Shakespeare & Company’s staging of Merchant of Venice is the strongest this critic has ever seen or could hope to.
The Merchant of Venice
Book Review: “Shylock Is My Name” — And the Problem Remains
Despite this, he is vexed by how the play draws out the anti-Semitism of English audiences
Theater Review: “The Merchant of Venus” — Shakespeare, Politically Corrected
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.
Theater Interview with David Sokol, Lyricist who made “Shylock Sing The Blues”
“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.”
Music Review: Shylock Sings the Blues
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.
Coming Attractions in Theater: March 2011
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