***** 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 …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:22pm on May 8, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:04am on May 7, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:55pm on May 4, 2026[SHARE]

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-…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:39am on May 2, 2026[SHARE]

***** 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-…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:53pm on April 29, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:30pm on April 24, 2026[SHARE]

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,…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:48pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:18pm on January 30, 2026[SHARE]

MARK CARNEY TAKES VÁCLAV HAVEL TO DAVOS by Robert Shuman

(From the Journal, 11/21/26.)  

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:37am on January 23, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:10pm on January 22, 2026[SHARE]

'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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:23pm on January 21, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:33pm on January 17, 2026[SHARE]

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 …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:45am on January 14, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:02pm on January 10, 2026[SHARE]

'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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:36am on January 5, 2026[SHARE]

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…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:13am on December 30, 2025[SHARE]

HOW IN MALI MUSIC CAN SAVE LIVES by Robert Shuman

(From DW, 12/13/2025.) Listen In Mali, music was once silenced by extremists, but some refused to stop. Now they are rebuilding, keeping traditional sounds alive, and helping the next genera…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:39pm on December 15, 2025[SHARE]

IN MEMORIAM: TOM STOPPARD, PLAYWRIGHT, HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION " A PERSONAL TRIBUTE FROM THE KYIV POST by Robert Shuman

(Bohdan Nahaylo's article appeared in The Kyiv post, 12/1/2025. Photo: Tom Stoppard speaking at a public meeting in defense of Soviet political prisoners in Trafalgar Square, summer of 1976.…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:35pm on December 13, 2025[SHARE]

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY PRESENTS TWO OPERAS OF UPHEAVAL BY LEONARD J. LEHRMAN, "SIMA" AND "E.G.: A MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF EMMA GOLDMAN" by Robert Shuman

(via Jonathan Slaff.) Two productions, One Journey of Jewish Survival and Defiance   WHERE AND WHEN: January 8 to 25, 2026 Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (at E.10th Street) Thea…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:18pm on December 10, 2025[SHARE]

'IT WENT GANGBUSTERS': THE PLAY ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR " TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF A STARVING BAGHDAD ZOO TIGER by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 12/8; Pulitzer-nominated … Rajiv Joseph, Robin Williams and director Moises Kaufman at the Broadway opening night. Photograph: Brian Ach…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:06pm on December 8, 2025[SHARE]

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (169)   by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: "If is the starting point; the given circumstances, the development. The one cannot exist without the other, if it is to possess a necessary …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:50pm on December 2, 2025[SHARE]

TOM STOPPARD REMEMBERED: A BRILLIANT DRAMATIST WHO ALWAYS RAISED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ROOM by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/29/25; Photo: 'A kindly, decent and thoughtful human being' … Tom Stoppard photographed in 2023. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:20pm on December 1, 2025[SHARE]

***** 'ALL MY SONS' REVIEW " THE STARS OF A DREAM CAST ALIGN FOR ARTHUR MILLER'S TOWERING TRAGEDY by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/21; Photo: Symbolist sparseness … Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Kate) and Paapa Essiedu (Chris) in All My Sons. Photograph: Jan Versweyveld.) …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:25pm on November 25, 2025[SHARE]

STEPHAN MORROW'S CYRANO IN A DYSTOPIAN MOB FANTASIA:  "THE STORY OF SAL B. AND BARBRANNE: A MOB FANTASIA (CYRANO REDUX)" (TNC) by Robert Shuman

(via Jonathan Slaff; Photo: Jonathan Slaff.) Theater for the New City to present The Great American Play Series in "The Story of Sal B. and Barbranne: A Mob Fantasia (Cyrano Redux)," written…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:29pm on November 24, 2025[SHARE]

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY TO PRESENT CZECHOSLOVAK-AMERICAN MARIONETTE THEATRE IN "A CHRISTMAS CAROL, OY! HANUKKAH, MERRY KWANZAA, HAPPY RAMADAN" by Robert Shuman

(via Jonathan Slaff.) WHERE AND WHEN December 26, 2025 to January 11, 2026 Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (at E. 10th Street) Presented by Theater for the New City Schedule: Evenin…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:57pm on November 21, 2025[SHARE]