Broadway Review: ‘Our Town’ Gets Lost Reaching for the Stars
Whatever else Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (Barrymore Theatre, booking to Jan. 19, 2025) is, it isn’t as honeyed a classic as it is sometimes imagined. Kenny Leon’s celebrity-filled Broadway revival is a brisk, tart-toned parable of small town American life that interrogates, satirizes even, the outwardly genteel setting of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, and cautions us throughout to put down any rose-tinted spectacles we might be tempted to see it through. It also intends to be a more straightforward celebration of community.
As written, the play, first performed in 1938, is a spare and sober anatomy of a community, rather than a cozily sentimental hymnal. In this production its characters are dressed not in the costume (by Dede Ayite) of the early 1900’s, but in a curious mash-up of back-then and right-now: so, jeans, sneakers, and post-Victorian flounce. (Perhaps the intention is to make the play timeless, or self-consciously spanning of many eras, to echo one of the piece’s themes.) Flickering lanterns on stage and hanging from the rafters form an omnipresent constellation of stars designed with dreamy intent by Allen Lee Hughes.
The drama comes to center on the union, then renting asunder, of young couple George Gibbs (Ephraim Sykes) and Emily Webb (Zoey Deutch)—and what it all says about a whole basket of you-name-it: life, death, the universe, time, and community. We see them first as the next door neighbor kids of Dr. Gibbs (Billy Eugene Jones) and Mrs. Gibbs (Michelle Wilson), and Mr. Webb (Richard Thomas) and Mrs. Webb (Katie Holmes).
The drownings of 2 Navy SEALs were preventable, military investigation finds
“The entire tragic event elapsed in just 47 seconds and two NSW warriors were lost to the sea,” DeVore wrote, referring to Naval Special Warfare Command.
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Giants’ story behind Isaiah Simmons game-winning blocked punt
The play that secured the Giants road win over the Seahawks on Sunday has a name, but Giants special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial isn't saying.
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Director Paul Feig recalls how Robin Williams ‘sabotaged’ his stand-up comedy career
“The Office” co-executive producer Paul Feig claims Robin Williams stole the spotlight and the audience from him when he tried to do stand-up comedy in Los Angeles.
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Former ‘Hamilton’ Broadway dancer Zelig Williams vanishes in South Carolina park as police find abandoned car
Williams starred in Broadway’s “MJ Musical” from Feb. 2022 to Dec. 2023 and performed in the hit musical “Hamilton” from 2016 to 2017, according to his Playbill profile.
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Islanders’ special teams come up short in loss: ‘We need to be better’
It’s tough to score a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal and come away feeling as though the special teams weren’t good enough. But the Islanders managed just that in their season-opening, 5-4 loss to Utah. That’s because the power play scored once in six opportunities totaling 10:56, including a 4-minute double minor in the...
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High school football: Thursday's Week 7 scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school football scores for Thursday.
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‘Fired up’ Gerrit Cole was ace in the hole Yankees needed in clincher
Gerrit Cole pitched like an ace again and now the Yankees are going back to the ALCS.
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Yamamoto será el titular con los Dodgers en Juego 5 de la Serie Divisional ante Padres
Con la temporada de los Dodgers en juego, el lanzador Yoshinobu Yamamoto será el titular en el quinto partido de la NLDS frente al abridor de los Padres de San Diego, Yu Darvish, el viernes.
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Iron Maiden recrea su etapa más polémica mientras se enfrenta a nuevas realidades
La Doncella de Hierro llenó el Forum con un repertorio inusual
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Bob Costas rambled on in odd Kevin Bacon-Aaron Boone comparison in final ALDS inning
Baseball fans were not exactly thrilled.
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Two dead in chemical release at Pemex refinery in Texas
A state highway next to the refinery was closed for a few hours and residents in Deer Park were told to shelter inside their homes with air conditioners turned off.
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At Least 22 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes on Central Beirut
The strikes followed a year of tit-for-tat exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel that boiled over into all-out war in recent weeks.
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Box containing human head reportedly found on sidewalk of Chicago's West Side: report
Authorities in Chicago are investigating after a witness said they found a box on the sidewalk near the city's West Side that contained a human head.
