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LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Village Voice La Daily Musto Blog
Perez Hilton Sings and Dances?
I wouldn't sign away the rights to Michael Musto, The Musical—I didn't think Bernadette Peters was quite right for the part—so now here comes Perez Hilton The Musical, a Fringe Festival attraction in which blogging, hair...
lies like truth Blog
A Bone To Pick With My Fellow Critics
Sometimes I wonder whether a theater critic's deep desire to find and champion great new dramas by hot emerging local dramatists leads him or her to overhype plays that don't deserve tumultuous praise.
Orange County Register Theater by Paul Hodgins Blog
Here’s some bad news for “Mamma Mia!” haters
EARLY AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
AmericanTheaterWeb
FringeNYC Review - The Ties that Bind Strangle This Family
FringeNYC Review - Emotions Never Rain; They Pour
Playbill
* New Musical White Noise Is Aiming for Broadway Following New Orleans Run
Hair Extends at the Delacorte Theatre
* Hair Extension: Shakespeare in the Park Production Will Now Play Through Sept. 7 (Playbill)
* Public Extends Hair Through September 7 (TheaterMania)
State Fair in Philadelphia Cast
* Jacoby, Hoty, Elder and More Star in Walnut Street's State Fair (Playbill)
* Elder, Hoty, Jacoby, et al. Set for Walnut Street's State Fair (TheaterMania)
Cuccioli Joins White Plains Camelot
* Cuccioli to Star in White Plains' Camelot, Sept. 26-Oct. 5 (Playbill)
* Robert Cuccioli to Star in WPPAC's Camelot (TheaterMania)
Full Cast of National Tour of Spring Awakening Set
* Full Cast Announced for Spring Awakening National Tour (TheaterMania)
* Complete Cast Announced for Spring Awakening National Tour (Broadway.com)
MID-MORNING ADDITIONS
Playbill
* Biltmore Will Be Renamed the Friedman in September; Lobby Named for Herz and Ullman
Whatsonstage.com
* Rain Man Changes Directors & Confirms Full Cast
* Fat Pig Transfers to Comedy with New Cast, 11 Sep
AmericanTheaterWeb
FringeNYC - 2 ATW Reviews and the Morning's Clips Round-Up
* FringeNYC Review - This Foy Bill Has a Foible
* FringeNYC Review - But for the Grace, Go We All
New York Times
‘If to Do Were as Easy as to Know’
They’re digging up Shakespeare in London, burying him in New York.
Top New York Theatrical Agency Is Combining With London Counterpart
A New York agency, SpotCo, agreed to be acquired by British firm First Artist Corporation, in a deal that points to the growing interest in entertainment marketing.
Ibsen at Irish Rep
The Irish Repertory Theater will open its season with “The Master Builder” by Henrik Ibsen
Bloomberg.com
Kevin Spacey Brings Statue to Life; Damien Hirst's Zoo for Sale: Art Buzz
Hollywood star Kevin Spacey will be helping sculpture come alive at London's Old Vic theater.
TheaterMania
Loose Lips
Kecia Lewis-Evans gets ready to slay audiences as the Dragon in Shrek; Beth Leavel goes for the old in Young Frankenstein; and Bill T. Jones is a very busy and happy Fela!
Peter Filichia's Diary: Hoop-Up
Now that I’ve finished with my adventures in Wooster, Ohio, and Ohio Light Opera, it’s time to head down Route 250 and get to New Philadelphia, Ohio to see Trumpet in the Land.
Miami Herald
'Hello, Dolly!' composer Jerry Herman digs digital age
Chicago Tribune
Historic Studebaker to receive another moment in the spotlight
....It's unclear whether the restoration and renovation will be sufficiently extensive for the theater to attract major shows and function as the Broadway-style house that downtown Chicago so badly needs and is cost-prohibitive to build. ....
Theatre in Chicago
Eclipse Theatre Announces 2009 Season
Eclipse Theatre Company of Chicago announced that their 2009 season, including four full productions, will be the second and final year of celebrating their past ten years focusing on one playwright per season. Eclipse Theatre's 2009 Season: Celebration Series Part II will showcase some of Eclipse's past featured playwrights, including works by Rebecca Gilman, Pearl Cleage,....
The Mirror up to Nature Blog
More on Boston Theatre Conference
Stagesource Conference - Meeting the New Leaders
Sacramento Bee
116 shows nominated for Ellys
Runaway Stage Productions scored more 2008 Elly Award nominations – 38 – than any other Sacramento area theater, it was announced Sunday evening at the Magic Circle....
The Times UK
The new generation of magicians
Forget rabbits and hats. The new generation of 'mentalist' magicians on the Edinburgh Fringe want to mess with your mind
How hard can street performance be?
How hard is it? And how much can you make? Brian Schofield dresses up to test Edinburgh's generosity
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