A critic and dramatist himself, he started repertory companies at Yale and Harvard and fiercely defended the art form, even if it meant feuding with playwrights.
Tag: Theater
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Joanna Merlin, Known for Her Work Both Onstage and Off, Dies at 92
Soon after appearing in the original Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” she began a new career as a prominent casting director.
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Joanna Merlin, Known for Her Work Both Onstage and Off, Dies at 92
Soon after appearing in the original Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” she began a new career as a prominent casting director.
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Joey Evans Is Back. This Time He’s a Struggling Artist.
A new “Pal Joey” at City Center has reimagined the never-quite-satisfying script to make Joey (Ephraim Sykes) a forward-thinking Black jazz singer.
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Danny DeVito, His Daughter and a Lot of Baggage (Onstage)
The pair, starring in Theresa Rebeck’s Broadway comedy “I Need That,” have a chemistry that “comes with playfulness, love and a history of irritations.”