Weekend Guide: Theater Nov 7, 2009
": *** Bill Daugherty's '40s-era musical about the Great Depression seems all too relevant today. Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St.; 212-352-3101. "CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION": **; Annie Baker's play about an acting class in a community center is ultimately too gentle, but it sports a fantastic ensemble. Watch for Tracee Chimo and Heidi Schreck. Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 W. 42nd St.; 212-279-4200. Closes Nov. 15. "COUNTY OF KINGS": *** The charismatic Lemon Andersen... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Neiman Marcus releases fantasy gift list Oct 22, 2009
The exclusive private dinner party at New York City's Algonquin Hotel features the company of literati, possibly including political satirist Christopher Buckley, author-screenwriter Delia Ephron, scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., actor John Lithgow and actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith. As part of the $200,000 gift, the non-profit First Book will donate 10,000 books in your name to children in your state. (AZCentral -- Business)
Talking cure for health care Oct 8, 2009
In the nearly two decades since Anna Deavere Smith created and performed "Fires in the Mirror" (about the Crown Heights riots of 1991) and "Twilight: Los Angeles" (about the LA riots of 1992), her MO has become a whole subgenre of theater ... In the nearly two decades since Anna Deavere Smith created and performed "Fires in the Mirror" (about the Crown Heights riots of 1991) and "Twilight: Los Angeles" (about the LA riots of 1992), her MO has become a whole subgenre of theater ... Joan Marcus... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Today in History Sep 18, 2009
Actress Anna Deavere Smith. Add Selected Alerts. (Yahoo News)
Daily television and radio guide Jul 22, 2009
Real Time With Bill Maher at 11 p.m. on HBO. Actor Jason Alexander; blogger Markos Moulitsas (Daily Kos); actor-playwright Anna Deavere Smith; commentator Joe Scarborough; Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer. Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. on COM. Wired magazine s Chris Anderson, author of Free: The Future of a Radical Price. (Boston Globe)
Falco is reason to tune in to 'Nurse Jackie' Jun 6, 2009
There's Dr. O'Hara (Eve Best), Jackie's best friend, who disdains fools and affection and loves fine restaurants and clothes; Dr. Cooper (Peter Facinelli), who immediately grates Jackie's nerves with his young Ivy League doctor routine and "inappropriate sexual touching" when stressed; hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith), a nosy taskmaster; gay nurse "Mo-Mo" De La Cruz (Haaz Sleiman) and Zoey (Merritt Wever), the first-year nursing student. They are less defined as they... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jackie is part heroic, all flawed Jun 4, 2009
The hospital staff includes Dr. Eleanor O'Hara (Eve Best), Jackie's confidante; stern hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith); "Mo-Mo" de la Cruz (Haaz Sleiman), a male nurse; Zoey Barkow (Merritt Wever), an annoyingly eager nurse trainee; and Dr. Fitch Cooper (Peter Facinelli), a cocky young internist. "I'm like the annoying little brother she wishes she never had," Facinelli says. (USA Today)
Naughty Nurse Jun 1, 2009
She also has to deal with her irritatingly punctilious administrator, Gloria Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith). And she has to make time for her regular sex break with Eddie (Paul Schulze), the hospital pharmacist, who provides her with Oxycontin. (New Yorker)
Where Stars Are Born Mar 28, 2009
San Francisco a major training ground for actors. Article:San Francisco a major training ground for actors:/c/a/2009/03/27/DD0C16DE4U.DTL Article:San Francisco a major training ground for actors:/c/a/2009/03/27/DD0C16DE4U.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
