant Jarry Found in Amiable Jabu
Review by Andy Propst

[ VV ]  The Life of a Bad-Boy Prodigy
Sightlines: by Francine Russo
Jabu

[ USA ]  Favorable verdict from off-broadway By Elysa Gardner
Having served as juror on a murder trial in recent weeks, I've spent more time than usual thinking about criminal justice. So have a few prominent playwrights, judging by a handful of new off-Broadway productions dealing with crime and punishment, both inside and outside the courtroom.

[ VV ]  Mamet's Farcical Solution to the Mideast Crisis by Michael Feingold
Romance

[ VV ]  The Next Generation of Theater Critics Takes On Beckett
With the arrival in the city of two new Off-Broadway Beckett productions, we may feel disposed to pose the same question as the hapless servant Clov does in Endgame . . .

[ VV ]  A Field Guide to New Playwriting Talent by Alexis Soloski

[ VV ]  Two Heroes: Reason to be Culturally Schizophrenic? by Michael Feingold
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

[ VV ]  Circus of Wordplay and Sorrow Not Intended for Kiddies by Tom Sellar
A Man's Best Friend

[ VV ]  God's Justice May Be Eternal, But It Can Be Interminable Too by Michael Feingold
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

[ VV ]  Death Row to Media Darling to Washington Superstar by David Ng
McReele

[ NYP ]  MAKING 'MOUNTAIN' OUT OF A MOLEHILL By FRANK SCHECK
SOME writers can be too prolific for their own good. So it seems with Christopher Shinn, the rising young playwright whose numerous works ï¿½ "Four" and "Where Do We Live," among them ï¿½ have been presented to great acclaim in the last few years.

[ NYP ]  A FINE CAST, BUT 'DRAWER' IS EMPTY By FRANK SCHECK
THE Canadian drama "The Drawer Boy" has been one one of the most produced plays in regional theater in recent years, but the Paper Mill Playhouse's production fails to show why.

[ INQ ]  Ex-slugger short on power in Arden's 'Fences' By Desmond Ryan
The production of the August Wilson drama lacks the necessary emotional balance.

[ NYT ]  Life's Many Mysteries, One Including a CD By JANET MASLIN
New mysteries by Linda Fairstein, Greg Iles, Ken Bruen, Phillip Margolin, Michael Robotham, Lawrence Block and Rupert Holmes.
posted at 3/10/2005 08:06:00 AM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

[ B ]  Jill Eikenberry & Dennis Boutsikaris to Headline A Picasso at MTC

[ P ]  "L.A. Law" Veteran Stars in MTC's A Picasso, With Boutsikaris as Pablo

[ P ]  Easton, Cunningham, Dvorsky and Benanti Join Lincoln Center Passion Concerts

[ P ]  More Stars Added to Chidren and Art March 21 Sondheim Celebration

[ P ]  Gypsy's Peters Lands TV Pilot

[ P ]  Wicked Tour ï¿½ with Kristy Cates as Elphaba ï¿½ Begins March 9

[ P ]  LaBute's This Is How It Goes Now to Begin March 11

[ P ]  George S. Irving Headlines Chocolate Soldier Concert Revival in NYC March 29-April 10

[ P ]  Wicked's Chenoweth to Promote New CD on Several TV Chat Shows; Tower Records Signing, Too

[ P ]  Are We There Yet?, a New Musical Revue, Gets World Premiere in Wichita March 24-April 3

[ P ]  Off-Broadway's Hurlyburly Transfer to New 37 Arts Delayed One Week

[ P ]  Ann Arbor's Performance Network Premieres Stillness Between Breaths, a Tale of Four Sisters, March 11

[ B ]  London's Jailhouse Rock Scraps Transfer to Shutter on April 23

[ P ]  Chita Rivera: The Dancerï¿½s Life Steps on Los Angeles Ahmanson Stage in June

