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EARLY AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

Playbill

* Mayes and Strickland to Star in NYMF's Play It Cool
* PHOTO CALL: Brian d'Arcy James Goes Green for Shrek Musical

nytheatre i Blog

Most Popular Shows at FringeNYC
Loyal blog readers, I've decided to bring back a feature I started last year--daily reporting of the most popular shows at the New York International Fringe Festival, based on the number of folks who click on their reviews on nytheatre.com. I hope people enjoy this, and that it provides at least a bit of guidance as to what's "hot" at FringeNYC this year.

The Producer's Perspective Blog

Spitzer screwed you too.
Long before he was paying $5k a pop for a night of illegal entertainment, Client #9 decided to wage war on those charging $1.50 a pop on top of a ticket to a night of legal entertainment.

See all of the early afternoon clips

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MID-MORNING ADDITIONS

AmericanTheaterWeb

* Calculus: the Musical! National Tour Planned
* Yesterday's Sondheim News - Major CD Compilation Expected in Sept.; Bounce Moves Forward as Road Show at Public

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TheaterMania

* Jason Danieley to Release New CD on September 16

The Guardian - Performing Arts Blog

Michael Billington: Why drama is now driven by public events

See all of the mid-morning clips

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AmericanTheaterWeb

FringeNYC - Clips Round-Up
Includes Village Voice, Time Out NY, Back Stage and more

New York Times

A Serious Voice Amid the Giddy Fringe
The Traverse Theater, one of the 278 locations of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, clearly stands apart from the festival.

Bernard Castelli, Bon Vivant and an Early Producer of ‘Hair,’ Dies at 78
Mr. Castelli was a painter, a screenwriter, a balletomane and a choreographer as well as a producer.

New York Post

Riedel: B'way feels money slump
Shows scrapped as backers hold back

Bergen Record

Brenda Braxton sets 'Chicago' record (Associated Press Feature)

Los Angeles Times

New Los Angeles Theatre Center hire
The New LATC includes four stages in downtown L.A. The new manager, Paul Stuart Graham, comes from Actors Co-op.

Orange County Register

Arts Orange County appoints new leader
Richard Stein, former head of Laguna Playhouse, becomes new director of local arts council.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Actor Joe Kudla found fame in role of 'Snot'
He and Mark Sieve came up with the "Puke and Snot" shtick in the '70s, and they took it to festivals everywhere

The Guardian

Gethsemane: David Hare's satire crucifies New Labour
New play features a group of characters that bear strong resemblance to Tony Blair's cabinet