Maulik Pancholy on Taming of the Shrew, marriage and fighting Hollywood’s...
Maulik Pancholy has racked up an impressive number of credits on television, including 30 Rock and Weeds. Now he's tackling his biggest challenge yet -- playing Katherina in an all-male production of...
View ArticlePuppy Love: Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare Theatre (review)
The Shakespeare Theatre's "Romeo and Juliet" is more high school field trip than grown-up fare The post Puppy Love: Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare Theatre (review) appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleShakespeare Theatre’s “The Secret Garden” (review): A Broken Secret
Shakespeare Theatre offers an uneven revival of The Secret Garden, which is still unequivocally Daisy Eagan's show The post Shakespeare Theatre’s “The Secret Garden” (review): A Broken Secret appeared...
View ArticleMichael Kahn to Retire from Shakespeare Theatre
Artistic Director helped raise Washington's profile as a theater powerhouse The post Michael Kahn to Retire from Shakespeare Theatre appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleRoyal Pain: King Charles III at The Shakespeare Theatre (Review)
Mike Bartlett's King Charles III is one regal encounter you won't want to miss The post Royal Pain: King Charles III at The Shakespeare Theatre (Review) appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleUnkindest Cut: Defunding the NEA
If President Trump dramatically cuts funding to the NEA, what impact would that have on the arts in America? The post Unkindest Cut: Defunding the NEA appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleNovel Notion: The Select at The Shakespeare Theatre Company (Review)
Hemingway fans will appreciate the faithfulness of The Select, but for everyone else it's a bit of a slog The post Novel Notion: The Select at The Shakespeare Theatre Company (Review) appeared first on...
View ArticleFaran Tahir on playing Shakespeare’s Othello
Othello's Faran Tahir promises a fresh take on Shakespeare's timely drama of jealousy, bigotry, and violence The post Faran Tahir on playing Shakespeare’s Othello appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleReview: Harold Pinter’s “The Lover” and “The Collection”
Shakespeare Theatre's "The Lover" and "The Collection" offer Pinter at his best The post Review: Harold Pinter’s “The Lover” and “The Collection” appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleMysterious Motives: Michael Kahn on the power of Pinter
The key to understanding playwright Harold Pinter is to approach his plays like the puzzles they are The post Mysterious Motives: Michael Kahn on the power of Pinter appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleReview: Twelfth Night at the Shakespeare Theatre is a “true original”
Shakespeare Theatre's Twelfth Night is a "true original" The post Review: Twelfth Night at the Shakespeare Theatre is a “true original” appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleHeath Saunders plays on as Twelfth Night’s fabulous Feste
Heath Saunders offers "a slightly bro-y Loki" as Feste the fool in Twelfth Night The post Heath Saunders plays on as Twelfth Night’s fabulous Feste appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleBoys in the Bard: An interview with Hamlet’s Michael Urie & Ryan Spahn
Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn talk candidly about their nine-year relationship and the challenges of being out in Hollywood The post Boys in the Bard: An interview with Hamlet’s Michael Urie & Ryan...
View ArticleReview: Heather Raffo’s “Noura” at Shakespeare Theatre
Heather Raffo's "Noura" has a wealth of ideas, but suffers from too much telling and not enough showing The post Review: Heather Raffo’s “Noura” at Shakespeare Theatre appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleStage Review: Druid Theatre’s “Waiting for Godot”
A skillfully depicted production of Beckett's enigmatic tragicomedy The post Stage Review: Druid Theatre’s “Waiting for Godot” appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleHelen Hayes Awards 2018: GALA’s “In the Heights” takes home nine awards
"Twelfth Night," "Hooded, Or Being Black for Dummies" and "Fun Home" among other winners The post Helen Hayes Awards 2018: GALA’s “In the Heights” takes home nine awards appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleStage Review: “Camelot” at Shakespeare Theatre
Camelot is an intriguing, well-acted philosophical drama inflamed by lust and betrayal. (Pity about those songs, though.) The post Stage Review: “Camelot” at Shakespeare Theatre appeared first on Metro...
View ArticleExclusive Photos: The Costumes of Shakespeare Theatre’s “Camelot”
Camelot tells the story of the ill-fated love triangle between King Arthur, his queen, Guenevere, and his first knight, Lancelot The post Exclusive Photos: The Costumes of Shakespeare Theatre’s...
View ArticleShakespeare Theatre offers Romeo & Juliet for its 2018 “Free For All”
The annual event gives theater fans top dollar productions for free The post Shakespeare Theatre offers Romeo & Juliet for its 2018 “Free For All” appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleShakespeare Theatre Company picks Simon Godwin to succeed Michael Kahn as...
British director succeeds Kahn, who has helmed STC since 1986, for the 2019-2020 season The post Shakespeare Theatre Company picks Simon Godwin to succeed Michael Kahn as artistic director appeared...
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