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I don't know much about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. I know, as the name suggests, that it has something to do with uncertainty. Through my online, thoroughly unscientific research, I find that the principle boils down to the idea that there are certain fundamental relationships that put limitations on knowing other things with certainty. In his new play, Heisenberg , Simon Stephens ( The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ) explores the implications of the principle in interpersonal relationships. One relationship, in particular. Stephens's two-hander focuses on Alex (a subdued Denis Arndt ) and Georgie Burns (a present, wiry Mary-Louise Parker ( The Snow Geese )). Through a series of linear scenes, we see Alex, a 75-year-old man, and Georgie, a 42-year-old woman, meet, lie, reveal themselves, come together, come apart and reach an inconclusive conclusion. The play is only a brisk 90 minutes (direct by Mark Brokaw ) yet it covers about two-months...

Rebecca Naomi Jones Joins Hedwig The captivating Rebecca Naomi Jones ( American Idiot , Fortress of Solitude ) will take on the role of Yitzhak in the Tony-winning revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch . As reported last week , Tony winner Lena Hall is departing the show, playing her final performance April 4. Jones will tread the boards of the Belasco Theatre beginning April 14. (Understudy Shannon Conley will play Yitzhak in the interim.) John Cameron Mitchell, the show's creator and the original Hedwig, continues with the show through April 26. Beginning April 29, Jones will be playing opposite Darren Criss, who will play a 12-week engagement. Broadway.com has more. Coming Soon Broadway —The appealing Clive Owen ( Closer , The Knick ) will make his Broadway debut this fall in Roundabout's revival of Harold Pinter 's Old Times . Previews begin September 17, with opening night set for October 15. The play will be directed by Douglas Hodge , who won a Tony as ...

(Scroll down for your first look at Little Dancer , starring Tiler Peck.) Love Letters to Broadway A revival of A.R. Gurney 's Love Letters is coming to Broadway, and the rotating cast is unbelievable! The production, which follows two friends who write, wait for it, love letters to each other for 50 years, will be directed by Gregory Mosher , and will open at the Nederlander Theatre on September 18 (previews begin September 13). The rotating cast is scheduled as follows: ( see Broadway.com for more details ) September 13-October 10: Brian Dennehy and Mia Farrow October 11-November 7: Dennehy and Carol Burnett (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) November 8-December 5: Alan Alda and Candice Berngen December 6-January 9, 2015: Stacy Keach and Diana Rigg January 10-February 1: Martin Sheen (!!!!!!!!!!) and Anjelica Huston Casting News Television —Stage and screen veterans Mary-Louise Parker ( The Snow Geese ) and Peter Sarsgaard ( Blue Jasmine ) will co-star in the NBC miniseri...

I had high hopes for The Snow Geese , a new play from Sharr White. I so enjoyed White’s The Other Place , which, last year, marked his Broadway debut. Unfortunately, White seems to be in a sophomore slump. (That's not quite an accurate characterization since The Snow Geese is not actually his second play, but you get the picture.) While White’s sharp writing is still intact, The Snow Geese just doesn’t satisfy. The play tells the story of a widow, Elizabeth (Mary-Louise Parker), trying to move on while World War I rages on overseas. She is left with two young adult sons (Evan Jonigkeit and Brian Cross), one who has remained home with her and one who has joined the service. At rise, the three are in their upstate New York home with Elizabeth’s sister and brother-in-law (played by the reliably good Victoria Clark and Danny Burstein, respectively). Family dramas can be great fun, but they can easily get out of hand, and that’s what keeps The Snow Geese , directed by Dani...