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EARLY AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog

Hepburn at the library
Here's a neat little snippet from the New York Public Library about one of its treasures -- the Katharine Hepburn collection.

What's That Smell Extends at Atlantic Stage 2

* What's That Smell Will Linger an Extra Week to Oct. 5 (Playbill)
* Pittu's What's That Smell Extends for One Week at Atlantic Stage 2 (Broadway.com)

Playbill

* Premiere of Benison's Jack Lear, Set in English Fishing Community, Will Star Rutter
* Fula From America to Play Off-Broadway's TBG Theatre

TheaterMania

Broadway To Go
Bailey Hanks, Hunter Parrish, Kerry Ellis, Ace Young, Derek Keeling, and the boys of Billy Elliot are among the first-timers at the annual Broadway on Broadway concert.

* Alison Fraser and Mary Testa to Do Joint Voices From the Great White Way Concerts

Whatsonstage.com

* Blanchett Forges London Ties, No Plans to Appear

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MID-MORNING ADDITIONS

AmericanTheaterWeb

* ATW Digest - Enter Laughing [updated 9/15/08]
* ATW Digest - What's That Smell? [updated 9/15/08]

Playbill

* Huffman, Lawrence, Duncan, Schworer and More Will Celebrate Body Beautiful CD Sept. 17

The Guardian

Leicester's Curve is a theatre without secrets
With a stage visible from the street, this new East Midlands venue is the reverse of everything you expect from a playhouse. Alfred Hickling takes a tour

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Lyn Gardner: Tragically high hopes for Tennant's Hamlet

Whatsonstage.com

Latest Gossip: It’s Official: Phantom Sequel Titled Love Never Dies???

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AmericanTheaterWeb

ATW Digest - The Marvelous Wonderettes opens - read the reviews

ATW Digest - Spring Awakening on B'way reviewed with new cast

New York Daily News The Cultural Tourist Blog

Goldilocks at the Duplex
One of the best overtures ever written was for the 1958 musical "Goldilocks," which had a score by Leroy Anderson and lyrics by Walter and Jean Kerr (with Joan Ford.) It ran for a few months, but despite its authorial pedigree -- and a cast that included Don Ameche and the young Elaine Stritch -- it has to be considered a flop. ...

New York Journal News

Shakespeare, Hudson, PBS
"Shakespeare on the Hudson" - airing Sept. 18 on Channel 13 - is an hour-long behind-the-scenes look at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, to be followed by an airing of the festival's production of "Twelfth Night."

ny1

Times Square Concert Kicks Off Broadway Season

Wall Street Journal

Triumph of Culture Over Politics
The culture war gives Sarah Palin and the Republicans the edge in November, writes Lee Siegel.

Variety

Signature puts stamp on 'Les Miz'
The Signature Theater in Arlington, Va., will mount a revamped production of “Les Miserables” at its intimate 280-seat black box theater in December under special arrangement with producer Cameron Macintosh.

Back Stage

'Changes' in Store for 'ER' Star
"Theatre is not my comfort zone," admits Maura Tierney, who launched her professional career on television and has been there for 20 years. That's one reason she was ready to do another play.

Playbill
* War Zone: A Preview of the Fall 2008 Off-Broadway Season
* O'Neill Playwrights Conference Welcomes Scripts Sept. 15-Oct. 17

TheaterMania

Take a Vow
Tovah Feldshuh plays a Polish Catholic World War II heroine in Irena's Vow.

PeterFilichia's Diary: Your Favorite Theatrical Double-Headers
Last month, I mentioned that August 9 marked the 33rd anniversary of my favorite theatrical double-header: Chicago with Liza Minnelli in the afternoon, two months after it opened, and A Chorus Line at night, two weeks after it opened. What, I then asked all of you, was your best double-header?

The Critical Condition

Trailer Scaler: Doubt
The Movie: Doubt (opening December 12)

Theatre in Chicago

Preserving Our Past, Fostering Our Future
Archive, gallery, library, study center, museum... however you picture the place, Chicago's performing arts community needs somewhere to celebrate its past, anchor its present and envision its future. ....

San Diego Union-Tribune

'30s satire still choice material
Globe explores Luce play, a touchstone for so many of today's women's tales

Seattle Times

10 super songs about the Man of Steel
[off topic, but interesting]

The Stage Blogs UK

Mark Shenton: Establishing the brand (and maintaining it)….
One of the joys of the theatre is that it never stands still. It’s a constantly evolving medium, with a turnover of venues, shows and personnel that can keep it fresh and surprising. And while some venues and artists...

Whatsonstage.com Blogs

Mark Coveney: Party in the park for Lloyd Webber
Better late than never, I suppose. Andrew Lloyd Webber collected his bus pass last March, and the BBC marked the occasion last night with a concert in Hyde Park which goes out on Radio 2 on Friday 10 October.

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