9 NEW NAMES IN RUSSIAN BALLET THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW by Robert Shuman

(Anna Galayda's article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 6/21; Photo: Elena Svinko; The Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater.) We have rounded up the rising stars,…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:47pm on June 25, 2021☆⚑

CONTROL OF NEW YORK'S STAGES REMAINS IN WHITE HANDS, A STUDY FINDS by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson's article appeared in The New York Times, 6/18; via Pam Green; Photo: Credit…David S. Allee for The New York Times.) The Asian American Performers Action Coalition is hopi…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:15pm on June 23, 2021☆⚑

LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (41) by Robert Shuman

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

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:32am on June 22, 2021☆⚑

OPINIONS | THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CIRCUS FROM AMERICAN LIFE LEAVES US LONELIER by Robert Shuman

(Les Standiford's article appeared in the Washington Posts, 5/20; Photo: Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson says farewell to the crowd alongside Paulo Dos Santos, center, and Tatiana Tchalabae…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:08pm on June 21, 2021☆⚑

TOP 10 BOOKS ABOUT BALLET by Robert Shuman

(Erin Kelley's article appeared in the Guardian, 5/26; Photo: The Bolshoi ballet premieres its production Krakatuk in Moscow in January 2020. Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Tass.) From Noe…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:11am on June 20, 2021☆⚑

THEATRE OF SCREAMS: TERRIFYING VIDEO SHOWS A PACK OF 30 WOLVES CHASING ACTORS ON STAGE AND LUNGING INTO THE AUDIENCE IN CHINESE THEATRE SHOW by Robert Shuman

(Jacob Bentley-York's article appeared in the Sun, 6/18; via the Drudge Report.) Terrifying video shows a pack of 30 wolves chasing actors on stage and lunging into the audience in Chinese t…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:50am on June 19, 2021☆⚑

HOW A FAMILY TRANSFORMED THE LOOK OF EUROPEAN THEATER by Robert Shuman

(Joseph Cermatori's article appeared in The New York Times, 6/11; via Pam Green; Illustration: Rotating the perspective to depict massive, magnificent interiors, the Bibiena family transform…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:46pm on June 17, 2021☆⚑

RITA MORENO DEFENDS LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA OVER 'IN THE HEIGHTS' COLORISM CRITICISM: 'YOU CAN NEVER DO RIGHT' by Robert Shuman

(Ellise Shafer's article appeared in Variety, 6/15; Photo: Samantha Okazaki.) Rita Moreno is defending Lin-Manuel Miranda and "In the Heights" following criticism over the film's la…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:27pm on June 16, 2021☆⚑

BARD DAY'S WORK: WHAT I LEARNED FROM EAVESDROPPING ON RSC REHEARSALS by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/14; Photo: 'It's about the process, not the product' … Lily Nichol as Joan la Pucelle. Photograph: Ellie Kurttz. Copyright @ Ro…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:37pm on June 15, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (120) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: When . . . somebody advised Chekhov to write a play about the [Russo-Japanese] war, the great writer was insulted: "Listen," he said, "it is …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:51am on June 14, 2021☆⚑

HARMONY RULES IN "IN THE HEIGHTS" by Robert Shuman

(Anthony Lane's article appeared in The New Yorker, 6/11; PHOTO: Anthony Ramos stars in Jon M. Chu's film of the Broadway musical.Illustration by Katty Huertas.) Jon M. Chu's adaptation ofÂ…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:12pm on June 13, 2021☆⚑

KATORI HALL WINS DRAMA PULITZER FOR 'THE HOT WING KING' by Robert Shuman

 (Julia Jacobs's article appeared in The New York Times, 6/11; via Pam Green. Photo:  Katori Hall in New York City last year. The playwright was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "The Hot…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:23pm on June 12, 2021☆⚑

