By Bob Shuman Director Simon Godwin’s structured, composed descent into the “defilement of a mind” in Macbeth is objective and clear, filmed unpoetically, yet sustained with uniforml…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:04PMHenry V Listen Drama on 3 by William Shakespeare A new production of Shakespeare’s hugely popular history play. As King Henry’s ambitions lead him to invade France, he finds himself fa…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:50AM(via Emily Owens; Chat GPT) FRIGID New York’s 2024 New York City Fringe Festival culminated with a spectacular awards night, on April 21, honoring the brightest stars of indie theater. Thi…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:51AMListen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest European playwrights of the twentieth century. The aim of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was to make the familiar ‘strang…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:35PMHere’s a compilation of new Off-Off-Broadway and Off-Broadway (and one on Broadway) shows: Bardcore (Episodic Theatre Project) (Comedy): Written by The Episodic Theatre Project ensemble, t…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:49AM(Renaud Lefort’s, Armelle Caux’s, Olivia Salazar-Winpear’s, Stephanie Cheval’s and Sonia Baritello’s report appeared on France 24, 4/22.) Visit In 1924, French poet André Breto…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:17PMSPEAK FOR THEM attempts to shine a light on artists and writers around the world who have faced silencing, intimidation, and persecution. May justice prevail. Nisha Singh, Playwright, India …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:38AMCrystal Field, Executive Director for Theater for the New City, will showcase over 200 luminaries in the performing arts, poetry, puppetry, cinema, and independent artistry May 24-26, under …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:09PM(Clare Brennan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/2/2024; Photo: Pete Stonier.) New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme A first-rate cast delight in controlled chaos of the highest order in Conra…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:52AMBorn 1564; 460 years old today! William Shakespeare: 1564-1616
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:13AMBy Bob Shuman In the disaster that ensued (Grenfell: in the Words of Survivors, now playing at St. Ann’s Warehouse until May 12), a Syrian man, a disabled man, who in this production is pl…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:30PMA solo show about dating in New York . . . She’s back. Lolo lands a dream-come-true European tour with her punk cabaret show. But when it gets canceled, after just a few weeks, she’s fo…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:13AMThe words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Ask an actor, after some great performance, how he felt while on the stage, and what he did there. He will not be able to answer because he w…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:30PMS.N. Behrman, the king of witty social comedies like “Biography” and “Second Marriage,” took a sharp turn with “No Time for Comedy” which premiered on April 17, 1939. Hailing fro…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:20PM(Schulman’s article appeared in the New Yorker, 4/15/2024; Photograph by Robert Wright / Redux.) The Tony-winning playwright’s dark, antic satire were many people’s gateway to theatre.…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:58AMThe past week on the international stage, innovative productions and captivating performances continue to grab the spotlight. Here are 6 highlights for the theatre aficionado: GLOBAL VOICES …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:54PM(Lanre Bakare’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/14; Photo of Nicole Scherzinger, from True Story.) Jamie Lloyd’s revival takes home seven awards including for Nicole Scherzinger but …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:01AMHenry IV, Part 2 Listen Drama on 3 by William Shakespeare Introduced by Toby Jones Cast: KING HENRY IV ….. James Purefoy PRINCE HARRY …..Luke Thompson SIR JOHN FALSTAFF …..Toby Jones L…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:38PMDiscovering the vibrant landscape of Off and Off-Off Broadway reveals a tapestry of diverse narratives and artistic innovations that defy conventional norms. Here’s a glimpse into the upco…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:34AMSomething’s coming, something good . . . On Broadway: Lempicka (Play): Opens Sunday, April 14th at the Golden Theatre. This captivating play by Elaine May explores the life and art of Tama…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:12PM(via Emily Owens) The 11th annual In Scena! Italian Theater Festival, NYC’s premiere festival of Italian theater taking place in all five boroughs of NYC, April 29-May 13. Performanc…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:22AMA look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate within th…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:48PM(Stephanie Merritt’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/8;Photo: Child prodigy Elizabeth Cary, the author of the first published play by a woman in English. Photograph: Magite Historic/A…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:44PM‘LYSISTRATA’ Listen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes’ comedy in which the women of Athens and Sparta, led by Lysistrata, secure peace in the long-running war be…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:11PMThe words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: (For a role) add a whole series of contingencies (using the idea of if ), based on your own experience in life, and you will see how easy it …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:25AM(from Phyllis Wheeler, friend of Marit Literary and Stage Voices) In the news! Secret of the Lost Dragons, Book 2 of my Guardians of Time series, has been named a finalist in the prestigiou…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:33PMOn October 29, 1936, the Broadway musical “Red, Hot and Blue” made its highly anticipated debut at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) in New York City. The production was the…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:22AM(Dalya Alberge’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/7/2024; A 1610 portrait of William Shakespeare. Darren Freebury-Jones said that Shakespeare, ‘being a genius, takes another dramatist…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:02PM(Bekim Bislimi’s, Arben Hoti’s, and Kosovo Unit RFE/RL’s Balkan Service’s article appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2/9/2024.) Ergjan Mehmeti says he’s the first acto…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:42AMDiscovering the vibrant landscape of Off and Off-Off Broadway reveals a tapestry of diverse narratives and artistic innovations that defy conventional norms. Here’s a glimpse into the upco…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:41PMSince our last report, the silencing of artistic voices continues around the world. Here are some of those targeted in the past two weeks: Tsang Ka-Ying (Hong Kong): A renowned cartoonist kn…
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