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Vulture

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All Posts Tagged: ‘theater’

Posted 5/ 9/08

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Kudos

Tony Predictions: Song-and-Dance Division

Tags: a catered affair, cry-baby, grease, gypsy, ham, in the heights, musicals, passing strange, south pacific, sunday in the park with george, the little mermaid, theater, tony awards, xanadu, young frankenstein

Posted 5/ 9/08

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Beef

Verdi-vs.-Shakespeare Beef Not As Hard-core As We Hoped

Tags: classical and dance, critics, macbeth, opera, shakespeare, theater, verdi

Posted 5/ 9/08

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Kudos

The Tonys Pass ‘Glory Days’ By

Tags: eric schaeffer, glory days, james gardiner, nick blaemire, signature theater company, theater, tony awards

Posted 5/ 8/08

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Kudos

Can ‘Glory Days’ Still Find Glory at the Tonys?

Tags: glory days, theater, tony awards, xanadu, young frankenstein

Posted 5/ 8/08

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The Take

Does Everyone Except Ben Brantley Hate ‘Top Girls’?

Tags: ben brantley, caryl churchill, theater, top girls

Posted 5/ 8/08

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The Industry

‘Glory Days’ Has Its Glory Day

Tags: 500 days of summer, amber heard, american on purpose, craig ferguson, fox searchlight, fruitcake, glory days, harpercollins, heather graham, jennifer coolidge, john waters, johnny knoxville, joseph gordon-levitt, parker posey, the ex-terminators, theater, zooey deschanel

Posted 5/ 6/08

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Quote Machine

Elaine Stritch Doesn't Understand Beckett Any Better Than You Do

Tags: ashton kutcher, cadence weapon, chiwetel ejiofor, elaine stritch, endgame, the game, theater

Posted 5/ 2/08

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Chat Room

Christine Baranski on ‘Boeing-Boeing’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’

Tags: boeing boeing, christine baranski, mamma mia!, theater

Posted 5/ 2/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Laura Linney Cast Aside in ‘Times’ Review of ‘Les Liaisons’

Tags: ben brantley, ben daniels, critics, laura linney, les liaisons dangereuses, theater

Posted 4/24/08

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The Take

Please, Mel Brooks, Skip ‘Blazing Saddles: The Musical’

Tags: blazing saddles, mel brooks, movies, theater, young frankenstein

Posted 4/23/08

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The Industry

Jeremy Piven to Hug It Out Onstage

Tags: amanda peet, ang lee, david mamet, david o. russell, focus features, get him to the greek, james caan, james schamus, jeremy piven, jonah hill, judd apatow, nailed, nick stoller, nicole holofcener, oliver platt, paul verhoeven, rebecca hall, speed-the-plow, taking woodstock, theater

Posted 4/22/08

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Kudos

‘Young Frankenstein’ — Yes, ‘Young Frankenstein’ — Leads Outer Critics Circle Noms

Tags: awards, les liaisons dangereuses, outer critics circle awards, theater, young frankenstein

Posted 4/21/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Bring Back ‘Moose Murders’!

Tags: critics, frank rich, john simon, moose murders, theater

Posted 4/21/08

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The Industry

Jesse L. Martin Would Like to Meet Your Parents

Tags: abc, alicia silverstone, bad mother's handbook, bai ling, crank: high voltage, dana lustig, guess who's coming to dinner, jason statham, jesse l. martin, kenny leon, kristin cavalieri, moon bloodgood, my smart, rob schneider, rumer willis, tania raimonde, terminator salvation: the future begins, theater, wild cherry

Posted 4/17/08

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Countdown

Kurt Andersen Wants Hugh Jackman in Chains

Tags: danny elfman, david yazbeck, houdini, kurt andersen, theater

Posted 4/16/08

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The Take

Will ‘The Country Girl’ Be a Hit or a Flop? Either Way, Michael Riedel's Covered

Tags: michael riedel, mike nichols, morgan freeman, new york post, the country girl, theater

Posted 4/10/08

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Countdown

Jane Krakowski's Playing Lola in ‘Damn Yankees’?

Tags: 30 rock, damn yankees, encores!, jane krakowski, sean hayes, theater

Posted 4/ 9/08

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News Reel

How to Play Lady Macbeth? Imagine Being Mauled by Tigers

Tags: kate fleetwood, macbeth, theater

Posted 4/ 8/08

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Kudos

The Tony Awards: Exactly Like the NBA's Western Conference

Tags: august: osage county, basketball, come back little sheba, cyrano de bergerac, macbeth, november, rock 'n' roll, the farnsworth invention, the homecoming, the seafarer, theater, tony awards, top girls

Posted 4/ 7/08

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Chat Room

Channeling Macbeth, Patrick Stewart Threatens to Kneecap Us

Tags: macbeth, patrick stewart, theater

Posted 4/ 4/08

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Kudos

Could ‘South Pacific’ Dance Away With the Tonys?

