Genevive McMillan, 85, donated artwork to MFA May 24, 2008
Mrs. McMillan, who also owned and operated the Henry IV French restaurant formerly in Harvard Square and encouraged young people to study the arts through scholarships, endowments of academic chairs, and gatherings in her Cambridge home, died May 18 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge of complications of neuropathy, her niece said ... Mrs. McMillan opened Henry IV, one of the first French restaurants in the Boston area, which had a pastry shop and a nightclub, Stein said. (Boston Globe)
Shakespeare to Blame for Introduction of European Starlings to U.S. May 24, 2008
In the late 1590s Shakespeare noted the mimicking ability of the starling while writing Henry IV, Part 1. Hotspur is contemplating driving King Henry nuts by having a starling repeat the name of Hotspur s brother-in-law Mortimer, whom Henry refuses to ransom out of prisoner status. (Scientific American)
College seminars inspire summer reading list May 24, 2008
Combined with the Santa Fe Summer Opera, you can read, say, Shakespeare s Henry IV, both parts, and The Merry Wives of Windsor and then listen to Verdi s opera, Falstaff, to see how one master interprets another. The seminars also treat Mozart s The Marriage of Figaro and Britten s Billy Budd the same way. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Sluts, bitches and dogs' haircuts: the Mommy wars May 13, 2008
" Many readers wanted to argue, Dickey Roscombe from :Nothing says boomer narcissism like identifying a particular problem in one's own sphere of understanding and deciding it must be entirely new and unique. It would take far too long to detail how western history and literature (from Oedipus to Henry IV to HW Plainview) has faithfully told and re-told the story of men rejecting the worlds and lives of their fathers. Certainly, it is a failure of Western culture to have for so long ignored... (Slate)
Henry VI Parts I, II and III, Roundhouse London May 8, 2008
If this is Shakespeare at his most chauvinist, we see him in Part II at his most experimental: the play offers a panorama of England, from St Albans to the Kentish orchards and Jack Cade's rebellion, balletically led by John Mackay, that anticipates the state-of-the-nation comprehensiveness of the Henry IV diptych. But it is the third play, dubbed "The Chaos", that overwhelms one. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
A Classic Re-Imagined May 4, 2008
"Twelfth Night" is generally deemed the greatest of Shakespeare's comedies, as "Henry IV, Part 1" is the most esteemed of the history plays. No disrespect intended to any of the other perennial crowd-pleasers - "Macbeth," "Romeo and Juliet," "The Tempest," "Othello," "As You Like It," "Richard III" - but none have so defined an era of Shakespearean performance as David Garrick's, Edmund Kean's, Edwin Booth's and Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" have. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Former understudy sees role more fully in 'Rabbit Hole' Apr 23, 2008
"I didn't realize the prestige of the Globe." It gave her connections with O'Brien, who eventually cast her in his two-part "Henry IV" that starred John Goodman in San Diego and then went on -- without her or any other of the San Diego actors except Richard Easton and adaptor Dakin Matthews -- to Lincoln Center. So Easton and Matthews were her teachers, too. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Women Fixing the World in Their Leisure Suits Apr 23, 2008
It would take far too long to detail how western history and literature (from Oedipus to Henry IV to HW Plainview) has faithfully told and re-told the story of men rejecting the worlds and lives of their fathers. Certainly, it is a failure of Western culture to have for so long ignored the parallel stories of mothers and daughters, but to attribute to that story a uniqueness that denies the experiences of fathers and sons is to remake the mistakes of the dead white men that the second-wave... (Slate)
The Royal Shakespeare Company undertakes the History Plays Apr 22, 2008
Even our sequel-plagued climate right now can't find much that matches Shakespeare's eight-play strong cycle of History Plays, which span "Richard II" all the way through to "Richard III," the six Henry plays ("Henry IV Parts 1 and 2," "Henry V," and the three parts of "Henry VI") coming in between ... But taken as a daylong marathon totaling well over nine hours of playing time, the two "Henry IV" plays and "Henry V" provide an illuminating portrait for our times as to the transformation of a... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Shakespeare for Everyone Apr 19, 2008
