I found the current Lincoln Center production of Macbeth rather dissatisfying. But not as dissatisfying as I found Ben Brantley’s review thereof. Not that I disagree with all of Brantley’s complaints, ...

Ethan Hawke has been surprising theatergoers for years, plugging his febrile, hot-wired persona into memorable performances of Shakespeare and Chekhov, Sam Shepard and Tom Stoppard. Director Jack ...

Power, greed, and guilt collide in Shakespeare’s Macbeth—the play so cursed actors dare not say its name. From witches’ prophecies to a king’s bloody downfall, this tragedy defines ambition gone mad.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. A troupe of players have set stage and gathered a crowd to present their unique ...

Folger Theatre is trying something different — staging a bastardized, Restoration-era version of “Macbeth” with music that was first performed in 1664 and was popular for 150 years — so we thought ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles brings the spirit of the Halloween season to ...

The early 17th century potboiler “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is the shortest of Shakespeare’s tragedies. Director and adapter Joel Coen, working here without brother Ethan, took on this film version with ...