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How Adam Schlesinger and his writing partner created what may be the most outrageous opening number the broadcast has ever seen. ''Attention, every breeder/You're invited to the theater.'' Hearing that [...]

BALTIMORE -- The seats are no more than 14 inches from the Everyman Theater stage here. There are two of them, and they each bear the name of Shawn Laken, [...]

Sarah Bernhardt ran her own theater. Correction: She owned her own theater, which she also ran. It had a dressing room that was actually five rooms, with a marble fireplace. [...]

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 presents reminiscences and memories by theater directors, artistic directors, and playwrights of the Ohio Theatre in New York City. Directors featured include Robert Lyons, Alex Timbers, Kip Fagan, and John Collins. Playwrights featured include Tony Kushner and Adam Bock. Topics discussed include set design for theatrical productions, rats, the use of factory space for theater, performing during heat waves, a visit to the theater by Czech playwright Václav Havel, and productions such as "Dance Dance Revolution," "The Importance of Being Earnest," and "No Plays No Poetry."

The article reviews several film and theatrical productions including "Chimes at Midnight," "Hell's Hinges" and "The Mend."

The article review the theatrical performance "Ball of Fire" held in New York till December 2015.

The article previews several theatrical productions in New York City for May 2014 including "The City of Conversation" directed by Doug Hughes and starring Jan Maxwell, David Van Asselt's play "A Fable" directed by Daniel Talbott and "The Few" directed by Davis McCallum.

The article previews several theatrical productions in New York City that would close on April 11-13, 2014 including a revival of Paula Vogel's play "And Baby Makes Seven," "Appropriate" directed by Liesl Tommy and starring Johanna Day, and "Breathing Time" by Beau Willimon.

The article previews several theatrical productions in New York City including "Act One" directed by James Lapine and starring Santino Fontana, "Breathing Time" directed by Aaron Rossini, and "Bullets Over Broadway" starring Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie and Lenny Wolpe.

The article previews several theatrical productions in New York City for March 2014 including the musical "Aladdin" directed by Casey Nicholaw and starring James Monroe Iglehart, "Appropriate" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and "Bullets over Broadway" directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

Several excerpts from comments of theater writers about several theatrical productions, including "Bad Jews," "The Good Mother," and "Wild With Happy" are presented.

From the very first moments of ''Septimus and Clarissa,'' Ellen McLaughlin's relentlessly, almost nerve-rackingly ambitious adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ''Mrs. Dalloway,'' a bold visual gauntlet is thrown down. We are introduced to the title characters -- the eternal ''perfect hostess'' and the traumatized World War I veteran -- as they pose atop and underneath a giant black staircase. The rest of the nine-member cast begins to rotate the stairs with increasing speed, forcing Clarissa (a forthright Ms. McLaughlin) desperately to maintain her air of glamour and Septimus (a haunting Tommy Schrider) to desperately maintain any sort of footing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Empty beer bottles on every surface, a sullen post-adolescent in the corner and not an interpersonal boundary in sight: this is the pungent but predictable setting of ''Little Black Dress,'' a Midwestern Gothic by Ronan Noone, presented by the Exchange, that opened on Thursday at the Theater at St. Clement's. Mr. Noone, whose earlier works focused on his native Ireland, has turned his attention stateside in recent years. But while his knack for tight pacing is still in evidence, the specificity that bolstered plays like ''The Blowin of Baile Gall'' has given way to a sort of generic shorthand for working-class America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ever attend a party only to learn that you missed out on a much better time across town? Try Havana on New Year's Eve, 1958, the last hurrah of the Fulgencio Batista regime before Fidel Castro's rebel troops entered the capital. Exhibit A: the raucous blowout at Batista's presidential palace in ''The Godfather: Part II,'' stuffed with fireworks, tuxedos and family betrayals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the use of a new device called D-Scriptive which enables sight-impaired theatergoers to enjoy the play "Wicked."

Reports on the casting of John Ahlin to the title role of the theatrical production "Orson's Shadow," at the Barrow Street Theater in New York City.

Features the Off-Broadway theatrical production "People are Living There," written by Athol Fugard and directed by Suzanne Shepherd, shown in New Jersey.

Focuses on the play "Drumstruck," which serves as a corporate motivational business run by South African entrepreneur Warren Liberman.

Reports on the presentation of the musical "A Midsummer's Night's Dream," at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York City on March 17, 2005.

Previews the Broadway revival of “Steel Magnolias,” starring Delta Burke, Marsha Macon and Rebecca Gayheart.