THE JOY OF OLD ENGLISH by Robert Shuman

(Graham Elliott's article  is taken from the December-January 2025 issue of The Critic.) We meet Professor Higgins in Pygmalion (1912) eavesdropping on the impending subject of his …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:07am on December 29, 2024[SHARE]

PLUTARCH'S 'PARALLEL LIVES'"AND CHARACTERS WHO FASCINATED SHAKESPEARE (BBC RADIO 4) by Robert Shuman

From BBC4 "In Our Time") Listen at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00260s5   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek biographer Plutarch (c46 AD-c120 AD) and especially his work 'Par…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:45pm on December 21, 2024[SHARE]

THE APOLLO THEATER AT 90 by Robert Shuman

(Sunday Morning.) Dec 8, 2024 On Sunday, the Apollo Theater, the landmark New York City performance venue, will be awarded a prestigious Kennedy Center Honor " the first institution to recei…

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THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: JANET SUZMAN ON STAGING OTHELLO IN APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA by Robert Shuman

(Janet Suzman's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/25; as told to Lindesay Irvine; Thrilling … Joanna Weinberg, Richard Haines and John Kani during a performance of Othello at the Market…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:54pm on November 25, 2024[SHARE]

'HELLO, DOLLY!' COMES TO PARIS: HIT MUSICAL CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY by Robert Shuman

(Genie Godula's and Amanda Alexander's article appeared on France24, 11/20/2024.) Paris is not always associated with musical theatre, but little by little the French capital is becoming mor…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:53pm on November 20, 2024[SHARE]

"KISS ME, KATE" IN CINEMAS BEGINNING SUNDAY, 11/17! by Robert Shuman

(via John Singh.) Smash-Hit London Production of   Joyous Musical Comedy KISS ME, KATE Comes to U.S. Movie Screens This November   Filmed During Sold-Out Production at the Barbic…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:32pm on November 13, 2024[SHARE]

THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: 'CARYL CHURCHILL'S CLOUD 9 HAD US DANCING IN THE AISLES' by Robert Shuman

(Susan Croft's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/4; Photo: Miriam Margolyes (Maud), Antony Sher (Clive), Julie Covington (Edward) and William Hoyland (Harry Bagley) in Cloud 9 at the Roya…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:55pm on November 10, 2024[SHARE]

OUTNUMBERED BY PUPPETS': DEPOPULATED VILLAGE IN JAPAN CRAFTS DOLLS FOR SENSE OF LIFE by Robert Shuman

(Peter Guo's article appeared on NBC News, Oct. 27, 2024. Photo: Puppets in the tiny rural village of Ichinono, Japan.Philip Fong / AFP " Getty Images.) Ichinono has fewer than 60 residents,…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:18pm on October 27, 2024[SHARE]

THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: JIM BROADBENT ON KEN CAMPBELL'S ELECTRIFYING EPIC ILLUMINATUS! by Robert Shuman

(Jim Broadbent's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/22; Photo: aragec.com.) In the 70s, Campbell's sprawling sci-fi odyssey was a huge education and a hysterical adventure for an eclectic …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:11pm on October 22, 2024[SHARE]

***** OEDIPUS REVIEW " LESLEY MANVILLE AND MARK STRONG ELECTRIFY ANCIENT SAGA TURNED POLITICAL THRILLER by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 10/16; From left: Jordan Scowen (Eteocles), Mark Strong (Oedipus), and Lesley Manville (Jocasta) in Oedipus. Photograph: Manuel Harlan. West …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:40am on October 16, 2024[SHARE]

REST IN PEACE, PAMELA S. GREEN (AUGUST 3, 1958 " SEPTEMBER 29, 2024) by Robert Shuman

Pamela S. Green Obituary Pamela, was born on August 3,1958 to Alfred G. Green and Marilyn G. Green in Chicago, Ill. After a brief illness, Pam passed peacefully at the age of 66 on September…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:58pm on October 11, 2024[SHARE]

HOW THE EXCAVATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S CURTAIN THEATRE HAS CHANGED STAGE HISTORY by Robert Shuman

(Esther Addley's article appeared in the Guardian, 10/7; photo: Guardian.) Recovery of stage foundations, which will be part of new London museum, has changed understanding of theatre develo…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:04pm on October 8, 2024[SHARE]

