The recent death of Alexei Navalny, a courageous dissident and symbol of hope for freedom in Russia, is a stark reminder of the fragility of human rights and the chilling price paid by those…
(Mark Lawson's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/14, 2024; Drawing a younger audience … Mathew Baynton as Bottom and Pyramus. Photograph: Pamela Raith.) Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratf…
(Neha Gohil's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/11; Photo: Britannica.) Audiences should be 'shocked and disturbed' by the impact of theatre, says Schindler's List and Harry Potter actor T…
By Bob Shuman In Act 3, Scene 2 of Hamlet, the melancholy, introspective Dane instructs the newly arrived players, who will be acting before his new father's court, "to hold the mirror up to…
The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided information,…
(Bard (Gemini), the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…
A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate wit…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: The false acting of passions, or of types, or the mere use of conventional gestures,"these are frequent faults in our profession. But you mus…
(Caroline Butterwick's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/7; Photo: Jonathan Larson, the creator of Rent, who died in 1996. Photograph: AP. ) Using an ensemble cast of deaf and hearing a…
On February 7, 1933, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's groundbreaking musical The Threepenny Opera graced the stages of New York City's Adelphi Theatre. Despite its brief initial run of only 1…
If you enjoyed Sycorax: the Untold Story, you might like playing her in a class, audition, or even a full production (or know someone who would). Whether you're an actor seeking a powerful S…
(via You Tube; Photo: Craftsmanship magazine) The sparkling music of the violin and cello accompanies the vision of the wonderful masks present at the famous CARNIVAL of Venice.
In the past two weeks, the world witnessed continued attacks on artistic expression and free speech. From playwrights censored for challenging authority to musicians harassed for their songs…
(from Sky News) The 66-year-old dissident told Sky News' Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that "society becomes so timid, to really avoid any kind of questioning or argument.  "Today I…
The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Bard, the large language model from Google AI, provided information, insights, and mat…
(via Jane Dubin) Hi all, I was so moved by your responses to Rooted One to All, the first single released from Village of Vale, the new musical I am producing. Another song from the sh…
(Bard, the large language model from Google AI, provided information, insights, and materials for this article.) ON BROADWAY: White Rose: The Musical About: An uplifting musical telling the …
(Christine Lebert's article appeared on DW, 2/2. Photo: DW.) "Falling in Love" is the title of the new show at Berlin's Friedrichstadt-Palast, Europe's biggest revue theater. The glamorous l…
A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate wit…
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/1/2024; Photo: Heady … Black as Hazel with Derek Riddell as John. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Dorfman theatre, London Beth Steel's new…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: On the stage there cannot be, under any circumstances, action which is directed immediately at the arousing of a feeling for its own sake.…
(Ray Furlong's report appeared on Radio Free Europe, 1/31; Photo: Bi-2 production shot.) A Russian singer arrived in Israel while his bandmates remained in detention in Thailand on Janua…
On January 31, 1606, the renowned Globe Theatre in London witnessed the final performance of William Shakespeare's King Henry VIII. The play, co-authored with John Fletcher, marked the Bard'…
The actor, dancer and singer starred in musicals including West Side Story and Chicago (Chris Wiegan's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/30; Photo: Chita Rivera arrives at the 72nd annual …
(via DARR Publicity; Photo: Jeremy Varner) Broadway legend Len Cariou, Sweeney Todd himself, joins Sea Dog Theater's Artistic Director Chris Domig (their friendship echoes Morrie & Mitch…