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Alan Cumming's One-Man 'Macbeth' Is Not A One-Man Job "Macbeth" should not be a one-man show. The man, and concept, fueling a new adaptation are both such appealing choices, though, it's enough to convince you that it should. Man: Alan Cumming. Concept: man cycles through multiple personalities in an insane asylum. As your eyes and ears take in every strand of the stylish, minimalistic set at The Rose Theater -- a clinical, green-tiled room, unusually expressive ambient music, jagged pools of light and security camera screens monitoring our Macbethian man -- each one sinks in like another point in favor of the one-man concept. But "Macbeth"'s appearance does it no favors. This good play about a mad man, and not-so-good version of "Macbeth," often finds itself in the awkward position of being upstaged by its own stage. | | The Rock Star Of The Ballet World Gives Emotional Farewell | | | Guess What Tony Winner Is Playing Janis Joplin? | | | There Is Something Wrong With This Rock | | | Peter O'Toole Announces End Of Career | | | California Saga: The Beach Boys' Kids Form A Band |
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Isabella Boylston and Sarah Lane are two young soloists at American Ballet Theatre who are working hard to buck the odds and become principal dancers. It's not easy and there are obstacles to overcome. |  | E. Nina Rothe: The Trishna Interviews: Michael Winterbottom on Love in a Time of Change
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By design, "Landscape: scene/re-seen" is not an homage to the majestic beauty of nature, nor it is a proclamation of our inevitable doom. It, as Andy Hall, the collector whose works we see here so eloquently puts it, is "the world we live in." |  | Joanna Colangelo: Al Kooper Brings It All Back Home at the High Line Ballroom
The night was meant to be a tribute to Mike Bloomfield -- and it was. But, beyond a tribute to Mike Bloomfield, the show seemed to be a poignant tribute to times long past and to a whole slew of fallen comrades over the years. |  | Maureen Ryan: 'Hit and Miss': Chloe Sevigny Plays A Transgender Killer In This Thoughtful Drama
"Hit and Miss" does a good job of exploring Mia (Chloe Sevigny) as a person while acknowledging her trans status matter-of-factly. I found the two episodes I saw refreshingly thoughtful. |
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