December 5, 2000 --
Nathan participated in the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony honoring Angela Lansbury. From a Variety article:

"First honoree Lansbury was toasted by actress Glenn Close, who emphasized her London-born colleague's versatility and generosity. Several performers, including Nathan Lane and Len Cariou, performed songs from ``Mame,'' ``Sweeney Todd'' and other Broadway shows that featured the veteran thesp."

December 1, 2000 --
This article at Yahoo describes the upcoming Stuart Little sequel. Complete cast has not been announced.

November 17, 2000 --
Actors Roger Bart (Carmen Ghia), Gary Beach (Roger DeBries), Ron Orbach (Franz Liebkin), and Cady Huffman (the secretary) are confirmed for The Producers. (see story at Playbill) The role of the florid LSD, the hippie rock singer drafted into playing Adolf Hitler has been eliminated.

The production team includes: set designer Robin Wagner (a Tony winner for City of Angels and On the Twentieth Century) on sets, William Ivey Long (a Tony winner for Nine) on costumes, Peter Kaczorowski on lighting and Steve Kennedy on sound. Glen Kelly serves as musical arranger and supervisor; Patrick Brady is musical director and vocal arranger. Doug Besterman will provide the orchestrations.

Ticket sales for the Chicago tryout (20 performances) are available to Gold American Express cardholders. They will be available December 8 to the general public, though I don't have a phone number yet.

November 16, 2000 --
Nathan is mentioned and pictured at Theatre.com and Broadway.com at opening of The Rocky Horror Story

November 9, 2000 --
Check this Sunday's (Nov 12) NY Times for a special offer to order Producers tickets with an American Express card through December 2. The box office and Telecharge sales start December 3. Radio spots are currently running in NYC. Columnist Cindi Adams has passed along the idea that critics' invitations may be printed on fake $100 bills. Dates (currently current) to remember: Rehearsals start December 4. Chicago tryout: February 1 - 25. Previews start at the St. James in NYC March 21; opening set for April 19.

The future website of The Producers: http://www.producersonbroadway.com/.

November 5, 2000 --
The Broadway Salute shows on Hollywood Squares will start November 13. More at the Hollywood Squares site and great pictures at the Actors Fund site.

October 29, 2000 --
The GQ Awards took place on October 26. Nathan presented Matthew Broderick with the Theatre GQ Man of the Year award. The show will air in prime time on Fox on December 9.

More opening night photos at Playbill.com: Full Monty and Proof

October 27, 2000 --
See the photos at Broadway.com of Nathan at the opening of The Full Monty.

Bravo will be airing episodes of Encore! Encore! on Sundays at 6:30pmET beginning with the pilot episode on November 26. The episodes will continue through December.

October 25, 2000 --
Playbill Online reports good ratings for the PBS broadcast of The Man Who Came to Dinner.

October 24, 2000 --
Nathan is listed as a presenter at the GQ Awards, taking place at the Beacon Theatre. Not sure yet about the date. He is also appearing at the Roseland Ballroom fund-raiser/birthday party for Hillary Clinton tomorrow night.

October 17, 2000 --
The Hollywood Squares shows were taped yesterday. Nathan will appear in at least three of the five shows to air during "Salute to Broadway" week in November (date to be announced), to benefit The Actors Fund.

Last night Nathan appeared at "My Favorite Broadway" (coming, next year, to PBS/VHS/DVD/CD). He sang "Sue Me" with a doo-wop backup group. [Picture at Playbill Online]

October 16, 2000 --
The Chicago papers ran stories on The Producers' Chicago tryout recently. Tickets are not yet on sale, but this world premiere will be presented Feb. 1-25 at the Cadillac Palace. More news as I get it.

October 7, 2000 --
Panic averted at Thursday's performance of The Man Who Came to Dinner - story from PageSix..

October 6, 2000 --
Nathan is listed to appear on the Salute to Broadway week of Hollywood Squares. These shows will be taping in NYC on October 16 (three shows taped at 1:00pm and two at 5:00pm) at the Hammerstein Ballroom, located at 311 W. 34th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) Go to TvTickets.com for free ticket information. [note: this is the same date as the "My Favorite Broadway" concert mentioned below and the Hollywood Squares taping's guest list is "subject to change"]

October 5, 2000 --
Great AP article on the "Dinner" PBS broadcast. There will be extra features before the show and during intermissions: Broadway Theater Comes to TV.

October 4, 2000 --
"Teacher's Pet" goes primetime with an airing of the premiere episode on Disney at 8:45 tomorrow, then a four hour "Teacher's Pet" marathon on Friday (October 6) from 7-9pm.

September 26, 2000 --
Nathan will participate in the "My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs" concert with Julie Andrews October 16 at City Center. The show will be taped for a PBS "Great Performances" broadcast as well as VHS and DVD releases. Directed by Graciela Daniele. Also participating: Jerry Orbach, Barry Manilow, Robert Goulet, Linda Eder, Michael Crawford, Patrick Stewart, Chita Rivera, Bebe Neuwirth, Marin Mazzie, Peter Gallagher, Heather Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Rebecca Luker, Adam Pascal, and Brent Spiner, among others. A portion of the proceeds go to BC/EFA. For ticket information, call (212) 581-1212.

September 20, 2000 --
Showtime expects Laughter on the 23rd Floor to begin airing in May, 2001.

September 21, 2000 --
Looks like there may be a recording of the musical version of The Man Who Came to Dinner. The short-lived (2 months, including previews) show, called Sherry!, with book and lyrics by "Actors Studio" interviewer James Lipton, has never had a cast recording. Word is that Robert Sher is producing a studio recording for Angel Records. Nathan has been approached, as have Bernadette Peters and Carol Burnett (some sources say Nathan has signed).

September 13, 2000 --
Playbill reports that The Producers, starring Nathan and Matthew Broderick, will start previews in March of next year and open at the St. James Theatre on April 19, 2001. A Chicago tryout is set for February. Mario Cantone has turned down the role of Carmen Ghia and Roger Bart is expected to sign.

September 4, 2000 --
Nathan is scheduled to appear on the Rosie O'Donnell show on Tuesday, September 12.

August 31, 2000 --
Broadway.com reports that The Producers is confirmed for the St. James Theatre (current home of Swing) in Spring of 2001. They also remind us that no official casting news has been released.

August 20, 2000 --
On Friday September 1 the 6/6/00 Late Night with Conan O'Brien will be repeated. Check your local listings for time.

August 19, 2000 --
The latest on Producers casting at Playbill Online.

August 17, 2000 --

• If you live in the New York area and get NY1, you'll want to check out this weekend's edition of the "On Stage" show which will feature an interview with Nathan. The show airs several times over the weekend.
• The PBS Special "Great Streets" episode that Nathan hosts, entitled "Venice's Grand Canal with Nathan Lane" is set to air on September 3 at 9:00pm. Of course, check your local PBS stations for exact time in your area.

• Get your first glimpse (and sound) of Nathan's character Spot from "Teacher's Pet" (Flash required): go to Disney's 1 Saturday Morning Page, click on Saturday Morning, put your mouse pointer over Stars, click on the little blue creature (that's Scott the boy), and watch a tiny preview (with Spot the dog). The show begins Sept 9.
• Nathan appears on a new DVD called Film-Fest DVD - Issue 4 - Sundance 2000 & Hawaii Film Fest . He is included with the rest of the cast and director Alan Rudolph from "Trixie". There are other actors interviewed as well plus other features. The link above leads to the listing at Amazon where the DVD sells for $12.99

Thanks to the BranaghCompendium for information on the U.K. DVD of Love's Labour's Lost: it is to be released September 11th (UK only). This disk is presented 1.85:1 (enhanced for widescreen TV's) with a DD 5.1 soundtrack. Extras include 5 deleted scenes, the theatrical trailer, outtakes, 'making of' documentary and a commentary track by Kenneth Branagh. News on the US DVD when I get it.

August 11, 2000 --
Additional casting for "The Producers" (tentatively): Gary Beach, Mario Cantone (as Carmen Giya), and Cady Huffman (as secretary Ulla). The show is still expected to try out in Chicago with rehearsals starting as early as December 4.

August 11, 2000 --
Disney now has a site for "Find Out Why," the National Science Foundation collaboration to appear as small spots during the 1 Saturday Morning lineup on ABC (featuring Timon and Pumbaa). The site has games, audio and video, and animation featuring Ernie and Nathan's voices.

August 10, 2000 --
The interview with Nathan conducted by Robin Williams is now available at Audible.com. The interview is in two parts and the fee to download is $1.95 per part. There are free samples.

