Six-show extravaganza celebrates Sondheim by Tony Vellela

A training ground for stars by Iris Fanger

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. - It was party time on the front lawn at Williamstown Theatre Festival last week.
That girl in the photo is Jessica Stone, not "Amy Stone."

Richard Rodgers - my favorite things by Gregory M. Lamb

Laurence Olivier and I by Clinton Trowbridge

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Nice jeans. But should you really wear them to the opera? By Kim Campbell

As jeans become more expensive, they are also becoming more ubiquitous, showing up everywhere from Midwestern churches to Broadway shows. Nothing is off limits, it seems. Or is it? Among those who buy high-priced, designer denim or who simply don jeans frequently - there's debate about where it's appropriate to wear them.
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Back on Broadway, with no apologies by Tony Vellela

A profile of Jack Noseworthy... the day before his show closes. Gee, thanks for the plug.
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For the Royal Shakespeare Company, the play's the thing By james c. taylor

The troupe, currently touring the US with Sir Ian McKellan as its marquee star, carries the mystique of ancient traditions. But its history belies such perceptions.

Theater thrives in Gaza, despite restrictions By Amelia Thomas

She's on her fourth career by Tony Vellela

Interview with actress and singer Kitty Carlisle Hart
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The ghosts of Broadway past are back By Tony Vellela

The theater season includes several high-profile revivals. But can the new productions improve upon their predecessors?

A new twist on the Land of Oz by Iris fanger

"Wicked."
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What Seurat left out of 'La Grande Jatte' By Amanda Paulson

Think you know this painting? A new exhibition bids everyone to look again.
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Didn't see the movie? Wait for the stage adaptation By Kim Campbell

The REAL High School Musical By Clayton Collins

The sequel to Disney's cash cow premières tonight. How does the franchise play with actual drama teachers?

After 60 plays, Horton Foote still striving By Carol Strickland

A new performance of 'Dividing the Estate' finds the legendary playwright very much engaged in present-day issues.

Choosing 'to be' by Mary Wiltenburg

A year after reporting on a production of 'Titus Andronicus' by Kentucky inmates, the Monitor returns to see how the troupe approaches 'Hamlet.'
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Scent of a gangster by Ward Morehouse III

The first review of ARTURO UI.

Broadway's 'Holy Grail' quest By KIM CAMPBELL

Are old hits worth new cash? by Susan Weinstein

Love's 'Labour' not a lost cause in Kabul By Scott Baldauf

A theater troupe finds Shakespeare surprisingly relevant to modern-day Afghanistan.

Broadway's expanding palette by Kim Campbell

Three new works starring African-Americans are opening in the next two months.

Chekhov lures actress back to the stage by Kim Campbell

Alfre Woodard is laughing. After 13 years in Hollywood, she's had trouble getting used to the sound effects in the new play "Drowning Crow."

A lasting Irish drama by Valerie Summers

The Abbey Theatre was built to showcase the work of irish writers and actors, but it did much more.
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Stage-struck at first sight by Iris Fanger

Clare Higgins, the British actress starring on Broadway in "Vincent in Brixton," was 14 years old before she ever saw a play. The convent school she attended took her class to Stratford-on-Avon to see Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale."
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Fifty years of musical memories By Iris Fanger

Musicals such as 'South Pacific' marked an era.

Blind actors overcome limitations by Gregory M. Lamb

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'The 39 Steps' reconstructs Hitchcock's film - on a bare stage By Iris Fanger

Loving spoof of the spy thriller is a triumph of imagination.

London as Shakespeare liked it by Marc Zakian

Stand in the places where he moved, and you can conjure up the spirit of the writer's life.
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The technical wizard behind Broadway's new extravaganza, Young Frankenstein By Carol Strickland

Sam Ellis oversees the creation of smoke, fog, lightning, thunder, and 3 million volts of electricity.

To read or not to read, that is the question. By Kathryn Streeter

A New Year's resolution to read a Shakespearean drama each month drew all sorts of reactions from strangers.

Rock musical's 'poster child' moves on � with passion by Tony Vellela

After starring in "The Who's Tommy," and "Titanic" on Broadway, and in off-Broadway's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," Michael Cerveris told his agents he did not want to do another musical.