[ TM ]  Stars to Sing Lullabye of Broadway for Jerry Orbach at Memorial Service on March 24
posted at 3/9/2005 04:37:00 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ B ]  Sweet Charity on Disc: Part Two by Ken Mandelbaum

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Alanis Morissette Shares Raffo's Desire for Equality at Benefit Performance

News:

[ B ]  Hugh Jackman is Back! Tony Winner Returns to Host the 2005 Tony Awards

[ P ]  A Celebration of Jerry Orbach to Feature Lansbury, Rivera and More

[ TM ]  New York Philharmonic to Present A Midsummer Night's Dream With Starry Cast

[ P ]  Mamma Mia!'s Judy McLane Goes Solo March 10

[ P ]  Casting Complete for Twin Cities Wild Party Premiere

[ P ]  PBS' "Character Studies" Series to Feature Interviews with Sondheim, Peters, Buckley, McDonald, Stritch, Cook and More

[ B ]  Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life to Debut at the Ahmanson in Los Angeles
posted at 3/9/2005 12:22:00 PM by Tim Dunleavy | Item Link

Features:

[ NYP ]  TURNBLAD ON B'WAY By EDNA TURNBLAD
Michael Riedel is on vacation. His column today was to have been written by Bruce Vilanch, now playing Edna Turnblad, Baltimore housewife, in "Hairspray" at the Neil Simon Theatre.

[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
The CCM production of Merrily We Roll Along has got Filichia musing about the problems and strengths of the Sondheim-Furth musical.

[ DN ]  The woman at the center By JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
In 'Spamalot,' new star Ramirez gets to shine a lot

[ DN ]  Six pythons & someone by Joe Dziemianowicz
Sara Ramirez is having a blast being the featured female who gets to play with the boys in "Spamalot."
Carol Cleveland knows how she feels.

[ ND ]  A lover of art - and artists BY BLAKE GREEN
Mercedes Ruehl portrays Peggy Guggenheim, a 'Donna Juan' and key 20th century figure

[ DN ]  When Irish feet are flyin' By PATRICIA O'HAIRE
Moya Doherty and John McColgan were sitting in the empty Radio City Music Hall last week, remembering 1995, the year they took a big chance and brought their show, "Riverdance," from Ireland to New York and opened it at Radio City.

[ NYP ]  'NAME' GAME By TOM SYKES
A smart new show, called "The Name of This Play Is Talking Heads," is exposing the way TV commentators are spoon-fed their lines and jokes.
I've been there. I once participated in an episode of "The Fabulous Life" about Cameron Diaz.

[ BH ]  Art of love, love of art: Playwright Naomi Iizuka offers `36 Views' of world of Asian antiquities By Mary Jo Palumbo

[ TM ]  Photo File By: Michael Portantiere
Renï¿½e Zellweger and other celebs turn out as siblings Rob and Kathleen Marshall are honored with Mr. Abbott Awards. Plus, Gavin Creel: Prom King.

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Broadway Favorites Mr. and Ms. Marshall Honored with the Mr. Abbott Award

[ B ]  PHOTO OP: Siblings Kathleen and Rob Marshall Honored with "Mr. Abbott" Award

[ B ]  PHOTO OP: La Cage's Creel Turns Prom King for a Night

[ B ]  PHOTO OP: Orfeh Takes Center Stage at Feinstein's

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Musical Icon Lennon Warming Up for Run to Broadway

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: TKTS Booth Becomes Surprise Proposal Site Before Sunday Matinee

News:

[ P ]  Jim Tyler, Orchestrator Who Gave Shine to Sixpence and Concertina Touch to La Cage, Dead at 76

[ IBDB ]  Jim Tyler's Broadway Credits

[ P ]  Wicked Cancels First Toronto Preview Due to Block's Injury

[ B ]  Wicked Tour Star Stephanie J. Block Injured; First Preview Canceled

[ LAT ]  Rivera subs for 'Anything Goes' by Don Shirley
The title is "Anything Goes," but that sentiment didn't apply to the cost of Trevor Nunn's staging of the '30s musical, which has been deleted from the final slot in the Ahmanson Theatre's 2004-05 season because it was too expensive.
It has been replaced by "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life," a new show...

