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New York: Fall Culture Travel: On Broadway, Unhappy Families Are All Alike

egw — 2008-09-18T13:05:29-05:00

The Arthur Miller revival "All My Sons" begins previews on Broadway today, starring John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest as patriarch and matriarch of a clan wrecked by the aftermath of World War II.

Patrick Wilson ("Little Children" and Friday's "Lakeview Terrace") is their son, a vet in love with his MIA brother's girlfriend, played by that one TV actress who was on the WB in the '90s... what's her name? Surely it will come to us...

You can also put the "fun" back into "dysfunction" on Broadway this fall with Chekhov's "The Seagull," in which a famous actress (Kristin Scott Thomas) neglects her son in favor of her new lover (Peter Sarsgaard) and brand-new blockbuster musical "A Tale Of Two Cities," in which the French Revolution threatens to tear a young couple apart. If Mum and Dad can't handle it, take 'em to "Shrek"--as far as we know, he's an orphan.

Related Stories:
· Can Shrek Sing? Broadway Finds Out This Fall [Jaunted]
· Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Feed Each Other at Wynn Las Vegas [HC]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: JustJared]

Seattle: Due On Broadway Travel: "Shrek" Opens In Seattle

egw — 2008-08-14T12:00:10-05:00

And your ogre can sing: "Shrek: The Musical" takes the next giant, flatulent step towards Broadway tonight with its out-of-town world premiere in Seattle.

The adaptation of the DreamWorks children's movie stars Broadway vets Brian D'Arcy James ("Sweet Smell of Success," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels") and Sutton Foster ("Young Frankenstein" and the VH-1 show "Flight of the Conchords"), with a book by David Lindsay-Abaire, is expected to siphon tourist dollars away from "The Little Mermaid" and other family faves, even if it falls flat on its green face. But the out-of-town tryout is crucial to developing the buzz that will fuel ticket sales--something "Young Frankenstein" never built last fall in its previews in Chicago.

"Shrek" runs through September 21 in the Emerald City and opens in New York in November. If you happen to be a Washingtonian who can get there, won't you drop us a line?

Related Stories:
· Seattle Goes Green: Shrek the Musical Makes Premiere [Playbill]
· Can Shrek Sing? Broadway Finds Out This Fall [Jaunted]
· Broadway coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: TonZ]

New York: Not Broadway Travel: K-Fed Won't Go "Blonde"

egw — 2008-07-22T11:00:21-05:00

Hey, remember Kevin Federline? Seems like a year ago he had full custody of the sanity from the Spears-Federline marriage. But now the former Mr. Britney just got canned from his latest job as a bit actor on Broadway in "Legally Blonde."

What does one have to do to get fired from a show based on a Reese Witherspoon movie, for which MTV just cast the lead via reality show? Well... no one really knows, but we assume he wanted to introduce his own raps into the proceedings. In any case, "Blonde" is missing some of its actors and Federline, who recently assumed full custody of sons Jayden James and Sean Preston, will have more time to spend being a dad.

Other interesting stunt-casting news from this month: Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane goes to "Hairspray"; Whoopi Goldberg steps into the shoes of a goddess in "Xanadu" and Jeremy Piven will take the lead in the revival of David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" alongside "Mad Men" striver Elisabeth Moss. Oh, and the winner of the MTV show was a preacher's daughter from South Carolina named Bailey Hanks who had never seen a Broadway show before.

Related Stories:
· Kevin Federline Dumped From "Legally Blonde" Musical For Diva Behavior [Celebitchy]
· MTV Winner Bailey Hanks Gets Her "Blonde" Moment [USA Today]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Hollywood Grind]

New York: Broadway Travel: Banderas Contemplates Return to Stage

egw — 2008-07-11T09:15:15-05:00

Antonio Banderas will always be Che in the big-screen "Evita" adaptation to us, but the voice of Puss and Boots has set his sights on bringing "Don Giovanni" to Broadway.

The actor received a Tony nomination for "Nine," the Fellini-inspired musical whose own movie is currently filming, but apparently he won't go home until he gets the gold for playing the classical doomed rake.

He's going to have a lot of competition for those tourist eyeballs: Daniel Radcliffe bows this fall with his revival of "Equus" that played in London last year (complete with nudity!) and Katie Holmes will be appearing in an all-star revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" with John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson.

Josh Hartnett isn't even trying New York; he'll be debuting in the stage version of "Rain Man" in the West End. (He's playing the Tom Cruise character, not the Dustin Hoffman character.)

Related Stories:
· Antonio Banderas Returning to Broadway [NYM]
· Can Shrek Sing? Broadway Finds Out This Fall [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo from the Broadway production of "Nine": Gibbs Cadiz]

New York: Broadway Travel: Midtown Goes Uptown as "Heights" Goes up

egw — 2008-06-16T10:00:01-05:00

If you buy today, you might still be able to get in to see newly minted Tony Award winner "In the Heights" this summer. The show picked up four awards last night at the ceremony, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The sweet, Bernstein-meets-"Rent" show about residents of New York's Washington Heights neighborhood mixes contemporary Latin rhythms with a cute story about community and coming home.

Another winner on last night was the 60s sex farce and Best Revival "Boeing Boeing," now playing at the Longacre Theatre. The plot about a Paris businessman whose three lovers are flight attendants with complementary schedules may sound a little creaky, but we caught it a few weeks ago and were delightfully surprised at how much we laughed.

Tony nominee Mary McCormack in particular is completely off the rails. (She lost to an actress in Best Play "August: Osage County," which will go on national tour from New York in August.)

Related Stories:
· In the Heights [Official Site]
· Boeing Boeing [Official Site]
· Broadway Shows coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: In the Heights]

New York: Broadway Travel: Katie Does Arthur Next Spring

egw — 2008-05-14T09:00:01-05:00

It was threatened, and now it will probably come to pass: Katie Holmes is in talks to appear in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons" next year on Broadway, meaning that next year's Tony Awards will all be about The Holmes (and the creepy, scenery-devouring shadow of The Cruise as well).

Holmes is rumored to be playing the role of Ann Deever, the play's beautiful young catalyst and the daughter of a man convicted of shipping defective airplane parts to the troops during World War II. Shouldn't she be easing into this Broadway thing? We hear "Chicago" has openings.

Related Stories:
· TomKat Adjusts to Married Life in Berlin [Jaunted]
· Katie Holmes Survived the New York Marathon [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Cele|bitchy]

New York: Adventures of Link: Daniel Radcliffe's Wand of Destiny

pbb — 2008-04-09T17:32:42-05:00

Suddenly-super-hot Daniel Radcliffe will make his Broadway debut this fall, when he and the cast of "Equus" visit New York City. We assume you've already heard that the now-18-year-old star will appear naked on-stage for at least part of the production.

While we wouldn't call that the best reason to go see some theater, we can't deny it'll drive some ticket sales. Just know this: "Equus" isn't the kind of kid-friendly show you might expect from the "Harry Potter" actor. Previews at the Broadhurst Theatre start September 5; opening night is 9/25.