Archives for: February 2009, 27
2/27/09 [updated 11:32PM EST]
By Andy Propst on Feb 27, 2009 | In Days Top News
NIGHTTIME ADDITIONS
New York Times ArtsBeat Blog
After Piven Hearing, 'Speed-the-Plow' Producers to Pursue Arbitration
After a hearing at which the Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League did not penalize Jeremy Piven for his abrupt departure from "Speed-the-Plow," the play's producers said on Friday that they would file for arbitration.
Time Out New York Upstaged Blog
Feldman: The New Group regroups
New Group thins its staff after Mourning Becomes Electra.
Hartford Courant Behind the Curtain Blog
Addams Family to Broadway...with Bushnell Help
"The Addams Family" will open on Broadway in spring 2010, following a run starting in November in Chicago.
Playbill
* New Dramatists Will Welcome Bock, Dale, Cohen, Ruhl, Margulies and More for Nocturnal Commissions
* Second Las Vegas Easter Bonnet Competition Announced
TheaterMania
* Full Cast Set for Transport Group's Being Audrey
* Toni Morrison and Peter Sellars to Participate in LAByrinth Salon Benefit
LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Playbill
* Kerry Butler Cast in World Premiere of Catch Me If You Can Musical
'kül
What Sounds Cool: March 2009
[some theater picks]
The Wicked Stage
Prophetic Brit(s)
A colleague just pointed out this Newsweek piece by Jeremy McCarter, which I missed at the end of last year. He makes the case for Caryl Churchill's Far Away, written in early 2001 and seen in New York in 2002 (and in a stark, effective production I saw in L.A. in 2004), as the defining work of the Bush years:
MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Back Stage - Blog Stage
Andrew Salomon: A Few [REDACTED] Thoughts on Jeremy Piven
Playbill
* Neilson's Dissocia to Get U.S. Premiere by Profiles in Chicago
* Memorial for Jacques Brel's Eric Blau Scheduled for March 5
TheaterMania
* Blair Brown to Star in Swing for Victory! Reading at the York
* Cherry Lane Announces Cast for Deirdre O'Connor's Jailbait
Culturebot
Chautauqua!!
Some of you may have seen the extraordinary work-in-progress extrav-o-rama preview of this at PRELUDE. If not, now’s your chance to be amazed and delighted by…..
lies like truth
Of Matzoh Balls, Lawyers and Fringe Theatre Artists
I'm often amazed at the stealthiness and cutthroat efficiency of dead artists' estates. Even the most little-known entertainers seem to have incredibly efficient spy networks working for them beyond the grave and even elementary schools and fringe theatres aren't safe from the eagle eyes of lawyers
The Mirror up to Nature
Boston Theatre - Friday Roundup
MID-DAY ADDITIONS
Back Stage - Blog Stage
The Return of the One-Man Show
EXCLUSIVE: N.Y. Talent Agent Broke; SAG Warns Actors
Gilla Roos Ltd., a 35-year-old New York-based talent agency, has temporarily gone out of business due to the recession and has had its franchise agreement deactivated by SAG, Back Stage has learned. The guild is demanding members...
Hartford Courant Behind the Curtain Blog
She's a Charmer
Caught Thursday night's performance of Theresa Rebeck's "Bad Dates" at Long Wharf Theatre's Stage II.
Right Wing Gears Up for New NEA Attack
... At Thursday's gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C., U.S. Rep.Paul Ryan from Wisconsin fired a familiar shot at a target the Right Wing used as a scapegoat in the late '80s and '90s: the National Endowment for the Arts. ...
Village Voice La Daily Musto Blog
What Are Your Favorite One-Hit Wonder Hits?
Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog
See Mickey, be Billy?
The most spectacular kid's part on Broadway at the moment is the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical. The boy who plays young Billy, a kid from a British mining town who dreams of ballet stardom, has to dance (ballet, tap, street dancing), act (with an accent), sing and be able to handle gymnastics.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Acting Out Blog
Rep Reacts to Changing Times
The not-for-profit arts groups that will survive our economic woes are the ones that can be nimble, flexible and have the ability to think quickly on their feet. The Milwaukee Rep has jumped on that train.
AmericanTheaterWeb
* Economic Woes Threatens Theaters' Futures
* ATW 'Suspended' Messages
Playbill
* PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Feb. 21-27: Off the Hook
* Busch's Third Story to Offer Actors Fund Performance in March
TheaterMania
* Joy Franz to Star in Mrs. Warren's Profession at Manhattan Theatre Source
Broadway.tv
The First West Side Story
This spring West Side Story has returned to Broadway. When West Side Story first opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1957 it created an all new genre of theatre that fused ballet and opera, and was hailed by ...
The Fortress of Jason Grote
Denver Post on Jim Steinberg: Theater's Batman
Great article, kinda hilarious headline.
99seats
Plays v. Playwrights
Isaac, as per usual, has a good thing going: list the 9 most influential plays of the 20th Century. As usual, I've chimed in, but it brought up an interesting question for me. Rather than hijack his thread, I'd figure I'd bring it over here. It is my blog, after all.
The Producer's Perspective
Who says there are no jobs in this economy. Here are 2!
Reflections in the Light
Cirque du Soleil Returns to NY with KOOZA
The latest Cirque du Soleil touring show, KOOZA, will premiere under the Grand Chapiteau in New York at Randall’s Island Park April 16 for a limited engagement.
Daily Telegraph
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical: how Priscilla changed my life
Tony Sheldon on the drag-queen role he is bringing to the West End.
The Stage UK
Hull Truck's new theatre to open on Shakespeare's birthday
Hull Truck has announced that its new theatre will open on April 23 to coincide with Shakespeare's birthday and St George's Day.
See the day's earlier top stories on page two
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