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Review: Ayckbourn's new play enlivened by a child

Some adults still believe that children should be seen and not heard. But what if that quiet child is writing down every foolish thing the adults are saying and doing? Complete Story...

Kander and Ebb have a new musical — off-Broadway

There will be a new Kander and Ebb musical — off-Broadway.

Broadway revival of 'Oleanna' to close Jan. 3

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's "Oleanna" is folding after a 97-performance run.

Sara Ruhl sets Broadway buzzing in two rooms

"How extraordinary," Catherine Givings observes. "It looks like a farming tool. Where do you put it?"

'Hair' sets a London opening with its B'way cast

The Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" is going to London — with its original Broadway cast.

'Ragtime' revival puts renewed emphasis on people

The initial swirling syncopation of sound is impossible to resist.

New movie theater mixes plush with enviro-friendly

With plush lounge chairs, gourmet appetizers, a VIP auditorium and the latest digital and 3-D equipment, Chattanooga's newest movie theater complex doesn't need toilets that flush rain water to sell tickets.

Review: 'What Once We Felt' is a cautionary tale

Oblivion toward the less fortunate, lack of reproductive freedom, and rationing of medical care are just some of the timely themes of Ann Marie Healy's thoughtful new satire, "What Once We Felt," premiering off-Broadway at The Duke on 42nd.

A play about coach Vince Lombardi set for B'way

OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway.

Redgrave recreates the grandmother she barely knew

Family ties are powerful, and when the folks are as famous and as accomplished as the Redgrave clan, these bindings must be industrial strength indeed.

Broadway finds its 'Spider-Man' in Reeve Carney

Broadway has found its Spider-Man — rock singer Reeve Carney.

Review: Willem Dafoe stars in an absurdist comedy

The Idiot Savant asks Marie, "Am I no longer capable of saving us from magic words?" In turn, she asks him, "What makes chosen words — magic?"

Jude Law's 'Hamlet' goes from red to black

Jude Law and his fellow cast mates in Broadway's production of "Hamlet" have no reason to be melancholy: They are an official hit.

New York play offers a twist on brotherly love

A different twist on the eternal search for emotional fulfillment is provided by Jay Bernzweig in his new off-Broadway comedy, "Made in Heaven."

Theater takes Gosselaar out of his comfort zone

Mark-Paul Gosselaar is a self-professed theater novice and not afraid to admit it.

Two actors do all the work in play 'Love Child'

Families of all kinds — biological, theatrical and even ancient Greek — are lovingly lampooned by two Broadway veterans in the zany farce "Love Child."

Broadway faces a busy, if uneasy fall season

The abrupt closing Sunday of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" after only nine performances has cast a brief, uneasy shadow over Broadway's fall season, ironically one of the busiest in years.

Broadway's Tony plans 'West Side Story' departure

Broadway's Tony in the revival of "West Side Story" will say goodbye to the hit musical in December.

Relationships strive to survive in 'Ordinary Days'

Single folks in New York are often the stuff of American musical theater.

'Promises, Promises' set for Broadway next spring

Forget "Mad Men."

B'way takes a new look at 'Brighton Beach Memoirs'

Eugene Morris Jerome is quite the quipster.

'Shrek the Musical' to close on Broadway in 2010

Say goodbye, New York, to that smelly green ogre.

'God of Carnage' gets a cast change in November

Broadway's "God of Carnage" will get a new set of actors next month.

Mass. Shakespearean theater needs $2.3M to survive

A nonprofit consultants' report says a Shakespearean theater in Massachusetts needs to raise $2.3 million to continue operations until next year.

A bruising 'Oleanna' tackles political correctness

Get ready to be infuriated again. Or, at the very least, intrigued.

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Afghan insurgents make wreckage of U.S. armored vehicles
Source: Yahoo! News

Taliban -led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using increasingly large explosive charges and rocket-propelled grenades, according to U.S.

Soderbergh Plans Play About Casey Anthony
Source: WESH.COM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Steven Soderbergh, the director of the Sex, Lies, and Videotape and the Ocean's Eleven movies, has a new project -- a play about Casey Anthony.

Educating a Stuborn HCG!

It truly is very easy to educate me when you catch my attention, like my friend has, he ha found a very specific way to help me undertand many things and learn from then as well and learn of myself also, he just simplyp paid attention to what I say from times to times.

