Date of Birth: April 23, 1564
Date of Death: April 23, 1616 (52)
Birth Place: Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, ENGLAND
Atlanta audiences are no strangers to inventive Shakespearean storytelling, but the world premiere of Matt Barbot's THE VENETIANS at The Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern, offers a fresh and provocative twist on two familiar tales that’s as intellectually stimulating as it is emotionally, and culturally
Twenty-three songs from the catalogue of the legendary composer and musician Duke Ellington creatively exploding with swinging energy or calming with mellow moods are enough to make one’s mind spin ---but combine this with a creative book by Cheryl L.
& JULIET proves rather emphatically that nobody really needs an original idea or song when you can just as easily get folks rocking out to Britney Spears or Katy Perry.
Folger Theatre will open its 2025–26 season with Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, written by Al Letson, directed by Nicole Brewer, and starring Brandon Carter in the title role.
Vivien Lyra Blair, known for her role as Princess Leia in Disney’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series, has joined the cast of MattBeth, a new reimagining of William Shakespeare's Macbeth from directors Matthew Vlahakis and Murisa Harba.
Ten Thousand Things (TTT) has announced Caitlin Lowans' first season as Artistic Director: Two Gents, William Shakespeare's rip-roaring comedy, directed by Lowans; Men on Boats, a brilliant satire by Jaclyn Backhaus, directed by Joy Dolo; and Most Happy Fella, Frank Loesser's beautiful musical and t
McCarter Theatre Center’s world premiere, I & You: The Musical, just released rehearsal footage and a behind-the-scenes conversation between the show’s two stars.
Following productions at Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Signature Theatre in DC, and Theatre Horizon/Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Alex Bechtel's Penelope will return to Joe's Pub.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 20, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
This fall, The Resident Acting Company will present William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in the Frank Shiner Theatre.
The Ralph Fiennes / Theatre Royal Bath Season season continues with William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy As You Like It, directed by Ralph Fiennes.
What did our critic think of SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Red Curtain Theatre? SOMETHING ROTTEN! is directed by Jeff Ward with music direction by Kayla White and choreography by Ansley Sherman.
Over the past decade, the theatrical landscape in Memphis has changed dramatically.
Single tickets are now on sale for the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra's 2025–26 season, “In Other Words” — a series of concerts inspired by the written word.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
You can now get a first look at Ncuti Gatwa as Kit Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare in Born With Teeth, which marks its West End premiere presented by Playful Productions, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elizabeth Williams.
Theatre Pro Rata's production of The Book of Will brings to the stage a witty, fast-paced and moving play about the friends and fellow actors who fought to preserve William Shakespeare's words after his death.
The City of West Hollywood’s Free Theatre in the Parks! and Coeurage Ensemble will present a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Pericles.
There's no getting around it- it's hard to read the bard! Though Shakespeare's plays have been around for hundreds of years, reading them has not necesarily gotten easier with time.