And perhaps the greatest of these is Orson Welles' compression of the two Henry IV plays under the title. You can find some , buttypical of Welles' outputthe only readily available new DVD is a Brazilian edition that I was tipped off about by Slate Editor Jacob Weisberg, a fellow enthusiast for the film. (Slate)
Richard II, Henry IV, Part IHenry IV, Part II, Henry V, The ... Apr 18, 2008
Richard II, Henry IV, Part IHenry IV, Part II, Henry V, The Roundhouse, London - Reviews, Theatre - The Independent ... Richard II, Henry IV, Part IHenry IV, Part II, Henry V, The Roundhouse, London ... In Michael Boyd's powerful tetralogy (Richard Twyman is his associate for three of the plays; he directs Henry IV Part II), King Richard steps to his throne atop the corpse of the murdered Duke of Gloucester and is, in turn, cut down by an ally of the usurping Henry Bolingbroke. (Independent)
Henry IV Parts One and Two and Henry V Apr 18, 2008
Having reached the halfway point in the cycle, it is also possible to weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of Michael Boyd's massive production (though his associate, Richard Twyman, directs Henry IV Part Two) ... It is a real luxury to see the ghost of Jonathan Slinger's Richard II haunting the footsteps of Henry IV. The parallels between the two are reinforced by the shower of dust that, having once engulfed Richard, rains on Clive Wood's ailing king ... You notice this particularly in the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Shakespeare epicStrife and civil war in Bard's medieval marathon Apr 16, 2008
They are - in chronological order - Richard II, the two parts of Henry IV, Henry V, the three parts of Henry VI and Richard III. ... Henry IV (pts I and II) tackle difficult and highly political issues ... In the first play the ineffectual Richard II is overthrown by Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Star Trek' captain indulges his dark side Apr 16, 2008
He stayed for an eyebrow-raising 14 years, playing everything from Mark Anthony to Henry IV to Shylock to Oberon. "People who were not in the company would say to me, 'Give it a break. Why don't you go somewhere else?' And I would say, 'To do what?' " he says. (CNN -- Showbiz)
I'm non-sticking with you! Apr 12, 2008
These include the creepy cult film River's Edge, the lovably cretinous Bill ictures, the clever, narcoleptic repackaging of Shakespeare's Henry IV that was My Own Private Idaho, the classic action film Speed, the endearingly improbable undercover-surfing-cop classic Point Break and The Matrix. In most of these movies, Keanu plays a character the audience views more with affection than with reverence or idolatry, like a kid brother who has bitten off more than he can chew and may need outside... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
'King Lear' opens Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre season Apr 7, 2008
Matthews starred on Broadway opposite Kevin Kline and Ethan Hawke in his own adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV.". The Fool will be played by British-born Bradbury, who was PICT's hard-working 2006 actor-in-residence ("Endgame," "The Shaughraun"). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Queen Isabella I of Spain Mar 30, 2008
Henry IV then married the daughter of Alfonso V of Portugal, Princess Juana ... Five years later, on December 10, 1474, Henry IV died ... Before long, Portugal s King Alfonso V declared that his wife, Juana, purportedly Henry IV s daughter, was the true Queen of Castile. (Suite101.com)
Barzee, Asnes to direct 'Dottie Hope' Mar 27, 2008
Thesps Anastasia Barzee ("Henry IV," "Urinetown") and Andrew Asnes (a performer who also is a producer on "The Color Purple" and "Legally Blonde") helm the one-woman auto-bio penned and performed by Laurie Sanderson. Sanderson's tale, set in Gotham in the 1970s and 80s, chronicles her disintegrating family life and subsequent initiation into the Studio 54 lifestyle, including her friendship with Andy Warhol. (Variety)
Worlds at War Mar 22, 2008
The East-West divide: The roots of enmity - International Herald Tribune. When Napoleon Bonaparte led his army into Egypt in 1798, he had more than military conquest on his mind. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Infotainment Mar 20, 2008
1413 Henry V took the throne of England upon the death of his father Henry IV.. 1525 Paris parliament began its pursuit of Protestants. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Click for Full Story Mar 20, 2008
