® The boys from Ugly Betty (Michael “Mark” Urie, and Mark “Justin” Indelicato) talk about working with LuPone, training at Julliard, and dream roles.   

® Thanks to the nytheatre i for the most comprehensive coverage of the New York Fringe Festival I’ve seen to date. 

® If the reviews for the Broadway “people’s choice” Grease were frigid, then the reviews for the West End’s version might be called tepid. What’s really telling about the demographics for this prom-queen-casting trend is this drivel about spandex and personal trainers. 

® Julie Taymor’s fantastical theatrical movie, Across the Universe will have a pre-release screening on September 3 at the Sony Building Screening Room to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Tickets for the benefit range from $100 to $250. I’ve seen the trailer, and it looks like another innovative bit of story telling from this very creative artist. Even if you can’t attend (or afford) the benefit, see it when it’s released on September 14. 

® Not everyone (re: the cast) is gung-ho about August: Osage County transferring to Broadway. 

® Many Broadway luminaries, including Marion Seldes and Three Mo’ Tenors, gather at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on September 10 at 7 pm, to offer Broadway Blessings on the new theatre season through song, spoken word and dance. The evening is free and open to the public. 

® Back to Our Roots: An interesting article from GuideLive.com about theatres and churches that share space, and sometimes theologies. 

® The Hangar Theatre in Ithica has named a new interim Artistic Director. Read more about this great regional theatre on the shores of Cayuga Lake.  

® And finally, from AllAfrica.com, comes a story about a comedy returning to the theatre that originally commissioned it. What made me laugh was its lead line:
“The Idiot’s return to Bat Valley from the National Theatre was met with a lot of excitement over the weekend.”

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