John Durang was the first American-born dance professional, who was known for his sprightly hornpipe dance. Durang wasn't quite born yet when his parents arrived by ship to Philadelphia in 1767, then ...

Many ’80s artifacts are best gone for good: Fond memories of REO Speedwagon, shoulder pads and “ALF” are better than the reality. The same is true of Christopher Durang’s “Beyond Therapy” — although ...

Christopher Durang, the playwright whose comedies viciously merged the satirical with the surreal, died at his Pennsylvania home on Tuesday night. He was 75. The cause was complications from logopenic ...

Christopher Durang, one of American’s most acclaimed and accomplished playwrights whose works like Beyond Therapy, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and the Tony-winning Vanya and Sonia and ...

NEW YORK — Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with “Miss Witherspoon,” ...

Christopher Durang, one of American theater’s most accomplished and acclaimed playwrights, has been diagnosed with logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare disorder of language which, ...

Anna Leonowens in “The King and I” claims that “If you become a teacher, by your pupils, you’ll be taught.” Ask Christopher Durang, who teaches a class or two at Juilliard, if it’s true, and he’ll ...

Having seen Bare Theatre’s Durang Durang last weekend, as well as an online series of telltale photos from N.C. Theatre Conference’s recent upper-level confab in Chapel Hill, it’s clear that the ...

Two London productions that play fast and loose with their literary sources lack the theatrical magic of another show that gives viewers the original, unadorned. By Matt Wolf Presentations include a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss ...

The master of satire and black comedy won a Tony Award for 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with 'Miss Witherspoon.' By The Associated Press Playwright ...