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Article | By Blake Ross | March 31, 2012
THE WEEK AHEAD, March 31-April 6: Best Man, End of the Rainbow Open on Broadway; Seminar Welcomes New Cast
Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that the season's starriest political ticket hits Broadway… Judy Garland's Rainbow fades (and shimmers)… Blair Underwood is Stanley Kowalski… and the politics of Joe Alsop's life are examined — courtesy of John Lithgow. April showers us with new Broadway shows this WEEK AHEAD!
Article | June 15, 2001
Spring-Summer Broadway Season Schedule
Here is a list of shows that opened on Broadway during the 2000-2001 season and beyond. (Information as of June 15, 2001.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 2000-2001 Broadway season began June 1, 2000 and ended May 27, 2001. The 2000-2001 Tony season began May 4, 2000 and ended May 2, 2001.
Article | February 14, 2001
Winter-Spring Broadway Season Schedule
Here is a list of shows announced to open on Broadway during the 2000-2001 season and beyond. (Information as of Feb. 13, 2001.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 2000-2001 Broadway season began June 1, 2000. The 2000 2001 Tony season began May 4, 2000. Tony eligibility cut-off is May 2, 2001.
Article | By David Lefkowitz | September 17, 2000
Will The Best Man Win Over Bway? Vidal Drama Opens Sept. 17 at Virginia
As American voters start deciding whether the best man is a progressive Republican or a conservative Democrat (or a liberal Green or a right-wing Reformer), theatregoers know exactly where the Best Man is: at the Virginia Theatre on Broadway. Gore Vidal's 1960 drama The Best Man opens Sept. 17 for a limited run through Dec. 31, according to production spokesperson and co-producer Jeffrey Richards. Various reports have noted that ticket sales have been brisk since the box office opened for this star-studded revival, which began previews Sept. 5. (Variety reported, Sept. 4, that advance sales on the $1.9 million production nearly reached $1 million.)
Article | By David Lefkowitz | September 5, 2000
Vidal's Best Man Begins the Bway Race Sept. 5 at Virginia Theatre
As American voters start deciding whether the best man is a progressive Republican or a conservative Democrat (or a liberal Green or a right-wing Reformer), theatregoers know exactly where the Best Man is: at the Virginia Theatre on Broadway. Previews of Gore Vidal's drama The Best Man begin Sept. 5 for an opening Sept. 17 and a limited run through Dec. 31, according to production spokesperson and co-producer Jeffrey Richards. Various reports have noted that ticket sales have been brisk since the box office opened for this star-studded revival. (Variety reported, Sept. 4, that advance sales on the $1.9 million production have nearly reached $1 million.)
Article | By David Lefkowitz | August 2, 2000
Best Man Starts Bway Rehearsals as GOP Swarms in Philly
Showing the kind of synergistic timing any electoral candidate would kill for, the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's 1960 political drama, The Best Man, started rehearsals the day after the Republican Convention officially began in Philadelphia. The star-studded revival of The Best Man began its first day with the kind of press meet-n'-greet usually reserved for candidates.
Article | April 2, 1997
SF's ACT Hosts Royal Family, Through April 20
We may never see a Tommy Tune/William Finn Royal Family, but San Franciscans can catch the original George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber 1927 comedy at American Conservatory Theatre, opening March 26 and running thorugh April 20.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | May 3, 2006
McDonagh's Bloody Comedy, Lieutenant of Inishmore, Opens on Broadway
Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, the bloody, comic satire of terrorism's monomaniacal — or just plain stupid — participants, opens at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre May 3 after a lauded run Off-Broadway.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | April 19, 2006
A Terrorist With a Soft Spot for Cats Makes His Broadway Bow in Lieutenant
Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, the bloody, comic satire of terrorism and its monomaniacal — or just plain stupid — participants, begins Broadway performances April 19 after being a spring sensation Off-Broadway.
