REVIEW: 'COME FROM AWAY' LOSES NONE OF ITS FOLKSY CHARM ON SCREEN by Robert Shuman

(Charles McNulty's article appeared in the Lost Angeles Times, 9/9; Petrina Bromley, from left, Emily Walton, Jenn Colella, Sharon Wheatley, Astrid Van Wieren and Q. Smith in the musical …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:36pm on September 10, 2021☆⚑

***** 'FROZEN' REVIEW " STUNNING MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA CREATES ITS OWN MAGIC by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 9/8/2021; Photo: Dazzling coups de theatre … Samantha Barks as Elsa in Frozen. Photograph: JohanPersson.) Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Lond…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:03pm on September 9, 2021☆⚑

CHICAGO: THEATER AND OPERA FOR FALL 2021: WITH OUR TOP 10, A CAUTIOUS RETURN TO DRAMA by Robert Shuman

(Chris Jones's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune Theater Loop, 9/8; Photo: Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood star in the Tracy Letts play "Bug" at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Michael Brosil…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:07pm on September 8, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (127) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: I have told you how we were educated in our childhood and youth. Compare our life with the life of the present generation of youth brought up…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:40pm on September 7, 2021☆⚑

ICONIC FRENCH NEW WAVE ACTOR JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO DIES AGED 88 by Robert Shuman

(from France24, 6/9; via the Drudge Report; Photo: French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo poses at the 23rd Lumières awards ceremony in Paris on February 5, 2018. © Francois Mori, AP.) Actor…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:28pm on September 6, 2021☆⚑

COLUMN: ACTORS, GET VACCINATED OR GET OFF THE PUBLIC STAGE by Robert Shuman

(Charles McNulty's article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, 8/19; "Hamilton's" Javier Muñoz, shown in 2016, had a thoughtful response to a performer's Instagram post concerning vaccinat…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:02pm on September 5, 2021☆⚑

IRELAND: LAETHANTA SONA/ 'HAPPY DAYS': A DARING, BOLD VISION, BRILLIANTLY REALISED by Robert Shuman

(Éilis Ní Anluain's article appeared in the Irish Times, Sep 3, 2021; Photo: Bríd Ní Neachtain in Happy Days: the play's theme, the need for everyone's voice to be heard, takes …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:22pm on September 4, 2021☆⚑

10 ICONIC FEMALE CHARACTERS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE YOU NEED TO KNOW by Robert Shuman

(Valeria Paikova's article appeared in Russia Beyond, 9/3.) Actress Tatiana Drubich as Anna Karenina Sergei Soloviev/Solivs, 2008 These unconventional heroines stand out from the crowd, insp…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:41pm on September 3, 2021☆⚑

NEW ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION POLICY SHOWS HOW MUCH SOCIETY FAILS BAY AREA ACTORS by Robert Shuman

(Lily Janiak's article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/31.) Open Access came after a year of what many describe as the union's slow or insufficient adaptation to the pandemic. In …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:38pm on September 2, 2021☆⚑

SOPHOCLES GONE WILD! by Robert Shuman

(Henry Alford's article appeared in the New Yorker, 9/6.) For a nude production of "Antigonick," a translation of the Greek play "Antigone," performers for Torn Out Theatre dodged the …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:43am on September 1, 2021☆⚑

TOM STOPPARD ADMITS BEING AT ODDS WITH 'LIVELY' LEFTWING UK THEATRE SCENE by Robert Shuman

(Lucy Campbell's article appeared in he Guardian, 8/31; Photo:  The playwright seen in the Imagine episode Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life, in which he is interviewed by Alan Yentob. Phot…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:20pm on August 31, 2021☆⚑

LUCILLE FLETCHER: 'SORRY, WRONG NUMBER'"DIRECTED BY GARRY HYNES, A DRUID AND RTÉ RADIO DRAMA ON ONE CO-PRODUCTION (LISTEN NOW) by Robert Shuman

Sorry, Wrong Number LISTEN BACK A Druid and RTÉ Radio Drama On One co-production Written by Lucille Fletcher 'I'm calling to report a murder.' Described by Orson Welles as 'the greatest …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:01pm on August 30, 2021☆⚑

