Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will illuminate Shakespeare and Antonio Salieri this fall with a trilogy of performances and events, culminating in the Chicago premiere of Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre ...

Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays ...

For many, the plays of William Shakespeare can retain an intimidating inaccessibility, perhaps from lingering trauma of the way they were taught in school. For David Sessions—who directs a current ...

Art blooms eternal. And this spring it blooms with help from opera, ballet, Alvin Ailey, August Wilson, Joseph Conrad, Shakespeare and the Avett Brothers. The Actors’ Shakespeare Project continues its ...

How could any top-notch musical tribute to the Bard not begin with the storm scene from Verdi's Otello, possibly the most exciting curtain-up on any opera and certainly the most apocalyptic? With ...

Whether you’re looking for transformation, a history lesson or a sense of community, two Lancaster-based theater companies have something to offer you during their 2026 seasons of shows. Lancaster ...

Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot has announced a new season featuring theatre, comedy, family shows, and an immersive ...