Lillian Hellman

Jan 9

‘Old Lady’ Linda Lavin Animates NYCO’s Stale ‘Candide’

What a marvelous idea it was to program the operetta Candide as the centerpiece of New York City Opera’s current season. Leonard Bernstein’s most inventive score for the theater, the participation of Broadway legend Hal Prince as director, plus the deeply emotional association of the piece with NYCO’s history from 1982 to the present—all this is surely a recipe for a triumph.

By James Jorden

Dec 12

Bitchy, Unconventional Hellman Protected by Loving Biographer

On top of her many overlapping sex and love affairs, Lillian Hellman also once got married—and when she did, her

By Suzy Hansen

Dec 12

Bitchy, Unconventional Hellman Protected by Loving Biographer

On top of her many overlapping sex and love affairs, Lillian Hellman also once got married—and when she did, her

By Suzy Hansen

Dec 23

So, Nu? Icky Wicky, Wicky Woo, Imaginary Friends, Catfights Too

By jhanasobserver

Oct 30

Bottoms Up, Tallulah! … World According to Gorey

By Rex Reed

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