[ B ]  New Group Hurlyburly Transfer Delays to 4/11 Start at 37 Arts

[ B ]  LaBute's This Is How It Goes to Start a Day Late at Public

[ P ]  Tony Winner Buckley Offers Song Interpretation Intensive Beginning March 13

[ B ]  Tony Winner Betty Buckley Offers Song Class at T. Schreiber Studio

[ P ]  Marijuana-Logues Takes Its Last Puff March 27 in NYC

[ B ]  The Marijuana-logues to Play Final Performance Off-B'way on March 27

[ TM ]  ABC Plans to Telecast Once Upon a Mattress in December

[ TM ]  Porchlight Music Theatre to Present William Finn Festival

[ BS ]  Fox Casts Fisher, Letscher in Drama Pilot

[ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly
Compiled By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
'Dishonor' Honored

[ BH ]  Companies take 'collective' action By Terry Byrne
A yearlong survey of audiences helped a collaborative of 20 small to midsized Boston-area theater companies realize its "collective power" - something that can help them reach out to larger audiences.

[ P ]  Lazer Vaudeville Opens Off-Broadway at John Houseman Theatre, March 9

[ P ]  Capathia Jenkins Sings Angelou in Phenomenal Woman at Joe's Pub March 20 & 27

[ P ]  Any Way You Slice It, Cookin' Celebrates One-Year Anniversary in NYC March 9

[ P ]  Alcatraz Drama Murder in the First Launches New Theatre Company in NYC April 7-24

[ P ]  Casting Complete for Paper Mill Baker's Wife with Ripley, Wolpe and Von Essen

[ P ]  Wicked or Wonderful? Joel Grey Appears on TV's "Alias"; Baitz Pens Teleplay for Spy Series

[ P ]  Gifford and Pomeranz's Under the Bridge Will Play Orlando Rep in December

[ P ]  Mint's The Lonely Way Extends Until May 1

[ P ]  Marx, Wagner and Heine Meet in The Germans in Paris at New York's 59E59 Theatres

[ P ]  Behzti Wins 2005 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize; Nine Parts of Desire, How Love Is Spelt Also Honored

[ P ]  Ensemble Announced for Broadway's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[ P ]  Weaver, Hickey, Marvel and Ramsey to Be Part of National Actors Theatre's Hollywood Reading

[ P ]  Stage and Screen Star Sarah Jessica Parker Signs New HBO Deal

[ P ]  Divas I've Done to Play Upstairs at Studio 54; Schaffel, Days, Cates and Pedi to Guest

[ P ]  Little Shop's Greene to Play New California Theatre

[ P ]  Hairspray Stars Head to the Chatterbox March 10

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 9

[ P ]  Shanley's Doubt Gets the Benefit of Broadway March 9

[ P ]  Audra McDonald Lands TV Pilot

[ P ]  Brian Stokes Mitchell to Bring Solo Act to Lincoln Center

[ P ]  Actors' Equity and LORT Reach Agreement on Three-Year Deal

[ B ]  Crystal and Franklin in Talks for Big Screen Adaptation of Hairspray

[ P ]  Teresa Wright, High-Minded Star of Stage and Film, Is Dead at 86

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE DRAWER BOY'
Behind the Plain Lives of Two Farmers, a Past That's Anything But By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
John Mahoney displays a mastery of understatement that serves him well in this restrained Canadian drama by Michael Healey.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'FROM THE GUTTER TO THE GLITTER'
Paying the Proper Respect to the Lowly Arts By NEIL GENZLINGER
In the latest offering from the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, fire is eaten, swords are swallowed and performers exchange uninflated balloons they have sucked up their noses.

[ TM ]  The Siegel Column
Barbara & Scott weigh in on a trinity of recent religion-themed shows: Altar Boyz, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and The Controversy of Valladolid.

