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Linda Lavin

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    My Tony Predictions Will Air Tonight On Theater Talk

    Tonight at 1 A.M. on Channel 13, the long-running Theater Talk presents its usual array of experts offering educated guesses as to who'll cop the Tony awards on June 10. Jesse Green (New York magazine), Patrick Pacheco (LA Times, NY 1), and I offer our picks as to whether it'll be:

  • Theater

    May 23, 2012

    Obie Night 2012: New Guard, Loud Crowd, Devil Puppet

    Tonight at 1 A.M. on Channel 13, the long-running Theater Talk presents its usual array of experts offering educated guesses as to who'll cop the Tony awards on June 10. Jesse Green (New York magazine), Patrick Pacheco (LA Times, NY 1), and I offer our picks as to whether it'll be:

  • Theater

    May 16, 2012

    The 2012 Obie Award Winners

    Tonight at 1 A.M. on Channel 13, the long-running Theater Talk presents its usual array of experts offering educated guesses as to who'll cop the Tony awards on June 10. Jesse Green (New York magazine), Patrick Pacheco (LA Times, NY 1), and I offer our picks as to whether it'll be:

  • Theater

    May 2, 2012

    The Lyons Goes Cort-ing

    Nicky Silver and Linda Lavin make the move uptown

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    My Tony Nomination Predictions!

    I've seen almost everything this season except Magic/Bird--which to me sounds like a wildlife puppet show, and it's quite possible that's what it is--and I'm ready to tell you who will definitely maybe probably almost get Tony nominated tomorrow morning. Here goes: BEST PLAY *Clybourne Park *Othe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Linda Lavin As A Ferocious Mother In The Lyons: My Review

    Few people could play a maternal monster like the one in Nicky Silver's The Lyons and make her as hilarious and non-cliched as Linda Lavin does. Lavin's timing is impeccable as ever as she decimates people with words, then follows her barbs with a self-satisfied half smile that seems to say, "Well, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    The Song "Some People" Through The Years

    Surely you know the song "Some People" from the musical Gypsy. Oh, you're straight and under 50?

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Other Desert Cities: My Review

    ​Move over, Addams Family. The most intriguingly dysfunctional clan in town is now the one in Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, in which a tell-all book manuscript surfacing at Christmastime puts the hell back in holidays.

  • Theater

    October 19, 2011

    The Lyons Offers Glints of Silver

    Linda Lavin breaks the dysfunctional-family pattern at the Vineyard

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    The Best Sitcom Theme Songs In History

    ​Let's stick to the really old ones--and let's not include any instrumentals, OK? By far the most delightfully informative and/or amusing ones are: 7) The theme from Alice Broadway baby Linda Lavin belting "There's a New Girl In Town" was brash and fun and set the tone for the fish-out-of- ... More >>

  • Theater

    January 26, 2011

    Other Desert Cities, Where the Family Business Is Deception

    Jon Robin Baitz heads to Palm Springs for his new play

  • Theater

    May 18, 2010

    The 2009–2010 Off-Broadway Season Winners

    Jon Robin Baitz heads to Palm Springs for his new play

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    2010 Tonys: Nominations Announced, Big on Idiot Material

    ​The 2010 Tony nominations are out, and the yearly ceremony that becomes more and more designed to persuade people from anywhere but New York City to spend money on theater is soon to follow. The idea behind the Tonys is simply to get Broadway to appeal to the rest of America in a big, fancy ... More >>

  • Theater

    May 4, 2010

    Enron Collapses; Collected Stories and Fences Stand Firm

    ​The 2010 Tony nominations are out, and the yearly ceremony that becomes more and more designed to persuade people from anywhere but New York City to spend money on theater is soon to follow. The idea behind the Tonys is simply to get Broadway to appeal to the rest of America in a big, fancy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    My Tony Nomination Predictions!

    ​In case you live for the nominations like I do (and by the way, they'll be announced tomorrow morning), here are my guesses. Disclaimer: I'm at a disadvantage. I actually saw the shows!

  • Columns

    April 27, 2010

    The Duchess of York Speaks Out About the Queen

    Living high with Sondheim. Other heroes include Sean Hayes, Denzel. On the other hand, Kelsey Grammer . . .

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Our 10 Best: Food-Themed Television Shows

    ​A few afternoons ago I had the pleasure of hearing Jacques Pepin discourse on his friendship with Julia Child, whom he met in 1960. He recalled their opportunity to work together on a show called Julia & Jacques Cooking at Home, created in 1999 in Boston and featuring both of them in the kitc ... More >>

  • Theater

    April 22, 2008

    A Catered Affair's Identity Crisis Management

    Fierstein and Bucchino seek intimacy on Broadway; two Off-Broadway plays seek laughs in sorrows

  • Voice Choices

    March 18, 2008

    BACK TO THE FUTURE

    Paul Rudnick’s gay crystal ball

  • Theater

    June 13, 2006

    The Hidden Treasure of American Acting

    At 81, Alvin Epstein's trying something classic and new

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    1995

    At 81, Alvin Epstein's trying something classic and new

  • Theater

    November 5, 2002

    Forward in Reverse

    At 81, Alvin Epstein's trying something classic and new

  • Theater

    November 7, 2000

    A Busch Victory

    At 81, Alvin Epstein's trying something classic and new

  • Theater

    March 7, 2000

    Quiz Shows

    At 81, Alvin Epstein's trying something classic and new

  • Music

    March 23, 1999

    Getting Jiggy With It

    At 81, Alvin Epstein's trying something classic and new

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