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  "path": "/2026/05/richard-thomas-balusters-deadline-interview-tony-award-1236914515/",
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  "textContent": "No small part of the power in Richard Thomas’ Tony-nominated performance in the current production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s subtly scalding play The Balusters might, in fact, be something the audience itself carries into the theater: We are programmed to love this actor. Not just to admire his tremendous talent and the nuanced character study he […]",
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