- December 12, 2005 | Theater
- Lone Star
Jennifer Jason Leigh plays an extroverted striver in Abigail’s Party. Now, that’s a stretch.
- November 28, 2005 | Feature
- Roman à Clef Watch
Paris Hilton and Salman Rushdie turn up in recent novels.
- November 28, 2005 | The Book Review
- Young Gun
A Nigerian plutocrat straight out of Harvard talks about the murderous school-age narrator of his first novel.
- November 28, 2005 | Theater
- Influences: Edward Albee
Right now, I’m deeply enamored of a really bad show called That ’70s Show.
- November 7, 2005 | Theater
- Trouper: Edward Hall
"I’ve always loved Mannerism, non-naturalist aesthetics. My favorite painting in the world is The Scream. When The Winter’s Tale works well, it takes you into that arena."
- October 31, 2005 | Intelligencer
- Take My Book Proposal, Please!
Matt Cooper, grand-jury humorist.
- October 31, 2005 | Theater
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
Sultry Idina Menzel heads back downtown and leaves her teenybopper fans behind.
- October 31, 2005 | Theater
- Rising Son: Jason Ritter
"My dad showed me so much of himself, it's almost like there's a chip in my mind where I can access his memory."
- October 24, 2005 | Theater
- Lone Star
In his first play, ex-con and country singer Steve Earle channels the voice of a famous woman on death row.
- October 24, 2005 | Feature
- Roman à Clef Watch!
A spate of real people turn up in recent novels.