This Week on Broadway for March 13, 2011: With or Without You...

If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Notes and links for the podcast. Guest: Michael Dale, Chief Theatre Critic at BroadwayWorld.com http://broadwayworld.com/showtime/ Facebook | Twitter Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Matthew Murray | [email protected] | Twitter Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook News: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Now opening June 14, Philip William McKinley spelling Julie Taymor, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa joining as bookwriter Shutting down April 19-May 12 "to allow rehearsal time" Producers cutting Julie Taymor's "signature touches"--good idea or bad idea? From the Village Voice: Spidey Super Theater Stories: The Cartoon Bono the show's new "muscle"? Mass exit of performers following bloodbath? American Idiot to close John Doyle to do actors-playing-instruments Merrily We Roll Along in Cincinnati Barbra Streisand's Gypsy is now off thanks to... Arthur Laurents?!? Reviews: Broadway That Championship Season (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre) Written by Jason Miller Directed by Gregory Mosher Designers: Michael Yeargan (sets), Jane Greenwood (costumes), Peter Kaczorowski (lights), Scott Lehrer (sound) Starring: Brian Cox (Coach), Jim Gaffigan (George Stikowski), Chris Noth (Phil Romano), Jason Patric (Tom Daley), Kiefer Sutherland (James Daley) Off-Broadway Peter and the Starcatcher (New York Theatre Workshop) Written by Rick Elice, based on the novel(s) by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers Designers: Donyale Werle (sets), Paloma Young (costumes), Jeff Croiter (lights), Darron L. West (sound) Starring: Adam Chanler-Berat (Boy/Peter), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Molly), Christian Borle (Black Stache), Arnie Burton (Mrs. Bumbrake) (I can list more actors if people want, but those are the main ones) Cactus Flower (Westside Theatre Upstairs) Written by Abe Burrows Directed by Michael Bush Designers: Anna Luizos (sets), Karen Ann Ledger (costumes), Philip Rosenberg (lights), Brad Berridge (sound) Starring: Maxwell Caulfield (Dr. Julian Winston), Lois Robbins (Stephanie Dickinson), Jenni Barber (Toni Simmons), Jeremy Bobb (Igor Sullivan), Robin Skye (Mrs. Dixon Durant), Anthony Reimer (Harvey Greenfield), John Herrera (Senor Arturo Sanchez), Emily Walton (Botticelli's Springtime) Explicit: Yes Music: With or Without You by U2 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