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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

A Survey of Art’s Best in 2015 by Roger Armbrust

As white-bearded, white-gowned 2015 makes his exit this week, here’s a look back at the year’s best in areas of art, according to publications dedicated to the cause: Biggest Art Discove…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:56AM
Saturday, February 1, 2014

The Play’s the Thing to Censor the King by Roger Armbrust

PBS irrationally blips Christopher Plummer’s “Barrymore.”

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 01:01AM
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Salinger: Gifted Phantom Shunning a Self-Absorbed Society by Roger Armbrust

A startling documentary sheds light on a deeply scarred life.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 05:17PM
Monday, March 25, 2013

“The Next Great Copyright Act” by Roger Armbrust

Pallante’s phrase is her clarion call for major revisions.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:24PM
Monday, October 1, 2012

Philippine National Artist Lumbera Opposes Cybercrime Law by Roger Armbrust

Poet/playwright signs petition asking Supreme Court to scrap portions of new rule.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:06PM
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Most States Turn Red, as in Debt, Affecting Arts by Roger Armbrust

Growing fiscal strains for states and cities mean the arts community must get active.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:04PM
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Ferencz Condemns Drone Attacks: “A Crime Against Humanity” by Roger Armbrust

Innocent people are being blown up…somebody has to write about these things. Nicole Kidman speaks these words in the film “Hemingway and Gellhorn.”  She plays Martha Gellhorn, perhaps…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 08:09PM
Saturday, June 2, 2012

Julian Assange’s Coup d’TV by Roger Armbrust

The legal and professional implications of Julian Assange's news-interview TV show.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:18PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Memorial Day: Recalling and Caring for Our Constant Brave by Roger Armbrust

Eisenhower said we need to be “an alert and knowledgeable citizenry.” But are we?

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:21AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Afghanistan Plan: A Pipeline, an Invasion, a Pipeline, and an “Exodus” by Roger Armbrust

U.S. intervention in Afghanistan has been about the oil and gas for decades.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:26AM
Saturday, May 12, 2012

A Return to a Cold…or Hot…War for You and Your Children by Roger Armbrust

NATO's U.S. representative seemes to be in a state of denial or ignorance about a U.S.-led missile defense system.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:46AM
Saturday, May 5, 2012

Homeland Security Aims at Internet Control by Roger Armbrust

Good bye citizens’ Constitutional right to freedom of expression, if this goes through.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:54AM
Friday, May 4, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

PBS “Frontline”: Yeoman’s Effort at Solving Financial Crisis Puzzle by Roger Armbrust

“Money, Power, and Wall Street” episode tackles the financial debacle, at the risk of oversimplifying.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:05AM
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

“60 Minutes” ‘News’ Broadcast Markets Book on CIA Torture From CBS’s Own Publisher by Roger Armbrust

Conflict of interest, much? CBS gives Hard Measures the soft touch.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:14AM
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Libya, the Invasion Continuum, and Us by Roger Armbrust

Congress has no Constitutional right to abdicate to the executive branch its power to declare and wage war.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:20PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards