TWELFTH NIGHT, Featuring Mitchell Jarvis, to Play Pittsburgh Public Theaterby BWW News Desk - January 13, 2017Pittsburgh Public Theater plays on in grand style with William Shakespeare's masterpiece of comedy, Twelfth Night. Directed by The Public's Producing Artistic Director, Ted Pappas, Twelfth Night runs January 26 - February 26, 2017 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District. Darko Tresnjak's Island-Set COMEDY OF ERRORS Begins Tonight at Hartford Stageby BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts welcome a lively ensemble of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and acrobats for William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, a musical extravaganza directed by Tresnjak and choreographed by Peggy Hickey. The show plays tonight, January 12, to February 12, 2017. Carson Elrod and More Tapped for THE MERRY DEVIL OF EDMONTON at Red Bull Theaterby BWW News Desk - January 11, 2017Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for their next Revelation Reading on Monday January 23rd (7:30pm) at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street): William Shakespeare's (we think) THE MERRY DEVIL OF EDMONTON, directed by Ben Prusiner and featuring Opal Alladin, Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Johnny Lee Davenport, Dan de Jesus, Carson Elrod, Rebecca S'manga Frank, Adam Green, Andrus Nichols, Sarah Rice, David Ryan Smith, Derek Smith, Raphael Nash Thompson, Ryan Brooke Taylor, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Andrew Weems, and more. Cast Announced for LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST at Chicago Shakespeareby BWW News Desk - January 6, 2017Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for Shakespeare's playful romantic comedy Love's Labor's Lost, staged by acclaimed director Marti Maraden as part of the Theater's 30th Anniversary Season. Michael Mayer and Tom Kitt's New Adaptation of AS YOU LIKE IT Opens in Tokyo Tonightby BWW News Desk - January 4, 2017Toho Co., Ltd. has announced the world premiere of a new production of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy AS YOU LIKE IT from the Tony Award-winning creative team of Michael Mayer and Tom Kitt, who will reunite after previous collaborations on American Idiot: The Musical on Broadway and Second Stage Theatre's Everyday Rapture, which will open in Tokyo in January 2017. Chinese Opera Star to Lead One-Man I, HAMLET at Asia Societyby BWW News Desk - January 3, 2017Asia Society and China Shanghai International Arts Festival present I, HAMLET, a one-man re-imagining of the Shakespeare play, featuring Chinese opera star Zhang Jun, on Monday, January 9, at 8:30 pm at Asia Society New York, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street). Darko Tresnjak's Island-Set COMEDY OF ERRORS Finds Full Cast, Creative Team at Hartford Stageby BWW News Desk - December 28, 2016Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts announced today the creative team and cast - a lively ensemble of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and acrobats - for William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, a musical extravaganza directed by Tresnjak and choreographed by Peggy Hickey. The show plays January 12 to February 12. Escape from the January Chill with NYSX's ShakesBEER Pub Crawlsby BWW News Desk - December 22, 2016At a time New Yorkers will be thirsting for cathartic and uplifting social interaction, New York Shakespeare Exchange (NYSX) stages its next "ShakesBEER" pub crawls, on the Saturdays book-ending the presidential inauguration. Nuance Theatre Company's New Production of HAMLET to Hit the Stage in 2017by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2016Coming in 2017 from Nu•ance Theatre Company: Look for the first Shakespearian showing of 2017... an ambitious new production of William Shakespeare's most enigmatic tale, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, directed by John DeSotelle, running January 28 - February 25, 2017 (Saturday, January 28, features an opening night gala) on the Main Stage of John DeSotelle Studios, 300 West 43rd St., New York City. 2017 Archway Season to Open with Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALEby BWW News Desk - December 19, 2016Shakespeare's magical story of suspicion, condemnation, deceit, revelation, and redemption will come to life in grand fairytale fashion when the Archway Theatre opens its 2017 season with 'The Winter's Tale.' Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays Jan. 6 through Feb. 11. Photo Flash: First Look at The Seeing Place's Vibrant, Modern-Dress MACBETHby BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016What do you feel you are owed in this world? What are you willing to do to get it? To complete the season's theme, 'But Who Am I, Really,' The Seeing Place presents one of Shakespeare's greatest stories in a way rarely seen it before: with a deep emphasis on text that's understandable, presented in modern dress to deeply connect the audience to the play's relevance today. Michael Mayer and Tom Kitt's New Adaptation of AS YOU LIKE IT to Open in Tokyo This Winterby BWW News Desk - December 14, 2016Toho Co., Ltd. has announced the world premiere of a new production of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy AS YOU LIKE IT from the Tony Award-winning creative team of Michael Mayer and Tom Kitt, who will reunite after previous collaborations on American Idiot: The Musical on Broadway and Second Stage Theatre's Everyday Rapture, which will open in Tokyo in January 2017.
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