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Patti LuPone Sings Happy Birthday To Meryl Streep at 54 Below
There’s nothing nicer, Patti LuPone was saying with a long sardonic face to Meryl Streep, than to have a bunch of drunks singing Happy Birthday to you in a bar. Nevertheless, sing we did, led by LuPone...
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David Mamet Will Not Be Quoting The Anarchist Reviews In Ads
just a wearying lecture~The Hollywood Reporter strangely gassy~New York Magazine feels as sterile and lifeless as an interrogation, which it basically is~Associated Press short, dense and dry drama at...
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Chaplin Silenced, Anarchist Scolded, Dead Accounts Dead on Arrival
T’was not a great week to be jolly for many in New York theater, with stars leaving shows, closing announcements, and Broadway openings marred by pans. On the other hand, there was some good news...
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The Anarchist Review: Real-Life Riveting Story Turned Into Mamet Mush
When I first heard about “The Anarchist,” David Mamet’s play pitting Patti LuPone as an incarcerated violent radical against Debra Winger as her jailer, I immediately pictured the townhouse that blew...
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Top 10 Stories in 2012 on NewYorkTheater.Me
Here are the ten most-read articles from this blog this year: Will Slings and Arrows Return To TV? I uncovered startling news for the many fans of “Slings and Arrows,” the cult Canadian TV series about...
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Must Actors Be 1. Narcissists and Opportunists 2. White 3. Human?
A debate over whether actors and other artists must be narcissists and opportunists, sparked by yet another story about Lena Dunham of “Girls”; a new report on the racial make-up of performers on New...
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Alan Cumming will say “Macbeth” even in the theater, despite The Curse of The...
Defying the long-held superstition about the dangers of saying the name “Macbeth” inside a theater, Alan Cumming replied to my inquiry: “I am going to say Macbeth everywhere, even in the theatre. None...
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June 2015 New York Theater Openings
Theater in New York doesn’t end when the Broadway season does. Patti LuPone, Tony Shalhoub, Mary-Louise Parker and Alicia Silverstone are all treading the New York boards this month, and there are new...
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Getting A Charge Out of Broadway. Free Summer Stages! The Week in NY Theater
“Well, where can I charge it?” the theatergoer at Hand to God allegedly asked after the usher gave him back his phone. It had been confiscated because he had tried to plug it into a (fake) outlet on...
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Broadway Divas and The #1 Song on Their Birthdays
What does it say that, on the day that Laura Benanti was born, the number one song was Bad Girls, and the number one movie was Dracula? Probably nothing, but thanks to a #1 song database, and a #1...
View ArticleBroadway Spring 2017 Preview Guide
Yes, Glenn Close, Sally Field, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Bette Midler, and Cynthia Nixon are all returning to Broadway in Spring 2017, and Cate Blanchett and Danny DeVito are making...
View ArticleWar Paint Review: Patti LuPone vs Christine Ebersole, Face to Face
In “War Paint,” Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole are sharing a Broadway stage for the first time in their careers, portraying rival cosmetic industry pioneers Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden....
View ArticleChaplin Silenced, Anarchist Scolded, Dead Accounts Dead on Arrival
T’was not a great week to be jolly for many in New York theater, with stars leaving shows, closing announcements, and Broadway openings marred by pans. On the other hand, there was some good news...
View ArticleThe Anarchist Review: Real-Life Riveting Story Turned Into Mamet Mush
When I first heard about “The Anarchist,” David Mamet’s play pitting Patti LuPone as an incarcerated violent radical against Debra Winger as her jailer, I immediately pictured the townhouse that blew...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories in 2012 on NewYorkTheater.Me
Here are the ten most-read articles from this blog this year: Will Slings and Arrows Return To TV? I uncovered startling news for the many fans of “Slings and Arrows,” the cult Canadian TV series about...
View ArticleMust Actors Be 1. Narcissists and Opportunists 2. White 3. Human?
A debate over whether actors and other artists must be narcissists and opportunists, sparked by yet another story about Lena Dunham of “Girls”; a new report on the racial make-up of performers on New...
View ArticleAlan Cumming will say “Macbeth” even in the theater, despite The Curse of The...
Defying the long-held superstition about the dangers of saying the name “Macbeth” inside a theater, Alan Cumming replied to my inquiry: “I am going to say Macbeth everywhere, even in the theatre. None...
View ArticleJune 2015 New York Theater Openings
Theater in New York doesn’t end when the Broadway season does. Patti LuPone, Tony Shalhoub, Mary-Louise Parker and Alicia Silverstone are all treading the New York boards this month, and there are new...
View ArticleGetting A Charge Out of Broadway. Free Summer Stages! The Week in NY Theater
“Well, where can I charge it?” the theatergoer at Hand to God allegedly asked after the usher gave him back his phone. It had been confiscated because he had tried to plug it into a (fake) outlet on...
View ArticleBroadway Divas and The #1 Song on Their Birthdays
What does it say that, on the day that Laura Benanti was born, the number one song was Bad Girls, and the number one movie was Dracula? Probably nothing, but thanks to a #1 song database, and a #1...
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