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Among the many families in which children of theatrical parents have made notable showbiz careers...
A parent in the theater often becomes a career role model for a child
Christopher and Amanda Plummer; Stephen and Scott Schwartz.
In the flawed but compelling "Beautiful Child," the upper-middle-class absurdity has darkened and matured into the endgame of Greek tragedy.
Tilden died alone, in shame, ignored by the tennis association. Gurney imagines a big, appreciative send-off, and finally gives him one here.
BAM showcases an obscure Shakespeare romance
"Bridge and Tunnel" may not add up to much of a revelation, but when so many of its parts radiate so much warmth and intelligence, that's easy to forgive.
Suddenly we are confronting the necessity of replacing leaders at three of our most vibrant cultural institutions.
'American Pie' director aims low with silly sitcom
In the cultural pantheon of simulated orgasms, Meg Ryan's legendary fakery in "When Harry Met Sally" has hereby been superseded by Richard Thomas - so long, John Boy - at a conductor's podiu…
Isabella Rossellini gets frank (twice) in U.S. stage debut
Like it or not, however, the world is shrinking. Disappearing - and I like this part - is the era when places outside Manhattan could sell Broadway shows without being helped or annoyed by t…
New plays by African-American women bring new voices to New York theater
LuPone dazzles as a Cole Porter diva in Encores! 'Can-Can'
In this winter darkness, with the alarming news about Broadway closings, mediocrity and malaise, it is a thrill to pay another visit to "Movin' Out."
Troupe delivers an 'Agamemnon' that's heavy on concept
The war in Iraq and the upcoming presidential elections are inspiring theater artists to get political.
Don't expect any dry history from "The Ladies." Don't expect much history of any kind. Inspired by an investigation into the lives of dictators' brides, Anne Washburn's new play offers only …
Nobody wants to sit through "Mother Courage and Her Children." Leave it to the gutsy Classical Theatre of Harlem to give the show a shot in the arm.
Up and running since the summer, The Tank, a no-frills black-box storefront space near the corner of 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, has been anything but a losing proposition.
That silence resounding through the arts community is the stunned kind. The sound you might detect, if you are attuned to the audiology of incredulity, is the mass dropping of jaws in respon…
Popular songs don't make composers' tales engaging
