This Week on Broadway for August 15, 2011: Sondheim v. Paulus and Co.

  If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Topics: ArtsBeat Blog: Stephen Sondheim Takes Issue With Plan for Revamped 'Porgy and Bess' by The New York Times Among those most rankled by changes being made to a new production of the opera was the composer Stephen Sondheim. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Play Final Show on Broadway September 4; to Tour Fall 2012 The producers of the Tony Award Nominated Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN have announced that the show will play its final performance on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at The Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St... LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Aaron Tveit Broadway Spider Man Reeve Carney to Play Jeff Buckley in Film by Roger Friedman Reeve Carney can really thank Julie Taymor now. He's been plucked from his grueling job playing Peter Parker in "Spider Man: Turn off the Dark" to star in the official bio film about late sing... LINKED FROM SHOWBIZ 411 Carnegie Hall Is Alive With The Sound of Music On April 24, 2012 Carnegie Hall will present "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, as a gala benefit for Carnegie Hall, this one-night-only concert performance of the beloved musical ... LINKED FROM THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN ORGANIZATION Some enchanted evenings! The rise of the musical An acclaimed, award-laden new production of the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, coming from New York, is about to open in London, at the Barbican Centre, and you can already sense people go... LINKED FROM THE INDEPENDENT Gigi, the play, in New Hampshire @ The Winnipesaukee Playhouse Marilyn Maye in Provincetown Andrew Lloyd Webber funds theatre for deprived youngsters by Dalya Alberge Project in Scotland aims to help young people in former shipbuilding stronghold beset by 24% unemploymentComposer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's charitable foundation is to fund a new theatre for some of the UK's mo... LINKED FROM THE GUARDIAN The Best Closing Lines From Musicals by Christopher Caggiano Recently on Twitter, my friend Howard Sherman (@HESherman) started a hashtag topic on the best closing lines from the stage (#beststageclosinglines). Needless to say, I contributed a few of my own, and I'm sure... LINKED FROM EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED FROM MUSICALS Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: Yes Music: Porgy and Bess - Opening and "Summertime" Porgy and Bess finale -- "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way" Both tracks are from the recording, "Porgy & Bess: High Performance" performed by Leontyne Price and William Warfield. Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm