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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Renowned Theater And Film Director Mike Nichols Dies by Bob Mondello

Nichols, perhaps best known for his 1967 classic film, The Graduate, won Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy awards. He died Wednesday at age 83.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AM
Monday, June 16, 2014

Private Lives at Shakespeare Theatre Company, Reviewed by Bob Mondello

A star vehicle without stars, Shakespeare Theatre Company’s revival of Noel Coward’s Private Lives is more airily amusing than D.C. audiences might be inclined to expect. This comedy of …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 09:53AM
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Are D.C. Theaters Playing It Too Safe? by Bob Mondello

In March, the Washington Post's chief theater critic, Peter Marks, lamented that the 2012-2013 seasons of several large D.C.-area companies—among them Signature Theatre, the Kennedy Ce…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:06PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The Theatrical Curtain Call: More Than Just Bows by Bob Mondello

My first grown-up show: Oliver! Mom and me way up high in the upper balcony, watching all those kids down below. One older character, Nancy, who looked a little like my mom, died in the seco…

SOURCE: WNYC at 03:00PM

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