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Apr 4, 2019 · Lear may be one of world literature’s most disturbingly lost souls. But Ms. Jackson hews to his tortured path with such insight that we register every twisting contour in a dispossessed monarch...
Mar 27, 2019 · At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater. “King Lear” has long been the crowning performance for actors who know how to dominate a stage. As a longstanding member of...
- 2 min
- Parul Sehgal
May 23, 2019 · Director Sam Gold, Glenda Jackson and John Douglas Thompson, who plays Lear’s loyal servant, the Earl of Kent, take a break before rehearsing the storm sequence.
The Sam Gold-helmed production of King Lear, starring Oscar and Tony winner Glenda Jackson in the title role, closes June 9 (instead of the initially announced July 7). With its final...
Apr 23, 2019 · But now a new production of King Lear on Broadway stars Glenda Jackson in its title role. The British actor, who is 82, is fine with the gender bending casting.
- 8 min
- Terry Gross
Apr 5, 2019 · Glenda Jackson may look frail, but the 82-year-old legend performs the noble task of rescuing director Sam Gold’s rickety Broadway production of Shakespeare’s greatest...
Jun 16, 2023 · British movie star Glenda Jackson died Thursday at the age of 87. We revisit Robin Young's May 2019 conversation with Jackson and actor Ruth Wilson. Jackson was starring on Broadway in " King...
