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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 2pm (Broadway Time)

REVISIT: Jest End

Never let it be said that I don’t believe in second chances.On the other hand, let it be said that I absolutely believe in calling ‘em as I see ‘em. And despite thinking this version of Jest End is bette…

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at midnight (Broadway Time)

Theater news roundup by David Cote

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Michael Feinstein to Direct Jazz at Lincoln Center for 2010-11 Season

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Another new Kander and Ebb show? by Adam Feldman

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Arts, Briefly: Dates Set for Kander and Ebb's New Musical
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

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School's out: Oleanna to close January 3 by David Cote

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Arts, Briefly: 'Oleanna' to Close
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

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Arts, Briefly: 'Hair' Extends From Broadway to London
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

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Oliver!, With Panaro, DiVita, Lawton, Opens in Philly

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A New Shakespeare "History Play" Emerges in Equivocation, With Groener & Spano in L.A.

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Vogel's A Civil War Christmas Opens at the Huntington Nov. 18

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Ayckbourn's My Wonderful Day, a Revealing Homework Assignment, Gets U.S. Premiere

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Bryce Ryness, Tituss Burgess and Rebecca Naomi Jones Join Salvage Concert Reading

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Must-'Glee' TV: Why we sing its praises by David Hinckley

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Power Chords By: Andy Propst

Reviews of Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson's The Power of Two, Glee soundtrack, Marcy & Zina: The Album and more.

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Sleep No More? How could I after what I just experienced? By Matthew Small

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Brits Off Broadway Should Toss Red Sea Fish Back By Alexis Soloski

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The Provincetown Playhouse Meets the Ontological in The Verge By Alexis Soloski

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Mary Poppins
Review By PHIL GALLO

Broadway leads Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee deliver pert, perfectly tuned perfs, and every element that surrounds them -- the ensemble, Bob Crowley's tone-shifting sets and costumes, the powerhouse orchestra -- m…

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Baby It's You
Review By JULIO MARTINEZ

"Baby It's You" has the legs to potentially make a successful trip to the Big Apple once it achieves a more symbiotic balance between music and storyline. The onstage talent is certainly in place.

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King Charles Threesome Sparks Play About Aphra Behn: John Simon

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Plot Twists Staged by a Choreographer By ROSLYN SULCAS

There is not even a hint of staginess in Wendy Woodson's one-woman play "She Turned On the Light."

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Period Piece, Modern Issues: Dealing With Financial Woes By KEN JAWOROWSKI

The treasure hunters at the Actors Company Theater have unearthed another jewel with "The Late Christopher Bean."

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Twice as Many Antics for the Duck, the Cat and the Wolf By JAMES R. OESTREICH

The London company In the Wings has developed a 30-minute "prequel" to Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," with new music by Philip Feeney.

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Peter and the Wolf - Reviewed by LISA JO SAGOLLA

This delectable blend of live orchestral music and imaginative, fun-filled, contemporary choreography is propelled by narration dramatically delivered by Brian Blessed.

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Extending the Reach of a Great Yiddish Writer, Unto the Next Generation By RACHEL SALTZ

Theodore Bikel wrote and stars in this pleasantly nostalgic but meandering show about Sholom Aleichem, the great Yiddish writer.

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Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears
Reviewedby:Adam R. Perlman

Theodore Bikel's one-man show about the great Yiddish writer surprisingly lacks humor.

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Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears - Reviewed by GWEN OREL

Schmaltz, catharsis, nu? Theodore Bikel's "Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears" is a compelling homage from a compelling performer.

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Paper Mill's 'On the Town' captures the Apple's zest BY JIM BECKERMAN

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On the Town
Review By ROBERT L. DANIELS

With an appealing cast directed by Bill Berry and choreographed by Patti Colombo, the Golden Age musical hums with bounding energy and soars with Leonard Bernstein's exhilarating score in a revival far more sat…

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On the London Stage, a 'Little Voice' Grown Powerful By MATT WOLF

Jim Cartwright's "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" tells of a teen familial face-off; and "Pains of Youth" presents a creepy image of pre-wartime doctor

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Show Boat
Reviewedby:Michael Toscano

Eric Schaefer's reinvention of the landmark 1927 musical is too streamlined for its own good.

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Derring-Do Antics, All in Pursuit of Snow By KEN JAWOROWSKI

Action is everywhere in "Wintuk," the family-oriented holiday extravaganza from Cirque du Soleil. Emotion, however, is in somewhat shorter supply.

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Videos: The WaMu Welcomes the Wintry Wonderland of Wintuk

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Alan Bennett's Play 'Habit of Art' Is Tosh: Review by Warwick Thompson (*)

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The Habit of Art - Review by Susan Elkin

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Alan Bennett is back in the habit with brilliant but flawed play By Henry Hitchings (***)

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The Habit of Art at the Lyttleton, SE1 by Benedict Nightingale (***)

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The habit of art: First night review By Quentin Letts

The Habit of Art has as many creamy layers as a Danish slice.

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The Habit of Art at the National Theatre, review By Charles Spencer (****)

Age has failed to wither Alan Bennett's powers in the deeply and unexpectedly moving The Habit of Art at the National Theatre.

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The Habit of Art (****)

This is a multi-levelled work that deals with sex, death, creativity, biography and much else besides, says Michael Billington

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Bennett the maestro returns with a multi-layered masterpiece by Paul Taylor (*****)

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Arts Diary: The Habit of Art lets actorly habits relax

Alan Bennett's new play-within-a-play has one specific advantage that actors ought to love, writes Charlotte Higgins

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Editorial: In praise of... late Alan Bennett

Don't panic. Not the late Alan Bennett but late Alan Bennett - thankfully a different thing.

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Theatre on the front pages.... By Mark Shenton

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The Brother/Sister Plays - Reviewed by ERIK HAAGENSEN

While there are definitely elements to admire here, there's also a good deal of overblown mythologizing combined with a paucity of convincing character writing.

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Fine cast upstages heavy-handed 'Plays' By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI (** 1/2)

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Elyse Sommer on The Brother/Sister Plays

Tarell Alvin McCraney's unique style affords a director ample opportunity to create powerful stage images and for the actors to shine in multiple roles

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Ragtime and The Brother/Sister Plays Spin Black American History into Folk Tales By Michael Feingold

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The Brother/Sister Plays
Review by Matthew Murray

On the basis of his two plays heretofore seen in New York, Tarrell Alvin McCraney could justly be considered a young playwright who's capable of anything. But with The Brother/Sister Plays, which just opened at The Public Theater, McCraney and his writing are proving that sustaining themselves over an extended evening are abilities that are currently just millimeters beyond their grasps.

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