[ TB ]  Sister Week: Sugar and Spice, and Pretty Darn Nice
New Jersey Review by Bob Rendell

[ ATW ]  Straining to be 'naughty' in 'Greek play'
Review by Andy Propst

[ TM ]  Private Fittings
San Diego Review By: Rob Stevens

[ TB ]  Christiane Noll
Cabaret Review by Warren Hoffman

[ NYP ]  TENOR BRINGS 'GHETTO' HOME By FRANK SCHECK
"I'M a black Broadway bitch from the ghetto," sings Billy Porter in the opening number of his autobiographical musical revue, and that pretty much sums up the tone of the evening.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Just received an email that Helon Blount died last night in Texas of cancer.

[ IBDB ]  Helon Blount's IBDB credits
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[ NYT ]  Teresa Wright, Stage and Film Star, Dies at 86 By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Teresa Wright was the only actress to be nominated for Academy Awards for her first three films.

[ IBDB ]  Teresa Wright's Broadway Credits

[ P ]  Will Billy Crystal and Aretha Franklin Be Part of Hairspray Film?

[ P ]  Anne Rogers Withdraws from London's Billy Elliot ï¿½ The Musical

Features:

[ DN ]  Center stage By JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ
Busy 42nd Street Studios is where shows must go on

[ R ]  New Dramas Crowded Out by Musicals, Revivals in NY By Claudia Parsons

[ NY ]  King Mike and The Quest for the Broadway Grail By Bill Zehme
In ï¿½Spamalot,ï¿½ Mike Nichols and Eric Idle bring Monty Python to the stage. How do you set decapitated knights and flying cows to music?

[ NY ]  Bad Boy: Kieran Culkin By Boris Kachka

[ B ]  FRESH FACE: Tyler Maynard by Katie Riegel

[ B ]  Quotable Quotes: Chatting with the Illustrious Cast of On Golden Pond

[ DN ]  Newsline
'ON GOLDEN'S NEW HUE'

[ B ]  PHOTO OP : On Golden Pond Meet and Greet

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Outer Critics Circle Gets New Prez, Famed Bway Photographer Aubrey Reuben

News:

[ B ]  Broadway Grosses: Looking for Spring

[ P ]  Broadway Grosses: Feb. 28 - March 6

[ WP ]  Backstage: Out of 'The Garage' And 'Into The Woods' By Jane Horwitz
Signature to Open New Space In '06 With Sondheim Revival

[ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly
Compiled By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Lincoln Center Festival; New Leader for SAG

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 8

[ P ]  "High Flying Adored": Wicked Tour Launches in Toronto March 8

[ P ]  Signature Wraps Up Vogel Season With Hot 'n' Throbbing, March 8

[ P ]  All Hail! Julius Caesar Begins Reign at the Belasco on March 8

[ P ]  On My Own: Jackie Mason is Back on Broadway with New Solo Freshly Squeezed

[ P ]  Orbach's Swan Song "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" Episodes Earn NBC High Ratings

[ P ]  Sirius Satellite Radio: Sweet Charity Revival Cast on "Radio Playbill"

Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'PENTECOST'
Connecting the Politics of Art and Nationalism By PHOEBE HOBAN
David Edgar's 1994 drama tackles everything from the origin of Western Renaissance art to America's pop-cultural hegemony to hostage negotiations.

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'THE NAME OF THIS PLAY IS TALKING HEADS'
'Top 100 TV-atrocious Moments' (Repeats Nightly) By JASON ZINOMAN
Marc Spitz's hourlong sliver of a satire exposes the fakery behind silly shows such as "50 Greatest Teen Idols" or "100 Most Wanted Bodies."

[ TM ]  House/Lights
Reviewed By: Adam Klasfeld

[ ATW ]  I Have Been Here Before: Strange Doings at a Yorkshire Inn
Review by Andy Propst

[ DN ]  Courtroom 'Judas' gets to be a trial by Robert Dominguez
The betrayal of Christ is played mostly for laughs in "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," an uneven blend of farce and sermonizing as compelling and complex as its subject matter.

