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New York Times ArtsBeat Blog

Postcard From London: Problem Solving
I spent most of Wednesday at the National Theater watching people solve problems - or try to, anyway - with instructively different methods and results.

BackStage

Theaters Take a Nimble Approach to Economic Blues
At the Utah Shakespeare Festival, there's an "Early Bard" special to entice theatergoers into buying tickets in advance — the farther in the future, the bigger the discount.

Noth Goes North
Was able to check out opening night of Farragut North at the Geffen Playhouse last night--or, as we've taken to calling it, A Tale of Two Chrises. Since the show stars Chris "Mr. Big" Noth and Chris "Kiiirrrrk" Pine, this was a hot ticket and it did not disappoint. A political satire about the employees of a presidential candidate trying to avert ...

Hartford Courant Behind the Curtain Blog

* How Some Arts' Line Items Fare in Dems' Budget...
* Tourism Also Pounded in Budget Plan

New York Post Theater Blog

An overdose of Mamet
All signs point to 2009-10 being a Mamet season. To recap: starting September 9, the Atlantic will present a double bill of "Keep Your Pantheon" and "School," both new and both tagged as comedies.

Mayhem on Lafayette Street
Following up my preview of last night's "Our Hit Parade," I attended the show at Joe's Pub. Oh. My. God.

Time Out New York Upstaged Blog

MC Raúl Esparza in the house
Raúl Esparza's mixtape