THE MANY VISIONS OF LORRAINE HANSBERRY by Robert Shuman

(Blair McClendon's article appeared in The New Yorker, 1/17/22; Photo:  With "A Raisin in the Sun," Hansberry became an emblem of American progress. Photograph by David Attie / Getty.) Sh…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:50pm on January 22, 2022☆⚑

'IT TOOK FOUR MEN AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GET THE TIGER OFF HIM': THE TRAGEDY OF VEGAS MAGICIANS SIEGFRIED AND ROY by Robert Shuman

(Alexi Duggins's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/17; 'No one has ever properly examined their story " or the attack " in depth' … Siegried, left, and Roy onstage with one of their jung…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:01pm on January 21, 2022☆⚑

O'NEILL'S 'A TOUCH OF THE POET' COMING TO IRISH REP, 2/26-4/17 (NY) by Robert Shuman

  A TOUCH OF THE POET on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage By Eugene O'Neill Directed by Ciarán O'Reilly With Belle Aykroyd, Robert Cuccioli, Kate Forbes, Mary McCann, Andy…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:27pm on January 19, 2022☆⚑

MOLIÈRE AT 400 by Robert Shuman

(FRANCE IN FOCUS © FRANCE 24 By: Monte FRANCIS|Stéphanie CHEVAL|Camille FEVRIER|Sonia BARITELLO/ France24; Photo: Photograph: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy.)  He's known as …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:43pm on January 18, 2022☆⚑

LIZA MINNELLI"WITH JANE PAULEY ON CBS by Robert Shuman

(via Pam Green; Photo: Frank Beacham's Journal.) The legendary Liza Minnelli The EGOT-winning entertainer sits down with "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley, and with her friend and accompanis…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:52pm on January 16, 2022☆⚑

EVERY BRILLIANT THING REVIEW: A MAGICAL, UPLIFTING SHOW (IRELAND) by Robert Shuman

(Sara keating's article appeared in the Irish Times, 1/13; photo: With an implacable smile, Conroy encourages and supports even the most reluctant of audience members to join her on stage.) …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:24pm on January 14, 2022☆⚑

PARIS'S 'HOUSE OF MOLIÈRE' WISHES HAPPY 400TH BIRTHDAY TO FRENCH THEATRE LEGEND by Robert Shuman

(Laura Cappelle's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/10;  Gift for improvisation … painting of Molière reading from Tartuffe at the home of Ninon de L'Enclos. Photograph: Heritage …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:22pm on January 11, 2022☆⚑

JULIAN FELLOWES TURNS HALF A SIXPENCE REWRITE KIPPS INTO WINNING FUN by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardisn 12/30; via Pam Green; Photo:  Comic parable … Charlie Stemp in the title role of Kipps: the New Half a Sixpence Musical. Photog…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:21pm on January 9, 2022☆⚑

SIDNEY POITIER, WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR BLACK ACTORS IN FILM, DIES AT 94 by Robert Shuman

(William Grimes's article appeared in The New York Times, 1/7/22; via Pam Green; Photo: Sidney Poitier's Academy Award for the 1963 film "Lilies of the Field" made him the first Black perfor…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:42pm on January 7, 2022☆⚑

PETER BOGDANOVICH, NEW HOLLYWOOD AUTEUR OF 'PAPER MOON,' 'LAST PICTURE SHOW,' DEAD AT 82 by Robert Shuman

(Jon Blistein's article appeared in Rolling Stone, 1/6;  Photo: American director and screenwriter Peter Bogdanovich, UK, 20th February 1973. He directed the film 'Paper Moon' that year. …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:44pm on January 6, 2022☆⚑

LOSING IT ALL, ON BROADWAY by Robert Shuman

(Sheelah Kolhatkar's article appeared in the New Yorker, 1/3 and 1/10; illustration of Joshua Boone by João Fazenda.) The cast of "Skeleton Crew," Dominique Morisseau's play about Black a…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:56pm on January 4, 2022☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (130) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: A work of art born on the stage lives only for a moment, and no matter how beautiful it may be it cannot be commanded to stay with us. (MLIA)

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:58pm on January 3, 2022☆⚑

ONE OF FRANCE'S MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICALS, "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS," HEADS TO BROADWAY! by Robert Shuman

