Think fast: Little Mermaid, David Mamet, Joan D’Arc

 

Goodman Theatre’s recent cancellation of a fall production of Joan D’Arc has sparked an international outcry. Cutting the show from the Goodman’s 2009-2010 season has provoked a furious response from Airan Berg, artistic director of the performance component of the Linz09 cultural festival, held in the Austrian city of Linz. More here.

here! TV (the LGBT cable channel) will be presenting “The Awakening of Spring,” a televised stage play adaptation based on the controversial 1891 Frank Wedekind play. The hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening is also based on the same play.  Written and directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, this adaptation features a talented cast including Victoria Tennant, John Aniston, Constance Towers, Jesse Lee Sofer and Jason Graae. “The Awakening of Spring” makes its network debut on Friday, July 31st.

Broadway’s Little Mermaid will close on August 30th, after 685 performances. A national touring company has been assembled, with Chicago being one of its stops (produced by Broadway in Chicago).

Gary, IN has requested that Michael Jackson be buried in his hometown, with the preferred burial site near a proposed Jackson family museum and performing arts center.

17 years after it was written, Chicago native David Mamet’s play Oleanna will finally open on Broadway on October 11th.