The Merchant of Venice

Theater Review: “The Merchant of Venice” — Rebooted Marvelously

October 3, 2021
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Audiences who are open to a show that provides both riotous comedy and bracing truths will find plenty to think about in this deconstruction of one of the Bard’s most problematic problem plays.

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Theater Commentary: A Memorable “Merchant of Venice” — Squeezing Blood Out of a Rubber Chicken

March 17, 2020
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This was an enormously exciting production of Merchant of Venice, a reminder that theater can be (in fact, must be!) nervy.

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Theater Review: At Shakespeare & Company — Tina Packer’s Masterful “Merchant of Venice”

July 28, 2016
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Shakespeare & Company’s staging of Merchant of Venice is the strongest this critic has ever seen or could hope to.

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Book Review: “Shylock Is My Name” — And the Problem Remains

April 1, 2016
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Despite this, he is vexed by how the play draws out the anti-Semitism of English audiences

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Theater Review: “The Merchant of Venus” — Shakespeare, Politically Corrected

June 22, 2013
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This production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice” tries to have it both ways: a show about intolerance, bigotry, and hatred is set in a ‘politically correct’ past.

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Theater Interview with David Sokol, Lyricist who made “Shylock Sing The Blues”

August 18, 2012
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“As an artist, you probably know when a project pulls at you, sometimes kicking and screaming. Shylock definitely has me by the back of the neck.”

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Music Review: Shylock Sings the Blues

August 16, 2012
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This daring musical version of “The Merchant of Venice” provides a fascinating re-imagining of a classic play that explores many of the themes and tropes of the original more deeply than many modern productions do.

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Coming Attractions in Theater: March 2011

February 26, 2011
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An exciting month, and that isn’t hyperbole. A couple of North American premieres: a futuristic opera from MIT’s Tod Machover and poet Robert Pinsky and a drama tweaking The New Testament from Howard Brenton. Toss in iconic director Peter Brook staging Beckett, F. Murray Abraham as Shylock, and Car Talk:The Musical and you are talking about taking out the smelling salts

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