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OVERNIGHT ADDITIONS
Associated Press
Lansbury and Company Set for 'Blithe Spirit'
Casting is nearly complete for the Broadway revival of Noel Coward's ''Blithe Spirit,'' which will bring Angela Lansbury back to Broadway and will also star Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson, Simon Jones and Rupert Everett.
New Generation Pays Tribute to Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was as much a teacher as a conductor and composer. Now, his musical grandchildren have taken the stage, and perhaps just in time for classical music.
New York Times ArtsBeat Blog
Kathleen Turner Got Cast (Off-Broadway)
Kathleen Turner has joined the cast of Charles Busch's coming off-Broadway play "The Third Story," her first off-Broadway show since 1977.
Steinway & Sons Gets Order For 165 Pianos
The Conservatory-College of Music of the University of Cincinnati said it is paying $4.1 million for 165 pianos from Steinway & Sons, to be delivered over the course of the academic year
Time Out New York Blog
When the going gets tough…
Is this allowed?
[two 24-Hour Plays posts]
Tragedy tonight
We hear that Too Much Memory, Rising Phoenix Rep’s Fringe hit, will transfer to New York Theatre Workshop for a three-week run in December. The show, cowritten by Keith ...
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
President Bush presents National Medals of the Arts Awards
Variety
'Speed' bump at Broadway box office
Broadway experienced a pre-Thanksgiving lull last week, with few tourists in town to help boost box office.
Jayne Atkinson joins 'Blithe Spirit'
'24' actress to play bride in Broadway revival
Writers tapped for Keen Teens
Trio to pen plays for education program
Playbill
* Kathleen Turner to Star Off-Broadway in Busch's Third Story
* Atkinson Joins Starry Cast of Broadway's Blithe Spirit Revival
* Frost/Nixon Film Will Open Nationwide Christmas Day
TheaterMania
* Atkinson Joins Ebersole, Everett, Lansbury, et al. in Broadway's Blithe Spirit
* Brent Spiner to Star in Reprise's Man of La Mancha
Broadway.com
My New York: Hairspray's Marissa Perry can't stop the beat of her primo NYC picks
BroadwayWorld
* Cloris Leachman Recently Hospitalized in LA, On the Mend Reports ET
LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Time Out New York Blog
My heart will go on…for 24 hours
New York Daily News The Cultural Tourist Blog
Opera News Awards
Awards events are a dime a dozen. In most cases -- and that includes the Oscars and the Tonys -- they are largely about publicity to give a product (movies, plays) an aura of excitement and glamour. It is amazing that the public, year after year, can be drawn into the tension of Who Will Win as if it really matters.
Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog
With a founder's passing, whither the Carbonells?
My friend Jack Zink died in August. So many times since then, I've been listening to the buzz of theater talk at an opening or read something about theater or pondered political maneuvering in South Florida's theater community, and I've...
Playbill
* Broadway Grosses: Nov. 10-16
* Reiber, Richards, Kristen and Summers Set for Jazz on Broadway Concert
TheaterMania
* Ebersole, Huffman, Murphy Set for Drama League Benefit Gala
* Producers to Participate in November 18 Panel Discussion on Tight Economy
MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Time Out New York Blog
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Monster Mash: Breaking News and Headlines
-- Daniel Taub of Bloomberg News weighs in on the controversial architecture of L.A.'s new high school for the arts.
Playbill
* Jackson to Star in Workshop of Mormon Musical
TheaterMania
* Full Cast, Creative Team Set for London Revival of Sunset Boulevard
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
Maxie Szalwinska: Just a Minute for performance art
Allowing speakers 20 seconds of chat and 20 images to create a presentation is a recipe for a Peachy Coochy time
NOON-TIME ADDITIONS
Time Out New York Blog
[24-Hour Plays coverage]
* Sprechen sie Stunt?
CinStages Buzz Blog
Playhouse costumes part of New York exhibit
Is a visit to NYC part of your holiday plans? Consider a stop at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts where the work of costume designer Susan T su (costumes and photographs) from the Playhouse's production of King Lear (2001) is included in Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women
Playbill
* Wicked's Bean to Celebrate New CD at Stonewall Inn Nov. 26
* Annual Out 100 List Celebrates Jackson, O'Hare, Bell, Bowen, Albee, Arias and More
TheaterMania
* Butler, Hoff, Jackson, O'Hara, Rupert, Spirtas, et al. Set for Bacharach to the Future
* Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich to Speak in New York and Philadelphia
* Target Margin to Present Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
The Mirror up to Nature
Chicago Theater Database
Nick Keenan, who runs the Theatre for the Future weblog, and Dan Granata of I-Humonculus, have been working on the Chicago Theater Database which will be an open source, comprehensive listing of ALL Chicago theatrical productions: past, present and upcoming.
The Playgoer
Daredevil Theatre
British theatre maker Andy Field channels some Artaud in the Guardian, singing the praises of a recent performance he saw of, basically, daredevil theatre.
The Guardian
A leaky roof and backstage drama at Chekhov's White Dacha
Gorky liked the garden, Rachmaninoff played the piano and the owner, Anton Chekhov, wrote The Cherry Orchard there. Now, a campaign hopes to save the playwright's dilapidated White Dacha, reports Marina Kamenev
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
Andrew Haydon: Is the Bulger case a suitable subject for theatre?
Bulger is the latest in a long line of plays to risk accusations of exploitation
Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe
The Making of Newley - The Fool Who Dared to Dream
Performer, writer and director Pete Gallagher has teamed up with David Boyle, creator of the 2007 Edinburgh hit Newley - The Singer and his Songs, to develop a new show about the legendary songwriter. Newley - The Fool Who Dared to Dream appears Upstairs at the Gatehouse from 18-30 November ...
MID-MORNING ADDITIONS
Time Out New York Blog
[continuing reporting from Elizabeth Vincentelli on 24-Hour Plays]
* Omigod here we go!
Playbill
* Seldes and Copeland Will Be Part of An Evening of Theater: Three Short Plays
* Birkett, Gillespie, Lindars, Field and More Join Cast of West End's Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Stage UK - Blogs
Mark Shenton: Christmas in New York….
There may still be 38 days to go before Christmas actually arrives, but I have already experienced Christmas twice over in New York (and that’s before we even get to Christmas in New York , the third annual celebration...
Whatsonstage.com
News: Bourne Revives Crisp Role in Anniversary Alien
Bette Bourne will reprise his award-winning portrayal of the late Quentin Crisp in Resident Alien::E8821008342146 in a limited ten-week season, from 3 February to 5 April 2008 (previews from 28 January) at north London’s New End Thea...
Gossip: Baby P Provides Inspiration for Backlash Theatre???
An intriguing experiment in what new writing company Nabokov has coined “backlash theatre” is underway this week. As the term suggests, “backlash theatre” gives playwrights an opportunity to respond directly to issues in the news. And pretty imme...
Feature: Jeremy Herrin On ... TS Eliot, The Playwright
This month, the Donmar Warehouse presents a festival dedicated to TS Eliot (1888-1965), the Nobel Prize-winning, American-born poet, playwright and literary critic. Eliot’s plays include The Family Reunion, Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party, but he’s best remembered for his poetry including The Waste Land...
London Theatre Guide
Nominations open for Theatregoers’ Choice Awards
Theatregoers wanting to have their say on the best of London theatre in 2008 can do just that in the ninth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, for which nominations are now open.
THE MORNING'S FIRST TOP STORIES
AmericanTheaterWeb
ATW Digest - Billy Elliot: The Musical debuts on B'way - read the reviews [updated]
New York Times
Wallace Shawn on ‘Gossip Girl’? It’s Not Inconceivable
The protean Wallace Shawn, an actor, playwright and emissary from the New York intelligentsia, has a recurring role on the prime-time CW soap opera.
Arts, Briefly: In the Wings
Even a dedicated Tennessee Williams fan might not be familiar with “Ten Blocks on the Camino Real,” the play that eventually grew into “Camino Real” and has never been performed in New York — not yet, anyway. The Target Margin Theater ...Tickets go on sale Monday for “A Conversation With Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich,” ... Speaking of conversations, the Chicago duo TJ & Dave, who specialize in comedic long-form improv, will return to the Barrow Street Theater ...
Time Out New York Blog
Elisabeth Vincentelli Posts on 24-Hours Plays:
Rise and shine
[looks like this is going ot be updated regularly throughout the day - there were two ones before this]
Bergen Record
The Entertainer on Broadway
Cedric the Entertainer minored in theater at Southeast Missouri State University, but he hasn't come to Broadway with a wealth of stage experience.
Playbill
* STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Osment
Variety
Creatives set for Cherry Lane
Off Broadway company sets slate
TheaterMania
Thoroughly Modern Mitzi
As a DVD of her famed NBC-TV specials gets released, Mitzi Gaynor looks back at her remarkable career.
Peter Filichia's Diary: The 20 Most Clever Broadway Musical Moments
Twenty-seven years ago this week, a musical opened that wasn’t a hit – though it included a song called “It’s a Hit!” The show, of course, was Merrily We Roll Along – which closed 27 years ago NEXT week.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August Wilson protege returns for play reading
Todd Kreidler, 35, is back in Pittsburgh today on a circuitous journey that started in college. He was just here Oct ...
mLive.com
David Ogden Stiers draws from his Michigan roots for his role in a Christmas classic
Los Angeles Times
Julie White and the power of persuasion
The Tony Award winner for 'The Little Dog Laughed' reprises her role as a smooth...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New theater takes a bold step with 'The Adding Machine'
Complacency is the chief sin, according to Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine," in which an everyman named Mr. Zero squanders his potential. That's not an offense one can accuse newly founded New Century Theatre of.
The Independent
David Hare's latest play is 'anti-Semitic'
Ian Johnston: Senior rabbi hits out at latest production - but admits he has never seen it
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