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Vanya And Sonia And... My Review

Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comic tour de force about a bunch of Chekhovian characters full of yearning, who are simply waiting for the blue heron to appear to give them some peace. David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen are siblings (by adoption) living in their l ... More >>

All About Sigourney Weaver's New Star Turn

"It's a 'What if?' play," said playwright Christopher Durang at yesterday's meet-and-greet for his comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which is moving to Broadway. "I thought, 'What if I had lived all my life [in a country home] with my sister and we were just miserable?" As a result, the ... More >>

Ethan Hawke Tackles Ivanov, Christopher Durang Tries a Comic Remix With Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Welcome to Chekhov Town

Fall Arts Guide 2012: Theater

Pro-Adultery Website Ashley Madison Endorses Newt Gingrich

​Of course, you've heard of (but certainly never used!) the website Ashley Madison, tagline "Life is short. Have an affair." After all, it's "the world's leading married dating service for discreet encounters." And of course you've heard of Newt Gingrich, Republican presidential contender, man ... More >>

Snapper Soup, Texas Weiners, and Cheesesteaks: Things I Ate in Philadelphia This Weekend

​Geno's may not be the best, but it is the most garish purveyor of Philadelphia's famous cheesesteaks. My great good luck in chasing down eats in Baltimore a few weeks a go led me and a pal to make a brazen assault on Philadelphia this weekend.

Dumping on Everyone Else

Trash plan relieves our neighborhoods, but west of the Hudson, it's just more of the same old garbage from New York City

Music

On the Waterfront

A new flea at the Seaport, and other downtown shopping adventures

How To Land a Job

Rummy Appoints Taos Pal to Terror Panel

The Daddy Shady Show

Upstanding Suburban Citizen Eminem Sets the Fatherhood Standard

Parent With Parrots

Out of the Garret

A new study examines the real economic life of artists