One of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington. By Maya Phillips “Macbeth” isn’t one of Shakespeare’s so-called “problem plays,” ...

Portraying the three witches in the Actors Circle production of ‘Macbeth’ are Leba Lanton, Linda C. Griffiths, and Laura Doyle. Shown are cast members, from left, first row: Aimée Novak, Tommy Tomeo, ...

On Verdi’s Macbeth at La Scala, starring Anna Netrebko. “It’s hard to imagine a scenario in which she will return to the Met,” said the Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb of the superstar ...

With radical adaptations of Verdi’s “Macbeth” and Puccini’s “Tosca,” Heartbeat Opera shows why it’s so vital to New York’s music scene. By Oussama Zahr Heartbeat Opera, a small, nimble company that ...

Whitney White as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth in Stride" at the American Repertory Theater. (Courtesy Lauren Miller) Singing witches, a little bit of rock 'n' roll and a whole lot of gospel mark actor and ...

Director Christopher V. Edwards puts a mind-bending twist on a Shakespearean classic. Set in the early days of the conflict between Western democracies and the Soviet Union, this re-imagination of The ...

The four-time Oscar nominee makes her London stage debut, alongside James McArdle, in director Yaël Farber’s fresh take on the Scottish play. By Demetrios Matheou It speaks volumes for Saoirse Ronan’s ...

Lady Macbeth’s cry of “Out, damned spot!” in Act V, Scene I is one of the most intense and psychologically charged lines in William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Performing this monologue is both thrilling ...

Double, double toil and trouble! William Shakespeare’s celebrated tragedy “Macbeth” is receiving a brand-new adaptation courtesy of Joel Coen, one half of the duo behind films such as “No Country For ...

This post was originally published Dec. 24, 2021. Joel Coen had just put to bed “Hail, Caesar!” – his 17th feature film with brother Ethan Coen – when the idea for “The Tragedy of Macbeth” came to him ...