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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Shakespeare In New York by Isaac Butler

I've long had this theory that while the rest of the country seems to suffer from a Shakespeare Problem-- which is to say, overproducing Shakespeare to the detriment of the rest of the class…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 12:44PM
Monday, July 25, 2011

Quick Dynamic Pricing Question by Isaac Butler

By Isaac Butler I have a quick question for boosters of dynamic pricing. There are many claims made on behalf of dynamic pricing, the very claims that 99 asks about in this post. These are t…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 11:05AM
Sunday, July 24, 2011

"How Do We Get Our Plays To You?" by Isaac Butler

By Isaac Butler Arena Stage's David Dower tries to explain on Arena's blog why Arena does not accept submissions and what the philosophy behind having a request-based rather than submission-…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 09:00AM
Friday, July 22, 2011

"New York is no longer much of an artistic powerhouse..." by Isaac Butler

By Isaac Butler So blithely asserts the writer Jason Farago at the Guardian in writing about the RSC's mini-season here in the Big Apple. His evidence? The closing of the American Folk Art M…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 10:13AM
Friday, July 15, 2011

John Simon on "Hair" by Isaac Butler

By Isaac Butler It's really, really, not what you expect when you start reading the blog post.

SOURCE: Parabasis at 10:28AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic