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Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11am (Broadway Time)

Sofia Vergara -CECOMEX Cinco de Mayo

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Sofia Vergara -CECOMEX Cinco de Mayo Sofia Vergara who currently plays Mama in CHICAGO Broadway, makes an appearance at the CECOMEX Cinco de Mayo festival in NYC. For more information on CHICAGO, visit http:…

Friday, May 8, 2009 at midnight (Broadway Time)

Theater Listings: May 8-14

Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

101 Dalmatians, Dreamgirls, In the Heights, Young Frankenstein Will Play Chicago in 2009-10

Sam Cohn, Agent to the Stars, Dead at 79

Sam Cohn, Powerful Talent Agent, Dies at 79

Sam Cohn dies at 79; New York talent agent By Dennis McLellan

Fantasia Set for Color Purple in Atlanta, Chicago, D.C. and L.A.

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Christine Ebersole, Stephen Sondheim Set for Chicago's Harris Theater

Broadway's Cat Revival, with Jones and Rashad, to Play London's West End

Falcone and Kerrigan Are 2009 Kleban Award Winners for Musical Theatre Writing

Baranski to Present Boeing-Boeing Co-Star Rylance with Scripps Award

Norman Conquests, Carnage and a Tesori Tribute on Playbill Radio May 12-19

Tuesdays with Morrie, with Hal Linden, Begins Toronto Run May 8

Finding the Rooster Opens at 13th Street Rep May 8

Panych's The Dishwashers Arrives Off-Broadway May 8

Dewane Is The Mushroom Picker May 8 in Manhattan

Voltaire's Lover and a Modern Scientist Share Spotlight in Legacy of Light in DC

Coraline Musical Makes World Premiere at Off-Broadway's Lortel

Today In Theatre History: MAY 8

"All Over the World": Xanadu and Legally Blonde to Premiere in Philippines

Moreno and Culp Will Read Love Letters June 6 in Washington

Chase, Hilty, Levy and Thoms Will Join Composer Alan at Birdland

Off-Broadway Bound I Got Sick, Then I Got Better to Play Barrington Stage

Anne of Green Gables, the Musical, Returns to Toronto May 7-24

Pawk to Stage The Disney Diaries at the Beechman

Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood Set for Alley's Summer Chills

Detroit's Hilberry Theatre Will Stage Fantasticks, Midsummer, Good and More in 2009-10

Couples Clash Over Parenting in Gilman's The Crowd You're in With, at Goodman

Lithgow, Jones, Sadoski and Dano Set for Look Homeward, Angel Reading

Tony Winner Miranda Will Get Honorary Degree From Yeshiva University

Plays by Eason, Jacqmin and Simonson Get "First Look" at Steppenwolf This Summer

Ashley, Brooks, Cabnet and Morgan to Direct Cape Cod Theatre Project Works

Inishmore Gets Chicago Premiere at Northlight, Opening May 7

Katie Holmes to Star in Miramax's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Robert De Niro and Edward Norton to Star in Stone Film

Stage and Screen Veteran Linney Joins Cast of "Details" Film

Laura Linney to Star in The Details Film

Alan Alda, Glenn Close, Harrison Ford, and More Set for World Science Festival Gala

Barbara Cook, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Feinstein, et al. to Appear at Feinstein's

Malcolm Gets, Dee Hoty, David Hyde Pierce Set for Cape Playhouse Fundraiser

Billy Elliot's David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish, David Bologna Set for Fidelity FutureStage Workshops

Lee Meriwether, Rachel York, and More Set for Reagle Players Summer Season

Alexander, Irwin, Lansbury, Nixon and Rush Set for Latest Episode of "Working in the Theater"

Bill Irwin, Angela Lansbury, Geoffrey Rush, et al. to Appear in New Episode of "Working in the Theater"

National Theatre's Pinter Tribute to Feature Atkins, Firth, Goodman, Law, Rea, Sheen and More

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS(SIGH) by CLAIRE ALLFREE

This production of Madame de Sade, is quite frankly, all talk and no action. Even a cast including Judi Dench, Frances Barber and Rosamund Pike can't save it.

Elton John's Billy Elliot review by OSCAR E MOORE

The tale of a young boy whose dreams come true is an inspiration to all those who are dreaming of a better future and for those who perhaps have lost the dream along the way. It's never too late, you know, and …

9 to 5

Most of the abuses in the corporate office depicted have gone the way of the manual typewriter, there are plenty of overworked, under-appreciated and easily outsourced underdogs to make the improbable scenario …

Desire Under the Elms
Review by David Cote

Gugino and Schreiber's anguished erotic heat is matched by the hellfire viciousness of Dennehy's patriarchal sadism.

A Disheveled Crime Fighter Who Seems Made for the Scandinavian Gloom By ALESSANDRA STANLEY

"Wallander," a three-episode series based on the popular crime novels of the Swedish author Henning Mankell, begins on Sunday on PBS's "Masterpiece Mystery!"