CAN GREEK TRAGEDY HELP FRONTLINE WORKERS PROCESS TRAUMA? by Robert Shuman

(Alastair Curtis's article appeared on Frieze, 8/21; Photo: Frances McDormand, Frankie Faison, and Marjolaine Goldsmith in Theater of War Frontline, Mount Sinai, 2020. Courtesy: Theater of W…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:18pm on August 29, 2021☆⚑

BROADWAY THEATERS ATTACK VIRUS: 'THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DOABLE' by Robert Shuman

(Mark Kennedy's article appeared in the News-Herald, 8/28; Photo: FILE " Theater's line 45th Street in New York on May 13, 2020. As Broadway reopens this fall, proof of full vaccination are …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:01pm on August 28, 2021☆⚑

THE AFGHAN FEMALE ARTISTS ESCAPING TO FRANCE by Robert Shuman

(Eve Jackson's article appeared on France24, 8/27.) When the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan on August 16, Kabul-based artist and curator Rada Akbar felt she had no other option…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:44pm on August 27, 2021☆⚑

JAPAN: FAMILY DRAMA HITS CLOSE TO HOME FOR KEITO OKAMOTO by Robert Shuman

(Nobuko Tanaka's article appeared in the Japa Times, 8/26; Strong bonds: Keito Okamoto (right) says his admiration for his father, Kenichi (left), drew him to the role of Nicolas in Florian …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:52pm on August 26, 2021☆⚑

LET'S PLAY BEAT THE BARD (42) by Robert Shuman

  Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved. (Sorry about the lighting!)

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:54pm on August 25, 2021☆⚑

'WE ARE COUNTING ON MIRACLES': L.A.'S SMALL THEATERS WORRY ABOUT HANGING ON by Robert Shuman

(Jessica Gel's article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, 8/24; Photo: Johnny Clark, artistic director of VS. Theatre Company, left, and Circle X Theatre Co.'s Tim Wright on the stage of the…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:32pm on August 24, 2021☆⚑

JOSEPHINE BAKER BECOMES THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN GIVEN PARIS BURIAL HONOR by Robert Shuman

(from the Associated Press, 8/23.) PARIS (AP) " The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer wh…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:04pm on August 23, 2021☆⚑

JULIET STEVENSON: 'MY AGENT SAID: GO TO HOLLYWOOD. I THOUGHT: I JUST CAN'T DO THIS SH*T' by Robert Shuman

(Donald Clarke's article appeared in the Irish Times, 8/21. Photo: Juliet Stevenson: 'The union was a big part of our lives. It seems absurd for a bunch of actors to be talking about the rev…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:58am on August 22, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (126) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: To the accompaniment of a pianist's improvisations, the pupils lived for hours in rhythm, explaining in their actions how they felt the music…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:16pm on August 21, 2021☆⚑

CHUCK CLOSE, ARTIST KNOWN FOR MONUMENTAL GRID PORTRAITS, DIES AT 81 by Robert Shuman

(from France 24, 8/20; Text: News Wires; Photo: In this December 3, 2008 photo, people examine a self-portrait by the artist Chuck Close at Art Basel Miami Beach in Florida. © Joe Raed…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:55pm on August 20, 2021☆⚑

***** 'CINDERELLA' FROM ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (REVIEW) " NOT SO MUCH A BALL AS A BLAST by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegan's article appeared in the Guardian, 8/18;  Photo:  Rebecca Trehearn as the Queen, with Sam Robinson (Dorian), Vinny Coyle (Arthur) and Giovanni Spano (Gawain) in Cinderel…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:56am on August 19, 2021☆⚑

BROADWAY ACTOR LAURA OSNES SAYS SHE QUIT SHOW OVER VACCINE REQUIREMENT by Robert Shuman

(Elisha Fieldstadt's article appeared on ABC news, 8/18; Photo: Actress Laura Osnes at Universal Studios Hollywood on November 21, 2019 in Universal City, Calif.Paul Archuleta / Getty Images…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:08pm on August 18, 2021☆⚑

COALITION OF CHICAGO THEATERS, CSO AND LYRIC OPERA WILL REQUIRE VACCINATIONS AND OTHER COVID PRECAUTIONS THIS FALL by Robert Shuman

(Doug George's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 8/17; Photo: Seats sit empty at Broadway in Chicago's dormant James M. Nederlander Theatre in June 2020 in Chicago. The theater will r…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:03pm on August 17, 2021☆⚑