On This Date:In 1413, England's King Henry IV died; he was succeeded by Henry V.In 1828, poet-dramatist Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, Norway. In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel about slavery, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was first published in book form after being serialized. (KWTX.com, TX)
Obama Lost Chance to Distance Himself Mar 20, 2008
In a peculiar way, this was Obamas big chance to play the defining part in Shakespeares Henry IV as the older and wiser Prince Hal repudiates his embarrassingly vainglorious companion Sir John Falstaff and his earlier days as an impressionable and wayward youth now that he has become King Henry V. I know thee not, old man: fall to thy prayers; How ill white hairs become a fool and jester. (Newsmax)
Bard marathon Mar 19, 2008
"Sometimes, you don't know where it's coming from." Clive Wood, who has been acting for 32 years and has "never experienced anything like this", admits to moments of despair backstage, thinking: "I can't do this any more." "You have lines from Richard II, say, bleeding into Henry IV, Part I. I've had to compartmentalise in my head and tell myself this has got to stop, because I'm going to screw myself if I carry on like this." More remarkably, he's sure that within a couple of months of the job... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The death of Kings Mar 15, 2008
Falstaff's giant presence, and school exam boards, have guaranteed frequent revivals of Henry IV, Part I. But only in recent times have the histories come fully into their own ... You can look at the two Henry IV plays in a variety of ways: as a Bildungsroman about the education of a prince or, like Harold Bloom, as a character-driven portrait of Falstaff ... Henry IV, Part I Simon Callow. (Guardian Unlimited)
Shakespeare history plays, distilled Mar 8, 2008
The cycle starts with Richard II, followed by Henry IV parts 1 and 2 ... 1377: Richard II 1399: Henry IV (two part-play) 1413: Henry V (pictured) 1422: Henry VI (three parts) 1461: Edward IV (no play) 1483: Edward V (no play) 1483-1485: Richard III ... So Henry comes home, seizes them back and while he's at it deposes Richard and becomes Henry IV.. (BBC News -- UK)
Once pure white, American classics cross a Color line Feb 27, 2008
Some evidence: In the last five years on Broadway there have been a black Brutus and Marc Antony in "Julius Caesar," a black Lady Percy in "Henry IV" and a black Queen in "Cymbeline." African-American Blanche DuBoises and Willy Lomans. Not a one. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Beowulf, we hardly knew you Feb 24, 2008
For a few years there, the classics were holding their own on the screen: Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho (a reworking of Henry IV) and even the inspired Bollywoodish send-up Bride and Prejudice. But the classics have not fared so well recently. (Globe and Mail)
"St. Crispin's Day" features a feast of laughs Feb 15, 2008
Pepper drew on the work of William Shakespeare, specifically "Henry IV, Part I," "Henry IV, Part II" and "Henry V," especially for forming the basis of multiple characters. "I did quite a bit of research on all of the characters," said Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki '08, who received 700 credit for the production in his role as Nym. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Stage veterans get a night in limelight Jan 30, 2008
Nichols assured us, "this speech was written months before the writers' strike, so maybe it's a little generic, because I didn't know who the inductee would be." He said O'Brien, 68, Tony-winning director of "Hairspray," "Henry IV" and the epic "Coast of Utopia," had a sign backstage at a long-running comedy admonishing, "remember, you're not funny, it is." And in rallying his huge cast for "Utopia," O'Brien told them, "you're going to be together for over six months. You are a group of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A life of their own Jan 26, 2008
The King Harry of this play, unlike the Harry of the two Henry IV plays, is merely kingly, in rather a dull fashion. He is very eloquent, but it seems like Shakespeare's eloquence, not his own (it's formal, patriotic, august). (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Joe Queenan on Heath Ledger Jan 25, 2008
The shock felt by so many at the death of Heath Ledger shows how strongly we identify with great actors, says Joe Queenan. Thursday January 24, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited)
Actress Eve Myles Jan 24, 2008
Before "Torchwood," she was "doing eight months at the National Theatre" in Shakespeare's "Henry IV" parts 1 and 2 with stage giant Michael Gambon. Before that, she'd spent 15 months with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including shows at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Man runs over, kills girlfriend's father Jan 22, 2008
According to police, Thomas Henry IV turned himself in after the incident. A police spokesperson said that Henry had an argument with his girlfriend over their kids. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Nobody sledges quite like Shakespeare Jan 18, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Charles PurcellJanuary 18, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
A Shakespearean century crammed into four days Jan 7, 2008
Or they can opt to see them in the order in which Shakespeare wrote (and the RSC rehearsed) them, beginning with the three parts of Henry VI, followed by Richard III, Richard II, the two parts of Henry IV and ending with Henry V. Both options will also be available at the Roundhouse when the productions transfer to London in May. Richard Twyman, who worked on the Histories project and directed Henry IV Part 2, says the written order may suggest a distorted view of history but will give insights... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
2008 Arts preview Jan 5, 2008
Would Be Kings (CTV, date to be announced): This two-part miniseries loosely based on Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, is about two cousins, both police officers, dealing with corruption on the force. Starring Ben Bass and Natasha Henstridge, it's written by Esta Spalding and Tassie Cameron, two of our best TV writers, and directed by David Wellington. (Globe and Mail)
Directors on directors Jan 4, 2008
"Wait a minute! Is Sidney Lumet 33? Or 41? Or still in his 20s? Maybe the thing I love the most about 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' is that a man in his eighth or ninth decade can whip his story, his camera, his crew, his actors around with the alacrity of a daredevil, flip the story back and forth in time and never lose a beat. But beyond that: A director who understands actors, how they work, how they think, what they can do when the right buttons get pushed is something so rare in the... (Variety)
Sarkozy meets pope Dec 21, 2007
The title has been bestowed on French leaders since the 1589-1610 reign of Henry IV, who converted to Catholicism from Calvinism. While in Rome, Mr Sarkozy was also to have talks with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Spanish leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Name thine enemy Dec 20, 2007
When Ruth Kelly told the Commons that the records of 3 million British learner drivers had been lost in Iowa, she sounded as penitential as Henry IV looked when the apologetic Holy Roman emperor stood, barefoot, in the courtyard of the pope's palace at Canossa. Yet she was not to blame. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Jack O'Brien leaving Old Globe Dec 7, 2007
During that time, he also has cultivated a diverse career on Broadway as an in-demand helmer of legit offerings including Tom Stoppard plays ("The Coast of Utopia," "The Invention of Love"), Shakespeare revivals ("Henry IV") and frothy tuners ("Hairspray," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "The Full Monty"). He won a Tony, his third, for "Coast of Utopia" last season. (Variety)
Old Globe's O'Brien ending 26-year tenure Dec 6, 2007
Two of his Tony awards ( The Coast of Utopia and Henry IV with Kevin Kline) have come for plays directed for the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York. Last year he made his Metropolitan Opera debut next door, directing Puccini's Il Trittico; one of those performances was broadcast live internationally in movie theaters. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The pathos of things Nov 24, 2007
The introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse attributes this radical shift of style to the publication in 1882 of a volume of translations of miscellaneous English verse, including excerpts from work by Longfellow, Tennyson, Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, and Hamlet. The volume also included experimental poems by the compilers and it was followed seven years later by another such anthology entitled Omokage (Semblances) which again featured translations of work by Shakespeare and... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff Nov 17, 2007
Based on s "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Henry IV.". Language: Italian. (Suite101.com)
Matthews basking in multitasking Nov 10, 2007
A dramaturg's job, he explains, is "to work with actors and directors on classical texts that may need explication, cutting or massaging." It's a function he has taken on at theaters coast to coast, most notably in 2003 when his distillation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" starred former pupil Kline as Falstaff at Lincoln Center under O'Brien's direction. "He's careful not to give you irrelevant historical detail but something the actor can chew on," says O'Brien. (Variety)
LIBRARY EVENTS Nov 1, 2007
Woodward Shakespeare Festival Reader's Theatre: Henry IV, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 E. Perrin Ave., 488-3856. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Ethan Hawke returns to theater Oct 20, 2007
Hawke has been involved in the East Coast theater world since age 13, when he debuted at Princeton, N.J.'s McCarter Theater in its 1983 production of George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan." The last two decades have seen him Off Broadway and on, notably in Lincoln Center Theater's 2003 "Henry IV" and the New Group's 2005 revival of David Rabe's "Hurlyburly," directed by company a.d. Scott Elliott. Sandwiched in among his stage and screen acting credits, Hawke also has directed films and musicvideos... (Variety)
Mr Darcy turns comic Oct 13, 2007
Instead, as a kind of antidote to Darcy, he took to the stage as Henry IV in Nicholas Hytner's London production and then played a self-mutilating Protestant minister in the little-seen Irish film Middletown. He made a few babies along the way with his wife and former Spooks co-star, Keeley Hawes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
NOBODY BEATS THE LIZ Oct 13, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007 Last Update: 10:10 AM EDT. FACTS, SCHMACTS - 'ELIZABETH' SEQUEL IS SWASHBUCKLING GOOD TIME. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
PICT thinks big for the 2008 season Sep 26, 2007
In a career that has hit many peaks but has not yet included Lear, Matthews has played Dick Cheney in the American premiere of "Stuff Happens," acted opposite Kevin Kline, Ethan Hawke and other stars in Lincoln Center's recent "Henry IV" (both parts, using Matthews' own edited version) and played Alfred Hitchcock in "Hitchcock Blonde." When he turned 65 he declared there were five roles he wanted to play before he died: he just achieved one, Big Daddy, in Dallas; Lear will make that two. To... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Crowning blow sends Sharapova packing Sep 2, 2007
NEW YORK - If uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, as Shakespeare's Henry IV once said, then Maria Sharapova should be waking up today with a major hangover. With a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 loss to a Polish teenager named Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round of the US Open yesterday, the defending champion became the first No. 2 seed to fall before the fourth round since Andrea Jaeger was upset in the second round by Andrea Leand in 1981. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Fountainebleau: Versailles' lesser-known big sister Aug 31, 2007
Built by Henry IV for his queen, the 260-foot-long gilded corridor contains 16,000 volumes from Napoleon's library. The narrow concave ceiling is adorned with frescos commemorating Henry's beloved. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
A Shakespearean Treat Aug 28, 2007
Review: A Marin Shakespeare Company treat - 'Henry IV, Parts I and II. Article:Review: A Marin Shakespeare Company treat - 'Henry IV, :/c/a/2007/08/26/DDFDRPSJG.DTL Article:Review: A Marin Shakespeare Company treat - 'Henry IV, :/c/a/2007/08/26/DDFDRPSJG.DTL ... Review: A Marin Shakespeare Company treat - 'Henry IV, Parts I and II. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Title of Much Ado About Nothing Aug 26, 2007
The histories are given imposing titles like The First Part of the Contention of The Famous Houses of York and Lancaster, (2 Henry IV) the tragedies are heralded similarly, The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and the comedies are shrugged off with A Midsummer Night s Dream and What You Will (Twelfth Night). According to Shaw, calling a play Much Ado About Nothing is the equivalent of Shakespeare shrugging and saying whatever. (Suite101.com)
GALEN HOLLEY: St. "Gus" the ladies' man Aug 18, 2007
Augustine set the model for a recurring character in Western culture: The young rake who, after a life of wild behavior, finally has a conversion and fulfills his potential -much like Hal in Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and "V.". However, like Hal, Augustine's early years also bear the mark of a serious sin: Womanizing. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
New York actress, ECU grad returns for starring role Aug 4, 2007
" Lundberg's first job after moving to New York was as the fight director for Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lots productions of "Henry IV," parts I and II. In addition to a starring role in the New Bern play, Lundberg is the fight director in this production. "It's been an interesting challenge," she said. "I've never done a show where I was a fight director as well as having as starring role. " She received her fight credentials while attending Marymount College in London. "I love to fight," she... (The Daily Reflector)
'Shakespeare in the Vines' opens second season Aug 2, 2007
So, even though the character had died in the previously presented "Henry IV, part 2," Shakespeare saw to it that Falstaff was alive and kicking in "Merry Wives.". Lively music helps to establish a lighthearted country atmosphere. (North County Times)
BP goes on offensive Jul 21, 2007
Henry IV wrote on Jul 19, 2007 7:27 AM:" It's a mad mad mad world jerome. Welcome to my nightmare! ". jerome gajewski wrote on Jul 19, 2007 6:37 AM:" The great lakes are the last source of drinking water on earth, why in God's name is anyone allowed to put anything into those lakes? We have al gone mad! ". (Northwest Indiana Times)
Something to write home about . . . Jul 14, 2007
" Elizabeth I to Henry IV of France, circa 1596, agreeing to his request to allow the French ambassador leave to remain in England for two months. Translated from French. "The solemn oath by which you requested me to grant permission to your ambassador to stay for two months was expressed to me so vigorously by him that. I could not refuse such a request coming from the hand of one who, beyond my desire to satisfy him, strengthens his case by such testimony. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Secret History of Paris Jul 9, 2007
From the French revolutions, the reign of Henry IV, Napoleon and Marie Antoinette to the lesser known but truly important characters that make the city what it is today, the tales of Paris are a rollicking good time under the guise of a history lesson. The Dark Days. (Suite101.com)
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Old Acquaintance Friend and Fiend Jul 1, 2007
" Technically, he made his Broadway debut not so you'd notice in the spectacle of Jack O'Brien's Henry IV: "I had a number of roles. Mouldy was the only one that had any lines. (Playbill.com)
Overview of Absolutism Jun 17, 2007
During the very end of the sixteenth century, under the reign of Henry IV (Henry Navarre) and later Cardinal Richelieu, the power of the French throne lasted up until the French Revolution. While France s monarchy was strengthened during the seventeenth century, Spain s political dominance began to wane. (Suite101.com)
O'Brien hits stride with a third Tony Jun 12, 2007
His second win came for Henry IV (2004) starring Kevin Kline as Falstaff, also at Lincoln Center. ANNE MARIE WELSH. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Awakening' wins 8 Tony Awards Jun 11, 2007
"Utopia" marks the third win for O'Brien, previously honored for direction of a musical in 2003 for "Hairspray" and play in 2004 for "Henry IV.". The trilogy also provided the third consecutive win for an LCT production for Zuber, who bagged frock honors in 2005 for "The Light in the Piazza" and 2006 for "Awake and Sing!". (Variety)
Obituaries in the News Jun 10, 2007
He performed regularly in Shakespeare plays in Southern California and had leading roles in ``The Tempest,'' ``A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ``Henry IV.. His TV credits included ``Night Court,'' ``Cheers'' and ``Hill Street Blues. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Sopranos go out with a BANG Jun 9, 2007
Johanna:The plot lines are just as puffy as both Vitos, crammed with betrayals, reversals, hubris not only Lear, but Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and Henry IV, too. All that heartache between fathers and sons, mothers and sons, brothers and cousins, awareness of which occasionally flickers in Tony's squinchy eyes. (Globe and Mail)
