''Atkinson was the conscience of the theater. He rediscovered Off-Broadway in the 50's when other critics did not want to bother going off the beaten path. His standards were tough, but his criticism was tempered by compassion" stated the late Eugene O'Neill biographer and New York Times colleague Arthur Gelb. The post Brooks Atkinson: Attention Must Be Paid appeared first on TheaterScene.net.
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