MEGHAN COVINGTON'S DON'T-MISS 'PEEK-A-BOO' by Robert Shuman

PEEK-A-BOO (An immersive Hudson Valley haunt) Welcome, guys and gals, to the 1920s in Tarrytown, NY. You are invited to the Peek-a-boo flats, a paltry little club nestled on the banks of …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:36pm on October 1, 2024[SHARE]

'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE' OPENING NIGHT AT TNC"PHOTOS (9/1/2024) by Robert Shuman

(Photographer:  Frank Farrell)

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BETTE BOURNE, SEPT. 22, 1939 TO AUG. 23, 2024 by Robert Shuman

(by Mark L. Hannay; via Jonathan Slaff.) English "Radical Drag" Actor and Gay Rights Activist, Beloved by Downtown New York Theater Audiences, Dies at Age 84 Bette Bourne, the founder and dr…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:17pm on August 29, 2024[SHARE]

TNC STREET THEATER, 8/17, AT ST. MARKS: "THE SOCIALIZATION OF A SOCIAL WORKER," BY CRYSTAL FIELD (PHOTOS) by Robert Shuman

"The Socialization of a Social Worker," by Crystal Field, starting 8/3 through 9/15. FULL SCHEDULE Sat, 8/3 @ 2:00 PM " MANHATTAN: Outside Theater for the New City at E. 10th St. & First…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:09pm on August 19, 2024[SHARE]

'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE'"OUR PRESS RELEASE, CAST, AND FLYER by Robert Shuman

Dear Colleagues and Friends, I am very happy to be writing to you about Theater for the New City's world premiere of my very own work, "Tongs and Bones Shakespeare: Tempestuous Amusements, I…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:10am on August 10, 2024[SHARE]

'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE'"MEET THE CAST (AT THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY: 9/1 at 8pm, WED., 9/4 at 6:30pm, FRI., 9/6 at 6:30pm, SUN., 9/8 at 8p by Robert Shuman

(Credit for art: Fight Over the Breeches; Gift of Louis E. Shecter, 1972, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.)

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:04am on August 4, 2024[SHARE]

DREAM UP FESTIVAL, 2024: 17 PLAYS, REAL INSPIRATION (THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY, 8/25-9/15) by Robert Shuman

Stage Voice's Bob Shuman will have a play running at TNC'S DREAM UP FESTIVAL, but don't settle for just one, there are 16 more shows to choose from.  "Tongs and Bones Shakespeare: Tempest…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:19pm on August 1, 2024[SHARE]

CRYSTAL FIELD AND TNC STREET THEATER 2024 by Robert Shuman

The legendary Crystal Field will be touring New York City boroughs with "The Socialization of a Social Worker," starting 8/3 through 9/15.  Her unmissable street theater, a yearly staple …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:55am on July 28, 2024[SHARE]

PHOTOS: 'LITTLE WOMEN' AT THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, HO-HO-KUS, N.J. by Robert Shuman

(From the production, Saturday & Sunday, July 20th & 21st, 2024; credit: Frank Farrell.) QR Code for Little Women program:

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:53pm on July 22, 2024[SHARE]

RICHARD EYRE:  THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: 'COMEDIANS GOT ME THE JOB RUNNING THE NATIONAL THEATRE' by Robert Shuman

(Eyre's article appeared in the Guardian, 7/17; as told to Lindesay Irvine. Photo: Jimmy Jewel, Dave Hill and Jonathan Pryce in Comedians at the National Theatre in 1975. Photograph: Dona…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:05pm on July 17, 2024[SHARE]

CARYL CHURCHILL: 'LOVE AND INFORMATION' (LISTEN NOW ON BBC RADIO DRAMA ON 3) by Robert Shuman

Love and Information Listen  Drama on 3 The first audio production of Caryl Churchill's insightful drama about human relationships in the post-information age. Love and Information is a v…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:51pm on July 16, 2024[SHARE]

'LITTLE WOMEN' AT THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, HO-HO-KUS, N.J.: THE PLAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 20TH & 21ST, 2024 7PM by Robert Shuman

Visit The Hermitage Directions to The Hermitage 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 From Rt. 17: Take the Hollywood Avenue exit. Bear left after exiting, following signs for …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:34pm on July 14, 2024[SHARE]

ANNA DEAVERE SMITH/ 'THIS GHOST OF SLAVERY': A SOLO READING by Robert Shuman

(Premiered Jul 8, 2024; Illustration: The Atlantic) Anna Deavere Smith Listen Award-winning actress, playwright, and professor Anna Deavere Smith explores performance as a way of knowing in …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:13pm on July 10, 2024[SHARE]