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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Two Eggs with Tom Stoppard by Cynthia Zarin

Cynthia Zarin writes that the work of the English playwright Tom Stoppard, whose 1974 play “Travesties” opens on Broadway on April 24th, explores shifting identities.

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Friday, April 13, 2018

Tom Stoppard’s “Travesties” Comes to Broadway by Cynthia Zarin

The playwright’s 1974 work defends the purpose of art as an activity that can grant a sliver of immortality.

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

“Returning to Reims”: A German Theatre Company’s Meditation on the Politics of Working-Class Families by Cynthia Zarin

Cynthia Zarin writes about “Returning to Reims,” a stage play from the German troupe the Schaubühne, based on the French philosopher Didier Eribon’s memoir.

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

“West Side Story” and the American Idea of Getting Along by Cynthia Zarin

Cynthia Zarin writes about the Broadway musical “West Side Story,” which made its début in 1957.

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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Richard Nelson’s Meditative Play About Joseph Papp and the Founding of the Public Theatre by Cynthia Zarin

Cynthia Zarin on Richard Nelson’s new play, “Illyria,” about Joseph Papp and the founding of the Public Theatre.

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Elevator Repair Service’s Stopwatch “Measure for Measure” by Cynthia Zarin

Cynthia Zarin reviews the theatre company Elevator Repair Service’s new production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” at the Public Theatre, starring Scott Shepherd and directed…

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Simon McBurney Attempts to Grasp Time by Cynthia Zarin

Simon McBurney has two phones. In his dressing room at the Golden Theatre, on Broadway, they’re both ringing. He cuts off one call, answers the other, then apologizes, scans his messages, …

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Culture Desk: MARYANN PLUNKETT is the Radiant Everywoman! by Cynthia Zarin

Onstage & off Plunkett's ability to inhabit & portray experience has an almost tactile, corporeal quality. Her performances have the kind of intelligence & emotional range that prods an audi…

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Sunday, May 15, 2016

Nine Hours of Shakespeare by Cynthia Zarin

The Brooklyn Academy of Music recently staged a rare production of the entire Henriad—“Richard II,” “Henry IV” Parts I and II, and “Henry V”—by the Royal Shakespeare Company.…

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