Friday, June 13, 2008

ATW NewsClips - National, Industry Print

USA TODAY

Tonys: Who should win, who will win

Strong season for musicals, old and new

On tour: Broadway shares the wealth

Bloomberg.com

Britain's Postwar Blues Shine Through `Vest-Pocket' Musical: John Simon
The Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has imported its first musical, ``The Hired Man.'' A vest-pocket affair, it features a unit set, an omnipresent piano and occasional trumpet and violin. But its heart is big.

Broadway's Tony Awards, Battling Kobe Bryant, Offer Suspense, Low Ratings
Who cares about Kobe Bryant and Game 5 of the National Basketball Association finals on Sunday night? Broadway's 62nd Annual Tony Awards promises plenty of drama.

Wall Street Journal

Down for 'The Count' and the Bard
At the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a full-time resident company performs a diversified repertory of plays and musicals, including a piping-hot modern-dress version of "Romeo and Juliet."

Variety

Sondheim's 'Bounce' goes Public
Off Broadway theater unveils 2008-09 slate

'Xanadu' team hits 'Big Time'
Music aims for spring 2010 opening

'Legally Blonde' making Elle transition
Laura Bell Bundy finishes show on July 20

Royal Court season wears 'Wig'
Theater org unveils season slate

Constable, Austin earn Brit awards
Other awards go to Lucy Carter, Paul Pyant

Single Black Female
Lisa B. Thompson's hilarious list of grievances and hopes in "Single Black Female" may not amount to a play, exactly, but it makes for hugely entertaining theater in the capable hands of thesps Riddick Marie and Soara-Joy Ross. ...

The Great in Sydney
Set in the inner sanctum of Catherine the Great, Tony McNamara's "The Great" plays fast and loose with the facts, triumphing style over substance and wit over accuracy in an entertaining manner its namesake would likely have appreciated. ....

TDF

"Port" of Entry
In directing Conor McPherson's "Port Authority," Henry Wishcamper wove singular journeys into a shared experience.

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