Features: [ P ]  ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: The Variety of Life By Seth Rudetsky [ B ]  Q&A : Brian d’Arcy James [ B ]  VIDEO FEATURES : Behind the Scenes: Shoshana Bean’s ’Sup erhero&rsq uo; CD [ B ]  PHOTO OP : Hannah Montana at Rydell High! Superstar Miley Cyrus Visits Grease [ P ]  PHOTO CALL: Craig Lucas Offers a Prayer for My Enemy Off-Broadway [ P ]  M......
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[ BN ]  Broadway’s Shubert Organization Gets Ready to Appoint Successor By Philip Boroff The Shubert Organizati on’s board of directors is scheduled to meet tomorrow to select a new leader, who will oversee its 17 Broadway houses and $300 million foundation. [ V ]  Bargains begin on Broadway Broadway is gearing up for winter months that may turn out to be colder than usual. ......
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[ TONY ]  Exit stage right, Act II: More thoughts on Scott Eckern, Christine Ebersole and tolerance in the theater By Adam Feldman Christine Ebersole and others respond. [ V ]  Gay theater ’sec edes&rsquo ; from California Theater Rhinoceros protesting Prop 8 [ NYT ]  Far From the Spotlight, a Brewing Fight Over Theatrical Rights By JOY GOODWIN A long-simmering debate in thea......
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[ NYP ]  CONSTRICTIVE CRITICISM By MICHAEL RIEDEL SHRINKING CIRCLE STILL GUARDS ITS SECRETS [ USA ]  Economy acting out on Broadway attendance By Elysa Gardner and Jack Gillum [ V ]  Off Off Broadway scene suffering ’Tis the season to announce closings. According to a survey from the New York Innovative Theater Foundation, more than 25% of the Off Off Broadway venues in Ne......
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[ NYT ]  Tragedy Tomorrow, Economic Woes Tonight By PATRICIA COHEN Those in the industry wonder not only about empty theaters, but also about the effect on the stream of creative work. [ NYP ]  REBA TARGETS STAGE RETURN By MICHAEL RIEDEL I’m happy to report today that the delightful Reba McEntire may be back on Broadway next year, starring in a revival of "Anything Goes"......
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[ TONY ]  Exit stage right: Scott Eckern, Christine Ebersole and diversity in theater What role do opinions have backstage? Time Out New York theater critic Adam Feldman explores bigotry, black-lists, scandals, witch hunts, and resignations in the wake of California’s Proposition 8. [ LAT ]  Culture Monster: Director Scott Eckern’s resignation over his support of Prop. 8: A ga......
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[ TM ]  Broadway’s Gypsy to Close on March 1 [ P ]  LuPone Gypsy to End Broadway Run in March 2009 [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: ’Gypsy’ Revival With Lupone to Close Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF [ AP ]  Met Opera to cut ’Gho sts’ By RONALD BLUM Cutting costs in the wake of the economic downturn, the Met is dropping next season’s highly anticipated reviv......
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[ V ]  Universal gets ’In the Heights’ rights Studio to bring Broadway show to bigscreen [ NYP ]  VERY FEW FONDA MEMORIES By MICHAEL RIEDEL ’62 B’WAY DISASTER SHADOWS HER RETURN [ TM ]  Keri Russell to Play Eve Harrington in Actors Fund’s All About Eve Benefit Reading [ P ]  Keri Russell Will Be Eve in Actors Fund’s "All About Eve" ......
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News: [ CT ]  The biggest show in Chicago needed no opening act by Chris Jones Tuesday night belonged to Grant Park. And to the tens of thousands of Chicago supporters of Barack Obama. And to a moment so singularly historic, Chicagoans couldn’t quite believe that the pictures being beamed around the world came from their own front yard. [ BN ]  Broadway’s Jittery Wall St. An......
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[ P ]  Jane Fonda to Return to Broadway in 2009 [ TM ]  Jane Fonda to Return to Broadway in 33 Variations [ NYP ]  FONDA BACK FOR B’WAY By MICHAEL RIEDEL [ NYT ]  Arts, Briefly: Fonda to Return to Broadway Compiled by Dave Itzkoff [ B ]  Jane Fonda Headed to Broadway in Moises Kaufman’s 33 Variations [ NYT ]  Broadway and Dolly Parton Join Skirmish Over Airw......
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[ B ]  You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush Featuring Will Ferrell Shifts Opening Date [ P ]  Will Ferrell’s Broadway Debut, You’re Welcome America, To Open Feb. 5, 2009 [ TM ]  Will Ferrell’s You’re Welcome America Sets February 5 Opening [ B ]  X-Men Rivals Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Reunite for London Godot [ P ]  Ia......
