HE SAID, SHE SAID by HILTON ALS

One-acts by Edward Albee and Samuel Beckett.

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CULTURAL GAS by JOHN LAHR

The discreet harm of the bourgeoisie.
?Omnium Gatherum?; ?The Harlequin Studies.?

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ME AND MY SHADOW by JOHN LAHR

Michael Frayn on the betrayal of Willy Brandt.

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THE HOLLYWOOD ONE by HILTON ALS

An intellectual in screenwriter’s clothing.

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THE TALK OF THE TOWN: THE BOARDS

DEATH BY CRAB by Liesl Schillinger
“President Harding Is a Rock Star.”

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TIME TRIALS by JOHN LAHR

Kingship and kinship in "Henry V" and "Flesh and Blood."

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LOCAL STORIES by JOHN LAHR

Two new plays at the Royal National Theatre.
"His Girl Friday" and "Elmina's Kitchen."

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BLACK AND WHITE BALL by HILTON ALS

Studs Terkel and David Schwimmer on the racial divide.

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BOYS WON’T BE BOYS by JOHN LAHR

Athol Fugard and Doug Wright make politics personal.

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THE TALK OF THE TOWN: REMEMBRANCE

THE AL HIRSCHFELD
Philip Hamburger on the late artist's legacy.

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LAUGHTER IN THE DARK by JOHN LAHR

Woody Allen on the killer instinct.

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FOGBOUND by JOHN LAHR

Eugene O’Neill on the ties that bind.
Plus "The Look of Love."

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THE FAMILY ACT by HILTON ALS

Bernadette Peters as the ultimate stage mother.

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MR. EXCITEMENT by JOHN LAHR

Two kings of charisma.
"Nine" and "The Jackie Wilson Story."

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LOST IN LANGUAGE by JOHN LAHR

Two British masters and their talking cures.
"Joe Egg" and "Talking Heads."

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LOVE IS THE DRUG by HILTON ALS

Van Gogh’s Mrs. Robinson.

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REALITY THEATRE by HILTON ALS

The Wooster Group rewrites Chekhov.

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HOW-TO DEPT.

THE BIG TIME MADE EASY
Producer Jean Doumanian.

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RHYTHM AND BLUES by JOHN LAHR

"Ma Rainey" and August Wilson's mighty music.

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A TALE FOR ALL SEASONS by HILTON ALS

Adventures in casting at the Classic Stage Company.

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PLAYING FOR IMMORTALITY by HILTON ALS

Sam Mendes's productions shoot for the stars.

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MEN BEHAVING BADLY by JOHN LAHR

Identities lost and found on the London stage.

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THE BOARDS: EGGHEADS IN XXX

As far as Stanley Donen is concerned, elegance died in 1959. That was the year he directed Cary Grant in "The Grass Is Greener."

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The Talk of the Town: HATS TO DIE IN by Rebecca Mead

Interview with Catherine Zuber, hat designer for Far Away.

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FANTASYLAND by ANTHONY LANE

"Chicago" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."

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