#Daniel Craig play is a disaster

#Daniel Craig play is a disaster

“Daniel Craig play is a disaster” Is this a Walther PPK which I see before me?  Almost! It’s former James Bond actor Daniel Craig, who’s starring as the Scottish king killer in “Macbeth” on Broadway.  His uninvolving and ponderous production (it opened Thursday night at the Longacre Theatre, but barred critics from publishing reviews till…

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#’The Avengers’ movies are getting the Shakespeare treatment

#’The Avengers’ movies are getting the Shakespeare treatment

“#’The Avengers’ movies are getting the Shakespeare treatment” These superheroes are about to be Bard-ed. All four Marvel Studios’ “Avengers” films are being reimagined as Shakespeare plays in a forthcoming book, set to publish Sept. 28. “Assemble, Ye Avengers!” announces the description for “William Shakespeare’s The Avengers: The Complete Works” on Philadelphia-based indie publisher Quirk…

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#Consider 2020 the year of ‘King Lear’ for all

#Consider 2020 the year of ‘King Lear’ for all

“#Consider 2020 the year of ‘King Lear’ for all” It’s one of the most gut-piercing scenes ever to be enacted on the theatrical stage. An old man, bleary-eyed and half-naked in an ancient English heath, rages against a pitiless storm: “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout till you…

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