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Peter and the Starcatcher: Splash in the Pan

Danny Groner | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Broadway, Dave Barry, Peter and the Starcatcher, Peter Pan, Peter-and-the-Starcatchers, Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher New York, Peter and the Starcatcher Broadway, Roger Rees, Christopher Borle, New York News
Danny Groner

It's hard to believe how much can be done by a 12-person cast, especially considering how fast the show moves. There isn't a moment to pause and consider the characters' intentions. They share their thoughts and fears directly with us.

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Theater: Peter and the Starcatcher Charms Broadway; Ninth And Joanie Never Lands Dramatically

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Broadway, Off-Broadway, Dave Barry, Peter Pan, Play, Drama, Video, Peter and the Starcatcher, Broadway Shows, Ninth and Joanie, New York Around Town, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

In a season of great plays, Peter And The Starcatcher still shines. Just make sure you sit as close as you can; you want to be as near to the 'star stuff" of this cast and this production as possible.

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The 'Preposterous' Prequel To Peter Pan

Regina Weinreich | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Christian Borle, Rick Elice, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Ridley Pearson, Adam Chanler-Berat, Donayle Werle, Jeff Croiter, Alex Timbers, Paloma Young, Dave Barry, Roger Rees, Peter and the Starcatcher, Wayne Roger Rees, Culture News
Regina Weinreich

Perhaps the most inventively preposterous play ever to hit Broadway is the prequel to the Peter Pan story, Peter and the Starcatcher, at the Brooks Atkinson Theater.

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Miami Weekend Guide: Art Deco Party To Man-Repelling Fashion

Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Video, Weekend Guide, Miami News, Art Deco Weekend, Dave Barry, Dana Schutz, Miami, Miami International Art Fair, Paradise Farms, Miami Art Museum, Man Repeller, Second Saturday Art Walk, Miami News

When you're not navigating around the Republican presidential hopefuls in town this weekend, spend your free time at a few of the Miami events below. ...

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PHOTOS: Best Father's Day Jokes

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Comedians Fathers Day, Chris Rock Bill Hicks, Father's Day Quotes, Jon Stewart, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Dave Barry, Father's Day, Mitch Hedberg, Father's Day 2011, Father's Day Jokes, David Letterman, Fathers Day 2011 Quotes, Fathers Day Joke, Father's Day 2011 Quotes, Best Fathers Day Quotes, Happy Fathers Day Jokes, Comedy News

From awkward embarrassment to just-plain-awful embarrassment to downright humiliation, Father's Day memories can stir up emotions you probably haven't...

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Stage Door: Catch Me If You Can, Peter and the Starcatcher, Urge For Going

Fern Siegel | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Musicals, Public Theater, Entertainment, Peter Pan, Theater, Broadway, Dave Barry, Off-Broadway, Aaron Tveit, Tom Wopat, Marc Shaiman, Norbert Leo Butz, Scott Wittman, New York News
Fern Siegel

Catch Me If You Can boasts two incredibly entertaining leads. Unfortunately, the musical is all razzle -- no dazzle.

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Peter Pan Crows Again With Disney Magic, Off-Broadway

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: J.M. Barrie, Off-Broadway, Dave Barry, Books, New York City, Walt Disney, Captain Hook, Adam Chanler-Berat, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Broadway, Movies, Animation, Ridley Pearson, Peter Pan, Arts News, Entertainment News, Hyperion Books, Peter and the Starcatchers, NY Around Town, Arts News
James Sims

Peter Pan and his band of Lost Boys never fail to spark curiosity, among adults as much as children. Now, an Off-Broadway production has brought Peter back to life in an entirely unique way.

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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Know Your Options

Erin N. Marcus, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, Fecal Immunochemical Tests, Cancer Screening, Dave Barry, Colon Polyps, Colon Cancer, American College of Gastroenterology, United States Preventive Services Task Force, Health, Healthy Living News
Erin N. Marcus, M.D.

Screening people between the ages of 50 and 75 for colorectal cancer is so effective at preventing deaths that the USPSTF gives it an "A" rating, higher than breast or prostate cancer screening.

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David Foster Wallace vs. Dave Barry: What is good writing?

David Stoesz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Dave Barry, Writing, Literary Fiction, Difficult Reading, Books News
David Stoesz

Dave Barry does not have this luxury. He's exposed in a way no "literary" writer is. His readers expect to be amused. Immediately.

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Jennifer Weiner To Join Author Rock Band 'Rock Bottom Remainders' For New Tour

The Wall Street Journal | Dawn Fallik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Author Rock Band, Dave Barry, Books, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan, Jennifer Weiner, The Rock Bottom Remainders, Books News

Jennifer Weiner may have hit the top of the book lists with her best-selling novels, including "Good In Bed" and "In Her Shoes." But she's trading in...

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Rockbottom Remainders: Garage Band Members Stephen King, Amy Tan, Scott Turow Play Tour

The Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Author Tour, Book Publishing, Greg Iles, Stephen King, Author Band, Dave Barry, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan, Scott Turow, Roy Blount, Books News

The all-star, all-author rock group Rock Bottom Remainders--featuring the likes of writers and authors Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Scott Turow, ...

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Dave Barry's Hilarious Ad Lib on His New Book 'I'll Mature When I'm Dead' (VIDEO)

Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Ali Binazir

Dave Barry demonstrates novel and exciting uses for his new book I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood, rendering his interviewer pretty helpless with laughter in the process.

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Plan ForYourArt May 13-19

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rohan De Saram, 826la, Fiction, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Kids' Art Museum Project, Burning Man, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, Laxart, Geoff Dyer, Foryourart, Art, Getty Museum, Hammer Museum, Preethi Da Silva, Venice Biennale, Susan Stilton and the Crowing Hens, Dave Barry, Zipper Concert Hall, Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble, Moca, Jane Smiley, Performance, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

What dramatic role does art play in fiction, and in the understanding of a place? In this Getty Perspectives lecture, presented in collaboration with Zocalo, Geoff Dyer discusses his work, art and fiction.

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Christmas Parties: Author Weingarten's Horror (AUDIO)

NPR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christmas Parties, Npr, Christmas, Gene Weingarten, Book Parties, Dave Barry, Humor, Books, Small Talk, Authors, Books News

Gene Weingarten, Washington Post columnist and humor writer, hates Christmas parties. They're awkward and require way too much small talk. The only th...

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Dave Barry on Campus Free Speech (VIDEO)

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campus Liberty, Video, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Dave Barry, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Humorist, Media News
Greg Lukianoff

In the video, Dave discusses the importance of freedom of expression, the state of free speech on college campuses, and the culture of censorship.

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