William Shakespeare
‘Outliving Shakespeare’: Characters Confront the Bard in a Play Staged at an Armenian Retirement Home (Exclusive Trailer)
The IDFA doc from directors Inna Sahakyan and Ruben Ghazaryan — exploring aging, acting and the "human desire to be acknowledged" — world premieres in the Luminous strand at the Amsterdam doc festival.
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Where to Buy Tickets to Taylor Swift Producer Max Martin’s Musical ‘& Juliet’ in L.A.
The hit Broadway show, which just kicked off its limited Los Angeles run, features Martin's pop hits for artists like Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Céline Dion.
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Max Martin’s Musical ‘& Juliet’ Debuts in L.A. as Taylor Swift Album Excitement Builds
"We were able to learn so much from him," Rachel Webb, who stars in the touring production of the hit Broadway musical, tells The Hollywood Reporter of working with the prolific producer.
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‘Othello’ Director Kenny Leon and Denzel Washington Are “Absolutely” Discussing a Potential Film Adaptation
The play starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal officially opened Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and marks the third project Washington and Leon have collaborated on.
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‘Othello’ Theater Review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Bring Star Wattage to Middling Revival Otherwise Short on Electricity
Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare’s tragedy to play Broadway in more than 40 years, also featuring Molly Osborne, Andrew Burnap and Kimber Elayne Sprawl.
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Zar Amir to star in ‘Lili,’ First Video Game Adaptation From The Royal Shakespeare Company
The 'Holy Spider' and 'Tatami' actress will put an interactive spin on Lady Macbeth in the game, set in a neo-noir version of modern-day Iran.
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‘Romeo + Juliet’ Theater Review: Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Shake up Shakespeare With Brat-Coded Attitude
Sam Gold directs the high-energy, TikTok-generation Broadway revival, which brings original Jack Antonoff tunes and a notably young ensemble to the classic romantic tragedy.
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‘Romeo & Juliet’ Theater Review: Tom Holland Disappoints in Return to the Stage, But Another Star Is Born
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is magnificent in Jamie Lloyd’s overly subdued, minimalist take on Shakespeare’s doomed romance, playing in London’s West End.Â
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‘Fat Ham’ Review: A Defiant Queer Riff on ‘Hamlet’ Makes a Dazzling Broadway Debut
James Ijames' Pultizer Prize-winning play, starring Marcel Spears and Nikki Crawford, recasts Shakespeare's tragedy as a story of intergenerational trauma among a Black Southern family.
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Saoirse Ronan in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: Theater Review
The four-time Oscar nominee makes her London stage debut, alongside James McArdle, in director Yaël Farber’s fresh take on the Scottish play.
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Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: Film Review | NYFF 2021
A first-rate cast and stunning craftsmanship bring surging vitality to Shakespeare’s political thriller about an ambitious couple whose murderous power grab sends them spiraling into madness.
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‘Romeo & Juliet’: TV Review
Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley play Shakespeare's tragic lovers, torn asunder by a bitter feud, in this National Theatre production reconceived for the screen and airing on PBS.
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