Sunday, June 15, 2008

ATW NewsClips - Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern Print

Washington Post

Broadway Recast!
Onstage and in the Seats, People of Color Are Showing Producers New Ways to See Green
These days, the Great White Way is looking a lot more off-white....

Dressed for Excess: The Frocks of 'Irma Vep'
Over-the-Top Spoof Keeps Costumers, Actors on Their Toes

Philadelphia Inquirer

Tonys to honor best of a strong field tonight
Two remarkable evenings of theater - August: Osage County, an engrossing play about a beyond-dysfunctional family, and In the Heights...

'Color Purple' took a long road to the Academy

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Commentary: Tony Awards' sure winners ... maybe

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Brownsville murder-mystery raises funds for castle
Nemacolin Castle in Brownsville held a murder-mystery theater fundraiser recently. The production was a fundraiser held in partnership with the Brownsville Historical Society.

Baltimore Sun

No Tony wallflower, this 'Baby' can dance
For slightly less than four minutes tonight, Charm City, circa 1954, will grab the spotlight -- and possibly try to fence it.

Boston Globe

Broadway has something to sing about
With "August: Osage County" (left) looking like a sure thing for Best Play, the races to watch in this year's Tony Awards are mostly in the musical categories.

Play accentuates the politics
Ken Howard's new one-man show about late House speaker Tip O'Neill seeks a broad-based constituency.

Loser role keeps him busy in 'Bee'
Emerson College graduate Miguel Cervantes, who played the role of Chip on both Broadway and in the national tour of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," returns to the role again this summer.

Boston Herald

‘Essential Self-Defense’: An indie ‘Babes in Toyland’

Berkshire Eagle

From monks to 'Menopause': Colonial Theatre unveils new season

Orlando Sentinel

Broadway's best will take a bow
Spectacular production numbers! Hollywood celebrities! Historical salutes! With all that going on during tonight's Tony telecast, will there be enough time to give out any awards?

Miami Herald

High hopes: A skinny Latino dreamer, with an assist from Miami's deep theater talent pool, creates a Tony Awards heavyweight
At the start of another scorching July day, the guy who runs the corner bodega perfumes the air with the scent of café con leche...

Video Miami-raised Alex Lacamoire receives a Tony nomination for 'In the Heights'

3 names familiar to South Florida will be heard at Tonys

Sun-Sentinel

Tony Handicapping: On a clear day you can see from "In the Heights" to "South Pacific"

Meet the nominees: The Creators

'Sunday in the Park' fascinatingly different

Patti Lupone arrives as Mama Rose in 'Gypsy'

Meet the nominees: The Actors

'August' brings a new kind of tornado to Oklahoma

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

New voices join old pros at 62nd Tony Awards

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia Shakespeare stages summer love fest with 3 plays

Set design as part artistry, part geometry

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