Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Newly discovered documents suggest the playwright cared very much about a coat of arms that reflected his status as a “gentleman.”
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The show, set to begin previews on March 29, will have the actresses alternating roles, much like the actors in the 2000 Broadway production of “True West.”
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Friday, May 13, 2016
A family descendant of the man who decreed that blacks could not be citizens has written a play exploring that reviled moment in history.
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The long-missing manuscript of a Federalist Paper written by John Jay has been found at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Saturday, April 16, 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Scholars are debating whether “Hamilton” over-glorifies the man while glossing over less attractive aspects of his politics.
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When you live in a stately manor house stuffed with Old Masters, sometimes editions of Shakespeare from 1623 just turn up.
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The third president has had a tough time lately, and not just in “Hamilton.” A new book, by a scholarly “dream team,” strives to go beyond hero worship and caricature.
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
The French writer spent three months in the city in 1946. Seventy years later, a monthlong festival is celebrating his residency.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
A five-hour adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s nearly 900-page book will begin performances at the Goodman Theater in Chicago in February.
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A London gallery exhibition of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, a sensation in its time, goes on digital display.
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Lloyd Suh, the playwright, argued that the Clarion University production could send a "dehumanizing" message to minority students; Clarion said the actors were being "punished for their race…
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
“King and Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings,” presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company, will be performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from March 24 to May 1.
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has asked a diverse group of writers to “translate” Shakespeare’s plays into modern contemporary English.
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Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Liesl Tommy talk about their collaboration on “Eclipsed,” which begins previews at the Public on Sept. 29.
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Niegel Smith, who has a broad and varied background, is looking forward to the last seasons in one space and all the new possibilities of the new theater.
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The play, by Laurence Leamer, focuses on the week following the car crash at Chappaquiddick involving Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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Saturday, July 18, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
President Obama is expected at the Saturday matinee of "Hamilton," though he will not be seeing Mr. Miranda in the title role.
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The director Daniel Fish’s take on this classic includes an immersive element, but it also tries to stay true to the feel of the 1940s Rodgers and Hammerstein original.
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Friday, May 15, 2015
The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture canceled a scheduled event because, its director said, a one-act play by Mr. LaBute maligned Muslims.
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Political figures, including Clintons and Cheneys, have turned out to watch their “predecessors” onstage in the musical “Hamilton.”
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The Goodman Theater will produce an adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s novel, with funds provided by Roy Cockrum, who won a Powerball jackpot in Tennessee last summer.
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