11/21/08 - Late Morning Clips
By Andy Propst on Nov 21, 2008 | In Online Sources, Select Blogs, Tri-State, South | Send feedback »
Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog
Gay theater to secede from California
New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Broadway’s ‘Hair’ to Be Groff-Less
Time Out New York
“It’s about fucking time!”
That’s our reaction to hearing that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are writing a Broadway musical. About Mormons. Starring Cheyenne Jackson and his gaymazing
Playbill
* Anderson to Return to Broadway's Avenue Q Nov. 26
* Radcliffe to Auction Equus "Costume" for BC/EFA
* New Musical 13 to Close on Broadway in January 2009
* Estefan, Aiken, Connick Jr., Ray and More Join Starry Roster for "Rosie Live" TV Special
* Broadway Will Get Crafty with ActorCrafts Fair Nov. 22
* December "Doubt" Screening in Manhattan to Benefit The Actors Fund
* "ABC & Soap.Net Salute Broadway Cares" Benefit Set for March 2009
* Ford's Theatre to Reopen With Productions of Heavens Are Hung in Black and Civil War
* Sadie Frost to Star in Touched at the Trafalgar Studios in February 2009
* Atwell Joins Cast of Forthcoming West End Revival of View From the Bridge
* PHOTO CALL: The Acting Company Honors Zabel and TDF
TheaterMania
Photo File
Elizabeth Ashley, Zoe Caldwell, Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani, Mary Stuart Masterson, Gerald McRaney, Orfeh, David Hyde Pierce, Stephen Sondheim, and Elaine Stritch catch up with our cameras.
* Broadway's 13 to Close on January 4
* D.C.'s Ford's Theatre to Hold Grand Reopening February 2009
Broadway.com
* Jason Robert Brown's 13 Announces Broadway Closing Date
* Hair Broadway Revival Cast Will Not Include Jonathan Groff
* She's Back! Tickets Now On Sale for Liza's at the Palace...
Fresh Face: Lorenzo Pisoni is the ultimate equine hero in Equus
Photo Op: Meet In the Heights' newest resident: Marcy Harriell
Video: History's Mizners make a musical at off-Broadway's Road Show
Talkin' Broadway
Review: On the Town
City Center Encores! has become renowned around town for its annual commitment to presenting elaborate concerts of musicals' scores that might otherwise misplace or diminish. But with the new Encores! production of On the Town, running through Sunday, there's reason to suspect that the venerable series may heretofore have missed - or at least undervalued - an even higher calling: dance. . . .
BroadwayWorld
* Photo Coverage: 'Billy Elliot' Gypsy Robe Ceremony
* 'SIGNATURE SCENE' Mixer For Young Professionals Starts 12/4
* 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' Opens at Guthrie Theater 11/21
An Angry White Guy in Chicago
Friday Roundup: Here's a Drawing of a Spider
DADA in the Real (cyber)World
Parabasis
Why Should You Check out Under The Radar?
Things That Kept Me Up Last Night
Not being able to remember which Shakespeare play the line "My liege, I did deny no prisoners" comes from, only to realize it comes from....
The Stage UK
Female writers triumph in the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition
Female writers have stormed this year’s Bruntwood Playwriting Competition for the Manchester Royal Exchange, with three of the four winners being women.
Frost to make stage return in one-woman show
Sadie Frost is to return to the stage following a 24-year break to star in a one-woman show at London’s Trafalgar Studios.
The Guardian
What to say about … Imagine This
A West End musical about the Holocaust has horrified the critics, but will you choose to play devil's advocate? Here's how to hone your stance, based on this week's reviews
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
Lyn Gardner: What to see this week
Now seems a good time to be planning your festive entertainment, with plenty of non-tinsel performances as well as panto dames
Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe
The Hostess of the Inn, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre Club
Mirandolina, a smart and beautiful Florence innkeeper, is the flame around which various moths flap their doomed wings. She beguiles them all - the cash-strapped marquess, the flash and wealthy count, and faithful servant, Fabrizio
Newley - The Fool Who Dared to Dream, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Anyone who lived through the sixties will remember Anthony Newley. He was unlike anyone else who had gone before him – born in Hackney he was one of the first of the working class heroes, singing with a pronounced cockney accent, treating songs with irreverence, fooling ...
