Theater April 2020
The United States of Shakespeare
by
On Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future by James Shapiro.
Topic: “Shakespeare”
Jan 24, 2020
Week in review
by
On Troy, self-help & the First Folio.
Nov 13, 2019
Capital jealousy
by
On a new production of Verdi’s Otello by the National Opera in Washington, D.C.
Books October 2019
Roman thoughts
by
Aug 27, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
by
On Shakespeare, Giorgio Morandi, agricultural autobiography & more from the world of culture.
May 31, 2019
Week in review
by
On Shakespeare’s late plays, autofiction, Notre-Dame redux & more.
May 23, 2019
The Shrew for all seasons
by
On the actress Ada Rehan.
Theater June 2019
Brush up your Shakespeare
by
On Kiss Me, Kate at Studio 54, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus at the Booth Theatre, and King Lear at the Cort Theatre.
Apr 18, 2019
Week in review
by
On rebuilding Notre Dame, selling Salvator Mundi, Shakespeare’s parish & more.
Features April 2019
Ex libris
by
A review of Shakespeare’s Library: Unlocking the Greatest Mystery in Literature, by Stuart Kells.