Set to participate are Tony winners Betty Buckley, Judy Kaye, Beth Leavel, Alice Ripley, and many more.

Celebrities from coast to coast take part in the event from The Lavender Effect.

Hello, diva lovers! I'll be out of the office all next week, but you can send e-mails beginning Monday, August 30. Have a great week, and enjoy the diva news. . .

Hello, diva lovers! I'll be out of the office all next week, but you can send e-mails beginning Monday, August 30. Have a great week, and enjoy the diva news. . .

What Broadway musicals would you like to see revived on Broadway, and who should star in them? Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers up his choices. Casting agents, take note!

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

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Hello, diva lovers. Because of a few special projects I’m working on, “Diva Talk” will run every other Friday through the Tony Awards. Now, to the divas . . .

Hello, diva lovers. Because of a few special projects I’m working on, “Diva Talk” will run every other Friday through the Tony Awards. Now, to the divas . . .

As award season gets into full gear, congratulations are in order for Bernadette Peters and Kristen Chenoweth, who both won Outer Critics Circle Awards earlier this week. Peters won for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her work in Annie Get Your Gun, which was also voted Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and Chenoweth won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical honors for her breakout performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown . . . And, don't forget the almighty Tony Award nominations will be announced this Monday, May 3 at 8:30 AM at Sardi's.

As award season gets into full gear, congratulations are in order for Bernadette Peters and Kristen Chenoweth, who both won Outer Critics Circle Awards earlier this week. Peters won for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her work in Annie Get Your Gun, which was also voted Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and Chenoweth won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical honors for her breakout performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown . . . And, don't forget the almighty Tony Award nominations will be announced this Monday, May 3 at 8:30 AM at Sardi's.

Here is a survey of recent cast album releases (and significant Broadway-related releases), and a schedule of those announced for the balance of 1999.

BETTY BUCKLEY
Betty Buckley fans will be thrilled with the just-released cast recording of Triumph of Love, the Susan Birkenhead/Jeffrey Stock/James Magruder musical loosely based on the Marivaux play. Buckley sounds terrific on the CD, whether she's belting the opening lines of "This Day of Days," tenderly caressing the notes in the quartet of "Teach Me Not to Love You" or bringing an emotional intensity to her duets with Susan Egan ("You May Call Me Phocion") and F. Murray Abraham ("The Tree"). And, her two solo pieces, "Serenity" and "If I Cannot Love," are masterfully crafted and delivered. Just listen to the way she builds "Serenity" from a quiet remembrance of her youth to a full-voiced declaration of love's surprise arrival. She is also equally effective on "If I Cannot Love," which was unfortunately cut during previews but is thankfully preserved on this JAY Records release.

BETTY BUCKLEY
Betty Buckley fans will be thrilled with the just-released cast recording of Triumph of Love, the Susan Birkenhead/Jeffrey Stock/James Magruder musical loosely based on the Marivaux play. Buckley sounds terrific on the CD, whether she's belting the opening lines of "This Day of Days," tenderly caressing the notes in the quartet of "Teach Me Not to Love You" or bringing an emotional intensity to her duets with Susan Egan ("You May Call Me Phocion") and F. Murray Abraham ("The Tree"). And, her two solo pieces, "Serenity" and "If I Cannot Love," are masterfully crafted and delivered. Just listen to the way she builds "Serenity" from a quiet remembrance of her youth to a full-voiced declaration of love's surprise arrival. She is also equally effective on "If I Cannot Love," which was unfortunately cut during previews but is thankfully preserved on this JAY Records release.