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Less is more.
Thornton Wilder knew this when he wrote "Our Town" in 1938. Jack Hofsiss, director of the Bay Street Theatre production that opened Saturday night, only occasionally forgets it. And Pat Hingle has known it his entire career.
The wonderful Erin Dilly has the comic timing of Madeline Kahn and the voice of a Disney heroine as Luciana...
And the heart of an angel. Go Erin!
For Ricki Lake and John Waters, it was a very good hair night.
Momentum for new Broadway musical "Hairspray" soared higher than a beehive hairdo Friday, with fans coming out in droves to search for tickets.
Those annoying people who gab on their cell phones during plays, concerts or movies would find their actions illegal if a new City Council proposal becomes law.
Landmark celebration is unforgettable
In the idealized world of anorexic supermodels, competing fad diets and Size 2 fantasies, it's very refreshing that Tracy Turnblad, the upbeat heroine in the Broadway musical "Hairspray," ha…
John Waters has a lot to say about his quirky characters in the stage version of 'Hairspray'
More than a week has passed since I blithely returned from a European trip without a thought on my beach brain about the way Broadway develops shows. And it has been more than a week since a…
Played to the tune of 'Clair de Lune'
These days, you don't need to be an insider to have an insider's view of a developing Broadway show.
Dentist's altar ego trip on 'Sex and the City'
Wolfe brings style, history to 'Harlem Song'
The play's the thing at Boys and Girls Harbor, as the Bard gives kids a chance to be stars
Stanley Tucci has only one job these days, and that's a luxury for him.
Edie Falco thought her days slinging hash were over, but she's happy to do it again in 'Frankie and Johnny,' a revival produced especially for her
Theater luminaries gathered in Central Park yesterday for the Broadway Softball League All-Star and Old Timers Game, a fund-raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Includes an audio clip of an interview with Shuler Hensley.
Jimmy Smits, at the wheel of a big, black SUV, cruises through Manhattan traffic with all the expertise of a cab driver.
Shakespeare, Central Park, free tickets - the fifth Delacorte decade is about to debut
Ridiculous, I suppose, to find myself defending the Lincoln Center Theater.
Missed the column last week - sorry, Linda...