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Not feeling all that great today - I've done two sets of clips this afternoon:

Late Afternoon Clips

Early Afternoon Clips

AmericanTheaterWeb

Digest - Irving Berlin's White Christmas Comes to B'way - read the reviews
* Review: Charm That's a Little Chilly

New York Times

Arts, Briefly: ‘Young Frankenstein’ to Close

Arts, Briefly: In the Wings
A new musical has been announced for 2009 to help fill the empty Broadway stages left by shows that will be closing soon after the new year. “The Story of My Life,” ... Two more familiar Broadway hands, John Cullum and Tony Roberts, will star in the Keen Company’s production of Gerald Sibleyras’s comedy “Heroes,” ...

The New Yorker

Hilton Als: Stephen Sondheim on fraternal love and finance.

Hilton Als: Liza Minnelli, at the Palace.

Variety

'Mad Men' tuning up revue
Lionsgate is working on a plan to book more dates for the "Mad Men" musical revue that played the El Rey Theater in L.A. last month as a benefit for the L.A. chapter of the Recording Academy

Playbill

* Evening Standard Theatre Awards Presented in London Nov. 24
* Abe, the Musical Will Play at Illinois Historic Site That Was Lincoln's Stomping Ground

TheaterMania

Back to Normal
Tom Kitt talks about the development of the rock musical Next to Normal, now receiving a Washington D.C. premiere at Arena Stage in revised form.

Peter Filichia's Diary: Seriously Clever
Good Lord! I’ve asked reader a ton of questions over the years, but I've never received as many answers as I did when I asked for The Most Clever Broadway Musical Moments...

The Times UK

Dickens of a career in musicals
With a new production of Oliver!opening in the West End, Cameron Mackintosh explains how success comes naturally

The Stage UK - Blogs

Mark Shenton: Differences of critical (and artistic) opinions….
When it comes to reviews, there’s no right or wrong, as I’ve often said here before, though it doesn’t stop me wondering what kind of madness is about when I disagree so vehemently with some of my colleagues, as...

Daily Telegraph

Trevor Nunn: frankly, my dear, it was no flop
Director Trevor Nunn talks to Dominic Cavendish about his West End debacle 'Gone with the Wind' - and the thrill of bringing 'A Little Night Music' to the fringe.

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