Broadway Yearbook 2001-2002 A Relevant and Irreverent Record

by Suskin, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780195158779
• ISBN10: 0195158776
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Called the "theater equivalent of longtime New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael" by Matinee Magazine, critic and producer Steven Suskin chronicles the 2001-2002 theater season in his latest installment in the Broadway Yearbook series. Commenting with wit and erudition on each show that opened on Broadway between May 2001 and May 2002, Suskin's vivid descriptions recall Tony winners like Thoroughly Modern Millie and Urinetown and commercial smashes like Mamma Mia! and The Graduate. A great read for theater buffs, the book is also a valuable sourcebook for critics, Broadway historians, and theater professionals, providing an array of statistics on every Broadway production of the season, as well as noteworthy off-Broadway performances. The intelligent and witty Broadway Yearbook, 2001-2002 will engage theater lovers, performers, and critics alike.

Author Biography

A theatrical producer and manager for over 20 years, Suskin writes a bi-weekly column for Playbill Online. He is also a freelance writer and author of Broadway Yearbook 1999-2000 and Broadway Yearbook 2000-2001

Table of Contents

The Curtain Rises	3	(8)
The Shows
July 11 A Thousand Clowns	11	(7)
July 12 Major Barbara	18	(7)
August 6 If You Ever Leave Me . . . I'm Going with You!	25	(5)
August 14 The Seagull	30	(10)
September 10 Mandy Patinkin in Concert	40	(8)
September 20 Urinetown	48	(8)
October 4 Hedda Gabler	56	(6)
October 11 Dance of Death	62	(6)
October 18 Mamma Mia!	68	(8)
October 25 Thou Shalt Not	76	(11)
October 28 By Jeeves	87	(6)
November 1 Noises Off	93	(8)
November 8 The Women	101	(7)
November 11 45 Seconds from Broadway	108	(9)
November 18 QED	117	(7)
December 2 Sexaholix . . . a love story	124	(6)
January 14 Barbara Cook: Mostly Sondheim	130	(9)
February 7 An Almost Holy Picture	139	(7)
February 7 Carnival	146	(10)
February 17 Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just between Friends	156	(7)
February 21 Elaine Stritch at Liberty	163	(8)
March 4 Metamorphoses	171	(7)
March 6 One Mo' Time	178	(5)
March 7 The Crucible	183	(8)
March 10 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?	191	(7)
March 14 Sweet Smell of Success	198	(11)
March 21 Oklahoma!	209	(9)
March 21 Golden Boy	218	(9)
March 26 The Smell of the Kill	227	(7)
April 2 Fortune's Fool	234	(8)
April 4 The Graduate	242	(8)
April 7 Topdog/Underdog	250	(7)
April 14 The Elephant Man	257	(9)
April 18 Thoroughly Modern Millie	266	(11)
April 21 Morning's at Seven	277	(5)
April 25 The Mystery of Charles Dickens	282	(5)
April 28 Private Lives	287	(7)
April 30 Into the Woods	294	(10)
May 1 The Man Who Had All the Luck	304	(8)
May 2 The Pajama Game	312	(53)
Curtain Calls
Honorable Mention	323	(4)
Tony Wrap-Up (and Other Awards)	327	(14)
Holdovers	341	(6)
Shows That Never Reached Town	347	(4)
Long-Run Leaders	351	(4)
The Season's Toll	355	(10)
Index	365