The year is 1833, and Edmund Keane tops the theatrical A-list. Critics have even labeled him the "greatest actor of his generation," but labels have no meaning in moments of life and death. This is ...

In Shakespeare’s “Othello,” envious Iago says to his boss: “Men should be what they seem / Or those that be not, would they might seem none!” The irony is the actor playing Othello, the dark-skinned ...

Sir Lenny Henry has recorded a radio programme about pioneer Ira Aldridge [ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock] Sir Lenny Henry has described a pioneering black actor ...

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In 1833, Aldridge was the first African-American to play Othello on the London stage. His story is told in the play "Red Velvet." Play Tells Story Of Groundbreaking Actor Ira Aldridge Ira Aldridge ...

Towards the end of Bag&Baggage Productions’ Red Velvet, a wall of pictures begins to talk. In director Nik Whitcomb’s powerful version of the play, the wall is actually an open structure hung with ...

Reexamining classic art through a modern lens is a delicate matter, as the bantering, bickering thespians of “Red Velvet” readily discuss. So it’s a relief that playwright Lolita Chakrabarti has opted ...

Ten $10 tickets will be available to every performance on a first-come, first-served basis. Box office (646) 430-5374 http://www.lamama.org/dark_night/ Runs 60 min ...

University of Iowa Professor of Poetry Tracie Morris said that, while she wasn’t anticipating receiving a Guggenheim fellowship — one of the most prestigious art grants in North America — it felt ...

Sir Lenny Henry has described a pioneering black actor who paved the way for others in the 19th Century as a "great man". Ira Aldridge was a ground-breaking American actor who made his career on the ...