George S. Kaufman

The problem with David Mamet

2013-03-29 16:10:00

Critic's Notebook: The dramatist who used to regularly scorch the stage with complex stories has let his anti-P.C. rage blunt his work. What in the world has happened to David Mamet? The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Glengarry Glen Ross," a modern...

Theater review: 'November' is out of touch this election season

2012-10-08 18:30:00

Charles Smith is just your average, bumbling occupant of the Oval Office. Up for reelection, he doesn't stand much of a chance of gaining a second term. His wife is already asking whether she can take one of the White House couches she had reupholstered...

New York City's spots for book lovers

2011-09-04 00:00:00

On the third floor of a big, gray building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, silver-haired docent Julie Chelminski recently stepped up to the middle of a hushed room and faced 15 spellbound tourists. "On the walls of this room there were 9,000 drawers,"...

Dorothy Parker and the Marriott circle [updated]

2010-09-21 16:34:32

Theater review: â€˜Merrily We Roll Alongâ€™ at Actors Co-op

2010-09-30 16:32:58

Tennessee Williams' centenary celebration this month includes a boxed-set edition of his plays

2011-03-01 16:33:06

'The Royal Family' revival rules Broadway

2009-10-09 16:33:04

Theater review: 'Just 45 Minutes From Broadway' at Edgemar Center for the Arts

2009-10-22 16:32:39

'Memphis' and 'The Royal Family' top Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations

2010-04-26 16:33:27

Can Denzel Washington climb 'Fences' to Tony Awards?

2010-04-27 16:33:21

'Chicago' creators say Disney and Miramax broke contract to the tune of $12 million-plus

2010-04-29 16:33:01

Jan Maxwell only fourth actress to get double nominations for Tony Awards

2010-05-04 16:33:25

Though this Moss Hart - George S. Kaufman Depression-era comedy hasn't aged all that well, it won the 1938 best picture, as did Capra for best director.

2008-11-18 14:58:34

' Taking a cue from Tarantino and Rodriguez s Grindhouse, Stiller opens his Hollywood satire with a series of fake movie trailers that perfectly skewer Tinseltown s current output. Gross-out comedies, pretentious period pieces and over-the-top action blockbusters aren t spared.

2008-08-13 16:51:36