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1. Lynn Redgrave: Creature of the theater
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the Theatre Hall of Famer. Gracing over a dozen shows — most recently as Kate Burton's perfectly grand (and droll) mama in a 2006 Roundabout revival of Maugham's "The Constant Wife" — Redgrave acted in ...

2. ‘Everyday Rapture’ concludes Broadway season
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the void in its subscription series, Roundabout Theatre Company invited Sherie Rene Scott to encore her bio-show "Everyday Rapture," which was an off-Broadway success at Second Stage last year. "Sherie ...

3. ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ celebrates a master songwriter
(Entertainment/Movies)

... at Studio 54 in an excellent Roundabout Theatre Company premiere. Conceived and directed with characteristic smarts by longtime Sondheim collaborator James Lapine, the show compiles more than 30 songs ...

4. ‘The Glass Menagerie’ glows anew in an exceptional staging
(Entertainment/Movies)

... co-production with Long Wharf Theatre, this Roundabout Theatre Company attraction might well be imported later to London so the know-it-all Brits can see how Williams' stuff should be staged. Oh, and in ...

5. Seton Hall’s NCAA Tournament hopes ‘could be dead’ with overtime loss to Marquette
(Sports/Professional)

... sideline histrionics. He was called for a technical foul in the first half, with Haywood making 1-of-2 free throws. In his postgame press conference, Gonzalez insinuated in a roundabout way that there ...

6. Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson enhance ‘A View From the Bridge’
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Set on the Brooklyn waterfront in the 1950s, the drama features overtones of Greek tragedy. Director Michael Mayer's 1998 Roundabout revival, which starred Anthony LaPaglia, emphasized that quality. ...

7. Broadway's ‘Present Laughter' revival offers passable amusement
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Roundabout Theatre Company's revival, which opened Thursday, showcases Victor Garber, an excellent actor who's all right here but doesn't possess that indefinable but indispensable life force that Coward ...

8. ‘Circle Mirror Transformation' views the games some people play
(Entertainment/Movies)

... later this month and they sure look like promising shows worth your consideration even before the critics have their say: "Present Laughter" stars Victor Garber in Roundabout's revival of Noel Coward's ...

9. Cate Blanchett takes a slow ‘Streetcar’ to Brooklyn
(Entertainment/Movies)

... My last Blanche was the late Natasha Richardson in Roundabout's 2005 revival — luminous as ever, but still a strapping lady who looked like she could easily deck John C. Reilly's runty Stanley Kowalski. ...

10. Texas trilogy chronicles a sorrowful 1900s childhood
(Entertainment/Movies)

... detail of Foote's writing, which combines humdrum, roundabout conversation with sharp characterization to summon up very persuasively a bygone era and the individuals who lived in it. Director Michael ...

11. Show biz egos collide in ‘The Understudy’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... mercury poisoning.) Expertly and smoothly staged by Scott Ellis with neat sets by Alexander Dodge, this Roundabout Theatre Company production is enlivened by especially bright performances. Familiar ...

12. Sienna Miller makes her Broadway debut in a sexy Strindberg classic
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Christine - who dozes off midway through the story. Unless someone is an unconditional fan of either Miller, there's little reason to see Roundabout Theatre Company's so-what production, which, considering ...

13. ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ doesn’t fly high with Gina Gershon and John Stamos
(Entertainment/Movies)

... some more intentional than others. But then, this Roundabout Theatre Company production generally is underpowered. No star is born with Nolan Gerard Funk's bland Conrad Birdie, who's so much oatmeal in ...

14. ‘Wishful Drinking’ proves a bit hard to swallow
(Entertainment/Movies)

... has to take somewhat seriously Carrie Fisher and her solo confessional "Wishful Drinking," which opened Sunday at Studio 54 under the auspices of Roundabout Theatre Company. Genially dishing the dirt ...

15. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announces additional casting for Hamlet
(Entertainment/Movies)

... man Gareth Saxe returns to The Shakespeare Theatre to lead the cast of Hamlet. Saxe appeared as Joey in last season's Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway revival of The Homecoming and previously in the Roundabout ...

16. Roundabouts are different from old Traffic circles
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Please do not lump modern roundabouts in with the older traffic circles. A roundabout operates safer and more efficiently than the old traffic circle design, and also usually more efficient than traffic ...

17. N.J. saying goodbye and good riddance to traffic circles
(N.J./State)

... been testing the patience and denting the fenders of motorists for the better part of a century. But now the roundabouts that can resemble demolition derby in practice are disappearing, no longer able ...