[ CT ]  Mamet breaks old, new ground By Michael Phillips
'Romance' doesn't fear stereotypes
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Monday, March 07, 2005

[ CNY ]  Actors Equity in tentative union pact
Actors' Equity Association reached a tentative agreement with the League of Resident Theaters for a new three-year contract.
posted at 3/7/2005 04:54:00 PM by James Marino | Item Link

Features:

[ B ]  Q & A: Brenda Braxton by David Drake

[ TM ]  Rising Stars By: Michael Portantiere
Hunter Gilmore, Noah Peters, and Robin Lord Taylor shine in The Shooting Stage.

[ B ]  FIRST PERSON: Finding His Voice by Billy Porter

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Crowds Cheer a Ghetto Superstar at Joe's Pub Opening

[ B ]  PHOTO OP: La Cage Celebrates 100 Performances with an Intimate Party

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: On Golden Pond Floods New York Before Bway Opening

News:

[ P ]  50th Annual Drama Desk Awards to Be Presented in May; PBS to Broadcast

[ B ]  David Mamet's Romance Extends Through May 1 at the Atlantic

[ P ]  Mamet to Romance Off-Broadway Through May 1

[ B ]  Angel's Vincent Kartheiser to Headline Slag Heap at the Cherry Lane Theatre

[ B ]  Anton Lesser to Play Brutus in BITE's Upcoming Julius Caesar

[ TM ]  York Theatre's Spring "Musicals in Mufti" Announced

[ P ]  Cast and Creatives Join Dehnert and d'Amboise for World Premiere Strouse Musical You Never Know

[ P ]  Soho Rep Promises Everything Will Be Different, April 7-30

[ P ]  Legends! ï¿½ with Collins and Evans ï¿½ to Tour Prior to New York

[ P ]  Urinetown's Mark Hollmann and Robert Harling to Create Soapdish Musical

[ P ]  Urinetown Prequel to Get Workshop at O'Neill Conference

[ B ]  Stars on Board for MCC Theater Benefit Miscast
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Features:

[ B ]  Sweet Charity on Disc: Part One by Ken Mandelbaum

[ P ]  PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Jack O'Brien
Director Jack O'Brien is back on Broadway with a new show, working with old pals ï¿½ songwriter David Yazbek and choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

[ B ]  VIDEO: Opening Night: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

News:

[ DN ]  Kelly not yet B'way bound
Kelly Osbourne got caught in a fib.
She claimed - on MTV no less - that she's about to make her Broadway debut in "Hairspray" as Tracy Turnblad.
Third item.
Thanks to PhilG on All That Chat for the link!

[ P ]  Tony Winner Elaine Stritch Books Café Carlyle Gig

[ P ]  Cabaret's Gibson, Models, TV Co-Hosts Become "CenterPieces" For Off-Broadway

[ P ]  Entry Fee Due: Tickets for Broadway Run of Spelling Bee Musical On Sale; At Box Office March 21

[ P ]  Reprise! Honors Directors Casale, Hunt and Lee With Starry Concert

[ P ]  Patti LuPone Returns to Carnegie Hall March 14; Song List Announced

[ P ]  Mason, Blackhurst, West and More Set for NJPAC's Cabaret at the Chase Series

[ TM ]  Dance Music Arranger Trude Rittman Dies at 96

Reviews:

[ SUN ]  Life in a Cabaret by JEREMY McCARTER
Billy Porter's "Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am)" sounds like autobiography, but at heart it's a love story, subgenre: showbiz.

[ TM ]  Ghetto Superstar
Reviewed By: Dan Bacalzo
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[ BG ]  Trude Rittmann, arranged music for Broadway; 96
Her musical journey took her to France, Belgium, and England before she arrived in the United States, where, for four decades she used her piano training to arrange dance and choral music for more than 50 Broadway shows, including such hits as ''The Sound of Music" and ''My Fair Lady."
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[ TM ]  Peter Filichia's Diary
Filchia's enjoyment of two actors in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels leads him to recall some others he's discovered over the years.

