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December 17, 2007
The Year in Theater

Liev Schreiber was smoking onstage, Boyd Gaines played just about everyone, two energetic new musicals really rocked out—and ten Scotsmen in Brooklyn starred in the best drama yet about the Iraq war.

December 3, 2007
Starry Nights at ‘Cymbeline’

Not only do the principals in 'Cymbeline' include Michael Cerveris, Martha Plimpton, and Phylicia Rashad as the Queen, but 23 other actors make up what Cerveris calls “a really deep bench” in this lavish production.

November 26, 2007
New Labor

When did striking writers become more sympathetic than stagehands?

November 26, 2007
What’s Worth Seeing When Broadway’s Dark?

Tumbleweeds may be blowing through Shubert Alley, but for those intent on catching a show, all is not lost.

November 26, 2007
I’ll Take Your $150,000 and Lower It to More Like $70,000

Numbers quickly became a PR tool in the stagehands’ strike. Some key figures in the battle for your sympathy.

November 5, 2007
Alias: Roxane

Why Jennifer Garner had to take her chances on Broadway.

November 5, 2007
Former Angry Young Man: Brian Cox

After a slew of films, this year, Brian Cox returned to the theater as Max in Tom Stoppard’s Rock ’n’ Roll, in a part written for him. He spoke with Boris Kachka.

October 22, 2007
Speech Therapists: Jefferson Mays and Boyd Gaines

Ah, the joys of starring alongside Claire Danes in her Broadway debut. It certainly helps with ticket sales. But then there is the issue of being semi-eclipsed, even when you’re Jefferson Mays and Boyd Gaines.

October 22, 2007
Long Story Short

De Niro, DeVito, and Chazz: How A Bronx Tale got told.

October 15, 2007
A Five-Minute Call for the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!

No art form lives and dies by word of mouth quite like the Broadway show. And this fall, you’ve likely heard that quite a few shows are supposed to be good.

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