Tag: Shakespeare
Art, Energy, Cultural Change: A Discussion with Barry Lord
His new book, Art and Energy: How Culture Changes connects energy sources, cultural values and art.
Out, Out!: Branagh “Macbeth” a Grand, Flawed Spectacle
The Scottish play turns ticket buyers into clan members.
To Play It Straight, Look to Biology
Tasking an actor with playing sexual identity is perfectly acceptable.
To Philip Seymour Hoffman, With Gratitude and Anger
Was he really "the greatest actor of his generation"?
Rylance’s Richard III: The Very Model of a Time Machine
The art seems to emerge from the artifice.
9 “Hidden Performances” Around New York City
All over the city, non-traditional performances can surprise and delight.
No Red Herring: “Hamlet” as Scandinavian Thriller
Polonius is far from foolish. Ophelia is not just a "nice girl."
Will “Bullets Over Broadway” Shoot Close? Plus Two Blind Items
Sexy boy-toys vs. handsome young companions
Burgtheater Experiences the Bard and Debt
National treasure, while honoring Hamlet's ghost, suffers specter of stark economy.
Romeo and Juliet: A May-November Love Story in Purgatory
Romeo has never been this sexy or probably this old.
Tossing Back a Terrific “Tempest” at the Delacorte
Extending Joseph Papp's bow to the Public.
Watching Shakespeare and Remembering Wagner
Vienna also mourns cultural icons, takes on politics.
Seasons Come, Seasons Go, But Theater is Forever
What lies ahead on the road to Broadway, off- and off-off always looks bright in the Fall.
Waiter, Is It July Yet? Broadway’s New Season Burps and Belches
Selling Broadway to the unwashed and unwary.
Shakespeare, London and a Good Pair of Boots
How a good pair of boots connects Shakespeare to contemporary playwrights.
Providing Fresh SoCal Air for “Much Ado About Nothing”
Joss Whedon gives Shakespeare's comedy a nicely balanced Hollywood garnish.
That Time Susan Sontag Did Something Stupid
She staged "Waiting for Godot" in 1993 Sarajevo. A Sontag biography raises current questions on what motivates social practice.
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