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Opinion: The One Time We Should Have Believed Marjorie Taylor Greene
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.As America bunkered down for two catastrophic weather events—Hurricanes Helene and Milton—Joe Biden and his administration were faced with another unexpected emergency: MAGA conspiracies.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was perhaps the worst offender. Since the Georgia congresswoman claimed on X last week that “they can control the weather,” she has continued to imply that the hurricanes were part of a political plot. On Wednesday, she said that “everyone keeps asking, ‘who is they?’” claiming that “some of them are listed on NOAA,” referring to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Biden was forced to call out Greene as “beyond ridiculous,” while even other Republican lawmakers have called her out.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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TD Bank to pay $3 billion in money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department
Canada-based TD Bank pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the largest bank in U.S. history to do so, Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
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Cuban Reggaeton singer El Taiger dead at 37 — one week after being found shot in the head in Miami
Cops believe he may have been shot somewhere else and then dumped close to the hospital.
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Kimmel Defends Whoopi Goldberg From Donald Trump’s ‘Disgusting’ Insults
ABCIn the aftermath of Kamala Harris’ interview with The View Tuesday, Donald Trump trash-talked the show at a recent rally. He called the all-female cast “dumb,” but particularly focused on Whoopi Goldberg, who he described as “demented.” In his monologue Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel played a rally clip of Trump telling an unflattering story about Goldberg:“I’ve hired Whoopi to work for me as a comedian before this stuff,” Trump said at the rally in Pennsylvania this week. “Her mouth was so foul. Every word out of her mouth was, like, the F word... I was with a group of people, sort of nice people, and we had to leave. She was so filthy, dirty, disgusting. Half the place left.”“Yeah, just like one of your rallies,” Kimmel replied.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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How it all caved in on the Liberty in a devastating 18-second collapse
Eighteen seconds. Eighteen crazy seconds in Game 1. Eighteen seconds that very well may determine the fate of the Liberty’s WNBA title aspirations.
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Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises as Florida picks up the pieces from the storm’s destruction
Power and other utilities continue to slowly be restored across Florida after Hurricane Milton’s less than 12-hour trek across the state, leaving behind more than a dozen dead, 4 million without electricity at its peak, and neighborhoods flooded.
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Heroes, zeros from Yankees’ ALDS Game 4 win: Gleyber Torres plays peacemaker
Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Yankees' 3-1 series-clinching win over the Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday night.
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Starved New Yorkers can dream about a Subway Series again
Maybe it’s too early to book anything, but it’s never too early to dream. The Mets have a shot. The Yankees have a shot. The city has a shot.
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How 2 elite Navy SEALs drowned in plain sight in anti-terror mission
A Navy investigation released Friday blames heavy gear for the deaths of two SEALs who drowned during a nighttime boat raid off the coast of Somalia in January.
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Marshawn Lynch teases potential run for Oakland mayor
Marshawn Lynch has an impressive resume that includes five Pro Bowl appearances, a First-team All-Pro nod in 2012 and a Super Bowl title with the Seahawks. But could he be preparing to add the mayor of a major American city to that list? Lynch certainly seemed to hint at it during the podcast he co-hosts...
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Inmigrantes traídos a EEUU cuando eran niños pedirán a jueces avalar protección contra deportación
Algunos inmigrantes que crecieron en Estados Unidos luego de que fueron traídos ilegalmente cuando eran niños participarán en manifestaciones ante un tribunal federal de Nueva Orleans el jueves, cuando tres jueces de apelación habrán de escuchar los argumentos sobre la política del gobierno de Biden que les protege de la deportación.
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‘Former vegan’ Lizzo reveals the ‘animal proteins’ she eats in a day that helped her lose weight
"This is the diet that's helped me reach my goals and helped me feel good in my body," the "Truth Hurts" singer said in a video detailing her health journey.
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Fernando Gago se desvincula de Chivas y sería el próximo técnico de Boca Juniors
Fernando Gago había negado el sábado pasado tener cualquier contacto con Boca Juniors.
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Gunmen kill 20 miners, wound 7 in attack in southwest Pakistan
Police say gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded seven others in Pakistan’s southwest.
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Dozens wounded, at least 22 killed in airstrikes in Beirut as tensions escalate in Israel conflict with Iran
At least 22 people were killed and dozens of others left wounded in airstrikes in central Beirut, further escalating Israel’s deadly conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
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Kamala Harris returns to Arizona two weeks after border visit — but pivots to abortion
"Arizona, we need to fight this battle on every front," the Democratic nominee said of reproductive rights. "And in this election, you have the chance on the state level to vote yes on Proposition 139 and protect your right to make your own health care decisions."
