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Review: A Young Man’s Travels on Thornton Wilder Turf
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Anita Gates of The New York Times shares her thoughts of the Theophilus North production, adapted by Matthew Burnett from Thornton Wilder’s novel, and currently running at the Clurman Theatre in New York.
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Carol Channing and Tovah Feldshuh: Differing Views on Dolly
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In a double interview, Jesse Green of The New York Times spoke to the first and latest actresses to portray the titular character of Hello Dolly!, the production adapted from Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker.
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Review: Voices Raised in Song at Grover’s Corners
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Anne Midgette of The New York Times reviews the new Our Town opera, which premiered last Friday at the Indiana University Opera Theater.
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Ned Rorem’s Our Town Opera Premieres at Indiana University
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Ben Mattison of Playbill Arts reports on Our Town, a new opera by Ned Rorem based on the classic play by Thornton Wilder.
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Colloquium: The Thornton Wilder Society at TCNJ – A Celebration
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Albee, Oates, Seldes, Mann, and McClatchy will headline a Thornton Wilder Society Event at The College of New Jersey.
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A Critic at Large: Dah-ling
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Robert Gotlieb of The New Yorker looks back at the life of Tallulah Bankhead, who originated the role of Sabina, the family maid, beauty queen, and temptress in Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Skin of Our Teeth.
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Teresa Wright, Stage and Film Star, Dies at 86
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Douglas Martin of The New York Times looks back at the life and accomplishments of Teresa Wright. She is best known to Wilder fans as Charlie, the innocent but suspicious niece of a serial killer, in Alfred Hitchcock's harrowing film, Shadow of a Doubt, for which Wilder composed the initial screenplay.
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In Any Town, Wilder’s Mirror Reflects Angst
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Peter Applebome of The New York Times looks at how Our Town contains universal messages applicable on a global scale.
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