Sunday, October 16, 2011

BROADWAY SAL'S LATEST THEATER NEWS

'Year of Shakespeare' in store at OSU

Columbus Dispatch -
Another folly after decades of failed efforts to launch and sustain professional theater in Columbus? Let's hope not. The Short North Stage - an ambitious effort to bring professional theater, musicals and more to the Short North - will make its debut ...

Bucks County Playhouse sale price lowered | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-16

Philadelphia Inquirer -
The asking price for the Bucks County Playhouse dropped Friday to $2.1 million, and two local nonprofit groups are pushing ahead with plans to save the iconic New Hope theater.

MEMPHIS Celebrates Two Years On Broadway 10/19

Broadway World -
Hockadoo! The 2010 Tony winning Best Musical MEMPHIS will celebrate its second anniversary on Broadway on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Shubert Theater.

The Broadway Dolls prove a fierce act to follow

Boston Globe -
AP Drama Writer / October 14, 2011 NEW YORK—If hearing about The Broadway Dolls makes you think of another all-girl group of dolls -- the Pussycat Dolls -- that won't last long if you catch their show.

From Battersea pub theatre to a smash hit on Broadway

The Independent -
AP Then it won a transfer to the West End, and the prestigious Olivier Award for best new play. And The Mountaintop, a two-hander about Martin Luther King Jr, has been brought to Broadway in a spellbinding production ...

Catherine Zeta-Jones to Again Host All-Star Benefit Paying Tribute to ...

MarketWatch (press release) -
LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct 16, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stars from Hollywood and Broadway came together tonight for a one-of-a-kind performance featuring some of the biggest names from stage and screen to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund ...

To 10/30: World premiere of 'Sherlock' at Herberger in Phoenix

AZ Central.com -
Sherlock Holmes has had a remarkable afterlife since plunging to his death at Reichenbach Falls in 1891. Where: Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix.

12 DAYS OF HUGH JACKMAN: Countdown to HUGH JACKMAN BACK ON BROADWAY- Day 10

Broadway World -
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY begins previews on October 25, and in celebration of the Tony-winner's return the the Great White Way, BroadwayWorld will feature a daily countdown of his greatest performances!

Emery Battis, character actor in Shakespearean roles, dies at 96

Washington Post -
Emery Battis, a veteran stage actor who played dozens of roles with the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington during a professional career that spanned more than 70 years, died Sept.

Music Theatre of Wichita unveils lineup for 2012

Kansas.com -
You might suppose it's way too soon to even begin to think of next summer's Music Theatre of Wichita season, but Wayne Bryan is already up to his very discerning eyeballs in plans for 2012.

Broadway Palm thinks 'pink' in race for Facebook fans

Naples Daily News -
Children's musical "Pinkalicious" has matinee and evening shows featuring a special children's menu through Nov. 11; tickets are just $15.

Perseverance Theatre Presents THE 39 STEPS, Closes 10/16

Broadway World -
Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, written by Patrick Barlow, will play at Juneau's Perseverance Theater from September 23 through October 16, 2011.

Warren Gerds column: Meyer Theatre helped galvanize the arts in Green Bay

Green Bay Press Gazette -
The new marquee at the Meyer Theatre, 117 S. Washington Street, Friday, October 14, 2011. / H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette April 1978 saw a big stir about 117 S. Washington St. in Green Bay, something quite different than Friday's activities surrounding ...

'Sun' only the start for IUSB theater

South Bend Tribune -
SOUTH BEND - The Indiana University South Bend Theatre and Dance Company opened its 2011-12 season Thursday with Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun,” which concludes at 2 pm today in the Campus Auditoriym in Northside Hall.

Follies cast members to appear at Sidetrack Monday, Oct. 17

Windy City Times -
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, now in its 25th Anniversary Season, announces a special appearance this Monday, October 17, atSidetrack Chicago, 3349 N. Halsted, with Follies cast members Susan Moniz (Sally Durant Plummer) and Brent Barrett (Benjamin ...

The foreign invasion

Philippine Star -
There are always two sides to a coin, or a story for that matter. Let me tell you one about this resurfacing phenomenon in the business of live entertainment called the foreign musical.

New Wallace drama: NCTC evaluating proposals; Play will be 'fresh'

Newnan Times-Herald -
The Newnan Community Theatre Company has received proposals from approximately 25 people interested in writing the play. Interest has been expressed by local writers, by at least one writer outside Coweta County with extensive ...

Chamber Theatre's “Driving Miss Daisy”: A modest play, done well

ThirdCoast Digest -
Jonathan West, Ruth Schudson and Michael A. Torrey in "Driving Miss Daisy." Mark Frohna photo for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre.

