BROADWAY'S 'COMPANY' ONE YEAR AFTER COVID SHUTDOWN: PATTI LUPONE, KATRINA LENK AND A DOZEN CO-STARS CHRONICLE A 12-MONTH PAUSE IN BEING ALIVE †by Robert Shuman

(Greg Evans's article appeared on Deadline, 3/12; via Pam Green.) To hear the cast of Broadway's Company tell it, the industry's shutdown one year ago today was perhaps more shockin…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:42pm on March 15, 2021☆⚑

'SOLIDARITY IN EUROPE': MARIA ABERG'S INTERNATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY LOOKS AHEAD by Robert Shuman

(Afrifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/15; Photo: Maria Aberg in the south of Sweden where she grew up. Photograph: Hanna-Katrina JÄ™drosz.) The acclaimed Swedish director's …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:53am on March 15, 2021☆⚑

BROADWAY IS A 'BELLWETHER,' ITS REOPENING SENDS A POSITIVE SIGN: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT by Robert Shuman

(Alexis Christoforous's article appeared on yahoo.com, 3/13; via Pam Green.) One year after theaters went dark because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's finally some light at the end of the …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:21pm on March 14, 2021☆⚑

CORMAC MCCARTHY, BRUTAL BUT BRILLIANT by Robert Shuman

(Chilton Williamson, Jr's article appeared in the Spectator, 7/25; Photo:  Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Professor Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock (5878987c…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:54am on March 14, 2021☆⚑

SHAKESPEARE IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE by Robert Shuman

(L to R) Swingin' the Dream, 1939; Moms Mabley; From Macbeth, 1936 (Courtesy New York Public Library); Rose McClendon, 1936 (Courtesy Library of Congress American Memory Colle…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:53pm on March 13, 2021☆⚑

WHEN BROADWAY WILL REOPEN AND WHAT SHOWS YOU CAN SEE FIRST by Robert Shuman

(Lauren Steussy's article appeared in the New York post, 3/11; via Pam Green.) It's been almost exactly a year since Broadway went dark due to the coronavirus pandemic " but now there'…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:20am on March 12, 2021☆⚑

TRU (THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED) MARCH PANEL VIA ZOOM by Robert Shuman

(via Michelle Tabnick) TRU (THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED) MARCH PANEL VIA ZOOM THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED   RETHINKING MARKETING STRATEGIES TO REACH THE WIDER VIRTUAL AUDIENCE THURSDAY, M…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:37pm on March 11, 2021☆⚑

WHEN EUROPE'S THEATERS REOPEN, WILL FANS RETURN? by Robert Shuman

(Thomas Rogers's article appeared in The New York Times, 3/5; via Pam Green; Photo: La Scala in Milan in July  2020. Credit…Antonio Calanni/Associated Press.) People from across the con…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:03pm on March 11, 2021☆⚑

FRENCH THEATRES OCCUPIED AS PROTESTERS DEMAND REOPENING by Robert Shuman

(Rana Moussaoui's article appeared on Yahoo.com, 3/10. Photo: A march in Paris ended with around 50 protesters forcing their way into the Odeon Theatre and refusing to leave.) French prot…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:30pm on March 10, 2021☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (113) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Competition as is well known is the best mover of progress, especially in all that is related to the theatre. (MLIA)

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:06am on March 10, 2021☆⚑

THINK YOU CAN'T DANCE? HERE'S HOW TO LEARN EVERYTHING FROM THE WAP ROUTINE TO 80S THROWBACKS by Robert Shuman

(Siobhan Burke's article appeared in the Irish Times, 3/8; Photograph: In the song-and-dance number " Who's Got the Pain" from the 1958 movie Damn Yankees. Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse ease int…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:35pm on March 9, 2021☆⚑

FROM PLAGUE PUNS TO ISOLATION CREATION: WHAT SHAKESPEARE TEACHES US ABOUT PANDEMIC LIFE by Robert Shuman

(Kelly Burke's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/8; William Shakespeare endured at least five periods of lockdown due to a pandemic. Photo: Composite: Quality Stock/Alamy.) After 60 years …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:30am on March 9, 2021☆⚑

HOW SOVIET POETS PERFORMED IN FOOTBALL STADIUMS IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS by Robert Shuman

