1,661 stories by "Robert Shuman"
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: On the stage do not run for the sake of running, or suffer for the sake of suffering. Don't act 'in general,' for the sake of action; always …
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/18; Photo: Fine performance … David Warner as Falstaff and Geoffrey Streatfeild as Prince Hal in Henry IV Part I in 2008. Photo…
Read his amazing story . . .  Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best Nancy Nelson's Evenings with Cary Grant, which uses the icon's own words"and is enhanced wi…
(Stuart Braun's article appeared on DW, 1/16/24.) Russia under Vladimir Putin is again demonizing LGBTQ persons, calling them "extremists." But Russia's queer artists are finding ways to exp…
(via Jane Dubin) Hi friends, I have shared many projects over the years. But I have a special place in my heart for my current work, the original musical, The Village of Vale. We are curr…
(Andrew Beaton's article appeared in The Wall Street Journal, 1/10/2024; Photo: The Wall Street Journal) Before Kobie Turner emerged as standout defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams…
(Neil Bowdler's report appeared on Radio Free Europe, 1/9.) A street artist known as Philippenzo has left his native Russia after authorities issued arrest warrants over his stance against M…
(Julian Lucas's article appeared in the New Yorker, 1/9; Jacobs-Jenkins, whose drama "Appropriate" is now on Broadway, has a gift for matching ugly feelings with sophisticated forms.Photogra…
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guarian, 1/5;  Photo: Michael Hastings, aged 18, working at his mother's council flat in Brixton, London, in February 1957. Photograph: We…
(Maya Yang's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/4; Photo: Glynis Johns in A Little Night Music.) British actor and star of 1964 film died at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natura…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: On the stage you must always be enacting something; action, motion, is the basis of the art, followed by the actor. On the stage it is necess…
(Edward Kiszus's article appeared on Opening Night Online, 12/19/2023; Photo: Handel's Messiah performed by the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall.. Photo by Edward Kliszus.) Hand…
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Listen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Shakespeare's great comedies, which plays in the space between marriage, love and desire. By convent…
(Kate Tsurkan's article appeared in the Lyiv Independent, 12/30; Photo:Â LVIV, UKRAINE " NOVEMBER 1: Graves of Ukrainian soldiers during the memorial day at the Lychakiv military cemetery…
(from Democracy Now!, Dec 25, 2023 Latest Shows .) Support our work: https://democracynow.org/give His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world…
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardin, 12/15; Photo: Coolly creepy … David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Macbeth. Photograph: Marc Brenner.) Donmar Warehouse, London The staging is im…
(Report from Democracy Now!; Photo: Middle East Institute.) The Israeli military this week raided the Freedom Theatre in Jenin, a renowned cultural institution whose mission is to fight for …
(Andriy Bondar's article appeared in the Kiv Post, 12/3; Photo:Â Les Kurbas, c. 1908.) The seeds sown by Les Kurbas on the Ukrainian stage sprouted in the following generations of artists…
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 12/5; Photo: Sparkling with knowing humour … Pacific Overtures at Menier Chocolate Factory. Photograph: The Stage.)Â Menier Chocolate Fa…
Cary Grant was considered one of the world's best-known movie stars, but it turns out there was plenty that audiences did not know about the debonair actor. In fact, he was born in England a…
(Claire Armitstead's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/29 Photo:Â Power couple … Stoppard and Vaclav Havel attending Rock 'n' Roll at the Royal Court in 2006. Photograph: David M Ben…
(from Radio Free Europe, 11/20; Photo: Russian stage director Yevgenia Berkovich; Creator: Anton Novoderjozhkin|Credit: Sipa USA via AP Copyright: Sipa USA.) The Moscow city court on Novembe…
(from RadioFree Europe, 11/29; photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (left) poses with Jamala in Kyiv on November 29, 2022. ) The Moscow prosecutor's office said on November 29 that…
Eddie Izzard Returns to New York with One-Person Hamlet by William Shakespeare From January 25 " March 3 At Off-Broadway's Greenwich House Theater Opening Night February 11 Adapted by Mar…
(Rachel Syme's article appeaed in The New Yorker, 11/14/2023. Photo: Trust is a big theme in the book, and perhaps its reason for existing. Photograph by Irving Penn / © Condé Nast) …
