Francine Prose's "Mister Monkey" takes on the bananas world of children's theater
Thirty years ago, she wrote a zany novel called "Bigfoot Dreams." This time around, she's swinging with a smaller simian, but her ambition is bigger.
Today is Saturday, October 17, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Seth Granger Rob Marshall Susan Stroman Patti Cohenour George Wendt Michael McKean Cameron Mackintosh Bill Hart Gretchen Cryer Anthony Holland Mary Bryant Ann Crowley Fredd Wayne Tom Poston Montgomery Clift Don Hanmer Rita Hayworth Marsha Hunt Arthur Miller Irene Ryan Jean Arthur Hazel Jones Spring Byington Jack Clifford Eddie Leonard Marshall B. Mathers III Wood Harris David Cromer Richard Nelson Jim Seals Paxton Whitehead