Not to Be

Et Tu Cuomo? Shakespeare Scalpers Shut Down

Those turning to craigslist for their secret, depraved, Shakespeare-related needs may have to look elsewhere this summer.  Attorney General Andrew Cuomo made a deal with the Web site yesterday that will remove all posts advertising professional line sitters for Shakespeare in the Park.   

“Selling tickets that are meant to be free deprives Read More

Arts and Politics

The $30 Million Cut We Can’t Afford

If city budget planners have their way, there will be less Shakespeare in the Park, shortened museum hours and thousands of layoffs throughout the city.

It is all part of a potentially damaging-and ill-advised-attack on the New York art scene that could leave arts in the city with $30 million less in Read More

Anything Goes at Shakespeare in the Park!

I feel that I must reluctantly correct a serious error Oskar Eustis keeps making about his own theater.

The artistic director of the renowned Public Theater is known for his sometimes manic enthusiasm. He’s like the Music Man leading the parade while singing a rousing rendition of “Seventy-Six Trombones”—and no particular harm in that. Read More

Twelfth Night Premieres in Park; Theater Crowd Kvells for Its Summer Darling

On Thursday, June 25th, celebrities basked in the early evening sunshine at the opening night of Twelfth Night at Shakespeare in the Park. Playwrights Tony Kushner, David Hare and Suzan-Lori Parks; actors Candace Bergen and Patricia Clarkson; comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short; and broadcaster Diane Sawyer were just a few of the stars who Read More