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Review: Is Othello Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Worth $921 a Ticket?

Review: Is Othello Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Worth $921 a Ticket?

Review: Coriolanus Would Make a Better President Than Trump or Biden

Review: Coriolanus Would Make a Better President Than Trump or Biden

Interview: Renée Elise Goldsberry Talks About Playing Prospero in <I>The Tempest</I>

Interview: Renée Elise Goldsberry Talks About Playing Prospero in The Tempest

Review: <I>Margaret: Shakespeare’s Warrior Queen</I> Is a Bloodbath in the Park

Review: Margaret: Shakespeare’s Warrior Queen Is a Bloodbath in the Park

Review: A Tonally Chaotic <I>Romeo and Juliet</I> Off-Broadway

Review: A Tonally Chaotic Romeo and Juliet Off-Broadway

Jeff Whitty's <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> Available as Podcast

Jeff Whitty's A Midsummer Night's Dream Available as Podcast

Keith David and Kathleen Chalfant Star in Podcast Adaptation of <em>Pericles</em>

Keith David and Kathleen Chalfant Star in Podcast Adaptation of Pericles

David Tennant's <em>Sonnets</em>, Patrick Stewart's <em>Macbeth</em> Will Stream Free This Month

David Tennant's Sonnets, Patrick Stewart's Macbeth Will Stream Free This Month

What's Streaming? Tune In and Bid at the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction

What's Streaming? Tune In and Bid at the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction

What's Streaming? Jelani Alladin in a Reading of B.J. Tindal's <em>Goodnight, Tyler</em>

What's Streaming? Jelani Alladin in a Reading of B.J. Tindal's Goodnight, Tyler

What's Streaming? Patti LuPone, Jason Alexander Star in Reading of Judgment Day

What's Streaming? Patti LuPone, Jason Alexander Star in Reading of Judgment Day

WATCH HERE: Tom Hiddleston in <em>Coriolanus</em> Streams for Free

WATCH HERE: Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus Streams for Free

Watch Ruby Rose, Will Roland, Taylor Trensch, and More in <em>Twelfth Night</em> Reading Tonight

Watch Ruby Rose, Will Roland, Taylor Trensch, and More in Twelfth Night Reading Tonight

London-Based Shakespeare's Globe and Donmar Warehouse in Financial Jeopardy

London-Based Shakespeare's Globe and Donmar Warehouse in Financial Jeopardy

What's Streaming? Watch Cumberbatch and Miller in National Theatre's <em>Frankenstein</em>

What's Streaming? Watch Cumberbatch and Miller in National Theatre's Frankenstein

Corey Stoll Is a Modern <em>Macbeth</em> in a Medieval World

Corey Stoll Is a Modern Macbeth in a Medieval World

Gender-Bending <em>Taming of the Shrew</em> Will Run at Kennedy Center

Gender-Bending Taming of the Shrew Will Run at Kennedy Center

<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

<em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> in the Black Suburbs of Atlanta

Much Ado About Nothing in the Black Suburbs of Atlanta

An Afterschool Study Group Brushes Up on Ambition and Murder in <em>Mac Beth</em>

An Afterschool Study Group Brushes Up on Ambition and Murder in Mac Beth

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

Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington to Lead New <em>Macbeth</em> Film

Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington to Lead New Macbeth Film

Jud Fry the Incel? Patrick Vaill Discusses His Unlikely Turn in <em>Oklahoma!</em> on Broadway

Jud Fry the Incel? Patrick Vaill Discusses His Unlikely Turn in Oklahoma! on Broadway

Jonathan Forbes to Star as Hamlet in Shakespeare@'s Inaugural Production

Jonathan Forbes to Star as Hamlet in Shakespeare@'s Inaugural Production

Shakespeare & Company Announces 2019 Summer Season Lineup

Shakespeare & Company Announces 2019 Summer Season Lineup

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

Name That Quote: King Lear or King Kong?

