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Monday, November 27, 2017

Martin McDonagh Plays Pool and Talks Movies by Michael Schulman

The filmmaker and playwright explains what billiards has in common with "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

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Monday, November 20, 2017

Lois Smith Refreshes Her Memory by Michael Schulman

The actress, who got her start as James Dean's co-star, reflects on "Marjorie Prime," and remembering.

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Friday, November 17, 2017

Kinetic Adaptations of Nineteenth-Century Novels by Michael Schulman

Kate Hamill has turned "Sense and Sensibility" and "Vanity Fair" into fast-paced romps. Now she tackles "Pride and Prejudice."

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

John Leguizamo's Latino-History Lecture by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on John Leguizamo's new one-man Broadway show, "Latin History for Morons," in which the actor tries to find a hero for his son's history project.

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

"The Band's Visit" Translates Those Muted, Indie-Film Longings to Broadway by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman reviews the Broadway musical "The Band's Visit," starring Tony Shalhoub and Katrina Lenk and based on the 2007 Israeli film.

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Monday, November 6, 2017

Brian Selznick Traverses the Panorama by Michael Schulman

The children's-book author visits the scale model of New York, which plays a starring role in his novel "Wonderstruck."

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Friday, November 3, 2017

Winter Theatre Preview by Michael Schulman

Mark Rylance returns to Broadway in "Farinelli and the King," and "Angels in America" arrives from London.

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Monday, October 30, 2017

Kevin Spacey Muddies the Waters by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on the actor Kevin Spacey's troubling coming-out statement, which was coupled with the actor's response to a sexual-assault allegation.

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Friday, October 20, 2017

Keegan-Michael Key's Broadway Début by Michael Schulman

The comedian stars in "Meteor Shower," a play by Steve Martin that combines marital friction and astronomical calamity.

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Camping With John Waters and His Band of 'Filthy Freaks' by Michael Schulman and Andrew White

The "Pope of Trash" hosts a sleep-away camp in Litchfield County, Conn. Yes, there were marshmallows, polyester and nudity.

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Friday, October 13, 2017

Jason Alexander Returns to the Stage by Michael Schulman

The actor had a busy theatre career before "Seinfeld." Now he's back, with "The Portuguese Kid."

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

What Can "Will & Grace" Tell Us in 2017? by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on the reboot of the sitcom "Will & Grace," which brings the characters into the Trump era.

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Friday, September 15, 2017

The New Yorker Festival 2017 Spotlight: The Fearless Performances of Glenn Close by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman explores the risk-taking career of Glenn Close, who will appear at The New Yorker Festival, on October 6th.

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Post-Ingénue by Michael Schulman

The searching roles of Carrie Coon.

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Friday, September 8, 2017

Cole Escola's Menagerie of Kitsch by Michael Schulman

The star of the alt-cabaret scene brings his impish humor to Joe's Pub in "Help! I'm Stuck."

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Monday, September 4, 2017

The Married Directors Behind "Battle of the Sexes" by Michael Schulman

A tennis match that began as a publicity stunt became a referendum on women's lib. Now it's the subject of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's new movie. 

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Saturday, September 2, 2017

EJ Johnson Is 'Not Just Some Other Rich Girl' by Michael Schulman

Magic Johnson's son was outed as gay by TMZ, then became a reality show star. All of 25, he is now embracing his role as a gender-flouting role model.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

In Defense of the Standing Ovation by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman writes a defense of the standing ovation at the conclusion of Broadway shows, a custom that some theatregoers have started to question.

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Monday, August 21, 2017

For His Broadway Début, Michael Moore Tries a Little Tenderness by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on Michael Moore and the underlying tenderness that distinguishes his Broadway début, "The Terms of My Surrender."

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James Cromwell's Civil Disobedience by Michael Schulman

He's known for his salt-of-the-earth performance in "Babe," but this summer he's been in the news for his rabble-rousing.

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Friday, August 18, 2017

Fall Theatre Preview by Michael Schulman

On Broadway, there's the gem-size "The Band's Visit" and the star-studded "Meteor Shower." Off Broadway, old is new with "Measure for Measure."

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Friday, July 28, 2017

Encounters: Julie Klausner, Meet John Waters by Michael Schulman

The cultural, sexual and demographic melting pot of Provincetown finally unites the comedian and the director.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Touring Jim Henson's Restless Creative Spirit, at the Museum of the Moving Image by Michael Schulman

Michael Schulman on the new permanent Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image, in Astoria, Queens.

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Friday, June 30, 2017

"Assassins": Vaudeville of Political Bloodlust by Michael Schulman

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical draws out what's scary and silly about America's armed malcontents.

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Monday, June 19, 2017

An Activist for New York's Mom-and-Pop Shops by Michael Schulman

For the past ten years, a pseudonymous blogger has been writing Vanishing New York, chronicling the demises of beloved spots. Now he's ready to unmask himself.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

The 2017 Tony Awards: Lost in Spacey by Michael Schulman

Who says that theatre can't cause a ruckus? On Sunday, as CBS was teasing "Broadway's biggest night," controversy was engulfing the Public Theatre's production of "Julius Caesar," at Shakesp…

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Brigitte Lacombe's Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Iconic Theatre Performances - The New Yorker by Michael Schulman

Over the years, Lacombe has captured such iconic performers as Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, and Madonna (during the singer's volatile marriage to Sean Penn).

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Saturday, June 10, 2017

Brigitte Lacombe's Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Iconic Theatre Performances by Michael Schulman

Actors are, by definition, an exhibitionist bunch. But they can also be deeply protective of a process that requires them to dive inside themselves before resurfacing with pearls of performa…

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Night Out: Amber Tamblyn Rallies Her Troops to the Red Carpet by Michael Schulman

The actress, poet and new director celebrates her film "Paint It Black" with family and a sisterhood of famous friends.

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Elizabeth Marvel's Authority Figures by Michael Schulman

"I've never been a girl-woman," Elizabeth Marvel said recently. "I've always been a Woman with a capital 'W.' " With her deep timbre and penetrating eyes, the forty-seven-year-old actress…

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Monday, May 15, 2017

The Feminist Consultants for "A Doll's House, Part 2" by Michael Schulman

"A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society," Henrik Ibsen wrote in 1878, proving himself, in 2017 parlance, to be a woke bae. He …

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