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Saturday, February 13, 2021

In ‘Tom Stoppard,’ Hermione Lee Takes On a New Challenge: a Living Subject by Charles McGrath

The acclaimed biographer’s life of the widely admired playwright and screenwriter follows her works about Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton and others.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Tony Kushner, at Peace? Not Exactly. But Close. by Charles McGrath

With “Angels in America” about to reopen on Broadway, the 61-year-old playwright is feeling serene — at least by his own intense standards. Don’t get him started on the president, th…

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Seth Rudetsky, Broadway’s Go-To Guy, Flirts With ‘Disaster!’ by Charles McGrath

Mr. Rudetsky is so immersed in New York theater, he’s sometimes known as the mayor of Broadway. His latest project is a spoof of ’70s disaster films.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Bernadette Peters, Learning in ‘Night Music’ by CHARLES McGRATH

Bernadette Peters, a Stephen Sondheim specialist, is the new Desirée in the revival of his “Little Night Music.”

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Single, and Singular, Women Become Her by CHARLES McGRATH

In "Mrs. Warren's Profession" on Broadway, Cherry Jones gets to play yet another strong-willed woman.

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Brains, Brawn and an Unlikely Bond by CHARLES McGRATH

Jay R. Tunney, a son of the heavyweight champion Gene Tunney, has written a book about his father's kinship with George Bernard Shaw.

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Heard Any Good Books Lately, Zelda? by CHARLES McGRATH

“Gatz,” a seven-hour reading of “The Great Gatsby” now at the Public Theater, harkens back to the days of losing oneself in a good book.

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Heard Any Good Books Lately, Zelda? by CHARLES McGRATH

“Gatz,” a seven-hour reading of “The Great Gatsby” now at the Public Theater, harkens back to the days of losing oneself in a good book.

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Fellow Writers To Help Charles Bock with 'Most Literary Rent Party Ever' by CHARLES MCGRATH

Fellow novelists host fundraiser for novelist Charles Bock whose wife has leukemia.

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A Return to Southie, by Way of Broadway by CHARLES McGRATH

David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play, “Good People,” is set in South Boston, where he grew up, and delves into class distinctions, which he learned about when he left there.

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Relocating Drama From Ice to Stage by Charles Mcgrath

As exciting as hockey can be on the ice, it hasn’t made for compelling dramaturgy. But Victor Lesniewski, an aspiring playwright, tries to get a stick in the game with “Where B…

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

In ‘Something Rotten!,’ if Music Be the Food of Farce, Play On by Charles McGrath

“Something Rotten!,” about two Elizabethan-era playwrights who write a musical, echoes the experience of the brothers behind the production, Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick.

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Ken Watanabe Moves From ‘Samurai’ to ‘The King and I’ by Charles McGrath

A movie star in Japan, Mr. Watanabe, who still keeps a translator nearby, makes his Broadway debut with a role about a cultural divide.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Michelle Williams Stretches Herself in ‘Cabaret’ by Charles McGrath

Michelle Williams, a movie star with practically no experience as a singer and dancer, is making her Broadway debut as the world’s best-known second-rate nightclub performer.  &n…

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Frank Langella Steps Into ‘King Lear’ at BAM by Charles McGrath

Frank Langella plays the title role in Angus Jackson’s production of “King Lear” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.    

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Emilia Clarke as Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ by Charles McGrath

Emilia Clarke of “Game of Thrones” wears the mantle of Holly Golightly in the new stage production of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

ArtsBeat: Royal Shakespeare Company To Stage 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up The Bodies' by Charles McGrath

The plays, adapted by Mike Boulton from Hilary Mantel's prize-winning novels, will begin in repertory in December.

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Seth Numrich of ‘Golden Boy’ Polishes His Boxing Moves by Charles McGrath

Seth Numrich, who stars as a fighter in “Golden Boy” on Broadway, starts his nights with boxing workouts.

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Gooding, Williams, Rashad Will Take 'Trip to Bountiful' by Charles McGrath

The actors will play family members and acquaintances of the elderly woman portrayed by Cicely Tyson in the Broadway production of Horton Foote's 1953 play.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

‘Mystery of Edwin Drood,’ Dickens’s Unfinished Novel by Charles McGrath

Charles Dickens lived with a secret that overlaps with the mystery in his last, unfinished novel, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” The musical based on that tale is back on Broadway.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

‘Giant’ the Musical at the Public Theater by Charles McGrath

The musical version of “Giant” traveled a long road to the stage, becoming a bit smaller along the way.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

ArtsBeat: Writer of 'Spider-Man' Musical Signs a Book Deal by Charles McGrath

Simon & Schuster is slated to publish Glen Berger's "Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History" in 2013.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

The New Season: Jessica Chastain in ‘The Heiress’ and at Juilliard by Charles McGrath

Jessica Chastain, soon coming to Broadway in “The Heiress,” paid a visit to her alma mater, the Juilliard School.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Memorial for Gore Vidal in Manhattan by Charles McGrath

A mix of luminaries, theater fans and tourists crowded the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater on West 45th Street in Manhattan on Thursday to pay tribute to Gore Vidal, who died in July.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer by Charles McGrath

Mr. Vidal was an elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Amy Adams and Donna Murphy in ‘Into the Woods’ by Charles McGrath

Amy Adams, in her New York stage debut, and Donna Murphy, a Tony winner, each face challenges in the current production of “Into the Woods,” playing in Central Park.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Matthew Broderick in ‘Nice Work if You Can Get It’ by Charles McGrath

Matthew Broderick returns to Broadway and dons dancing shoes for the musical “Nice Work if You Can Get It.”

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Arts & Leisure: Margaret Edson, Author of ‘Wit,’ Loves Teaching by Charles McGrath

With her first and only play, “Wit,” in revival on Broadway, Margaret Edson makes it clear that she doesn’t feel any need to try playwriting again. She prefers the classroom stage.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Arts & Leisure: ‘69°S.,’ Shackleton Tale, Comes to BAM Next Wave Festival by Charles McGrath

The Phantom Limb Company’s “69°S.,” a sophisticated puppet show in which puppeteers are on stilts, opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival this week.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Yale Press to Publish Forgotten Eugene O'Neill One-Act in Book Form by Charles McGrath

Yale U. Press to publish lost one act play by Eugene O'Neill in book form.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

P. D. James Writes a 'Pride and Prejudice' Sequel (but No Zombies) by Charles McGrath

"Death Comes to Pemberley" involves Elizabeth Bennet in a murder investigation.

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