On Fire Island in New York, ardent fans described their affection for the Broadway star while waiting to see her perform at a Cherry Grove nightclub.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:07PMThey came. They drank. They staged plays and argued about Shakespeare. For dozens of up-and-coming writers, actors and artists, it was nice while it lasted.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AMA writer confronts her “Nutcracker” childhood and the unforgiving culture that went with it.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:26PMMatthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction of a downtown crowd, he has an underground hit.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:42AMHe drew on his own experiences in the Marines to depict brutality within the corps, drawing acclaim Off Off Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:06PMHer Olivier Award was for her signature role as Queenie in “Show Boat,” a part that once earned a Tony nomination. She later lost her voice in surgery and fought to regain it.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMOn her live show “Employee of the Month,” she got laughs by interrogating writers, artists, politicians, intellectuals and her fellow comics.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMKnown for his role on “The Blacklist,” he strove to convey the message that his juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was not a limitation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PMThe survival of 13th Street Repertory Company, a relic from Greenwich Village’s bohemian past, depends on the survival of its 100-year-old doyenne.
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