Is "Merchant of Venice" a Cannibal Satire? by John Hudson
With a rep of "Merchant" and "Jew of Malta" set to run at a Jewish Community Center, Shylock's demand for basic rights represents an amazing plea for equality.
Today is Monday, September 21, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Kyle Coffman Alfonso Ribeiro John Cudia Billy Porter Ricki Lake Rob Morrow Nancy Travis Marcus Olson Bill Buell Marsha Norman Stephen King Jan Handzlik Anthony Page Larry Hagman Romulus Linney Shirl Bernheim Chuck Jones Hope Abelson Lillian Tucker Frederick Jackson H. G. Wells John H. Bunny Charles Hawtrey Maurice Barrymore Ethan Coen Rick Lenz Art Wallace Elsa Raven Winarti Partaningrat Fred Irving Lewis Maggie Grace John Herrera Fannie Flagg Ward Swingle Florence Aadland Lloyd Gough