Archives for: February 2009, 26
2/26/09 [updated 4:22PM EST]
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LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Playbill
* Robin Williams to Return to Broadway in One-Man Show
* Turner, Drescher, Luker, Mosley and Schonfeld Join Broadway for a New America Benefit
TheaterMania
* Fran Lebowitz to Join Bryan Batt, Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg, and Lypsinka for Legends Reading
* Jeremy Brena, Anna Chlumsky, and More Set for Barefoot Theatre's Mohammed's Radio
Jay Raskolnikov -- half hillbilly, Demi-Culture
On Change
Historically there are a pretty limited number of ways to create change: legislation, taxation, education and shame. In a society that abhors taxation, has little shame (watch any realty TV show), and typically cannot pass much meaningful legislation (unless being seriously...
MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
New York Times ArtsBeat Blog
Officer Krupke, You're Historically Precise
Here's a real New York detective story — or actually, more of a police officer story. A sergeant story. Sergeant Krupke, to be exact, and the search for his perfect 1950s uniform.
DC Theatre Scene
Spooky Action Announces Its New Space
Playbill
* Frank McCourt and Clan Set for Symphony Space Discussion
* Casting Announced for Gilligan's Island: The Musical
TheaterMania
* Marni Nixon to Appear at Music for All Seasons' Conversations Series on March 9
* Olney Theatre Announces King of the Jews Cast and Creative Team
The Rob Kozlowski Chicago Theater and Vintage Film Medicine Show
Reaching out
An interesting blog post from Kelly Kleiman, Dueling Critic at WBEZ: http://apps.wbez.org/blog/?p=1593. An excerpt follows:
Whatsonstage.com
Peter Pan Flies Home to Kensington Gardens Tent
After more than 100 years, the boy who wouldn’t grow up will return home to Kensington Gardens this summer when Peter Pan will be performed there in a specially designed 1,100-seat tent in the Royal Park. The new version of JM Barrie’s ch...
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