A Decadent Meal Found in <em>Shake & Bake: Love's Labour's Lost</em>

A Decadent Meal Found in Shake & Bake: Love's Labour's Lost

Mistaken Identity at Its Finest in <em>The Comedy of Errors</em>

Mistaken Identity at Its Finest in The Comedy of Errors

<em>Twelfth Night</em> Plays On Through the Wind and the Rain

Twelfth Night Plays On Through the Wind and the Rain

Austin Pendleton Adapts and Directs <em>Wars of the Roses: Henry VI & Richard III</em>

Austin Pendleton Adapts and Directs Wars of the Roses: Henry VI & Richard III

9 Shows You Can See in New York Completely for Free

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9 Shows You Can See in New York Completely for Free

<em>Henry V</em> Is Shakespeare's Royal Rebel With a Cause

Henry V Is Shakespeare's Royal Rebel With a Cause

<em>Twelfth Night, or What You Will</em>

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Point-Counterpoint: The Playwright's Intent vs. the Director's Vision

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Point-Counterpoint: The Playwright's Intent vs. the Director's Vision

<em>Arden/Everywhere</em>

Arden/Everywhere

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

Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson to Headline New King Lear Film

Casting Set for Public Theater's Mobile Unit <em>Winter's Tale</em>

Casting Set for Public Theater's Mobile Unit Winter's Tale

<em>Loveless Texas</em>

Loveless Texas

The 11 Most Exciting Shows Opening in New York This Fall

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The 11 Most Exciting Shows Opening in New York This Fall

5 Offbeat Shows to See During This August Without a Fringe Festival

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5 Offbeat Shows to See During This August Without a Fringe Festival

<em>Cymbeline</em>

Cymbeline

Ellen Burstyn, Hannah Cabell, André de Shields Set for <em>As You Like it</em> at Bay Street

Ellen Burstyn, Hannah Cabell, André de Shields Set for As You Like it at Bay Street

Public Theater and Shake Shack Team Up to Create a Thespian-Themed Shake

Public Theater and Shake Shack Team Up to Create a Thespian-Themed Shake

Shakespeare & Company Announces Casting for <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>

Shakespeare & Company Announces Casting for A Midsummer Night's Dream

<em>Julius Caesar</em> Battles for Rome at an All-Girls High School

Julius Caesar Battles for Rome at an All-Girls High School

10 Must-See Free Summer Shows in New York City

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10 Must-See Free Summer Shows in New York City

<em>Hamlet</em>

Hamlet

John Gielgud's <em>Ages of Man</em> Tony Award Up for Auction

John Gielgud's Ages of Man Tony Award Up for Auction

Arian Moayed, Sherie Rene Scott to Star in Farsi-English Production of <em>Hamlet</em>

Arian Moayed, Sherie Rene Scott to Star in Farsi-English Production of Hamlet

<em>Cry Havoc!</em>

Cry Havoc!

Actors' Shakespeare Project Announces 2017-18 Season

Actors' Shakespeare Project Announces 2017-18 Season

<em>God of Carnage</em>, <em>Intimate Apparel</em> on Season Lineup at Shakespeare & Company

God of Carnage, Intimate Apparel on Season Lineup at Shakespeare & Company

<em>The Tempest</em>

The Tempest

12 Standout Shows of 2016 From Across America

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12 Standout Shows of 2016 From Across America

"Summer of Love" <em>As You Like It</em> Adaptation to Premiere in Tokyo

"Summer of Love" As You Like It Adaptation to Premiere in Tokyo

<em>Othello</em>

Othello

Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Norm Lewis Take to the Stage in <em>Kiss Me, Kate</em>

Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Norm Lewis Take to the Stage in Kiss Me, Kate

Corey Stoll Spends "Plenty" of Time at the Public Theater

Corey Stoll Spends "Plenty" of Time at the Public Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Completes <em>Tug of War</em> Series With <em>Civil Strife</em>

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Completes Tug of War Series With Civil Strife

Scenes From the Public Theater's Musical <em>Twelfth Night</em> at the Delacorte

Scenes From the Public Theater's Musical Twelfth Night at the Delacorte

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

Chukwudi Iwuji Stars in the Public Theater's Touring Hamlet

<em>Love's Labor's Lost</em>

Love's Labor's Lost

Actors' Shakespeare Project Announces Casting for <em>Hamlet</em>

Actors' Shakespeare Project Announces Casting for Hamlet

Finn Wittrock to Lead Shakespeare & Company Reading of <em>Hamlet</em>

Finn Wittrock to Lead Shakespeare & Company Reading of Hamlet

<em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

Troilus and Cressida

<em>Something Rotten!</em>

Something Rotten!

