KC Rep's "Glass Menagerie" named one of the best plays in the country

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I wish "The Glass Menagerie" had transferred to New York and run at least as long. Mr. Cromer has the uncanny ability to take a familiar script and make it seem wholly new—yet it is his great gift to serve the plays that he directs, rather than bending them out of shape. Such, I believe, is the essence of re-creative genius, and David Cromer has it in spades.

more at the Wall Street Journal

"Run for Your Wife" review by Robert Trussell

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“Run For Your Wife,” which is just as silly as the title suggests, isn’t quite there yet. But when this 1983 farce catches fire in performance it reveals a level of craftsmanship you simply don’t find in contemporary comedies.

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Local actresses share the screen with Clooney

Many an actress would give anything to hang out with George Clooney. Kansas Citian Meagan Flynn has done it. Literally.

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"Miss Witherspoon" review by Jeannine Chatterton-Papineau

Artistic director Cynthia Levin introduced the audience to Christopher Durang's dark, dark comedy Miss Witherspoon, now onstage at the Unicorn Theatre, and concluded by laughing and saying, "You're in for a wild ride." What followed was 90 minutes of laughter for the audience and angst for our leading lady Veronica, who was later nicknamed "Miss Witherspoon."

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Jason Harper reviews new music by Biarchy

In his recent essay "Dear Musicians — Please Be Brilliant or Get Out of the Way," Dave Allen argues that to make money in the digital age, musicians must abandon the old model of releasing albums on labels and focus on selling the experience that surrounds their own, individual brands.

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Benefit for musician Kenny Tuna

Nine bands will team up Sunday to raise funds for Kenny Tuna, a longtime Kansas City singer and guitarist. Tuna was seriously injured this fall in a car wreck and was hospitalized for more than two months. And like many musicians, he had no health insurance.

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Martin City Melodrama review by Robert Trussell

When viewing a Martin City Melodrama & Vaudeville Company show, there’s only one measure of success that counts: Did it make me laugh?

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Equity President Resigns

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Mark S. Zimmerman has resigned as President of Actors' Equity Association. Equity’s First Vice President Paige Price will carry out the duties of the President until a new President is elected. This comes fast on the heels of John P. Connolly resignation as executive director Dec. 1.

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and the Actor's Equity website