Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies

Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies

NEW YORK — Robert Brustein, a giant in the theatrical world as critic, playwright, crusader for artistic integrity and founder of two of the leading regional theaters in the country, has died. He was 96. Brustein died on Sunday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to an emailed statement from Gideon Lester, the artistic … Read more