Thursday, August 6, 2026

TNC SETS ITS 14TH DREAM UP FESTIVAL (AUG 23 TO SEPT 13: LINEUP) by Robert Shuman

(via Jonathan Slaff.) WHERE AND WHEN: August 23 to September 13, 2026 Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (at E. 10th Street) Presented by Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Exec…

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Monday, August 3, 2026

CRYSTAL FIELD: “THE ROOT OF IT ALL: A DENTIST’S TALE” (REVIEW FROM NEW YORK) by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman Even in a gentrified East Village (now old news), there is an abandoned mattress on Second Avenue, police barricades at the crossing, the trash of paper shopping bags, and plas…

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Thursday, July 30, 2026

‘DO NOT EXECUTE’: IRANIAN WRITERS​ AND ARTISTS​ (ACTOR/DIRECTOR) JOIN OUTCRY AFTER PUBLIC HANGINGS IN ISFAHAN by Robert Shuman

(From Radio Free Europe, 7/29/2026.) Iranian writers, filmmakers, and other cultural figures have joined the local and international outcry against a surge of executions in the country, usin…

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Sunday, July 26, 2026

I USE A WHEELCHAIR AND YEARN TO DANCE LIKE I DID WHEN I WAS A KID. by Robert Shuman

​(Niamh Ni Hoireabhaird’s  article appeared in the Guardian 6/25.)​  ​From ballroom to hip-hop, I tried many different dance classes growing up, but nothing ever stuck for too lon…

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

EVITA (HISTORY): ‘HE WAS TASKED WITH MAKING THE BODY DISAPPEAR’: THE MACABRE KIDNAPPING OF EVA PERÓN’S CORPSE by Robert Shuman

(Fiona Macdonald’s article appeared on the BBC, 7/20/26; Photo: Credit: Getty Images.) Argentina’s iconic first lady died in July 1952. Sixty years on, the BBC looked back at her cadaver…

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Friday, July 24, 2026

***** “THE WORLD IS FULL OF MARRIED MEN​” REVIEW (U.K.)–JACKIE COLLINS’ BONKBUSTER AS A GLORIOUSLY FILTHY PUPPET SHOW by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian 7/24. Photo:  Enthralling, titillating … The World Is Full of Married Men at Yard theatre, London.) The Yard theatre, London Barbies, gi…

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, OSKAR EUSTIS, WILL STEP DOWN FROM PUBLIC THEATER, 7/31/2028 by Robert Shuman

(Announcement and photo via The Public Theater.) Dear Friends, Today we want to share some important news about the future of The Public Theater. After 23 extraordinary years as Artistic Dir…

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Monday, July 20, 2026

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (171)  by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: (To the actor) Direct all of your attention to the “given circumstances.”  They are always within reach. (AP)

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

‘A ​FRIGHTENING PIECE TO PERFORM’: ​CAN ​YOKO ONO’​S C​UT P​IECE ​STILL SHOCK? by Robert Shuman

(​Janelle Zara’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/14/2026. Photo: Cut Piece, 1964, performed at MoMA, New York. Photograph: © Yoko Ono.)  Sixty years after its first staging, perfor…

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Friday, July 10, 2026

‘A COUNTER-NARRATIVE OF HISTORY’:​ ​NYC’S SCHOMBURG CENTER’S 100 YEARS OF CELEBRATING BLACK CULTURE by Robert Shuman

(Melissa Hellmann’s arti​cle appeared in the Guardian, 7/9/2026;  A photo of the Afro-Puerto Rican archivist Arturo Schomburg, a bibliophile whose personal collection formed the Schombu…

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

*** ‘FAITHLESS’ REVIEW (ULLMANN/BERGMAN TV REMAKE) by Robert Shuman

(Jack Seale’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/7/2026. Photo: Fast food to fast moves … Gustav Lindh and Frida Gustavsson in Faithless. Photograph: Johan Paulin)​ This reboot of a …

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

***** “PHYSICAL EDUCATION” REVIEW – BOISTEROUS, CLICHE-BUSTING LESSON ON TEEN MASCULINITY by Robert Shuman

(Holly O’Mahony’s article appeared in the Guardian 7/8/20226’ Photo: Well-worn familiarity … Photo: The Edit Wales.) Swansea Grand theatre School locker room banter has a sinister ed…

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Monday, June 29, 2026

FREE NYC STREET THEATER TOUR TACKLES IMMIGRATION WITH MUSIC, PUPPETS AND SATIRE (PLAY) by Robert Shuman

Theater for the New City’s 2026 Street Theater tour will be “The Root of it all: A Dentist’s Tale.” Rip-roaring musical tours City’s streets, parks and playgrounds August 1 to Se…

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

STEPHEN SONDHEIM “SUPERB” NEW BIO BY DANIEL OKRENT by Robert Shuman

(Emma Brockes’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/21.) Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent review – a superb biography of the musical master Among the many great pleasures of Daniel Okre…

