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Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Aaron Lazar. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Interview: Aaron Lazar http://www.aaronlazar.com/ Aaron has appeared in seven Broadway shows: A Little Night Music Impressionism A Tale of Two Cities Les Misérables The Light in the Piazza Oklahoma! Mamma Mia! The Phantom of the Opera Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein October 12, 2012 at 8:00pm Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor Aaron Lazar, Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, Guest Artists Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor New York Theatre Ballet, Diana Byer, Artistic Director Aaron Lazar, Kelli O’Hara and Paulo Szot perform the timeless music of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the prolific duo who created Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music and other classic musicals from the golden age of Broadway. News: Chaplin in New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix The Approval Matrix: Week of October 8, 2012 Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies. Photo by Michael Portantiere Public Theater rededicated after facelift by Joe Dziemianowicz Mayor Bloomberg brushed up his Shakespeare with stage stars Vanessa Redgrave, Liev Schreiber and Mandy Patinkin at Thursday’s rededication of the Public Theater after a $40 million facelif… LINKED FROM NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Kander and Ebb’s Atlantic City Musical Steel Pier to Play London’s Union Theatre by Marc Snetiker Steel Pier, John Kander and Fred Ebb’s high-energy dance musical about life in 1930s Atlantic City, will have its first professional European staging at London’s Union Theatre begi… LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Commission Was Involved in $4.5 Million Financing for ‘Rebecca’ by William K. Rashbaum and Patrick Healy It seems increasingly likely that a fund-raiser fabricated the four investors whom producers were relying on, according to a lawyer for the Broadway musical’s lead producer. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION Tony Winner Adam Guettel Will Be Musical Theatre Artist-in-Residence at Pace University by Michael Gioia Tony Award-winning composer Adam Guettel will be the first of a series of artists-in-residence for Pace University’s musical theatre program within the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences… LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Hello, Gorgeous! by Michael Portantiere As you may have heard, Barbra Streisand will soon return to the borough of her birth, Brooklyn, to give two concerts in the brand new Barclays Center. If you’re a big Barbra fan but you can’… LINKED FROM BROADWAYSTARS Should Ben Brantley Review Broadway Commercials? by James Sims This is a commercial for the Broadway revival of “Annie”? Did I miss the shot of the title character, or perhaps the ragtag bunch of orphans doing a kick line? LINKED FROM SIMSSCOOP.CO Explicit: No Music:  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (New York City Center Encores! Presents) Sunshine Just a Kiss Apart Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: +1-855-987-8277 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm We need Listener Volunteers to help out with a few projects. If you have a few hours and would like to help out, contact james@broadwayradio.com.  

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Robert Cuccioli and Laura Osnes about their upcoming (separate!) recordings. Also, we review Ten Chimneys, Both Your Houses and Bartlett Sher’s The Elixir of Love at the Met. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Interview: Robert Cuccioli Robert Cuccioli made his Broadway debut as Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, and, is best known for his critically acclaimed performance as the duel title roles in the Broadway hit Jekyll & Hyde, for which he received a Tony nomination, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award, FANY Award and Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award. Off-Broadway credits include Temporary Help, Enter The Guardsman, And The World Goes ‘Round (1991 Outer Critics Circle Award), Gigi, The Rothschilds, Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris and Dietrich & Chevalier. Equally respected for his work in the Classics and Contemporary Plays as well as Musicals, Robert has performed at such notable Regional Theatres as The Guthrie (Antony & Cleopatra), Paper Mill Playhouse (1776, Oklahoma, Lend Me A Tenor, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound Of Music), The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ (Amadeus, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Carnival, Othello), The Shakespeare Theatre of DC ( Hamlet, Lorenzzaccio 2006 Helen Hayes Award Nomination), the McCarter Theatre (Fiction, The School for Scandal), George Street Playhouse (The Seafarer, A Moon To Dance By with Jane Alexander) and most recently at the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC (1776). Television: White Collar, Sliders, Baywatch, The Guiding Light. Film: Woody Allen’s Celebrity, and the independent film The Stranger. Robert is featured on the original cast recordings of Jekyll & Hyde (Atlantic), And The World Goes ‘Round (RCA Victor), Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris (Ghostlight), and The New Picasso (Black Forest Productions). He is also currently working on his debut solo album The Look Of Love which will be released in October 2012. www.robertcuccioli.com. ———— In celebration of the release of my debut solo album “The Look Of Love”, I will be performing my concert “A Standard Love” on Monday October 8th. With the Barry Levitt Trio. Cuccioli leads the audience in a touching, warm, uplifting and humorous personal journey through his loves and losses using lyrics from musical standards of the 30’s and 40’s. Included are such classics as: “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head,” “All Of You,” “Love Is Here To Stay,” “A Fine Romance,” “I Wanna Be Around,” “Once Upon A Time,”  “Witchcraft,” “All I Need Now Is The Girl,” and many more. Of course, Robert will include as an encore, his signature song from Jekyll & Hyde, “This Is The Moment.” Robert Cuccioli in “A Standard Love” Monday, October 8 at 7pm Birdland, 315 West 44 Street, NYC 212-581-3080 or www.BirdlandJazz.com $25 and $35 cover charge, $10 food/drink minimum J&H reunion concert 10/13/12 Town Hall   Interview: Laura Osnes LAURA OSNES is returning to Broadway in January as the title role in Cinderella. Laura starred in two other Rodgers and Hammerstein productions this past spring – the first NY revival of Pipe Dream for Encores! and a one night only concert of The Sound Of Music at Carnegie Hall. She was recently seen on Broadway as Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (Tony® Award Nomination) after originating the role at Asolo Repertory Theatre and L[...]

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet as well as the release of new recordings Desert Song, Call Me Madam, Pipe Dream, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Carrie. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet @ Laura Pels Theater A Roundabout Theater presentation of a play in one act by Nick Payne. Directed by Michael Longhurst. George – Brian F. O’Byrne Fiona – Michelle Gomez Anna – Annie Funke Terry – Jake Gyllenhaal Closes: November 25, 2012 Anita Gillette @ Birdland In “After All” Broadway or Bust WPAfilmlibrary.com Pippin, live in Toronto, 1982 (full, uncut) BC/EFA Flea Market CDs: The Desert Song: The Musical Road to Morocco Call Me Madam Pipe Dream Live New York City Center Encores! Cast Recording Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – Encores! Cast Recording Carrie Premiere Cast Recording The Ivey Awards in Explicit: No Music:  I Love What I’m Doing from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Overture from Pipe Dream Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Bob Avian. Peter and Michael also review Chaplin The Musical and Forbidden Broadway. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Chaplin @ Barrymore Theatre  •  243 West 47th Street Forbidden Broadway @ 47th Street Theatr  •  304 West, 47th Street (Between 8th and 9th Ave) Special Guest: Bob Avian A CHORUS LINE The Broadway Production at the London Palladium Music by Marvin Hamlisch Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Lyrics by Edward Kleban Conception, Original Direction and Choreography by Michael Bennett Direction and Original co-choreography by Bob Avian A Chorus Line The London Palladium Box Office 0844 4412 2957 www.achoruslinelondon.com First preview: February 2nd at 7.30pm Press night: February 19th at 7pm Booking until: June 29th at 7.30pm Tickets: £19.50 – £65 Preview prices: £10 off top three prices Access rate: £25 Monday – Saturday 7.30pm, Wednesday and Saturday 3pm (first midweek matinee on February 13th) Running time: 100 minutes, no interval Coming in the next few weeks: The Train Driver @ Signature  •  480 West 42nd Street Heartless @ Signature  •  480 West 42nd Street Pieces @ Soho Rep (Fringe Encore) 15 VANDAM STREET CDs: Laura Osnes, Dessert Song reissue, Call Me Madam Explicit: No Music:  Chaplin the Musical The Music And The Mirror from A Chorus Line (1975 Original Broadway Cast) Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia and James Marino talk with producer Van Dean about his project. Peter reviews Pieces @ Soho Rep, Mary Broome @ The Mint, Us @ The Lion and Closer Than Ever @ The York. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Pieces @ Soho Rep (Fringe Encore) 15 VANDAM STREET NEW YORK, NY 10013 Friday, September 7th at 9:30 PM Sunday, September 9th at 8:00 PM Wednesday, September 12th at 8:00 PM Thursday, September 13th at 7:00 PM Sunday, September 16th at 8:00 PM Monday, September 17th at 8:00 PM Mary Broome @ Mint By Allan Monkhouse Directed by Jonathan Bank August 18, 2012 through October 14, 2012 Tuesday–Thursday 7pm | Friday & Saturday 8pm Saturday & Sunday 2pm Special Matinee Wed. Oct. 10th *No performances on Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Oct. 9 Running time: 1 hour, 50 minutes, including one intermission Us A Progressive Love Story @ The Lion on Theater Row The Lion Theater @ Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street September 5 – 29 Tuesdays at 7:00 Wednesday-Friday at 8PM Saturday at 2PM/ 8PM Sunday, September 9 at 7:00PM Other Sundays at 3PM Closer Than Ever @ The York Maltby and Shire’s CLOSER THAN EVER NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 25! BREAKING NEWS: Jerry Zaks-Helmed HUMAN Coming to Broadway in 2013-14; Palminteri, Jonigkeit, Monk, Shamos to Lead Reading on 9/7 by BroadwayWorld Tony Award winning producers Scott and Brian Zeilinger have officially announced that Human, a new play by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri A Bronx Tale, will premiere on Broadway in t… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD News: Dress Circle returns to West End for six months as pop-up shop After the curtain came down on London’s Dress Circle on 15 August 2012, the showbiz shop is making a short but much-anticipated comeback. Though the shop closed less than a month ago, an ann… LINKED FROM WHATSONSTAGE Broadway or Bust | PBS PBS is bound for Broadway with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America’s top high school musical performers, vying in the ultimate competitio… LINKED FROM PBS Tony Winner Norbert Leo Butz Hooks Starring Role in Pre-Broadway Big Fish by Broadway.com Two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz will star in the upcoming musical adaptation of Big Fish. Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Scottsboro Boys, The Pr… LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Sources: Talks Could Bring Tonys Back To Radio City After two years at the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side, sources tell NY1 the Broadway League is negotiating to return the Tonys to Radio City Music Hall next June. LINKED FROM NY1 Breaking News: REBECCA $4.5 Million Short After Investor’s Death – Delays Start of Rehearsals for 2 Weeks; Previews & Opening Night as Well by BroadwayWorld REBECCA, the new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier novel, has delayed the start of its rehearsals by two weeks due to the death of a key investor responsible for a 4.5 … LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Interview: VAN DEAN (Producer) Van is a Tony® Award winning producer of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and has 3 other Tony® Award nominations for the revivals of Evita, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man and for the new musical, Catch Me If You Can. Other Broadway credits include the new musical Bonnie & Clyde and the new David Henry Hwang play, Chinglish. He was also a producer of Master Class with Tyne Daly in London’s West End. Van is co-founder of The Broadway Consortium and Broadway Records. He was a lead producer of Off-Broadway’s ROOMS a rock romance (Outer Critics Circle and Helen Haye[...]

Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Ben Rimalower about his show Patti Issues. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Ben Rimalower: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr Ben Rimalower: Patti Issues When Ben Rimalower was eight years old, his father came out of the closet and embarked on a drug-fueled tear that left his family in tatters. Amid the chaos of his young life, Ben found comfort—like so many gay boys before him and after—in musical theater, and specifically in the transportive voice of Broadway star Patti LuPone. Patti Issues mark’s Rimalower’s debut as a playwright and performer, after serving as the director of numerous Off-Broadway plays, concerts and all-star benefits (and blogging for the Huffington Post). With a mix of comic reverence, stark candor and show-biz bravado, Patti Issues poignantly explores the challenges facing LGBT parents and children while shining unique light on gay men’s time-old obsessions with divas. Patti Issues @ TheDuplex.com Forbidden Broadway Preview Hal David, Songwriter, Is Dead at 91 by ROB HOERBURGER Explicit: No Music:  Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast) Tomorrow (Annie II) – Toni DiBuono from Forbidden Broadway: Unoriginal Cast Recording, Volume 2 (1991 Revue Compilation) Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about Into The Woods, Gay Camp and Motown coming to Broadway. Also, a brief discussion about this week’s news and the passing of Phyllis Diller. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Into The Woods @ Delacorte Gay Camp @ Fringe www.MotownTheMusical.com Popular Times Square Music Store Colony Record and Radio Center to Close Doors by Broadway.com Iconic Times Square music store Colony Record and Radio Center is closing after 60 plus years in business. The store has not announced an exact closing date at this time. Opened in 1948, … LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM ArtsBeat: Sony Pictures the Latest Studio to Make Broadway Push by Patrick Healy Sony has purchased a 20 percent equity stake in Scott Sanders Theatrical Productions as it seeks to mount stage versions of the studio’s films, with their first project being a musical adapt… LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION Broadway Week 2012 makes theatergoing affordable Tourists heading to New York City this fall will be able to take in a Broadway show without putting too much of a dent in their wallets. Broadway Week 2012 will take place in September and w… LINKED FROM TICKET NEWS September 4-16 Phyllis Diller Explicit: No Music:  Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about the passing of Marvin Hamlisch, review Dogfight and Bring It On, and talk about the news from around the Broadway community. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Hamlisch, Composer of A Chorus Line, Dies at 68 by Robert Simonson Marvin Hamlisch, who achieved theatre immortality as the composer of the iconic musical A Chorus Line, died Aug. 7. He was 68. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Genius’ greatest hit saved Broadway by Michael Riedel Marvin Hamlisch wrote the musical that saved Broadway. The year was 1973, and Hamlisch, New York-born, Juilliard-trained, was out in Hollywood, collecting Oscars. He won three for movies tha… LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST SUBSCRIPTION Without Marvin Hamlisch, some uncertainty for ‘Nutty Professor’ by David Ng “The Nutty Professor” was the last stage musical that Marvin Hamlisch completed before the composer died unexpectedly on Monday at 68. The show, directed by and based on the movie that starr… LINKED FROM LOS ANGELES TIMES THIS “VIDEO” IS ONLY AUDIO. (!) Nothing is wrong with your computer or YouTube! Dogfight at Second Stage Bring It On on Broadway Opera News Reviews Porgy and Bess Spike Lee Eyeing Porgy and Bess Film and “Do the Right Thing” Musical by Adam Hetrick Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee is in talks to film a new version of Porgy and Bess and to bring a stage musical adaptation of his 1989 Brooklyn-set film “Do the Right Thing&… LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Judy Garland Drama, End of the Rainbow, Fades On Broadway Aug. 19 by Adam Hetrick Tony Award nominee Tracie Bennett takes her final bow as Judy Garland in Broadway’s End of the Rainbow, Peter Quilter’s play with music about the final days in the life of the iconic… LINKED FROM PLAYBILL AT 12:22AM No ‘Woods’ on B’way by Michael Riedel To the tune of Stephen Sondheim’s “No One Is Alone” — or, if you don’t know it, “The Candy Man” (they’re practically interchangeable) — let’s all sing an ode to the Publi… LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST SUBSCRIPTION Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to Play Broadway Theatre by Dan Bacalzo Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons will play a 50th anniversary concert at the Broadway Theatre, October 19-27. This Broadway concert will feature all of the group’s greatest hits as w… LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA Bradley Cooper Aiming for Broadway Run of The Elephant Man by Brian Scott Lipton Stage and screen star Bradley Cooper is considering bringing the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s recent production of Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man to Broadway next fall, th… LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA Alan Wasser Associates Won’t Renew Tony Awards Contract; On Hunt for New Management by BroadwayWorld Just released is a statement from Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League amp Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD ONCE Recoups on Broadway After 21 Weeks by BroadwayWorld Producers of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical ONCE announced today that the production has recouped its capitalization after only 21 weeks 169 performances, faster than any new Broadway m… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Lion King Will Become Fifth Longest-Running Show in Broadway History by Andrew Gans Disney’s Tony-winning The Lion King will become the fifth longest-running show in Broa[...]

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Bruce Kimmel of Kritzerland about the newly remixed and remastered Follies 1971 Original Broadway Cast recording. FOLLIES The 1971 Original Broadway Cast Recording Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Bruce Kimmel of Kritzerland talks with us about the special limited edition CD release of the 1971 Follies Original Broadway Cast recording. We also discuss some of Bruce’s other projects, past, present and future. You can read more from Bruce at his blog, Haines His Way as well as some great stories from his books. We will return next Sunday to our reviews and news! Explicit: No Music:  FOLLIES The 1971 Original Broadway Cast Recording NEWLY REMIXED AND REMASTERED! Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Waiting for the Girls Upstairs In Buddy’s Eyes Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia and James Marino talk about Carousel at Goodspeed. We also interview Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer of The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Carousel @ Goodspeed extended through September 29, 2012 Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer of The New York Musical Theatre Festival News: ‘Showbiz shop’ Dress Circle confirms it will close on 15 Aug West End theatre shop Dress Circle has announced it will close in two weeks’ time, despite a long-running campaign to save it. The store, “the longest-running showbusiness and musical… LINKED FROM WHATSONSTAGE End of the Rainbow, Starring Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, Sets Broadway Closing Date by Broadway.com The Broadway production of Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow has announced a closing date of August 19. Starring 2012 Tony nominee Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, the play began previ… LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM The Public Theater’s Passion for Musicals Takes Us Into the Woods, Under the Moon by Matt Wolf Oskar Eustis, Stephen Sondheim and Donna Murphy celebrate the special atmosphere that is Central Park’s Delacorte Theater, now home to a new production of Into the Woods. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Shrek Jr. (MTI showcase) The Public Theater Receives $4 Million Gift From The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust by BroadwayWorld Public Theater Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced last night from the Delacorte Theater stage that the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust has generously donated 4 million… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer by Charles McGrath Mr. Vidal was an elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION Toronto Run Of Broadway-Bound Honeymoon in Vegas Canceled by Andrew Gans The pre-Broadway Toronto engagement of the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, which was scheduled for November, has been canceled. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Diner Musical, Still On a Broadway Track, Will Not Play San Francisco This Fall by Kenneth Jones Producers of the new Sheryl Crow-Barry Levinson musical Diner, based on the 1982 film, are expected to postpone their fall tryout at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, but the show remains … LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Closing: Memphis Closing: Harvey Closing: Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth ArtsBeat: Sondheim’s ‘Marry Me a Little’ Returning to New York by Larry Rohter A Stephen Sondheim musical that hasn’t been performed in New York in 25 years will begin the Keen Company’s 2012-2013 season next month. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION Next Week: Bruce Kimmel (recording on Monday night, Aug 13. Show available Tuesday morning) Explicit: No Music:  If I Loved You from Goodspeed’s production of Carousel Soliloquy from Carousel – 1993 London Cast     Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about New Girl in Town, some cast album chat, She Loves Me, Foreverman, NYMF itself, and Jordan Roth and Richie Jackson got married! Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: MP + PF: New Girl in Town off-Broadway @ Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, Through September 9, 2012 Anna Christie movie Mistakes Were Made… on Cast Albums by Peter Filichia By Peter Filichia — Faithful readers may recall last week that I dealt with the marvelous original cast album of 110 in the Shade. I mentioned that after it was recorded in late 1963, th… LINKED FROM MASTERWORKS BROADWAY Kritzerland is very proud to present a very special limited edition CD release: FOLLIES The 1971 Original Broadway Cast Recording NEWLY REMIXED AND REMASTERED! Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim She Loves Me @ The Paley Center for Media on 52nd Street PF + MP: NYMF: Foreverman Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy Preview: Mar 24, 2011 Total Previews: 28 Opening: Apr 20, 2011 Closing: Aug 26, 2012 Total Performances: 521 as of July 22, 2012 MP: Remembering Sister Mary Raimonde at St. Joseph Hill Academy PF: Sister Marillac Jordan Roth and Richie Jackson got married. Heated exchanges at La Jolla Playhouse over multicultural casting by David Ng The controversy over the casting of a new musical set in China with mostly non-Asians provoked a series of heated exchanges at a public forum arranged by the La Jolla Playho… LINKED FROM LOS ANGELES TIMES Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths- Led THE SUNSHINE BOYS Heading to Broadway? by BroadwayWorld Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths are currently leading THE SUNSHINE BOYS in the West End, and according to the New York Times, the show’s producers are ‘considering a move to New York’ in … LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Cate Blanchett in ‘Uncle Vanya’ is New York’s hot ticket by David Ng Cate Blanchett is the marquee name of the Sydney Theater Co.’s production of “Uncle Vanya,” now playing in New York as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. LINKED FROM LOS ANGELES TIMES GHOST to Play Final Broadway Performance on August 18 – National Tour Launches in Fall 2013! by BroadwayWorld The producers of Ghost The Musical announced today that the show will play its final performance on Broadway on Saturday, August 18th at 8pm after 39 previews and 136 regular performances. LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD 20th BROADWAY ON BROADWAY Set For 9/9! by BroadwayWorld The Broadway League and The Times Square Alliance announced today that the 20th Broadway on Broadway free outdoor concert will take place on Sunday, September 9th at 1130am in Times Square. LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Liz Callaway in Sunset Blvd in Pittsburgh Godspell’s Morgan James Apologizes For Twitter Stir Following First Preview of Public’s Into the Woods by Michael Gioia Following the first preview of The Public Theater’s much-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods at the Delacorte Theater, Morgan James… LINKED FROM PLAYBILL ArtsBeat: Lewis Black, Fed Up With Politics, Will Vent on Broadway by Larry Rohter The comedian will perform for a week in October at the Richard Rodgers Theater. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION A Christmas Story, The Musical! to Play Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre by Dan Bacalzo The Broadway theater has been announced for the previously repor[...]

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Dave Lefkowitz about his upcoming show SHALOM DAMMIT. We also discuss NYMF shows, Cabaret film restored, the new Merrily recording, and This Week’s Headlines. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: PF: New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) – Best: Baby Case – Worst: How Deep is the Ocean – Good: Flambe Dreams – Good: Rio (Outstanding performance by — Tanesha Ross) MP: Cabaret (1972 film restoration at the Museum of Moving Image) MP: Merrily We Roll Along recording from Encores (and the changed ending/beginning for the recording) PF: A Grand Night For Singing @ Bucks County Playhouse Michael Musto doing talk back at End of the Rainbow Michael Feingold review of End of the Rainbow This Week’s Headlines: ArtsBeat: Michelle Obama And Daughters Visit Broadway by Patrick Healy On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Obama and her daughters saw “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Theater legend gets Act 2 by Michael Riedel Ask anybody who works in show business to name his favorite book about the theater, and I’ll lay you 10-to-1 the answer will be Moss Hart’s autobiography, “Act One.” Woody Allen, NEA… LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST Jerry Lewis Directing a Musical ‘Nutty Professor’ by Dave Itzkoff At 86, Jerry Lewis is revisiting his past by directing a musical version of “The Nutty Professor” in Nashville. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Breaking News: The Gershwin’s PORGY & BESS Moves Broadway Closing Up to September 23, 2012 by BroadwayWorld Producers of the 2012 Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Musical, The Gershwins PORGY AND BESS, have announced that the show will conclude its limited engagement at the Richard Rodgers … LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Evita’s Ricky Martin Speaks Out: ‘I Would Love to Do Broadway the Rest of My Life!’ by Broadway.com Ricky Martin is having “the time of his life” winning over Broadway audiences as Che in the Tony-nominated revival of Evita at the Marquis Theatre. The Grammy-winning superstar g… LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Far From Heaven, With Kelli O’Hara, Tests Its Wings in Williamstown Starting July 19 by Adam Hetrick The new musical Far From Heaven, based on the 2002 Todd Haynes film about a 1950s Connecticut housewife whose world is turned upside-down, receives its developmental premiere July 19 at the … LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Bradley Cooper Takes on ‘The Elephant Man’ by Eric Grode Bradley Cooper will be the latest in a line of handsome actors playing the disfigured Elephant Man onstage when he opens in the role in Williamstown, Mass. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ArtsBeat: ‘Scandalous,’ Musical About Aimee Semple McPherson, Sets Broadway Opening by Patrick Healy The production, which originated at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, has a book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford, and music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ArtsBeat: Katie Holmes Will Return to Broadway in ‘Dead Accounts’ by Patrick Healy Ms. Holmes will play a woman who moves back home to take care of her aging parents in Theresa Rebeck’s family comedy. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Guest: Dave Lefkowitz TotalTheater Productions proudly announces the return of “SHALOM DAMMIT! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon,” to NYC. Rabbi Sol will spend two glorious weeks at midtown Manhattan’s Roy Arias Theater Center, 3[...]

