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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Bonnie & Clyde: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney The connection between crime and celebrity is hammered over and over again in director-choreographer Jeff Calhoun's production.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:36PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

'Book of Mormon' Recoups Cost After Just Eight Months by David Rooney

The budget for the Trey Parker and Matt Stone-penned musical, which opened in March, is believed to be around $9 million.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:32PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The Iron Lady: Film Review by David Rooney

Playing both the staunch human battleship and the diminished old woman sifting through her past, Meryl Streep is riveting in "The Iron Lady," an engrossing if somewhat deferential biopic of …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:10PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 21, 2011

An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin: Theater Review by David Rooney

You gotta love Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. No, really, you gotta absolutely love them to be anything but underwhelmed by this lazily conceived valentine.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:47PM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 20, 2011

Seminar: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Sam Gold' directs Theresa Rebeck's entertaining new Broadway comedy with a stellar five-character ensemble.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Private Lives: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney After 25 years away from Broadway, Kim Cattrall is back playing opposite Paul Gross in the evergreen 1930 comedy by Noel Coward. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:30PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 14, 2011

'Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway' Breaks Another Sales Record by David Rooney

After opening last week to the best reviews to date of the current Broadway season, Hugh Jackman has set a new house record for the second time at the Broadhurst Theatre.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:54PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway: Theater Review by David Rooney

Two hours of pure pleasure with someone who clearly loves being onstage.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:07PM[SHARE]

Jack and Jill: Film Review by David Rooney

What was Al Pacino thinking?

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:18PM[SHARE]

Arts & Leisure: Alan Rickman in Theresa Rebeck's Comedy 'Seminar' by David Rooney

Alan Rickman presides over a writing workshop in Therese Rebeck's new comedy, "Seminar."

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

King Lear: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney The actor builds cumulative power and pathos in the title role, supporting player John Douglas Thompson delivers standout performance in director James Macdonald's interpretatio…

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Venus in Fur: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Inspired by the novella "Venus in Furs" by Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the story centers on an actress and a director whose power shifts during the course of the …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 7, 2011

Godspell: Theater Review by David Rooney

This misconceived production -- valiantly if blandly piloted by Hunter Parrish of Showtime's Weeds as a smiley-faced, buff Abercrombie & Fitch Jesus -- pretty much obliterated 40 years of af…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:06PM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 5, 2011

Page Eight: Film Review by David Rooney

Airing Sunday on PBS, David Hare's first film as writer-director in more than 20 years is a muted affair.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Other Desert Cities: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Jon Robin Baitz's first new play in six years has ripened significantly in its move to Broadway.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Theater Review | 'Dancing at Lughnasa': 'Dancing at Lughnasa' at Irish Repertory Theater - Review by David Rooney

A 20th-anniversary revival of Brian Friel's memory play "Dancing at Lughnasa" is at the Irish Repertory Theater.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Asuncion: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Actor-turned-playwright Jesse Eisenberg has a way with character, but this slender debut doesn't add up to much.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]

Chinglish: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney The play was a smash in Chicago, but its charms feel a little stretched as it makes its Broadway debut, writes THR's David Rooney.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:32PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Relatively Speaking: Theater Review by David Rooney

This comedy ménage àtrois is not without laughs, but overall, it's thin and tired.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:12PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 17, 2011

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Mike Daisey's provocative monologue, which has been updated but not softened since the "techno-libertarian hippie" died earlier this month, makes its New York debut.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 13, 2011

The Mountaintop: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Katori Hall's play is based on the legendary Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, with a fictionalized account of his last night on Earth.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Theater Review | 'Southern Comfort': 'Southern Comfort' at CAP21 Black Box Theater - Review by David Rooney

A respectful adaptation of the 2001 documentary of the same name, "Southern Comfort" chronicles the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual who has ovarian cancer.

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

My Week With Marilyn: Film Review by David Rooney

Simon Curtis' biographical drama co-stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench and Dominic Cooper.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:54PM[SHARE]

Man and Boy: Theater Review by David Rooney

When commemorating a major playwright, it's never a great idea to choose one of his less memorable works.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:50PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 3, 2011

Critic's Notebook: New York Musical Theater Festival Is Under Way by David Rooney

The New York Musical Theater Festival's first week offered numerous works in progress, with a couple of familiar names, Austen and Gatsby, showing the most promise.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Theater Review: The Submission by David Rooney

The Bottom Line: "True Blood" regular Rutina Wesley shines in Jeff Talbott's provocative but unsatisfying play.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:46PM[SHARE]

Theater Review | 'Newsies the Musical': 'Newsies the Musical' - Review by David Rooney

In transferring a 1992 Disney film to the stage, "Newsies the Musical," at the Paper Mill Playhouse, makes full use of a book by Harvey Fierstein.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Dustin Lance Black Debuts Prop. 8 Play in New York by David Rooney

"To me, this is an educational outreach tool," the writer says at the star-studded one-night-only presentation. "It's important that people know the arguments on both sides as this case make…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:18PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 12, 2011

Follies: Theater Review by David Rooney

edit@hollywoodreporter.com (David Rooney) Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige star in the new production of the 1971 original, which grows more bewitchin…

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Friday, August 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011

All New People: Theater Review by David Rooney

"The Hangover's" Justin Bartha plays a lovelorn depressive in Braff's debut play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:00PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

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