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For the Pain of Love, a Cerebral Bath of Words, Words, Words, by Ben Brantley

The actors in Shakespeare & Company's revival of John Patrick Shanley's The Dreamer Examines His Pillow turn muddy poetry into flowing prose.

Today in Theatre History

Geffen Playhouse addresses money blues, by Mike Boehm

During a tough year, the playhouse made a plea for donations and instituted discounts. Compounding matters: a continuing $2.6 million in debt from its 2005 expansion and renovation.

San Jose Rep's As You Like It Marks Artistic Director's South Bay Debut

Arden Will Stage Peter Pan and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie... for Kids' Season

We Are the Song, Featuring LaChanze, Sheik, Kitt and More, Presented Aug. 31

Miller, Birdsong, Brennan Return to NJ's Surflight for Anniversary Show Aug. 31

Mamma Mia!'s Burkhardt Hosts Aug. 31 Monday Nights, New Voices Concert

Blonde's Johnson Plays Upright Cabaret Aug. 31

Free Flyer Reading Presented at Florence Gould Hall Aug. 31

Dukakis Performs in Reading of Leap Year to Benefit Shakespeare & Co.

Friedman Box Office Opens for Sales of MTC's Broadway Season Aug. 31

Nederlander Box Office Opens Aug. 31 for Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound

August Leftovers

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the New Line Theatre in St. Louis, Burn the Floor on Broadway, and more.

Weddings & Celebrations: Helena Binder, Jim Zien

Weddings & Celebrations: Rachel Botchan, Hal Brooks

Tickets Now On Sale for Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound

Stockard Channing and Jane Alexander Set for Westport's Breath of Life

Graff, Worley, Henderson and Taylor Set for Cabaret & Comedy at the Castle

In the Wings
Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS

News about Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of "Three Sisters," Primary Stages' 25th anniversary gala and more.

From UConn's "Hair" to Broadway's "Ragtime" By Frank Rizzo

David Rabe's "Dinosaurs on the Roof" Due By Frank Rizzo

Poulos Will Be Amadeus for Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Eclipsed, Tale of a Sisterhood in African Civil War, Begins World Premiere Run in DC

Foster, Bean, Levy and More Set for "The Battery's Down" Episode

DRG to Release "The Essential Barbara Cook Collection" in October

Travis Walter Named Interim Artistic Director of MI's Meadow Brook

Tom Hanks Set for Great Lakes Theater Festival Fundraiser

Feinstein and Ebersole Set for Music Has Power Awards

Rodriguez, Roquemore, Stahl-David, Thomas to Be Part of Really Really Reading

Krysta Rodriguez, Eddie Kaye Thomas, et. al. Set for Really Really Reading

Mulgrew Set for New NBC Hospital Series "Mercy"

Kate Mulgrew Set for NBC's Mercy

Moore and Mac Rae Will Join Hair Cast for With a Little Help From My Friends Benefit

Melba Moore and Heather MacRae to Join Hair Cast in Joe's Pub Benefit for Lindsay Thomas

Bock's The Receptionist, with Mullally, Extends Odyssey Run

Krakowski Extends Feinstein's Engagement

Hoping to Be Howlingly Funny, Three-Man Hound of the Baskervilles to Get U.S. Premiere

Roundup of critical reactions to Baltimore Symphony's recording of Bernstein's 'Mass' by Tim Smith

Culture Monster
Review: Liza Minnelli at the Hollywood Bowl by Charles McNulty

The God Must Be Crazy By SCOTT BROWN

Director Joanne Akalaitis returns to the Delacorte with a turgid Bacchae.

Girls Will Be Boys by Hilton Als

JoAnne Akalaitis brings "The Bacchae" to Central Park.