Tags: gypsy, kelli o'hara, south pacific, theater, tony awards

Posted 4/ 4/08

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The Industry

Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen Finally Make It to Broadway

Tags: brent maddock, bruce willis, chris dewolfe, david heyman, dimension, goonies, gretchen mol, hunter bell, jeff bowen, jonathan mostow, luke wilson, michael berresse, mike million, myspace, radha mitchell, rosamund pike, s.s. wilson, short circuit, tenure, the surrogates, theater, timothy dowling, title of show, treehouse gang, ving rhames, warner brothers

Posted 4/ 1/08

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Cheek by Jowl

‘Drunken City’ vs. ‘Drunk Enough’: Which Play Rewards Drunken Viewing?

Tags: adam bock, caryl churchill, drunk enough to say i love you, the drunken city, theater

Posted 3/28/08

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Kudos

Will Everything Come Up Tony for ‘Gypsy’?

Tags: a catered affair, boyd gaines, gypsy, in the heights, laura benanti, passing strange, patti lupone, sunday in the park with george, theater, tony awards, young frankenstein

Posted 3/28/08

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Chat Room

Laura Benanti on Stripping in ‘Gypsy’ and Her Delighted Husband

Tags: gypsy, laura benanti, theater

Posted 3/28/08

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News Reel

Three Playwrights on Inspiration: Drunk Girls, Damon Albarn, and Definitely Not Jonathan Safran Foer

Tags: adam bock, itamar moses, jonathan safran foer, nicky silver, playwrights horizons, the drunken city, the four of us, theater, three changes

Posted 3/28/08

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News Reel

Patti LuPone Was Not Born a Diva

Tags: gypsy, patti lupone, theater

Posted 3/28/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Gypsy’: Ben Brantley Eats His Hat

Tags: ben brantley, critics, gypsy, new york times, patti lupone, theater

Posted 3/24/08

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The Early-Evening News

‘Mask,’ the Musical, Complete With Horrifying Makeup

Tags: caryl churchill, clint eastwood, drunk enough to say i love you, gran torino, mask, theater, top girls

Posted 3/21/08

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The Take

Oprah Scared Away From Broadway?

Tags: august wilson, carole shorenstein hays, fences, kenny leon, oprah winfrey, suzan lori-parks, theater

Posted 3/20/08

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Chat Room

Scott Cohen on ‘Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?’ and the ‘Gilmore Girls’ Movie

Tags: caryl churchill, drunk enough to say i love you, scott cohen, theater

Posted 3/13/08

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The Take

Spoilers: The Official Vulture Statutes of Limitations

Tags: books, lost, movies, spoilers, the wire, theater, tv

Posted 3/12/08

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Apropos of Nothing

It's Edward Albee Day! How Will You Celebrate?

Tags: edward albee, eliot spitzer, theater

Posted 3/11/08

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The Industry

Harry Connick and Kathleen Marshall Say ‘Oh, Kay!’ to Broadway

Tags: 20th century fox, anthony minghella, attack of the killer tomatoes, ben affleck, douglas sarine, harry connick jr., harvey weinstein, hbo, jill scott, joe dipietro, kathleen marshall, kent nichols, m. dal walton iii, marcus sakey, sean bailey, the blade itself, the no. 1 ladies' detective agency, theater, tim hill, weinstein company

Posted 3/ 7/08

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News Reel

Terrence Howard Likes the Pain

Tags: anika noni rose, cat on a hot tin roof, debbie allen, terrence howard, theater

Posted 3/ 7/08

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Chat Room

Lin-Manuel Miranda of ‘In the Heights’ on No Longer Being in the Heights

Tags: in the heights, lin-manuel miranda, theater

Posted 3/ 5/08

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News Reel

Mary-Louise Parker Has Always Been Mary-Louise Parker

Tags: anne bogart, dead man's cell phone, mary-louise parker, new york times, sarah ruhl, t. ryder smith, theater

Posted 3/ 4/08

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Chat Room

T. Ryder Smith on Playing the Corpse in ‘Dead Man's Cell Phone’

Tags: dead man's cell phone, t. ryder smith, theater

Posted 3/ 4/08

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News Reel

We're Looking Forward to Cady Huffman's One-Woman Show, ‘My Date With Tom Cruise’

Tags: anthony edwards, cabaret, cady huffman, my date with tom cruise, theater, tom cruise, top gun

Posted 2/29/08

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News Reel

David Strathairn Takes His ‘Conversations in Tusculum’ Castmates on a Tour of the Met

Tags: aidan quinn, conversations in tusculum, david strathairn, gloria reuben, maria tucci, oskar eustis, richard nelson, susan hilferty, the public theater, theater

Posted 2/26/08

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The Industry

Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon Are ‘Bourne’ Again?

