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ArtsBeat: In Performance: Sarah Lemp of ‘The Cheaters Club’ 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The actress performs a scene from Derek Ahonen’s new play being mounted by the theater company the Amoralists.
ArtsBeat: Weekly Ticket Sales Drop Under $1 Million for Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’ 27 Aug 2013 | 02:47 am
A spokesman for the production linked the drop in sales to the recent injury of one of the performers.
Theater Review: ‘Still Jewish After All These Years’ Stars Avi Kaufman 27 Aug 2013 | 02:25 am
In “Still Jewish After All These Years,” at Stage 72, Avi Hoffman offers songs and life lessons from decades in the Yiddish theater.
Theater Review: David Auburn Stages ‘Anna Christie’ in the Berkshires 27 Aug 2013 | 02:24 am
In his revival of “Anna Christie” at the Berkshire Theater Group, the director David Auburn finesses Eugene O’Neills creaky plot with a calm, persuasive production.
Theater Review: ‘Breakfast With Mugabe,’ by Fraser Grace 27 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
In Fraser Grace’s “Breakfast With Mugabe,” the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, sees a psychotherapist, and colonialism is put on the couch.
ArtsBeat: Danny Burstein and Victoria Clark Join Broadway’s ‘Snow Geese’ 26 Aug 2013 | 11:21 pm
The additions of Mr. Burstein and Ms. Clark to the play, starring Mary-Louise Parker, set the stage for a theater-world trade-off that involves both a fictional couple and a real-life one.
Critic’s Notebook: Luminous Julie Harris, Close Up and Afar 26 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
Ben Brantley remembers ways Julie Harris affected his life professionally and personally.
Edinburgh Strategy: Check Reviews, Take Chances, Hope for the Best 26 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe — more than 2,800 performances of theater, music, comedy, dance and more spread among 275 venues — is impossible to consume fully.
Julie Harris, Celebrated Actress of Range and Intensity, Dies at 87 25 Aug 2013 | 08:39 am
Ms. Harris had a lengthy résumé as an actress, with dozens of movie and television credits, including the 1955 film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel of brotherly rivalry, “East of Eden.”
Theater Review: In ‘Stockholm,’ the Blades Are Drawn From the Start 24 Aug 2013 | 02:34 am
Bryony Lavery’s “Stockholm,” at Stageworks/Hudson, follows a close, loving couple, with passions of several sorts.