One of the most welcome trends in publishing in recent years has been its embrace of feminist retellings of classic literature, stories that reimagine famous works from female perspectives or that ...

One of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington. By Maya Phillips “Macbeth” isn’t one of Shakespeare’s so-called “problem plays,” ...

There are few leading ladies in theater as iconic as Lady Macbeth. She is one of the genre’s most captivating, difficult leads — a woman so enthralled by the pursuit of power that she drives her ...

Joel H. Morris’s newest book, “All Our Yesterdays,” adds yet another narrative to the long history of Shakespeare retellings. “All Our Yesterdays” is set ten years before the plot of Shakespeare’s ...

The four-time Oscar nominee makes her London stage debut, alongside James McArdle, in director Yaël Farber’s fresh take on the Scottish play. By Demetrios Matheou It speaks volumes for Saoirse Ronan’s ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Elisabet Ney's Lady Macbeth is both a dramatic portrayal of a famous Shakespearean character and a self-portrait. This ...

Ruth Negga has already conquered Hollywood. Now, making her Broadway debut as theater’s most misunderstood woman, she’s after a different crown. “We assume because something has been done many times ...

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La Scala Gala Crowd Cheers Premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth' Once Censored by Stalin MILAN (AP) — The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich ...