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THEATER

Still Putting It Together: The Mark Taper Forum’s opening night of the Stephen Sondheim musical revue “Putting It Together” has been postponed from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25, due to the late replacement by John McCook (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) for Michael Nouri, who dropped out because of scheduling conflicts, according to a Taper spokeswoman. Preview performances will begin Thursday instead of the previously announced Sunday, with an additional preview performance Oct. 18. The show will also run an extra week, through Dec. 6. Taper artistic director Gordon Davidson said that the additional rehearsal time “allows us to solidify the production,” and that the show has had “the largest pre-opening advance of any production ever mounted at the Taper.” The cast also includes John Barrowman, Carol Burnett, Susan Egan and Bronson Pinchot.

LEGAL FILE

Tyson Prevails: A U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that actress Cicely Tyson is entitled to $750,000 for what turned out to be a brief appearance in the leading role of a short-lived 1983 Broadway show produced by actress Elizabeth Taylor. The Manhattan court upheld an earlier jury verdict in favor of Tyson by overruling a district judge who had set aside the first decision. The dispute involved Tyson’s appearance in Emlyn Williams’ “The Corn Is Green,” which closed shortly after it opened. Tyson argued she should be paid the full $750,000 stipulated by her contract, even though the show closed early and was never turned into a television production as planned.

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So Do Liam and Natasha: Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson won $85,000 in libel damages Friday over a British tabloid’s allegations that she was filing for divorce behind his back and that their marriage is a sham. Neeson, nominated for an Academy Award for his role in “Schindler’s List,” and Richardson, who won a Tony Award this year for “Cabaret,” had sued the publishers of the Mirror for libel and malicious falsehood after the story ran last month. Martin Cruddace, the lawyer for the Mirror’s parent company, MGN, said that the newspaper “unequivocally” accepts that the story was entirely false and apologized for the embarrassment, hurt and distress caused to the couple, who have been married for four years and have two sons. Neeson and Richardson said they would donate the money to victims of the Aug. 15 car bombing in the Northern Ireland town of Omagh. Neeson’s family is from Northern Ireland.

MOVIES

An Archive for Roddy: The immense collection of still photographs maintained by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Margaret Herrick Library will be named for actor--and prolific photographer--Roddy McDowall. Academy President Robert Rehme said that the board of governors unanimously voted to approve this tribute to McDowall, 70, treasurer of the academy and president of the Academy Foundation, who is terminally ill with cancer. “The board felt that a tribute to Roddy is appropriate because of his long-standing activity on behalf of the academy,” Rehme said, “and more importantly because of his long and passionate devotion to recording the history of our industry.” The archive contains more than 7 million prints and negatives. Among other places, his photos can be seen in the five volumes of his coffee table book “Double Exposure,” proceeds from which benefit the academy.

TELEVISION

‘Deep Space’ Deep-Sixed for Now: Tonight’s scheduled season premiere of the “Star Trek” offshoot “Deep Space Nine” has been postponed on KCOP-TV Channel 13, and executives at the station are keeping mum on the reason. Contractual difficulties between the station and Paramount, the series’ producers, are reportedly behind the postponement. Executives declined to say when the season premiere will air. Tonight’s scheduled installment will be replaced by a repeat episode.

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Tammy Out Too: Tammy Lauren, who played policewoman Dana Dickson in CBS’ Saturday night action comedy “Martial Law,” is leaving the series. A spokeswoman for 20th Century Fox Television said that “the producers are moving the show creatively in a way that doesn’t leave as much room for her character.” Whether there will be a policewoman replacement was uncertain as the show goes into production for its seventh episode next week.

QUICK TAKES

KCBS-TV Channel 2, KTLA-TV Channel 5 and KTTV-TV Channel 11 have announced that they will provide live coverage Monday of the funeral for former Mayor Tom Bradley. Channel 5’s coverage will start at 9 a.m., while KCBS’ and KTTV’s broadcasts begin at 10 a.m. The funeral will be held at First AME Church in South-Central Los Angeles. . . . KCRW-FM (89.9) will air National Public Radio’s live coverage Monday of the House Judiciary Committee hearings to determine whether to recommend that the full House authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Clinton. Hearings are scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. . . . Davis Gaines makes his 2,000th appearance as the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” during Sunday’s performance at the Pantages Theatre. . . . The Los Angeles Philharmonic will dedicate Monday’s concert--a benefit for the orchestra’s pension fund--to the memory of the late cellist and former music director (1943-56) Alfred Wallenstein, who died at 84 and would have turned 100 on Oct. 7.