The DC Traveler

The DC Shakespeare Festival is in full swing and dozens of the area theaters, museums and concert halls are putting on productions of Shakespeare’s works and other Bard related productions.
One caught my eye and raises the question… To hate or not to hate, that is the question — 
I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick is a story about a successful but recently unemployed actor, Andrew Rally, who moves from LA to New York City and rents an old, gothic apartment that was the home of the most famous actor to ever play Hamlet, John Barrymore.  As his TV career stalls, he is …read more

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As part of the ultimate citywide Shakespeare Festival running from January through June, venues across Washington DC will be presenting all kinds of Shakespearian events, including music, dance, plays, film, art and more.  With over 20 classic retellings of Will’s most notable plays such as Hamlet and King Lear to more avant-garde or “unique” interpretations of the Bard’s works, there’s bound to be something for everyone. Recognized as one of the Queens of Jazz, Britain’s singing sensation Dame Cleo Laine will bring her rich, smoky jazz vocals mixed with interpretive scat rhythms to the Kennedy Center as part of the city’s Shakespeare …read more

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