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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

OFF-oFF THE (4th) WALL:  NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED, 3/5-3/12, 2024 by Robert Shuman

Off-off Broadway, a vibrant realm of artistic exploration, is set to showcase an eclectic array of productions, each promising to captivate audiences with its unique narrative and thematic d…

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***** 'THE CRUCIBLE' REVIEW " A DEEPLY AFFECTING TAKE ON ARTHUR MILLER'S AMERICAN CLASSIC by Robert Shuman

(Nick Ahad's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/10/2024. Magnetic … Anoushka Lucas and Simon Manyonda in The Crucible at Crucible, Sheffield.  Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Crucible, She…

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Monday, March 11, 2024

SPEAK FOR THEM: ARTISTS THEY CAME FOR (FEBRUARY 19, 2024 " MARCH 11, 2024) by Robert Shuman

Just as Andrei Sakharov tirelessly championed human dignity in the face of Soviet oppression, and Narges Mohammadi continues her fight for freedom of expression in Iran, we must stand gua…

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SHEVCHENKO AND ALDRIDGE: BLACK AND WHITE ARTISTIC BROTHERS IN ARMS AGAINST SLAVERY by Robert Shuman

(Bohdan Nahaylo's article appeared in the Kyiv Post, 3/19;  This article was originally published in the May 2019 issue of the monthly in-flight magazine of Ukraine's International Airlin…

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

EDWARD BOND: 'OUR THEATRE TRIVIALISES OR GENERALISES " BOTH ARE FORMS OF SLEAZE' by Robert Shuman

(Edward Bond's essay appeared in the Guardian, 3/6/2024; From the archive: In this piece first published on 28 June 1995, the late playwright asks if Shakespeare was a Tory and suggests w…

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THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, ON STAGE VOICES: SUNDAY TO SUNDAY, 3/3/2024 " 3/10/2024 · by Robert Shuman

The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided informati…

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

***** 'UNCLE VANYA' REVIEW " TREVOR NUNN TRIUMPHS WITH CHEKHOV'S TRAGICOMEDY by Robert Shuman

(Mark Lawson's article appeared in the guardian, 3/8; Near deranged … James Lance as Vanya. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Orange Tree theatre, London This chamber staging, movingly played…

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NOW ON BROADWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 2  " SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 (NEW SHOWS)   by Robert Shuman

(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

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Friday, March 8, 2024

WOMEN BREAK INTO JAPAN'S 'MASCULINE' NOH THEATRE by Robert Shuman

(Mathias Cena's article appeared on Yahoo News, 3/6; via Drudge Report; Photo: Mayuko Kashiwazaki (2nd R) gets into costume before a dress rehearsal for 'Dojoji', a drama about the revenge o…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LOPE DE VEGA: 'DOG IN THE MANGER' (LISTEN ON BBC RADIO 3 UNTIL MARCH 30"LINK BELOW) by Robert Shuman

Released On: 03 Mar 2024 Available for 27 days Listen  Spanish Golden Age comedy starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas. Lope de Vega, a contemporary of Shakespeare, was one of Spain's …

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"SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE REVIVED: A THEATRICAL RENAISSANCE" (A DAY IN THEATRE) by Robert Shuman

On March 6, 1997, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London reopened its gates, marking a triumphant resurrection of Elizabethan-era theater. Spearheaded by American actor and director Sam Wanam…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

EDWARD BOND: A PHENOMENAL TALENT WHO UPTURNED THEATRE WITH HIS EXPLOSIVE PLAYS by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/5; Photo:  Increasingly polemical … Edward Bond. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian.) One of the greatest dramatists of the…

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Monday, March 4, 2024

UKRAINE: KHARKIV'S DANCE SCHOOL by Robert Shuman

(Max Zander's article appeared on DW, 3/3/2024; Photo: DW.) A dance school in Kharkiv offers children a reprieve from the war. The Ukrainian city has been targeted by Russian air strikes for…

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Saturday, March 2, 2024

NOW ON BROADWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH  " SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2024 (NEW SHOWS)  by Robert Shuman

(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

25TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF "ORSON'S SHADOW" BY AUSTIN PENDLETON, DIRECTED BY THE AUTHOR by Robert Shuman