July 27, 2000 --
The New York Times has its own feature about the American Airlines Theatre in today's edition. Reviews tomorrow!

July 25, 2000 --
Article in today's USA Today (paper version has a photo of Nathan in "The Man Who Came to Dinner".

July 21, 2000 --
A Letterman show appearance is scheduled for August 1. Check your local listings for time.

July 19, 2000 --
This will go in the Bibliography section, but it's too good to not mention here: The Man Who Came to Bubby’s: Nathan Lane Takes on Critics in an interview with Mike Batistick in the New York Observer. And an interesting caricature.

July 16, 2000 --
"On the Rebound in a Safe Haven: Hard Work" - this very nice NY Times article about Jerry Zaks include several references to his work on "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and two pictures from the production.

Playbill has an article about the status of the Producers musical.

July 13, 2000 --
From Playbill.com: "Sources at both the Roundabout Theatre Company and Public Broadcasting System (PBS) confirm that PBS' "Stage on Screen" series will broadcast a live stage performance of Roundabout's The Man Who Came to Dinner on Oct. 7."

July 10, 2000 --
DRG has announced that the cast recording of the Encores! series Do Re Mi will be released on September 21.

July 7, 2000 --
"Teacher's Pet," the animated series, is expected to debut on September 9 in the Saturday morning lineup on ABC. ABC's description: "about a boy whose dog Spot disguises himself as a boy to accompany his master to school, where he quickly becomes the teacher's favorite" and promises "a distinctive animation style different from anything else on TV right now." Nathan provides the voices for the boy and the dog. Other actors providing voices, as mentioned below, include Jerry Stiller and David Sabella.

Also on ABC's One Saturday Morning lineup are is a series of spots called "Find Out Why," featuring Timon and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella) taking a closer look at science. The two characters will investigate a variety of scientific occurrences and commonplace technologies, including rain, sneezing, static electricity, wind, adaptation, and airplane flight. "Find Out Why" is produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in coordination with the National Science Foundation and Discover Magazine.

June 30, 2000 --
Pictures from Simon on Simon, aka The Playwright's the Thing II are available at Broadway.com and Playbill.com. Playbill also has more info on the new American Airlines Theatre.

June 28, 2000 --
The previously mentioned "Great Streets" series on PBS starts next week with Brian Stokes Mitchell on July 5 covering Fifth Avenue in New York. Nathan's ride down the Grand Canal in Venice should appear before long. More info here at PBS.com. Also, you can order the video at Shop PBS.

June 28, 2000 --
"Trixie" will be reviewed on this Sunday's "Roger Ebert & the Movies", a syndicated show. Check your local listings for times.

June 23, 2000 --
Playbill is offering discounts on performances (July 1 - July 26) of The Man Who Came to Dinner to their online club members. Membership is free. Check the special page at Playbill for more information. These are preview performances.

June 22, 2000 --
In the RealAudio version of the June 21 edition of NPR's "Morning Edition" you can hear a recap of the Sondheim birthday tribute, including a bit of Nathan's song "A House for Mama."

WNYC (http://www.wnyc.org) will broadcast the entire concert excerpt and have it available as a webcast. It is to be broadcast in two one-hour segments: part one June 25 from 11am-Noon (ET), and part two July 2 11am-Noon (ET). WETA (www.weta.org) in Washington D.C. will carry the show (unclear whether it's only the first hour or the whole 2 hours) on June 25 at 3:00 (ET), also available for webcast.

June 22, 2000 --
Most recent cast/crew news for The Man Who Came to Dinner: Cast: Nathan Lane, Jean Smart, Harriet Harris, Terry Beaver, Stephen DeRosa, William Duell, Byron Jennings, Lewis J. Stadlen, Linda Stephens, Hank Stratton, Mary Catherine Wright, Ian Blackman, Julie Boyd, Kit Flanagan, Mary Catherine Garrison, Julie Halston, Jeffrey Hayenga, Ruby Holbrook, Zach Shaffer, Ryan Shively. Director: Jerry Zaks; Sets: Tony Walton; Costuems: William Ivey Long; Lighting: Paul Gallo; Sound: Peter Fitzgerald; Wigs: Paul Huntley