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Julie Halston. We also discuss He’s Not Himself, Nymph Errant, Bucks County Playhouse & A Grand Night For Singing, Himself and Nora, and Evita – The New Broadway Cast Recording Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Julie Halston (partial credits) Broadway Anything Goes Twentieth Century Gypsy Hairspray The Women The Man Who Came to Dinner Off-Broadway Love Loss What I Wore The Vagina Monologues The Butter and Egg Man The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told The Divine Sister Vampire Lesbians of Sodom The Lady in Question You Should be So Lucky TV Tina Carmello on the CBS sitcom The Class Bitsy Von Muffling on Sex and the City She is a founding member of Charles Busch’s legendary theatre company, Theatre-in-Limbo and received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Mr. Busch’s play Red Scare on Sunset. She co-starred with Mr. Busch in many of his plays including Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, The Lady in Question and You Should be So Lucky. Awards and Linda Lavin and Edie Falco Classical Julie @ Birdland 7/23 (next Monday), 7PM 212-581-3080 for tickets Follow Julie Twitter.com/juliehalston Facebook.com/officialjuliehalston juliehalstononline.com PF: NYMF: He’s Not Himself MP + PF: Nymph Errant @ Prospect Theater Company JM: Bucks County Playhouse: A Grand Night For Singing Review: Playhouse opens with a grand ‘Grand Night’ Radiant in the first production of its new era, the once-celebrated and more recently dark Bucks County Playhouse has reopened in its former New Hope gristmill on the Delaware River. The the… LINKED FROM PHILLY.COM PF: NYMF: Himself and Nora MP: Evita – The New Broadway Cast Recording with Elena Roger, Michael Cerveris, Ricky Martin Bernard Gersten to Step Down as Lincoln Center Theater Executive Producer by Brian Scott Lipton Bernard Gersten has decided to step down as Lincoln Center Theater’s Executive Producer, a position he has held for 28 years, as of June 30, 2013. No successor will be named. Lincoln… LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA Breaking News: Feinstein’s to Close December 31 by BroadwayWorld Feinstein’s at Loews Regency which opened in 1999, has presented the top talents of pop and jazz, including Rosemary Clooney, Steve Tyrell, Barbara Cook, Glen Campbell, Diahann Carroll, Jane… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Exit Introductions Explicit: No Music:  Evita – The New Broadway Cast Recording with Elena Roger, Michael Cerveris, Ricky Martin Oh What A Circus… Don’t Cry for Me Argentina Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about Sweeney Todd, Slowgirl,  Evita with Max von Essen, Closer Than Ever, Rebecca Luker @ 54 Below, and a correction regarding Miss Reardon Drinks A Little @ Longview Theater Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: PF + MP: Sweeney Todd @ Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival in Center Valley, PA with Broadway Headliners Dee Roscioli appearing as Mrs. Lovett and William Michals in the title role. JM: Heading to Bucks County Playhouse to see A Grand Night for Singing PF: Slowgirl at LCT3 (Lincoln Center) MP: Evita with Max von Essen PF: Closer Than Ever @ The York Theater Closer than ever to a hit by Michael Riedel It’s polished, witty, tuneful and, if you’ve hit middle age, unsettling.In the 23 years since it debuted at off-Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre, “Closer Than Ever,” Richard Maltby J… LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST SUBSCRIPTION MP: Rebecca Luker @ 54 Below News: Anything Goes closing today. ArtsBeat: Take That, Tyson: ‘Raging Bull’ LaMotta Brings ‘Lady and the Champ’ Back to the Stage by Dave Itzkoff Jake LaMotta, the one-time middleweight champion whose life inspired the film “Raging Bull,” is bringing back his show “Lady and the Champ,” which chronicles his boxing career and the years … LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION (“Lady and the Champ” has an upcoming two-week run at the Richmond Shepard Theater, July 19 through 29) International Thespian Society Surpasses $1 Million Raised for BC/EFA by BroadwayWorld The International Thespian Society, the honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students, has topped 1 million in money