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New York Times

Campaign Diary: The Podium View
“Farragut North” is an appraisal of presidential campaigns centered on a character who suggests how toxic all of those smiling press secretaries on television these days can be.

New York Daily News

Off-B'way? Can do it in his sleep
A decade ago, Mike Birbiglia began dreaming a jackal was poised over his bed - a nightmare so vivid it sent him racing through his home. While asleep in a hotel room four years ago, he imagined a guid...

amNY

Will Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Take Godot to BAM?

Interview with Michael Cerveris on Road Show

New York Post

Security bard
Performer Mike Daisey talks up terror in 'See Something'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

'Lucy's' Little Ricky grows into new roles
Let's try former child stars for $800, Alex. He was a professional drummer by the age of 3 and on a hit television show by 5, playing the son of a Cuban band leader and his zany redheaded wife

Boston Globe

Lydia Diamond stresses history and awareness
In "Voyeurs de Venus," acclaimed playwright Lydia Diamond (left) tackles a notorious case of colonialist exploitation.

Chicago Tribune

From the ground up at The acorn theater, big-city acts thrive in small-town Michigan

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Master of the moment
From Broadway to the Guthrie, photographer Michal Daniel captures "the soul of theater."

In a fantasy world of his own
For "Wicked" author Gregory Maguire, Oz is just as vivid as Earth: "I can close my eyes and be there."

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Papatola: Voting to preserve our arts legacy should be as clear as our lakes and rivers
This column is a response to anyone who might be on the fence about voting for the Legacy Amendment.

Arizona Republic

Puppeteer joins in symphony production
Most people think of puppets for kids; not Basil Twist. Twist brings a ramped-up version of of Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka to the Phoenix Symphony.

Q&A: Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith's latest work is The Arizona Project, which she performs this week at the Herberger Theater Center. Commissioned by Arizona State University's F.A.R. (Future Arts Research) project, ...

Denver Post

Moore: Theaters need to seek the upside of downturn

San Diego Union-Tribune

'I think I was meant to play this part'
She has helped build a theater, written songs for children's shows and acted in dramatic plays. Somehow, though, writing a seriocomic sequel to “Romeo and Juliet” featuring Friar Laurence as a kind of Phantom of the Penitentiary had not yet occurred to Jill Costanzo.

The Times UK

Rowan Atkinson plays Fagan
The comic made a fortune as Bean and Blackadder, television’s best-loved fools. Now he is taking to the stage as Fagin

Time and place: Micheal MacKenzie
Michael MacKenzie, 65, an actor, remembers growing up in the Biggar countryside, where he was once stung by more than 200 wasps. He still gets a buzz...

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