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Theatre in 2005 (Blogathon ’09 #45)

I promise, I’ll be done with showcasing strange, disturbing theatre soon (maybe because Blogathon is almost over, LOL), but I HAVE to talk about Tony Award nominee for Best PlayThe Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh.  I love this one (and it prompted me to read several other McDonagh works).  Again, not for the easily offended . [...]

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Theatre in 2004 (Blogathon ’09 #44)

I was fortunate enough to see Tony Award nominee for Best Musical Wicked in the last week that the original cast was there.  I adore this show.  I’ve read the book, and it was just too political for me.  But this production made me feel like a little kid again.  LOVE IT! This post is [...]

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Theatre in 2002 (Blogathon ’09 #42)

Suzan-Lori Parks won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her play Topdog/Underdog, which was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.  This is one of my all-time favorite plays.  The dialogue is stunning, almost as if the entire work is one long poem.  It is breathtaking, and I hope it is revived on [...]

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