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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
TR Warszawa's Shakespeare made vivid—and almost invisible (By Michael Feingold)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Duck, motherfucker (By GARRETT EISLER)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Had us at "cocksuckaz" (By ROB KENDT)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Masochistically marrying New York (By McCann, Ruth)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Another play featuring Lynndie England (By Alexis Soloski)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A play that should shock–but doesn't (By Alexis Soloski)

NYT > Theater

Dysfunctional Since Before It Was Cool
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:41:10 -0000
The playwright Christopher Durang talks about being ahead of the “dysfunctional” curve, tangling with Catholicism and missing Wendy Wasserstein.
Arts, Briefly: Brian Murray Joins Play
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:07:58 -0000
Manhattan Theater Club said that Brian Murray would join the cast of its coming Broadway production of “To Be or Not to Be.”
Selling His Soul for the Part
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:53:57 -0000
Sean Hayes is making his New York stage debut in the Encores! revival of “Damn Yankees.”
Theater Review | 'The Bacchae': A Greek God and His Groupies Are Dressed to Kill
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:27:55 -0000
The National Theater of Scotland’s playfully irreverent staging of “The Bacchae” keeps you entertained almost to the end.
Arts, Briefly: Sarah Kane Premiere Leads Soho Rep Season
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:27:30 -0000
Sarah Kane’s bleak and controversial drama “Blasted” will make its New York debut at SoHo Rep.
Arts, Briefly: Theater for the Price of a Subway Ride
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:36:27 -0000
Cast members from several Off Broadway productions, including “Altar Boyz” and “Blue Man Group,” will participate in a concert in Union Square Park.

 

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