News:

[ R ]  Deschanel Toplines Fox's 'Bones' By Nellie Andreeva (Hollywood Reporter)
Tony winner Audra McDonald will play a professor in the WB's untitled college drama pilot, an ensemble piece set at a small Manhattan college.

[ Y ]  Broadway Arranger Trude Rittmann Dies
LEXINGTON, Mass. - Trude Rittmann, dance and vocal arranger for such Broadway giants as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Jerome Robbins and Agnes de Mille, has died of respiratory failure. She was 96.

[ V ]  Classical sets 'Caligula' preem
Perfs to run April 1-24
In conclusion of its sixth season, the Classical Theater of Harlem will presents its first world-premiere play. Andre De Shields is set to headline "Caligula," by Alfred Preisser and Randy Weiner.

[ LAT ]  KOCE-TV working on live play series By Mike Boehm
Orange County's public television station plans to air productions selected from among local theater groups. But hurdles remain.

[ NYP ]  PAGE SIX
BILLY Crystal has a temper ï¿½ which he displayed the other night after his "700 Sundays" one-man show was disrupted by an idiot in the Broadhust Theatre who ignored two warnings to turn off his/her cellphone.

[ V ]  Kirk Douglas hosts new-play fest
The New Work Festival runs March 23-27

[ V ]  Strouse bows tuner at Trinity Rep
Previews begin April 15 at Trinity Rep's Chace Theater

[ V ]  Kencen stages 'Mame'
Royal Shakespeare Co., 'Love-Lies-Bleeding' also skedded

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 7

[ P ]  Rent Star to Step into the Broadway Spotlight March 7

[ P ]  Bogardus, Seldes, Testa and More Join Benefit Evening for Blazer's Artist's Crossing

[ P ]  Santiago-Hudson and Mackie Enlisted for A Soldierï¿½s Play March 7 Boston Reading

[ P ]  Gavin Creel Crowned Prom King March 7 with Wicked and La Cage Guests

[ P ]  LaChiusa, Schwartz, Bucchino, Marzullo and More Write Cello Pieces forMarch 7 Concert

[ P ]  Jana Robbins Sings One Hell of a Ride! The Songs of Cy Coleman March 7

Features:

[ DN ]  Fidel in NYC? A Latin uni-vision By BREANNE L. HELDMAN
Fidel Castro walks into a Harlem bodega. A manic depressive lawyer checks into Bellevue. Frida Kahlo teaches a painting class.
If there's anything tying together the work in the fourth annual Songs From Coconut Hill Latino Playwrights Festival, it's definitely not the subject matter.

[ LAT ]  Reaching across a divide by Lynne Heffley
As a U.N. refugee affairs officer in Jerusalem in the late 1980s, Arab American Jamil Khoury experienced the first Palestinian uprising "literally between the rocks and bullets," he says.
Fast-forward to 2003 and the inaugural production of the Chicago-based Silk Road Theatre Project: Khoury's play, "Precious Stones," inspired by his tumultuous time in the Middle East.

[ NYT ]  Lots of Neon, Yes, but Try to Buy a Table Lamp By THOMAS J. LUECK
According to people who live and work in the neighborhood, the much-celebrated renewal of Times Square has left much to be desired.

[ B ]  PHOTO OP : Great Big Opening for a Dirty Rotten Musical

[ P ]  PHOTO CALL: NEA Honored Playwright Brings a Touch of The Female Heart to NYC

"Ghetto Superstar" - Reviews:

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'GHETTO SUPERSTAR'
Strike a Pose (and Make It Defiant) By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Billy Porter's roof-raising musical autobiography at Joe's Pub is at its best when Mr. Porter is singing his story rather than narrating it.

[ ND ]  A diva who really struts his stuff BY GORDON COX
It's a good thing he has the talent to warrant our undivided attention. With his good-humored flamboyance and his big, powerful voice, he stops the show more often than can reasonably be expected from an entire cast of performers.

