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John Patrick Shanley was among two dozen speakers who paid tribute to Tennessee Williams at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Thursday evening.
Michael Henry Adams | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York
That the charity of New York's best events is secondary, even insignificant, in contrast to the stylishness of those in attendance, is a 'dirty secret' that's routinely denied.
Robert Fuller | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
Rich or poor, young and old, we all dream of something different, something better, if only when we gaze at the stars. And, regardless of our lot in life, we can give this perennial question a new answer.
John Farr | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment
Today marks the centennial of director Elia Kazan's birth, and doubtless Hollywood will soon be giving us souped-up special editions of his finest film work, if they haven't already.
David Finkle | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment
Two plays opened recently in Manhattan in which gay love affairs are observed with keen and perceptive eyes and ears -- Geoffrey Nauffts's Next Fall and Daniel Talbott's Slipping.
Regina Weinreich | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment
What are the chances that on a given day you can see performances by American theater masters influenced by the Japanese arts?
Kim Morgan | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment
With the great titan of acting and frequent genius Karl Malden passing, I'm posting about one of my favorite Malden movies and performances -- Baby Doll.
Jan Herman | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living
He said he was a poet, too. I no longer recall what we talked about, but it didn't take long for him to invite me back to his room at 9 rue Git-le-Coeur, the so-called Beat Hotel.
John Farr | Posted 05.14.2009 | Entertainment
Brando's filmography provides sufficient proof that the actor's own demons helped stall a career that in its hey-day (the mid-late fifties) seemed limitless in potential.
Pat York | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment
This book is a partial visual diary of my life since becoming a photographer in the middle 60's. (The 90's is the only decade not represented. Principally, during that era, I concentrated on working with nudes and anatomy).
Michael Russnow | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment
Tea and Sympathy will be remembered eternally for its final line, "Years from now when you talk about this -- and you will -- be kind" -- one of the tenderest moments in Broadway history.
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business
The downward spiral of the Depression was already underway a few months before "Black Tuesday." The market crash reflected the economic problems; it did not cause them. The same is true today.
Chris Kelly | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics
Florida's bachelor Governor Charlie Crist is getting married, and to a woman, too. That's how badly he wants to be vice president. I hope John McCain is happy now.
Kimberly Brooks | Posted 06.01.2008 | Living
Angela Dufresne, The Bruno S Island Acting School and the S House, Paris, France, 2006, oil on canvas, 66 by 108 inches. Courtesy of the artist and M...
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Regina Weinreich | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment