Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Watch: See Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma Perform in Macbeth by Diep Tran, Margaret Hall

The production is currently running in Washington, D.C. and will also receive a series of cinema screenings.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

HAPPY SHAKESPEARE DAY by Jan Simpson

The Bard was born 460 years ago today—and died exactly 52 years later in 1616. But of course his works live on even though debates about whether or not he actually wrote them do too (click…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:12PM

Lady Macbeth Gets Two Very Different Interpretations by Maya Phillips

One of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:02PM

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo-Led Macbeth Will Transfer to the West End by Andrew Gans

Max Webster directs the Donmar Warehouse production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM
Monday, April 22, 2024

Macbeth (an undoing) by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

In attempting to make a feminist statement out of Shakespeare’s "Macbeth", Harris has made Lady Macbeth into the same murderous monster that her husband became in the original. This does n…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:29PM
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Stephen Moyer and Miriam Silverman Star in Macbeth Off-Broadway April 20 and 21 by Margaret Hall

The two-performance production continues Red Bull Theater's 20th Anniversary Celebration

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company by Lynne Menefee

Something astonishing is happening in the Brentwood neighborhood of Washington, DC—a powerful climax to Shakespeare Theatre Company’s current season, complete with pyrotechnics. An old B…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:07PM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Macbeth – Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC  by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . The immersive Macbeth at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. this month is more than just another classical revival. Momentous in timi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:27AM
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler to lead ‘brutal’ Romeo + Juliet on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Acclaimed director Sam Gold will adapt the Shakespeare tragedy with new music from hitmaker and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler and Heartstopper bre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Review: Macbeth (an undoing) at Polonsky Shakespeare Center by Loren Noveck

Writer/director Zinnie Harris cracks open the Scottish play to focus on the women within it. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Macbeth (an undoing) at Polonsky Shakespeare Center appear…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:33PM

Macbeth (An Undoing) Review: When Undoing Is an Understatement by Dan Rubins

In Zinnie Harris’s play, Lady Macbeth gets tangled in her own unraveling. The post <em>Macbeth (An Undoing)</em> Review: When Undoing Is an Understatement appeared first on Sla…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 09:04PM

Macbeth (an undoing): The Shakespeare Classic Undone to a Fare-Thee-Well by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Zinnie Harris is the problematic playwright as well as the much more adept director of this ill-advised project The post Macbeth (an undoing): The Shakespeare Classic Undone…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Stephen Moyer and Miriam Silverman to Star in Macbeth Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The two-performance production will continue Red Bull Theater's 20th Anniversary Celebration

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Macbeth, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma, Begins Performances in Washington D.C. April 9 by Margaret Hall

The site-specific production will receive a series of cinema screenings later this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Monday, April 8, 2024

Tony-Winner Miriam Silverman And Stephen Moyer To Star In MACBETH From Red Bull Theater

Stephen Moyer from True Blood and Tony Award winner Miriam Silverman star in MACBETH for Red Bull Theater's 20th Anniversary Festival. Directed by Nathan Winkelstein, the play features a str…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PM

Austin Durant Returns to Moulin Rouge! on Broadway as Harold Zidler by Hayley Levitt

Austin Durant will return to the Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge! in the role of Harold Zidler beginning May 14. Hailee Kaleem Wright joins alongside him as the new Satine Alternate. Durant …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Friday, April 5, 2024

RALPH FIENNES’ ‘MACBETH’ ON-SCREEN–2 DAYS ONLY IN AREA CINEMAS (MAY 2 AND MAY 5) by Robert Shuman

      A rare cinematic event is coming to New York theatres for only two days: Ralph Fiennes in Macbeth. The Daily Telegraph calls the film, “full-voltage visceral,” while The Times o…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:23PM
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Two Shakespearean Triumphs in Paris, or a Plague on Both Their Houses? by Laura Cappelle

New productions of “Macbeth” and “Hamlet” follow a French tradition of adapting familiar works. The results are innovative, and sometimes cryptic.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AM
Monday, April 1, 2024

MACBETH (Quintessence): Onstage magic by Kathryn Osenlund

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon’s blood, then the charm is firm and good. Macbeth, the… The post MACBETH (Quintessence): Onstage ma…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 04:33PM
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Bear Snores On review – characterful creatures learn the importance of home by Lyndsey Winship

Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonFun songs and exciting immersive touches delight children and adults alike in a lively picture book adaptation from actor Cush Jumbo and Katy Sechiari…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

As a trans actor, I’m dismayed by the “testosterone-driven” concept of the all-male Macbeth at Quintessence by Bruce Baldini

A promotional note from Quintessence Theatre Group artistic director Alex Burns about why he’s staging an “all-male” Macbeth drew a strong response from the Philly theater community. B…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:58PM

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth by Kiran Pandey

Quintessence Theatre Group stages a blockbuster Macbeth with an expanded script and an all-male cast, thrilling even when its reach exceeds its grasp. Kiran Pandey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:34PM

The BSR Podcast, Season 8, Episode 3: Talking with Quintessence director Alex Burns about his all-male Macbeth by Darnelle Radford

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Quintessence Theatre Group artistic director Alex Burns to talk about his new production of Macbeth.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:56PM
Sunday, March 24, 2024

MIND MANGLER Apollo, WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

MAGIC . ALWAYS BETTER WHEN DISASTROUS.          God bless Mischief Theatre.  Eleven years ago this coming May I saw THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG in the tiny downstairs space at Trafalgar S…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:01PM
Thursday, March 21, 2024

The Scottish play, remixed by Dmitry Samarov

Evan Jackson directs and co-adapts (with Tristan Brandon) a new version of Idle Muse’s 2009 reoriented riff on “the Scottish play.” Told from the point of view of three young sisters a…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:57PM

MACBETH With Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma Coming to Cinemas

Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra, Schindler's List, Coriolanus) and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luther) star in this…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

The Many Lives of the Great Gatsby by Elyse Sommer

.The Many Lives of the Great Gatsby by Elyse SommerThe theater has come back to life with almost a dozen new productions recently opening over the course of less than two weeks and with more…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:22PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Kenneth Branagh to Lead King Lear at The Shed in Fall 2024 by Hayley Levitt

Kenneth Branagh will lead a production of Shakespeare's King Lear at The Shed this coming fall, a limited 50-performance engagement of the 2023 West End production. Presented by the Kennet…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

Something Wicked: A Review of “What the Weird Sisters Saw” at Idle Muse Theatre Company by Tristan Bruns

Despite his name being in the title, the protagonist of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is not the most celebrated character in the work. That would go to the Weird Sisters, the trio of cave-d…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards