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BWW Review: CRAZY LOVE – The Live Production at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Entrances

Marina Kennedy • August 3, 2020

You'll fall in love with the live theatre production, 'Crazy Love,' now being performed by The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ).

BWW Feature: Reinventing Summer Shakespeare, Los Angeles Style

Ellen Dostal • May 20, 2020

It's summer in L.A. and the theaters are closed. What's a Shakespeare lover to do? Well, artists continue to create in whatever way they can as they brainstorm...

BWW Review: MACBETH is Still Essential Theater, Despite the Disarray

Carla Delgado • November 21, 2019

Shakespeare's works are classics, and there's a reason why they have stood the test of time. Just recently, the embattled UK-based Shakespeare Rose Theatre was...

BWW Interview: Artistic Director Bonnie Monte of STNJ Discusses ROMEO and JULIET On the Madison Stage through 11/17

Marina Kennedy • November 6, 2019

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) has continued its 2019 Season with William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.' Directed by Ian Belknap, Artistic...

BWW Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Reaches Perfection

Marina Kennedy • October 27, 2019

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) continues its successful 57th season with a timeless jewel. William Shakespeare's beloved masterpiece, 'Romeo and...

BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Charms

Marina Kennedy • September 18, 2019

The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey welcomes the fall season with a show that is a real crowd pleaser. William Shakespeare's treasured romantic comedy, 'As...

UK's Shakespeare Rose Theatre Holds First Boot Camp in PH; MACBETH, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Play for One Week, Sept. 17-22

Carla Delgado • August 21, 2019

Shakespeare Rose Theatre, produced by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, recently held its first-ever Shakespeare boot camp at the Theatre at Solaire. This...

BWW Feature: Summer Shakespeare Spotlight. What to See Now!

Ellen Dostal • July 12, 2019

Summer is the best time of year to get out and see a Shakespeare play, especially in Southern California. Whether it's under the stars, staged in a unique...

Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida Brings Family-Friendly ROMEO AND JULIET to Pompano Beach Cultural Center

David McKibbin • June 22, 2019

Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida presents a family-friendly adaptation of the Bard's most popular play, Romeo and Juliet at the Pompano Beach Cultural...

Shakespeare's Rose Theatre Announces Full Cast for Week-Long Performances in Manila, Sept. 17-22

BWW News Desk • May 23, 2019

Europe's first-ever pop-up Shakespearean Theatre, Shakespeare's Rose Theatre has announced its full cast and creative team for its week-long run of “Macbeth”...

BWW Review: Independent Shakespeare Co.'s JULIUS CAESAR, a Political Crime Story Ripped from the Headlines

Ellen Dostal • April 15, 2019

Taking its cue from Orson Welles' 1937 Mercury Theatre production of JULIUS CAESAR, Independent Shakespeare Co. exercises its exceptional ability to adapt one...

Pop-up Shakespeare's Rose Theatre Brings MACBETH, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Manila, 9/17-22

BWW News Desk • March 27, 2019

Europe's first-ever pop-up Shakespearean Theatre, Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, makes its international debut in Manila. Two of William Shakespeare's most...

BWW Review: A Modern Day OTHELLO Finds Humor Amid the Horror of Revenge

Ellen Dostal • February 21, 2019

Never has the relationship between Iago and Roderigo in Shakespeare's OTHELLO stolen the show like it does in the current A Noise Within production, directed...

BWW Review: A WINTER'S TALE at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ is a Vibrant Holiday Production

Marina Kennedy • December 12, 2018

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is now presenting their marvelous season's finale, 'The Winter's Tale' by William Shakespeare. With splendid direction by...

BWW Review: Revenge is Never Sweet in Independent Shakespeare Co.'s TITUS ANDRONICUS

Ellen Dostal • August 8, 2018

TITUS ANDRONICUS is one of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedies. Characters are stabbed, beheaded, mutilated, raped, baked in a pie, and one is even buried up to...

BWW Review: Kingsmen's TWO NOBLE KINSMEN Proves Honor Has Value and Chivalry isn't Dead

Ellen Dostal • July 6, 2018

It contains possibly the last words William Shakespeare ever wrote and chances are you've never seen a production of it. THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN was written...

BWW Review: Pinter Plus Shakespeare Equals AN EVENING OF BETRAYAL

Ellen Dostal • June 19, 2018

As its inaugural production, new classical theatre company The 6th Act, led by co-artistic directors Matthew Leavitt and Liza Seneca, presents two playwrights...

BWW Review: An Irresistible Tom Hanks Goes for the Gusto as Falstaff in HENRY IV

Ellen Dostal • June 11, 2018

Director Daniel Sullivan's adaptation of HENRY IV, Parts 1 & 2 may only be playing in the Japanese Garden on the VA campus for another three weeks but it is...

BWW Review: Politics and Power Clash in Theatricum Botanicum's CORIOLANUS

Ellen Dostal • June 7, 2018

Theatricum Botanicum takes on Shakespeare's stinging drama CORIOLANUS this summer on its outdoor stage in Topanga Canyon and offers an intriguing look at the...

BWW Review: MACBETH. His Story. Her Tragedy. Our Misfortune.

Ellen Dostal • April 12, 2018

This adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy has been reconceptualized to connect with the modern day #MeToo movement by offering an alternative...

Eighth Edition of the Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa Brings the Bard to the Artscape and Baxter Stages in April and May

BWW News Desk • April 3, 2018

The eighth Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSF SA) is taking place in Cape Town this April and May. The Shakespeare Schools Festival is Educape's...

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