Bebe Neuwirth

11/13/09 At the debut of South Walton's new film series, first they laughed, then they cried.  |  The Wall Street Journal

11/13/09 One of the things that sounds really promising about the musical is the casting.  |  TV Squad

11/02/09 The abrupt closing Sunday of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" after only nine performances has cast a brief, uneasy shadow over Broadway's fall season, ironically one of the busiest in years.  |  Variety

11/02/09 What a great way to set up the season finale!  |  TV Squad

10/29/09 The new husband of former Cheers star Bebe Neuwirth has been branded a "deadbeat dad" by his ex-wife after allegedly failing to pay child support.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

10/14/09 Broadway legend Chita Rivera is in top form at Birdland.  |  Variety

09/24/09 The new remake of Fame will appeal to pre-teens who hope to go to performing arts schools, but who -- implausibly -- have never seen any other movies, or plays, or dance performances or music recitals.  |  Cinematical.com

09/24/09 Almost three decades since "Fame" -- a legacy that included a TV series, a musical, even a reality show -- the original template re-emerges, again focusing on fresh-faced yet hungry kids at New York's High School for the Performing Arts. The real motivator here, though, is Disney's "High School Musical" franchise (and perhaps a dollop of "American Idol"), resulting in a watered-down tone that causes the movie to drift dramatically between its musical and dance sequences.  |  Variety

08/26/09 Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz ("Aida," "The Coast of Utopia"), maverick puppeteer Basil Twist and music director Mary-Mitchell Campbell ("Company") have joined the creative team of "The Addams Family," the upcoming Broadway musical based on Charles Addams' iconic cartoon clan.  |  Variety