Richard III By William Shakespeare The Genesis Repertory Ensemble Directed by Jay Michaels Midtown International Theatre Festival New 42nd Street Theatre 348 W. 42nd Street, 2nd floor (279-4200) Equity showcase (Festival closes Aug. 5; call for schedule) Review by Steve Gold for OOBR Richard III has the nastiness of Rudolph Guiliani and the megalomania of [...]
Brownshirts and yarmulkes The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare Directed by Jay Michaels Genesis Repertory Ensemble Jan Hus Playhouse Equity showcase (closed) Review by Julie Halpern for OOBR Themes of anti-Semitism in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice take on a new urgency in Genesis Repertory’s powerful new production, set in 1938 Nazi Germany. Opening [...]
