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'Spring Awakening,' 'Equus,' '13' spotlight teens
linda.winer@newsday.comComing-of-age stories have long been a favorite in books and Hollywood. On Broadway these days, however, the casting of real teens spills the drama of pubescence beyond the illusory edges of the stage. I'm not talking about "Annie and Simba Get School...Tags: David Mamet, Mary-Louise Parker, Music Theater, Duncan Sheik, Tom Hulce
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CHRIS RECOMMENDS
Amadeus *** "Amadeus" might look like a 1979 drama about two rival composers in the Austrian court, but it's really a meditation on genius, mediocrity and, above all, jealousy. It's a very savvy, literate and pleasurable play, like all of Peter Shaffer's...Tags: David Mamet, Tony Kushner, Court Administration, Bertolt Brecht, Music Theater
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THEATER
Want to get closer to the action? How about these Broadway shows that offer limited seating onstage? EQUUS In this revival of Peter Shaffer's '70s psychosexual mystery about a stable boy who blinds horses, you can watch Daniel Radcliffe - yes, Harry...Tags: Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter, Music Theater, Helen Hayes, People
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Going legit: Why movie stars need live theater
The Chicago TribuneFlushed and sweaty from his exertions, Daniel Radcliffe walked to the front of a Broadway stage and drank in the applause like an " American Idol" act on his first big gig. He grinned sheepishly, sighed with clear relief and closed his eyes, as if to...Tags: Music Theater, Jack Lemmon, Celebrity, Arthur Miller, Tom Cruise
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Chris Jones recommends
Amadeus: "Amadeus" might look like a 1979 drama about two rival composers clawing their way around the perils of the Austrian court, but it's really a triangular meditation on genius, mediocrity and, above all, jealousy. It's a very savvy, literate and...Tags: Bertolt Brecht, Music Theater, Water Tower Place, Political Candidates, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Potter star Daniel Radcliffe sheds it all for 'Equus' on Broadway
Chicago Tribune criticNEW YORK— Daniel Radcliffe's fresh and moving Broadway debut in Peter Shaffer's "Equus" reveals at least two things about the handsome teenage movie star known throughout the world as Harry Potter. He has some promising stage-acting chops. And he'...Tags: Music Theater, Celebrity, Medical Specialization, Richard Burton, Broadway
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Stark Change For Daniel Radcliffe On Broadway
ASSOCIATED PRESSDaniel Radcliffe is talking about Alan Strang, the troubled young man he plays in "Equus," the Peter Shaffer drama now being revived on Broadway. "The brilliant thing about Alan is that you wouldn't notice him walking down the street," says Radcliffe....Tags: Music Theater, Celebrity, Anthony Hopkins, Broadway, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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"Equus": Dance Of Death
Special to The CourantDaniel Radcliffe, small, nimble and scruffy, bravely leaves the world of Hogwarts to triumph over a play that suffers from pomposity and religio-mythic horseplay. The 19-year-old actor known throughout the world as the young wizard Harry James Potter has...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Music Theater, Celebrity, Kate Mulgrew, Malcolm Johnson
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'Equus': Daniel Radcliffe worth seeing
amNew York theater criticEver since it was first announced that 19-year-old " Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe would play Alan Strang, the mild-mannered but tormented stable boy of Peter Shaffer's intensely psychological, wildly theatrical drama "Equus," a multitude of...Tags: Broadway, Daniel Radcliffe, Fiction, Harry Potter, Metal and Mineral
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Review: 'Equus,' starring Daniel Radcliffe
linda.winer@newsday.comWell, he's the real thing. He may be Harry Potter to the rest of the world. But for almost three hours on Broadway last night, Daniel Radcliffe, 19, quietly transfigured himself from adorable boy wizard to horrifically unstable teen stable boy - and, in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Anthony Perkins, Music Theater, Medical Specialization, Employees
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Equus review: Daniel Radcliffe demonstrates he can act on stage
The Associated PressLet's get to the reason you folks bought tickets: Daniel Radcliffe in the nude. And yes, he can act on stage -- quite well, it turns out. The screen star of all those " Harry Potter" movies brings a disarming vulnerability and touching desperation to the...Tags: Anthony Perkins, Music Theater, Celebrity, Medical Specialization, Kate Mulgrew
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Same old thing on Broadway?
The Associated PressWhere have all the new plays gone? On Broadway this fall, it will be a lonely pair -- To Be or Not to Be and Dividing the Estate -- that will qualify as new works in a season studded with starry revivals such as Equus and All My Sons. To Be or Not to Be...Tags: Mel Brooks, Music Theater, Values, Arthur Miller, Family
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