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New York Times

Charging Bias by Theaters, Female Playwrights to Hold Meeting
Frustrated by what they describe as difficulty in getting their work produced, some female playwrights will air their grievances with New York theater representatives on Monday.

amNY New York City Theater Blog

Interview with Matt Sax on Clay

Variety

'Wicked' mints green on stage
Universal musical overtakes studio's top films

'Wicked' writer explores phenomenon
Gregory Maguire talks sequels, adaptations

Broadway.com

Empire State Building Goes Green for Wicked Birthday; Final Yellow Brick Road Cast Announced

Video: Chatting and dancing with legendary Broadway diva Liza Minnelli

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

Producers have no faith in 'Forbidden Broadway'
In a move that speaks of very weak marketing and overly nervous producing as much as the weak economy, the plug was pulled on the new Chicago edition of "Forbidden Broadway" late on Friday. The final performance will be Nov....

Providence Journal

Winning plays from women
For most of this month, Perishable Theatre has been devoting weekends to one of the winners of its biennial Women’s Playwriting Festival, staging a one-act play and filling out the rest of the evening with things like hip-hop and Portuguese fado music.

Miami Herald

Issues center stage in drama, comedies, musicals
With politicians badgering their way into our consciousness every chance they get these days, it's easy to tell that the presidential election is upon us. On television, at the movies, in the newspapers, on the Internet, politics rule.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Our regards to Broadway
Considering a trip to New York? Here are three suggestions for an evening (or afternoon) in a Broadway theater.

Austin American-Statesman

Marionette gains
A modern-day Geppetto brings puppetry to an adult audience.

Daily Telegraph

Sarah Silverman: 'We want our money back'
Audiences want good value - otherwise it's recession rage, says Dominic Cavendish

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