| Issue #103: February 1, 2003
- Danny Glover returns to the Broadway stage after a 20 year absence
when he joins the Roundabout's May revival of Master Harold.and the Boys
the production in which he made his debut.
- Members of the Leonard Bernstein estate met recently to discuss
various proposals to remount West Side Story. No decisions have
been made as yet but you can be sure that the Jerome Robbin's choreography
will remain, much to the chagrin of some choreographers tied to a couple
of re-staging pitches.
- Director Scott Ellis will be opening the new musical Look of
Love at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on May 4 with leggy Ann Reinking
on board for choreography duties.
- Now the most expensive loser in Broadway history, Dance of the Vampires
takes that position from Seussical after it closed on January
25. The loss is upwards of $12.5 million.
- Actor, novelist and painter Sir Antony Sher is planning
to debut his first play in September, which is currently titled
I.D. The play will be part of the debut season of the
Almeida Theatre's new artistic director Michael Attenborough.
- A new musical based on the life of soccer legend Maradona
is planning to premiere in Buenos Aires in April. No news
of a North American date just yet - potential producers probably
waiting to see "what the score is."
- As a follow up in this space on my previous column, here's
more news on the clients I'm working with. An exciting project
is a women's speaker series that is front and center on my desk
these days. "Speaking of Women" is premiering in Toronto on
February 27. Five women will be sharing their thoughts and
promise to entertain throughout the day. On the bill is Marlo
Thomas, not only known for her television work, is very
active in the regional theatre world. She will be talking about
her latest book "The Right Words at The Right Time." Celebrity
editor Tina Brown will be sharing thoughts on how to
overcome leadership obstacles - a woman who has faced many.
Best selling author Gail Sheehy will talk about her yet
to be published book about surviving the shocks of the new millennium.
Sue Johansen, a Canadian sex therapist with a long running
program in Canada on the Women's network has now found her way
to the Oxygen network in the U.S. Rounding out the day will
be financial analyst Patricia Lovett-Reid talking about
women's need to take control of their financial destiny. An
inspiring day to look forward to and we predict it will become
an annual event and land as well in other cities. If you're
interested in this entertaining day, visit www.realevents.ca for more
info.
- A reader of this column, Simon Furness, will be teaching a program based
on the acting style pioneered by actor/teacher Sanford Meisner starting May
26 (through to June 27) at The Camden People's Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road,
London. If this is of interest to you e-mail Simon at simonfurness@libero.it
- It was sad to hear about the loss of Nell Carter at
the young age of 54. Known to many TV fans as the housekeeper
on the 1980s sitcom Gimme A Break!, it was her Tony Award
winning performance in the musical Ain't Misbehavin that
might be familiar to the theatre crowd. Carter was in
Long Beach, California rehearsing for Raisin a musical
version of Raisin In The Sun. Originally from Birmingham,
Alabama, Nell excelled as a performer, doing musicals,
drama as well as comedy. Carter suffered from diabetes
and in 1992 had brain surgery to remove an aneurysm however
the cause of death was not stated.
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