Tom Hanks To Help Raise Money For Hanna Theater in Cleveland, Ohio
Source: newsnet5.com

Tom Hanks, who got his start in acting and as an intern with Cleveland's Great Lakes theater Festival, and the Hanna Theater, is returning to help raise funds for the Hanna Project.

Shelter dogs shine in '101 Dalmatians' musical
Source: msnbc.com

It's a wags-to-riches story: For a new live stage version of "The 101 Dalmatians Musical," the show's four-legged stars were plucked mostly from shelters.

Shelter dogs shine in '101 Dalmatians' musical
Source: msnbc.com

It's a wags-to-riches story: For a new live stage version of "The 101 Dalmatians Musical," the show's four-legged stars were plucked mostly from shelters.

Cleveland's Renovated Capitol Theatre Opens anew!
Source: newsnet5.com

The Capitol theater is now the only digital, 3-D movie house in the entire area as well!

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Call halts Craig and Jackman play
Source: BBC News

Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig were in a middle of a performance in a live stage show play, when someone's cellphone, in the audience, started to ring. Hugh Jackman halted, stayed in character, and told the audience member to pick it up! Video included.

"Tradition, Tradition-Tradition." Seeing Fiddler on the Roof on Stage.

Sunday Matinée was when I saw The Fiddler on the Roof. I had always heard of this play and movie but had never really caught my attention to go watch it. This was only the second trip to the theater for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Audience Uses Pedal Power to Run Cinema
Source: Telegraph

One cinema in Liverpool uses bicycles to provide electrical power.

Duffy invites Ren Square planners to go to Washington after Project is Halted
Source: The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Mayor Robert Duffy wrote to County Executive Maggie Brooks and transit authority CEO Mark Aesch today asking that they all travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with federal officials.

Laughter For A Change - Building Community Through Improvisational Theater
Source: www.laughterforachange.org

Using the power and healing properties of laughter, this organization uses improvisational theater techniques to foster communication around the world holding workshops, classes and performances with such disparate groups as at-risk youth, seniors and troubled communities.

Pranksters created a time loop in a Starbucks
Source: msnbc.com

Could pranksters successfully convince bystanders that the space-time continuum had been shattered? They sure tried! Their wild story of improvisation is among those shared in the new book "Causing a Scene."

Pranksters created a time loop in a Starbucks
Source: msnbc.com

Could pranksters successfully convince bystanders that the space-time continuum had been shattered? They sure tried! Their wild story of improvisation is among those shared in the new book "Causing a Scene."

Birthday girl Sasha Obama takes in 'Lion King'
Source: msnbc.com

Coming after a day of sightseeing that took first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters to Westminster Abbey, the pre-birthday party settled into special seats in a private box at the Lyceum Theater in London's West End, where the Disney stage musical is playing.

Birthday girl Sasha Obama takes in 'Lion King'
Source: msnbc.com

Coming after a day of sightseeing that took first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters to Westminster Abbey, the pre-birthday party settled into special seats in a private box at the Lyceum Theater in London's West End, where the Disney stage musical is playing.

Harvest of serious themes in this season's Broadway bounty
Source: The Seattle Times

On the Broadway stages: In advance of the June 7 Tony Awards telecast, Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson takes at look at some of the musicals and plays getting the most buzz, including "God of Carnage" and "Next to Normal."

Amanda Palmer to Feature in High School Play Inspired by Neutral Milk Hotel
Source: pitchfork.com

With her work as one-half of cabaret-laced performance-pop duo the Dresden Dolls and as a solo artist, Amanda Palmer has never shied away from the theatrical.

Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them: The Play
Source: The New York Times

"We had raucous laughter from audience members when we opened, but now there is much, much more listening going on," said Ms. Nielsen, who plays Luella, the mother-in-law of the suspected terrorist, in the production, now at the Public Theater.

Gillian Anderson bares all
Source: Telegraph

Forget the 'X-Files': Gillian Anderson, one-time 'world's sexiest woman', is about to tackle Ibsen in a new West End production of 'A Doll's House'

Professor, motive still missing in Ga. slayings
Source: msnbc.com

The manhunt for a University of Georgia professor suspected of killing his wife and two men widened Tuesday as the campus prepared to remember the victims at a vigil.

Movie Review: 'The Soloist' is art for art's sake

No spoilers here, no plot summary, just a sincere and opinionated review. I saw the movie "The Soloist" this weekend and walked away feeling like I'd just watched a documentary directed by Vincent Van Gogh. Let me explain.

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