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   Colin Quinn Unconstitutional: Theater Review

   6:00 pm 5/16/2013

   • by Frank Scheck

   The veteran comedian delivers riffs on the U.S. Constitution in his new solo show.Read more

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   Carla Gugino and Peter Grosz to Star Off Broadway in 'A Kid Like Jake'

   10:41 am 5/8/2013

   • by David Rooney

   Caroline Aaron and Michelle Beck also appear in the LCT3 world premiere of Daniel Pearle's play about the concerned parents of a precocious child.Read more

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   Cherry Jones to Star Off-Broadway in 'When We Were Young and Unafraid'

   11:00 am 5/7/2013

   • by David Rooney

   After returning to Broadway in the fall in "The Glass Menagerie," the two-time Tony winner will head the cast of Sarah Treem's world-premiere play.Read more

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   'Piano Lesson,' 'The Whale' Dominate Lortel Awards

   7:23 pm 5/5/2013

   • by David Rooney

   The musical "Dogfight" and solo show "All the Rage" also took top prizes at the leading honors for Off Broadway theater, in a ceremony hosted by Aasif Mandvi and Maura Tierney.Read more

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   Colin Quinn Gets 'Unconstitutional' Off Broadway

   4:52 pm 5/3/2013

   • by David Rooney

   The former "Saturday Night Live" regular follows his 2010 Broadway hit, "Long Story Short," with a new standup show reflecting on the formation of our national character.Read more

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   'Matilda,' 'Vanya' Take NY Drama Critics Honors

   11:38 am 5/3/2013

   • by David Rooney

   Echoing their status as Tony frontrunners, the Roald Dahl musical adaptation and playwright Christopher Durang's contemporary Chekhov riff won the venerable organization's top awards by a wide margin.Read more

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   Horton Foote Play 'The Old Friends' to Get Posthumous World Premiere

   10:31 am 5/2/2013

   • by David Rooney

   Michael Wilson will direct the Off Broadway production for Signature Theatre, starring Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote and Lois Smith.Read more

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   The 24 Hour Musicals: Theater Review

   3:30 pm 4/30/2013

   • by Mick Stingley

   The cabaret experiment, an offshoot of New York's long-running 24 Hour Plays, featured cast members from "30 Rock," "Smash," "Friday Night Lights" and "Saturday Night Live," along with musician Ben Folds. Read more

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   Blythe Danner, Sarah Jessica Parker to Star in Amanda Peet's Playwriting Debut

   12:48 pm 4/29/2013

   • by David Rooney

   Titled "The Commons of Pensacola," the Manhattan Theatre Club off-Broadway presentation will begin performances in October, directed by Lynne Meadow.Read more

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    Jennifer Westfeldt Returns to New York Stage

    12:02 pm 4/29/2013

    • by David Rooney

    The Tony-nominated actress will star as a brilliant adventurer seeking acceptance into an exclusive British old-boys' circle in Nell Benjamin's play "The Explorers Club."Read more

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