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It's further proof of Rapp's considerable talent, but not the home run you long for Rapp to hit.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Geoffrey Rush In "Madman," Adam Rapp's "Hallway," Shaky Tennessee and Broadway Songs of 1921 Michael Giltz 2011

The actress's first break was in Adam Rapp's "Nocturne" in 2001 at New York Theater Workshop, where she appeared on stage for 15 minutes with no lines, and no clothes.

Meeting Her Match Lizzie Simon 2010

I'm not sure if the setting or the characterization is the star of Adam Rapp's first graphic novel, Ball Pen Hammer.

REVIEW: Ball Peen Hammer by Adam Rapp & George O'Connor 2009

They're testament to the appeal of Rapp's work and their faith in him.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Geoffrey Rush In "Madman," Adam Rapp's "Hallway," Shaky Tennessee and Broadway Songs of 1921 Michael Giltz 2011

It's further proof of Rapp's considerable talent, but not the home run you long for Rapp to hit.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Geoffrey Rush In "Madman," Adam Rapp's "Hallway," Shaky Tennessee and Broadway Songs of 1921 Michael Giltz 2011

WITHOUT YOU *** 1/2 out of **** -- Anthony Rapp's one-man show is based on his acclaimed memoir Without You, which charts the rather remarkable experience of being in the world-beating, life-changing hit Broadway musical Rent while dealing with two tragedies: the sudden unexpected death of the show's composer Jonathan Larson and the slow decline and death from cancer of Rapp's mother as Rent moves from a tiny workshop to Broadway.

Michael Giltz: Theater: New York Musical Festival (NYMF) Roundup Michael Giltz 2010

If you share Mr. Rapp's finger-wagging view of the haute bourgeoisie, perhaps you'll be amused by "Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling," which plays like a pseudosurrealistic mashup of Christopher Durang's "Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them" and Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."

What Goes and Comes Around Terry Teachout 2011

WITHOUT YOU *** 1/2 out of **** -- Anthony Rapp's one-man show is based on his acclaimed memoir Without You, which charts the rather remarkable experience of being in the world-beating, life-changing hit Broadway musical Rent while dealing with two tragedies: the sudden unexpected death of the show's composer Jonathan Larson and the slow decline and death from cancer of Rapp's mother as Rent moves from a tiny workshop to Broadway.

Michael Giltz: Theater: New York Musical Festival (NYMF) Roundup Michael Giltz 2010

They're testament to the appeal of Rapp's work and their faith in him.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Geoffrey Rush In "Madman," Adam Rapp's "Hallway," Shaky Tennessee and Broadway Songs of 1921 Michael Giltz 2011

Billy Crudup, an accomplished actor in any medium, tackles a controversial topic in Adam Rapp's provocative new drama: The responsibility an artist has to his work.

Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Banana Shpeel, Metal Children 2010