(Valeria Paikova's article appeared in Russia Beyond, 3/5; Photo: Mikhail Ozersky/Sputnik) "A poet in Russia is more than a poet," Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a leading author of his time, famously…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:37pm on March 8, 2021☆⚑

THE LEGENDARY PATTI SMITH WILL PERFORM A SPECIAL CONCERT AS PART OF NY POPSUP TUESDAY, MARCH 9 AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM by Robert Shuman

THE LEGENDARY PATTI SMITH  WILL PERFORM A SPECIAL CONCERT AS PART OF NY POPSUP TUESDAY, MARCH 9 AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM HONORING THE MEMORY OF ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE   PERFORMANCE FOR MUSE…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:41am on March 8, 2021☆⚑

NEW YORK TO ALLOW LIMITED LIVE PERFORMANCES TO RESUME IN APRIL by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson's article appeared in The New York Times, 3/3; via Pam Green; Photo: New York State is relaxing coronavirus restrictions and allowing venues to reopen next month to limited …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:10pm on March 7, 2021☆⚑

'SARAH PLAYS A WEREWOLF': A BITING DRAMA ABOUT THEATRE AND TEENAGE TERROR by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/2; Photo: Controlling the gaze … Loane Balthasar in Sarah Plays a Werewolf. Photograph: Intermezzo Films.)  Katharina Wyss's film fe…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:55am on March 7, 2021☆⚑

CAST OF SONDHEIM'S 'ASSASSINS' SET TO REUNITE by Robert Shuman

(Johnny Oleksinski's article appeared in the New York Post, 3/5; via Pam Green; Photo: The off-Broadway musical "Assassins," which opened in 1991, was controversial for its choice to make pr…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:05pm on March 6, 2021☆⚑

SAVING BIRDLAND"AND JAZZ HISTORY by Robert Shuman

(Adam Gopnick's article appeared in the New Yorker, 3/ 4. Photo: The legendary New York City music venue has been crushed by the pandemic.Photograph by Brent N. Clarke / Getty. ) One truth o…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:20am on March 5, 2021☆⚑

THE BIRTH OF 'RENT,' ITS CREATOR'S DEATH AND THE 25 YEARS SINCE by Robert Shuman

(Eric Grode's article appeared in The New York Times, 2/25; via Pam Green; Photo: Jonathan Larson, left, who wrote the music, lyrics and book of "Rent," with the play's director, Michael Gre…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:26pm on March 4, 2021☆⚑

TRU (THEATER RESOURCEES UNLIMITED) ANNOUNCES MARCH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS VIA ZOOM by Robert Shuman

(via Michelle Tabnick.) Theater Resources Unlimited announces upcoming TRU Community Gatherings via Zoom    Thinking in Zoom (2): Producers and Technologists Friday, March 5, 2021 a…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:04pm on March 3, 2021☆⚑

LIV ULLMANN LIFE LESSONS: NEVER TURN AWAY, NEVER KILL SOMEBODY'S DREAM by Robert Shuman

(Tim Gray's interview appeared in Variety, 3/1.) Liv Ullmann has been an international star since 1966's Ingmar Bergman's arthouse hit "Persona"; indeed, she is best-known for her coll…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:15am on March 3, 2021☆⚑

IRELAND: CORK THEATRE-MAKERS WAITING IN THE WINGS TO STEP INTO THE NEW NORMAL by Robert Shuman

(Mary Leland's article appeared in the Irish Times, 3/1; Photo: Gare St Lazare's adaptation of Samuel Beckett's How It Is. Photograph: Clare Keogh. ) Theatre scene that thrived before pandem…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:38pm on March 2, 2021☆⚑

AUSTRALIA: WHAT VISIONS HAVE I SEEN! ADELAIDE FESTIVAL BURSTS WITH SPECTACLE by Robert Shuman

(Steve Dow's article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 3/1; A Midsummer Night's Dream Adelaide Festival 2021: Photo: CREDIT:TONY LEWIS.) ARTS FESTIVAL Adelaide Festival opening weekend …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:50pm on March 1, 2021☆⚑

LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (35) by Robert Shuman

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

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:03pm on February 28, 2021☆⚑

SHAKESPEARE TROUPE TO GO WITHOUT AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson's article appeared in The New York Times, 2/19; via Pam Green. Photo: John Harrell and Jessika D. Williams in the American Shakespeare Center production of "Othello," which …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:01am on February 27, 2021☆⚑