10/13/08 [updated 4:16PM EST]
By Andy Propst on Oct 13, 2008 | In Days Top News
LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
'9 to 5' turns out to be Wickedly satisfying
Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog
An undercover(s) political play
With just over three weeks to go until the presidential election, and with both campaigns now slinging mud, you could be forgiven for thinking that politics are a dirty business.
Parabasis
(How) Should Theaters Survive?
Rob Weinert-Kendt links to a post at the LA Times' Culture Monster where it is suggested that more non-profit performing arts organizations "should be looking to form partnerships or mergers, or even ...
Casting Announced for Broadway's 'American Plan'
* Ruehl and Rabe to Star in Broadway Premiere of Greenberg's American Plan
* Mercedes Ruehl and Lily Rabe to Star in MTC's The American Plan
* Mercedes Ruehl and Lily Rabe Join Richard Greenberg’s The American Plan at MTC
Playbill
* New Barbara Cook CD Due Nov. 11; NYC In-Store Appearance Set for Nov. 13
TheaterMania
* ETHEL's TruckStop: The Beginning to Play BAM
MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Back Stage
Make It NEW
Elisabeth Moss is about to make her Broadway debut in a role originated by one of the most famous women in the world, but is she concerned about comparisons? "I couldn't care less," she says.
Book Review: The Best Stage Scenes 2007
It's exciting to see the new crop of plays represented in this perennial offering from Smith and Kraus. From scene to scene, it's a grand bazaar of delights.
Playbill
* Public Adds Performances to NYC Premiere of Sondheim and Weidman's Road Show
* Rashad Joins Cast of True Colors Theatre Company's Swimming Upstream
TheaterMania
* Balan, Call, Chase, Daniels, LaChanze, Leavel, et al. Set for NAMT Benefit Concert
* Workshop Theater Company to Present Moonlight & Love Songs; Host Annual Benefit
Broadway.com
Q&A: John Lithgow anchors All My Sons' all-star ensemble
Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog
The Fortress of Jason Grote
13P Interview with Sheila and Willis
The Stage UK
National's Walton to head Eclipse Theatre
Dawn Walton, former acting head of the National Theatre Studio, has been appointed as the first artistic director of Eclipse Theatre.
LATE MORNING ADDITIONS
Playbill
* Newsome Will Join Mahoney, Guinan, Wilder and Irwin in Steppenwolf's Seafarer
* Canto, Wolf, Billingslea, Clark and More Cast in Cape Rep's Member of the Wedding
* Taboo's Morton to Host Theatre Museum Awards; Cook to Present
TheaterMania
* Classical Theatre of Harlem Announces 2009 Season
Whatsonstage.com
Cast: Family Reunion, Fat Pig, Faces & TreasureThe Donmar Warehouse’s upcoming revival of TS Eliot’s rarely seen 1939 verse drama The Family Reunion will live up to its name next...
Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe
The Lion and the Unicorn Theatre Finds New Residents
New theatre company Giant Olive is to take up residency at North London fringe venue, the Lion and Unicorn Theatre. They will launch their residency with a production...
London Theatre Guide
Theatregoers Come Dancing for longer
Come Dancing, the new musical by The Kinks frontman Ray Davies, has extended its run at Theatre Royal Stratford East by two weeks to 8 November.
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
Carrie Dunn: Disney - saviour of the West End?
Matt Wolf: Why Broadway's keeping quiet about the US elections
THE MORNING'S TOP STORIES
Bergen Record
Feldberg: 'Billy Elliot' leaps onto Broadway
New York Post
Cindy Adams: Actor & kindness of a stranger
Keith Carradine opens in "Mind game" Nov. 9 at Soho Playhouse....
TheaterMania
Master at Work
Two-time Tony Award winner James Naughton talks about tackling the title role of Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
Peter Filichia's Diary: My Top Theatrical Frustrations
It was a week where I experienced almost each one of My Top Theatrical Frustrations.
Cincinnati Enquirer
CCM dean looks to change lives
When he was offered the job of dean of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Douglas Knehans didn't have to think twice.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Actor Anthony Hopkins teams up with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The Stage UK Blogs
Mark Shenton: From Bette’s burlesque to New York’s new burlesque…
I ended my stint in Vegas on Thursday night by returning to Bette Midler’s The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesar’s Palace, which I first saw soon after she began her residency there back in February, and I reported...
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