<em>Love's Labour's Lost</em>

Love's Labour's Lost

<em>Twelfth Night</em>

Twelfth Night

First Look at the New Broadway Cast of <em>Something Rotten!</em>

First Look at the New Broadway Cast of Something Rotten!

Look Inside Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

Look Inside Shakespeare in the Park's Troilus and Cressida

Mobile Shakespeare Unit to Mount Fall Production of <em>Hamlet</em>

Mobile Shakespeare Unit to Mount Fall Production of Hamlet

Louis Cancelmi to Replace David Harbour in <em>Troilus and Cressida</em> at the Delacorte

Louis Cancelmi to Replace David Harbour in Troilus and Cressida at the Delacorte

Rachel Pickup on the Scary Relevance of Shakespeare's <em>Merchant of Venice</em>

Rachel Pickup on the Scary Relevance of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

<em>The Merchant of Venice</em>

The Merchant of Venice

<em>Troilus and Cressida</em> Comes to Free Shakespeare in the Park

Troilus and Cressida Comes to Free Shakespeare in the Park

Jonathan Pryce Opens in <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> at Lincoln Center

Jonathan Pryce Opens in The Merchant of Venice at Lincoln Center

<em>Hamlet: An Exploration</em> Set to Begin Performances at 13th Street Repertory

Hamlet: An Exploration Set to Begin Performances at 13th Street Repertory

<em>The Merchant of Venice</em> Opens Tonight at Shakespeare & Company

The Merchant of Venice Opens Tonight at Shakespeare & Company

William Shakespeare's Coat of Arms Discovered

William Shakespeare's Coat of Arms Discovered

In Rehearsal With Free Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

In Rehearsal With Free Shakespeare in the Park's Troilus and Cressida

Will Chase to Replace Christian Borle in Broadway's <em>Something Rotten!</em>

Will Chase to Replace Christian Borle in Broadway's Something Rotten!

Taylor Mac to Open St. Ann's Warehouse 2016-17 Season

Taylor Mac to Open St. Ann's Warehouse 2016-17 Season

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Paapa Essiedu Stars as Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Paapa Essiedu Stars as Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company

Janet McTeer Discovers Her Masculine Side in <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

Janet McTeer Discovers Her Masculine Side in The Taming of the Shrew

Janet McTeer, Cush Jumbo, and More Open in <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

Janet McTeer, Cush Jumbo, and More Open in The Taming of the Shrew

<em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

The Taming of the Shrew

Andrew Burnap and Ismenia Mendes to Lead Public Theater's <em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

Andrew Burnap and Ismenia Mendes to Lead Public Theater's Troilus and Cressida

New Victory Theater Announces 2016-17 Season Lineup

New Victory Theater Announces 2016-17 Season Lineup

Inside the Public Theater's 2016 Gala With Meryl Streep and More

Inside the Public Theater's 2016 Gala With Meryl Streep and More

14 Free Shakespeare Plays in New York City This Summer

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14 Free Shakespeare Plays in New York City This Summer

<em>Tug of War: Foreign Fire</em>

Tug of War: Foreign Fire

<em>Something Rotten!</em> Announces National Tour Route for 2017

Something Rotten! Announces National Tour Route for 2017

<em>Tug of War</em> Brings a Fresh Take on Shakespeare to the Windy City

Tug of War Brings a Fresh Take on Shakespeare to the Windy City

Casting Set for Lauren Gunderson's <em>The Taming</em> at Shakespeare & Company

Casting Set for Lauren Gunderson's The Taming at Shakespeare & Company

<em>1599</em>

1599

Old Globe Season to Feature Works By Steve Martin, Marsha Norman, and More

Old Globe Season to Feature Works By Steve Martin, Marsha Norman, and More

Janet McTeer and Cush Jumbo Rehearse <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

Janet McTeer and Cush Jumbo Rehearse The Taming of the Shrew

Julie Taymor Honors Kathryn Hunter at the Theatre for a New Audience Gala

Julie Taymor Honors Kathryn Hunter at the Theatre for a New Audience Gala

<em>Something Rotten!</em> Celebrates First Anniversary With Epic Shakespearean Selfie

Something Rotten! Celebrates First Anniversary With Epic Shakespearean Selfie

<em>Sojourners</em>, <em>The Object Lesson</em>, and More Set for New York Theatre Workshop Season

Sojourners, The Object Lesson, and More Set for New York Theatre Workshop Season

Two River Theater Continues Season With <em>Pericles</em>

Two River Theater Continues Season With Pericles

<em>King and Country: Shakespeare's Great Cycle of Kings</em>

King and Country: Shakespeare's Great Cycle of Kings

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents <em>Othello: The Remix</em>

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents Othello: The Remix

Alex Hassell Tackles 9 Hours of Prince Hal and King Henry in the RSC's Cycle of Kings

Alex Hassell Tackles 9 Hours of Prince Hal and King Henry in the RSC's Cycle of Kings

Judy Gold, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and More Join Janet McTeer in <em>Taming of the Shrew</em>

Judy Gold, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and More Join Janet McTeer in Taming of the Shrew

<em>Star Wars</em> Favorite Oscar Isaac to Lead Sam Gold-Directed <em>Hamlet</em>

Star Wars Favorite Oscar Isaac to Lead Sam Gold-Directed Hamlet

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Appear in <em>The Merchant of Venice</em>

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Appear in The Merchant of Venice

<em>Red Velvet</em> Prepares for West Coast Premiere

Red Velvet Prepares for West Coast Premiere

Mary Testa, Kevin Mambo, and More Set for Two River Theater's <em>Pericles</em>

Mary Testa, Kevin Mambo, and More Set for Two River Theater's Pericles

<em>The Fantasticks</em>, <em>Twelfth Night</em>, and More Join New Pasadena Playhouse Season

The Fantasticks, Twelfth Night, and More Join New Pasadena Playhouse Season

The Gift Theater Kicks Off 15th Anniversary Season With <em>Richard III</em>

The Gift Theater Kicks Off 15th Anniversary Season With Richard III

<em>Pericles</em>

Pericles

Scenes From Bartlett Sher's Production of Gounod's Operatic <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Scenes From Bartlett Sher's Production of Gounod's Operatic Romeo and Juliet

Charles Gounod's <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> Arrives at Lyric Opera

Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet Arrives at Lyric Opera

<em>Romeo and Juliet</em> Set to Play at Synetic Theater

Romeo and Juliet Set to Play at Synetic Theater

Actors' Shakespeare Project Continues 12th Season With <em>Richard II</em>

Actors' Shakespeare Project Continues 12th Season With Richard II

Len Cariou Opens in Shakespeare-Themed <em>Broadway and the Bard</em>

Len Cariou Opens in Shakespeare-Themed Broadway and the Bard

Full Casting Announced For Conleth Hill and Frances McDormand-Led <em>Macbeth</em>

Full Casting Announced For Conleth Hill and Frances McDormand-Led Macbeth

Cush Jumbo and Janet McTeer to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Taming of the Shrew</em>

Cush Jumbo and Janet McTeer to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's Taming of the Shrew

Jonathan Pryce to Return to the New York Stage in <em>The Merchant of Venice</em>

Jonathan Pryce to Return to the New York Stage in The Merchant of Venice

Alan Rickman, Stage Legend and <em>Harry Potter</em> Icon, Dies at 69

Alan Rickman, Stage Legend and Harry Potter Icon, Dies at 69

Brian Bedford, Tony-Winning Classical Actor and Voice of Disney's Robin Hood, Has Died

Brian Bedford, Tony-Winning Classical Actor and Voice of Disney's Robin Hood, Has Died

Original Sweeney Todd Len Cariou Brings <em>Broadway and the Bard</em> to the Lion Theatre

Original Sweeney Todd Len Cariou Brings Broadway and the Bard to the Lion Theatre

<em>Fiddler</em> and <em>King and I</em> Director Bartlett Sher to Direct Operatic <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Fiddler and King and I Director Bartlett Sher to Direct Operatic Romeo and Juliet

Justin Kirk and Nicole Parker Open in <em>These Paper Bullets!</em>

Justin Kirk and Nicole Parker Open in These Paper Bullets!

