Austin Pendleton

Movie review: 'He's Way More Famous Than You' a comical showbiz tale

2013-05-09 16:00:00

An indie movie about the making of an indie movie, "He's Way More Famous Than You" is the jittery spawn of "Living in Oblivion" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Halley Feiffer, playing a washed-up-before-her-time actress (named Halley Feiffer) who's...

Lisa D'Amour, Melissa James Gibson win playwright award

2011-09-28 16:33:11

Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Austin Pendleton

2011-03-23 16:33:11

Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Always a star, even on the stage [Updated]

2011-03-23 16:33:14

Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Views from the stage

2011-03-24 16:33:11

Leading SoCal stage actors win a week in Wisconsin with Olympia Dukakis

2010-12-08 16:32:40

L.A. theater veteran wins LAFF documentary award for 'Make Believe'

2010-06-29 16:33:11

A bit too tame a party for the likes of Pinter

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Can "The Birthday Party" be celebrated in a wide-open space? It depends, surely, on the intent of the event. As the history of the 20th century teaches us, and as the Nobel laureate Harold Pinter understood at a very early age, unwanted, destructive...

In 'Infernal Comedy,' a Chicago role for John Malkovich

2013-01-31 09:40:00

John Malkovich is performing in Chicago this weekend for the first time in five years. But the formidable and distinctive actor is not appearing at Steppenwolf Theatre, where of course he remains an ensemble member, but at Symphony Center in downtown...

Winter theater 2013: 10 shows for the cold, from classic 'Caesar' to 'Other Desert Cities'

2013-01-04 09:01:00

With Scrooge back under wraps, it's time for the 2013 winter theater season to begin in earnest. There's an especially strong slate of classical works opening between now and the end of March, but the offerings also are as diverse as ever. Among the...

Mary-Arrchie to stage Austin Pendleton's 'Uncle Bob' next season

2012-06-22 11:18:00

The venerable off-Loop operation known as a the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company has announced its 27th season. The slate begins with�Sam Shepard’s drama "Geography of a Horse Dreamer"�in September (Carlo Lorenzo Garcia directs), followed by "a Mary-...

Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' connected only by gloom

2012-07-08 16:08:00

A model facade of a lovely house — lights burning brightly in the little windows but located, alas, in a dull provincial town — now hangs high over the Steppenwolf Theatre stage. For anyone who saw "August: Osage County," the last great...

The title of Donald Margulies' provocative play seems to refer to the moment when a photojournalist, confronted by one of the world's many unresolved horrors, captures an image of one of its victims with a single, well-timed shot.

2012-04-19 00:00:00