John Patrick Shanley

Interview: Michael Keaton, actor

Published Date: 16 November 2009 The actor formerly known as Batman is sporting trainers, a track suit and (indoors on a gloomy autumn afternoon) shades – "Just in case I want to lie to you," jokes Michael Keaton, before...

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Remembering Tennessee Williams

Playwright John Patrick Shanley referring to Tennessee Williams as a “gorgeous unstoppable beast,” recounted an incident in a restaurant when he, a budding writer, maybe thirty feet away from the master dramatist, could not...

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Pencil This In: Tribute to a Comedy Genius

Photo by dwhartwigh via Flickr COMEDY Few comics have impacted the comedy scene as much as George Carlin did. The late great comedic talent gave the world some of the most memorable comedic performances and contributions,...

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American Theatre Wing to Sponsor Essay Contest for The Play That Changed...

The American Theatre Wing will sponsor an online essay contest in conjunction with the release of the organization's original book, The American Theatre Wing presents The Play That Changed My Life: America's Foremost...

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Universal language translator

If you ever find an ancient coin with unknown characters on it in your garden, you may not be able to read it unless the code is cracked by a specialist. Even if you do not know about the period or civilization from which this...

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Premiere of 'Detention of the Dead' at Beverly Hills Playhouse

The Katselas Theatre Company Presents A World Premiere Comedy...With a Bite! DETENTION OF THE DEAD (Previously titled Detention From the Dead) By Robert Rinow Directed by Alex Craig Mann Produced by Gary Grossman Opens...

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Ana Ortiz (Yahoo!7)

Sultry newcomer Ana Ortiz has appeared on both stage and screen. Most recently she appeared in recurring roles on ABC’s acclaimed “Boston Legal” as A.D.A. Holly Raines, and as Anna in the FX series set in wartime Iraq, ”Over...

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'Adding Machine', Directed by Its Co-Writer, Extends in DC (Playbill)

Playbill - Jason Loewith, the co-librettist of the acclaimed, tragicomic musical Adding Machine , made his Washington, DC, directorial debut staging his show for the Studio Theatre. The company announced on Oct. 23 that it's...

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Good Conversation

Here are five discussions to stimulate your brain this week. Anish Kapoor’s sculpture explores scale, color, and the concept of the void. On Thursday, the London-based artist — whose 24-ton installation Memory opens this week...

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There’s no uncertainty SPTC’s ‘Doubt: A Parable’ is outstanding theater

By Peggy Kelly Santa Paula News Published: October 14, 2009 When suspicion hardens into conviction, at times its ultimate downfall is doubt - that niggling sense that something one was so sure about is now an elusive “What...

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