“THE DAZZLER”: WHEN LAURENCE OLIVIER WAS ATOP THE WORLD
Laurence Olivier (1907–1989).June 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.With the month of May in the rearview mirror, I’ve taken the last few days to look back at eighty years ago and May of 1946. This was when London’s Old Vic Theatre came to New York to present a series of classic plays in six weeks of repertory: Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya and, on a double…