<em>These Paper Bullets!</em>

These Paper Bullets!

Synetic Theater Presents a Silent <em>As You Like It</em>

Synetic Theater Presents a Silent As You Like It

Signature Theatre Presents <em>West Side Story</em>

Signature Theatre Presents West Side Story

Will Swenson, PigPen Theatre Co. Join Christian Camargo in Shakespeare's <em>Pericles</em>

Will Swenson, PigPen Theatre Co. Join Christian Camargo in Shakespeare's Pericles

Christine Baranski, Raúl Esparza Take Part in Public Forum Discussion on Cleopatra

Christine Baranski, Raúl Esparza Take Part in Public Forum Discussion on Cleopatra

St. Ann's Warehouse Extends All-Female <em>Henry IV</em>

St. Ann's Warehouse Extends All-Female Henry IV

<em>Henry IV</em>

Henry IV

<em>The Comedy of Errors</em>

The Comedy of Errors

Giving Will the Shakes (Part II)

Thinking About Theater

Giving Will the Shakes (Part II)

Giving Will the Shakes

Thinking About Theater

Giving Will the Shakes

Fiddlehead Theatre Company Presents <em>West Side Story</em>

Fiddlehead Theatre Company Presents West Side Story

Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo to Star in New Production of <em>Othello</em>

Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo to Star in New Production of Othello

<em>Dexter</em>'s Christian Camargo to Play Pericles for Director Trevor Nunn

Dexter's Christian Camargo to Play Pericles for Director Trevor Nunn

<em>Othello</em>

Othello

Frog & Peach Theatre Company to Present <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>

Frog & Peach Theatre Company to Present Much Ado About Nothing

<em>The Tempest</em>

The Tempest

Richard Kind and More Set for Frog & Peach Theatre Benefit

Richard Kind and More Set for Frog & Peach Theatre Benefit

"It's Gonna Be Awesome!" Nicole Parker on Shakespeare/Beatles Mash-Up <em>These Paper Bullets!</em>

"It's Gonna Be Awesome!" Nicole Parker on Shakespeare/Beatles Mash-Up These Paper Bullets!

Images From Teller's Magical Production of <em>The Tempest</em>

Images From Teller's Magical Production of The Tempest

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater to Perform <em>Richard III</em> at Shakespeare & Company

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater to Perform Richard III at Shakespeare & Company

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Reinvents <em>The Tempest</em>

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Reinvents The Tempest

Actors' Shakespeare Project Announces Cast and Creatives for <em>Othello</em>

Actors' Shakespeare Project Announces Cast and Creatives for Othello

Hamish Linklater to Star in Shakespeare & Company Reading of <em>Richard III</em>

Hamish Linklater to Star in Shakespeare & Company Reading of Richard III

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

Read an Excerpt From Mary Louise Wilson's New Memoir, <em>My First Hundred Years in Show Business</em>

Read an Excerpt From Mary Louise Wilson's New Memoir, My First Hundred Years in Show Business

<em>Cymbeline</em>

Cymbeline

Benedict Cumberbatch Is the Embodiment of Class as He Asks Us to Put Down Our Phones

Benedict Cumberbatch Is the Embodiment of Class as He Asks Us to Put Down Our Phones

Get a First Look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet in London

Get a First Look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet in London

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater Star in Shakespeare's <em>Cymbeline</em>

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater Star in Shakespeare's Cymbeline

Christine Baranski and More Join 2015 Public Forum Season

Christine Baranski and More Join 2015 Public Forum Season

Piper Perabo to Star in Bay Street's <em>Twelfth Night, or What You Will</em>

Piper Perabo to Star in Bay Street's Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Benedict Cumberbatch Rehearses New West End Revival of <em>Hamlet</em>

