Theater

It’s a seafood-couscous Christmas!

Vivid Arab-French immigrant yarn "Secret of the Grain" is a near-masterpiece; fascinating Brecht documentary "Theater of War" describes one.

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008 11:51 AM UTC
Entertainment Documentaries

Drinks, dancing, dinner, self-loathing

Director William Friedkin talks about revisiting his pre-Stonewall lightning rod "The Boys in the Band" -- and his peculiar role in the history of gay film.

Andrew O'Hehir Monday, Nov 24, 2008 11:51 AM UTC 19
Entertainment Beyond the Multiplex, Theater

Everyone hates the Tonys

But those big-belting dames and over-the-top dance numbers bring out my inner theater geek -- and give my heart a wedgie.

Sarah Hepola Friday, Jun 13, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 16
Entertainment Tony Awards, Theater

The real high-school musical

Forget Zac Efron and his singing, dancing friends. These real, live high-school musical videos deserve a standing ovation.

Mark Schone Thursday, Jun 12, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 16
Entertainment YouTube, Theater

Strange but true

Composer Stew bares all about his raucous Broadway hit "Passing Strange" -- and why his song "We Just Had Sex" won't be on TV on Tony night.

James Hannaham Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 11:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Tony Awards, Theater

He conquered the World Trade Center

"Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant?

Andrew O'Hehir Monday, Apr 28, 2008 7:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Beyond the Multiplex, Germany

I’m doing stand-up and it’s working. Should I quit my job?

I don't want to blow an opportunity, but I don't want to end up in the gutter either. What's my choice?

Cary Tennis Thursday, Feb 7, 2008 11:32 AM UTC 39
Life Since You Asked, Theater

Tales of the other Tony

While you were watching "The Sopranos," Broadway threw itself a big party ... well, maybe not that big.

David Marchese Monday, Jun 11, 2007 1:18 PM UTC 20
Entertainment Tony Awards, Theater

Politics as unusual?

The Broadway season was surprisingly rich in idea-driven, civic-minded plays, but don't call it a rebirth of political theater.

David Cote Thursday, Jun 7, 2007 11:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Tony Awards, Theater

Is that laptop eating your daughter’s brain?

Girls are tossing their Barbie dolls aside, in favor of dressing up virtual dolls.

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Jun 7, 2007 12:17 AM UTC 26
Life Children, Broadsheet, Motherhood

It’s all fun and games

In the crazy, mixed-up lexicon of modern parenting, learning about table manners is "fun" but playing cops and robbers is "good for you." What's next?

Dashka Slater Monday, Mar 26, 2007 11:21 AM UTC 51
Life Education, Children, Theater

The “hoohaa” monologues

Florida playhouse scrubs "vagina" from its marquee after a passerby complains.

Carol Lloyd Friday, Feb 9, 2007 12:31 AM UTC 32
Life Broadsheet, Theater, Love and Sex

Rush Limbaugh’s tortured logic

Rush accused me and other Harvard students of hating America because we put on a play about Abu Ghraib. Not only did he reveal his profound moral ignorance, he lost a man who used to be his biggest fan -- my dad.

Valarie Kaur Saturday, May 28, 2005 6:51 PM UTC
All Salon Rush Limbaugh, Iraq war, Torture

Is this play illegal?

The writer, director and actors of the hilarious New York play "I'm Going to Kill the President" are all anonymous, and getting in is like taking an espionage assignment in East Berlin.

Michelle Goldberg Wednesday, Oct 29, 2003 10:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Theater

Back to the boards

In an increasingly flat-screen world, stars like Al Pacino and Gwyneth Paltrow look to theater for a human connection. Will the rest of us follow?

Liesl Schillinger Tuesday, Mar 4, 2003 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Theater

Can Moby save pop?

Anointed by the desperate music media as pop's new king, Moby brings electronica to the masses with "18." (Now if only he would stop trying to sing.)

Michelle Goldberg Tuesday, Jun 4, 2002 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Music, Theater

The Oscar Wilde centenary

The plays may have been more scandalous than the author's sex life, but visitors still plant sexy kisses on his grave.

Brent Gregston Thursday, Nov 30, 2000 8:32 PM UTC
Life Fiction, Sex, LGBT, Theater

Shepard! Penn! Harrelson! Nolte!

Our most famous chronicler of the desert of the male psyche returns to San Francisco with a new play and an all-star cast.

Joe Mader Tuesday, Nov 21, 2000 8:56 PM UTC
Entertainment Theater

She, the people

Anna Deavere Smith talks about empathizing with Rodney King, the LAPD and President Clinton.

Nan Goldberg Wednesday, Nov 1, 2000 8:04 AM UTC
Entertainment Theater, Books

The exonerated

Wrongly convicted, they sat on death row for years. Extraordinary legal measures saved their lives. A new play confronts us with their nightmares.

Amy Goldwasser Friday, Oct 20, 2000 8:00 AM UTC
News George W. Bush, Theater

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