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Harris Reenacts John McCain’s ‘Thumbs Down’ Gesture to Slam Trump in Arizona
Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersVice President Kamala Harris praised the late Republican Sen. John McCain’s 2017 vote against repealing the Affordable Care Act during a campaign rally Thursday in his home state of Arizona, throwing in a reenactment of his decisive “thumbs down” gesture on the Senate floor.Harris told the Phoenix crowd how she, then a senator, saw Donald Trump’s goal thwarted.“It was late, late, late in the night. They were trying to get rid of the Affordable Care Act again, and it required one more vote to keep it intact, and that was the late, great John McCain, a great American, a war hero,” she said.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Asume alcalde en medio de gran temor tras brutal asesinato de su antecesor en el sur de México
A escasos cuatro días del homicidio de Alejandro Arcos, su suplente, el médico y opositor Gustavo Alarcón Herrera asumió como nuevo alcalde de Chilpancingo
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Yankees shower ALDS villain Jazz Chisholm with boos and bubbly
The Yankees poked fun at the cold reception that Jazz Chisholm Jr. got from the Kansas City crowd during their champagne celebration after punching their ticket to the ALCS.
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'Dark Money' Group Threatens Future Trump Lawyers with Disbarment
Project 65, a "dark money" left-wing group that has targeted lawyers that represented former President Donald Trump in 2020, is now warning potential Trump attorneys that they could be disbarred for working for him. The post ‘Dark Money’ Group Threatens Future Trump Lawyers with Disbarment appeared first on Breitbart.
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Disney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
Florida theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld planned to reopen Friday after an assessment of the effects of Hurricane Milton.
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Miss Manners: Does quitting social media mean losing friends?
Letter writer quit social media and limited their phone usage. Their friends aren’t happy.
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Carolyn Hax: His depression broke them up, but his heart wants a second chance
Letter writer’s intense depression ruined their relationship. Is doing hard work to get better enough for a second chance?
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Asking Eric: Husband doesn’t approve of wife’s new friends
A wife made life-saving friendships after relocating, but her husband doesn’t approve.
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Lunatic ‘Dr. DNA’ gloats of new ‘designer’ dog breed creation he plans to sell around the world
The demonic breeder has been condemned by the Scottish government and animal experts who say the dogs will be plagued with disease and suffer a short life.
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Giancarlo Stanton had his heroic fingerprints all over ALDS win
A few more playoff games like this and no one will be able to complain about Giancarlo Stanton’s contract — or his baserunning.
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Hits Back After Trump Dissed His City
ReutersDetroit Mayor Mike Duggan was just one of several prominent Michigan Democrats who responded in kind after former President Donald Trump descended on their city on Thursday armed with fighting words.Speaking before the Detroit Economic Club before an audience of Detroiters in, Trump warned that the “whole country will end up being like Detroit” if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the election. “You’re going to have a mess on your hands,” he added.Trump quickly turned to other matters—but the glove had been cast off.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Aaron Judge’s bat shows signs of life in funk-snapping ALDS clincher
Aaron Judge picked a good time for his first extra-base hit of the playoffs.
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Israeli strikes kill 22 in Beirut as Hezbollah leader evades assassination
The Israeli strikes hit a densely packed residential neighborhood of apartment buildings and small shops in the heart of Beirut.
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1 killed, 23 rescued at Colorado gold mine tourist site where elevator malfunctioned
Authorities say one person died and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site. Earlier, 11 other people were rescued.
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All business: This was just Step 1 for the Yankees
The Yankees won a series they were favored to win. That they had to win.
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Listen to John Sterling call the final out of the Yankees’ thrilling series-clinching win
Legendary Yankees broadcaster John Sterling got to use one of his signature lines as the Bombers advanced to the American League Championship Series on Thursday night in a 3-1 win over the Royals.
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Dolphins star Raheem Mostert’s wife blasts Kamala Harris over spat with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: ‘Textbook trash’
Devon Mostert, wife of running back Raheem Mostert, didn't hold back.
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Man Rescued Floating on Cooler Miles Off Shore After Hurricane Milton
United States Coast Guard NewsThe U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man stranded off the Gulf Coast of Florida after surviving Hurricane Milton, the military branch said.Shocking footage published by the Coast Guard on Thursday showed a rescuer grab the man from the water while dangling from a helicopter. The daring rescue took place about 30 miles off the coast of Longboat Key—a town located northwest of Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall on Wednesday night.The survivor was identified as the captain of a fishing boat. On Monday, the captain and a single crewmember had to be rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter after their vessel became disabled about 20 miles off the Gulf Coast.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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