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Back Stage gives a rave review to "Meeting Spencer," a new film farce about a weasel Broadway director (Jeffrey Tambor) willing to do ANYTHING to get his new play produced: "Giving supreme character actor and second banana Jeffrey Tambor a leading role worthy of his talents is reason enough to celebrate the screwball indie comedy 'Meeting Spencer.' But with a tight, funny script by Andrew Kole, Andrew Delaplaine, and Scott Kasdin that plays like a 1930s farce and sharp direction by Malcolm Mo...

O, ANTONIO! HOLLYWOOD'S MACHO BANDERAS WILL BE TROUNCED BY BROADWAY'S BELOVED DRAG HAG AT THE TONY AWARDSGoldDerby.com's Experts Give "Hairspray's" Harvey Fierstein Even Odds to Best the Star of "Nine" (6 to 5 Odds). "Hairspray" and "Take Me Out" Are Waaaaaaay Out Front in the Races for Best Musical and PlayNEW YORK - "Look for a rinse, set, and match for 'Hairspray,'" says Backstage managing editor David Sheward, who is one of the 7 experts at GoldDerby.com who give the Broadway megahit 1-to...