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Dec 2, 2009
-What a true Broadway hit in 2009 looks like: Wicked grosses $2mil in one week. -Timberlake Wertenbaker accuses the London critics of being too drunk to appreciate her latest play. (Whether the play merited better or not, I do indeed try to abstain...

Roundabout Rentals?

Dec 2, 2009
Michael Riedel today speculates that Roundabout may be giving up on original content even more than their usual "imports" have indicated. Might they have to simply rent out spaces to the highest bidder to keep things going? Have they been doing that...

Always Be Closing

Dec 1, 2009
The Oleanna producers, who made news just two weeks ago announcing a January 3 closing, must have looked at the latest numbers and said, in a matter befitting Mr. Mamet himself: fuck it. Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the first-ever...

Roundup

Dec 1, 2009
Theatre buzz from around the web. -Hey actors, want a job? How about being head of Actors Equity! John Connolly has suddenly stepped down before the expiration of his term. Yes, to spend more time with his family. But also, he says, to go back to...

Coming to a Theatre Near You--Subtitles!

Nov 30, 2009
Someone producers finally realized that if the Metropolitan Opera can have subtitles at your seats, why can't the "legit" biz? But the West End figured it out first.The Shaftesbury Theatre in London is the first to offer the AirScript handsets....




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