Article | By Murdoch McBride | May 7, 2001
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Closes at the Minskoff on May 13
The musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will close with the matinee performance on May 13 after playing 34 previews and 21 regular performances. The show opened on April 26 following an engagement at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Conn.
Article | By Murdoch McBride | April 26, 2001
Don Schlitz-Ken Ludwig Musical, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Opens at Minskoff, April 26
It may become one of Broadway’s hottest tickets for young people, judging by the word of mouth generated since previews began on March 27. Don Schlitz and Ken Ludwig’s musical adaptation of the Mark Twain classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer opens at the Minskoff Theatre on April 26.
Article | By Murdoch McBride | March 27, 2001
Schlitz-Ludwig Musical Tom Sawyer Starts Bway Previews March 27 at Minskoff
The Don Schlitz-Ken Ludwig musical, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer starts previews March 27 at the Minskoff Theatre. The show opens April 26. What began as an inspiration by the late director Mike Ockrent became a stage reality from Feb. 27- March 11 during the show’s pre-Broadway tryout in New Haven at the Shubert Theatre. The show opens on Broadway with a separate and slightly larger set.
Article | August 20, 1999
DIVA TALK: More News For Diva Lovers
Hello, diva lovers! I'll be out of the office all next week, but you can send e-mails beginning Monday, August 30. Have a great week, and enjoy the diva news. . .
Article | By Andrew Gans | August 20, 1999
DIVA TALK: More News For Diva Lovers
Hello, diva lovers! I'll be out of the office all next week, but you can send e-mails beginning Monday, August 30. Have a great week, and enjoy the diva news. . .
Article | July 30, 1999
DIVA TALK: A Very Betty Season & More
Hello, diva lovers! Well, the weekend is here at last, and I’m looking forward to listening to Varese Sarabande’s “The Stephen Schwartz Album,” which I just received in today’s mail. It’s an especially exciting release because it boasts some of my newer favorites: Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Marin Mazzie, Kristin Chenoweth as well as Susan Egan, Christiane Noll, Sara Ramirez plus Brian d’Arcy James and many others. I’ll have a full report for next Friday’s column (the CD will be in stores August 24), but, for now, enjoy these diva items . . .
Article | July 30, 1999
DIVA TALK: A Very Betty Season & More
Hello, diva lovers! Well, the weekend is here at last, and I¹m looking forward to listening to Varèse Sarabande¹s ³The Stephen Schwartz Album,² which I just received in today¹s mail. It¹s an especially exciting release because it boasts some of my newer favorites: Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Marin Mazzie, Kristin Chenoweth as well as Susan Egan, Christiane Noll, Sara Ramirez plus Brian d¹Arcy James and many others. I¹ll have a full report for next Friday¹s column (the CD will be in stores August 24), but, for now, enjoy these diva items . . .
Article | By Blake Ross | December 13, 2014
THE WEEK AHEAD Dec. 13-19: Go Backstage With Disney and Travel Into the Woods
Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Monty Python does Christmas for the Naughty… Kelli O'Hara and Matthew Morrison are Merry and Bright… Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Darren Criss add a dash of Mickey to your holiday… and Justin Vivian Bond rings in a wicked new year.
Article | By Adam Hetrick | April 8, 2009
Public's Good Negro to Host Post-Show Discussion April 11
The Good Negro playwright Tracy Scott Wilson and the show's director, Liesl Tommy, will take part in a post-performance discussion of the Civil Rights-era work on April 11 at the Public Theater.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | June 10, 2008
Dr. Moreau, Jerry Springer, Machos Are Among Jeff Award Winners in Chicago
Lifeline Theatre's adaptation of The Island of Dr. Moreau was a big winner at the Jeff Non-Equity Awards Ceremony June 9 in Chicago.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | June 9, 2008
Non-Equity Jeff Ceremony Is June 9 in IL; Machos, Spare Change, Dr. Moreau, Cabaret Nommed
The best work in Chicago's non-union theatre community between April 2007 and March 2008 will be celebrated June 9 at the 35th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony.

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