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Genet, Mailer, & the New Paternalism

“The new paternalists really think, it seems, that their utterances of the oldest racial cliches are, somehow, a demonstration of their liberation from the hanky-panky of liberalism and God knows what else”

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“Fuck the Curtain”: An Oral History of Off-Broadway

Starring Spalding Gray, Harvey Fierstein, Maria Irene Fornes, Joseph Papp, Taylor Mead, and many more.

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A Brief History of Off-Broadway, 1955–1985

A special supplement — with selections from 30 years of the Voice — dedicated to the artists of Off-and Off-Off-Broadway.

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Ghosts of Obies Past

"Do the Obies actually mean anything to anybody? So much that it sometimes frightens me­ — and, at the same time, nothing at all."

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Unconcerned With Niceties, Aleshea Harris Rages Toward Success

The award-winning “Is God Is” playwright has drawn acclaim for, in her words, ‘a nuanced exploration of black female anger’

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Onstage and Off, Chukwudi Iwuji Relishes the Role of the Outsider

‘I’ve never had a problem with being the other because I’m a very functional introvert,’ says the continent-hopping Obie-winning actor

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Billy Crudup, Off-Broadway’s Accidental Seducer

A chameleon with a leading man’s good looks, the newly minted Obie winner likes to disappear into his roles

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All Access: The Obie Awards From Every Angle You Can Imagine

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Portraits From the Village Voice’s Backstage Studio at the Obie Awards

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Heartfelt and a Little Raucous, the Obies Are Still the Best Awards Show in Town

This year’s edition, hosted by John Leguizamo, juggled the laughter and the tears as only Off-Broadway can

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