June 15, 2000 --
On Monday, June 26, BC/EFA will present "The Playwright's the Thing II: Neil Simon at the Neil Simon" with excerpts of Neil Simon's best works performed by many of Broadway’s biggest stars (including Nathan, Mark Blum, Charles S. Dutton, Jennifer Ehle, Rosemary Harris, Robert Klein, John Larroquette, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Roger Bart, Kristin Chenoweth, Calista Flockhart, Julie Kavner, Jane Krakowski, Marsha Mason, Debra Monk, Bebe Neuwirth, Bronson Pinchot, John Ritter, Paul Rudd, Lynne Thigpen, and Mary Louise Wilson). Walter Bobbie is directing. Tickets at many price levels are on sale now. Visit the special page at the BC/EFA site for more info or call (212) 840-0770 Ext. 268.

June 15, 2000 --
Two articles are online with more information about the Frogs recording: at Playbill and from Sean Patrick Flahaven.

June 12, 2000 --
A couple of quick mentions:

• Check out the "Pop Quiz with Nathan Lane" in the 6/19/00 issue of People magazine. Nathan discusses hosting the Tonys
• Two pages and several photographs in the "People are Talking about" section of the June issue of Vogue - article is written by Paul Rudnick -- thanks Jennifer
• Ads, featuring Nathan, for the "You" international phone service ("save 20% or more on international calls home to the U.S.") are appearing in most inflight magazines
• HBO will begin running Titan A.E. First Look on January 15, a fifteen minute "making of" show

June 12, 2000 --
Liz Smith reports that Nathan has signed for The Producers:

THIS N' THAT: Nathan Lane, who lifts "Love's Labour's Lost" to its only distinction (he is really funny!), has finally signed to play the lead in the stage production of Mel Brooks' classic movie, "The Producers." Nathan told Foxnews.com's omnipresent Roger Friedman, "Mel has written all the songs, music and lyrics. There's nothing he hasn't done for this show!" And yes, as in the movie, the musical number "Springtime for Hitler" will be the comic centerpiece

June 9, 2000 --
The NPR website now lists a schedule for the airing of the Sondheim Birthday Tribute (recorded at the Library of Congress last month). Check your local NPR station's schedule to confirm, but possible airing dates for the two-hour program are:

• Wed., June 21 10:00pm ET
• Thur., June 22 (repeat) 7:00am ET
• Wed., June 28 (repeat) 10:00pm ET

June 9, 2000 --
Update: The Charlie Rose Show schedule has the LLL panel listed for tonight (Friday). Call the confirmed guest number (listed below) after 8:00pm and hopefully they have an updated recording of tonight's guests.

June 8, 2000 --
Two pictures are available at Playbill.com of Nathan at the post-Tonys ball at the Marriott Marquis: Nathan and Doris Roberts and Nathan waving.

June 8, 2000 --
Update: The Charlie Rose Show covered Microsoft's problems instead - no word yet on when the LLL panel will appear.

June 7, 2000 --
PBS' Charlie Rose Show just published tonight's schedule and the slate includes Nathan, Kenneth Branagh, and rAlicia Silverstone. Call the show's guest information line after 8pm tonight for confirmation of this airing: (212) 940-1601.

June 6, 2000 --
The Frogs portion of the Sondheim birthday tribute in Washington D.C. is going to be recorded for CD release. Nathan, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Davis Gaines will reprise their roles. More in this Theatre.com article.

June 5, 2000 --
The Roundabout has put The Man Who Came to Dinner tickets on sale early - they are now available. Call 212-719-1300.

May 28, 2000 --
Old news now, but Nathan was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award (category of Performer in an Animated Program) for his role in George and Martha this season. James Woods won the category last week for his performance in Hercules.

May 27, 2000 --
More talk show appearances:

• May 30: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
• June 6: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
• June 8: Live with Regis & Kathie Lee (co-host)
• The Charlie Rose Show (with Kenneth Branagh & Alicia Silverstone, date undetermined)

May 25, 2000 --
The Roundabout Theater announced today that Jean Smart will take the place of Christine Baranski in the upcoming production of The Man Who Came to Dinner due to to Baranski's upcoming television series.

May 25, 2000 --
Nathan announced on the Letterman show that, though he won't be officially billed as a co-host, he will be standing next to Rosie for the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 4 at 9:00pm (televised on CBS).

May 23, 2000 --
Looks like the Letterman appearance has moved up to Wednesday, May 24 (with guest Gloria Estefan).

