Posts Tagged ‘Barry Edelstein’
Robust Globe ‘Hamlet’ Finds a Groove
For his first Old Globe ‘Hamlet,’ artistic director Barry Edelstein does some text-shuffling and finds a crackerjack cast and crew not afraid to explore.
Read MoreEinstein and Picasso: Steve Martin Toasts the 20th Century at Globe
Maybe Einstein and Picasso never met in a Parisian bistro as their careers were just begging, but Steve Martin had fun in the 1990s thinking about the potential impact on such a meeting on the 20th Century. In a revival of the play, Old Globe director Barry Edelstein does much to ignite the fantasy.
Read MoreIago Scores Early and Often in Old Globe OTHELLO
Richard Thomas’ implacable Iago dominates the world of the Old Globe Theatre’s OTHELLO rather too easily. Blair Underwood’s lusty Othello surrenders to jealously with hardly a look back.
Read MoreThe Winter’s Tale Thoughtful and Engaging at the Old Globe
The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare in downhill gear, not worrying about details but still ready with the poetry and the passions. The Old Globe’s new artistic director Barry Edelstein has staged it again with solid but mixed results…
Read MorePassion and Youth Connect Across the Centuries in Old Globe The Last Goodbye
The immortal tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is enriched with the songs of the late Jeff Buckley in The Last Goodbye at the Old Globe Theatre, a respectful but robust colabortion of youthful passion that connects across four centuries.
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