Like all the best historical narratives, “Oslo” shows the intense fragility and contingency of human affairs
Theater
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What I learned from a way-off Broadway production of ‘Julius Caesar’
I will be glad to get some sleep when our “Julius Caesar” closes this Saturday, and I can stop living the fevered life of Casca the conspirator.
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The view from Trump’s America and other timely Broadway tales
“Sweat” tells the story of steelworkers whose long friendship unravels as their livelihood is threatened by free trade and immigration.
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
James Comey deserves a Daytime Emmy
It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.
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A ‘Richard III’ for our unsettled times
It would be fascinating were the producers able to arrange a quick transfer to a venue somewhere near the White House.
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‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ returns with angst, humor and Harry Potter
The ‘Hamlet’-inspired play made the playwright Tom Stoppard an overnight sensation.
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Stephen Sondheim: a great artist whose work blossoms in simple settings
A good Sondheim show has the sinewy strength, both musically and dramatically, to thrive in the barest of renderings.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Why are we so fascinated with the lives of the English queens?
If the rich are different from you and me, how much more different, then, are royalty?
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“Life is a Dream” – A Jesuit director’s journal on his revival of “Spain’s Hamlet”
George Drance, S.J., blogs on his revival of Calderon’s “Life is a Dream.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
The Theater as a Church
On this week’s podcast Rob Weinert-Kendt chats to Matt Malone, S.J., and Tim Reidy about the best shows he’s seen in New York City recently, as well a list of exciting plays coming up in the future. Highlights include “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Present,” as well as a movie: “La La Land.” Rob Weinert-Kendt […]