‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Theater Review: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr Bristle With Cutthroat Rivalry in Punchy David Mamet Revival

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Theater Review: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr Bristle With Cutthroat Rivalry in Punchy David Mamet Revival

The safety curtain that greets audiences filing in for the third Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross depicts a set of steak knives, the infamous second prize in a contest for the highest sales figures among colleagues at a scuzzy Chicago real estate office. The knives barely get a mention in David Mamet’s original text…

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#‘Othello’ Director Kenny Leon and Denzel Washington Are “Absolutely” Discussing a Potential Film Adaptation

#‘Othello’ Director Kenny Leon and Denzel Washington Are “Absolutely” Discussing a Potential Film Adaptation

Othello may have just hit Broadway, but the future of seeing it on the silver screen — with Denzel Washington — looks promising, too. The highly anticipated show starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal celebrated its official opening on Sunday. Last year, Washington told Australia’s Today about a number of projects he had coming up. Broadway‘s Othello…

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#‘The Seagull’ Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Leads a First-Class Ensemble in Glorious Chekhov Adaptation

#‘The Seagull’ Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Leads a First-Class Ensemble in Glorious Chekhov Adaptation

While Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty, moping, lovelorn characters losing their hearts and minds in the Russian countryside. There’s no such danger with Thomas Ostermeier, who once declared that he wanted to bring…

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#Bjarke Ingels Group Designs A Curving Photovoltaic Roof For The Kosovo Opera & Ballet Theater

#Bjarke Ingels Group Designs A Curving Photovoltaic Roof For The Kosovo Opera & Ballet Theater

Danish studio BIG, in partnership with local architecture firm ALB-Architect, has designed a striking curving, folded roof for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina, drawing inspiration from traditional Kosovan skirts. This performance venue will serve as the home for the Kosovo Philharmonic, Ballet, and Opera, featuring a 1,200-seat concert hall, a 1,000-seat…

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