[ NJ ]  A life like many others BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
The trouble here is that no matter how much Porter revs up his material with his voice and charm, his life story is not especially original or compelling.

[ Y ]  'Ghetto Superstar' Exuberant By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

[ ATW ]  Porter's Ghetto Superstar: Autobiography in Thrilling Song
Review by Andy Propst

[ B ]  Ghetto Superstar
Review by William Stevenson

[ TB ]  Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am)
Review by Matthew Murray

Other Reviews:

[ NYT ]  MUSIC REVIEW | ELAINE STRITCH
The Show Isn't Finished, but a Trouper Isn't Daunted By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Ms. Stritch provided a master class in seat-of-the-pants showmanship in her show at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on Friday.

[ ATW ]  Secrets Between Friends in a Rustic Farmhouse in The Drawer Boy
Review by Andy Propst

[ TM ]  The Drawer Boy
New Jersey Review by David Finkle

[ NYT ]  THEATER REVIEW | 'A VERY NAUGHTY GREEK PLAY'
Tickling a Modern Audience With an Ancient Comedy By ANNE MIDGETTE
The Aquila Theater Company's adaptation of Aristophanes' "Wasps" emulates the wackiness of Monty Python without capturing its brilliance.

[ NJ ]  'Old Friend' makes for pleasant evening BY PETER FILICHIA

[ NYer ]  SCOUNDREL TIME by JOHN LAHR
Trials and tribulations on Broadway and Off.
Romance; The Last Days of Judas Iscariot; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

[ ATW ]  The Shooting Stage: Who Are the Real Child Pornographers?
Review by Andy Propst

[ B ]  Chicago Critics Meet Broadway-Bound Sweet Charity

[ NYP ]  VERSATILE CHANTEUSE 'SMOKE'S CABARET By FRANK SCHECK
Betty Buckley.

[ NYT ]  MUSIC REVIEW | TIERNEY SUTTON
Finding Wide Open Skies in the Space of a Single Song By STEPHEN HOLDEN
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Sunday, March 06, 2005

[ STARS ]  JODI LONG OF McREELE: SHEï¿½S DONE IT ALL, BUT IT HASNï¿½T GOTTEN EASIER
by ELLIS NASSOUR
Jodi Long made quite an impact in the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song as singing/dancing agent. She's back on the New York stage starring opposite Anthony Mackie and Michael O'Keefe in the Roundabout's McReele by Stephen Belber. This time around, however, there's no song and dance.

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels":

[ NYT ]  IN THE MAGAZINE | PAGE TURNER
The Accidental Princess By JESSE GREEN
Sherie Rene Scott, a star of Broadway's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," has the ambivalence of a Marilyn Monroe, without giving the impression that she'll actually explode.

[ NYP ]  LIZ SMITH
This was one of the most enjoyable nights I have ever had in the theater.
Second item.

[ INQ ]  It's a dirty rotten shame: A vulgar and inane musical By Desmond Ryan

"Sweet Charity":

[ CST ]  Typical of '60s, 'Charity' hasn't aged well BY HEDY WEISS
The revival is not so much bad as it is cute, slight and bland. And more often than not, this production -- directed by Walter Bobbie and brightly choreographed in the Fosse mold by Wayne Cilento -- makes you wonder why anyone felt a compelling need to invest millions in bringing it back at all.

[ CDH ]  Applegate needs sweetness for ï¿½Charityï¿½ By Scott Morgan
The fact Applegate doesn't have all the right moves is a pity because most everything else in this fun "Sweet Charity" revival has the panache of a winner.

[ PL ]  'SWEET' STAR; Applegate plays optimistic dancer at Colonial Theatre By JODY FEINBERG
Interview.

Features:

[ DN ]  Mel Brooks gets oiled BY JOE NEUMAIER
The legend voices robot, films new 'Producers' & preps 'Frankenstein' for B'way. Enough already!