News of the Sondheim Salute 70th Birthday Celebration:

• Nathan and Brian Stokes Mitchell sang "Invocation and Instructions to the Audience" (a hilarious song featured recently in Putting It Together, but originally in Sondheim's The Frogs)
• Nathan also sang "A Little House for Mama" from Wise Guys
• Stephen Sondheim mentioned a Nonesuch recording in his speech
• NPR is still set to broadcast the concert (or excerpts thereof) - tentatively on June 21
• other performers included Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Davis Gaines, Steven Brinberg (as Barbara Streisand), Rich Affannato and Will Gartshore with Paul Ford at Piano and Paul Gemingani directing

May 22, 2000 --

Tickets for "The Man Who Came to Dinner" are scheduled to go on sale on June 20. The phone number for the Roundabout Theatre Company is 212-719-9393. The show is scheduled to run June 30 through September 26 at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd. St., NYC. Performance schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 8:00pm, Wed-Sat-Sun 2:00pm. Ticket prices: $65 Orchestra and front mezzanine, $55 rear mezzanine. A $3 handling charge will also be applied. Ticket holders 18 years of age and younger are half price.

The cast currently includes Nathan, Christine Baranski, Lewis J. Stadlen, and Hank Stratton.

May 21, 2000 --

Nathan is featured on the cover and inside in an interview in today's Parade magazine which is included with many U.S. newspapers. If you cannot find a copy, you can order one from the Parade Magazine website.

And today's NY Times has a special Tony Awards section which includes Nathan's thoughts on the awards. The entire article is online at the Times site.

Nathan Lane

Actor and former Tony Awards host

The Tonys are sort of like Christmas. You think, "Oh boy, Christmas is coming!" Then it gets there and you think, "Oh, this is Christmas."

The problem with the Tonys is that there isn't much to nominate so they end up going: "It's a lamp. No, it's a play. Nominate it! My Aunt Rifka, she's pretty funny. Nominate her!"

Then they go to put on a show. Sometimes there are worthy people and occasionally the right people get the nominations. But every year there are these discussions. So maybe they should change a little bit. Society is changing -- same-sex marriage and all. We've got to bend the rules a little bit.

The show itself is always going to have problems. But what are you going to do? Have an open bar? Lap dances during the less important categories?

I think it's fine. Really, life is too short to worry about it.

May 20, 2000 --
Love's Labour's Lost is being shown (out of competition) at the Cannes Film Festival.

May 12, 2000 --
UPDATE: Date changed to May 24. Nathan will appear on Late Show with David Letterman on May 25th. Other guests are Owen Wilson and B.B. King. NOTE: It looks like Wilson and King have been moved to the 26th. The other guests on the 25th are Penn and Teller.

May 5, 2000 --
Filming of Laughter on the 23rd Floor in Toronto is expected to run through May 15th.

May 4, 2000 --
Love's Labour's Lost will open the Seattle Film Festival on May 18. More information in this article. Also, Kenneth Branagh received the Inspiration Award at the UK's Empire Awards. Photo of the cast at the awards below.

May 4, 2000 --
Nathan was interviewed for "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs," a CBS special to air June 13. More information at the website for the American Film Institute.

April 17, 2000 --
Tickets for the Sondheim Tribute at the Library of Congress sold out in two minutes this morning (not many tickets; many customers). Luckily, NPR will air one or possible two one-hour excerpts and the LOC is supposedly going to have a copy of the show in its archives.

April 11, 2000 --
Broadway Beat will provide their coverage of the Elton John BC/EFA benefit on their cable program April 17-18 (in the NYC area). They also will probably have a RealPlayer version online sometime next week. Visit their website at broadwaybeat.com for more information on this show.

April 11, 2000 --
The Producers reading apparently took place yesterday in NYC.

April 10, 2000 --
Add these names to the cast list of Laughter on the 23rd Floor for Showtime/Paramount: Victor Garber, Robert Guillaume, Peri Gilpin, Saul Rubinek, Dan Castellaneta, Richard Portnow, Zach Grenier and Mackenzie Astin. Production is underway in Toronto. (thanks J!)

April 9, 2000 --
A repeat of last September's Letterman appearance will air on April 19.

April 9, 2000 --
There's a nice little article (with pic) with a positive comment about Nathan's role in the upcoming Trixie at PlanetOut.

