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Vulture’s Fall Recommend-o-Matic: Theater
By
Lane Brown
&
Dan Kois
Published Aug 24, 2008
(Photo: Andrew Eccles/Courtesy of Dreamworks (Shrek); Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (Thatcher); Patrick McMullan (Holmes, Sondheim, Piven, Plimpton); Dylan Martinez/Reuters/Corbis (Radcliffe) )
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Articles by
Lane Brown
|
Dan Kois
Table of Contents:
Sep 1, 2008 issue of
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Art
Why Marlene Dumas Is the Anti-Portraitist
The 30 Shows, Installations, and Artworks You Cannot Miss
Books
Toni Morrison’s History Lesson
The Return of John Updike and Philip Roth
The Semi-Gothic Debut Novelist: Hannah Tinti
Amitav Ghosh Creates a New Language
Match the Subject to the Biography
Is Roberto Bolaño's Final Novel His Greatest?
Memoirs Tackling Addiction and Mental Illness
Vulture's Recommend-o-Matic: Books
Marilynne Robinson Returns to Gilead
The Season in Books
Classical & Dance
Counting Down to the Premiere of
Doctor Atomic
Which Venues Are Closed for the Season
Daniel Barenboim Is Keeping Busy
Carnegie Hall Honors Leonard Bernstein
Doug Cuomo Trades
SATC
for Sanskrit
Alisa Weilerstein Joins the Family Business
String Quartet Ethel Turns Music Into Theater
Chopin Inspires Benjamin Millepied
The Season in Classical & Dance
Movies
Rachel Weisz Tries Comedy
What You Should Know About
The Road
Director John Hillcoat
Q&A With Josh Brolin on Playing George Bush
A Guide to The Season's Bro Movies
Q&A With Catherine Keener on Being Charlie Kaufman's Nightmare Muse
Benicio Del Toro Won't Make Fun of Your Che T-Shirt
Why
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Is a Stoner Classic
Vulture's Recommend-o-Matic: Movies
The Season in Movies
Music
Oasis and the Verve Refuse to Go Out Quietly
Will America Go Berserk for Glasvegas?
Leona Naess Comes Back From the Depths
Young Jeezy Isn't Cutting Back
Motörhead Returns With 21st Album
Brian Wilson Explores the California Dream
The Jazz Event of the Season: Festival of New Trumpet Music
Big Bands Make a Comeback
Deerhunter Turns Down the Noise
Sigur Rós Dresses Up
TV on the Radio Comes Through Loud and Clear
Q&A With Free Blood About "Sex Party Music"
The Season in Pop
Restaurants & Food
Team Spotted Pig Tries English Fish Cookery
Zakary Pelaccio Opens Fatty ’Cue
Where the Underground Gourmet Will Be Eating
A Map of David Bouley's Tribeca Empire
Drew Nieporent Reinvents Montrachet
Best of the Rest: Food
Shopping
Topshop Anticipation
The Expanding Store Universe
A Mix of Cheap, Cool Merchandise
Three Retail Giants Try Thinking Indie
Television
J.J. Abrams Tries to Play It Straight
$10 Million for a Pilot?
Simon Baker Makes Us Watch a Telepathic Quack
Can Two Commonwealth Comedies Import Funny?
Where New York–Based Shows Left Off
90210
Returns
Christian Slater Is His Own Worst Enemy
Vulture's Recommend-o-Matic: TV
Will Michael Scott Find Love on
The Office
?
The Season in TV
Theater
Peter Sarsgaard Sexes Up Chekhov
Q&A With
Fifty Words
Star Elizabeth Marvel
Chatting With the Horses of
Equus
Stephen Sondheim's
Road Show
Comes to Town
TomKat Takes Manhattan
A
Billy Elliot
Primer
Raúl Esparza Stays Grateful
Vulture's Recommend-o-Matic: Theater
The Season in Theater
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