Everything's coming up Hathaway: The Devil Wears Prada star has put her very-public breakup with jailed Italian financier Raffaello Follieri behind her and emerged as the unlikely toast of New York theater critics, and is even gracing the cover of NY Mag's summer double issue to boot. While she's no stranger to the stage (her performance in Carnival seven years ago was well-received), it's been a while since she's performed live, and many wondered if the 26-year-old could pull off the difficult transition from film to outdoor Shakespeare. Well, the reviews are generally ecstatic, and not just for Hathaway, but for the entire production, lucidly directed by Daniel Sullivan (The Homecoming). Scott Brown at NY Mag writes:

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For those not wanting to hit the big Halloween parade (led by today's interviewee) there are other options: Park Slope's Halloween Parade (info here), Clinton Hill's Halloween Walk (info here) Prospect Park South's Halloween Parade (info here) and Williamsburg's Witches Walk (info here). more ›

READING: Head down to 192 Books for a very special and cool evening - James Salter, short fiction writer, teamed with his wife Kay on , a illustrated food lover's companion that takes readers from a Twelfth Night cake in January to a champagne dinner on New Year's Eve. As always with 192 Books, call ahead to reserve a spot at their readings. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras more ›

THREE DAY WEEKEND! THREE DAY WEEKEND! THREE DAY WEEKEND! THREE DAY WEEKEND! THREE DAY WEEKEND! THREE DAY WEEKEND! more ›

Interesting assortments of shows just keep opening. At this rate, theatre-lovers will be worn out and sick of novelty onstage by the time the Fringe Festival steamrolls into town…nah. Gothamist hopes people took last week’s advice and went to the Ice Factory festival in SoHo to see Fathom, SaBooge Theatre’s mesmerizing tale of English devils in Tasmania. Too bad for those who didn’t, but you can catch this week’s offering, courtesy of Sponsored by Nobody: The Position, a satire that features six guys waiting for their interview at a big corporation. more ›