| Andrea Martin Joins `Young Frankenstein'
Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of June 25. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end. _"110 in the Shade." Audra McDonald stars in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical based on the N. Richard Nash's play "The Rainmaker." Studio 54. 212-719-1300. Closes July 29. _"A Chorus Line." Michael Bennett's classic musical about dancers auditioning for a big Broadway show is back. Gerald Schoenfeld. Telecharge. _"Avenue Q." Love blossoms among the 20-something set — a group that includes puppets — in this very funny, adult musical comedy. Golden. Telecharge.
The chance you've been braying for
"Shrek" the musical, in development for a 2008 Broadway opening, is looking "Far Far Away" for actors to play headliners Shrek and Donkey. Namely, here.
Auditions in Los Angeles for a new show's original Broadway cast don't happen every day, the TV reality show "Grease: You're the One That I Want" notwithstanding. But "Shrek's" creators are conducting a national search for male performers who can tap their inner 7-foot, green, swamp-loving ogre and big-mouth equine — voiced by Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy in the DreamWorks films.
.
American Journeys Richmond’s Old South Roots Are Never Far Away
Richmond, a mere two hours from Washington, has a magnolia-and-veranda-swing appeal that is worlds apart from anything even a little farther north. And notwithstanding its ties and testimonies to Robert E. Lee and other heroes of a long-lost world, Richmond today competes with Washington, its near neighbor, in up-to-date cultural sophistication. .
|
