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THE THEATRE a young woman bent upon committing 5 •' M* T «, V •T•F•' 5 suicide is an altogether successful work of arl BIRGER PLAYS AND MUSICALS anil much less dispiriting than one might CHRISTENSEN Ah, Wilderness!—O'Neill's clomcslic comcdy of 6 7 suppose. With Kalhy Hates an3 14 16 Moore. (4/11/83) (Goldeii. 252 W. 4Sth St. lhal all il needs is a passable performance. ll5 239-6200. Nightly, exceijt Sundays, al 8. Several members of the company assembled Matinees Wedne.sdays and Saturdays at 2.) by the Roundabout for its pleasant produc by Jaston Williams, Joe Scars, and the direc On Your Toes—Not the least taint of palroniz- tion are considerably better than passable, tor, Ed Howard. (11/1/82) (Circle in the ntg rnars this rev ival of (he Rodgers and Hart notably Philip Bosco as the father of the Square Downtown, 159 Bleecker St. 254- cla.ssic musical of 1936. The direclor, George family that the play is about; Scott Burk- 6330. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8; Satur .Abbott, helped to write the original book and, holder as his moonstruck, bookish middle son; days at 7 and 10; and Sundays'at 7. Matiniies at ninety-five, evidently has a tenacious Robert Nichols as his bibulous brother-in- Sundays at 3.) recollection of how things were and how they law; and Laurinda Barrett as his spinster sis ought to be. (3/14/83) (Virginia, 245 W, ter. (Haft, 22 7 W. 2 7th St. 242-7800. Tues Light Opera of Manhattan—Through Sunday, 52nd St. 977-9370. Tuestiays lhrBrighton Beach Memoirs—A remembrance of 0280. luesdays through Saturdays at 8. Mat- things past by Neil Simon. The hero is a se.N- "["MS—The tide character of obsessed fifteen-year-old, wonderfully well Ifun'da,^ at"?) ^^^ 2. and played by Matthew Broderick. (4/11/83) •Night, Mother—Marsha Norman's play about t is il teacher (Neil Simon Theatre, formerly (he Alvin, 250 brainul than God did. Lee Richardson j)lays W. 52nd St. 757-8646. Nightly, e-xcept Sun days, at 8. Malin(ics Wednesdays and Satur days at 2.) The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial—John Rubin stein, Michael Moriarly, and half a dozen TABLE OF CONTENTS other first-rate actors in a rousing re\i\al of the Herman Wouk melodrama. (5/16/83) the talk of the town r (Circle in the Square, 50th St. west of Broad- wav. 581-0720. Tuesdays through Saturdays 31 a( 8. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at "THE CURRENT CRISIS IN REMORSE" .... 2, and Sundays ai 3.) "OUT HERE" Carrison Keillor 36 Cats—Ezra Pound nicknamed T. S. Eliot "Old 38 Possum," and under (hat name Eliot UTo(e a "THE SWIMMING POOL" (POEM) collection of poems about cats, and now ihc 40 cats are on display on Broadway, with music "BEE BALM" (POEM) ..,. Houard Moss by Andrew Lloyd Webber, scenery by John OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS (AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROUNA)' ""'T"'" 44 ANNOUNCING THE NEW SHORT Napier, and direction by Tre\'or Nunn. ROUTE TO COPENHAGEN: LONDON (10/18/82) (Winter Garden, Broadway at AREPORTER AT LARGE (ALONG THE IRON CURTAIN-PART I ' 47 50lh St. 239-6222. Nightly, e.xcept Sundays, There are those who find the lure of the at 8. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays al MUSICAL EVENTS >• •. Anl/,„„y Bailey 60 legendary Birger Christensen ofCopenhagen 2.1 Extremities—Farrah Fawcetl In a play by Wil THE CURRENT CINEMA ••int/rei,' I'oner 88 sufficient to u'arrant a trip to Denmark. We liam Mastrosimone. (Westside .Arts, 407 W. understand. So we're offering a shortcut. Our 43rd St. 541-8394. Tuesdays through Fridays BOOKS Pauline Kael 90 new shop in London. You'll find the same at 8 and Salurday.s al 7'and 10. Matinees • • . . John Updike \\ednc.sdaysat 2:30 and Sundays at 3.) 96 stunningfurs inthe same chartning surround Fool for LovE—Sam .Shepard's pla\- is a.s near a COVER: Charles E. Martin ings as in Copenhagen. Except they're closer. miracle a.s make.s no matter—mysterious, Ml I '"-"auiitul- Il IS about two bat- DRAWINGS: Henry Martin, Warren Miller, Al Ross. J. B. Handelsman F,!,.. c gt 01 the .Mojave Desert and about man\- Joseph Mirachi, Frank Modell, Robert Weher, Eldon Dediiii, Mi"/!,,el T/' "r"' James Stevenson, Donald Reilly, Edward h'nren. Mike Twohy Rob"' Whttton Baker have the leading roles Mi^ By Appointmentto the Mankoff, Tom Funk, Dana Fradon, Roz Chast. Charles Barsotli, Arnie Royal Danish Court &an. Th'^'^f- 'Circle Repertory Sheridan Scr 92417i6o:^^Ma^;thn;u,^;Ave.'^S., at Fridays at 8; Saturdays at 7 and 10- and Sunday, July 31.) Sundays at 3. Closes THE NEW' YORKER 25 WEST 43RD STREET, NEW ^•ORK, N.V. 100.36 '^"('p?b"~4^s'^ Bogosian in a one-man show. (2121 840-1800

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