Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor is presenting a revival of playwright Lanford Wilson’s Fifth of July, the prequel to his Pulitzer Prize winning Talley’s Folly.  That Wilson is a resident of Sag Harbor since 1970 adds a touch of irony to the evening directed by Terry Kinny, which will run July 6 through August 1. The playwright’s themes often echo a struggle to preserve the past while moving on, which is reflected in the historic fishing village he calls home.

Chad Kimball, Montego Glover
“The Music is the Message,” a Drama Desk Panel discussion hosted by Scott Siegel (Broadway by the Years) was presented at Sardi’s on Friday June 18.  Participants from some of the season’s hit musical productions included Christine Andreas (La Cage aux Folles), Jeffry Denman (Yank!), Montego Glover (Memphis), Chad Kimball (Memphis), Tom Kitt (Next to Normal), David Thompson (The Scottsboro Boys), and David Zellnick (Yank!)

Catherine Zeta-JonesBy: Patrick Christiano
The 60th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced at Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th Street) in NYC on May 27, 2010. Catherine Zeta- Jones A Little Night Music and Montego Glover Memphis  tied for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

The 2009-2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners are:

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Time Stands Still

Eliza Byard, Chely Wright, Cindy Lauper
“True colors” came shining through at the 2010 GLSEN Respect Awards when Chely Wright, the country western star arrived.  With her new biography, “Like Me,” she’s finally out of the closet. And no one was happier to see her than GLSEN’s honoree, Cyndi Lauper who looked like she was literally “Lifted Off the Ground.”

Stuart F. Lane, Robert Sherman, Thomas Schumacher           By Ellis Nassour
Last Monday May 17, at the Players Club in Gramercy Park, the Theatre Museum honored Disney film musical legends Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, with its Theatre Museum's Career Achievement Award, the Mint Theatre Company for Theatre Preservation in their mission to revive long ago classics; and Samuel French, the publisher/licensee of countless plays, for Theatre Arts Education.

Julie Taymor    Julie Taymor Receives New Dramatists’
           Lifetime Achievement Award
                      By: Isa Goldberg
The story that was told at the New Dramatists luncheon honoring Julie Taymor at the New York Marriott Marquis on Tuesday was less about the financing of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the “behemoth” musical production that’s been the buzz of doomsday commentators in chat rooms and on web sites. The subject of Taymor’s Lifetime Achievement Award was, as it should be, her visionary spirit, her artistic courage, her ferocious ambition and its genesis.

Patricia Watt, Joe Lanteri, Bronwen Carson
The 28th  Fred & Adele Astaire Awards Nominations
Emmy award winning actor Richard Thomas currently starring in the hit play “Race” on Broadway announced the nominees for the 28th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards honoring excellence in dance and choreography on Stage and in Film at a cocktail reception at famed celebrity watering hole Elaine’s on May 3, 2010.

The 76th Annual Drama League Awards will be Hosted by Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie on May 21, 2010  at The Marriott Marquis Times Square

 THE 76th ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Allan Harris            

                       By Linda Amiel Burns
Jazz Crooner Allan Harris opened in "Just Me" at The Metropolitan Room on April 5th to a packed house of fans.  He is a talented jazz vocalist, producer, composer, guitarist, and three-time winner of the NY Nightlife Award for “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist.” 

Ervin & Edith Drake
ERVIN DRAKE CELEBRATATION
           By Linda Amiel Burns
On April 9, legendary composer Ervin Drake (“It Was a Very Good Year”) celebrated his 91st Birthday at the Edison Ballroom (formerly The Supper Club) at The Edison Hotel in New York’s latest hot spot for dining and dancing.