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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:53:54 GMT

Theater Review: Marin Hinkle in ‘Rx,’ by Kate Fodor, at 59E59 Theaters

The latest play from Kate Fodor, “Rx,” a winning combination of light satire and romance, pokes gentle fun at our overprescribed culture.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:07:20 GMT

Paula Vogel Leads a Playwright ‘Boot Camp’ at Second Stage

Paula Vogel staged one of her imaginative theater “boot camps” for donors to Second Stage.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:23:38 GMT

ArtsBeat: New Broadway Performances Announced for Autistic Children and Families

"Mary Poppins" and "The Lion King" will present special performances as part of the Autism Theater Initiative.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:15 GMT

Theater Review: ‘The Ugly One,’ a Satire About Beauty, at Soho Rep

In “The Ugly One,” at Soho Rep, a man loses his sense of self when a miracle of plastic surgery turns him into a nouveau Apollo.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Theater Review: ‘Myths and Hymns,’ Directed by Elizabeth Lucas

In Elizabeth Lucas’s slender but effective dramatization of “Myths and Hymns,” Adam Guettel’s songs remain the focus.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:15:32 GMT

ArtsBeat | London Theater Journal: Revenge Served Sticky, and Cleanly Staged Comedy

The zippy new National Theater production of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" is a clear reconception, while the Young Vic's hot-and-sticky new interpretation of "The Changeling," a Jacobean revenge tragedy, is mired in pudding.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:47:19 GMT

Theater Review : Pascale Armand in ‘The Convert,’ by Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira’s ambitious new play, “The Convert,” about the arrival of colonialism in 1895 southern Africa, is having its premiere at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, N.J.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:30:04 GMT

Theater Review: Along the London Stage's Intimate Edges

In "Outward Bound" and "The House of Bernarda Alba," emotions play big at some smaller theaters.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:30:03 GMT

54 Below, Restaurant-Nightclub Under the Former Studio 54

The nightspot named 54 Below, a 160-seat space, is scheduled to open in early June with a two-week engagement by Patti LuPone.


Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:48:00 GMT

Critic’s Notebook: Porcelain Portrayal of a Fragile King

God save the king, as portrayed by Eddie Redmayne in the Donmar Warehouse's production of "Richard II," because he sure isn't up to saving himself.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:31 GMT

ArtsBeat: Radio Play of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' Is Set

Live performances of the play, with a cast that features Phylicia Rashad and Leslie Uggams and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will be recorded for a planned national broadcast in September.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:23 GMT

ArtsBeat: Intiman Theater in Seattle Will Stay Alive

The Intiman Theater, which has been under financial duress for a year, said it has raised over $1 million in pledges and would present a four-play season in the summer.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:54 GMT

ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' Tops Broadway Box Office For First Time

"The Book of Mormon" topped the Broadway box office last week, thanks to premium ticket pricing and the fact that it remains in a relatively small theater.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:10 GMT

Arts & Leisure: ‘Carrie,’ a Huge Stage Flop, Is Reinvented by MCC Theater

One of Broadway’s greatest flops, “Carrie” is being dressed up, and toned down, for another onstage dance.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:04 GMT

In Its Next Life a Song Cycle Is a Musical

The Prospect Theater Company’s revamped version of Adam Guettel’s “Myths and Hymns” has the potential to convince theaters everywhere that the piece is viable as a stage property.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:33 GMT

Comedy: National College Comedy Festival at Skidmore

The National College Comedy Festival at Skidmore, next Friday and Saturday, has become a place for young troupes to flex their muscles outside the glare of the professional arena.


Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:17:17 GMT

Performances for Valentine’s Day, or Thereabouts

Beyond Broadway, possibilities for dates with a New York sweetheart include love songs, comedies, burlesque and readings in the buff.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:28 GMT

Critic’s Notebook: In London Theater, the Past Isn’t Dead, It’s Onstage

Several current British productions, including “Lovesong,” “Travelling Light” and “The Kreutzer Sonata,” feature characters who recall earlier times.


Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:53:40 GMT

ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: The Brouhaha Over 'Clybourne Park'

The tempest over "Clybourne Park" vividly illustrates how small the universe of the Broadway theater really is.


Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:22:07 GMT

Television Review: ‘Smash,’ on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston

“Smash,” NBC’s series about backstage Broadway, comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d’Arcy James).


Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:04:02 GMT

Theater Review: ‘Look Back in Anger,’ Starring Matthew Rhys

In the Roundabout Theater revival of John Osborne’s 1956 landmark play, “Look Back in Anger,” Matthew Rhys plays the British working-class antihero.


Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:17 GMT

Arts | Connecticut: ‘Macbeth 1969’ at the Long Wharf Theater — Review

“Macbeth” is fast-forwarded to 1969, but without much success.


Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:24:06 GMT

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