Tags: august wilson, august wilson's 20th century, bourne 4, eric clapton, fences, flaming lips, flight of the conchords, istvan szabo, jason statham, kennedy center, lily collins, louis gossett jr., magda szabo, matt damon, modest mouse, new pornographers, nickelodeon, nine lives, paul greengrass, phil collins, r.e.m., sasquatch! music festival, steve winwood, the breeders, the cure, the door, the hives, the transporter 3, theater, universal

Posted 2/21/08

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News Reel

Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater Talk About What's Next

Tags: duncan sheik, spring awakening, steven sater, the nightingale, theater

Posted 2/19/08

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The Take

New Play at London's National Theatre Not As Good As Improv Everywhere Prank

Tags: comedy, improv, improv everywhere, national theater, peter handke, the hour we knew nothing of each other, theater

Posted 2/15/08

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Chat Room

Keira Naughton on ‘Hunting and Gathering,’ Klonopin, and Calling Ethan Hawke Gay

Tags: brooke berman, ethan hawke, hunting and gathering, keira naughton, meryl streep, the petersons, theater

Posted 2/15/08

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The Early Word

What Will Critics Be Talking About in Broadway's All-Black ‘Cat’? Horny James Earl Jones, That's What

Tags: cat on a hot tin roof, debbie allen, james earl jones, tennessee williams, theater

Posted 2/15/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Patrick Stewart's ‘Macbeth’ to Offer Bang for Your Buck on Broadway?

Tags: bam, macbeth, new york times, patrick stewart, theater

Posted 2/13/08

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News Reel

Lou Reed Knows the ‘Sound and Fury’ Speech From ‘Macbeth’ by Heart

Tags: bam, lou reed, macbeth, music, patrick stewart, shakespeare, theater

Posted 2/13/08

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Chat Room

Actress Alice Ripley on Falling a Little Bit in Love With Your Co-star

Tags: alice ripley, brian d'arcy james, next to normal, second stage theatre, theater

Posted 2/12/08

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News Reel

The Martha Plimpton and Josh Hamilton Comedy Team on ‘Top Girls,’ Dildos, and Jury Duty

Tags: caryl churchill, josh hamilton, manhattan theater club, martha plimpton, theater, top girls

Posted 2/ 7/08

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The Take

Randy Quaid Banned for Life by Actors' Equity

Tags: actors equity, lone star love, nypo, randy quaid, theater

Posted 2/ 6/08

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Chat Room

Martin McDonagh on Colin Farrell, Giving Up Playwriting, and Bruges

Tags: colin farrell, in bruges, martin mcdonagh, movies, theater

Posted 2/ 5/08

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Kudos

Broadway Stars Love ‘In the Heights’ for the Tonys

Tags: cheyenne jackson, in the heights, lilli cooper, remy zaken, seth rudetsky, theater, tony awards

Posted 2/ 1/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Is a ‘Wet Hot American Musical’ on the Way? Reading David Wain's Tea Leaves

Tags: comedy, david wain, movies, the state, theater, wet hot american summer

Posted 2/ 1/08

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Chat Room

Cartoonist Ben Katchor on Making a Musical Out of Instruction Manuals

Tags: ben katchor, books, comics, the slug bearers of kayrol island, the vineyard theater, theater

Posted 2/ 1/08

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The Take

‘Young Frankenstein’ Producer Is Sorry About Those $450 Tickets, But Not So Sorry As to Charge Less

Tags: mel brooks, robert f.x. sillerman, theater, tony awards, young frankenstein

Posted 1/31/08

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Chat Room

S. Epatha Merkerson on ‘Little Sheba,’ ‘Law & Order,’ and Uncle Bill

Tags: come back little sheba, law and order, s. epatha merkerson, theater

Posted 1/30/08

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News Reel

‘Jerry Springer: The Opera’ Composer Richard Thomas Now Turning His Attention to a Britney Spears Ballet

Tags: ballet, britney spears, carnegie hall, classical and dance, jerry springer the opera, meltdown, opera, richard thomas, theater

