By Daniel D'Addario 7/20/11 2:36pm

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Cynthia Nixon To Star in Wit

Cynthia Nixon returns to Broadway in a play that–unlike her Tony-winning turn in Rabbit Hole, which went on to win a Pulitzer–is already Pulitzer-anointed. Ms. Nixon is to play Dr. Vivian Bearing, an English scholar dying of cancer, the Manhattan Theatre Club announced today. (It’s a familiar topic for Ms. Nixon, who’s currently in the Read More

By John Heilpern 2/01/99 12:00am

The Amazing Grace of Margaret Edson’s Wit

Wit , the stunning first play by Margaret Edson, has transferred to the Union Square Theater, and long may it triumph there. When I say this is Ms. Edson’s “first” play, don’t be put off by that: Wit might be her 20th, so remarkable is her achievement.

Who is the mysterious Ms. Edson? Her fine Read More