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James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: ArtsBeat Blog: Stephen Sondheim Takes Issue With Plan for Revamped 'Porgy and Bess' by The New York Times

Among those most rankled by changes being made to a new production of the opera was the composer Stephen Sondheim.

LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Play Final Show on Broadway September 4; to Tour Fall 2012

The producers of the Tony Award Nominated Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN have announced that the show will play its final performance on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at The Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St...

LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Aaron Tveit Broadway Spider Man Reeve Carney to Play Jeff Buckley in Film by Roger Friedman

Reeve Carney can really thank Julie Taymor now. He's been plucked from his grueling job playing Peter Parker in "Spider Man: Turn off the Dark" to star in the official bio film about late sing...

LINKED FROM SHOWBIZ 411 CARNEGIE HALL IS ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC

ON APRIL 24, 2012 CARNEGIE HALL WILL PRESENT "THE SOUND OF MUSIC IN THEÂ STERN AUDITORIUM/PERELMAN STAGE, AS A GALA BENEFIT FOR CARNEGIE HALL, THIS ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT PERFORMANCE OF THE BELOVED MUSICAL ...

LINKED FROM THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN ORGANIZATION Some enchanted evenings! The rise of the musical

An acclaimed, award-laden new production of the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, coming from New York, is about to open in London, at the Barbican Centre, and you can already sense people go...

LINKED FROM THE INDEPENDENT Gigi, the play, in New Hampshire @ The Winnipesaukee Playhouse Marilyn Maye in Provincetown Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Andrew Lloyd Webber funds theatre for deprived youngsters by Dalya Alberge

Project in Scotland aims to help young people in former shipbuilding stronghold beset by 24% unemploymentComposer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's charitable foundation is to fund a new theatre for some of the UK's mo...

LINKED FROM THE GUARDIAN The Best Closing Lines From Musicals by Christopher Caggiano

Recently on Twitter, my friend Howard Sherman (@HESherman) started a hashtag topic on the best closing lines from the stage (#beststageclosinglines). Needless to say, I contributed a few of my own, and I'm sure...

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Porgy and Bess - Opening and "Summertime"

Porgy and Bess finale -- "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way"