It's Her Party; She'll Sing if She Wants By STEPHEN HOLDEN

Decades before terms like "alpha girl" were invented to describe a cutthroat female high school pecking order, the hits of Lesley Gore outlined this treacherous realm of sexual rivalry and vindictive gossip in …

Culture Monster: Review: 'Our Town' at Actors' Gang by Charlotte Stoudt

'Forbidden Broadway' mocks 27 years of musicals By ERIC MARCHESE

The show, now at Carpenter Center in Long Beach, generates laughs - but they are sporadic.

'Is He Dead?' digs for, and finds, comic gold By ERIC MARCHESE

West Coast-premiere staging of the newfound 1898 farce in Long Beach showcases the genius of Mark Twain and David Ives.

Everyday Rapture
Review by David Cote

Sexualizing the savior is one thing, but Mr. Rogers? That's sick.

Problem Radicals
Review by Helen Shaw

Any scientist worth his lab coat will tell you that the secret to a good experiment lies in limiting the variables. What can you learn if you test everything at once?

The Nosemaker's Apprentice
Review by Helen Shaw

Some shows exist for the same reason dog runs do: All puppies need to get off the leash.

The Fantasticks
Review By BOB VERINI

The emotional precision of "The Fantasticks" -- central to its worldwide appeal and original 17,162-perf run -- is in short supply in Reprise's overproduced revival.

Culture Monster: Review: 'The Fantasticks' at Reprise Theatre Company by Charles McNulty

For better or worse (mostly worse), Reprise Theatre Company has given "The Fantasticks," "the world's longest-running musical," a glamorous makeover.

'HSM' star Lucas Grabeel shines in 'The Fantasticks.' By PAUL HODGINS

Jason Alexander directs a well-cast and charming production at Reprise.

The Fantasticks
Reviewedby:Jonas Schwartz

Eric McCormack and Lucas Grabeel headline the Reprise Theater Company's enchanting production of the 50-year-old musical.

The Merchant of Venice
Reviewedby:David Finkle

Edward Hall's all-male, prison-set production of Shakespeare's classic play will delight some audiences and alienate some others.

The Merchant of Venice - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

Edward Hall's Propeller, an all-male British company, investigates and invigorates text so fully it seems to invent Shakespeare's plays on the spot, as in the near-great production of "The Merchant of Venice" n…

Shylock Schemes Behind Prison Bars By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

This provocative new production puts Shakespeare's play on lockdown in a brutally violent men's jail.

'MERCHANT' IS A POUND OF FRESH By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI (***)

Ovo
Review By RICHARD OUZOUNIAN

While keeping the same basic ingredients that have driven Cirque shows for the past quarter-century (circus acts, colorful staging, minimal concept), "Ovo" branches out in several fairly bold directions, which …

Kick the Beckett

Helen Shaw shares four things she hates about theatrical icon Samuel Beckett.

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With John Glover

John Glover is having a Lucky year.

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart Await Tardy Godot: London Stage
Review by Warwick Thompson

McKellen and Stewart Deliver a 'Godot' With a Difference By MATT WOLF, International Herald Tribune

Sean Mathias's production in London of "Waiting for Godot," with two masterful actors in the lead roles, is alternately crushing and beautiful.

Review: Offices By Melissa Rose Bernardo (C-)

Offices - Reviewed by ERIK HAAGENSEN

Even though it clocks in at a mere 75 minutes, Ethan Coen's latest collection of one-acts wears out its welcome long before it's over, mistaking as it does banality for hipness.

Coen Steps Off Screen, Finds Working People Fascinating: Review by John Simon

The Coen touch -- on stage as on screen -- is more smartass than smart. It panders sedulously to anti- establishment attitudes and thumbs its nose at credibility.

Coen's-Eye View of 9 to 5 By BEN BRANTLEY

This set of three short plays by Ethan Coen leaves a distinctive if fleeting aftertaste that you're not sure whether to savor or spit out.

Offices

While Ethan Coen's triptych explore some Kafkaesque workplace issues, he's less like Kafka than a story-telling John Stewart or Steven Colbert with a nod to O. Henry

Darkly comic 'Offices' deals with workplace stress By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

The writer who helped create "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men" has demonstrated he can create for the stage as well as for the movies. Now we need a full, two-act play from the man.

Ethan Coen's 'Offices' is all work and three short, sly plays by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

Offices
Review By DAVID ROONEY

These dark situation comedies are given tasty treatment by director Neil Pepe and an adroit, multitasking cast.

Offices
Reviewedby:Brian Scott Lipton

Ethan Coen's new trio of one-acts about office life are quite amusing.

Offices
Review by Matthew Murray

If work were always as much fun as Offices, the new giggle factory of an evening by Ethan Coen that just opened at the Atlantic Theater Company, the trudge from graduation to retirement would pass in a blink.

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