1,604 stories by "Robert Shuman"
By Bob Shuman SCENE: A wet dog park in the Bronx.  (MARY JANE, early 70's, sits on a bench in the dog run. Using a launcher, SHE plays fetch with her spaniel, HUDSON"although CHRISTIE…
Chekhov had decided to gather all his friends and relatives in one place while he married Olga Knipper at another, and to leave for their honeymoon on the Volga and the Oka without unnecessa…
(Logan Culwell-Block's article appeared on Playbill.com, 3/18 and 10/6; photo: Playbill.com; via Pam Green.) (Don't forget the current free Nightly Opera Stream from the Met Opera.)�…
Chekhov was in reality a practical joker and a schoolboy in spirit. (MLIA)
(Anthony Breznican's article appeared in Vanity Fair, 3/16; photo: Vanity Fair; via the Drudge Report.) The director talks about reimagining the musical that riveted him as a child.H 16, 202…
(Jesse Green's article appeared in The New York Times, 3/12; photo: love4musicals.com;Â via Pam Green.) "Where you going?" a person asks the lady leaving his mattress one morning " probab…
(Matt Clinch's article appeared on CNBC 3/24; via the Dridge Report.) KEY POINTS Italy is one of the worst affected countries by COVID-19. It has 17,660 confirmed cases and 1,266 deaths, acc…
(Norman Lebrecht's note appeared on slippedisc.com, 3/12; photo: reviewtimes.com.) Two reasons: 1 Insurers 2 Lawyers (Read more)Â Â
 (Michael Riedel's article appeared in the New York Post, 3/12.) Broadway will shut down tonight until April 12, due to the coronavirus outbreak, several sources told The Post. In what…
By Bob Shuman SCENE: A dog park in the Bronx. There are two benches. The first is near the entrance to the run"the second it toward the opposite end. MARY JANE, early 70's, sits on one side …
The production of "The Cherry Orchard" was accomplished with great hardships. The play is delicate, it has all the tenderness of a flower. Break its stem and the flower dries, its odor vanis…
(Robert Berkvist's article appeared in The New York Times, 3/9; photo: BFI.) Widely hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation, Mr. von Sydow formed a close relationship with the d…
(Ben Brantley's review appeared in The New York Times, 3/6; photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times; via Pam Green.) This ravishing and singular musical, written and directed by Conor McPher…
(Emma Smith's article appeared in the Spectator, 3/6; photo: The Spectator.) Shakespeare's single explicit reference to America is found in The Comedy of Errors. The two Dromios are anato…
By Bob Shuman SCENE: A dog park in the Bronx. (MARY JANE, early 70s, sits on a bench in the dog run. Using a launcher, SHE plays fetch with her spaniel, HUDSON. CHRISTIE, male, late 50s,…
(via Rita Battat Silverman.) Written by: James Robb, MD FCAP Information: PLEASE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Corona virus: Dear Family and Friends, as some of you may recall, when I was a professor o…
(Tim Baysinger's article appeared in the Wrap, 3/ 4.) Â "We'll engage in a process and look at strategic alternatives for Simon & Schuster," the ViacomCBS CEO said during the Morgan St…
(Reuters, 3/2; via Pam Green; photo: articlebio.com) James Lipton, the creator and host of the long-running U.S. television show "Inside the Actors Studio" has died at the age of 93, his wif…
A Streetcar Named Desire Listen Drama on 3 Anne Marie Duff leads a stellar cast in a new landmark production of Tennessee Williams's iconic play, telling the story of a catastrophic confront…
(Julia Jacobs's article appeared in The New York Times, 2/26; via Pam Green;Â Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times.) Madison Square Garden opened its doors for the first time to a Broadw…
What road was one to take in the approach to a social and political play? One must himself live with the thoughts and feeling of the role and act in concordance with them. Just as logical ac…
(Julia Jacobs's article appeared in The New York Times, 2/18; via Pam Green; photo: Devin Yalkin for The New York Times.) Â Â A new documentary play at the Public Theater weaves togethe…
The creative goal of the author and the tendency of the play were created not by the actor but by the spectator, as the result of all that he saw and heard in the theatre. (MLIA)
(Neil Genzlinger's article appeared in The New York Times, 2/18; via Pam Green; Photo: Patrick A. Burns/The New York Times.) ZOE CALDWELL, WINNER OF FOUR TONY AWARDS, IS DEAD AT 86 Her signa…
