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☆⚑

TO UNDERSTAND AFGHANISTAN TODAY, REMEMBER THE WAR ON TERROR THEN"IN 'ACTS OF WAR' by Robert Shuman

"Acts of War: Iraq and Afghanistan in Seven Plays" A book edited by Karen Malpede, Michael Messina and Bob Shuman The plays included in this collection are: Guantanamo: "Honor Bound to Defen…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:41am on August 16, 2021☆⚑

CANADA: CURTAINS REOPEN ON SHAW AND STRATFORD FESTIVALS WITH OUTDOOR PRODUCTIONS OF 'THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE' AND 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' by Robert Shuman

(Karen Finker's article appeared in The Toronto Star, 7/24, 26; Photo: Toronto Star.) If you're wondering where all the pink petunias in Ontario are, head to Stratford. The city's flowerpots…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:24pm on August 15, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (125) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: In a series of variegated exercises I tried to develop in my pupils not the outward rhythm of movement and action, but the inner rhythm of th…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:23pm on August 14, 2021☆⚑

BERLIN: THE PLEASURES OF REVENGE: 'MICHAEL KOHLHAAS' AT SCHAUBÃœHNE by Robert Shuman

(Sandra Sarala's article appeared on ExBerliner, 7/15; Photo from Exberliner.) Michael Kohlhaas is relentless. Just as the character " based on a version of 16th-century merchant Hans Kohlha…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:21pm on August 13, 2021☆⚑

FALL THEATRE PREVIEW (FROM THE NEW YORKER) by Robert Shuman

(Michael Schulman's article appeared in The New Yorker, 8/16; Illustration by Zhenya Oliinyk.) Last spring's doomed Broadway season is revived, along with plays by Lynn Nottage, Alice Childr…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:45pm on August 12, 2021☆⚑

8 SCENIC COUNTRY HOUSES OF FAMOUS RUSSIAN WRITERS (PHOTOS) by Robert Shuman

(Alexandra Guzeva's article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 8/11; Photo:  Spasskoye-Lutovinovo/Legion Media.) Russians love to spend time in nature's lap and escape from the stuf…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:53pm on August 11, 2021☆⚑

'ANGELA'S ASHES: THE MUSICAL' STREAMS THROUGH IRISH REP, 9/9-9/22 by Robert Shuman

Irish Rep, along with Pat Moylan Productions, is proud to present the North American premiere of   Angela's Ashes: The Musical A two week special streaming event Music and Lyrics…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:55pm on August 10, 2021☆⚑

'RESPECT' FILM REVIEW: JENNIFER HUDSON BRINGS SOUL TO ARETHA FRANKLIN BIOPIC by Robert Shuman

(Elizabeth Weitzman's article appeared in the Wrap 8/8. Photo:  Quantrell D. Colbert/MGM.) It's more effective as a jukebox musical than a character piece, but the central performance and…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:23pm on August 9, 2021☆⚑

***** 'ANYTHING GOES' REVIEW " SUTTON FOSTER DAZZLES IN COLE PORTER'S FIZZING TONIC FOR OUR TIMES by Robert Shuman

(Lyndsey Winship's article appeared in the Guarddian, 8/5;  Photo: Full-beam lustre … Sutton Foster, centre, with, from left, Robert Lindsay, Jack Wilcox, Haydn Oakley and Samuel Edw…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:34am on August 8, 2021☆⚑

AUSTRALIA: 'JUST DEVASTATING': SYDNEY FRINGE AXES 370 SHOWS by Robert Shuman

(Linda Morris's article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 8/6; Photo: Sydney Fringe director Kerri Glasscock says the festival's cancellation is "just devastating".CREDIT:LOUIE DOUVIS.)…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:24pm on August 6, 2021☆⚑

NO SHOT, NO SHOW: DC THEATERS TO REQUIRE VACCINATIONS FOR AUDIENCE MEMBERS by Robert Shuman

(Jason Fraley's article appeared on WTOP News, 8/5.) If you're planing on attending a local theater production, you better get vaccinated. An alliance of theaters across the D.C. area announ…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:12pm on August 5, 2021☆⚑

SHAKESPEARE CUISINE:  THE THREE MOST POPULAR RECIPES FROM BEFORE 'FARM TO TABLE' by Robert Shuman

(From Shakespeare & Beyond; Photo: Savory Cogs Biscuits. Photo by Brittany Diliberto.) With the Folger's four-year Before 'Farm to Table' project drawing to a close, we're revisiti…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:13pm on August 4, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (124) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: It is better not to read verse at all, than read it in the way which is considered lawful, requisite, and patented in the sense of poetry and…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:31pm on August 3, 2021☆⚑

EDINBURGH FRINGE FLOP IS NO LAUGHING MATTER FOR SCOTLAND by Robert Shuman

(Tom Rees's article appeared in the Telegraph, 7/31. Photo: A street entertainer performs on the Royal Mile during a previous Fringe Festival. Organisers are concerned another bad year for t…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:22pm on August 2, 2021☆⚑

BLASPHEMY, VIOLENCE AND LIVE TURTLES: 10 PLAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD by Robert Shuman

(Kate Wyver's article appeared in the Guardian, 7/30; Photo: 'Uniquely startling' … Kunst und Revolution. Photograph: Imagno/Getty Images.) A history of theatre's most controversial mom…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:57pm on August 1, 2021☆⚑

SHAKESPEARE AT THE DELACORTE: 'MERRY WIVES' by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman Shakespeare in the Park returns to the Delacorte with a new version of The Merry Wives of Windsor, called Merry Wives, which is suited less for the outdoors than for small scre…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:04pm on July 30, 2021☆⚑

THE WOOSTER GROUP'S PRODUCTION OF BERTOLT BRECHT'S 'THE MOTHER' TO MAKE US DEBUT AT THE PERFORMING GARAGE, OCTOBER 2021 by Robert Shuman

(via Jim Byk/Kelly Guiod, The Press Room) The Wooster Group's production of Bertolt Brecht's The Mother  to make US debut   The Performing Garage October 2021   Photo: The Wooster G…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:37pm on July 29, 2021☆⚑

***** 'COPPELIA': A MYSTERY REVIEW " SUPERB ADVENTURE VEERS FROM SWEET TO SINISTER by Robert Shuman

(Mark Fisher's article appeared in the Guardian, 7/22; Photo: Michael Hugo, Kira McPherson and Corinna Brown in Coppelia: A Mystery, directed by Theresa Heskins. Photographer: Jenny Harper.)…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:23pm on July 28, 2021☆⚑