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LATE NIGHT ADDITIONS

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* F.C.C. Approves Wide Use of "White Space" Frequency
* The Revolution Is Silenced: Tale of Two Cities Will Close Nov. 16
* Minnelli Extends Engagement at Broadway's Palace Theatre
* Ice Is Nice Thrice: Chicago Musical, Snow Queen, Returns for Third Year Nov. 28

TheaterMania

Feature: Snow Jobs
The country is full of family-oriented holiday fare including Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Slava's Snowshow, Wintuk, The Snow Queen, and Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

* Liza Minnelli Extends Run at Broadway's Palace Until December 28
* Broadway's A Tale of Two Cities to Close on November 16
* Marvelous Wonderettes to Celebrate CD Release on November 11
* Donna Vivino to Take Over as Elphaba in Wicked National Tour

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LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

Back Stage

Back Stage Q&A with Johanna Pfaelzer When talking about New York Stage and Film, artistic director Johanna Pfaelzer uses words such as "flexible," "fluid," and "nimble" — all necessary traits for what she calls a "relatively small company."

New York Observer Daily Transom Blog

Scarlett Letter! At NYU, Project Runway Star Calls Cindy McCain an 'Evil Beauty Queen'; Sam Shepard Almost Couldn't Vote

Playbill

* Rocky Horror Show, Directed by Tony Nominee Buntrock, Plays Berlin, Vienna, Zurich and More
* Additional Casting Announced for Westport's They Knew What They Wanted Reading

TheaterMania

* Kevin Allison to Star in F*** Up at the PIT

Broadway.com

First Person: TV favorite Christy Carlson Romano loves life on Avenue Q

The Playgoer

What's the Frequency, Broadway?
Perhaps one of the oddest theatrical controversies in recent times--but no doubt important.

Plays and Playwrights

Just a couple of adds about what's new

The Stage UK

Royal Court and Union Theatre scoop top awards

Branagh, Spacey and Russell Beale battle it out for Best Actor Award

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Back Stage

The House That Jack Built
Jack Menashe, president of Independent Artists Agency in New York, says a talent agency is an employment agency. "Our job is to employ people and protect them, not to judge nor intimidate."

Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog

Get your passport now
Got nothing planned for the rest of the week? Now's the time to get your papers in order for a trip to Nairobi,where Obama, the Musical opens Sunday.

Playbill

* Tony Administration Committee to Assemble in December
* Hernandez, Evens and Mulay Will Join Steggert, Denman and Anderson for Yank! Readings
* Tony Winner Peters to Play Australia in 2009

The Clyde Fitch Report

More on the Death of Journalism, Part, Um, 27

Parabasis

Worth Noting...
For those of you who care about such things... Broadway grosses are way down this week. Click here and then scroll down to the second table to get the comparisons to last week. What do we see?

The Producer's Perspective

You know what I did today? Tried to buy tickets to my shows.
One of the greatest challenges for Producers is that we don't control the distribution of our product.

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Lyn Gardner: Arts Council promises a new era ... can we believe it?
Alan Davey launches the discussion on funding and peer review designed to shape the future of theatre

Chris Wilkinson: Noises off: If you're a CEO, theatre does pay
This week bloggers are discussing the huge financial divide between theatre CEOs and those struggling to start out in the industry

The Stage UK

Bectu and Disney Theatrical Productions reach three-year pay deal
Bectu and Disney Theatrical Productions have reached a three-year pay deal, including a 5% increase on basic rates for 2008/9, commencing from August 19 of this year.

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

Broadway Theatre Hosts Jerry Herman Tribute Concert
The Broadway Theatre, Catford is hosting a tribute concert to legendary Broadway composer Jerry Herman, best known for musicals including Hello Dolly, Mack and Mabel...

