November 20, 2009

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PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: In the Next Room or the vibrator play — Mrs. Givings' Misgivings
20 Nov 2009
In the Next Room or the vibrator play, the Sarah Ruhl play that bowed Nov. 19 at the Lyceum Theatre, wavers between comedy and drama over the trials and errors of Victorian sex therapy.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 14-20: It's All Good
20 Nov 2009
Playwrights deceased and long-honored, and young and rising, were praised to the skies this week.



PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Ragtime — The Music of Something Beginning, Again
17 Nov 2009 -- It's not a ragtag Ragtime that returned to Broadway Nov. 15 at the Neil Simon Theatre, but the style-over-spectacle revival imported from the Kennedy Center has been scaled down to accessible human size from the sprawling saga that spilled all over the cavernous Ford Center for the Performing Arts a dozen years ago.

ON THE RECORD: Solo Albums by Baldwin and Callaway, Plus Two Holiday Fund-Raisers
17 Nov 2009 -- This week, we listen to two solo albums: Kate Baldwin's "Let's See What Happens," which dips into the Burton Lane and E.Y. Harburg songbooks, and Liz Callaway's "Passage of Time." Plus, two Christmas albums benefiting charities.

Broadway Grosses: Nov. 9-15 (16 Nov 2009)

Maury Yeston's Passion for Nine, on Screen and Stage (14 Nov 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 7-13: Two's a Trend (13 Nov 2009)

Colors of the Finian's Rainbow (10 Nov 2009)

Broadway Grosses: Nov. 2-8 (09 Nov 2009)

Dear Ann Landers (09 Nov 2009)

ON THE RECORD: Feinstein & Jackson's "Power of Two," Luker's "Greenwich Time," Plus Barbara Cook (08 Nov 2009)

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (07 Nov 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 31-Nov. 6: Why Me? (06 Nov 2009)

A Drop in the Bucket (02 Nov 2009)

Broadway Grosses: Oct. 26 - Nov. 1 (02 Nov 2009)

THE DVD SHELF: "Snow White," Plus "Miracle on 34th Street," "The Patty Duke Show," and Garry Shandling (01 Nov 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Finian's Rainbow — Yip Yip Hooray! (30 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 24-30: Revival Revival (30 Oct 2009)

Exploring New Heights, On Tour (27 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Brighton Beach Memoirs — The Birds and the B's (26 Oct 2009)

Broadway Grosses: Oct. 19-25 (26 Oct 2009)

ON THE RECORD: Mitch Leigh's Cry For Us All Comes to CD, Plus Kitty's Kisses (25 Oct 2009)

Curtain Up on Kate Hepburn's Cultural Arts Center (24 Oct 2009)

A Life in the Theatre: George Spelvin (24 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: After Miss Julie — A Clash of Class (23 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 17-23: August Company (23 Oct 2009)

The Right Time for Ragtime (23 Oct 2009)

The Man Behind the Music of Fela! (22 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Memphis — Playing the Race…Music (20 Oct 2009)

Broadway Grosses: Oct. 12-18 (19 Oct 2009)

Miss Julie for a New Century (18 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Bye Bye Birdie—A New Nest for Conrad (16 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 10-16: Broadway Gone "Mad"? (16 Oct 2009)

Life, Accessorized (16 Oct 2009)

Broadway Grosses: Oct. 5-11 (13 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Oleanna — Teacher's Petting? (12 Oct 2009)

A Healthy Dose of Reality (12 Oct 2009)

ON THE RECORD: A New Recording of Bernstein's Mass, Plus "Think Pink!, a Kay Thompson Collection (11 Oct 2009)

Reviving the Energy of the Marx Brothers (10 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 3-9: Royalty, Three Kinds (09 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Royal Family — A Blast of Troupers! (09 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Hamlet — Hail Jude (07 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Wishful Drinking — Carrie-ing On As Best She Can (05 Oct 2009)

Broadway Grosses: Sept. 28-Oct. 4 (05 Oct 2009)

THE DVD SHELF: "The Wizard of Oz," and a Loaded Gift-Box Full of Paul Newman (04 Oct 2009)

SHELF LIFE: Books By or About Ira Gershwin, Sondra Lee, David Alan Grier, Carrie Fisher, Circle in the Square and More (03 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Superior Donuts — How Sweet It Is (02 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Cops and Donuts (02 Oct 2009)

Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 1 (01 Oct 2009)

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: A Steady Rain — Two Cops Bonding (30 Sep 2009)

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