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Broadway Forecast for 2010

With the announcement of Superior Donuts ending its run at the Music Box, that leaves us wondering what show will fill the hole in the schedule? Probably Enron, the British hit about American financial scandals or Fences, the revival of August Wilson's 1987 play with Denzel Washington. Other announced shows without a home include American Idiot, Come Fly with Me, and Catch Me If You Can. Casting news came out for two other shows--Kelsey Grammer will headline La Cage Aux Folles opposite Olivier winner Douglas Hodge and A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh will star Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Anthony Mackie, and Zoe Kazan. Behanding has been misidentified as A Beheading in Spokane in both the NY Times and Theatrical Index. An understandable error since behanding is not a word we see every day. Why do I get the feeling Irish playwright McDonagh saw the name Spokane on a map of the US and liked the sound of it with behanding? The storyline of a man searching for his missing hand sounds like a Coen brothers film. Spider-Man is still supposed to begin previews in February at the Hilton, but it may not swing into action until the summer. And contragulations to Jessica Hecht and Santino Fontana who were out of a job when Brighton Beach Memoirs unexpectedly closed and are now both in the revival of A View from the Bridge.

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New York Auditions at a Glance – Nov. 26-Dec. 4

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.

California Auditions at a Glance – Nov. 26-Dec. 4

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.

Regional Auditions at a Glance – Nov. 26-Dec. 4

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.

West Coast Casting Highlights - 11/24/09

Every week Back Stage publishes hundreds of notices -- casting notices, entertainment-industry job notices, and calls for submissions to talent contests and film festivals. Back Stage is the premier resource for actors, dancers, singers, comedians, and all performing artists -- plus those talented individuals working behind-the-scenes, including writers and crew -- looking for quality opportunities.  BackStage.com's casting database includes all of the notices from  the  popular weekly Back Stage publications, plus hundreds of additional items.

WEST COAST:

Below are a few highlights from this week's West Coast notices, compiled by West Coast Casting Editor Cassie Carpenter:

Full Court

The critically acclaimed Theatre @ Boston Court, under the helm of co-artistic directors Jessica Kubzansky and Michael Michetti, has announced an entire season of world-premiere works for 2010.

The ecectic slate begins with Oedipus El Rey, by visionary scribe Luis Alfaro (pictured left), to be directed by prolific Jon Lawrence Rivera, artistic director of Playwrights Arena. It's described as a gritty re-imagining of Sophocles' classic Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, in which the setting is the barrio of East L.A.Oedipus has been released from Federal prison.

San Francisco's Magic Theatre collaborates on this production, opening February 27

Bid On Brunch with Broadway's 'Birdie'

Hungry? Broadway fans can currently bid on brunch with actor Nolan Gerard Funk, who stars as heartthrob Conrad Birdie in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Bye Bye Birdie.

According to the eBay auction website:

On a Sunday of your choice, Mr. Funk and a staff member of BC/EFA will meet you and a guest for brunch before his matinee. Brunch would begin at 12 noon and end at 1:30pm at a local Times Square area restaurant...

To get a first hand lesson in Nolan... and learn what it’s like performing in Bye Bye Birdie, bid now on for "Brunch with Birdie!" We can’t guarantee you "One Last Kiss" but it will be a brunch you’ll never forget!

The current bid is $100, with about seven days left before the end of the online auction. All proceeds from this eBay auction will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Inc. (BC/EFA).

-- Daniel Lehman

Is Dustin Hoffman Done with the 'Fockers'?

EW's "Hollywood Insider" blog thinks so. Hoffman and Barbra Streisand were a hilarious pairing as Ben Stiller's parents in Meet the Fockers, but it looks like Hoffman might not return for Little Fockers (the second sequel to the hit comedy Meet the Parents). Even though "Hoffman had tentatively agreed to appear in what was to be a very funny cameo at the end of the film," according to EW, that's now looking unlikely.

From Hollywood Insider:

Sources tell EW.com that there has been strife between Hoffman and the studio over the size of the part, the scheduling of the days on set and other difficulties.

Streisand reportedly still has a prominent role as Roz Focker in Little Fockers. Hoffman's performance as Bernie Focker was easily the best part of the otherwise excruciating Meet the Fockers, though, so does it even matter anymore? Or can new cast members Jessica Alba, Lara Dern, and Harvey Keitel somehow save this three-quel?

-- Daniel Lehman

New York Auditions at a Glance – Nov. 19-27

The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.

Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.