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Friday, April 21, 2023

Follow the money: the story of slavery and Shakespeare’s First Folio by Emma Smith

As we reckon with the UK’s colonial past, we need to examine the history behind valuable books – even our beloved Shakespeare Two stories, usually seen as disconnected, unfold themselves…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

The page's the thing – take it from Shakespeare's earliest readers by Emma Smith

With theatres closed, now is the time to find pleasure in Shakespeare’s texts. His first fans used them for chat-up lines – and read the plays without the baggage of Bardolatry That Shak…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM
Sunday, March 29, 2020

What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Living With Pandemics by Emma Smith

Plague erased social, gender and personal differences. Shakespeare responded by emphasizing people’s unique and inerasable difference. His work is a narrative vaccine.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PM
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Review: All The Things I Lied About at Soho Theatre by Emma Smith

Cognitive dissonance: Emma Smith reviews Katie Bonna's one-woman show about lying. The post Review: All The Things I Lied About at Soho Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:36AM

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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