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ROBIN POGREBIN, NY Times: Theater
Mon, 10/08/2018 - 11:46am

“Sakina’s Restaurant,” which put him on the map, has new resonance, which is why he’s summoning the energy to play all its roles all over again.

Topics: theater

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