SCREAMING ARTIST ELECTRIFIES BELARUS PROTESTS IN WARSAW by Robert Shuman

(Dario Thuburn's article appeared on Yahoo, 6/11; Photo: France24.) Jana Shostak says her protests is 'a scream of spite, of anger, of powerlessness over what is happening in our country' Wi…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:48am on June 11, 2021☆⚑

WHAT DID I MISS? A CHILDREN'S THEATRE SPACE COMES BACK TO LIFE by Robert Shuman

(Sara Keating's article appeared in The Irish Times, 6/9; Photo:  Naomi Moonveld-Nkosi stars as Kyla in The Ark's What Did I Miss? by Sean Dunne, which explores and shares children's expe…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:12pm on June 10, 2021☆⚑

LLOYD WEBBER SAYS HE WILL RISK ARREST TO REOPEN HIS THEATRES ON 21 JUNE by Robert Shuman

(PA Media's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/8; Photo: The Guardian.)  Impresario is determined his production of Cinderella will start this month in London as planned Andrew Lloyd Web…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:43am on June 9, 2021☆⚑

HOW ACT UP CHANGED AMERICA by Robert Shuman

(Michael Specter's article appeared in The New Yorkers, 7/7; Photo: In 1988, protesters laid siege to the F.D.A. for a day, one of many interventions designed to capture public attention.Pho…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:44pm on June 7, 2021☆⚑

NATIONAL BLACK THEATER PLANS NEXT ACT IN A NEW HARLEM HIGH-RISE by Robert Shuman

(Julia Jacobs's article appeared in The New York Times, 6/4; via Pam Green; Photo: National Black Theater is working with developers to replace its longtime home. This rendering shows a plan…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:35am on June 6, 2021☆⚑

ICE FACTORY FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NEW OHIO THEATRE JUNE 30 " AUGUST 14 by Robert Shuman

(via David Gibbs, DARR Publicity) New York, NY " New Ohio Theatre is excited to announce that the 28th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will return to live in-person performanc…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:45pm on June 4, 2021☆⚑

BELGIUM: ARTDOCFEST FILM FESTIVAL: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VOICING THE TRUTH by Robert Shuman

(Nicolai Khalezin's article appeared in The Brussels Times, 6/2; Photo: Nicolai Khalezin performing in Generation Jeans, an autobiographical duologue about rock music and resistance.) This i…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:59pm on June 3, 2021☆⚑

LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (40) by Robert Shuman

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

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:02pm on June 2, 2021☆⚑

BEST BOOKS FOR SUMMER by Robert Shuman

Great reads for summer 2021, represented by Marit Literary Agency: REAGAN'S COWBOYS: INSIDE THE 1984 REELECTION CAMPAIGN'S SECRET OPERATION AGAINST GERALDINE FERRARO  by John B. Roberts I…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:30pm on June 1, 2021☆⚑

FOR A NEW TROUPE, GOING DIGITAL HAS BEEN EASIER THAN RETURNING LIVE by Robert Shuman

(Stuart Miller's article appeared in The New York Times, 5/26; via Pam Green; Photo:  Lucie Tiberghien directing the staged reading of "Tartuffe" for Molière in the Park, the company she…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:01pm on May 30, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (119) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: What torture it is to feel truthfully but to incarnify your true feelings falsely and in unworthy form. I bore these pains for two seasons in…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:45am on May 29, 2021☆⚑

NATO, EU POWERS TALK TOUGH OVER BELARUS BUT CAN'T PROTECT EXILED DISSIDENTS by Robert Shuman

(David Brennan's article appeared in Newsweek, 5/28; Photo: Newsweek.) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shocked the world when a fake bomb threat forced a passenger plane to divert …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:43am on May 28, 2021☆⚑

SOUTH AFRICA"DAVID LAN: IN THE AGE OF APARTHEID, THEATRE RESISTED by Robert Shuman

(Lan's article appeared in the Guardian 5/26; Photo: Then, as now, theatre was in every sense political' …David Lan. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian.) The theatre director and writer…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:17am on May 27, 2021☆⚑