Review: New Takes on Theater Classics

WNYC News | Apr 1, 2016

Classic plays are always being re-imagined, and this year is no different. Currently playing both on and off-Broadway are works by Shakespeare, Anton Chekov and Arthur Miller, to name just a few. These new versions of the shows help audiences see old favorites in a new light.

WNYC's Richard Hake talks with theater critics Jennifer Vanasco with WNYC and Adam Feldman from Time Out New York about the latest versions Pericles, the Crucible and the Seagull, as well as a modern take one of the oldest stories, the Book of Job.

 

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