Friday, May 29, 2020

Hamlet in Taxi

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“Bobby's Acting Career.” By Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels. Perf. Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Othello: A Derivative of Othello that Focuses Intently on Race

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Othello . Dir. Geoffrey Sax. Perf. Keeley Hawes, Eamonn Walker, and Christopher Eccleston. 2001. DVD. Acorn Media, 2002. [Note: I w...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

O: Othello in a Prep School Setting

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O . Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. Perf. Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan, Julia Stiles, and Rain Phoenix. 2001. DVD. Lions Gate, 2002...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Huapango: Othello in a Mexican Folk Dance Competition Setting

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Huapango . Dir. Ivan Lipkies. Perf. Alejandro Tommasi, Lisset, Manuel Landeta, Goretti Lipkies, Alfredo Castillo, Rafael Romero, Alfredo S...
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Margaret in The Hollow Crown's Richard III

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Richard III . By William Shakespeare. Perf. Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Daniels, Judi Dench, James Fleet, Phoebe Fox, Keeley Hawes, and Soph...
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Book Note: How to Stop Time

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Haig, Matt. How to Stop Time . New York: Penguin Books, 2019. Careful readers will remember that we've seen two other Matt Haig novels...
Monday, September 2, 2019

The RSC Measure for Measure—Now in Theatres [Albeit Extremely Briefly]

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Measure for Measure . Dir. Gregory Doran. Perf. Claire Price, Amy Trigg, David Ajao, Joseph Arkley, Hannah Azuonye, Patrick Brennan, Graeme ...
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Some As You Like It in Never Been Kissed

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Never Been Kissed . Dir. Raja Gosnell. Perf. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, and Michael Vartan. 1999. DVD. 20th Century FOX Home Entertainm...
Friday, July 5, 2019

What Role did Friends' Joey play in Macbeth?

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"The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath " By Vanessa McCarthy. Perf. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matt...
Monday, July 1, 2019

A Little Touch of As You Like It in Frasier

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“Motor Skills.” By Eric Zicklin. Perf. Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, and John Mahoney. Dir. Pamela Fryman. Frasier . Se...
Friday, June 28, 2019

Book Note: Shakespeare's Library

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Kells, Stuart. Shakespeare's Library: Unlocking the Greatest Mystery in Literature . Berkley:  Counterpoint , 2019. After one more ...
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Book Note: The True Story of Mrs. Shakespeare's Life

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The True Story of Mrs. Shakespeare's Life . Boston: Loring, n.d. [1870.] In addition to more standard Shakespeare fare, I've read ...
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Monday, June 24, 2019

Book Note: Year of the Mad King

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Sher, Antony. Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries . Illus. Antony Sher. London: Nick Hern, 2018. And now we have the latest (please not...
Friday, June 21, 2019

Book Note: Year of the Fat Knight

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Sher, Antony Year of the Fat Knight: The Falstaff Diaries . Illus. Antony Sher. London: Nick Hern Books, 2016. Some time ago, I wrote abou...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Book Note: Julius Caesar and Me: Exploring Shakespeare's African Play

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Joseph, Patterson. Julius Caesar and Me: Exploring Shakespeare's African Play . London: Methuen Drama (Bloomsbury), 2018. I wrote brie...