Linda Winer
Critical Mass
'Spring Awakening,' 'Equus,' '13' spotlight teens
October 5, 2008
Coming-of-age stories have long been a favorite in books and Hollywood. On Broadway these days, however, the casting of real teens spills the drama of pubescence beyond the illusory edges of the stage.
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'Spring Awakening,' 'Equus,' '13' spotlight teens
October 5, 2008
Coming-of-age stories have long been a favorite in books and Hollywood. On Broadway these days, however, the casting of real teens spills the drama of pubescence beyond the illusory edges of the stage.
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Linda Winer: The sad decline of Off-Broadway
September 28, 2008
Where's Off-Broadway? This is not a trick question, like the one about how to get to Carnegie Hall. You see, most theatergoers, after a few visits, know where to find what we know as Broadway - the nearly 40 playhouses that line and, more often, adjoin Broadway, the boulevard, from 41st Street to 54th.
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Linda Winer: The sad decline of Off-Broadway
September 28, 2008
Where's Off-Broadway? This is not a trick question, like the one about how to get to Carnegie Hall. You see, most theatergoers, after a few visits, know where to find what we know as Broadway - the nearly 40 playhouses that line and, more often, adjoin Broadway, the boulevard, from 41st Street to 54th.
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A horse is more than a horse in 'Equus'
August 24, 2008
'Shoulder!"
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A horse is more than a horse in 'Equus'
August 24, 2008
'Shoulder!"
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With extra aisle seat charge, the pay's the thing
August 17, 2008
What's next? No pillow and blanket?
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With extra aisle seat charge, the pay's the thing
August 17, 2008
What's next? No pillow and blanket?
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Paying tribute to the heyday of black playwrights
August 10, 2008
'Hair" is not the only modern theater legend being revisited this summer.
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Off-Broadway has more than a foothold on Broadway
August 3, 2008
And now there are five.
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Diane Paulus directs Central Park's 'Hair' revival
July 27, 2008
A TV jingle caught my ear the other day. What was that melody? Why did it sound so deeply familiar? And what was it selling?
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Diane Paulus directs Central Park's 'Hair' revival
July 27, 2008
A TV jingle caught my ear the other day. What was that melody? Why did it sound so deeply familiar? And what was it selling?
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Diane Paulus directs Central Park's 'Hair' revival
July 27, 2008
A TV jingle caught my ear the other day. What was that melody? Why did it sound so deeply familiar? And what was it selling?
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'Mamma Mia!' A movie musical as good as the show
July 20, 2008
Even before "Mamma Mia! The Movie" opened Friday, Broadway was feeling it at the box office.
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'Mamma Mia!' A movie musical as good as the show
July 20, 2008
Even before "Mamma Mia! The Movie" opened Friday, Broadway was feeling it at the box office.
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Linda Winer: Broadway's 'Passing Strange' season
July 13, 2008
Ever since "Passing Strange" was virtually overlooked by the Tony Awards last month, I've been nagging friends to see the show - the sooner the better.
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Tony Awards reflect a changing tide on Broadway
May 18, 2008
This is the time of year we dump on the committee that chooses the Tony Award nominations. In the twilight of the Broadway season, the theater world heaves with lists of egregious omissions and commercial sellouts aimed at the handful of (mostly little-known) theater experts (23 this year) who shape the memories for history and for the tourists.
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If the Met OKs encores, is Broadway far behind?
May 4, 2008
It was a night for the history books.
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Rosie O'Donnell will tap in 'No, No, Nanette'
April 27, 2008
Can Rosie tap?
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Spring awakening
April 6, 2008
However the wind blows, theatergoers know it's spring when Broadway gets crazy with openings.
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'Mamma Mia' a Guilty Pleasure
October 18, 2001
In our imaginary encyclopedia of pop-culture shamelessness, the guilty pleasure section has a boisterous, unapologetic new entry.
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'Mamma Mia' a Guilty Pleasure
October 18, 2001
In our imaginary encyclopedia of pop-culture shamelessness, the guilty pleasure section has a boisterous, unapologetic new entry.
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