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Review: David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow.” Ethel Barrymore Theater, Oct. 23 – Feb. 22

When David Mamet’s play, “Speed-the-Plow,” first premiered on Broadway in 1988, Madonna, fresh off her “Who’s that girl?” tour and a year before the release of her hit single, “Express Yourself,” was cast in the play’s sole female role, starring alongside Mamet regular Joe Mantegna and the lesser-known Ron Silver. Having spent her career alternating [...]