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San Diego: CHICAGO The Musical

In addition to juggling The Randy Report each day, I’m currently working with my dear friend Ron Kellum staging the music CHICAGO in San Diego, CA.

We open this Friday, February 15th, at the Birch North Park Theater in San Diego.

I’m having a great time with the cast and production team revisiting a show “near and dear to my heart.”

The theater posted this video highlighting much of the cast, along with Ron and I. If you are in the San Diego area, I’d love for you to come see the show over the next few weeks. Great cast, and of course, great material.

Ron and I spent years performing in the national, international and Broadway productions of the hit revival of CHICAGO, and have distilled that experience down for these actors into what we think is a fun, funny and fab evening in the theater.

Go to www.sdmt.org for more info.

And all that jazz…

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Betty Buckley to be inducted in Theater Hall of Fame

Michael and I with Betty Buckley during her 2012 concerts in Las Vegas

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (“How I Learned to Drive”) and the Tony-winning actress Betty Buckley (“Cats”) will be among the annual inductees to the Theater Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Jan. 28.

The organization, which recognizes lifetime achievement in American theater, is also honoring Trevor Nunn, the Tony-winning director of “Cats,” “Les Misérables” and several other musicals; as well as the actor Sam Waterston (“Law & Order”); the playwright Christopher Durang (“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”); the Lincoln Center Theater artistic director Andre Bishop; the director Michael Kahn, who also leads the Shakespeare Theater Company of Washington, D.C.; and, posthumously, the costume designer Martin Pakledinaz.

The Tony-winning actress Tyne Daly will be the emcee of the 42nd annual ceremony, which will be held at Broadway’s Gershwin Theater, where the plaques with the names of each year’s honorees are hung.

(via NYTimes)

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Sebastian Stan in “Picnic”

The Roundabout Theatre has revived William Inge’s classic play Picnic.

The original Broadway production starred a young Paul Newman as “Hal” – a young man who comes to town looking for a new start.  Sebastian Stan (“Bucky” from the Chris Evans ‘Captain America’ movie) and his high-definition abs take the role of “Hal” in this new production.

Unfortunately, most reviews have not been strong except in regard to the front and center prominence of Sebastian’s abs.

The New York Times practically insisted that Sebastian’s abs deserve “star billing.”

I won’t judge the performances until I get to see them, but until then I can share with you “the abs that launched a thousand ships.” 

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Bette Midler back on Broadway – first time in 30 years

Bette Midler returning to Broadway in John Logan’s new play, I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers:

“Appearing on Broadway for the first time in 30 years, Tony and Grammy Award-winning superstar Bette Midler will play the legendary Hollywood agent Sue Mengers (1932-2011) in the new, one-character play.”

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New York City: “Broadway Week” Jan 22 – Feb 7

Since this is historically a slow period for theater in New York City, Broadway is again celebrating their 2-for-1 “Broadway Week,” (which isn’t really one week but two).

You can now order tickets in advance at this link for almost 20 shows on Broadway. Many are long running hits, so if you haven’t made the time to go see WICKED, CHICAGO, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MARY POPPINS, JERSEY BOYS or many others – now would be a fiscally sound time to do so 🙂

And if you HAVE seen all these fab shows, there’s “Off-Broadway Week” running Jan 28-Feb 10. Over 30 shows are participating in that promotion and you can check out those at this link.

Go see theater in New York City! Off or on Broadway, it’s fab!

(via JMG)

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Al Pacino revival of Glengarry Glen Ross recoups investment in weeks

The current Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross has already recouped it’s $3.3 million dollar investment in only a few weeks in spite of mixed reviews.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

“Despite mixed reviews for his performance, Pacino has also been the major draw in a production that has frequently grossed more than $1 million a week since opening on Dec. 8. Its cumulative box office is currently at $9.2 million. Those figures have been pumped significantly by premium seats selling for as much as $350 apiece.

“The negligible impact of reviews on the production can be seen in its grosses for the week ending Dec. 16, its first since the official opening. That tally of more than $1.2 million was the highest since the play began previews on Oct. 19.”

Some folks in the industry felt the current revival pales in comparison to the very strong 2005 production that starred Liev Schreiber and Alan Alda.

However, clearly it’s a good thing to have Al Pacino as your salesman.

The show continues on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.

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Broadway’s Natalie Toro debuts her new holiday single “Just In Time For Christmas”

Candi & Randy discuss being home for the holidays.

Plus, we welcome Broadway’s Natalie Toro to the show to debut her new Christmas single “Just In Time For Christmas.”

Do you travel home to see family? Does the family travel to see you? How do you plan for either? How do you handle entertaining, feeding, keeping visitors busy….? Tune in to find out our tips.

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Ricky Martin to leave Broadway’s EVITA 1/26/13

After helping make the show a hit, Ricky Martin will be leaving Broadway’s Evita at the end of January.

Martin, who plays Che, will join the musical’s two other leads in departing the show; all will be replaced. Martin’s final performance is January 26.

The pop star signed a deal to star in his own television show and is also considering going back to the studio, as well as writing a children’s book. Read more here.

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