(via The  Culture  News Agency, www.theculturenews.com ) France's The Ten Commandments, (Les Dix Commandements) announces its upcoming U.S premiere"and  releases its first single…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:28pm on January 2, 2022☆⚑

FRITZ LANG (BBC RADIO, IN OUR TIME) by Robert Shuman

Listen Released On: 30 Dec 2021 Available for over a year Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian-born film director Fritz Lang (1890-1976), who was one of the most celebrated film-make…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:03pm on January 1, 2022☆⚑

'THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH' FROM JOEL COEN by Robert Shuman

(Odie Henderson's article appeared on Roger Ebert.com 12/23; via Pam Green; photo: Roger Ebert.com) My high school senior year English teacher, Mr. Kilinski would be proud that I remember…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:03pm on December 31, 2021☆⚑

LET'S PLAY BEAT THE BARD (44) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:03pm on December 30, 2021☆⚑

LET'S PLAY BEAT THE BARD (44) by Robert Shuman

     

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:52pm on December 29, 2021☆⚑

BROADWAY'S 'THE MUSIC MAN' HALTS SHOWS AFTER HUGH JACKMAN TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 by Robert Shuman

(from Breitbart; Photo:  Phil Walter/Getty Images.) Dec. 28 (UPI) " Actor Hugh Jackman announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19, as his Broadway show, The Music Man, cancele…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:30pm on December 28, 2021☆⚑

'THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN' AND 'WAITRESS' GO DARK ON BROADWAY AMID OMICRON by Robert Shuman

(Jesse O'Neill's article appeared in the New York Post, 12/24;  via Drudge Report; Photo: "Thoughts of a Colored Man" will not resume after its performing shows last week.John Nacion/NurP…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:37pm on December 25, 2021☆⚑

THREE SHORT COMEDIES BY SEÁN O'CASEY: SCATHING, WILDLY ENTERTAINING COMMENTARIES ON THE NEW IRISH STATE by Robert Shuman

(Ciara L. Murphy's article appeared in the Irish Times, 12/20.) Under Garry Hynes' direction, Druid bring a wide and eccentric range of characters to life THREE SHORT COMEDIES BY SEÁN O'C…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:33pm on December 22, 2021☆⚑

'THE MUSIC MAN' ONCE HAD A DISABLED CHARACTER. THEN HE WAS ERASED. by Robert Shuman

(Amanda Morris's article appeared in The New York Times, 12/15/21; via Pam Green; Photo:  Michael Phelan as Winthrop Paroo and Rebecca Luker as Marian Paroo in a 2000 revival of "The Musi…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:08pm on December 20, 2021☆⚑

RADIO CITY ROCKETTES CHRISTMAS SHOWS CANCELED DUE TO COVID OUTBREAK"'HAMILTON' CANCELED by Robert Shuman

(Luke Funk's article appeared on Fox5 New York.) NEW YORK " The Radio City Rockettes are canceling their entire 2021 season due to COVID-19 cases. "We regret that we are unable to cont…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:04am on December 18, 2021☆⚑

'HANGING ON BY OUR FINGERTIPS': THEATRES FEAR OMICRON'S IMPACT ON FESTIVE SEASON by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian 12/16;  via Pam Green; Photo: The Book of Dust " La Belle Sauvage, directed by Nicholas Hytner, is the Christmas show at the Bridge theat…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:13pm on December 17, 2021☆⚑

TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE OF TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL CANCELED DUE TO POSITIVE COVID TESTS RESULTS IN THE COMPANY by Robert Shuman

(Chloe Rabinowitz's article appeared in the NY Post, 12/16.) Performances are scheduled to resume on Friday, December 17. Tonight's performance of TINA " THE Tina Turner MUSICAL (Thurs…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:25pm on December 16, 2021☆⚑

YOU IMMEDIATELY TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO CANCEL THEIR TICKETS' " WHAT'S IT LIKE TO STAR IN A FLOP? by Robert Shuman

(Mark Lawson's article appeared in the Guardian 12/16; Photo: 'I miscalculated' … Ken Stott in The Prince's Play, which Richard Eyre put on at the National. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:09pm on December 16, 2021☆⚑