Topic: Arthur Miller

Tony nominations: 'Once,' 'Porgy and Bess' lead the pack

'Once,' the musical based off the Oscar-winning film, garnered the most Tony nominations of any musical, while the Peter Pan origin story 'Peter and the Starcatcher' earned the most for a play.

'Death of a Salesman': meant for you?

If you've ever rued your job or made a mistake with your child, 'Death of a Salesman' is your play.

Theater for the 99%

Bucking a trend, new Gehry-designed Signature Theatre Center is selling cheap seats to top-class plays.

Christopher Hitchens was militant pundit and humanist

He was a most engaged, prolific and public intellectual who wrote numerous books, was a frequent television commentator and a contributor to Vanity Fair, Slate and other publications. He became a popular author in 2007 thanks to 'God is Not Great,' a manifesto for atheists.

My Week With Marilyn: movie review

Michelle Williams captures Marilyn Monroe's fragility and guile, but not her aura – a tall order – in 'My Week With Marilyn.'

Literary Brooklyn: The Writers of Brooklyn and the Story of American City Life

From Walt Whitman to Jonathan Safran Foer, Brooklyn holds a unique place in America’s literary history.

Everything Must Go: movie review

In 'Everything Must Go,' Will Ferrell portrays a salesman who has just lost his job and been kicked out by his wife.

Supreme Court allows drug test case against Pfizer to proceed

US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer allegedly conducted nonconsensual drug tests on 200 Nigerian children, some of whom died. The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed a civil lawsuit against Pfizer to go forward.

Tony Awards: Sean Hayes calls Tonys "World Cup of Show tunes"

Tony Awards: "Welcome to the Tonys," said host Sean Hayes when it began — "the World Cup of show tunes."

Solitary Man: movie review

Michael Douglas plays a self-destructive sleazy car salesman down on his luck in ‘Solitary Man.’

Elena Kagan not a judge? Well, at least she went to law school.

Critics say Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan might not be qualified, since she's never been a judge. But historically, most Supreme Court justices never graduated from law school.

Tough choices for the Tonys

A year of strong dramas, tragedies, and farce made for a tight race.

Would another Depression make us more creative?

Studs Terkel

Broadway measures the mood and pulls out dark revivals

Fall theater opens with classics such as Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and Miller's 'All My Sons,' plus a little light relief in 'Billy Elliot' and 'Shrek.'

Barack Obama and the case for charisma

Charisma is more than a way with words and an attractive face. It's about inspiring America to greatness again.

It's not just audiences who watch

Performers respond to the audience just as much as the audience responds to them.