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[ NYP ]  CONDITION: QUITE CRITICAL By MICHAEL RIEDEL [ BN ]  Obama Tapped Hal Prince, Michael Chabon to Craft Culture Plank By Jeremy Gerard [ V ]  Broadway braces for rough weekend With a slew of distractions coinciding this weekend, legiters are bracing for a rough patch at the box office -- and not because of the economy. [ R ]  Pulitzer pen crafts "Spidey 4" By Bor......
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[ STARS ]  Revival Meeting by Matthew Murray Matthew looks at the new cast recordings of South Pacific, Gypsy and Annie. [ ND ]  Linda Winer on ’Black Watch’ and ’Bla sted&rsquo ; [ CU ]  Talley’s Folly One can only feel privileged that this production rejoins the playwright with the original director Marshall W. Mason. [ NW ]  Bullets Over Broadway By Je......
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[ TM ]  Monty Python’s Spamalot to Close on January 18 [ P ]  Spamalot to Close on Broadway in January [ B ]  Broadway’s Spamalot Sets Closing Date [ P ]  The 39 Steps Will Step Into the Helen Hayes in January 2009 [ B ]  Broadway’s The 39 Steps to Move to the Helen Hayes Theatre [ TM ]  Will Ferrell to Bring Solo Show to Broadway’s Cort Theatre i......
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[ NYP ]  REPAIRING AN ’ELL IOT’ MESS By MICHAEL RIEDEL VOW TO MAKE GOOD AFTER CANCELLATIONS [ NYP ]  HEY, LET’S ’HEIR’ IT FOR POST WINNERS By TOM LIDDY The Post grabbed a treasure trove of awards from this year’s New York State Associated Press newspaper contest, garnering high marks for coverage throughout the paper, including top honors for headlines ......
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[ V ]  ’ Godot,&rsq uo; ’9 to 5’ set same day debut A potential tussle is brewing between a likely Broadway revival of "Waiting for Godot" and incoming tuner "9 to 5," both of which hope to open on April 30, the eligibility cutoff date for the season’s Tony Awards. [ B ]  New Musical 9 to 5 Adjusts Dates for Broadway Run [ NYT ]  Edie Adams, ......
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Features: [ ND ]  Linda Winer | Critical Mass Trouble waiting in the wings on Broadway? Ticket sales are up for now, but current economic crisis could be cue for tough times ahead [ BS ]  Financial Crisis Affects Theatre, Too by Daniel Lehman [ LAT ]  Culture Monster A supply-and-demand approach to the arts? Should struggling arts groups sacrifice themselves for the greater goo......
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"A Man For All Seasons": [ JN ]  Delicious, stately and ’for all seasons’ By Jacques le Sourd Robert Bolt’s "A Man for All Seasons," which opened last night at the Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre, is like a big, juicy dinner from the days before anybody worried about fat, or knew about cholesterol. [ B ]  The Word of Mouth panel takes o......
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[ NYT ]  Irene Dailey, Actress of Stage and TV, Dies at 88 By DENNIS HEVESI Miss Dailey was an actress perhaps best known for her roles in television soap operas and for her portrayal of Nettie Cleary in the 1964 Tony Award-winning drama "The Subject Was Roses." [ IBDB ]  Irene Dailey’s Broadway Credits [ V ]  ’ Billy&rsqu o; gives Broadway a boost Box office cl......
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[ V ]  Kevin Bacon books ’Booth’ series Actor preps show for Showtime By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER "The Booths" will revolve around actor-brothers Edwin, Junius Brutus Jr. and John Wilkes Booth and their dysfunctional relationship in the years prior to Lincoln’s assassination. [ * ]  Chad Jones’ Theater Dogs When Sarah Palin went ’Wic ked’ This Mor......
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[ TM ]  Slava’s Snowshow To Play Helen Hayes Theatre [ P ]  Slava’s Snowshow Expected to Engulf Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre [ V ]  Jennifer Rudin Trying out tykes By IAIN BLAIR Jennifer Rudin, whose job involves scouring the country for young actors to appear in the stage versions of "Mary Poppins," "The Lion King" and "The Little Mermai......
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[ B ]  Welcome to the New Broadway.com! What’s New? We’ll Tell You! News: [ P ]  Hairspray Likely to Close in January; Fierstein Will Return [ B ]  Johanna Day and Michael Milligan to Join the Cast of August: Osage County [ P ]  Johanna Day and Michael Milligan Join Restless August Clan Oct. 14 [ TM ]  Johanna Day to Replace Amy Morton in August: Osage County ......
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