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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater: Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Date : Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
And intrigue bogs down Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Boeing-Boeing (By Michael Feingold)

Rafta, Rafta . . .: Rafta, Rafta . . .
Date : Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
In Bollywood cinema, censors have decreed that even kisses are too racy for the screen. Lovers must demonstrate their passion by way of torrid glances, fervent hand-holding, and frequent musical numbers. But Ayub Khan-Din's Rafta, Rafta . . ., produced by the New Group, is a play, not a film, and it takes place in Boulton, England, not Mumbai, so the young Anglo-Indian couple at its center should be free to canoodle as much as they choose. Yet . . . read more (By Alexis Soloski)

The Unconquered: The Unconquered
Date : Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Scottish play, but not that one (By Alexis Soloski)

Date : Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A new sampler of one-act plays at the West End Theatre (By John Beer)

Date : Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Spastic production should slow down (By GARRETT EISLER)

New York Times Theatre News

Theater: The Ingénue Who Roared
Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 22:54:12 GMT
As Nellie in the smashing new revival of “South Pacific,” Kelli O’Hara deserves a medal for single-handedly rescuing the ingénue from extinction.

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Where the Kids, Not the Stars, Are the Stars
Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 23:02:44 GMT
The 52nd Street Project lifts children out of their tumultuous lives and into the world of the theater.

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A Theatrical Jigsaw Puzzle for All Ages
Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 22:55:46 GMT
The New Victory Theater strives to present a wide range of children’s entertainment that won’t bore grown-ups.

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From Afterthought to Essential
Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:18 GMT
Though it may suddenly seem that projections are everywhere on Broadway, the art form is far from new. Just ask Zachary Borovay.

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Revised Plan by N.Y.U. Would Preserve Walls of Provincetown Playhouse
Date : Sat, 17 May 2008 20:43:15 GMT
The Manhattan borough president hailed the move as “tremendous progress” in the talks between the university and community leaders about the site.

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