1,602 stories by "Robert Shuman"
(Robert Berkvist's article appeared in The New York Times, 6/23; Photo: The lyricist Sheldon Harnick in 2015; via Ben Vereen/twitter. He gave voice to a broad range of characters, in…
(Silke Wünsch's article appeared on DW, 6/19; Photo: The show was a trailblazer in how it portrayed sexual identity; Image:Â Imago/ZUMA Press) It was 50 years ago that "The Rocky Horror S…
(Keith Weir's article appeared on Reuters, 6/19; Editing by Andrew Heavens; Photos: Reuters; via: msn; Drudge Report.) The archaeological area of Largo Argentina reopens to the public after …
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Sheer imitation . . . has nothing to do with creativeness. . . . [Instead] assimilate the model. . . . You study it from the point of view of…
(By RFE/RL's Belarus Service; Photo: Radio Free Europe.) Belarusian singer Patrytsia Svitsina, who in 2020 refused to accept a scholarship from authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, …
(Michael Coveney's and Julia Langdon's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/15; Photo: Glenda Jackson in 1984. At the height of her fame in the 1980s, she continued to appear in London stage …
OEDIPUS REX Listen In Our Time Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex begins with a warning: the murderer of the old king of Thebes, Laius, has never been identified or caught, and he's still at large …
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/7; Photo: Theodoros Terzopoulos said he would like the festival 'to reflect the social and political reality around us'. Photograph: Mar…
(Rachel Sherman's article appeared in the New York Times, 6/12; The producer David Stone, center, accepting the Tony Award for best musical for "Kimberly Akimbo."Credit…Sara Krulwich/The N…
(Chris Wiegand's interview appeared in the Guardian, 6/6/2023; Photo: Adrienne Kennedy with her son Adam in 1969. Photograph: Jack Robinson/Getty Images.) The great American playwrigh…
(Yuriy Goodnichenko's and Ilona Sologoub's article appeared in the Kyiv Independent, 6/7; Photo: Famous Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko is seen in front of a destroyed building in the Uk…
(William Earl's and Brent Lang's article appeared on Variety, 6/7; Photo: Helen Murray.) Jodie Comer is getting rave reviews for her performance in the one-woman Broadway play "Prima Faci…
(Charlotte Higgins's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/5; Photo: 'What would you have done?' … Stephen Campbell Moore as John Reith in When Winston Went to War with the Wireless. Phot…
DRAMA DESK 2023 WINNERS ANNOUNCED  Awards will be presented Tuesday, June 6 at Sardi's Restaurant  MANDY PATINKIN AND KATHRYN GRODY TO HOST THE CEREMONY  www.DramaDesk.org  (…
(from Sky News, 5/24; Photo: AP.) Â Tina Turner " one of rock's great vocalists and most charismatic performers " has died aged 83, her spokesperson has confirmed. In a statement, they sa…
(Colette Davidson's article appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, 5/17; Glen Stubbe Photography/Courtesy of Children's Theatre Company.) May 17, 2023|MINNEAPOLIS Fievel Mousekewitz's im…
 (Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 5/16, 2023; Photo: The Greek theatre in Syracuse. Photograph: Gaspare Urso' ) Playing in the vast ancient amphitheatre, imaginati…
(Chis Wiegand's article appeaed in the Guardian, 5/5; via Pam Green; Photo: On tomorrow and tomorrow … David Tennant in a publicity shot for the Donmar's forthcoming Macbeth. Photograph…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: You must be very careful in the use of a mirror (when trying to make sure that feelings are externally reflected). It teaches an actor to wat…
(from Radio Free Europe, 5/10; Photo: Nikolai Daineko.) Visit Radio Free Europe A Moscow court has sentenced a poet to four years in prison for publicly reciting verses condemning Russia…
(Philipp Jedicke's article appeared on DW, 5/5; Photo: DW.) "Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror" is about a fictional circus troupe during the Third Reich. This tale of humanity in inhumane …
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 5/6; via Pam Green; Photo: Adjoa Andoh as Shakepeare's Richard III. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) An inspiring analysis of Shakespeare and r…
(Mark Lawson's article appeared in the guardian, 5/4;Photo:  Peter De Jersey as Cymbeline. Photograph: Ellie Kurttz.) Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Departing artistic …
(From Variety, 5/3/2023; writing and compilation by Rebecca Rubin, Brent Lang, and Marc J. Franklin.) "Some Like It Hot," a jazzy re-imagining of the classic comedy film about two musicians …
(From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 5/2/2023. Photo: Daily Express.) An actor from a theater in Russia's Siberian region of Buryatia, who in March slit his wrists while on stage to protes…
