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King Lear

  1. rip
    Glenda Jackson, Triple Crown of Acting Winner, Dead at 87She managed to be an actress, a politician, then an actress again.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. theater review
    Theater Review: Once More Into the Storm With King LearWith Glenda Jackson as the king.
    By Sara Holdren
  3. spring theater
    In King Lear, Glenda Jackson Conquers Her Everest“You’re seeing something you’ll never see again,” Sam Gold says of directing her in the title role on Broadway.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. casting call
    Say Hello to His Little Blank Verse: Al Pacino Is Finally Playing King LearLet’s descend into madness together.
    By Devon Ivie
  5. tv review
    Amazon’s King Lear Captures the Heart of a Classic Shakespeare TragedyAt its best, the Anthony Hopkins-led adaptation feels as current and as timeless as a nightmare.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  6. broadway
    Ruth Wilson Joins Glenda Jackson’s King Lear, Directed by Sam GoldPhilip Glass is also writing the music.
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. theatre
    Ian McKellen Hurt His Leg and Turned King Lear Into a Q&AThe audience just had to settle for some quality time with a living legend, and Gandalf.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  8. broadway
    Glenda Jackson Will Return to Broadway As Lear in a New King LearThe production, coming this spring, is separate from the King Lear she performed in London.
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. theater review
    Theater Review: Anthony Sher as a Slow-Burning, Intense King Lear“Sher is most fascinating to watch in the nooks and crannies.”
    By Sara Holdren
  10. deep dives
    Empire Is More Lion in Winter Than King LearThe family’s last name is Lyon, for chrissake!
    By Craig D. Lindsey
  11. theater review
    Theater Review: King Lear, Starring John LithgowThis production is a statue not fully liberated from the stone.
    By Jesse Green
  12. theater
    Shakespeare’s Bloody Problem: Why the Tragedies Almost Never Work AnymoreAll gore, few insights.
    By Jesse Green
  13. Theater Review: Kissing the Hand of Frank Langella, in King LearIt snaps into focus whenever he’s onstage.
    By Jesse Green
  14. stage dive
    Theater Review: The Off Broadway Weekend RoundupA Lear by way of Law & Order; a juicy treat in Hand to God.
    By Scott Brown
  15. stage dive
    Things to Do Before You Die This WeekendStart with Derek Jacobi’s Lear.
    By Scott Brown
  16. the industry
    The Hold Steady Prep Their Very Own Rock DocPlus, Pacino does Shakespeare.
    By Amos Barshad
  17. wangs
    PBS Announces Wiener-less King LearPBS’ March broadcast of ‘Lear’ will omit Ian McKellen’s nude scene.
    By Lane Brown
  18. the industry
    Anthony Hopkins to Overact in a Classical ModeAnd Gwyneth, Keira ,and Naomi are set to play Lear’s daughters.
  19. apropos of nothing
    No Matter Who He Plays in ‘Lear,’ Ian McKellen Gets His Kit OffPlus exclusive streaming audio!
  20. ranters and ravers
    John Simon Belittles Ian McKellen’s Junk … Again?New York’s former theater critic and his problem with Iam McKellen’s junk.
  21. apropos of nothing
    Ian McKellen Strips Down in ‘King Lear’The Season of the Wang continues, onstage at BAM.
  22. party lines
    A Hirsute Kevin Kline Plans to Shave Last night’s opening of King Lear brought Kevin Kline to the Public once again to expertly spout the lines of your favorite neologist. The entire cast headed to B Bar for the after-party, where the martinis were as hard to hold on to as Lear’s sanity — non-inebriated guests poured them on their shirts as often as down their throats, and the waitresses dropped an unofficial record seven trays (we lost count). Frances McDormand saw the three-hour play but didn’t make it to the party while Philip Seymour Hoffman popped in for a minute and Piper Perabo sat outside chain-smoking and talking about a paraplegic whose advice was to “Live life to the fullest!” Jocelyn Guest caught up with Kline on his way out. By the way, he stroked his beard constantly.