Claudia Shear, playwright and one-third of Dirty Blonde, left the Broadway show Jan. 7. Pictured with her are Tom Riis Farrell and Seussical's Kevin Chamberlin, both of whom played Charlie opposite her (Chamberlin was Tony-nominated). Dirty Blonde, an examination of the life of Mae West and the effects she has on two lonely New Yorkers, continues at the Helen Hayes Theatre, where it opened May 1, 2000.