Edward Albee
Albee’s Nevelson Interview Wakes Up in Last 12 Minutes
and Larry Bryggman in Edward Albee’s Occupant.
“Good evening, ladies and gentleman,” the interviewer begins genially, indicating a figure now entering dramatically from the wings. “The great American sculptor … Louise Nevelson.”
The audience applauds as if on cue. “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” Nevelson says. She’s alive?! You can’t tell the difference. You’re not meant to. Nevelson is being expertly impersonated by Mercedes Ruehl, who’s wearing a sort of kimono, sculptural necklace and trademark sable eyelashes (a set on each eye, lower and upper).
Where are we?
We’re in the Signature Theatre on 42nd Street. But we could be in a TV studio; the ingratiating interviewer could be James Lipton; the audience could be some kind of adoring, curious fan club; and, yes, Louise Nevelson could be alive and very well. read more »
Albee to Direct Albee at Cherry Lane Theatre
Two-time Tony-winning playwright Edward Albee will direct two of his early one-act plays at the Cherry Lane Theatre this spring. Mr. Albee's The American Dream and The Sandbox will be staged at the Off-Broadway theater March 11-April 19 with an official opening March 25. Both productions will feature Tony Award winner Judith Ivey, Drama Desk Award winners Myra Carter and George Bartenieff as well as Kathleen Butler and Harmon Walsh. read more »
It’s All Still Happening at the Zoo: Albee Revisits His Favorite Park Bench
Edward Albee’s Peter and Jerry is a wholly successful evening at the Second Stage, a reminder—if any were needed—that Mr. Albee’s soul-sick inmates at the zoo still have the power to disturb us greatly. read more »
Remains of the Day: Natalie Portman, Wes & Owen, Edward Albee
- Natalie Portman pretends she’s important and makes fantastically obvious picks for a charity CD. A Shins remix? No way!
- Nice guy/every-mid-20s-to-30s-something girl’s dreamboat Ron Livingston will break out of Office Space’s shadow and into more dramatic roles in his movies opening this weekend. Damn it feels good to be… Richard Pimentel?
- An interview with Owen Wilson conducted by his bud Wes Anderson will be posted on MySpace at midnight tonight. Synchronize your watches.
- Right afterward, you can see 80-year-old playwright Edward Albee discuss his new works on Channel 13 at 12:30 a.m. and get your culture fix for the weekend. Make sure you watch some dumb VH1 shows and drink a bottle of whiskey right afterward. Good night!
A Novel of Brotherly Betrayal, By a Sexpert on Family Matters
A Novel of Brotherly Betrayal, By a Sexpert on Family Matters
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