(Ronald Bergan's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/18; Photo: The Guardian; via Adam Sullivan) For more than half a century, there seemed to be one constant in French cinema " the actor Mi…
(Via John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency) The Ars Nova Forever Telethon Features Over 100 Artists with Hosts Freestyle Love Supreme, Ashley Park, Lilli Cooper, Dave Malloy, John Early, Rach…
(The post appeared first in The New York Times, 5/15; photo: The New York Times; via Pam Green.) Before my scheduled preview performance of "The Present," a new show from the Geffen Pl…
(Alex Ross's article appeared in The New Yorker, 5/11.) He's a political activist. His repertory is vast. And, during Germany's shutdown, he streamed more than fifty performances from home. …
STREAMING FROM FRIDAY FOR A WEEK: BERLINER ENSEMBLE""MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN" WITH HELENE WEIGEL, FROM 1957 Â View Stay at home " BE at home: While the doors of the Berlin ensembl…
(Harkup's excerpt appeared in Shakespeare & Beyond, 5/5; via Pam Green.) What would it have been like to live through the plague outbreaks of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? And w…
By Bob Shuman SCENE: In the woods. A small clearing, off a parking lot"hardly more than a triangle where two parallel felled logs act as benches. MARY JANE, early 70's, sits on a log. As…
(David Rooney's article appeared in the Hollywood Reporter, 5/12; Photo: 12newsnow; via the Drudge Report.) The Broadway League on Tuesday confirmed that theaters will remain dark for an add…
(Pat Saperstein's article appeared in Variety, 5/8; photo: Comicbook.com.) Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, whose collaboration with Siegfried Fischbacher created the well-known animal training and magi…
DEAD END KIDS: A STORY OF NUCLEAR POWER Visit and give to Mabou Mines Watch 'Dead End Kids' ________________________ CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY JoAnne Akalaitis THEÂ PLAY … PREMIERE:Â N…
Perhaps [some] think that outward acting which does not come from inner experiences but simply from the eye and the ear, acting which is simply a photograph of the painting and the sound the…
Dear Shetler Studios & Theatres community " We hope you and your loved ones are in good health, and that you are finding positive ways to adapt to the new world we find ourselves living …
(via  John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency.) The Homebound Project Features Collections of New Theatrical Work in Limited Release View-At-Home Recordings " All Proceeds Benefit No K…
Support and Visit Dixon Place  Our virtual stage is really cooking this week, with 4 new DP TV offerings below. There's even a sneak peek at the puppetry we've been promising! …
(Matt Wolf's article appeared in The New York Times, 4/30; via Pam Green.) LONDON " Right now, it feels like time's been put on hold. Or so I thought one recent afternoon as I walked the qui…
Watch Give to Mabou Mines   FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE 1980'S  A NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL/MABOU MINES PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY JOSEPH PAPP HAJJ A PERFORMANCE POEM The Publi…
(Michael Wilson's article appeared in The New York Times, 5/1.) Frank Sinatra can thank Robert De Niro and two annoyed songwriters for the song that revived his career and now is the theme m…
(National Theatre.) Watch A new play by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Watch Danny Boyle's monster hit Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature and Jonny Lee Mi…
(from the Guardian.) Written by Howard Brenton and directed by James Macdonald in 2013, this riveting drama based on real events is available to watch until 10pm on 3 May.
(Charles McNulty's article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, 4/23; photo: Variety.) Luminous is an overused word in theater criticism, but the word is aptly applied to Shirley Knight, the T…
(Matthew Aucoin's article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 5/14.) Â Lear an opera by Aribert Reimann, at the Paris Opera, November 21"December 7, 2019 Orest an opera by Manfred Tr…
(Joan Acocella's article appeared in the New York Review of Books, 5/14.) THE RED SHOES The White Helicopter a play by Alvis Hermanis, at the New Riga Theater, Riga, Latvia, opened November …
The secret of the voice lies in feeling an emotion. Once that is felt, the voice comes of itself. (MLIA) Â
(Chris Wiegand's article was updated 4/24 and appeared in the Guardian; photo: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/the Guardian.) From live-streams of new plays …