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MID-MORNING ADDITIONS

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* Sarah Brightman Launches World Tour Nov. 4; Christmas CD in Stores, Too
* Linda Eder Will Rock the Holidays Dec. 13 in Chicago

TheaterMania

* Broadway Blithe Spirit to Play Shubert Theater Starting February 26

Talkin' Broadway

Interview: Carolyn McCormick

The Artful Manager

Expertise vs. control
Nina Simon in the Museum 2.0 blog has a great think-piece on the tensions of social networking and established cultural organizations (in her case, museums). As user-generated content and other participatory practices evolve on the web,...

The Stage UK

Equity to launch Manifesto for Drama
A manifesto outlining the cultural and economic value of drama and the framework needed to safeguard its future production across television, radio and theatre is being developed by Equity.

Whatsonstage.com

Big Name Actors Lead Standard Awards Longlists
For only the second time in its 54-year history, London’s Evening Standard newspaper has published the long list of contenders in its annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards, which this year includes big names such as Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Spacey...

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

One to Watch … Robert Massey
Robert Massey is an Irish playwright whose previous credits include Deadline at the Andrew’s Lane Theatre, Dublin, and Over and Out at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. His latest work, Rank, receives its British Premiere at the Tricycle theatre this month, produced by Fishamble theatre company.

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THE DAY'S FIRST TOP STORIES

Associated Press

Jane Fonda Returns to B'way in '33 Variations'
Jane Fonda, activist, author and exercise guru, will be back on Broadway in 2009 after an absence of more than four decades.

The Times UK

New York lionises Lenny
Leonard Bernstein's legacy is being celebrated by the city whose energy and spirit he embodied, says Richard Morrison

Variety

No treats for Broadway
Halloween, marathon distract audiences

Playbill

* PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish

Whatsonstage.com

Latest Gossip: Michael Jackson Thriller Hits Shaftesbury Ave???
Don’t “Blame It on the Boogie”, Michael Jackson fans. Blame it on Flying Music. The production company that’s had huge success with pop compilation musical including The Rat Pack and Dancing in the Streets is now aiming to bring Thriller Live! into Shaftesbury Avenue.

Time Out New York Blog

Hedda-Louise Parker
So the Roundabout Theatre Company recently launched its Hedda Gabler on Broadway website. Not much there—they could use a blurb or essay or just

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

$44 tickets downtown for election night

Theatre in Chicago

Lillian Hellmania! To Play Three Chicago Theatres
Lillian Hellmania!, a moveable feast of a festival celebrating the work of one of the most talented and controversial American writers of the twentieth century, ...

The Rob Kozlowski Chicago Theater and Vintage Film Medicine Show

News...on the march!
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced the Chicago premiere of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant. The 2004 Obie Award winner features book, music and lyrics by Kyle Jarrow from a concept by Alex Timbers. ... Mary-Arrchie Theatre has announced the U.S. premiere of Our Bad Magnet by Douglas Maxwell. ... Also, Pavement Group will be presenting the Chicago premiere of Arrangements by Ken Weitzman. The plot synopsis, according to their news release, follows: ...

Time Out Chicago Blog

Amy Morton reminds you of the power of your vote

Orange County Register Theater by Paul Hodgins Blog

Daniel Day Lewis starts filming ‘Nine’
Daniel Day Lewis and Penelope Cruz have started filming the musical “Nine” in England. In his first musical role, Lewis portrays a troubled Italian film director modelled after Federico Fellini; Cruz plays his mistress. The casting of Lewis was announced last spring.

Contra Costa Times

Theatre Rhinoceros unveils '100 Years of Queer Theatre"
Short works from Tennessee Williams and many more spotlight history of gay theater

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Andrew Haydon: Fringe theatre is too conventional
The fringe offers straight Shakespeare and play-it-safe revivals. Where should we go for a dose of the radical?

The Stage UK

Mark Shenton: The composer discovered on myspace….
To state the blindingly obvious, the internet is changing the way we both forge and maintain relationships of all kinds - to strike a personal note, I met both my current and previous partner online first. And just being...

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