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David Mamet

Playwright David Mamet.

David Mamet on His MasterClass Curriculum for Aspiring Dramatists

Mamet says that he decided to participate in the program because, “They had a spectacular roster of people who had done it before me so I figured if it was good enough for them, it was good enough for me.”
By Anne Easton
Christopher Denham and Al Pacino in China Doll. (Photo: Jeremy Daniel)

David Mamet’s ‘China Doll’ Is the Worst Play Since ‘Moose Murders’

Al Pacino—or what’s left of him—mumbles his way incomprehensibly through this ghastly production.
By Rex Reed
Ricky Jay photographed by Jill Krementz on January 26, 1998 in his Manhattan apartment.

On TV Tonight: Close-Up Magic With the Great Ricky Jay

The magician is the subject of a documentary on public television: Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice
By Rebecca Kurson

Today at the Tribeca Film Festival: 90's Nostalgia (And We Don't Mean Just Mamet!), And the Festival's Big Deal

By Sara Vilkomerson

Mamet's [em]Buffalo[/em], Lerner's [em]Brigadoon[/em] To Rumble On Broadway

By Gillian Reagan

Cue the Custard Pie: Mamet Goes Manic

By John Heilpern

Baker Joins Mamet’s November on Broadway

By Gillian Reagan

Mamet Plays Moses Again, Laying Down Hollywood Law

By Scott Eyman

Mamet Embraces Ritual, Spews Venom at Lapsed Jews

By Philip Weiss

Mr. Mamet and Mr. Macy Make Misery in Edmond

By Andrew Sarris

Mr. Mamet and Mr. Macy Make Misery in Edmond

By Andrew Sarris

Parker’s Doze-y in Oh in Ohio

By Rex Reed

Art of Closing Scummy Deals-Mamet’s All-American Hustlers

By John Heilpern

Can a Shlemiel Play The Prince of Providence?

By Jake Brooks
'How I Roll' (2012) by Paola Pivi. (Courtesy the artist and Public Art Fund)

Judas Found Guilty as Sin Mamet Reverts to Childhood

By John Heilpern

Big Broadway Revivals Pack the Stage With Stars

By Shazia Ahmad

Doubt: Nun Cries Sex Abuse, But This Sister’s a Disgrace

By John Heilpern

First Daughter Shenanigans

By Rex Reed

Mamet’s Latest Grand Scam: Sayeth It Ain’t Soeth!

By John Heilpern

Call Me a Sucker, But I Love Ricky Jay

By John Heilpern

Strangers on a Layover Get Even With All Men

By Andrew Sarris

Cast Away for Christmas! … Poetry from a Cuban Prison

By Rex Reed

The Arrogance and the Insecurity: Pollock’s Not-So-Sordid Story

By Andrew Sarris

How Good Is David Mamet, Anyway?

By John Heilpern
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