Theater: '14' examines violent therapy for gay Mormons in the 1970s

Daily Camera -
Eric van Baars, left, and Cameron Varner rehearse a scene from the play "14" in the Loft Theater at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

O'Hara grad finds his role with the 'Rock'

Delaware County Daily Times -
In 2003, Cardinal O'Hara High School was the first in the nation to be granted rights to do the Broadway hit “Les Miserables.

BROADWAY SALS LATEST BROADWAY NEWS

New York Times -
A guide to cultural and recreational events in New Jersey. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to njtowns@nytimes.

A Muse Rekindles That Old Magic

New York Times -
THERE was a time in the not-so-distant past when the idea of Suzanne Farrell anywhere but onstage seemed impossible. For more than two decades she was George Balanchine's muse, willowy, glamorous and alluringly distant, ...

Secaucus history…in a musical CAST takes the stage once again

Weehawken Reporter -
After a 10-year hiatus, the Secaucus community theater group, CAST, returns with “The Show Must Go On” on Oct. 21 and 22 at the Performing Arts Center.

Catherine Zeta-Jones to Again Host All-Star Benefit Paying Tribute to ...

MarketWatch (press release) -
LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct 16, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stars from Hollywood and Broadway came together tonight for a one-of-a-kind performance featuring some of the biggest names from stage and screen to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund ...

New York City Ballet is traveling light

Los Angeles Times -
A representative contingent of up to two dozen dancers and musicians, due in the Southland this week, offers a streamlined version of the company.

An Altered 'Pinafore' Opens Festival of Arts From Beyond the East Coast

New York Times -
Before we get to the PBS Arts Fall Festival, let's take a moment to mention some of the things PBS does well. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more.

Virginia Opera's Aida at George Mason Center for the Arts, Reviewed

Washington City Paper (blog) -
Opera isn't everyone's idea of a good time; the Virginia Opera's production of Aida is a reminder as to why that is. Giuseppe Verdi's tale of a love triangle at the center of a conflict between ancient Egypt and Ethiopia can be a lot of things: war ...

New York critics divided on Houston Ballet

Houston Chronicle -
Melissa Hough and other artists of Houston Ballet in the company premiere of Jorma Elo's ONE/end/ONE. You think the streets are mean in New York?

Stage Presence: Puppeteer enjoys 'flexing every performance muscle' she has

Madison.com -
Platteville native and UW-Madison grad Emily Tucker is a puppeteer with “ImaginOcean,” appearing today at Capitol Theater. People know me as: Emily Tucker, an actress, puppeteer and comedian originally from Platteville, now based in New York City.

Footwork as Nimble on Court as Onstage

New York Times -
At a pivotal moment in “Lysistrata Jones,” a musical comedy about basketball and sex that is coming to Broadway next month, the title character has to make a layup on the stage-turned-court.

Spare Times: For Children, for Oct. 14-20

New York Times -
The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. At last: jury duty so brief, easy and entertaining that you'll actually pay to serve.

The Royal Opera House Muscat

Huffington Post -
I have been lucky enough to be involved with the opening of the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman. Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman has commissioned an astonishing new opera house that will open on October 14.

Price drops for Bucks County Playhouse

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) -
The asking price for the Bucks County Playhouse dropped Friday to $2.1 million, while two local nonprofit groups are pushing ahead with plans to save the iconic New Hope theater.

Williams Street Rep overcomes rocky road

Northwest Herald -
Williams Street Repertory culminates four years of “research and development” Friday, when it launches its first production at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.

Reckless in Seduction, if Not Onstage

New York Times -
Don Giovanni Peter Mattei, left, in the title role, and Luca Pisaroni as Leporello in this new staging, by Michael Grandage, at the Metropolitan Opera.

A Metropolitan Opera High Note, as Donations Hit $182 Million

New York Times -
Anna Netrebko and Stephen Costello in “Anna Bolena” at the Met, which helps set an international standard for opera. By DANIEL J. WAKIN and KEVIN FLYNN Velvet costumes evoked Tudor opulence at Donizetti's “Anna Bolena” during last month's opening night ...

Our Opinion: Performing arts center ought not be abandoned

Tallahassee Democrat (blog) -
A recurring theme in politics these days is that there are few visionaries or big dreamers. We're in the era of practical politics, which translates to short-sighted problem solving.

David Mitchell, Broadway Set Designer, Dies at 79

New York Times -
David Mitchell, whose exuberant designs for the Broadway musicals “Annie” and “Barnum” earned him Tony Awards for set design, died on Monday in Los Angeles.

Pervert's stroke of dorm terror

New York Post -
A pervy prowler is preying on young Broadway hopefuls, breaking into the dorm rooms of a prestigious Upper West Side performing-arts school and stroking the hair of one shocked student as she slept.

Broadway tunes get a special twist

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader -
“Fish gotta swim. Birds gotta fly. I've gotta …” • If the words “love one man 'til I die” immediately leapt into your head, you'll likely enjoy “The Best of Broadway,” a revue members of the Mostly Opera company will stage at the ...