Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is magnificent in Jamie Lloyd’s overly subdued, minimalist take on Shakespeare’s doomed romance, playing in London’s West End. By Demetrios Matheou There’s been a lot of heat ...

Two hours, with one intermission. At the Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 West 50th Street. Through February 16. Over on 43rd Street, the Broadway musical comedy “& Juliet” has been running for two ...

In high school, a beloved, bookish teacher introduced me and the other students in her class to the classics of literature. Though her efforts to spark our interest went unrewarded, I read “The ...

Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is popular. By some accounts, it’s the second-most-performed Shakespeare play in the United States, and to many Americans who are used to high school English class, it ...