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Saturday, March 16, 2024

‘OUR DESTROYED THEATRE’S HEART STILL BEATS’: MARIUPOL’S ACTORS RETURN TO THE STAGE, TWO YEARS ON by Robert Shuman

(Shaun Walker’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/16; Photo:  The bombed theatre in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters.) When the bombs hit the Mariupol Drama theatre…

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NOW ON BROADWAY: NEW SHOWS ROUNDUP (MARCH 9 – MARCH 16, 2024) by Robert Shuman

The next few weeks promise new excitement on Broadway with noteworthy productions due to open: An Enemy of the People(Golden Theatre, 252 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036). Previews begi…

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Friday, March 15, 2024

“BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH” by Robert Shuman

(From Shakespeare Plus, Folger Magazine blog, 3/15/2024; This article was originally published in the Spring 2010 issue of Folger Magazine. Listen to an NPR interview from 2009 with Georgi…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:54PM

THE RUB: THEATRE CONFRONTED, MARCH 8th  –  MARCH 15, 2024  by Robert Shuman

A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate wi…

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

‘WALT KELLY’S SONGS OF THE POGO’ PLUS ABSOLUTELY EVERY SHOW IN THE NEW YORK CITY FRINGE FESTIVAL, 2024 (APRIL 3-21) by Robert Shuman

Walt Kelly’s Songs of the Pogo Presented by Frank Farrell Productions – Ridgewood, New Jersey WALT KELLY’S SONGS OF THE POGO recreates the hysterical, imaginative and wonderful world o…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:59PM

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (161) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: If an action has no inner foundation, it cannot hold your attention. If you were compelled (to do something) . . . for a particular purpose (…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:50AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

UKRAINIAN ACTOR TURNED MILITARY MEDIC DRAWS LESSONS FROM REAL-LIFE COMBAT by Robert Shuman

(Kateryna Bankova’s and Will Tizard’s report appeared on Radio Free Europe, 3/12.) Petro Konoplya, a celebrated Ukrainian stage and film actor, once just played soldiers onscreen. Now, a…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:48PM

OLIVIER AWARDS 2024: COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINATIONS by Robert Shuman

(from the Guardian, 3/12/2024; Photo:  Tom Francis as Joe Gillis and Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Photograph: Marc Brenner. ) Sunset Boulevard and Dear England …

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

OFF-oFF THE (4th) WALL:  NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED, 3/5-3/12, 2024 by Robert Shuman

Off-off Broadway, a vibrant realm of artistic exploration, is set to showcase an eclectic array of productions, each promising to captivate audiences with its unique narrative and thematic d…

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***** ‘THE CRUCIBLE’ REVIEW – A DEEPLY AFFECTING TAKE ON ARTHUR MILLER’S AMERICAN CLASSIC by Robert Shuman

(Nick Ahad’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/10/2024. Magnetic … Anoushka Lucas and Simon Manyonda in The Crucible at Crucible, Sheffield.  Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Crucible, She…

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Monday, March 11, 2024

SPEAK FOR THEM: ARTISTS THEY CAME FOR (FEBRUARY 19, 2024 – MARCH 11, 2024) by Robert Shuman

Just as Andrei Sakharov tirelessly championed human dignity in the face of Soviet oppression, and Narges Mohammadi continues her fight for freedom of expression in Iran, we must stand guard…

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SHEVCHENKO AND ALDRIDGE: BLACK AND WHITE ARTISTIC BROTHERS IN ARMS AGAINST SLAVERY by Robert Shuman

(Bohdan Nahaylo’s article appeared in the Kyiv Post, 3/19;  This article was originally published in the May 2019 issue of the monthly in-flight magazine of Ukraine’s International Airl…

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

EDWARD BOND: ‘OUR THEATRE TRIVIALISES OR GENERALISES – BOTH ARE FORMS OF SLEAZE’ by Robert Shuman

(Edward Bond’s essay appeared in the Guardian, 3/6/2024; From the archive: In this piece first published on 28 June 1995, the late playwright asks if Shakespeare was a Tory and suggests w…

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THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, ON STAGE VOICES: SUNDAY TO SUNDAY, 3/3/2024 – 3/10/2024 · by Robert Shuman

The past week’s international stage highlights, brought to you via the world’s foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided informati…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:04PM
Saturday, March 9, 2024

