Michael Mckean

Stage Door: Superior Donuts, The Understudy, Vamps

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


Fern Siegel

When August: Osage County drama burst on Broadway, it trumpeted the arrival of Tracy Letts, who won the Pulitzer. By contrast, his follow-up effort, Superior Donuts, is a quiet meditation.

Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

Spinal Tap On the Road, But Without The Wigs

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment


The purpose of their costume- and character-free tour, which the trio has called "Unwigged & Unplugged" and which comes to the Beacon Theater in Manha...

Spinal Tap To Reunite For Tour

AP | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment


WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The amps won't be turned up to 11 for Spinal Tap's reunion tour. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer _...