Devised by Joe Calarco and directed by Rob Ruggiero, "R & J" is an offbeat take on "Romeo and Juliet" that does away with Verona, swords and cloaks and strips the play to its barest bones.
Nothing in this staging persuades me that either Shakespeare's play or Prokofiev's music is the least bit dear to Mark Morris's heart.
Sloppy can be good. Or sloppy can be bad. Example: "Elvis and Juliet," a clodhopper of a comedy.
Passion lacking in production meant to celebrate 50th anniversary of National Theatre School
The 50th anniversary season of the Utah Shakespeare Festival will begin June 23 with simultaneous productions of Shakespeare's romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, the dark history pla…
But Women Play All the Parts in Taffety Punk's Version of 'Romeo'
Overall this "Romeo and Juliet" is a mixed bag.
Prior to the start of previews, the Classic Stage Company production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessica Hecht and Juliet Rylance, has extended its Off-Broa…
Director Rick Sordelet freshens up Shakespeare's most famous play.