[ NYP ]  Interview: HARVEY FIERSTEIN By BARBARA HOFFMAN

[ BG ]  His 50-year career ain't over till it's over By Catherine Foster
Ben Gazzara interview.

[ HChron ]  Cross-dressing and crossover success By ERIC HARRISON
Writer, producer and actor Tyler Perry wears many hats (and a wig) as urban theaterï¿½s biggest star. He may soon conquer the mainstream.

[ V ]  B'way tuners play six-degree games
Forget about Kevin Bacon in the movies. In the new generation of tuner creatives, everyone is less than six degrees away from everyone else. A small nucleus of young lyricists, composers and book writers are on the verge of taking over musical theater.

[ NYT ]  And Now for Something Completely Different . . . By JESSE GREEN
In his first Broadway appearance since his success in "Frasier," David Hyde Pierce is starring in perhaps the silliest musical ever: "Monty Python's Spamalot."

[ NYT ]  'Mister Roberts' Goes to Washington By TODD S. PURDUM
The revival of a play which took Broadway by storm in 1948 could raise subversive questions about the war in Iraq.

[ NYT ]  MARKETING
Poster Gal By ERIC GRODE
Ads for the Broadway revival of "Steel Magnolias" list a series of familiar television, film and stage names. But who's the woman grinning from beneath a beehive hair dryer?

[ NYT ]  MASHUPS
Puck's Soundtrack By ERIC GRODE
A chance to hear Mendelssohn's score while watching Shakespeare's play.

[ NYT ]  VENUE
Upstaged By STEVE FRIESS
The real star of "Kï¿½," at the MGM Grand Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, is the theater itself.

[ NYT ]  IN THE MAGAZINE | STYLE
A Gentleman Comes to Call By LYNN HIRSCHBERG
Onstage in Tennessee Williams's most brutal play, and on the page in spring's rumpled chic, Josh Lucas exudes an irresistible Southern charm.

[ NYT ]  DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
Yet Another New Chapter for a Glamorous Old Theater By JEFF VANDAM

[ LAT ]  ARTS NOTES
1935 Pulitzer play taking an operatic turn by Chris Pasles

[ LAT ]  ARTS NOTES
Raves, yes, but many don't get Albee's 'Goat' by Don Shirley
"This was the most disturbing experience I've been through in my life. Why did you subject us to this? I'd love a refund! Cancel the play immediately! The acting was great."

[ BG ]  A mysterious book, a Japanese sensation, and plot twists galore By Catherine Foster
A play by Naomi Iizuka features 36 scenes and continual shifts

Thanks to American Theater Web for the following features!

[ OCR ]  The mouse roars By PAUL HODGINS
Disney has discovered the secrets to successful musicals: daring creative choices, patience and loads of money.

[ PPG ]  'Big River's' Calhoun juggles Broadway and tours with a bounce in his step By Christopher Rawson

[ CPD ]  At 52, Rigby can crow about her career by Tony Brown

[ MN ]  Speaking his mind By Karen D'Souza
BLUNT BRIAN DENNEHY PLAYS OUTSPOKEN SCREENWRITER IN `TRUMBO'

Reviews:

[ P ]  ON THE RECORD: The Vagabond King and "Arlen Plays Arlen"

News:

[ V ]  'Town' takes on opera
Kelly's new staging to bow March 10

[ V ]  Legit's hip factor

[ P ]  Today In Theatre History: MARCH 6

[ P ]  Billy Porter Is a Ghetto Superstar at Joe's Pub Opening March 6

[ P ]  Ann Hampton Callaway to Be Part of MAC/ASCAP Showcase

[ P ]  Woolf Packs in Boston; Broadway Next Stop for Albee Revival

[ P ]  Boyhood Fantasy Girl Returns for Two Brothers in Noah Haidle's Princess Marjorie
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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]

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TBA - The Princess Bride

TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]

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TBA - Syncopation

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TBA - Torch Song Trilogy

TBA - Turn of the Century

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