Benedict Cumberbatch Rehearses New West End Revival of Hamlet

Old Globe's <em>Kiss Me, Kate</em> Extends Run

Old Globe's Kiss Me, Kate Extends Run

Frances McDormand, Kathleen Chalfant, Sarah Ruhl, and More Join Berkeley Rep Season

Frances McDormand, Kathleen Chalfant, Sarah Ruhl, and More Join Berkeley Rep Season

Theatre for a New Audience Season to Include <em>Pericles</em> Directed by Trevor Nunn

Theatre for a New Audience Season to Include Pericles Directed by Trevor Nunn

Patrick Page, Michael Sexton, and More to Lead Summer Shakespeare Classes

Patrick Page, Michael Sexton, and More to Lead Summer Shakespeare Classes

Jack O'Brien and Martha Plimpton Honored by Red Bull Theater

Jack O'Brien and Martha Plimpton Honored by Red Bull Theater

<em>Henry V</em> Set to Begin Performances at Shakespeare & Company

Henry V Set to Begin Performances at Shakespeare & Company

Sam Waterston and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Star in Shakespeare's <em>The Tempest</em>

Sam Waterston and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Star in Shakespeare's The Tempest

Young Vic <em>Streetcar Named Desire</em>, With Gillian Anderson, Announces New York Mounting

Young Vic Streetcar Named Desire, With Gillian Anderson, Announces New York Mounting

Raúl Esparza, Patrick Page, and More to Join Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe in <em>Cymbeline</em>

Raúl Esparza, Patrick Page, and More to Join Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe in Cymbeline

The Mobile Shakespeare Unit’s <em>Macbeth</em> and ERS’ <em>Sound and the Fury</em> Open at The Public

The Mobile Shakespeare Unit’s Macbeth and ERS’ Sound and the Fury Open at The Public

<em>Macbeth</em>

Macbeth

<em>Henry VI, Part II</em> Begins Performances at Actors’ Shakespeare Project

Henry VI, Part II Begins Performances at Actors’ Shakespeare Project

Tonya Pinkins and F. Murray Abraham Set for Classic Stage Company's Next Season

Tonya Pinkins and F. Murray Abraham Set for Classic Stage Company's Next Season

Public Theater Gala to Honor Oskar and Laurie Eustis Along With Bernard and Anne Spitzer

Public Theater Gala to Honor Oskar and Laurie Eustis Along With Bernard and Anne Spitzer

<em>Something Rotten!</em>

Something Rotten!

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

Drama League Announces 2015 Directing Fellowship Recipients

Drama League Announces 2015 Directing Fellowship Recipients

<em>Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two</em>

Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two

<em>Cry, Trojans!</em>

Cry, Trojans!

<em>Macbeth</em>

Macbeth

Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit <em>Macbeth</em> to Star Rob Campbell and Jennifer Ikeda

Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit Macbeth to Star Rob Campbell and Jennifer Ikeda

Teller's <em>The Tempest</em> Set for Chicago Shakespeare Theater Season

Teller's The Tempest Set for Chicago Shakespeare Theater Season

Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Join Shakespeare in the Park Lineup

Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Join Shakespeare in the Park Lineup

Actors’ Shakespeare Project Announces 2015-16 Season

Actors’ Shakespeare Project Announces 2015-16 Season

Actor Lenny Henry to Host the 2015 Olivier Awards

Actor Lenny Henry to Host the 2015 Olivier Awards

All-Female <em>Othello</em> Comes to Titan Theatre Company

All-Female Othello Comes to Titan Theatre Company

<em>Kinky Boots</em>' Billy Porter to Star as Kate in All-Male <em>Taming of the Shrew</em>

Kinky Boots' Billy Porter to Star as Kate in All-Male Taming of the Shrew

Bedlam Theatre Company to Present <em>Twelfth Night</em> and <em>What You Will</em> in Repertory

Bedlam Theatre Company to Present Twelfth Night and What You Will in Repertory

<em>Measure for Measure</em>

Measure for Measure

Shakespeare in the Square's <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Shakespeare in the Square's Romeo and Juliet

A Spelling Discrepancy May Be the Biggest Difference Between London and New York Theatre/er

A Spelling Discrepancy May Be the Biggest Difference Between London and New York Theatre/er

