Abstract
"Life," Oscar Wilde quipped, "imitates art." Yes and no, but Wilde forgot to mention that art also imitates art. A quick glance up and down Broadway makes the point. The stage is stage-struck. In "The Real Thing," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Noises Off," "42nd Street," "Dream Girls" and "Chorus Line," theater turns to itself for subject matter.