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Subject: Theater Update: A Midsummer Night's Couple, and 'Amazing Grace' on Broadway
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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. Damon Winter/The New York Times Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater: A Midsummer Night's Couple By ALEXIS SOLOSKI This pair of actors, increasingly cast in Shakespeare in the Park productions, have built a chemistry onstage and off. ADVERTISEMENT News and Reviews Emily Andrews for The New York Times Annie Baker and Sam Gold: A Writer and Director Going Steady on the Job By ALEXIS SOLOSKI Mr. Gold, a director, and Ms. Baker, a playwright, whose new show, "John," opens next Wednesday, have been longtime collaborators with a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award between them. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: 'Amazing Grace,' the Story of a Slave Trader's Moral Awakening By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The musical, named for the 18th-century hymn often associated with African-American culture and the civil rights movement of the 1960s, unfolds as a history lesson trimmed in melodrama. T. Charles Erickson Review: 'Kinship' Stars Cynthia Nixon as a Journalist By BEN BRANTLEY Carey Perloff's heavy-breathing drama at the Williamstown Theater Festival centers on two newspaper colleagues on the brink of an affair. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Small Gains for Female Playwrights By CARA BUCKLEY Roughly one-fifth of the productions staged at hundreds of theaters nationwide over the past three seasons were written by women, according to a new study. Photofest Theodore Bikel, Master of Versatility in Songs, Roles and Activism, Dies at 91 By RICHARD SEVERO and RALPH BLUMENTHAL Mr. Bikel sang in 21 languages, from medieval Spanish to Zulu, in addition to his roles in theater, television and films. Karsten Moran for The New York Times 'Spring Awakening' Revival Requires Signing in Lieu of Singing By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES The Broadway-bound musical production, which blends hearing and deaf performers, held an open casting call for deaf actors this week. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Manual Cinema Presents the Semi-Gothic 'Ada/Ava' By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES The shadow-puppetry troupe makes use of music, cinematic techniques and art works to create its shows. ADVERTISEMENT Review: 'Scenes From an Execution' Features Jan Maxwell as a Difficult Artist By BEN BRANTLEY Review: In 'The Weir,' Things Go Bump in the Night, at the Pub By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Review: 'Skippyjon Jones Snow What' Continues Tale of a Conflicted Cat By LAUREL GRAEBER Review: 'Ada/Ava,' a Conjuring of Loneliness and Comfort in Plain Sight By BEN BRANTLEY FOLLOW THEATER FACEBOOK @nytimestheater Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter. As a member of the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. (....(| Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018