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The article discusses the Shaw Festival's shift in programming, which now includes plays written outside George Bernard Shaw's lifetime.

The article reviews the performance of "Dark Noon," a South African adaptation of Hollywood western tropes, critiquing colonialism and genocide through a collaboration with a Danish director, premiered in Charleston, South Carolina, and headed to Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse.

The article focuses on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's play "Appropriate," featuring squabbling siblings unraveling unsettling revelations in their childhood home, a former plantation in southern Arkansas, and its journey from Off Broadway to a Broadway production at the Helen Hayes Theater.

The article focuses on playwright Bekah Brunstetter's exploration of human connection through the lens of video games, with her latest play "The Game" examining the impact of gaming on relationships through a comedic and thought-provoking narrative.

The article focuses on Vera Drew's film "The People's Joker," which reframes Batman's nemesis as a trans coming-of-age story, and the subsequent legal issues with Warner Bros. Discovery over copyright concerns.

The article informs that British film magazine "Sight and Sound" has been conducting a poll for over 70 years to determine the greatest films of all time. However, in 2012 the list was expanded to 100 films, leading to the unexpected crowning of Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" as the new number one. In the most recent poll, Chantal Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" took the top spot, marking a radical shift from the traditional canon.

The article focuses on the Rochester Fringe Festival, a multidisciplinary event that features a wide range of performances and showcases, including free spectacles like acrobats and a grand piano dangling from a hot air balloon, setting it apart from other similar festivals.

The article focuses on the rediscovery of Edith Wharton's 1901 play "The Shadow of a Doubt," previously almost forgotten, which is being presented as a world premiere at the Shaw Festival in Canada, shedding light on Wharton's lesser-known theater work and highlighting her foray into playwriting.

The article discusses the theatrical production "Everything Is Wonderful," from Chelsea Marcantel, which will be held at the Everyman Theater in Baltimore, Maryland, in February 2019.

The article reports that before Stephen Sondheim died in November 2021, he added a new occupation to his career as autobiographer including examines his two memoirs-through-lyrics "Finishing the Hat" and "Look, I Made a Hat".

The article reports that Nobody is coming to rescue Bella Manningham. And that's a good thing. Bella, the damsel in seemingly self-inflicted distress at the center of "Gaslight," has been a source of pity among theater and film audiences for more than 80 years. But when Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson dusted off the 1938 Patrick Hamilton melodrama, set in 1880, for this year's Shaw Festival, they envisioned a very different fate for their heroine.

The article reports on the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure, and his drollery tended toward the observational, and his enemies were typically along the lines of dachshunds or babies or "people from Dubuque."

The article focuses on audiences had never seen anything like the low-budget epic "New York Ninja," in which the Taiwanese kung fu performer John Liu, directs himself as a high kicking sound man who avenges his wife's death.

The article offers information on the Neil Patrick Harris's show ''It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" in Broadway, New York City, as of June 2020.

Cites four Academy Award-winning actresses that have produced one-woman shows in New York City. Involvement of Angelica Huston in "Belfast Blues"; Meryl Streep in "Bridge & Tunnel"; Anne Bancroft in "Squeeze Box."

The article focuses on Keenan Scott II has deepened the characters' connections in its 15-year path to Broadway.

The article reviews the opera "Porgy ad Bess," directed by Nigel Redden, performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from September 23 to October 16, 2019.

The article features dancer-turned-director Kimberley Rampersad and her revival of the play "Man and Superman," showing at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario until December 22, 2019. Topics discussed include the play's premiere in 1905, Rampersad's experience of performing at the Shaw Festival before she ventured into directing, and the views of Shaw artistic director Tim Carroll on working with Rampersad.

The article offers information on the Tony Awards of 1969. Topics discussed include nomination of Sandy Duncan for best featured actress in a musical for "Canterbury Tales"; nomination of Lorraine Serabian, for best featured actress in a musical for "Zorba"; and nomination of Angela Lansbury for Best actress in a musical for "Dear World".

The article presents insights from several performers, directors, and playwrights regarding their theatrical productions. Among the individuals who shared their insights are actress Jayne Houdyshell in "Coraline," author Noah Haidle of "Mr. Marmalade" and "Smokefall," and costume designer Asta Hostetter in "Dance Nation" and "Usual Girls."

The article reports that musical comedy "Romantics Anonymous" will be live streamed with a quarantined cast and tickets aiding many venues in New York.

The article explores the history of Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

The article explores the history of Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

The article explores the history of Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

The article discusses the production and editing process for several films including Sam Mendes' "1917," Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope," and Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas."

The article discusses various aspects of the life and career of American playwright and television writer Theresa Rebeck as of 2018, and it mentions the independent film "Trouble" written and directed by Rebeck and her work on the theatrical productions "Bernhardt/Hamlet" starring Janet McTeer which opens on September 25, 2018 and "Downstairs" which starts rehearsals in October 2018. Rebeck's television pilot program entitled "It's a Man's World" is assessed.

The article reviews the musical play "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" directed by Savion Flover performed at the theaters in New York on July 25, 2018.

The article presents a brief career profile of Anthony Roth Costanzo, an American countertenor who has sung with several major opera companies. The "Farnace" production, set in a vaguely modern Middle East, featured Costanzo as a sort of rebel. He also stars in a reboot of Frideric Handel’s “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo” at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City.

The article reviews a revival of the musical "Hello, Dolly!" starring Bette Midler and scheduled to open on April 20, 2017 at the Shubert Theater in New York City.

The article reports on theatrical production which created controversy and made sure to point out in ad campaigns which includes "Sex," "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar."

The article offers the author's insights regarding the aspects and trends of exclamation points in Broadway musicals titles. Topics discussed include the waning of the exclamation point top the style of serious musical theater according to musical theater historian Laurence Maslon, the several musicals which were titled with exclamation points including "On Your Feet!" "Something Rotten!" and "Disaster!" and the analysis on where the titles of several musicals such as "On Your Feet!" rooted.

The article presents excerpt related to memories of several drama professionals that includes selling of theater tickets, American dancer Maria Karnilova and playing a Jewish boy in chorus.

The article discusses theatrical production "Lewiston/Clarkston" performed at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater on November 1, 2018 directed by Davis McCallum and featuring Noah Robbins.

The article reviews the revival of several plays by William Shakespeare in New York City as of July 29, 2018 which include the musicals "Twelfth Night," "Kiss Me, Kate," and "The Frogs."

The article reviews the films "The Essential John Ford" and "Live-In Maid," and discusses the 14th New York Asian Film Festival at the Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater in Chelsea, New York through July 11, 2015 featuring the Chinese drama "River Road," hip-hop action musical "Tokyo Tribe," and Korean comedy "The President's Last Bang."

The article presents a preview of the opera "Living on Love," directed by Kathleen Marshall and to be performed by Renée Fleming, Douglas Sills, and Jerry O'Connell on April 20, 2015.

The article offers the author's insights on various theatrical productions of Classic Stage Co., a theater company, in New York City. The author mentions that the play ""A Month in the Country," by Ivan Turgenev, which starts previews on January 9, 2014 with actor Peter Dinklage and actress Taylor Schilling. He adds the new translation of Tony Kushner for the play "The Good Person of Szechwan," by Bertolt Brecht.

The article offers information on the Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, and talks of screening of popular films such as “Yakuza Apocalypse", “No One Lives" and Oscar contender horror movie "Get Out".

The article discusses Shaw Festival held in Canada, the appointment of Tim Carroll as the artistic director, and Carroll's idea of transforming the decade long Shaw Festival which has been functioning in losses since the past two years.