London Theatre Guide
Atwell joins View From The Bridge
Actress Hayley Atwell is the latest cast member to be confirmed for the 2009 revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge, joining the previously announced Ken Stott and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
A Touch of Frost at Trafalgar Studios
Sadie Frost is to return to the stage for the first time in more than 20 years to play a woman obsessed with pop star Madonna. The play, entitled Touched…For The Very First Time, runs at Trafalgar Studio 2 from 4 February to 14 March
First Night Feature: Eddie Izzard: Stripped
Actor and stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard has reached rock star status within the comedy world since his first, Laurence Olivier Award-nominated, West End performance, Live At The Ambassadors, in 1993.
11/21/08 AM Clips - California, Pacific Northwest
By Andy Propst on Nov 21, 2008 | In West Coast, California, Pacific Northwest | Send feedback »
Los Angeles Times
Theater Beat: 'Woyzeck' and 'Backseats & Bathroom Stalls'
Long before David Fincher reminded us that dread is hard-wired into the soul,...
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Puppets, like those at Bob Baker Marionette Theater, need money too
Orange County Weekly
Hunger Artists' 'Beyond Convention' Is the Theatrical Crack You've Been Pining For
San Francisco Chronicle
Theater review: Zimmerman's 'Arabian Nights'
San Jose Mercury-News
Berkeley Rep's 'Arabian Nights' casts a spell of myth and whimsy
Tony-winning theater alchemist Mary Zimmerman revisits the tale of Scheherazade.
Contra Costa Times
Review: Berkeley Rep's 'Arabian Nights' a magical night of theater
Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of '1,001 nights' fable buoyed by dazzling, creative performances .
Sacramento Bee
'Tuna Christmas' lands in Woodland
Seattle Times
"Boom": an apocalyptic dating game
Director seeks essence of Willa Cather's "My Ántonia" for Book-It staging
Spectrum explores a "Chekhovian Resolution" for the Middle East
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Expect an explosion of laughs when this couple goes 'boom'
Don't expect a baby boom from this post-apocalyptic couple in Seattle Rep's production of "boom." But you will laugh a lot.
SCT's 'Wizard of Oz' will offer a lot of heart for today's audiences
Seattle Children's Theatre version of "The Wizard of Oz" isn't exactly like the 1939 film, but the flying monkeys are in.
11/21/08 AM Clips - Mid-West, Southwest, Mountain
By Andy Propst on Nov 21, 2008 | In Central U.S., Mid-West, Southwest, Mountain | Send feedback »
Chicago Tribune
Puppet magic drives 'Ox-herder's Tale' past its rough spots
Convincing family portrait in 'Angel'; satiric 'Unconquered'
Theater roundup: One in, one out
Entertainment for the merry, bright holidays
Holiday Guide 2008: Chris Jones' Top-10 best bets for the season
Chicago Sun-Times
Musical family secrets cultivate 'Grey Gardens'
Chicago dancer glad to be in step with Rockettes
Circle Theatre's 'Blondes' will leave you breathless
Speaking with Sherman Edwards and Kevin Miller
'Midsummer Night' a dream come true for director
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Behind the laughter
It's the holly, jolly season for six actors making merry at the Brave New Workshop.
Hula hero
It's cold outside, but a one-man play about hula, hip-hop and Hawaiian heritage will heat up the stage in Uptown this weekend
OnStage: The white sheep of the family
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Ha-ha, ho-ho-ho Brave New Workshop pokes fun at the holidays for 50 years
This time of year, thoughts turn to family, friends and all that roasting chestnutness of the season. But there are also the long lines at the mall, the office holiday party and the in-laws. Let's face it, the holidays are great, but they're also stressful, awkward and funny.
Detroit Free Press
'Radio City Christmas Spectacular' on stage today
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Early works by Mamet a mixed bag
The Boulevard Ensemble's evening of early Mamet one-act plays includes a couple of enigmatic 'huhs?' on the program.
UPAF announces allocation of funds for 2009
The United Performing Arts Fund announced at its annual meeting Thursday how it will distribute $8.3 million to performing arts groups in the coming year.
Louisville Courier-Journal
YPAS heads 'Into the Woods'
Classic fairy tales take all sorts of twists and turns in the clever musical "Into the Woods," written by James Lapine with music composed by Stephen Sondheim. The Youth Performing Arts School, known for its marvelous productions with a professional edge, is presenting the show.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Get on your feet for 'Stomp' at Bass Hall
Denver Post
Money, greed, love and laughs
'The Show-Off': Roaring Twenties melodrama strikes a familiar chord in modern times
Daily Camera
Review: Boulder's Dinner Theatre's 'The Producers'
Boulder's Dinner Theatre's production of "The Producers" isn't for everyone. Those who don't like to laugh on a full stomach should stay away, for instance.
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