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Rarely do I try to pull a creature out of life and make it a character.

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So in case there was any doubt, I am here to report that having a play on Broadway does not suck.

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Why on earth is the 'New Yorker' publishing puff pieces about pretty girls who go to parties? Does the 'New Yorker' ever run photos of cute boys just because they're cute and they come from money and they go to lots of parties?

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Heath Ledger's recent death, like that of River Phoenix, was handled with great care by the press. Anna Nicole Smith's not so much.

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Not so long ago, my feminist education taught me to ask the question, 'Is the gaze male?' The answer, apparently, is yes, which is why so many movies and television shows are about men and not women.

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Art is great. At its best, it engages the intellect and challenges the spirit; it connects us across history and reminds us of our humanity.

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Does art have to have high foot traffic to get funded in a recession? A lot of people, I am sure, would say absolutely not. And those postmodern art-loving loners surely would argue that even if one person likes a piece of art, that would make a museum worthwhile.

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Some people think big audiences are crass and that, say, a comedy that appeals to a wide audience is pandering. Other people would argue that you could say that about Moliere.

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I go to museums. I buy art, even. You should see my house; we don't have any wall space left.

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My son is a musician who next year will be attending the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City, which his mother helped him get into by making him practice all the time.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: February 19th, 1958

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