Also, PlanetOut will provide concert information and highlights before, during, and after the Equality Rocks concert, to be held on April 29.

April 8, 2000 --
According to the current Sondheim Review, the May 22 Library of Congress Sondheim Tribute (see March 22 note below) will be taped for the LOC archives and a one hour excerpt will air on NPR.

April 5, 2000 --
The NY Times and the NY Daily News both are reporting that Nathan stole the show on Monday at the Elton John benefit. You can also view the Good Morning America recap with RealAudio on the GMA website (Nathan appears near the end of the clip).

April 4, 2000 --
Trixie will be shown as part of the San Francisco International Film Festival which runs from April 20 to May 4. Trixie's showings are: Apr 24 7:00PM and Apr 26, both at Kabuki Theater (415-931-9800).

April 3, 2000 --
Another benefit, this time in honor of the Donmar Playhouse. Sam Mendes, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker hall, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, and more join the Broadway cast of The Real Thing on Wednesday, April 5 for a special performance of The Real Thing followed by a reception at The Supper Club.

April 3, 2000 --
Nathan will take part in a series of conversations produced by audible.com with Robin Williams. It is a subscription series.

March 28, 2000 --
Playbill Online is reporting that the Producers reading will be in May or June of this year in New York with Nathan, directed by Susan Stroman. Said Stroman, "[Mel Brooks has] written the musical and lyrics and the book. Every single page is funny." There is also an article at Theatre.com. And a nice feature on director Susan Stroman is available at the LA Times site.

March 22, 2000 --
Nathan will host The Stephen Sondheim Salute 70th Birthday Celebration at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., on Monday, May 22 at 8:00pm. Marin Mazzie, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Davis Gaines are also scheduled for the performance, which will include a concert version of Sondheim's show The Frogs as well as a selection of Sondheim's favorite songs with his own commentary. Tickets are free, but must be acquired through Ticketmaster (and they will assess a $2 service fee) by phone beginning on April 17. Tickets will go fast! See the Library of Congress site for more information.

March 22, 2000 --
Production is set to begin April 10 in Toronto for the Showtime/Paramount version of Laughter on the 23rd Floor.

March 19, 2000 --
Several mentions have been made that there will be a reading of the musical The Producers next month with Nathan and Evan Pappas.

March 17, 2000 --
More details are now available for the "This is Your Song: Broadway Sings Elton John" benefit at the BC/EFA website, including the cast list: in addition to hosts Nathan Lane and Christine Baranski, others appearing will be Sandra Bernhard, Betty Buckley, Mario Cantone, Lea DeLaria, Ann Duquesnay, Linda Eder, Victor Garber, Deborah Gibson, Sam Harris, Heather Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Jeremy Kushnier, Andrea McArdle, Orfeh, Adam Pascal, Jason Raize, Ernie Sabella, and Sherie René Scott, and Elton John.

March 15, 2000 --
Columnist Army Archerd reports that Nathan and Mark Linn-Baker will star in a Showtime/Paramount feature production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Set to direct is Richard Benjamin. Both stars appeared in the Broadway production which opened in 1993.

March 13, 2000 --
Nathan will appear with Martin Short on The American Comedy Awards on Fox, March 23rd, at 8-10pm. More information is available at the ACA site, including a video of Nathan and Martin's musical routine, "Go for the Gold"s. If you have Windows Media Player, you can go directly to the video with this link if you're on a PC with a 28k connection, or this link for 56k. For other speeds, and if you use a Mac, check the ACA site.

February 25, 2000 --
Christine Baranski and Nathan will host "This is Your Song: Broadway Sings Elton John", on Monday, April 3rd at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. For more information, call (212) 840-0770 Ext. 268. The show will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Many Broadway stars (and Elton John) are expected to participate.

February 24, 2000 --
Nathan will be guest host on Late Night with David Letterman on March 2. Expected guests are Mel Brooks, Mario Cantone (who replaced Nathan in L!V!C!) and rising star, Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth.

"There's No Business Like Show Business" from LLL

February 15, 2000 --
Love's Labour's Lost news: the word has been very good from viewers of foreign screenings of the film (check the Internet Movie Database for first person accounts). Also, LLL is being screened today at the Berlin Film Festival. The cast attended the press conference there today - video clips of the press conference (voiceover in German) and a trailer are available at ZDF Online.