The Theater for the New City proudly presents the 25th Anniversary production of "Orson's Shadow" by Austin Pendleton, and, for the first time, the play is directed by the author himself (th…

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CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (160) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: What needs to burn is your imagination. (AP)  

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

'THE FREAKS CAME OUT TO WRITE' REVIEW " HOW THE VILLAGE VOICE CHANGED AMERICAN JOURNALISM by Robert Shuman

(Peter Conrad's article appeared in the Observer, 2/27.) Tricia Romano's entertaining oral history of the radical New York newspaper is an elegy to a rough and ready era of punch-ups and pas…

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"PUCCINI'S MASTERPIECE PREMIERES IN TURIN" (A DAY IN THEATRE) by Robert Shuman

On February 28, 1896, Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Bohème" debuted at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy. This poignant tale of love and loss among struggling artists captivated audiences with…

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

'LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT': A GRAND MASTERPIECE AND AN ORDINARY FAMILY DRAMA by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/19;  Photo: Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville.  Photograph: The Guardian.) Eugene O'Neill's mighty drama, returning to the West…

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DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND IZZARD'S 'HAMLET' MOVES TO ORPHEUM THEATRE ON MARCH 19"FOUR WEEK EXTENSION THROUGH APRIL 14 by Robert Shuman

Eddie Izzard's portrayal of Shakespeare's Hamlet is poised for a seamless transition from Greenwich House Theater to New York's Orpheum Theatre. From March 19 to April 14, audiences will con…

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Monday, February 26, 2024

THOMAS FRANCIS SHUMAN (DECEMBER 18, 1941 " JANUARY 11, 2024) by Robert Shuman

          We are sad to share the news that our brother, Thomas F. Shuman, died unexpectedly on January 11, 2024, in Princeton, N.J.  Tom was born in Trenton, New …

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Sunday, February 25, 2024

THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, ON STAGE VOICES: SUNDAY TO SUNDAY, 2/18/2024 " 2/25/2024 by Robert Shuman

The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided information,…

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Saturday, February 24, 2024

NOW ON BROADWAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 " SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th 2024 (NEW SHOWS) by Robert Shuman

(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

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Friday, February 23, 2024

THE RUB: THEATRE CONFRONTED, FEBRUARY 16th " FEBRUARY 23rd, 2024 by Robert Shuman

A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate …

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

"THE GOOD SOLDIER Å VEJK" FROM VIT HOREJS AT THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY (REVIEW FROM NEW YORK) by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre (CAMT) has just finished dates at Theater for the New City (from February 1-18) with The Good Soldier Å vejk (rhyme that last nam…

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Monday, February 19, 2024

SPEAK FOR THEM: ARTISTS THEY CAME FOR (February 5th " 19th, 2024) by Robert Shuman

The recent death of Alexei Navalny, a courageous dissident and symbol of hope for freedom in Russia, is a stark reminder of the fragility of human rights and the chilling price paid by those…

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

***** 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' REVIEW " CHARACTERS MASH, WORLDS INVERT AND FLAMES BURST FROM FINGERS by Robert Shuman

(Mark Lawson's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/14, 2024; Drawing a younger audience … Mathew Baynton as Bottom and Pyramus. Photograph: Pamela Raith.) Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratf…

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

SCRAP TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THEATRE AUDIENCES, SAYS RALPH FIENNES by Robert Shuman

(Neha Gohil's article appeared in the Guardian, 2/11; Photo: Britannica.) Audiences should be 'shocked and disturbed' by the impact of theatre, says Schindler's List and Harry Potter actor T…

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Monday, February 12, 2024

EDDIE IZZARD'S 'HAMLET' (REVIEW FOM NEW YORK) by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman In Act 3, Scene 2 of Hamlet, the melancholy, introspective Dane instructs the newly arrived players, who will be acting before his new father's court, "to hold the mirror up to…

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, ON STAGE VOICES: 2/4/2024 " 2/11/2024 by Robert Shuman

The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided information,…

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Saturday, February 10, 2024

NOW ON BROADWAY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 " SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2024 (NEW SHOWS ROUNDUP) by Robert Shuman

(Bard (Gemini), the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…

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