Oct 2nd, 2008 · Shakespeare's plays were all-male affairs during his day. And that means Juliet — one of his greatest female leads — was originally performed by a boy. Washington, D.C.'s Shakespeare Theater Company is staging a new production of Romeo and Juliet with men playing every role.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Shakespeare's tragedy — and Prokofiev's ballet — are plenty familiar, but critic Lloyd Schwartz says Mark Morris's new staging isn't: It's based on a forgotten manuscript recently discovered in Russia, and it's truer to Prokofiev's original intent.
Feb 10th, 2007 · Two 5,000-year-old skeletons, locked in an embrace, are found near Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare set Romeo and Juliet. It's a romantic moment that calls for a song from Frankie Laine, lost to us this week at age 93.
Nov 13th, 2006 · Juliet Draper talks with Madeleine Brand about her winning performance at the Scott Firefighter Combat World Challenge, held over the weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. She again bested a field of women -- and most of the men -- at the physically demanding contest.
Oct 8th, 2004 · For most of the 17th century, women were banned from the English stage and key Shakespearean characters such as Juliet and Ophelia had to be played by men. But in 1660, everything changed. NPR's Bob Mondello says the new movie Stage Beauty is about the moment when women were first allowed to act -- and some exceptional female impersonators found their lives turned upside down.