The soundtrack for LLL will be released later this month in Great Britain. You can order the CD now at Amazon UK. [prices are shown in British Pounds: use the Currency Converter to estimate dollars]

As always, more LLL information is available at the Branagh Compendium

February 9, 2000 --
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation will host a concert called "Equality Rocks" on April 29, 2000 in Washington, D.C. Currently expected to perform are Garth Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge, Anne Heche, Kristen Johnston, k.d. lang, Nathan Lane, and Pet Shop Boys.

February 9, 2000 --
Christine Baranski will co-star in The Man Who Came to Dinner at the Roundabout Theatre this summer. Baranski, Nathan, and Helen Hunt all performed in the workshop for this show.

February 7, 2000 --
Nathan will lend his voice to an animated ad for Stamps.com.

January 30, 2000 --
The recap of Day 5 at the Sundance Film Festival features a little about Trixie and a photo of Nathan in the role. The film did not win any awards at the festival.

January 29, 2000 --
America's Hands collection of celebrity hand sculptures and autographs is now available in pictorial form for $20/book. Visit the organization's website at www.americashelpinghands.org.

January 29, 2000 --
The Jackie Gleason film is still alive - more at the Bergen Record.

January 25, 2000 --
"Isn't He Great," an article in the Bergen Journal is available online. Also, Bette and Nathan and Isn't She Great are featured in USA Today and are the cover story of the February issue of Genre magazine. [article contains strong language] .

January 24, 2000 --
Nathan is scheduled to appear on the Rosie O'Donnell show on Monday January 31.

A report on the screening of Love's Labour's Lost is online at the Kenneth Branagh Compendium, including a UK release date of March 24 and a tentative U.S. release date of June 2.

January 22, 2000 --
On January 28 Nathan is expected to attend a "rock and roll roast" at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills, California that will also serve as a fundraiser for the No On Knight campaign. The No On Knight campaign seeks to encourage defeat of the Knight Initiative, Prop 22 in California. Read more about the campaign at the No On Knight website and more about the roast in this article at MTV.

January 21, 2000 --
The Late Night with Conan O'Brien appearance has been changed to February 3 (happy birthday).

January 19, 2000 --
The Birdcage will air this Saturday (Jan. 22) at 8:00pmET on ABC (ABC Big Picture Show).

January 19, 2000 --
I have received information about an upcoming animated series for Disney called "Teacher's Pet" that is currently in production in the recording studio. The main characters are a dog named Spot, whose voice will be supplied by Nathan, and a parrot named Pretty Boy with Jerry Stiller providing the speaking voice and David Sabella providing the singing voice. I believe this brings Nathan's animal voice count to four: meerkat, hippopotamus, cat, and dog.

January 19, 2000 --
Trixie will premiere next week at the Sundance Film Festival, on the 24th, 25th, and 26th. More information (and a synopsis of the film, including the comment "Nathan Lane is just brilliant as the seasoned club performer") is available at the Festival's website.

January 19, 2000 --
America’s Helping Hands (non-profit organization) gathered 134 famous celebrities and casted their hands in marble casting stone. These sculptures represent the many wonderful charities of America, from Pediatric AIDS to Zoological Society. The AHH hopes to find a sponsor to fund a tour of the USA to help promote “Volunteerism” in America. A unique book representing the project is up for auction at eBay.

The organization also hopes to offer other products to represent this very interesting project. At left is the photo of Nathan with his sculpture which was done at The Fashion Cafe in NY during the run of Forum. Thanks to Mel Slavick (Sculptor and President of AHH) for providing this information and permission to print the photo. You can visit Mel's website for more information about the project.

January 14, 2000 --
Add an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for January 27 (NBC) with Isn't She Great co-star Stockard Channing. And cancel the Letterman show ... Late Show with David Letterman will feature reruns while David Letterman recuperates from emergency quintuple bypass surgery (he's doing well and expected to make a full recovery).

January 10, 2000 --
Isn't She Great information is consolidated on a new page.
Trixie is set to open June 9, 2000.
See link on Audio page to Tom Morrow clip from Disneyland.

January 8, 2000 --

• Nathan is on the schedule for "Late Show with David Letterman" on January 20 (CBS, check your local listings for air time).

• There is a great interview at Fashion Finds with costume designer William Ivey Long, specifically detailing his work on the Guys and Dolls revival. Sketches and photos are included.