Broadway Yearbook 2000-2001 A Relevant and Irreverent Record

by Suskin, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780195156379
• ISBN10: 0195156374
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Broadway Yearbook 2000-2001 is a relevant and irreverent record of the theatrical year. A vivid album of the year on the Great White Way, Broadway Yearbook gives readers front-row seats for the phenomenon of The Producers and the rest of the season's hits and misses. Steven Suskin's acclaimed new theatre annual delivers a vibrant, candid, and thoughtful account of every show to hit the boards: exciting musicals such as The Full Monty and the revival of 42nd Street ; intriguing new plays like Proof and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife ; and fascinating failures, including Jane Eyre and the beleaguered Seussical . Broadway Yearbook tells us what the shows were actually like. It is an interpretive record, featuring not only dates and names but also the stories behind the statistics. Each entry is accompanied by credits and cast lists, scorecards summarizing overall critical reception for each show, a summary of each show's financial performance, and copies of the illustrative program covers and title pages. Appendices provide a roundup of the season's major awards, memorable performances of the year, obituaries, long run leaders, shows still running from prior seasons, scheduled shows that never reached Broadway, and a comprehensive index. Steven Suskin has provided a unique and detailed record of the season's memorable moments and high points (and low points as well). Written from an insider's perspective, the book is knowledgeable, intriguing, provocative, and entertaining. Broadway Yearbook brings the shows of the 2000-2001 season back for an encore.

Author Biography

Steven Suskin is the author of Broadway Season 1999-2000 and Show Tunes. His other books include Opening Night on Broadway and More Opening Nights on Broadway. A longtime theatrical manager and producer, he has written extensively about the Broadway theatre in books, magazines, and on the Internet.

Table of Contents

The Curtain Rises	3	(11)
The Shows
June 15 Macbeth	11	(7)
July 27 The Man Who Came to Dinner	18	(10)
September 17 Gore Vidal's The Best Man	28	(9)
October 19 The Dinner Party	37	(8)
October 24 Proof	45	(9)
October 26 The Full Monty	54	(7)
November 2 The Tale of the Allergist's Wife	61	(7)
November 13 Matters of the Heart	68	(5)
November 14 Betrayal	73	(7)
November 15 The Rocky Horror Show	80	(7)
November 16 The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe	87	(7)
November 30 Seussical	94	(12)
December 10 Jane Eyre	106	(9)
February 8 A Connecticut Yankee	115	(7)
March 11 A Class Act	122	(7)
March 15 Design for Living	129	(6)
March 22 Bloomer Girl	135	(8)
March 26 Judgment at Nuremberg	143	(7)
March 29 The Invention of Love	150	(7)
April 1 Stones in His Pockets	157	(6)
April 5 Follies	163	(11)
April 8 One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest	174	(6)
April 12 Bells Are Ringing	180	(8)
April 17 Blast	188	(8)
April 19 The Producers	196	(15)
April 24 The Gathering	211	(6)
April 26 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	217	(7)
April 30 George Gershwin Alone	224	(5)
May 1 King Hedley II	229	(7)
May 2 42nd Street	236	(10)
May 3 Hair	246	(51)
Curtain Calls
Honorable Mention	257	(4)
Tony Wrap-Up (and Other Awards)	261	(12)
Holdovers	273	(6)
Shows That Never Reached Town	279	(4)
Long-Run Leaders	283	(4)
The Season's Toll	287	(10)
Index	297