Posted 1/29/08

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News Reel

David Hyde Pierce Has Neither Advice for Clay Aiken Nor Patience for Us

Tags: clay aiken, david hyde pierce, spamalot, theater

Posted 1/28/08

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The Best Part

Clay Aiken Is the Ron Paul of the Entertainment World

Tags: clay aiken, music, spamalot, theater

Posted 1/25/08

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News Reel

We Heart Newly Minted Broadway Star S. Epatha Merkerson

Tags: come back little sheba, manhattan theatre club, s. epatha merkerson, theater

Posted 1/16/08

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Countdown

Needless to Say, Vulture Is Excited for Will Ferrell's Broadway Show

Tags: broadway, theater, will ferrell

Posted 1/16/08

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The Take

No One's Gonna Pay Next Year's ‘Rent’

Tags: jonathan larson, rent, theater

Posted 1/14/08

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News Reel

Playwright Edward Albee Admits That He’s Knocked Up

Tags: books, edward albee, theater, times center

Posted 1/10/08

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The Best Part

America's Soldiers Demand More Wilmer Valderrama

Tags: juilliard, laura linney, theater, uso, wilmer valderrama

Posted 1/ 9/08

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Chat Room

Playwright David Ives: World's Worst Procrastinator?

Tags: broadway, david ives, is he dead?, new jerusalem, theater

Posted 1/ 8/08

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Tube Junkie

‘The [Title of Show] Show’: Broadway Stars Ham It Up on YouTube

Tags: hunter bell, jeff bowen, theater, title of show, video

Posted 12/20/07

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The Industry

Everything's Coming Up Patti on Broadway

Tags: arthur laurents, boyd gaines, drag me to hell, edwin a. salt, gina prince-bythewood, gypsy, ivan raimi, jennifer hudson, laura benanti, patti lupone, peter berg, queen latifah, sam raimi, sophie okonedo, sue monk kidd, the drowsy chaperone, the secret life of bees, theater, tom cruise

Posted 12/18/07

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Countdown

Julie Taymor and Bono's ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Actually ‘Across the Universe 2’?

Tags: bono, evan rachel wood, jim strugess, julie taymor, spider-man, spider-man the musical, theater

Posted 12/18/07

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Last Night's Gig

Anthony Rapp Impersonates Jonathan Larson in His One-Man Show

Tags: anthony rapp, rent, theater, without you

Posted 12/11/07

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Apropos of Nothing

So Who Are the New York Theater Personalities in ‘Yellow Face’?

Tags: b.d. wong, bernard jacobs, cameron mackintosh, carla chang, david henry hwang, frank chin, frank rich, jane krakowski, joseph papp, lily tomlin, margaret cho, mark linn-baker, michael riedel, miles newman, stuart ostrow, the public theater, theater, vinnie liff, wayman wong, william craver, yellow face

Posted 12/10/07

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News Reel

Michael Cerveris of ‘Cymbeline’ Has Hair, Beautiful Hair

Tags: cymbeline, hair, john cullum, lincoln center theater, martha plimpton, michael cerveris, phylicia rashad, theater

Posted 12/ 6/07

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Chat Room

We Ask David Morse of ‘The Seafarer’ Who's Tougher: The Devil or House?

Tags: conor mcpherson, david morse, house, the seafarer, theater

Posted 12/ 5/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Charles Isherwood Declares ‘August: Osage County’ the Next ‘Thom Pain’

Tags: august: osage county, charles isherwood, new york times, theater, thom pain (based on nothing), tracy letts, will eno

Posted 12/ 4/07

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Chat Room

‘Pumpgirl’ Playwright Abbie Spallen Explains the Difference Between Theater and Burger King

Tags: abbie spallen, pumpgirl, theater

Posted 12/ 4/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Ben Brantley Gives Aaron Sorkin the Most Patronizing Review Ever?

Tags: aaron sorkin, ben brantley, critics, new york times, the farnsworth invention, theater

Posted 11/21/07

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Last Night's Gig

Performa 07 Closes With Accordion, Various Bird Noises

Tags: performa 07, performance art, theater

Posted 11/14/07

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Chat Room

Hunter Foster of ‘Frankenstein’ on Creating a Monster

Tags: frankenstein, hunter foster, theater

Posted 11/12/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Broadway Stagehands Strike Has Devastating Impact on Duran Duran

Tags: broadway, duran duran, laaaaaaaame, labor unrest, stagehands strike, strike, theater

Posted 11/10/07

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Strike Zone