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Review: King Lear Stars Kenneth Branagh as an Aging and Unwise Ruler

Review: King Lear Stars Kenneth Branagh as an Aging and Unwise Ruler

Kenneth Branagh Will Star as King Lear at the Shed

Kenneth Branagh Will Star as King Lear at the Shed

Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain to Star in <i>King Lear</i> Film

Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain to Star in King Lear Film

Kenneth Branagh to Star in <i>King Lear</i> Off-Broadway in 2024

Kenneth Branagh to Star in King Lear Off-Broadway in 2024

Marcus Gardley's <em>King Lear</em>, Starring Keith David, Available From Play On Podcasts

Marcus Gardley's King Lear, Starring Keith David, Available From Play On Podcasts

TheaterMania to Exclusively Stream <em>King Lear</em> Starring Christopher Lloyd

TheaterMania to Exclusively Stream King Lear Starring Christopher Lloyd

André De Shields <em>King Lear</em> Streaming for Free Starting Today

André De Shields King Lear Streaming for Free Starting Today

Christopher Lloyd to Play King Lear This Summer in Massachusetts

Christopher Lloyd to Play King Lear This Summer in Massachusetts

André De Shields to Play King Lear for St. Louis Shakespeare Festival This Summer

André De Shields to Play King Lear for St. Louis Shakespeare Festival This Summer

How Are You Surviving Social Distancing? Our Readers Respond

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How Are You Surviving Social Distancing? Our Readers Respond

Christopher Lloyd to Star in <em>King Lear</em> at Shakespeare & Company

Christopher Lloyd to Star in King Lear at Shakespeare & Company

<em>Lear: That Old Man I Used to Know</em> to Play at A.R.T. Theatres

Lear: That Old Man I Used to Know to Play at A.R.T. Theatres

Glenda Jackson <em>King Lear</em> to End Broadway Run

Glenda Jackson King Lear to End Broadway Run

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Mockingbird Killed: Who Didn't Get Nominated for a 2019 Tony Award?

Glenda Jackson and Shoshana Bean Star in Shows From Our Critics' Weekly Top 5 Faves

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Glenda Jackson and Shoshana Bean Star in Shows From Our Critics' Weekly Top 5 Faves

Glenda Jackson and Shakespeare Vs. Sam Gold in Erratic New <em>King Lear</em>

Glenda Jackson and Shakespeare Vs. Sam Gold in Erratic New King Lear

Glenda Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and More in Broadway's <em>King Lear</em>

Glenda Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and More in Broadway's King Lear

Al Pacino to Star in New Film Adaptation of <em>King Lear</em>

Al Pacino to Star in New Film Adaptation of King Lear

Name That Quote: <em>King Lear</em> or <em>King Kong</em>?

Name That Quote: King Lear or King Kong?

Anthony Hopkins Stars in a <em>King Lear</em> for Our Time

Anthony Hopkins Stars in a King Lear for Our Time

Glenda Jackson to Return to Broadway Next Spring in <em>King Lear</em>

Glenda Jackson to Return to Broadway Next Spring in King Lear

Antony Sher Conquers His Final Shakespearean Role With <em>King Lear</em>

Antony Sher Conquers His Final Shakespearean Role With King Lear

<em>A Room in India</em>

A Room in India

Antony Sher, Jeremy Irons, and More on Tap for BAM Spring Season

Antony Sher, Jeremy Irons, and More on Tap for BAM Spring Season

Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson to Headline New <em>King Lear</em> Film

Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson to Headline New King Lear Film

Public Theater and the Shakespeare Society Form Public Shakespeare Initiative

Public Theater and the Shakespeare Society Form Public Shakespeare Initiative

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

<em>King Lear</em> Meets <em>Man of La Mancha</em> in a Season of Dreaming at A Noise Within

King Lear Meets Man of La Mancha in a Season of Dreaming at A Noise Within

Chukwudi Iwuji Stars in the Public Theater's Touring <em>Hamlet</em>

Chukwudi Iwuji Stars in the Public Theater's Touring Hamlet

Rachel Brosnahan, Finn Wittrock Join Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo in <em>Othello</em>

Rachel Brosnahan, Finn Wittrock Join Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo in Othello

Patricia Elliott, Tony-Winning Original Star of <em>A Little Night Music</em>, Has Died

Patricia Elliott, Tony-Winning Original Star of A Little Night Music, Has Died

Anthony Heald Is California Shakespeare Theater's King Lear

Anthony Heald Is California Shakespeare Theater's King Lear

<em>Red Velvet</em>

Red Velvet

Kelli O'Hara Stars in New Pilot From Arian Moayed and Waterwell Films

Kelli O'Hara Stars in New Pilot From Arian Moayed and Waterwell Films

<em>My Perfect Mind</em>

My Perfect Mind

BAM to Present the Royal Shakespeare Company's <em>King and Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings</em>

BAM to Present the Royal Shakespeare Company's King and Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings

Cherry Lane Theatre Announces 2015 Mentor Project Lineup

Cherry Lane Theatre Announces 2015 Mentor Project Lineup

How the <em>Fresh Prince</em>'s Geoffrey, Joseph Marcell, Became King Lear

How the Fresh Prince's Geoffrey, Joseph Marcell, Became King Lear

<em>Lear</em>, There, and Everywhere (Part II)

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Lear, There, and Everywhere (Part II)

<em>Lear</em>, There and Everywhere: Notes on a Tormenting Play

Thinking About Theater

Lear, There and Everywhere: Notes on a Tormenting Play

Larry Yando to Star in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's <em>King Lear</em>

Larry Yando to Star in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's King Lear

John Lithgow and Annette Bening Open <em>King Lear</em> at Shakespeare in the Park

John Lithgow and Annette Bening Open King Lear at Shakespeare in the Park

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

<em>King Lear</em> Star Annette Bening Is More Than a Hollywood <em>Beauty</em>

King Lear Star Annette Bening Is More Than a Hollywood Beauty

John Lithgow Begins Performances in Shakespeare in the Park's <em>King Lear</em> Tonight

John Lithgow Begins Performances in Shakespeare in the Park's King Lear Tonight

First Person: Director Thomas G. Waites Takes on <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

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First Person: Director Thomas G. Waites Takes on The Taming of the Shrew

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

A First Look at Theatre for a New Audience's <em>King Lear</em>, Starring Olivier Nominee Michael Pennington, Beginning Performances Tonight

A First Look at Theatre for a New Audience's King Lear, Starring Olivier Nominee Michael Pennington, Beginning Performances Tonight

<em>Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</em> Star Joseph Marcell Will Take on <em>King Lear</em> at NYU Skirball Center

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Star Joseph Marcell Will Take on King Lear at NYU Skirball Center

The Public Theater Announces 2014 Shakespeare in the Park Shows

The Public Theater Announces 2014 Shakespeare in the Park Shows

Theater People Should Love the Olympics: Here's Why

Theater People Should Love the Olympics: Here's Why

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

Harry Melling Graduates From Harry Potter's Cousin Dudley to Frank Langella's Fool in <em>King Lear</em>

Harry Melling Graduates From Harry Potter's Cousin Dudley to Frank Langella's Fool in King Lear

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Frank Langella Will Play King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre and Brooklyn Academy of Music

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In His Eighties, Alvin Epstein is Still the Hardest Working Actor in New York City; But He Cannot Afford to See Theater.

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