ABOUT: Bjorn Johnson
They Don't Call It 'Show Art'
When it comes to the age - old dilemma of art versus commerce, young actors are likely to hear advice that falls anywhere between those two extremes. No wonder they're confused.
For years the classics have been set in different eras, and to a certain degree they have worked because the writing is brilliant enough to have sustained innovations.
Willy Russell's British play, adapted into Lewis Gilbert's 1983 film, offers a contemporary spin on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
When it comes to the age - old dilemma of art versus commerce, young actors are likely to hear advice that falls anywhere between those two extremes. No wonder they're confused.
April 09, 2009 | Back Stage
Macbeth
For years the classics have been set in different eras, and to a certain degree they have worked because the writing is brilliant enough to have sustained innovations.
April 06, 2007 | Back Stage
Educating Rita
Willy Russell's British play, adapted into Lewis Gilbert's 1983 film, offers a contemporary spin on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
August 29, 2008 | Back Stage
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