A MARKED TWANG AND MUSICAL 'MURDER' By TOM CHESEK The last time we caught up with Aaron Posner, the seemingly Energizer-driven artistic director at Two River Theater Company was in the middle of a boffo double-extended engagement on Macbeth, a tricked-out thrill ride that he co-directed with magical mischief maker Teller ? and a show that nearly everyone saw as both an artistic and commercial triumph. Afterward, while Two River founding father Bob Rechnitz presented his revival of The Glass Menagerie at the Bridge Avenue perf.Last Comic Standing.

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Wedding week wrap up After the Yankees game, I fell into a bit of radio silence because we got a little busy. The weather in NYC on Friday wasn't helping, with the heavy, wind-driven rain bringing traffic to a halt and forcing us to wrap up every box we carried down to the venue in plastic. But we made it through all of that and then some. To catch up, here's some highlights from the rest of the weekend and a question for you parents about next week. 3B Escapes During the wedding reception yesterday, Mama called . Last Comic Standing theater ticket.

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Happy Mother's Day For Mother's Day, here's a section of my in-progress memoir about my father's death and my mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis: Two years before Dad died, Mom joined Toastmasters. Mom had never been that comfortable talking in front of people. She and Dad socialized a lot, but Dad was the talker; she was more comfortable listening. She told me she admired my gift of gab, that I took after Dad. In her diary, I discovered that she viewed me as bright; I'd been tested with a high IQ. She had secret. theater tickets .

May 11, 2008 Yesterday I did Emerald City Comic Con; but alas, I will not be attending Day Two. I have deadlines which must be addressed, and besides ? my phone number has been dispersed like so many dandelion seeds, so if anyone wants to tear up the town after convention hours, I'm easy to find. For now, I have a book to finish reading, a review to write, and two small articles to tackle. Yes, I'm blogging instead. I know. So yesterday was damn-near perfect. I arrived at the convention floor fairly earl. theatre.

May 11, 2008 Yesterday I did Emerald City Comic Con; but alas.will not be attending Day Two. I have deadlines which must be addressed, and besides ? my phone number has been dispersed like so many dandelion seeds, so if anyone wants to tear up the town after convention hours, I'm easy to find. For now, I have a book to finish reading, a review to write, and two small articles to tackle. Yes, I'm blogging instead. I know. So yesterday was damn-near perfect. I arrived at the convention floor fairly earl. tickets for Last Comic Standing.

A Real Boy by Fish Biscuit A REAL BOY John Locke always knew he was special. It's just that it didn't seem like being special was such a good thing to be. He was specially misunderstood. Specially unpopular. And specially unwanted. Rejected. He just wasn't a regular sort.guy. He wanted to be the kind of guy who liked boxing and fishing and cars and sports, but try as he might to deny it, he was always the kind of guy who liked.backgammon. Our culture can be hard. Last Comic Standing show tickets.

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