Pacino Shines in Mamet Stage Classic American Buffalo
New York critic notes Al Pacino dominates David Mamet's American Buffalo at Long Wharf Circle in the Square. Pacino's electric entrance and rapid dialogue reveal a volatile dynamic as he schemes to join a heist and outmaneuver the young partner, while Mamet's sharp speech patterns heighten each tense beat.
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Lansbury Enjoys Sweeney Todd Fame Amid Wedding Spotlight
Angela Lansbury, at son Anthony Shaw’s San Francisco wedding, chats with an Episcopal canon about Sweeney Todd. She praises the Broadway musical and notes its bold, nontraditional tone while reflecting on aging roles and Miss Marple plans in Bertram’s Motel and The Mirror Crack'd.
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Playhouse premieres with Bradbury and Twain driven lineup
New public TV Playhouse launches a 25 week season January 5 with drama comedy and music from Ray Bradbury Mark Twain Eric Stanley Gardner Kurt Vonnegut and others Produced by four PBS stations on a 13.6 million budget the series aims for continuity and regular placement on national programming including collaborations with Masterpiece Theatre and WGBH KCET WNET and SCETV Original works include The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters The Shady Hill Kidnapping King of America My Palikari and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Death among others
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