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Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Follies Original Cast Recording being played at theater outside and starts previews today. 'Spring Awakening': Director adds edge to Asbury Park production of Broadway hit by Peter Filichia Alecia BrooksDirector Carlos Armesto with actresses Elena Ricardo, center, and Renée Bang Allen, rehearsing "Spring Awakening." A director must get the right chemistry out of his cast membe... LINKED FROM NJ.COM Arts & Leisure: It Ain't Necessarily 'Porgy' by Patrick Healy Diane Paulus, who had success with "Hair," is working on a version of "Porgy and Bess" that she hopes will be more palatable to modern Broadway audiences. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Lauren Ambrose as Fanny Brice: Yay or Nay? by The Mick Jonathan Groff told us it wasn't happening months ago, in an interview. And he knows everything there is to know on planet earth, obviously, so we weren't shocked when we heard Lea Michele was officiall... LINKED FROM THE CRAPTACULAR If It Only Even Runs A Minute 7 Julian Ovenden Leaves Death Takes a Holiday; Kevin Earley Steps Into Musical Permanently by Kenneth Jones Julian Ovenden, the British actor who created the shadowy but charming title character in the current Off-Broadway world premiere of the musical Death Takes a Holiday, has withdrawn from the production owing to... LINKED FROM PLAYBILL JERSEY BOYS to play all weeknights at 7:00pm beginning September 6 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, will play Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7pm beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The hit musical will also continue to play Wedne... LINKED FROM BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN "The King's Speech" Headed to Broadway in Fall 2012 by Roger Friedman I told you first, and quite a while ago, that "The King's Speech" would head to Broadway after its run as a film. Then it won the Oscar. Now I'm told that David Seidler's Oscar win... LINKED FROM SHOWBIZ 411 British Hit One Man, Two Guvnors May Be Broadway Bound by Broadway.com British stage hit One Man, Two Guvnors is eyeing a Broadway run under the auspices of producer Bob Boyett, according to Variety. The move could potentially take place within the 2011-12 theater season, but... LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Co-stars for Connick Jr. Legit News: Turner, Mueller cast in 'Clear Day' -- Thesps David Turner and Jessie Mueller have booked gigs starring alongside Harry Connick Jr. in the upcoming Broadway revival of "On a Clear Day You Can See Fo... LINKED FROM VARIETY NY could be 'Ghost' town by Michael Riedel The new musicals this season aren't exactly blockbuster central. Douglas Carter Beane's "Lysistrata Jones" is campy and fun, but it's not going to topple "The Book of Mormon." "Nice Work If You Can Get It"... LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST Music Ends for Broadway Run of 'Baby It's You!' Producers said Wednesday that the show about pioneering record executive Florence Greenberg and The Shirelles will end its Broadway run on Sept. 4. LINKED FROM BACKSTAGE Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: Yes Music: Sez I from Donnybrook! Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: If It Only Even Runs A Minute 7 Jennifer Ashley Tepper Kevin Michael Murphy PF: Go to Go Disco PF: Senator Joe Twitter @ RunsAMinute YouTube Videos Peter Goes To The Shaw Festival My Fair Lady The President Drama at Inish Maria Severa Peter Goes To The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival The Two Noble Kinsmen King Lear @ RSC Park Avenue Armory Mark Rylance gives his Tony Award to a Wiltshire man Actor Mark Rylance has given his Tony Award for his role in the Broadway hit Jerusalem to the man who partly inspired it. LINKED FROM BBC Mandy/Patti Headed For Broadway? by Brendan Lemon "An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin," which has been playing dates around the country, is getting its act together for Broadway. Final details are still being worked out, but the produc... LINKED FROM LEMONWADE "Funny Girl" Coming to Broadway, But Without Lea Michele by Roger Friedman Exclusive: The revival of "Funny Girl" is on its way to Broadway, but without "Glee" star Lea Michele. There was talk that Lea was going to star as Fanny Brice, the part made famous by B... LINKED FROM SHOWBIZ 411 Glee Creator Ryan Murphy Addresses Casting Confusion and Nixes Plans for a Spin-Off Starring Lea Michele by Broadway.com After initial reports were revoked that Glee stars Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer would depart the series after the third season, the show's co-creator Ryan Murphy sat down with Deadline.com to... LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Review - Overusing Broadway's F-word by Michael Dale LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM 2012 Tony Awards Will Again Play the Beacon Theatre by Andrew Gans The American Theatre Wing's 66th Annual Tony Awards, which will be presented in June 2012, will again be held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Theater Caricaturist and Former Drama Desk President Sam Norkin Has Died by Dan Bacalzo Sam Norkin, a theater caricaturist and illustrator, passed away this morning. His illustrations chronicled stage productions on and off Broadway, as well as opera, ballet and film, and were published in the Ne... LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA Sam Norkin: Drawings, Stories @ Amazon Broadway's Memphis Film Available for Streaming on Netflix by Adam Hetrick The HD-film of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, starring Tony Award nominees Chad Kimball and Montego Glover, is now available for instant streaming on Netflix. