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ON AISLE with Harry HAUN BROADWAY GOES TO THE MOVIES - Oscar, like Tony nine months before, picked The Big Ship for its Best of 1997, so it was, with some vested interest, that Titanic (The Musical) hosted Broadway's Oscar party at Laura Belle's the night that Titanic (The Movie) sailed off with a boatload of Oscars (11, tying Ben-Hur's all-time chariot load). It's a slight point - and, perhaps, a chauvinistic one - to point out that the Titanic musical still had a better award batting average: 1.000 (five for five), and it continues to carry capacity crowds down to sea in ships eight times a week. The Titanic movie tied another long-standing record: number of Oscar nominations - 14, same as All About Eve (in Broadwayese: Applause) - and yet not one of those nominations was for Best Screenplay. The last time a film won Best Picture without a screenplay nomination was The Sound of music, a primal crowd pleaser - and it's certainly proving that again at the Martin Beck. In lieu of a helicopter swooping in on a hilltop JULIE ANDREWS, the revival has REBECCA LUKER tearing madly down a steep bridge onto the stage in full title tune. Cabaret, where JOEL GRAY and LIZA MINNELLI did their Oscar toiling, is also back with us, providing Tony-caliber work for ALAN CUMMING and NATASHA RICHARDSON. This is not Natasha's musical debut. She made that years ago as Tracy Lord in a London production of High Society. MELISSA ERRICO currently occupies the part in a totally reworked stateside version. KATHERINE HEPBURN, of course, owns the role, having done it onstage and screen when the property was The (tuneless) Philadelphia Story; not the least of its distinctions was an Oscar-winning James Stewart. Oscar luster eluded Li'l Abner, but it was fun to find BURKE MOSES scampering by in the title role for the excellent Encores! series of concert readings at City Center. Biggest surprise: JULIE NEWMAR, still stupefyin' in a role she originated 42 years ago - Stupefyin' Jones. It took her two weeks to get in shape for the part, she says - and "they built the costume on me, you know." Believe it! [[image: color photograph, faces of two white women - one young with blond shoulder-length hair and one older with graying hair pulled back - with cheeks pressed side-by-side, smiling]] [[caption: Maria Von Trapp (r.) revels in The Sound of Music with the show's star, Rebecca Luker]] [[image: color photograph, half-shot of a young white woman (smiling, shoulder-length brown hair, wearing an orange knit top), with a short stack of papers on a table]] [[caption: Melissa Errico rehearses to become a part of High Society]] [[image: color photograph, half-shots of two white woman, with arms around each other's shoulders - on the left with shoulder-length light hair and dark V-neck top, on the right with yellow glasses, gray suit jacket, and dark homburg-style hat, and smiling with open mouth]] [[caption: Stupefying' stars Julie Newmar and Lea DeLaria on Li'l Abner's opening night]] PHOTOS BY STARLA SMITH [[end page]] [[start page]] [[advertisement]] It's so big [[boxed]] you can't miss it! [[dotted line]] While you're in the world's greatest city, come visit the world's largest store! [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] [[image: black and white half-toned photo of Macy's street-sign in front of multi-story stone-and-brick building]] We're a full city block big with 11 floors of fine watches, designer clothing, gourmet cookware, luxurious linens, and so much more! We've also got the city's best services, like Macy's By Appointment personal shoppers and our national Bridal Registry. It's all at Macy's Herald Square, on 34th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue. For information, call 1-212-494-3827. [[/boxed]] We have a gift for Mother's Day... [[image: black and white half-toned photo of two boxes, stacked, wrapped in shiny paper, tied with the same ribbon with bow tied on top]] [[caption: From jewelry to crystal, the world's largest store is the city's best gift-giving resource. Stop by and see all our great ideas. [[image: black and white half-toned photo of two dark handbags, with "We have a gift for you every day..." overwritten in white]] [[caption: Bring this ad and a current Macy's Herald Square receipt for $35 or more to our Visitor's Center on the 34th Street Balcony, and we'll give you a FREE tote bag or backpack!]] herald square macy's BROADWAY & 34TH STREET [[/advertisement]]
