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1,151 stories from The New York Observer

Mary Mullen Returns to Martin McDonagh's 'Beauty Queen of Leenane' by Harry Haun

 Marie Mullen has made only one stop on Broadway, but it won her the Tony for Best Actress in a Play. She played Maureen Folan, a 40-year-old plain Jane resigned to a life of terminal spi…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:35pm on January 11, 2017

Broadway Star Bryce Pinkham on 'Holiday Inn,' Theater Ghosts and Sir Ian McKellen by Dana Schwartz, Dana Schwartz

A wire hanger rattles against an air vent by the door ("a theater ghost we're trying to scare off," Pinkham jokes), vibrating with a tinny, percussiveness that makes it sound almost like Pin…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:15pm on January 10, 2017

Why So Blue, Rebecca? Costume Call-Backs on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' by Emma Fraser, Emma Fraser

TV Ate My Wardrobe's Emma Fraser discusses trends in TV apparel. This week: Callbacks to the color blue on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:31am on January 10, 2017

'Old Lady' Linda Lavin Animates NYCO's Stale 'Candide' by James Jorden

What a marvelous idea it was to program the operetta Candide as the centerpiece of New York City Opera's current season. Leonard Bernstein's most inventive score for the theater, the partici…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:53am on January 9, 2017

Behind the Screens: Nitehawk Cinema's Programmers on Cultivating Brooklyn Movie Scene by Jake Brandman, Jake Brandman

It's nice to feel wanted. The Nitehawk Cinema certainly felt that way when, in 2011, New York literally changed the law to allow for its existence, overturning a Prohibition-era ban on drink…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:00am on January 6, 2017

'The Present': Director John Crowley Delivers a Birthday Cate (Blanchett) to Broadway by Harry Haun

During the past decade, Cate Blanchett from faraway Down Under has dazzlingly paraded some world-famed females before New York audiences"Hedda Gabler, one of The Maids, Blanche DuBois, Vanya…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 2:49pm on January 3, 2017

Star Quality Spices Up a Bland 'Roméo et Juliette' at the Met by James Jorden

James Jorden's review of the most recent Met production of 'Romeo and Juliet.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:27am on January 3, 2017

David Oyelowo v. 007: A New Color of Money by Harry Haun

David Oyelowo (pronounced "oh-yellow-oh") is a super-serious Shakespearean actor, Oxford-born to Nigerian parents of Yoruba ethnicity, raised a Baptist and schooled in the classics at LAMDA …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:25pm on December 28, 2016

tvDownload's 2016 Superlatives: Biggest Heart, Most Musical and Couple That Never Was by Vinnie Mancuso, Drew Grant, Dana Schwartz, Victoria Edel, Thomas Batten, Nick Ross, Emma Fraser, Jake Flores, Noam Cohen, Lorraine Duffy Merkl and Joshua Dudley, Vinnie Mancuso, Drew Grant, Dana Schwartz, Victoria Edel, Thomas Batten, Nick Ross, Emma Fras

We skipped "Best of TV" lists and are taking things yearbook-style. Next: Biggest Heart, Most Musical and Cutest Couple That Never Was.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00am on December 22, 2016

'The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey' Is an Interactive Look at a Macabre Icon by Rex Reed

'The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey' Off Broadway is an intriguing lure into the unhinged world of an erratic queer potato.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:05pm on December 21, 2016

Live on Fifth Avenue: Dining With 'The Dead' by Harry Haun

After "amazing," "awesome" and "iconic""on the short list of the Most Overworked and Banishable Words in the English Language"is "immersive," but the Irish Rep's rich, jolly immersion into T…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:44am on December 21, 2016

In 'Fences,' Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Lead the Year's Best Ensemble by Rex Reed

In this particularly dreary year of second-rate everything, 'Fences' is something special.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:45pm on December 19, 2016

Stallone As NEA Head? Frenchman Who Stole From Museum Fined €1 Due to Rough Divorce by Guelda Voien, Guelda Voien

Art world news for December 16.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 2:20pm on December 16, 2016

Brilliant Ben Platt Elevates the Mediocre 'Dear Evan Hansen' by Rex Reed

It's Ben Platt who earns the affectionate audience responses, not the Evan Hansen created in the one-note, one-dimensional pop tunes.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:15pm on December 15, 2016

Good-Intentioned but Overrated, 'La La Land' Reeks of Mothballs by Rex Reed

When it comes to the overpraised, overrated and disappointingly mediocre 'La La Land', I'm out on a limb with a saw in my hand.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:02pm on December 15, 2016

The 2017 Golden Globe Nominees: 'La La Land,' 'Deadpool' and Mel Gibson by Dana Schwartz, Dana Schwartz

We're right around the corner from the Golden Globes: Hollywood's annual night of drunkenness and semi-offensive jokes that won't quite fly at the Oscars.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:33am on December 12, 2016

Exclusive: Did V Magazine Just Discover the Next Lady Gaga? by Zachary Weiss, Zachary Weiss

Newcomer crooner Betsy hails from a goose farm in Wales

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 8:49am on December 12, 2016

Tommy Mottola: Strong Execs Need Someone to Say 'Shut the Fuck Up' by David Wallis, David Wallis

Producing Broadway, says the music industry veteran, acknowledges is "overwhelming." But "I don't like it if it's not a challenge."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 7:31am on December 12, 2016

'A Bronx Tale' Is a Surprising Delight, Guaranteed to Entertain by Rex Reed

'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway, with take-home tunes, a first-rate cast and lively choreography, clicks like a new Rolex.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:48pm on December 9, 2016

Virtual Reality Movie Theaters Are Coming, A Festival For Flammable Film in NY by Alanna Martinez

The first virtual realty movie theater chain is opening locations in France, Beijing, Shanghai and Los Angeles over the next few weeks.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:20pm on December 9, 2016

Friendtopia: How 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Explores Female Friendship by Emma Fraser, Emma Fraser

'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' costume designer Melina Root uses cargo pants paired with croptops and arm bangles to create a girl anthem for 2016.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:02am on December 8, 2016

Lady Gaga Sheds Light on the Neurological Effects of PTSD by John Bonazzo

Her story also illustrates how the condition can affect civilians, according to a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:42pm on December 7, 2016

Behind the Scenes of 'Hairspray Live!' With Harvey Fierstein and Maddie Baillio by Anne Easton, Anne Easton

Harvey Fierstein discusses his musical Hairspray's journey from stage to small screen.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00am on December 7, 2016

Tony Shalhoub: Leader of the Band by Harry Haun

"Not another Tony Shalhoub musical, surely!" The line cracks up Shalhoub, who tomorrow night tentatively sticks his big toe in the strange, shifting, uncertain sand of musical comedy when…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:12am on December 7, 2016

21st Century Woman: Annnette Bening Honored at New York Stage & Film Winter Gala by Harry Haun

Annette Bening, one of the frontrunners for the 2016 Best Actress Oscar for her performance of an unconventional, hippie-out-of-her-time-zone mom in 20th Century Women, received a noncompeti…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 2:14pm on December 6, 2016
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