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MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

Playbill

* Cox, Innvar, Robinette, King, Soule Will Celebrate Twelfth Night in DC and NJ
* St. Malachy's to Honor Phil Smith and Lorne Michaels Oct. 27; Maye to Perform

TheaterMania

* Barrington Stage to Present Carousel and Streetcar in 2009 Season
* Boll, English, Morton, Peacock, et al. to Join Hanks in Paper Mill's High School Musical

Broadway.com

My New York: Head uptown with First Breeze of Summer star Leslie Uggams

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MID-DAY ADDITIONS

Back Stage

A Helping Hand
As a theatrical and commercial agent at RPM Talent Agency, Angela M. Hutchinson is always on the lookout for fresh talent.

Book Review: The South Pacific Companion
While it looks at first like a hardcover version of any old souvenir booklet hawked in theatre lobbies, it's that and much more.

Village Voice La Daily Musto Blog

Orfeh With a Bullet!

Playbill

* Off-Broadway Run of Kane's Blasted Extended at Soho Rep
* Flores, Iacono, McGill, Naughton, Perez and More Cast in "Fame" Remake
* PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 4-10: A Look Back

TheaterMania

* Criss Angel's Believe to Hold Gala World Premiere on Halloween in Las Vegas
* Cox, Innvar, Soule, et al. Set for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Twelfth Night
* Deborah Voigt to Perform Holiday Concert at Carnegie Hall

Parabasis

Breakdown: Wig Out!

The Producer's Perspective

Where did that come from? Oh wait, I put it there.
I was doing a detailed audit of the weekly costs on one of my shows recently, and I stumbled upon a small expense for a service that I implemented ...

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Lyn Gardner: Financial disaster needn't spell the end for British theatre

Whatsonstage.com

WOS TV: Exclusive Cameron Mackintosh InterviewIn the same week that Les Miserables celebrated its 23rd birthday (See Photos, 9 Oct 2008), we bring you an exclusive interview wit...

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THE MORNING'S FIRST STORIES

AmericanTheaterWeb

ATW Digest - Kane's 'Blasted' Debuts in NY - read the reviews

New York Post

Riedel: Bidding for B'way's jewels
Big names battle to control stage classics

New York Times

Bad Times, Good Prices
In belt-tightening times, the cost of enjoying the arts in New York might seem particularly daunting. Here’s how to get the most for your cultural dollar.

New York Daily News

'Rock of Ages' takes a Journey back to '80s
The new jukebox musical "Rock of Ages" is set in an L.A. club during that glorious hair-band heyday when '80s power ballads got groupies grooving. And grin...

Variety

BAM unveils 2009 schedule
Propeller, Bridge Project in lineup

Playbill

* DIVA TALK: Chatting with Avenue Q's Christy Carlson Romano; CDs of "LuPone at Les Mouches" and 13
* "Howard Sings Ashman" CDs Will Feature Demos From Smile, Babe, Mermaid and More

TheaterMania

Fleshing It Out!
Book lovers have a wealth of choices this month, including a new companion book to the Broadway musical Spring Awakening.

* Tony Award Nominee Eileen Herlie Dies

'What's That Smell' in Commercial Off-B'way Run

* 'What's That Smell' heads Off B'way (Variety)
* Musical Theatre Spoof What's That Smell Will Transfer to Commercial Run (Playbill)
* What's That Smell to Transfer to New World Stages (TheaterMania)
* What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling Gets Off-Broadway Transfer (Broadway.com)

Everett Joins B'way 'Spirit'

* Film Star Everett Will Join Ebersole in Blithe Spirit Revival (Playbill)
* Rupert Everett to Join Christine Ebersole in Broadway Revival of Blithe Spirit (TheaterMania)
* Rupert Everett to Make Broadway Debut Opposite Ebersole in Blithe Spirit (Broadway.com)

About Last Night

BOOK
David Sheward, Rage and Glory: The Volatile Life and Career of George C. Scott (Applause, $29.95). The first full-scale biography of the actor who turned down an Oscar for Patton, ...

Boston Globe

Stages: He's laughing all the way to the Oval Office

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Longtime artistic director Joyce Casey to leave Dobama Theatre
Joyce Casey, artistic director for 17 years at Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland area's oldest alternative theater, said Thursday that she will step down from her position Dec. 31.

Los Angeles Times

Ebony Repertory Theatre aims to set 'a high bar'

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

Why isn't there a Nobel Prize for the arts?

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Internet helped some 'Spring Awakening' cast members get into the show
"Spring Awakening" has a 19th-century cast that's totally versed in 21st-century networking.

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