david mamet

The two-person piece about the first murder trial of the legendary rock producer raises big questions about media and culture.

What a great weekend: HBO sent a screener for "Phil Spector," a made for TV movie about the legendary music producer, starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren. Barry Levinson is the executive producer, with David Mamet as writer and director.

'I'll bake a cake with pink frosting, would they like that?'

The issue of audience members interfering with the art is an old one. Candy wrappers, talking, coughing, whistling hearing aids — those used to be the primary culprits. Now it's the cellphone, and that means not just calls, but texting, emails, calendar reminders, and, of course, alarms.

'American Buffalo' gets a 'messy' 2011 revival at Centerstage in Baltimore

Everyman Theatre set designer Daniel Ettinger and technical director Bill Jamieson belong to a breed of peculiarly obsessive breed of backstage professionals whose penchant for realism extends to details that even the most observant audience members will never notice.

Liesl Tommy directs David Mamet's 'American Buffalo' at Center Stage

Baltimore's Centerstage gets a new director and a new direction as the fall theater season opens.