<em>Heidi Chronicles</em>'s Elise Kibler to Lead Off-Broadway <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> Revival

Heidi Chronicles's Elise Kibler to Lead Off-Broadway Romeo and Juliet Revival

<em>Pericles</em>

Pericles

<em>Birdman</em>, <em>Into the Woods</em>, and Many Broadway Folk Nab Golden Globe Nominations

Birdman, Into the Woods, and Many Broadway Folk Nab Golden Globe Nominations

New Marc Palmieri Play <em>The Groundling</em> to Look at <em>Love's Labour's Lost</em>

New Marc Palmieri Play The Groundling to Look at Love's Labour's Lost

David Tennant, Tom Hiddleston, and Richard Armitage to Battle for the Hearts of WhatsOnStage Awards Voters

David Tennant, Tom Hiddleston, and Richard Armitage to Battle for the Hearts of WhatsOnStage Awards Voters

Meet the Fiasco Theater Cast of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's <em>Into the Woods</em>

Meet the Fiasco Theater Cast of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods

After Riker's Island, Rob Melrose Brings <em>Pericles, Prince of Tyre</em> to the Public Theater

After Riker's Island, Rob Melrose Brings Pericles, Prince of Tyre to the Public Theater

Shakespeare's Globe <em>Macbeth</em>, Starring Joseph Millson, Hits Movie Screens Today

Shakespeare's Globe Macbeth, Starring Joseph Millson, Hits Movie Screens Today

Meet the Cast of <em>Pericles, Prince of Tyre</em> at the Public Theater

Meet the Cast of Pericles, Prince of Tyre at the Public Theater

Roger Allam-Led <em>The Tempest</em> Hits US Movie Screens Today

Roger Allam-Led The Tempest Hits US Movie Screens Today

Flashback Friday: When the Stars of <em>Modern Family</em> and <em>Orange Is the New Black</em> Appeared in <em>On the Town</em>

Flashback Friday: When the Stars of Modern Family and Orange Is the New Black Appeared in On the Town

Shakespeare's <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em> Comes to American Movie Screens

Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Comes to American Movie Screens

<em>Tempest</em>

Tempest

<em>Shakespeare's Sonnets</em>

Shakespeare's Sonnets

<em>The Comedy of Errors</em>

The Comedy of Errors

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

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

Jamie Parker-Led <em>Henry V</em> Comes to American Cinemas Today

Jamie Parker-Led Henry V Comes to American Cinemas Today

<em>Since I Suppose</em>

Since I Suppose

<em>Macbeth</em>

Macbeth

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

Thinking About Theater

Lear, There, and Everywhere (Part II)

FringeNYC 2014: <em>Breaking the Shakespeare Code</em>; <em>Hoaxocaust!</em>; <em>The Picture (of Dorian Gray)</em>

FringeNYC 2014: Breaking the Shakespeare Code; Hoaxocaust!; The Picture (of Dorian Gray)

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

Thinking About Theater

Lear, There and Everywhere: Notes on a Tormenting Play

Getting Drunk With Shakespeare

Special Reports

Getting Drunk With Shakespeare

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

In Times of Global Turmoil, "The Play's the Thing"

Special Reports

In Times of Global Turmoil, "The Play's the Thing"

<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

<em>Shakespeare in Love</em>

Shakespeare in Love

<em>Gertrude — The Cry</em>

Gertrude — The Cry

<em>Drunk Shakespeare</em> Will Pour a While Longer

Drunk Shakespeare Will Pour a While Longer

Douglas Carter Beane to Premiere His Comedy Fairy Cakes

Mike Daisey Tackles Shakespeare Tragedies in World Premiere

Mike Daisey Tackles Shakespeare Tragedies in World Premiere

Baruch and TGW Acting Studio to Present Shakespeare's <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

Baruch and TGW Acting Studio to Present Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

