OSMENT: I SEE B'WAY AUDIENCES

YOUNG STAR OF 'SIXTH' SENSE' IN MAMET PLAY

By MICHAEL RIEDEL
August 27, 2008 - CASTING is complete for the starry Broadway re vival of "American Buffalo." Joining John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer in David Mamet's crackling drama will be sweet-faced Haley Joel Osment of "I see dead people" fame. The actor, who was nominated for an Oscar in 1999 for his performance in "Sixth Sense...

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'ELIZABETH': OFF WITH ITS HEAD

By FRANK SCHECK
August 25, 2008 -
IT'S a pretty bold move for a modern author to feature William Shakespeare as a central character. Tom Stoppard pulled it off successfully with "Shakespeare in Love," but the late...more >
B'WAY SMELLS FRESH 'HAIR'

'GODSPELL' IS DEAD, PARK HIT HAS NEW LIFE

By MICHAEL RIEDEL
August 22, 2008 -
THE "Hair" transplant is under way. Veteran producer Elizabeth I. McCann has been meeting with theater owners, looking to see which houses will be available after the first of the year...more >
GET WIND OF 'FIRST BREEZE'

By FRANK SCHECK
August 22, 2008 -
BRAVO to the Signature Theatre Company for devoting its season to the Negro Ensemble Company. Besides paying long-overdue tribute to a groundbreaking troupe, it reminds us that black theater...more >
WOMEN, SEX & OEDIPUS WRECK

By FRANK SCHECK
August 21, 2008 -
ROMANCE novels and Greek tragedies get Fringe Festival spins in "The Boy in the Basement" and "Too Much Trouble," respectively. But while these takeoffs may intrigue aficionados...more >
OGRE AND ABOVE

'SHREK' IMPRESSES PREVIEW CROWDS

By MICHAEL RIEDEL
August 20, 2008 -
BROADWAY hyenas lying in wait for DreamWorks to stumble are going to have to find some thing other than "Shrek" to gnaw on this fall. The $20 million musical began previews last week...more >
SHORT PLAYS A MIXED BAG

By FRANK SCHECK
August 19, 2008 -
TERRENCE McNally is the ringer in "Summer Shorts 2: Series B," a second evening of one-act plays. His "Plaisir D'Amour," starring Tony nominees Stephanie D'Abruzzo ("...more >
EVEN LONGER 'HAIR'

By BARBARA HOFFMAN
August 19, 2008 -
WE'VE just gotten another "Hair" extension - the glorious "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" will run yet another week under the stars at the Delacorte Theater, through Sept...more >
EROTIC AND EXOTIC

By FRANK SCHECK
August 18, 2008 -
SCRATCH beneath the surface level of hokum in "Desir," the new theatrical circus that opened last night at the South Street Seaport, and what you get is another level of hokum. But it...more >
WITTY KILLER TO KILLER WIT

By FRANK SCHECK
August 18, 2008 -
THE Fringe Festival is bursting with one-per son shows, but you won't find any two more different in tone than "Zombie" and "That Dorothy Parker." Each offers distinct...more >
PIRATES' DUTY

A BAND OF ACTORS LETS KIDS CALL THE SHOTS

By JENNIFER TIS
August 16, 2008 -
ONLY a kid could write a story like "The Do-Do Bird and the Dead People" - but only the Striking Viking Story Pirates could stage it, complete with puppets, "Thriller"-esque...more >