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Drama Desk Awards

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Nominated Actor From One Man, Two Guvnors Tells Me Why He's Openly Gay

    Tom Edden has gotten Tony and Drama Desk nominations for his hilarious performance as an old helper who's pretty much helpless in the farcically funny play One Man, Two Guvnors. At a Drama Desk meet and greet at Oceana the other day, Tom told me he's openly gay and has a boyfriend--soon to be a hus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Stanley Kowalski Has Dropped The "Kowalski"

    As you know, Tennessee Williams' culture-clash classic A Streecar Named Desire is coming to Broadway any moment now, featuring a cast of color. Well, at a Drama Desk panel discussion at Sardi's the other day, Blair Underwood--who's playing the old Brando role, the brutish Stanley Kowalski--said he' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Tom Aldredge (1928-2011); Consummate Supporting Actor

    Tom Aldredge​I did not realize the extent to which Tom Aldredge was a hero of mine till the news of his death on Friday, July 22, of lymphoma, at age 83, made me look back on his half century of performances, Off-Broadway and on, which brought me several important realizations: I realize that, des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Awkward Moment at Awards Show

    ​Last night at the Drama Desk Awards at the Manhattan Center, a man who was part of the Beatles revue Rain--which had just copped an award--started chatting me up. He and his wife turned out to be really nice and they even slipped me a ticket to get up to the after party. Everything was love ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 11, 2011

    Book of Mormon's Most Outrageous Outtake!

    Behind the scenes at how South Park mounted a musical missionary-position

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Broadway ChitChat From The Tony Nominees

    ​This week's column has my invigorating talks with various award nominees who sparkled up the Broadway season. Here are some extra tidbits from the stars: How did Mark Rylance (above), the volcanic actor who's Tony nominated for Jerusalem, feel about not also being nominated for his perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Colin Quinn Is Ready To Kill!

    ​I have something in common with funnyman Colin Quinn, whom you know from Saturday Night Live and movies like Grown Ups. We both had a heinous experience with the theater 45-Bleecker, where I was supposed to produce a show last year and Colin actually opened one. The sleazy "Owner/Creative D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    John Larroquette: "Directors Suck!"

    ​The Emmy winning actor made that startling pronouncement at a stimulating Drama Desk luncheon at Sardi's the other day about TV/movie actors currently on Broadway, hosted by reporter Robin Milling. John was talking particularly about movie directors. He remembered his experience in the Twil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    The Super Bowl: Watch It With People Who Couldn't Care Less

    ​That was Drama Desk winner Bradford Louryk's idea, and it sounded so wonderfully sick yet perfectly sensible, I jumped aboard the second he announced it. Along with Kristen Johnston, Zachary Booth, Cintra Wilson, and other celebs and pop culture gurus, I will narrate the Super Bowl, which wi ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 29, 2010

    Water Sports Come to Broadway!

    New Lips, old musicals, other stuff and Nunsense

  • Columns

    May 25, 2010

    Large Erection Headed Toward Angelina Jolie

    I do a full Gaynor! . . . over Mitzi and over Reichen Lehmkuhl; Friars toast David Dinkins

  • Columns

    May 11, 2010

    Broadway Star Makes AIDS and Jesus Funny!

    The Limelight's born again, and so am I

  • Voice Choices

    February 2, 2010

    OH, BROTHER!

    Ethan Hawke stages A Lie of the Mind

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2009

    Jane Krakowski

    Ethan Hawke stages A Lie of the Mind

  • Columns

    June 12, 2007

    Haven Can Wait

    Rehab as a beautiful experience, plus cracks about pies. Psst! Ted Haggard was a top.

  • Columns

    May 1, 2007

    Cutting Remarks

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Columns

    August 8, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Columns

    May 2, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Columns

    May 24, 2005

    NY Mirror

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Columns

    May 3, 2005

    NY Mirror

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Columns

    January 18, 2005

    NY Mirror

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Columns

    May 7, 2002

    NY Mirror

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Theater

    July 10, 2001

    The Sour Smell of Success

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Theater

    September 26, 2000

    Theater

    Vagina dialogues, wildly theatrical theatrics, and some of zee most outrageous zings you've heard

  • Theater

    July 4, 2000

    Nancy Marchand, 1928–2000

    One Woman in Her Time Played Many Parts

  • Theater

    January 19, 1999

    Classic Act

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