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL How rude should theatre critics be? by Michael Billington Legal action against a 'malicious' book review has revived an old question: can critics stay honest without giving offence?I was out of the country last week and have only just caught up with the legal action b... LINKED FROM THE GUARDIAN Theater Talkback: In Protest of Pre-Show Announcements by Laura Motta Who trusts a show that needs a disclaimer? Better to let the production speak for itself. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: No Music: "Let the Moment Slip By" from Salvation Sung by Rachel Sussman "Purlie" from Purlie Sung by Badia Farha Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Tom Aldredge, the Tony-Nominated Actor of Passion, Little Foxes, On Golden Pond and More, Has Died by Kenneth Jones Tom Aldredge, the lean and reliable character actor of stage and screen, whose roles ranged from the Narrator/Mysterious Man of Into the Woods to elderly gents on "The Sopranos" and "Boardwalk Em... LINKED FROM PLAYBILL "Glee" Star Darren Criss in Talks to Succeed Daniel Radcliffe in How To by Kenneth Jones Darren Criss, the heartthrob of TV's "Glee," is expected to realize a longtime dream of starring on Broadway. Playbill.com got independent confirmation that Criss is in talks with the producers of... LINKED FROM PLAYBILL ArtsBeat: The Staggering Cost of Broadway by Patrick Healy Ms. Friedman, echoing many Broadway producers, said virtually every production-related expense was more expensive in New York. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ACT -- A Contemporary Theatre, in Seattle, offers All you can see for only $25 a month Is this NetFlix for Theatre? Will it work? Scalping Battle Putting 'Fans' in the Middle by Ben Sisario Ticket sellers are setting up nonprofit groups that claim they represent consumers, but are part of a lobbying fight over control of the multibillion-dollar secondary ticketing market. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Follow up from last week: Michael saw Kiss Me Kate -- New Jersey Youth Theater from West Field, NJ performing at NJPAC in Newark Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana Audra McDonald Will Sing at New York State's First Gay Marriage by Michael C. Gioia Broadway stars are celebrating the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State--including Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (A Raisin in the Sun, Ragtime). According to the performer's Twitter ac... LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Broadway Impact Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: No Music: Love, Don't Turn Away from 110 in the Shade No More from Into The Woods Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Hair Tour stops on Broadway Kiss Me Kate -- New Jersey Youth Theater from West Field, NJ performing at NJPAC in Newark Michael Rodriguez, the actor who played Angel in Rent at New Jersey Youth Theater is now opening in Rent off-Broadway as Angel Broadway's Rising Stars on Monday night at Town Hall. Larson's unhappy with RENT(BroadwayWorld.com) Addams Family / Brooke Shields opens The Iceman Cometh at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Eugene O'Neill's towering masterpiece becomes a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event, featuring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy. Oscar Wilde's Salome at The Flea Exit Introductions Feedback: Michael Shayne -- David Merrick knew that if one of his stars as Dolly was out he made an announcement that went something like this: "The role of Mrs. Levi will be played tonight by________" As soon as the announcement was made Merrick ordered the box office close their windows. Most people wouldn't realize the Dolly is Mrs. Levi ArtsBeat: 'Rebecca' to Sing, Manderley to Burn on Broadway by Patrick Healy A $16 million musical production of "Rebecca," based on the classic 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier, has been scaled down. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Tony Stevens Dies at 63 by Broadway World Valarie Pettiford and others who had the pleasure of working with Tony Stevens have shared the news online that the performer, director and choreographer has passed away at 63. LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Boston theater mogul Jerome Rosenfeld dead at 100 by Bryan Marquard Pausing in his early 80s to reflect on decades as a mainstay of Boston's arts community, Jerome Rosenfeld looked back at his extensive efforts to keep theater vital and could find but one blank space on h... LINKED FROM BOSTON GLOBE The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook by R&H a special video segment of behind-the-scenes home movies taken during the making of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in Salzburg, Summer 1964. This never-before-seen footage was provided to R&H by the 7 movie "kids" wh... LINKED FROM THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN ORGANIZATION LOVE NEVER DIES to Be Filmed in Melbourne; No Broadway? According to the NY Times, the continuation of Broadway's longest-running musical The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies might not make it to Broadway after all. When asked if the show