Theater Review | 'Xanadu': Heaven on Wheels and in Leg Warmers - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
This new improved “Xanadu” is an outlandishly enjoyable stage spoof of the outrageously bad movie from 1980.
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/theater/reviews/11xana.html?ex=1341806400&en=45bd608e6c46e210&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Theater Review | 'Xanadu': Heaven on Wheels and in Leg Warmers - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
This new improved “Xanadu” is an outlandishly enjoyable stage spoof of the outrageously bad movie from 1980.
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/theater/reviews/11xana.html?ex=1341806400&en=45bd608e6c46e210&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Theater Briefs - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
A musical version of the 1985 film “Desperately Seeking Susan” is planned for London Claire Danes is coming to Broadway and more theater news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/theater/11arts-SUSANSOUGHTA_BRF.html?ex=1341806400&en=d5c63dec9a62286f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Theater Review | 'Morning Star': Unsinkable in the Face of Both History and Household - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
For most audiences today Sylvia Regan’s melodrama about an immigrant family on the Lower East Side seems more like an overwrought soap opera.
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/reviews/10morn.html?ex=1341720000&en=1db7503e53110760&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Theater Review | 'Morning Star': Unsinkable in the Face of Both History and Household - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
For most audiences today Sylvia Regan’s melodrama about an immigrant family on the Lower East Side seems more like an overwrought soap opera.
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/reviews/10morn.html?ex=1341720000&en=1db7503e53110760&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Let Her Entertain You. Please! - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
The drama of how Patti LuPone finally got to star as Rose in a New York production of “Gypsy” is almost a musical in itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/theater/08gree.html?ex=1341547200&en=e49b28498e5b4d4c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Let Her Entertain You. Please! - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
The drama of how Patti LuPone finally got to star as Rose in a New York production of “Gypsy” is almost a musical in itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/theater/08gree.html?ex=1341547200&en=e49b28498e5b4d4c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Chance of a Lifetime (Two Lifetimes Really) - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
Here’s to Marian Seldes and Angela Lansbury who make acting look much easier than it is.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/theater/08ishe.html?ex=1341547200&en=b975e778ab913b3e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Chance of a Lifetime (Two Lifetimes Really) - 7/11/2007 8:58:54 PM
Here’s to Marian Seldes and Angela Lansbury who make acting look much easier than it is.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/theater/08ishe.html?ex=1341547200&en=b975e778ab913b3e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Blondie Does ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
Post-punk stars Blondie are lending their songs to a West End musical based on the movie '‘Desperately Seeking Susan.”
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/theater/AP-Theater-Blondie-Musical.html?ex=1341720000&en=45cefa0ddbf2b4af&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Blondie Does ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
Post-punk stars Blondie are lending their songs to a West End musical based on the movie '‘Desperately Seeking Susan.”
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/theater/AP-Theater-Blondie-Musical.html?ex=1341720000&en=45cefa0ddbf2b4af&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Old Movie New Musical First-Time Producers - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
All six of the above-the-title producers for the musical “Xanadu” are Broadway neophytes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/07/theater/07xana.html?ex=1341460800&en=d8da5a8907e90265&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Old Movie New Musical First-Time Producers - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
All six of the above-the-title producers for the musical “Xanadu” are Broadway neophytes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/07/theater/07xana.html?ex=1341460800&en=d8da5a8907e90265&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
The Big Time: For ‘Hairspray’ Star ‘My Darn Dream Come True’ - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
With no previous professional experience Nikki Blonsky is playing the lead in the movie version of “Hairspray ” the 1988 John Waters film that subsequently became a Broadway show.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/08mainli.html?ex=1341547200&en=9a605e247678350b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
The Big Time: For ‘Hairspray’ Star ‘My Darn Dream Come True’ - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
With no previous professional experience Nikki Blonsky is playing the lead in the movie version of “Hairspray ” the 1988 John Waters film that subsequently became a Broadway show.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/08mainli.html?ex=1341547200&en=9a605e247678350b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
New Musical From ‘Les Miz’ Team - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
A world premiere musical from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will cap the inaugural season of the Theater Royal Haymarket Company in London.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/10arts-NEWMUSICALFR_BRF.html?ex=1341720000&en=8cbb84e3524ee113&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
New Musical From ‘Les Miz’ Team - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
A world premiere musical from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will cap the inaugural season of the Theater Royal Haymarket Company in London.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/10arts-NEWMUSICALFR_BRF.html?ex=1341720000&en=8cbb84e3524ee113&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
New Cast Members for ‘Hairspray’ - 7/11/2007 8:58:55 PM
Lance Bass and Ashley Spencer are joining the cast of "Hairspray" at the Neil Simon Theater.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/10arts-FOOTNOTE_BRF.html?ex=1341720000&en=c7dd84e54315c860&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
New Cast Members for ‘Hairspray’ - 7/11/2007 8:58:56 PM
Lance Bass and Ashley Spencer are joining the cast of "Hairspray" at the Neil Simon Theater.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/10arts-FOOTNOTE_BRF.html?ex=1341720000&en=c7dd84e54315c860&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Arts and Entertainment: Youth Is Bustin’ Out All Over - 7/11/2007 8:58:56 PM
In this production of “Carousel ” the college students are the hardened veterans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/08theatnj.html?ex=1341547200&en=0538793efc552acf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss