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New York Times

When They Send in These Clowns, Every Day Is a Snow Day
If I were charged with the entertainment of children under 10 and had a Broadway budget at my disposal, this would be the show I’d favor.

Six Artists Are Honored at Kennedy Center
Celebrities came to Washington to pay tribute to Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Twyla Tharp and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who.

Bublé Swings, Stomps and Croons (Call Him Responsible, Too)
Michael Bublé‘splayfully ironic deconstruction of pop-music machismo seemed unnecessary, amusing as it was.

Habitats - Incubator of ‘Earthly Delights’
Martha Clarke, the choreographer and director, found her own piece of heaven in 1982, when she bought a 19th-century farmhouse in Sherman, ...
[found this going through the 'Real Estate' section last night]

Arts, Briefly: In the Wings
Origin Theater Company and Stiff Upper Lip, two New York companies dedicated to introducing plays from overseas to local audiences, will team up to present the American premiere of “Leaves of Glass,” by Philip Ridley (“The Pitchfork Disney”). ... The cast includes Euan Morton (“Taboo”), Xanthe Elbrick (“Coram Boy”)

Arts, Briefly: New Life for Old Show
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization has announced that Sony Masterworks Broadway will release the first complete recording of “Allegro,” the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about the life of an average Joe (a country doctor named Joe, actually), on Feb. 3. “Allegro” received a mixed reaction from theatergoers and critics in 1947, and ran for 315 performances. The recording features performances by Patrick Wilson, Nathan Gunn, Audra McDonald and others.

New York Daily News

Seen the lights go out on B'way
Broadway offerings will get a lot less broad in early 2009. The list of shows facing their final curtains in January has hit the double digits. Even with everything coming up closures, not roses, there's plenty left to see on Broadway.

'Slava's Snowshow' is clowning up a storm
True to its title, "Slava's Snowshow" is filled with flurries. Rain, too, since water gets splashed during the interactive intermission. Intense fog also rolls in beware if you're in the first row. ...

New York Daily News The Cultural Tourist

La Scala on 116th Street
Today I worse jeans to the opening of La Scala.

amNY

Theater Review of Slava's Snowshow
Upon entering the Helen Hayes Theatre, you’ll notice the rectangular pieces of white paper that cover the floor. It’s snow. Or at least it’s supposed to be. You can pick up and crush it in your hand. Or maybe throw a little at your neighbor.

Streisand Considers Directing Normal Heart Film

Broadway's Gypsy of the Year Competition

Interview with Jonathan Groff on Prayer for My Enemy

New York Post

You won't snow what hit you
There's no business like snow business, especially around the holidays. After a flurry of "Nutcrackers," Radio City, "Wintuk" and "Irving Berlin's White Christmas," "Slava's Snowshow" drifted into the Helen Hayes last night - about 10 percent inspiration, 90 percent precipitation. You may...

Homespun yarns unravel in crop of woe
Folk tales can be fragile things. Nearly three decades ago, "Home" was a surprise success on Broadway, its charming simplicity...

Cindy Adams: Sheen performance early in the morning

New York Magazine

The Year in Culture: Theater: Billy Elliot, Equus, Macbeth

Star-Ledger

A 'Winter's Tale' well told

Bergen Record

Slava has a ball on a wintry set