Sunday, June 29, 2008

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


Washington Post

A Roaring Success and Its Effects on Broadway
'Lion King' Changed Everything, and the Stampede Isn't Over

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Stage review: Kander & Ebb musical pays 'Visit' to D.C.
A project with a long history, the musical version of "The Visit" by John Kander and Freb Ebb is now being staged with Broadway-level credentials at Arlington's handsome new ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch

On the aisle - Theater notes

Providence Journal

A revival of bare-bones sets
With tough economic times staring him in the face, Ed Shea, creative head of Warren’s 2nd Story Theatre, decided something had to go. So for his summer season, which gets under way Wednesday, he is putting on a couple of plays without sets, using just two intersecting boardwalks to create a stage.

Charlotte News & Observer

'Mamma Mia!' what a location

Amanda Seyfried did not want to jump off that cliff. "Everybody was scared," says the 22-year-old actress, referring to herself and co-stars Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard in the screen version of the hit Abba musical "Mamma Mia!"

Ready, Abba nuts?

If you've already seen the stage version of "Mamma Mia!" you know what you'll be getting. If you haven't, you may wonder. These Abba songs are featured on the film soundtrack, along with the original Abba album, release date and peak on Billboard's Hot 100.

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