AmericanTheaterWeb NewsClips

Associated Press

Jerry Lewis Set to Direct B'way 'Nutty Professor'
Jerry Lewis -- Broadway musical director?.

'Avenue Q' Reaches the End of Its Broadway Road
''Avenue Q'' will reach the end of its Broadway road in September.

Christian Science Monitor

Immigrant actors tell their story
Day laborers in Los Angeles offer impromptu street theater between jobs.

USA Today

Stars head to the park for a 'Night' of Shakespeare
... A gala honoring Nichols and entertainment executive and former Public Theater boardmember Susan Lyne was the prelude for opening night of the Public's first ...

Variety

Jerry Lewis to helm 'Nutty' musical
Tuner aims to open on Broadway in 2010-11

'Avenue Q' reaches end of road
Musical to close on Sept. 13

Broadway bang for closing shows
Box office gets boost from exiting productions

'Twelfth Night' opens without rain
Event also honors Mike Nichols, Susan Lyne

Impressionist Fred Travalena dies
Las Vegas headliner began career in 1971

Review: Restoration
Those in a contemplative mood will find much to ponder; others won't get what the fuss is about.

Review: Up
A crafty play inspired by the 1982 balloon flight of truck driver 'Lawn Chair Larry' Walters.

TDF Backstage

Rebel Smile
Condola Rashad lends a resilient grace to the Pulitzer-winning drama “Ruined.”

BackStage

Broadway Producer Morton Gottlieb Dies at 88
Broadway producer Morton Gottlieb whose career spans three decades, and whose plays ran into the thousands of performances, died of natural causes on June 25, in Englewood, N.J., according to the New York Times. Gottlieb was 88 years old.

Elaine Stritch Sued by Writer
Broadway legend Elaine Stritch is being sued by writer John Lahr for claims of non-payment for collaborating on her one woman hit Elaine Stritch at Liberty, according to the New York Post.

BackStage - BlogStage

Tatar on the Top
Actor-singer Daniel Tatar, a native of suburban Chicago, has made impressive career strides in multiple mediums and is clearly on a fast-track to greater things. Among his notable stage accomplishments since he settled in Los Angeles have been stellar performances in leading roles in high-profile musicals such as Ray Charles Live!, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Last Five Years, produced by some of the Southland's finest companies.

"Strip Search NYC" Chooses Ambassador of Burlesque
Friday night at The Slipper Room, judges at "Strip Search NYC" chose from 10 tough competitors to determine the "best peeler in the Big Apple" and select New York City's new "Ambassador of Burlesque," who will be representing NYC at the Toronto Burlesque Festival this summer.

Hey, Lady with the Thing! Jerry Lewis to Make B'way Directorial Debut