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Last year, Tracy Letts won the Pulitzer Prize for 'August: Osage County,' his almost 3 1/2-hour drama about a dysfunctional family.

In September 2006, the Saenger Theater was in sorry shape. Damaged by the floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina, the grand building is finally getting renovations.

The New York Post reported "CNN should consider banning its anchors from appearing on - Celebrity Jeopardy' after the humiliating defeats of Wolf Blitzer and Soledad O'Brien." O'Brien came in third behind a comedian and a basketball legend: This month, it was O'Brien's turn against NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Michael McKean, of "Spinal Tap," ...

BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor and comedian Michael McKean was born in New York City on this date in 1947.

Since coming out of the North Texas State University One O'Clock Lab Band, Bissonette has worked steadily across a number of genres, from jazz with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson to rock with David Lee Roth.

Singer Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap is 67. Country singer Earl Thomas Conley is 68.

In 10 Words or Less None more entertaining Reviewer's Bias* Loves: Basically anything these three do Likes: Concert films Dislikes: When DVDs aren't in Dobly Hates: Stuff these three aren't involved in The Show I'll say right off the bat that this is probably going to be one of my least biased reviews to date.

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Heard on All Things Considered October 1, 2009 - The show "August: Osage County" was the Broadway debut for playwright Tracy Letts, and it was a smash hit.

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Jon Michael Hill & Michael McKean in 'Superior Donuts'. Overview You can view doughnuts simply as sweet treats, but look closer and you'll see they resemble little life preservers.

Franco Wicks takes a job at Arthur Przybyszewski's doughnut shop - and eventually becomes a sort of surrogate son to the proprietor .

Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles from Sunday, September 13, 2009.

In his fourth Broadway outing, Michael McKean taps into a whole new side of his very versatile persona.

'm 61. I'm not a guy who's waiting for his big break,' Michael McKean says with a laugh.

Michael McKean , star of the upcoming Broadway play Superior Donuts, will host Broadway on Broadway 2009 on Sunday, September 13th at 11:30 a.m. Presented by Buick LaCrosse and Continental Airlines, the annual free outdoor concert brings together stars and performances from current and upcoming Broadway productions to celebrate the beginning of the ...

A popular YouTube clip of a group of Lego characters playing a song made famous by the satirical rock legends Spinal Tap, has been banned from use in an anniversary DVD.

Michael McKean, left, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest DETROIT -- The trio behind Spinal Tap and the Folksmen has set a Sept.

Sorry, we don't do sexy "singles" in this column. Just long-playing albums and music videos.

Rock and roll is so ridiculous, so over the top in its guitar anthem theatrics, that it should be a staple in the comedy canon.