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Theater Review

The U.K. National Theatre's Phedre Could Change the Reach of Theater -- or Not

Divina Infusino | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment

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Divina Infusino

Live theater has no natural digital companion. The U.K. National Theatre's production of Phèdre, starring Helen Mirren, has been an attempt to change that.

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Take a Cue in Life from Angela Lansbury

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 07.19.2009 | New York

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Dr. Tian Dayton

The Angela Lansbury moment was so extraordinary because somehow she is a symbol of how to live the full length and breadth of one's life.

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Stage Door: Coward at Christmas, James Barbour, Shrek the Musical

Fern Siegel | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Fern Siegel

Shrek the Musical at the Broadway Theater is notable for being loud and unnerving. The original film was layered; the musical translation is all campy surface. The Lion King this isn't.

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Stage Door: Occupant, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy

Fern Siegel | Posted 07.15.2008 | Entertainment

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Fern Siegel

Insightful, and astounding, Albee's Occupant reveals the true grit behind an artist's calling. By contrast, Goldberg's Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy focuses on the wholly physical -- stretching, literally, what the body can do.

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Is Ballet Dead? Never! New York City Ballet Presents an Enticing Evening of New Work

Tonya Plank | Posted 06.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: River of Light, Ballet, Rococo Variations, Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, Gonzalo Garcia, Mauro Bigonzetti, Maria Kowroski, Benjamin Millepied, Ashley Bouder, Contemporary Ballet, Wendy Whelan, Concerto DSCH, New York City Ballet, Joaquin De Luz, Oltremare, Dancers, Nycb, Ballerina, Dance, Theater Review, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

I had a wonderful night at New York City Ballet the other night. The program, titled "Here and Now", focused on some of the company's newest works, and was kind of a celebration of the future, of 21st Century ballet.

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