Issue #31: October 1, 1999
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- A tentative four-week engagement has been booked for Broadway
diva Liza Minnellis one-woman show Minnelli
On Minnelli. Known for her many health problems, Ms.
Minnelli is scheduled to open on December 1 at the historic
Palace vaudeville house where her mother, Judy Garland,
graced the stage in the 50s and 60s.
- Can it be? Emmy-winner Susan Lucci dons six-guns and
takes over the lead in the musical Annie Get Your Gun.
This would be a first for televisions All My Children
soap star. Apparently it will only be temporaryTony-award
winner Bernadette Peters will be taking a much-earned
vacation beginning December 21. La Lucci will headline
during Peters three-week hiatus.
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- The Tony-award winning musical Fosse was to return
to Toronto in December but the Chicago engagement is so strong
that the producers will hold it over in the windy city indefinitely.
A rescheduled Toronto date has not yet been announced.
- Less than a hit in London, Rent will be closing its
doors at the Shaftesbury Theatre on October 30. This American
megahit opened to negative reviews as well as losing out on
the three Olivier Awards it was nominated for. Compounding the
challenge to sell tickets is the local interpretation of the
word "rent" which refers to "rent boys"
or male prostitutes. Another example on how one should do market
research before sinking millions of dollars into what one thinks
is a sure thing.
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- Berlin is getting a taste of current Broadway productions
since Rent recently opened at the Freie Volksbuhne theatre
and the Fosse signature piece Chicago opened at
the Theatre des Westens on September 25. Both productions are
performed in German with Rent running until mid-January
and Chicago packing up in April.
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- A great new publication is now available for those of you
with families and heading to New York for some theatre. Camp
Broadway has just launched Kids Eat Broadway. This delightful
guide features 50 kid friendly restaurants, behind the scenes
Broadway info, 25 family shows on and off-Broadway and valuable
money saving coupons. The introduction is by the original Annie,
Andrea McArdle, a mother herself and currently playing
Belle in Broadways Beauty and the Beast. If you
are interested in purchasing Kids Eat Broadway for
that special someone this upcoming holiday season you can write
to: Kids Eat Broadway Publishing, 284 W. 12th
St., No. 2, New York, NY 10014. Or call 212-929-0734. The price
of this fabulous handbook is just $12.95 US. Visit the Camp
Broadway Web site at www.campbroadway.com for
more information.
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- A speaker at the first annual Proud Voices series
in Toronto is Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis.
On October 15 he kicks off this groundbreaking series that is
designed to promote understanding of sexual diversity issues.
His best-selling autobiography Breaking the Surface chronicles
his difficulties in the past and hope for the future, despite
being HIV positive. In recent years, Greg has tried his
hand on the off-Broadway stage as well as Hollywood productions.
If you are interested in purchasing Breaking the Surface,
visit www.chapters.indigo.ca.
The Proud Voices speaker series will expand into other
major cities in the next few years.
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