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

FRIGID NEW YORK ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR 12TH ANNUAL QUEERLY FESTIVAL (JUNE 11-JULY 3) by Robert Shuman

(via Emily Owens; Photo: SCOWL: QUEERAPALOOZA Photo credit: Allison Stock.)  June 11-July 3 at UNDER St. Marks FRIGID New York will present the 12th annual Queerly Festival, their annual …

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Friday, May 8, 2026

***** KOHLHAAS REVIEW –ARINZÉ KENE THUNDERS AS A WRONGED RESISTANCE FIGHTER SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in 5/3.) Brighton Dome Corn Exchange The timeless parable of a 16th-century horse dealer turned violent protester questions the personal cost of resistance …

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

ARTHUR MILLER OPENS UP ABOUT MARRIAGE TO MARILYN MONROE IN NEWLY UNEARTHED RECORDINGS by Robert Shuman

(Donna Ferguson’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/7/2026; Photo: Miller and Monroe in 1957. The couple began an extramarital affair in 1955 and got married in 1956. Photograph: NY Dail…

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Monday, May 4, 2026

OVER 200 ACTS SET FOR TNC’S 30th LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS MAY 22-24, 2026 (LES) by Robert Shuman

(via Jonathan Slaff)   Artistic output of this fabled neighborhood will be showcased in three days of free showings for live audiences.   WHERE AND WHEN May 22 to 24, 2026 In and around T…

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS, 2026 by Robert Shuman

(via Don Summa, Richard Kornberg & Associates; Photograph:  (l to r) Gregory, Shawn, The New York Times. ) NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE NAMES LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD BEST PLAY 2025-…

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

***** THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI REVIEW – MARK GATISS TERRIFIES AS BRECHT’S FASCISTIC CAULIFLOWER RACKETEER by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/22. Photo: Almost unrecognisable … Gatiss in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Photograph: Marc Brenner.) Swan theatre, Stratford-Upon-…

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Friday, April 24, 2026

LIZA! AT 80: A CELEBRATION IN SONG AND DANCE ONE NIGHT ONLY THURSDAY, JUNE 25 8PM by Robert Shuman

(via Don Summa, Kornberg PR.) TRANSPORT GROUP ANNOUNCES TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR LIZA! AT 80: A CELEBRATION IN SONG AND DANCE ONE NIGHT ONLY THURSDAY, JUNE 25 8PM AT CARNEGIE HALL KATE BALD…

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

TNC DREAM UP FESTIVAL"APPLY NOW! by Robert Shuman

DREAMING OF THE DREAM UP FESTIVAL 2026! Submissions are now open! It's that time of the year again. Our Dream Up Festival is coming back, starting August 23 and ending September 13,…

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Friday, January 30, 2026

SHAKESPEARE WAS ACTUALLY A BLACK JEWISH WOMAN, NEW BOOK CLAIMS by Robert Shuman

(Sami Quadri's article appeared in the Standard, 1/28.) Feminist historian identifies Tudor poet Emilia Bassano as true author whose identity was hidden by literary establishment William Sha…

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Friday, January 23, 2026

MARK CARNEY TAKES VÁCLAV HAVEL TO DAVOS by Robert Shuman

(From the Journal, 11/21/26.)  

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (170)    by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: "In practice, this is approximately what you will have to do (as an actor): first, you will have to imagine 'in your own way' the given circu…

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

'THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA': HOW PAUL ROBESON WENT FROM HOLLYWOOD TO BLACKLIST by Robert Shuman

(Howard Bryant's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/21/2026.) The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy…

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

NORWEGIAN ACTING LEGEND LIV ULLMANN WADES INTO DONALD TRUMP NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GIFT: "HE WILL LOSE IT" " EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS by Robert Shuman

(Melanie Goodfellow's article appeared on Deadline, 1/17/2026; Photo: BERLIN, GERMANY " JANUARY 17: Liv Ullmann accepts the European Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the award ce…

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

OMID DJALILI: 'IRAN PROTESTS ARE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL TO BERLIN WALL COMING DOWN' by Robert Shuman

(from Times News, 1/13.) "If you've got nothing to say than support the people of Iran, then shut the hell up." British-Iranian comedian and actor Omid Djalili tells #TimesRadio he's barely …

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA TO END OVER 50-YEAR RESIDENCY AT KENNEDY CENTER AMID TRUMP REBRAND by Robert Shuman

(Alyssa Ray's article appeared on The Wrap, 1/9/25. Photo: A view of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts which was recently renamed the The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy…

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Monday, January 5, 2026

'AS EVIL AS IAGO': THE RETURN OF TERENCE RATTIGAN'S SHOCKING MAN AND BOY by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/2/26; Photo:  Ruthlessness … David Suchet as the rogue financier Gregor Antonescu and Helen Grace as his wife, Countess Florenc…

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERTS AT KENNEDY CENTER ARE CANCELED by Robert Shuman

​​(Adam Nagourney's and Neil Vigdor's article appeared in The York Times, 12/29​; Photo: The head of Doug Varone and Dancers called the decision to cancel tw…

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