Bay Street Theater Announces Benefit Reading of <em>The Tempest</em>

Bay Street Theater Announces Benefit Reading of The Tempest

<em>Kiss Me, Kate</em>

Kiss Me, Kate

Free Outdoor Shakespeare This Summer in the City

Special Reports

Free Outdoor Shakespeare This Summer in the City

<em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>

Much Ado About Nothing

<em>Macbeth</em>

Macbeth

<em>The Bardy Bunch</em>

The Bardy Bunch

<em>Amaluna</em>

Amaluna

<em>Red Velvet</em>

Red Velvet

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

The National Theatre of China Presents Shakespeare's <em>Richard III</em>

The National Theatre of China Presents Shakespeare's Richard III

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>Measure for Measure</em>

Measure for Measure

<em>Antony and Cleopatra</em>

Antony and Cleopatra

Happy Few Theatre Company Will Present Its Inaugural Production of <em>As You Like It</em> at Theaterlab

Happy Few Theatre Company Will Present Its Inaugural Production of As You Like It at Theaterlab

"Why Shakespeare? Why Now?": Panelists to Discuss the Bard at the Drama Desk Annual Spring Luncheon

"Why Shakespeare? Why Now?": Panelists to Discuss the Bard at the Drama Desk Annual Spring Luncheon

<em>Twelfth Night</em>

Twelfth Night

Jason McDowell-Green Brings <em>A Little Shakespeare</em> to New Jersey High School Students at Two River Theater

Jason McDowell-Green Brings A Little Shakespeare to New Jersey High School Students at Two River Theater

<em>King Lear</em>

King Lear

<em>Hamlet</em> and <em>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead</em>

Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Most Wonderful! Broadway's Repertory Shakespeare Productions, Starring Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry, Recoup

Most Wonderful! Broadway's Repertory Shakespeare Productions, Starring Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry, Recoup

Bedlam's Andrus Nichols and Eric Tucker Are Bringing Lots of Drama to Downtown Audiences — and Inviting Them Into It

Bedlam's Andrus Nichols and Eric Tucker Are Bringing Lots of Drama to Downtown Audiences — and Inviting Them Into It

Broadway Demands More Mark Rylance: Repertory <em>Twelfth Night</em> and <em>Richard III</em> Extend Their Stay

Broadway Demands More Mark Rylance: Repertory Twelfth Night and Richard III Extend Their Stay

<em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>

Much Ado About Nothing

<em>And Away We Go</em>

And Away We Go

<em>Macbeth</em>

Macbeth

<em>Hamlet</em>

Hamlet

Dana Ivey Will Star in Reading of Michael Feingold’s Shakespeare-Inspired <em>Textual Relations</em>

Dana Ivey Will Star in Reading of Michael Feingold’s Shakespeare-Inspired Textual Relations

<em>Twelfth Night</em> and <em>Richard III</em>

Twelfth Night and Richard III

<em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

<em>Othello</em> Opens Tonight in a Production by the New York Shakespeare Exchange

Othello Opens Tonight in a Production by the New York Shakespeare Exchange

<em>Julius Caesar</em>

Julius Caesar

Orlando Bloom Makes His Broadway Debut Tonight in Romeo and Juliet

Laura Benanti Returns to 54 Below With a Shiny New Album in Hand

Special Reports

“Laura Benanti Explains Shakespeare” Goes Viral

Bedlam Theatre Company to Present Saint Joan and Hamlet in Rep at Lynn Redgrave Theatre

Twelfth Night and Richard III, Starring Mark Rylance, Will Include Matthew Schechter and Joseph Timms — and Onstage Seating

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Ed Harris and Ethan Hawke to Star in a New Modern Film Version of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline

T.R. Knight and Oscar Winner William Hurt to Join the Cast of Classic Stage’s Romeo and Juliet

The Tempest

As You Like It

Special Reports

Free Shakespeare in Boston and Across America

Special Reports

Summer in New York City Means Free Outdoor Theater

Special Reports

The Bones of Richard III Have Been Discovered in a British Parking Lot

In Acting Shakespeare

I, Malvolio

James McAvoy and Claire Foy Will Lead Macbeth in London

Roman Tragedies

Tips for Performing Shakespeare

A Theater Student’s Pilgrimage: Sites In and Around London

Prose Before Bros: Five of Shakespeare’s Strongest Women

An Interview With Richard III

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The former Succession co-stars started previews in their Broadway shows on the same night.