The Bare Truth About Actors Baring It All...

is that there were so many shows over the past season that had actors getting into and out of bath tubs on Broadway (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Macbeth, The Nance, The Testament of Mary) and off-Broadway (If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, Water by the Spoonful) that nude (or nearly so) scenes are now cliché (OCC president Simon Saltzman even joked about them at yesterday's awards ceremony) and so directors looking to be daring are going to have to start looking elsewhere.  

And it isn't just here. An article in Britain's "The Stage" says that actors over there are so concerned about growing requests to do nude scenes that they've taken the issue to Equity.  Click here to read more about that.

A Great Time at Yesterday's Outer Critics Circle Awards

The unofficial winner for best speech goes to the congenitally amusing Nathan Lane, who also took home the official honor for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his performance in The Nance.

Broadway & Me Now Has a New Way to Have Its Say

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