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Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog

The sound of music(als)
So the 2008 Tony Awards are history, and soon the big-budget shows that didn't collect any medallions probably will be too. But if you caught Sunday's Tony telecast -- Broadway's three-hour commercial love letter to itself -- you realize that some wonderful musicals are running in New York right now.

Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog

More on the GLBT theater fest

Los Angeles Times - The Envelope

Our smartest Tony Awards prophet: AM New York's Matt Windman

TimeOut NY Blog

Video: Tony Awards 2008

Associated Press

The 2008 Tonys opt for more entertainment, not thank yous
Did the 2008 Tony Awards take a cue from the Grammys?.

The Onion

Video: High School Tony Awards Honor Nation's Biggest Drama Club Nerds

The Playgoer Blog

Tonys 08 debriefing

Superfluities Blog

Organum

Playbill

* Dickens Unplugged Will Be Unplugged in London June 29
* Five Actors Will Represent a World of Characters in Irish Rep's 80 Days
* Stage Musical of "A Fish Called Wanda" in the Works
* Armstrong, Huberman, Keegan, Scott and Wright to Be Part of And the World Goes 'Round in PA
* All My Sons to Play the Schoenfeld Beginning Sept. 18
* PHOTO CALL: Central Park to Grow Hair with Groff
* LisaGay Hamilton Exits Of Equal Measure Premiere; Michole Briana White Takes Over
* Kevin Spacey Will Be "Shrink" to the Stars in New Film
* Old Globe Will Welcome Jerry Herman's Broadway, With Graae, Gravitte, Raines and Pippin
* West End Production of Hairspray Recoups
* Radnor, Silverman, Castellaneta and Aaron to Star in LATW's Broadway Bound
* Judges Announced for Samuel French Short Play Festival
* Ruckdashel, Baldwin, May and Gibson Cast in Next Big Thing Musical
* Bishop, Durang and Eikenberry to Honor Zaks and Saviola at E.S.T. Benefit
* Garner, Hamilton and Maher to Star in Bogosian's 1+1 at the Powerhouse
* Ebersole and Stritch Will Sing and Sign at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle June 17
* "Queer Eye" Host Rodriguez Will Be Desi Arnaz in Dance With Me

TheaterMania

* Full Cast, Creative Team Set for Around the World in 80 Days
* Broadway's All My Sons to Open at Schoenfeld on October 16
* William Hurt to Join Glenn Close on FX's Damages
* Rodriguez, Bullock to Star in Dance With Me

Broadway.com

* Dates, Theater Set for Broadway Revival of All My Sons
* Broadway Grosses: Box Office Steady; In the Heights Climbs
* FIRST PERSON: Daniel Jenkins: The Joys of Fatherhood—On and Off Stage

The Guardian

2000 Feet Away, Bush, London
This serious play confronts the issue of child abuse with integrity, writes Michael Billington

Les Parents Terribles, Dundee Rep, Dundee
Jean Cocteau's play, in a sparky version by Jeremy Sams, captures the conflict of primal passions and polite behaviour, writes Mark Fisher

The Guardian - Performing Arts Blog

Michael Billington: There's little difference between theatre and sport

Whatsonstage.com

1st Night Photos: Fiennes Stage Return at the Bush

* Dickens Is Unplugged & Closing at Comedy, 29 Jun
* West End Live Takes Over Leicester Square, 21 Jun

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

Five Reasons to See… The Diver
Writer Colin Teevan gives us five reasons to see his new play The Diver, which opens later this week at the Soho theatre

Review: The Buccaneer
There is always a chance with musicals from the 1950s that they can wind up being corny and artificial. There are certain pitfalls that need to be avoided and sadly the Finborough Theatre’s production of The Buccaneer falls head first into every single one.

London Theatre Guide

First Night Feautre: 2,000 Feet Away
Plays concerning paedophilia are never comfortable viewing. In the intimate environment of the Bush, Anthony Weigh’s 2,000 Feet Away can feel positively claustrophobic, writes Matthew Amer.

Dickens unplugs at the Comedy
Fans of Victorian literary powerhouse Charles Dickens will have to be quick to catch the comic adaptation of his life and works, as Dickens Unplugged has announced it will close on 29 June.

Carpenter leads major Les Mis cast change
Former Phantom Earl Carpenter and Avenue Q’s Jon Robyns are to star in Les Misérables as part of a major cast change in the 22-year-old musical