***** ‘UNCLE VANYA’ REVIEW – TREVOR NUNN TRIUMPHS WITH CHEKHOV’S TRAGICOMEDY by Robert Shuman

(Mark Lawson’s article appeared in the guardian, 3/8; Near deranged … James Lance as Vanya. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Orange Tree theatre, London This chamber staging, movingly played…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:03PM

NOW ON BROADWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 2  – SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 (NEW SHOWS)   by Robert Shuman

(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:50AM
Friday, March 8, 2024

WOMEN BREAK INTO JAPAN’S ‘MASCULINE’ NOH THEATRE by Robert Shuman

(Mathias Cena’s article appeared on Yahoo News, 3/6; via Drudge Report; Photo: Mayuko Kashiwazaki (2nd R) gets into costume before a dress rehearsal for ‘Dojoji’, a drama about the rev…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LOPE DE VEGA: ‘DOG IN THE MANGER’ (LISTEN ON BBC RADIO 3 UNTIL MARCH 30–LINK BELOW) by Robert Shuman

Released On: 03 Mar 2024 Available for 27 days Listen  Spanish Golden Age comedy starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas. Lope de Vega, a contemporary of Shakespeare, was one of Spain’s gr…

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“SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE REVIVED: A THEATRICAL RENAISSANCE” (A DAY IN THEATRE) by Robert Shuman

On March 6, 1997, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London reopened its gates, marking a triumphant resurrection of Elizabethan-era theater. Spearheaded by American actor and director Sam Wan…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

EDWARD BOND: A PHENOMENAL TALENT WHO UPTURNED THEATRE WITH HIS EXPLOSIVE PLAYS by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/5; Photo:  Increasingly polemical … Edward Bond. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian.) One of the greatest dramatists of the…

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Monday, March 4, 2024

UKRAINE: KHARKIV’S DANCE SCHOOL by Robert Shuman

(Max Zander’s article appeared on DW, 3/3/2024; Photo: DW.) A dance school in Kharkiv offers children a reprieve from the war. The Ukrainian city has been targeted by Russian air strikes f…

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Saturday, March 2, 2024

NOW ON BROADWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH  – SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2024 (NEW SHOWS)  by Robert Shuman

(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:27PM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

25TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF “ORSON’S SHADOW” BY AUSTIN PENDLETON, DIRECTED BY THE AUTHOR by Robert Shuman

The Theater for the New City proudly presents the 25th Anniversary production of “Orson’s Shadow” by Austin Pendleton, and, for the first time, the play is directed by the author himse…

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CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (160) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: What needs to burn is your imagination. (AP)  

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

‘THE FREAKS CAME OUT TO WRITE’ REVIEW – HOW THE VILLAGE VOICE CHANGED AMERICAN JOURNALISM by Robert Shuman

(Peter Conrad’s article appeared in the Observer, 2/27.) Tricia Romano’s entertaining oral history of the radical New York newspaper is an elegy to a rough and ready era of punch-ups and…

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“PUCCINI’S MASTERPIECE PREMIERES IN TURIN” (A DAY IN THEATRE) by Robert Shuman

On February 28, 1896, Giacomo Puccini’s opera “La Bohème” debuted at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy. This poignant tale of love and loss among struggling artists captivated audience…

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

‘LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT’: A GRAND MASTERPIECE AND AN ORDINARY FAMILY DRAMA by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 2/19;  Photo: Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville.  Photograph: The Guardian.) Eugene O’Neill’s mighty drama, returning to the We…

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DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND IZZARD’S ‘HAMLET’ MOVES TO ORPHEUM THEATRE ON MARCH 19–FOUR WEEK EXTENSION THROUGH APRIL 14 by Robert Shuman

Eddie Izzard’s portrayal of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is poised for a seamless transition from Greenwich House Theater to New York’s Orpheum Theatre. From March 19 to April 14, audiences wi…

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Monday, February 26, 2024

THOMAS FRANCIS SHUMAN (DECEMBER 18, 1941 – JANUARY 11, 2024) by Robert Shuman

          We are sad to share the news that our brother, Thomas F. Shuman, died unexpectedly on January 11, 2024, in Princeton, N.J.  Tom was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the oldest…

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Sunday, February 25, 2024

THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, ON STAGE VOICES: SUNDAY TO SUNDAY, 2/18/2024 – 2/25/2024 by Robert Shuman

The past week’s international stage highlights, brought to you via the world’s foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided informatio…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:17AM
Saturday, February 24, 2024

NOW ON BROADWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th 2024 (NEW SHOWS) by Robert Shuman

(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:00AM

All that Chat

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