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Atlanta Journal Constitution ATLArts Blog

Exquisite 'Merchant' @ Georgia Shakes

Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog

So bad it's good
If you're looking for something to do after the fireworks go "pop" this weekend, how about a show built around a soprano who couldn't sing?...

Fort Worth Star Telegram Pop Cultural District Blog

Tammy loves Sammi
Tammy Dombeck, Channel 5's "Gridlock Buster," saw Hip Pocket Theatre's production of Cootie Pancake, in which there is a character inspired by her, Sammi Zoomdeck. Read Tammy's blog...

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

Chicago theaters in New York: 'Adding Machine' to close, 'The Strangerer' to open
The off-Broadway transfer of the Next Theatre Company's production of "The Adding Machine" is coming to a close. The show will end July 20 after 16 previews and 149 regular performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre. It has been a...

'Dirty Dancing' cast is official
The U.S. touring production of "Dirty Dancing," which premieres in Chicago this fall, has officially announced its principal cast. We already knew about Amanda Leigh Cobb, who is to play Baby. Britta Lazenga, left, the member of the Joffrey Ballet...

New York Observer Culture Blog

Adding Machine to Close July 20

Jim Carroll's Basketball Diaries Gets Workshop Treatment on Stage

New York Times Artsbeat Blog

Spoleto Italy: French Plays, Old and New, in Festival’s First Weekend
The Spoleto festival’s first weekend had a heavy dose of theater, with a Gallic complexion to it. France is, after all, this summer’s theme. Both plays had Italian supertitles for the French language-challenged.

Variety

Review: Superior Donuts
While the process of artistic creation certainly doesn't function this way, it's tempting to believe Tracy Letts sets the tone for a play by selecting the drugs his principal characters choose to ingest.

Back Stage

Fem'¿i¿nä¿zi reviewed by Nicole Villeneuve
In her self-written one-woman show, Suzanne Willett attempts to break down this definition but ends up propagating other damaging labels.

Make It So reviewed by Mark Peikert
You can go home again -- you just probably shouldn't. And there was never a better reason to leave and not return than Southern matriarch Bertha in Make It So.

Playbill

* McKellen to Star in Remake of "Prisoner" Series
* Broadway Grosses: June 23-29
* "Basketball Diaries" Will Bounce Into 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan July 15
* Brown, Cobb and Lazenga Will Be Dirty Dancing in U.S. Premiere; Show Is Broadway-Bound
* Decca to Release "Mamma Mia!" Soundtrack in July
* Lainie Kazan and Robert Davi to Star in Rachel and Julio
* Berman's Perfect Couple, Story of Three Friends, Gets Extra Week Off-Broadway
* PHOTO CALL: Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy Opens on Broadway
* Reichard, Westenberg, Brunell, Cummings and More Cast in Muny's Fair Lady
* ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Andrea, Alexis and Agonizing Auditions
* Phantom's Gussied Up Website Has Video Blogs by Broadway's Cudia
* Ted Chapin Named American Theatre Wing Board Chairman

TheaterMania

* Sally Struthers to Star in Reagle Players' Annie
* Mamma Mia! Film to Premiere in London on June 30; Soundtrack to Get July 8 Release

Broadway.com

* Dirty Dancing Sets Dates, Leads for Chicago Premiere

nytheatre.com

Review: A Devil Inside

Summer Theater Festivals Reviews:

* HOT! Festival
* Summerfest 2008
* Shortened Attention Span Theatre Festival