CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Classic Dramas Simmer in London's Summer Heat by BEN BRANTLEY</b><br /> The high points of London's new theater season, with glamorous stars in serious classics, turned out to be not exactly the nadirs but rather arid plateaus.
Today is Saturday, September 19, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Stephanie J. Block Carolyn McCormick Rex Smith Twiggy Smith Ernie Sabella Jeremy Irons Dennis Cooney David McCallum William Hickey Rosemary Harris James Lipton Peter Murray Donald Harron Frances Farmer Betty Garde Ernest Truex Lynne Overman Malcolm Duncan Paul Everton Tijuana T. Ricks Ramin Karimloo Patrick Marber Joel Wolfe Karl Held Burt Shevelove Charlie Brown Randy Barcelo Freda Payne Alan Dossor Melvin Stewart Jack Schmidt Sarah L. Delany