raised for Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS, i… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD International Thespian Society Friday Fun Photo Flash: Elaine Stritch Makes Appearance in DARK KNIGHT RISES Ad? by BroadwayWorld The Rise posters all around New York City are getting movie fans excited for the upcoming film THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, but put three in a row, and all some theatre fans can think of is the ic… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD MP: And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little @ Longview Theater corrections Exit Introductions Explicit: No Music:  Merrily We Roll Along (2012 Encores! Cast Recording) Old Friends Not a Day Goes By Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Sheldon Harnick, discuss 9 to 5, The Jimmy Awards, Harvey, Cher, Nathan Lane, Iceman Cometh, Alec Baldwin, Nora Ephron and Fiddler at Barrington Stage Company. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Masterworks Broadway: Tuesday Kritzerland: Friday MTI Blog James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Sheldon Harnick Peter is in Wichita, Kansas, seeing 9 to 5 @ Music Theatre of Wichita PF + MP: The Jimmy’s, National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA) 2012 Jimmy™ Award Winners The winners were Elizabeth Romero, representing the John Raitt Awards in Fullerton, CA and Joshua Grosso, representing the Broadway Star of the Future Awards in Tampa, FL. MP: Harvey, Part 2 Closing: Superstar Lyons Cher Announces Plans to Write and Star in a Broadway Musical About Her Life by Broadway.com Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning superstar Cher is eyeing the one award she hasn’t won: Tony. According to her Twitter feed, Cher is writing a Broadway-bound musical about he… LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Tony Awards Now Available on iTunes by Andrew Gans The 66th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris, are now available for purchase. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL ArtsBeat: ‘The Nance’ Looking Likely as Nathan Lane’s Return to Broadway by Patrick Healy Lincoln Center Theater is expected to produce Douglas Carter Beane’s burlesque-set play in 2013. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Kristin Chenoweth, Nathan Lane, Maura Tierney to Join The Good Wife in Recurring Roles by David Gordon Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, Tony winner Nathan Lane, and stage and screen star Maura Tierney will join the cast of the CBS drama The Good Wife in recurring rol… LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA Feature: Nora Ephron Dies at 71 by Brian Scott Lipton Award-winning playwright and author Nora Ephron has died in New York City at age 71 due to pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia. Ephron wrote the Broadway play Imaginary Friends,… LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA William Ivey Long Named Chair of the American Theatre Wing by BroadwayWorld Five-time Tony Award-winning Costume Designer William Ivey Long has been elected Chair of the American Theatre Wing. Having joined the board of the American Theatre Wing last year, Long will… LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD Alec Baldwin Will Star in Broadway Bow of Orphans in Spring 2013 by Andrew Gans “30 Rock” star and Tony Award nominee Alec Baldwin (A Streetcar Named Desire) will return to Broadway in spring 2013 in the Broadway bow of Lyle Kessler’s taut three-hander, Or… LINKED FROM PLAYBILL A ‘Fiddler’ in the Berkshires Barrington Stage Company set the bar high when it staged “Guys and Dolls” last summer. It’s current production, “Fiddler on the Roof,” isn’t quite as good as that, but it’s lively and satisf… LINKED FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION Broadway not in the cards for ‘Iceman Cometh’ — for now “There will not be a Broadway transfer of our production of ‘Iceman Cometh’ at this time,” said Roche Schulfer of the Goodman Theatre, putting both high expectations, as well as sign… LINKED FROM CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Exit Introductions Explicit: No Music:  Vanilla Ice Cream from She Loves Me Tradition from Fiddler on the Roof Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Ra[...]