John Rando News

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone & Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; John G. Schultz, Executive Director) will re-team with NEIL LaBUTE for the world premiere of his latest work, FAT PIG starring in alphabetical order: ASHLIE ATKINSON (Theresa on F/X's 'Rescue Me'); ANDREW McCARTHY (Broadway: Side Man; feature films: Less Than Zero; Pretty in Pink; St. Elmo's Fire); JEREMY PIVEN (Ari Jacobs on HBO's 'Entourage') and KERI RUSSELL (Golden Globe winner for WB's 'Felicity'). Jo Bonney (Living Out; Fifth of July) directs.

ROBERT DE NIRO, JANE ROSENTHAL, and CRAIG HATKOFF, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival, in association with the acclaimed Tribeca-based Off-Broadway theater company, DRAMA DEPT., will present a new downtown cultural event: THE TRIBECA THEATER FESTIVAL presented by American Express. This first annual festival will run Tuesday, October 19 - Sunday, October 31, 2004.

With those words and one last musical flourish, the final performance at Henry Miller's Theatre came to an end

Three more behind the scenes journal entries from Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, now starring as 'Wreck' in Wonderful Town, taking us through the show's early rehearsal period.

'Yes, but who's gonna come to a show a called ' Urinetown?' says Little Sally to Officer Lockstock, two of the principals in this off the wall musical comedy. Well, I'll tell you they came in trickles at first, then in streams (no pun intended) to Broadway to see this unexpected phenomenon win Tony Awards for best music, best book and best direction.