‘Erotic vagrancy’ or: When Elizabeth met Richard
So many books have been written about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton — and the most important movies they made together — that you would think the well ran dry on “Liz & Dick” fodder many...
View ArticleR.I.P. Ruby Dee — stage barrier breaker
The career of actress Ruby Dee — who died at 91 on Wednesday — spanned all of the performing arts for more than 60 years so it is virtually impossible to characterize her work. Dee was in the original...
View ArticleBad Movies We Love: Liz Taylor as the first hippie
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are frequently referred to as the “Brangelina” of the 1960s and early 1970s, but the fact is they were much bigger news in their day than Brad Pitt and Angelina...
View Article‘Art’/’Red’– two sides of the art world
It’s not easy staging two different plays at the same time, but Westport Country Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos believes that opening his new season with “Art” and “Red” running in repertory...
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