has a future on the Gr... LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: No Music: Hair Let The Sun Shine In The New Broadway Cast Recording of Hair Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: The Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of MASTER CLASS by Terrence McNally, directed by Stephen Wadsworth Book of Mormon free performance recorded Peter's new book coming this fall: MVPs - 1986 Betty Corwin "Hugh Jackman in Concert" Baby It's You possible vacating the Broadhurst Theatre Hugh Jackman had two understudies in The Boy From Oz: Michael Halling (Peter Allen), Kevin Spirtas (Peter Allen). Will there be a Jesus Christ Superstar revival directed by Des McAnuff from Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival? The Magdalene off-Broadway (Theatre at St. Clement's) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on hiatus while Daniel Radcliffe is opening Harry Potter. Broadway in Bryant Park Free Concert Series Performances are scheduled for 12:30 PM-1:30 PM on Thursdays, July 14, 21 and 28 and Aug. 4 and 11. http://broadwayunderstudies.com/ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at Bryant Park this week. Michael: re last week's discussion about Kim Cartrall Closing: Ghetto Klown Exit Introductions Explicit: No Music: Heaven On Their Minds from the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar Finale: I Go To Rio performed by Hugh Jackman from the Broadway production of The Boy From Oz Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: National High School Musical Theater Awards Silence The Musical Frankly Frank by Peter Filichia A Most Remarkable Fella: Frank Loesser and the Guys and Dolls in His Life: A Portrait by His Daughter by Susan Loesser Music / Masterworks Broadway Merry Widow Carousel Knickerbocker Holiday Opening Announcements Follies cast announced Kim Cattrall in "Private Lives" Audra McDonald in "Porgy and Bess" and Harry Connick Jr. in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" Alan Rickman in "Seminar" Chicago transfer "Chinglish" Off Broadway transfer "Venus in Fur" "Someone To Fall Back On" was originally recorded on The Inaudible Jason Robert Brown, an album that Brown distributed only to family and friends. [2] The song also appeared in some of Brown's live performances. The song eventually made its way into the film Bandslam, directed by Todd Graff. This slightly faster rock-pop version was sung by Aly Michalka. Exit Introductions Explicit: Yes Music: Dorrie's Wish/Gideon Briggs, I Love You - Bruce Mackay, Anthony Perkins, Chorus from Greenwillow (1960 Original Broadway Cast) Someone To Fall Back On from Wearing Someone Else's Clothes by Jason Robert Brown Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Topics: Jan just finished hosting Working in the Theatre show for the American Theatre Wing with a fantastic panel: Nina Arianda, Arian Moayed, Nikki M. James and Bobby Steggert to be aired later this summer The Jimmy™ Awards are coming up tomorrow (Monday, June 27th @ Minskoff Theatre) Both: One Arm Jan: 4000 Miles Both: Unnatural Acts Jan: A crush on Carey Mulligan and Through A Glass Darkly How to Succeed in Business: 100th Performance Stagehand Dies Backstage by Broadway.com Hiatus - July 7, 8 and 9. Will the new movie give H2$ a bump at the box? Alice Playten Closings: House of Blue Leaves, The Importance of Being Earnest, Born Yesterday Peter is in Ann Arbor this weekend. Download Go the F--k to Sleep | Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson Explicit: Yes Music: From How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 2011 Broadway Cast Recording: The Company Way I Believe In You Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast.Panel:Peter Filichia | [email protected] | FacebookJames Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | FacebookMichael Portantiere | [email protected] | FacebookTopics:Kennedy Center Follies to Get Limited Engagement on BroadwayFollies in Washington by Peter FilichiaSpider-Man reviews by Peter and Michael.Love Never Dies to close in August on the West EndPeter's feelings on the Tonys.New season shaping up:FolliesMatthew Broderick coming back to Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get ItBig FishMan and BoyA Streetcar Named DesireExit IntroductionsExplicit: NoMusic:From PS Classics recording Strike Up the Band (1930)2011 Studio Cast Recordingwith Brent Barrett, Don Chastain & Rebecca Luker5. Typical Self-Made American24. Finale UltimoContact Info:Email addresses: see abovePhone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695BroadwayStars: Twitter | FacebookSubscribe:iPhone/iPod: iTunesZune: Zune MarketplaceAndroid: Google Listen for AndroidBlackBerry: Stitcher AppListen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Adam Feldman | [email protected] | Twitter James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook The Mick | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook 2011 Tony Awards Roundup: Surprises? Hunter Foster watch? Guardian: War Horse gallops past the funding neigh-sayers Book of Mormon ticket price increase Neil Patrick Harris (NPH) "The 65th Annual Tony Awards" Posts Year-to-Year Gains Among Adults 18-49. You Like Me Speeches Spider Man opens tonight! Bono and The Edge at 92Y w/ Jordan Roth last night Master Class previews begin tonight Exit Introductions Explicit: Yes Music: Patriotic Rally from Strike Up the Band (1930)2011 Studio Cast Recording Prelude from The Trumpet of the Swan by Jason Robert Brown Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm