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Review: Of Mice and Men
An aching, desperate and even existential loneliness hovers over Mark Lamos' cool appraisal of John Steinbeck's own stage adaptation of his 1937 novel, "Of Mice and Men," getting a handsome revival at the Westport Country Playhouse.

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

Tony Clifton packs the house
Last time we saw Bob Zmuda Tony Clifton, we were in the company of a couple of dozen weirdos at the Chopin Theatre. My, how fast things change. Suddenly, he's a sold-out show. Must have been the warm weather. At...

Monologuist Mike Daisey makes fine Chicago debut at MCA
Mike Daisey, the provocative monologuist who made his Chicago debut over the weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art, lands somewhere between Spalding Gray and Michael Moore, with odd snatches of Jon Stewart. Daisey remains seated, a la...

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

'9 to 5' turns out to be Wickedly satisfying

Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog

An undercover(s) political play
With just over three weeks to go until the presidential election, and with both campaigns now slinging mud, you could be forgiven for thinking that politics are a dirty business.

Culturebot

Lobby Talks at DTW
Should be interesting: ...

The Globe and Mail - Theatre

Should you be having trouble finding the latest Globe theatre reviews online...
Here are the ones I haven't linked to lately from the blog: Fibber from Theatre Gargantua; Anne and Gilbert, which is on tour through Ontario; Scratch at Factory Theatre; and ...

The Mirror up to Nature

Quote of the Day

Parabasis

(How) Should Theaters Survive?
Rob Weinert-Kendt links to a post at the LA Times' Culture Monster where it is suggested that more non-profit performing arts organizations "should be looking to form partnerships or mergers, or even ...

Contra-Nobel
No, not for Paul Krugman (congrats, Professor!) I mean the recent assertion by Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary of the Jury for the Nobel Prize in literature that:

Playbill

* Ruehl and Rabe to Star in Broadway Premiere of Greenberg's American Plan
* Streetcar Added to Barrington's 2009 Season Schedule
* Tony Winner Peters to Guest on "Live with Regis and Kelly" Oct. 16
* ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Wright On (and Off) Fire Island
* PHOTO CALL: Blessing's A Body of Water Runs Off-Broadway
* New Barbara Cook CD Due Nov. 11; NYC In-Store Appearance Set for Nov. 13
* Urie, Wiig, Broderick and Rudetsky to Read Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad

TheaterMania

* Mercedes Ruehl and Lily Rabe to Star in MTC's The American Plan
* ETHEL's TruckStop: The Beginning to Play BAM
* Matthew Broderick to Appear at Triad's Celebrity Autobiography on October 20

Broadway.com

* Leavel, LaChanze, Creel & More to Perform at NAMT Benefit
* Mercedes Ruehl and Lily Rabe Join Richard Greenberg’s The American Plan at MTC

nytheatre.com

Review: The Blood Brothers Present...The Master of Horror
Review: Robot Uprising

Broadway.tv

Speed-The-Plow: David Mamet's Dilemma

Whatsonstage.com

Review: In the Red & Brown Water