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Pop's Pop: Andy Warhol at the Met Pop's Pop: Andy Warhol at the Met
By R. C. Baker

In the early 1960s, Andy Warhol (1928–87) unleashed the brute mechanics of commercial reproduction upon the amorphous passions of fine art. Traditionalists were appalled, but this mixed marriage has endured,… More >>

Kathleen Chalfant, The Survivor Kathleen Chalfant, The Survivor
By Michael Feingold

Ladies and gentlemen, Kathleen Chalfant. Much else may be said, pro and con, concerning the production of Alexander Dinelaris's Red Dog Howls (New York Theatre Workshop), but the main point… More >>

Jake Gyllenhaal Stars in Nick Payne's Roundabout Play Jake Gyllenhaal Stars in Nick Payne's Roundabout Play
By Michael Feingold

Dear Mother Earth: I think you should be alerted to the fact that a lot of water is currently being wasted on the stage of the Laura Pels Theatre. It's… More >>

<em>Mickey & Sage</em> Gets a Playdate Mickey & Sage Gets a Playdate
By Alan Scherstuhl

Much like real-life adolescence, there's just enough hard-won truth waiting at the end of Mickey & Sage to make it worth some tough going. This is a play that gets… More >>

Brooklyn Book Festival: Celebrate The Craft With 280+ Writers Brooklyn Book Festival: Celebrate The Craft With 280+ Writers
By Eric Sundermann

This weekend, your favorite author is probably reading in Brooklyn (but really, that might not be different than any other weekend). From 10 a.m. To 6 p.m. on Sunday at… More >>

David Henry Hwang, Amy Herzog, and Thomas Bradshaw Talk Art, Cash, and Duping Joe Papp David Henry Hwang, Amy Herzog, and Thomas Bradshaw Talk Art, Cash, and Duping Joe Papp
By Alexis Soloski

Think of it as a casual Kings County salon: Three playwrights—David Henry Hwang, Amy Herzog, and Thomas Bradshaw—nestled on a sofa, sipping fizzy drinks and gnawing ginger cookies as the… More >>

Lisa D'Amour's <i>Detroit</i> Lacks Horsepower Lisa D'Amour's Detroit Lacks Horsepower
By Michael Feingold

I felt some compassion for the characters of Lisa D'Amour's Detroit (Playwrights Horizons), but while I was watching them make their lives worse, I felt more compassion for the little… More >>

A Rare Revival of <i>Mary Broome</i> Makes an Intriguing Antique A Rare Revival of Mary Broome Makes an Intriguing Antique
By Michael Feingold

We bring back some plays from the past because, no matter when they were written, they always seem to be taking place right now. Others get revived because, periodically, some… More >>

<em>Red-Handed Otter</em>: Ethan Lipton's Pet Project Red-Handed Otter: Ethan Lipton's Pet Project
By Alexis Soloski

Ethan Lipton’s Red-Handed Otter at the Cherry Lane opens with a dead cat. In the hands of most New York playwrights, this would suggest a drama focused on the sinister,… More >>

<em>Hard Times</em>: A Taste of 1863, Five Points, and Stephen Foster Hard Times: A Taste of 1863, Five Points, and Stephen Foster
By Eric Sundermann

The year 1863 was a problematic time for the United States. At war with ourselves, the country fought both politically and literally over the future. President Lincoln had just signed… More >>


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