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Movie Hamlet 2 Has Hit Theaters - A Sampling of Features and Reviews

FringeNYC - 4 ATW Reviews and a Clips Round-Up
* time, et. al.: a cautionary tale about love and time travel - Time Entertains Despite Gaps in the Continuum
* O! Balletto - Passion and Rules Do a Dance
* @lice in www.onderland - Quick, Alice. Hit the Escape Key!
* Stars in a Dark Sky - Shining Through the Darkness

The Mirror up to Nature Blog

Boston Theatre - More Change is in the Air

TheaterMania

* Hurt, Kurtz, Nixon, O'Hare to Star in An Englishman in New York

Whatsonstage.com

* Fringe Winner Once & For All Arrives at BAC, 25 Oct

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ATW News Digest - Signature Revives First Breeze of Summer - read the reviews
* ATW Review - Life's Anything But Still Waiting for The First Breeze of Summer

New York Post

B'way smells fresh 'Hair'
'Godspell' is dead, Park hit has new life

New York Times

Gehry Out as Architect of Theater in Brooklyn
Thursday’s announcement that Frank Gehry will no longer be a part of the project to rebuild the Theater for a New Audience came as a surprise to the architect.

2 ‘Hair’ Tickets, No Waiting (for You, Anyway)
A professional line-sitter gets the boot at the Delacorte Theatre.

New York Magazine Vulture Blog

‘Frost/Nixon’ Trailer: Come On, Guys, Frank Langella Doesn’t Sound THAT Much Like Batman

New York Daily News

The Great Web Way: Broadway sites to behold
That's some production. Not the show - the Web site. Internet addresses for Broadway musicals are getting as elaborate as the shows themselves. ...

Playbill

* Vanities, a "Cheer"-ful New Musical, Begins Pre-Broadway Run in CA Aug. 22

TheaterMania

A Summer's Tale
James Barbour, Aaron Lazar, Gregg Edelman, Brandi Burkhardt, and Natalie Toro preview the new Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities.

Peter Filichia's Diary: 19 Plays in 74 Hours
If someone were to ask, “What was the population of Canada in 1972?” I know the answer.

Casting of 'Oedipus Complex' Off-Broadway Announced

* Abraham, Cuskern, Edwards, Placer, Rolle and Heyward to Populate Oedipus Cycle Off-Broadway (Playbill)
* Abraham, Cuskern, et al. Set for Pearl's The Oedipus Cycle (TheaterMania)

Wicked' Celebrates Five Years on Broadway

* Yellow Brick Road Not Taken Will Celebrate Wicked's Fifth Anniversary (Playbill)
* The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken Benefit Set for October 27 (TheaterMania)

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

Memo to the Jeffs: Chicago theater needs no dividing line
If you look over at our list of recommended shows, you’ll find the work of big theaters, small theaters, Equity theaters, neighborhood theaters, suburban theaters, downtown theaters, non-Equity theaters, commercial theaters and non-profit theaters. Some of these companies have been...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

ACT and Intiman get new CEOs to guide them through a rough economy

San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Rep announces new artistic director
San Jose Repertory Theatre announced today that Rick Lombardo of Boston’s New Repertory Theatre will be the company’s next artistic director, succeeding the Rep’s long-time director, Timothy Near.

The Playgoer Blog

Revisionists
Geoffrey Wheatcroft of The Guardian recently wrote an article that's been on my mind for the last few weeks. In "West Side Hyperbole" he asserts that West Side Story is not as great a work as many consider it to be, compared to other shows such as The Music Man and Pal Joey. His remarks include the following: ...

The Independent

West End musical to close
the West End musical Marguerite, starring Theatreland's golden girl, Ruthie Henshall, is to close seven weeks early after struggling at the box office.

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Michael Archer: The Old Vic - letting the art do the talking