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Old Sets Live on as Broadway Embraces Recycling
The Broadway League’s Broadway Goes Green environmental initiative means that much of what used to wind up in a trash heap will be repurposed or recycled.

New York Daily News

Barry inducted into Friars Club
He writes the songs that make the whole world sing - and now he's getting his due. Balladeer Barry Manilow was inducted into the legendary Friars Club Saturday, joining the ranks of Frank Sinatra, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg.

New York Journal-News

In love, ‘At Last’
Jazz singer Ann Hampton Callaway, a Chicago native and longtime Manhattanite, now calls Croton-on-Hudson home - when she's not on the road. Her latest CD, "At Last," celebrates love...

Hartford Courant

Matthew Modine Embraces Morality Of 'Mockingbird'
Matthew Modine has significant shoes to fill. Not to mention that rumpled, three-piece, off-white suit worn by Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in the memorable film version of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Being Audrey, a new musical Blog

Cheryl Stern on developing and starring in a new musical

[The post above comes from a new category: "Show, Theater, Press Blogs" - if you have a blog you'd like to have included, let me know - Andy Propst]

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Odyssey House Announces Theatre Project for Youths Struggling with Abuse and Illness
Odyssey House, founded in 1967, which has provided comprehensive and innovative services to those who abuse drugs, alcohol and struggle with mental illness, will collaborate with City Lights Youth Theatre on a series of workshops entitled the Odyssey House Theatre Project.

Washington Post

British Trio's Ship Has Come In
Adrian Garratt and his two partners in the quirky British performing troupe Pluck are re-creating the fateful journey of the Titanic to great comic effect.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Beckett makes his presence known
Nine quick facts about Samuel Beckett set the stage for two productions featuring his work in the next month

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Papatola: Bloomington Civic's musical inclinations strive to hit some really high notes
Why, especially in this economic environment, would you want to change a thing about your theater group's successful formula? Simple: to get even better.

Chicago Sun-Times

Many shades of black
...One of the best ways to begin thinking about the profound changes that have occurred over the past two decades or so is to simply consider the productions that are now playing on Chicago stages...

Chicago Tribune

'Rock' star juggles TV, Broadway stage roles
Jane Krakowski

Viola Davis embraces 'Doubt' and joy

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

Another milestone for East West Players
East West Players has long been known as the granddaddy of Asian American stage companies. Now, the 44-year-old ensemble is laying claim to being the country's longest-operating professional theater of color.

San Francisco Chronicle

Celebration of Carol Channing
Everything from the red dress she wore in the original 1964 production of "Hello Dolly" to her Tony awards, scripts, posters and Al Hirschfeld drawings are on view in this frothy exhibition. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat....

San Diego Union-Tribune

The Kingdom comes......
to Lincoln High School as Globe's 'big experiment' reaches out to kids facing life's struggles

The Times UK

Doubt's Amy Adams is having a ball
The Doubt and Enchanted actress is eternally perky, but she’s still a serious contender for an Oscar, says Cosmo Landesman

The Observer

An Englishman in Berlin, via London's South Bank
Hare sees Berlin as a conundrum and is aware of all the ways in which the city resists trite summary

Daily Telegraph

Dirty Dancing: The classic story
Eleanor Bergstein 'Dirty Dances' her way into the record books.

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

The Scoop to Host Twist on Romeo and Juliet, for Free
Pantaloon, a small travelling theatre company of five, is stopping by the Scoop at More London to perform their variation of Romeo and Juliet (26 – 31 May). As part of a larger summer tour of the classic Shakespearian play, Pantaloon will grace central London, offering free admission to the show.

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