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• THE MIMI NOBODY KNOWS

  200G AWARD STUMBLES IN DEBUT

  October 1, 2008 - LAST week, I was pleased to draw attention to the "Mimi" award, a new prize meant to "nurture" play wrights that comes with a whopping cash prize of $200,000 (to be presented...more >

• HIP-HOP HELP FOR 'FELA!'

  JAY-Z'S INTERESTED IN B'WAY PROMOTION

  September 26, 2008 - 'THE Color Purple" had Oprah - and "Fela!" may get Jay-Z. According to my vast network of sources in the hip-hop world, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have fallen completely under the spell...more >

• NURTURING THE WELL-KNOWN

  September 24, 2008 - I go away for a couple of weeks and miss the big news of the year: Tony Kushner has won an other award! It's a new award, something called the "Mimi," named after the late...more >

• NEWMAN IS AGAINST WOMEN SINGERS

  September 17, 2008 - RANDY Newman is unique. Not because the 64-year-old composer's singing drawl is instantly recognizable, or because he's one of pop's master storytellers who never tells his own story. The...more >

• SPACEY'S OLD VIC-TORY

  ACTOR'S TENACITY SAVES UK THEATER

  September 12, 2008 - LONDON - When Kevin Spacey took over as artistic director of the Old Vic here in 2003, the British press gave him a five-minute honeymoon, then went after him with billy clubs. He was pummeled...more >

• MORE THAN SKIN DEEP

  September 10, 2008 - WHEN Daniel Radcliffe made his stage debut in "Equus" last year in London, all the press could talk about was his nude scene. That didn't bother the producers, who were happy to tally...more >

• PARTON AND A FRESH TUNE

  NEW, OLD FRIENDS ON B'WAY THIS FALL

  September 5, 2008 - CURTAIN up! The new theater season is here, so let's shine the spotlight on a few of the big names trying to conquer the Great White Way. * HELLO, DOLLY! Country music hasn't fared...more >

• PRINCE: PUT ART BACK ON B'WAY

  CREATIVITY LOST AMID MONEY, DIRECTOR SAYS

  September 3, 2008 - HAL Prince was watching the Screen Actors Guild awards on TV last January when he turned to his wife and started babbling. "Get dressed," she said. "We're going to the hospital...more >

• B'WAY BUZZES ABOUT 'FELA!'

  August 29, 2008 - THE fun of covering Broadway is that, just when you think you've got the lay of the land, out of no where comes a show to shake up the terrain. A year ago, the buzz was all about "Young...more >

• OSMENT: I SEE B'WAY AUDIENCES

  YOUNG STAR OF 'SIXTH' SENSE' IN MAMET PLAY

  August 27, 2008 - CASTING is complete for the starry Broadway revival of "American Buffalo." Joining John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer in David Mamet's crackling drama will be sweet-faced...more >