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How politically correct are Mamet's 'Race,' 'Finian'?

November 25, 2009 4:55 PM By LINDA WINER linda.winer@newsday.com

Quick ReadFor several new shows arriving on Broadway, it hasn't been easy to do the politically right thing.

Kerry Washington and James Spader as lawyers in

Photo credit: Ari Mintz/Ari Mintz | Kerry Washington and James Spader as lawyers in David Mamet's new play, "Race". Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47 St., NYC. Photo by Ari Mintz

Linda Winer

Newsday theater critic and arts columnist Linda Winer. Linda Winer

Winer is chief theater critic and arts columnist for Newsday,

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It is with trepidation that we approach "Race," the new David Mamet play that opens next Sunday. This feeling is natural and, from what is known about the playwright-provocateur, no doubt intended.

Suddenly, or so it seems, political correctness is back on the agenda. People seem to be getting offended more easily again, not just about race, but about gender, disabilities and all sorts of...

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