The Public Theater announced a one-week extension through Sunday, May 1 for the World Premiere of SUFFS, a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Public Theater Artist-in-Residence Shaina Taub, music direction and music supervision by Andrea Grody, choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, and direction by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.
Three acclaimed actors who have recently starred as Shakespeare’s Othello—André Holland (at Shakespeare’s Globe), Chukwudi Iwuji (at the Public Theater) and John Douglas Thompson (at Theatre for a New Audience)—discuss the challenges they faced in playing the role and read key speeches from the play.
The upcoming Broadway production of Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, has found its full cast! Learn more about who is bringing this production to the stage
The 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center's Winter/Spring season features readings by best-selling and prize-winning novelists, acclaimed poets, tributes to Shakespeare, Lucille Clifton and Toni Morrison – and a dramatic reading of Anne Carson's “The Glass Essay,” among other programs.
The upcoming production of MACBETH on Broadway, starring DANIEL CRAIG in his return to Broadway as Macbeth and RUTH NEGGA’s Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth will now play the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) and not the Lyceum Theatre as previously announced.
The Public Theater announced casting today for the World Premiere of SUFFS, a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Public Theater Artist-in-Residence Shaina Taub, choreography by Obie Award winner Raja Feather Kelly, and direction by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.
Tickets are now on sale for DANIEL CRAIG's return to Broadway as Macbeth and RUTH NEGGA's Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth in the all-new production of MACBETH on Broadway. Find out how to get tickets to this limited run.
A new production of Macbeth is headed to Broadway next year, starring Daniel Craig in the title role, alongside Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth. Find out more about the production and how to get tickets.
The Royal Shakespeare Company today announced five new Trustee appointments at its Extraordinary General Meeting. The appointments have been made following a public and far-reaching recruitment campaign for RSC Board members.
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces their new board members as well as their January 2021 calendar of events. Play On Shakespeare's mission is to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare's plays in performance for theatre professionals, students, teachers, and audiences by engaging with contemporary translations and adaptations.
Whose Shakespeare? will be presented via Zoom and Facebook Live Friday December 4 at 7pm as the fourth event of Elm Shakespeare Company’s free, online series, Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020.
Brooklyn Public Library announced today the lineup for its inaugural digital Shakespeare program presented in association with The Public Theater.
The free series will provide audiences an opportunity to see performances by acclaimed actors that illuminate Shakespeare's works including Ron Cephas Jones, Eisa Davis, William Jackson Harper, and Raúl Esparza followed by insights from leading scholars and writers, highlighting the enduring relevance of Shakespeare's texts written centuries ago.
The Royal Shakespeare Company has today announced details of its Winter 2020 programme which includes a newly commissioned series of Tales for Winter running from Saturday 5 December 2020 to Saturday 23 January 2021.
Elm Shakespeare Company continues its free, online event series, Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020 with a BIPOC DIRECTOR'S FORUM on Thursday November 12 at 7pm on Zoom.
Today (October 28) in live streaming: Rafeal Casal and Adrienne Warren visit Backstage Live, A Very Brady Musical, and so much more!
Today (October 21) in live streaming: LaChanze visits Backstage Live, Our America: A Concert for the Soul of the Nation, and so much more!
Elm Shakespeare Company announced its free, online event series, Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020. Five evenings of performances and moderated conversation with BIPOC artists and scholars will bring the New Haven community (and beyond) together to celebrate and interrogate the 400-year old white playwright's work.
RED BULL THEATER today announced that its fall offerings will continue with the premiere reading of Anchuli Felicia King's new play Keene, concerning the first known African American actor to perform the role of Othello.
Today (October 14) in live streaming: Kate Rockwell, Chilina Kennedy and Jenn Colella visit Backstage Live, Broadway for Biden hosts a pep rally, and so much more!
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