Dirty Blonde

Emily Skinner gives Claudia Shear's Mae West play fresh life at DC's Signature Theatre

Critic's Notebook: Wayward Waster by John Lahr

Jez Butterworth's "Jerusalem," the hit of London's summer theatre season-which just closed at the Royal Court and which will probably be coming soon to a repertory theatre near you-is exceptional for one rabble…

A 'Shrew' for The Summer of Our Discontent By Peter Marks

It's Free, It's Intelligent And It's Air-Conditioned

Charm of 'Sick' lies in dysfunction By Sandy MacDonald

Actors shine in Dohrn play

That Championship Season
Reviewedby:David Finkle

Jason Miller's 1973 play gets a superior and surprisingly timely revival at the Westport Country Playhouse.

FringeNYC Productions to Return for September Encore Series

Fringe Encores Series Announces Selections

Devil Boys From Beyond - Review by OSCAR E. MOORE

See this wonderful four star comedy with four, four star male actors playing the four, four star femme fatale roles at FringeNYC Encores!

Fringe Binge: So...close...almost...there... by Adam Feldman

2009 New York International Fringe Festival

More reviews: Series 6.2: Paint on Canvas; ARTIFEX. The Artistic Life of Emperor Nero; Ukrainian Eggs: Terrible Tales of Tragedy and AlleGorey; e-Station

FOX's Glee to Release Soundtrack on November 3

Kristin Chenoweth + Glee = Theater Geek Bliss

THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH By ANAHITA MOUSSAVIAN

If you've got a soft spot for underdogs and musical numbers, take note of Fox's new TV show "Glee."

A story of celebrity and of love at last reclaimed By Dixie Reid, McClatchy Newspapers

Broadway star Carol Channing and her childhood sweetheart married after 70 years apart.

A Life in the Theatre: Gerard Alessandrini

Meet the man behind the funny, mean and loving lyrics of Forbidden Broadway.

'Color Purple' at the Arie Crown: 'American Idol' star Fantasia Barrino is new to Broadway but not to Celie by Colleen Mastony

Q&A : Rebecca Luker

What Can I Review Next Week? by Matt Windman

Downturn Catches Up to Cafe Frozen in Time By CARA BUCKLEY

Facing financial troubles and a union lawsuit, the owners of Café des Artistes decided to close the Upper West Side restaurant.

Money moves the Fringe By Howard Shapiro

Money, the root of much current brooding, can also be a spark plug for artistic thought, and our relationship with it turns out to be a persistent thread running through this year's Live Arts Festival/Philly Fr…

They've Got A Lot of Acting to Do! By: Patrick Lee

TheaterMania talks to rising superstars Caissie Levy from Hair, Allie Trimm from Bye Bye Birdie, and Cristin Milioti from The Retributionists.

Michael Wilson Suggested Turning Nine Plays Into Three-Part 'Orphans' Home Cycle' By FRANK RIZZO

Hartford Stage preps Foote's 'Orphans' Home Cycle' By Christopher Wallenberg

Emotions run high prior to the staging of Horton Foote's epic, nine-play opus.

Seth's Broadway 101 by Matt Windman

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Last Stop on the Q By Seth Rudetsky

New NEA chief promotes the arts - in Peoria, too by JUDITH NEWMARK

Rocco Landesman had scarcely taken a seat at his desk as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts before everything went nuts.

Inqlings: Actress Hathaway here to mourn By Michael Klein

L.A. Run of Mary Poppins Extended By a Month

Whoopi Goldberg Wins Daytime Emmy Award

Elaine Stritch to Star in New Play, White's Lies

Buffy's Tom Lenk to Make Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages

Sahr Ngaujah, Kevin Mambo, Lillias White, Saycon Sengbloh Set for Broadway's Fela!

Jackman, McDonald, Mitchell, Rivera, White to Sing Loesser

Hugh Jackman, Audra McDonald, John Stamos, et al. Set for Actors' Fund Tribute Concert to Frank Loesser

Jane Alexander, Robert Cuccioli, Arthur Laurents, Kathleen Marshall, et al. Set for George Street Playhouse Season

Kathleen Marshall to Direct George Street's Calvin Berger

Marvel jumps on acquisition by Disney

Shares of Marvel Entertainment soared more than 25 percent in premarket trade after Walt Disney Co announced it will acquire the company and its library of characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Me…

Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion By Paul Thomasch

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