Linda Winer
Winer is chief theater critic and arts columnist for Newsday, which she joined in 1987.
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Theater 7/15/13 'Forever Tango': Steamy storytelling
The guest headliners at "Forever Tango" through Aug. 11 are Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, ... Read more »
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Linda Winer 7/12/13 'Reality' entertainment creeps into theater
It seems like forever since we could use the word "reality" without imagining ironic quotation ... Read more »
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Theater 7/11/13 'Cradle Will Rock': Wonderful cast
If Off-Center never does anything beyond its brief kickoff production of Marc Blitzstein's "The Cradle ... Read more »
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Theater 7/11/13 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses': Visceral revival
Way back in 1984, John Malkovich's soul-searing Off-Broadway staging of "Balm in Gilead" proved him ... Read more »
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Theater 7/9/13 'Monkey: Journey to the West': Strenuous bore
It has more astounding acrobats than all the daredevils in "Pippin." It has more otherworldly ... Read more »
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Linda Winer 7/5/13 Encores! series brings back priceless shows
For 20 years, the Encores! series of concert revivals has been its own special time ... Read more »
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Theater 7/2/13 'Buyer & Cellar': Michael Urie is delightful
"I don't DO her," explains actor Michael Urie, pretending to be defensive about comparisons between ... Read more »
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Theater 7/2/13 'Choir Boy' is surprisingly conventional
Tarell Alvin McCraney, author of the remarkable "Brother/Sister Plays," has been awarded just about every ... Read more »
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Linda Winer 6/28/13 'Being John Malkovich' means being a director
John Malkovich has been a presence in New York theater lately, but you're forgiven for ... Read more »
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Theater 6/27/13 'Tom Durnin': Characters we hate to love
Few actors can make us care about -- much less almost forgive -- despicable characters ... Read more »
