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Tina Benko, left, portrays Melania Trump in the role of Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, and Gregg Henry, center left, portrays President Donald Trump in the role of Julius Caesar during a dress rehearsal of The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar in New York. (Joan Marcus/The Public Theater via AP)
Arts & CultureTheater
Leah Libresco
I will be glad to get some sleep when our “Julius Caesar” closes this Saturday, and I can stop living the fevered life of Casca the conspirator.
"Sweat" by Lynn Nottage won this year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama (photo: Joan Marcus).
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
"Sweat" tells the story of steelworkers whose long friendship unravels as their livelihood is threatened by free trade and immigration.
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Joe Hoover, S.J.
It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.
Greg Hicks as "Richard III" (photo: Alex Brenner)
Arts & CultureTheater
David Stewart
It would be fascinating were the producers able to arrange a quick transfer to a venue somewhere near the White House.
Arts & CultureTheater
David Stewart
The 'Hamlet'-inspired play made the playwright Tom Stoppard an overnight sensation.
Jake Gyllenhaal in "Sunday in the Park with George" (photo: Matthew Murphy)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
A good Sondheim show has the sinewy strength, both musically and dramatically, to thrive in the barest of renderings.