By Daniel D'Addario 5/01/12 11:27am

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Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield, both Tony nominees for 'Death of a Salesman.'

Once Leads Tony Nominations

The Tony nominations were released this morning, and the musical film adaptation Once leads the field with 11 nominations; it’s nominated for Best Musical alongside Newsies, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Leap of Faith. The nominees for Best Play include Clybourne Park (a Pultizer-winning play), Other Desert Cities, Peter and the Starcatcher, Read More

By Jesse Oxfeld 11/08/11 10:00pm

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"Other Desert Cities." (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Funny Lady, Mad Man: Venus in Fur in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; King Lear at the Public Theater

An argument has been made, most recently and notably by Christopher Hitchens, that women are inherently not funny. It’s not true, of course, but, still, there’s a long history—from Phyllis Diller and her fright wigs to Tina Fey and her layered thrift-store ensembles—of funny women playing down their femininity to best get laughs. Read More