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1. REVIEW: ‘Marry Me A Little’ considers romance
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... Such propinquity lends ironic charm to the piece. It is too bad that Keen Company’s revival of “Marry Me A Little,” which opened on Tuesday on Theatre Row, is performed by two actors who display exceedingly ...

2. REVIEW: ‘Ten Chimneys’ paints an affectionate show-biz portrait
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... play by Jeffrey Hatcher, “Ten Chimneys” unfolds over several days during the summer of 1937, when the Lunts are readying themselves to appear in a Broadway revival of “The Seagull.” In addition to Alfred ...

3. REVIEW: ‘An Enemy of the People’ lumbers to Broadway
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Richard Thomas and Boyd Gaines depict battling brothers in a disappointing Ibsen revival BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW John Lee Beatty’s handsome settings for “An Enemy ...

4. Al Pacino on ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Broadway revival and the challenges of David Mamet
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A press conference Wednesday, with the ensemble of David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross,” turned into a love fest for lead actor Al Pacino. The revival, which ...

5. Ohio husband rents billboard to help wife find job
(Money/Economy)

... career revival. She has already had several promising interviews. "I know she's trying extremely hard, no one prepares like she does. So, it's difficult to watch so, this is, I feel like this is probably ...

6. Hasidic cantor Yitzhak Meir Helfgot and violinist Itzhak Perlman produce a musical tour de force
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the instrument transmitting the deepest reflections of human emotions, joy and pain, revival and mourning. The violin can provide the ultimate background mood for the vocalization of the words of the ...

7. U.S. soccer scores big, narrows gap on global competition
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Hope Solo and Abby Wambach, has extended well beyond the sport. Although the Women’s Pro-Soccer League (WPSL) cancelled its 2012 season due to insufficient funding, a revival of women's professional ...

8. 2013 Academy Awards: Meet new producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and the upcoming "Steel Magnolias." For Broadway, they recently produced the Tony Award® winning revivals of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and "Promises, Promises." Their work ...

9. REVIEW: 'Into the Woods' looks good in Central Park
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Amy Adams and Donna Murphy shine in Stephen Sondheim's fairy tale musical BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW The original “Into the Woods” in 1987 and its Broadway revival ...

10. Obama's Electoral College lead is significant but not insurmountable
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the positive – namely, that Mitt Romney offers hope for economic revival while Obama in this campaign, as contrasted with 2008, offers no hope and no change. Bottom line: Obama remains the favorite, ...

11. REVIEW: Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man' looks better than ever
(Entertainment/Movies)

... last Friday evening in honor of Gore Vidal, who died a few days earlier. It was touching to see the actors in the current revival of the playwright's “The Best Man” congregate along the fire escapes ...

12. REVIEW: ‘Nymph Errant’ pops up in New York
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

...  An enjoyable “Nymph Errant” now arrives on Theater Row in a trim and inventive little revival by Prospect Theater Company, an enterprising troupe that often does well by the singular fare it produces. ...

13. Who will become Regis Philbin's replacement?: Three possible Kelly Ripa co-stars revealed
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  As for Groban, we interviewed him on the red carpet at the Tony Awards, and although he’s talkative and very sweet, he’s a bit somber and serious. He told us his dream was to star in a Broadway revival ...

14. '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin to play 'Orphans' con artist on Broadway
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... appeared in more than 40 films, including recently It’s Complicated and Glengarry Glen Ross. His other stage work includes the 1992 Broadway revival of A Street Car Named Desire, opposite Jessica ...

15. REVIEW: ‘As You Like It’ looks highly likable
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... a startling vision of rustic beauty. This light-hearted revival of a lovely play is about as nice as summer Shakespeare-going gets, and the fact that the show is given free to the public makes it all ...

16. New Riverfront Park in Newark step in right direction
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that worked so hard to create a “blue and green” landscape along the Passaic for all to enjoy. For more information and photos, visit Newark’s Passaic Riverfront Revival website at www.newarksriver.wordpress.com. ...

17. Al Pacino to return to Broadway playing sleazy real estate salesman
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... Circle Award for "Glengarry Glen Ross." The revival will be joined on Broadway with his most recent play, "The Anarchist," starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger.  ...

18. REVIEW: ‘Harvey’ rematerializes on Broadway
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

“Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons plays a bibulous charmer in Roundabout’s sweet revival BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW The new Broadway season began nicely on Thursday ...

19. Glittery entrances at Tony Awards 2012: Red carpet fashion recap
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... exciting. My Mom is my date, so that’s really great.” She comes back to Broadway in the fall with another play with people behaving badly, a revival of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” ...

20. Tony Award 2012 Winners: 'Once' leads followed by 'Peter and the Starcatcher' and other surprises
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... Award for best revival for a play went to Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” and to the director Mike Nichols, who won his 9th Tony. He thanked Rebecca Miller, the playwright’s daughter, and said ...