Issue #94: September 1, 2002
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- Chad Lowe, brother of Rob
(West Wing) and husband to Hilary Swank,
will be taking to the stage for a limited run in the military-themed
drama Burning Blue. The D.M.W. Greer
play previews September 28 at the Samuel Beckett Theater and
runs through to December 15.
- Revival time again! Nine is slated for a return
to Broadway with Jane Krakowski (Ally McBeal),
Chita Revera, Saundra Santiago (Miami Vice)
and Antonio Banderas! I wonder how Melanie
feels about her Antonio playing with these
dynamic women eight times a week? No date or theatre confirmed
yet
- As you can see, many familiar faces from the small and large
screens are doing their thing on stage this season. Add another
screen vet – Sally Field the former Flying
Nun - who will be making her Broadway debut in Edward
Albee’s Tony-winning The Goat. Field
and actor Bill Irwin will replace Mercedes
Ruehl and Bill Pullman starting September
13 at the Golden Theater.
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- Baz Luhrmann’s (Moulin Rouge)
production of La Boheme will try out at San Francisco’s
Curran Theater from October 1 – November 10 before heading
to Broadway for a December 8 opening.
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- It might get a bit confusing during rehearsal of the upcoming
Lyttelton production of A Streetcar Named Desire. The
stars are Glenn Close and Iain Glen
– Glen squared!!! The Tennessee Williams
revival previews September 28 with an opening of October 8 running
through to November 23. Iain Glen is no stranger
to working with high profile leading ladies – he starred
opposite Nicole Kidman in the West End production
of The Blue Room – but who knew since the ex
Mrs. Cruise dropped her laundry! Other sightings
on stage by Glen were Martin Guerre
and a Royal Shakespeare Co. production of Henry V.
Now let’s not forget Miss Close is no
stranger to the stage – remember Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s Sunset Boulevard!
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- It’s hard to believe, but one of the sorriest excuses
for a musical is finding an enthusiastic audience. Fame
has hit the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur. It is sad to note
that this is the first western musical to play in this part
of world. I guess there’s no accounting for taste and
since the audiences have nothing to compare it to I guess they’re
happy to hang onto anything “western.” Hopefully
a notable producer will stage something of substance so the
Malaysian theatre goers will be able to measure just how bad
this production really is.
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- We are still in the throes of putting together the On
The Boards and In The Wings new look. As mentioned there
will be a forum to which readers of the column can post reviews
of shows they’ve recently seen either in their hometown
or in the theatre centres of the world. There will also be the
Green Room where everyone is invited to engage in lively
theatre conversation. Next column I will have for you an official
launch date, so stay tuned.
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