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The full cast has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of Shakespeare's suburban comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor.  Directed by Blanche McIntyre, the show runs in repertoire in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 5 June – 7 September.  

Sir John Falstaff is at it again!  Yes, the chubby delightful bumbler, who was in the Bard’s HENRY IV, Parts 1 and 2, is now lighting up the stage in Great Lakes Theater’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, thanks to Elizabeth I.  The Queen was so infatuated with the character that, according to rumor, she asked Shakespeare to write another play with Falstaff, this time depicting the rogue in love.  

There was a buzzing excitement in the room last week as the diverse, multidisciplinary cast of Merry Wives of Windsor filed into the rehearsal room for the first read through. Among them was the founder and artistic director emeritus of Elm Shakespeare Company, James Andreassi, who plays the hot-headed French Doctor Caius in the show.

Interview with Tom McGowan, Angela Pierce, and Ruibo Qian from THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.  Playing at the Old Globe through September 3rd, performers talk about the show, their roles, and some of the moments they are excited for the audience to see.

The cast has been revealed for The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) at Shakespeare & Company, directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and staged June 17 through July 15, opening Saturday, June 24.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse presents THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Performances January 7-29, 2023.

Shakespeare & Company has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, to be staged outdoors at the Company's New Spruce Theatre, July 2 through August 14.

Endangered Species (theatre) Project's Frederick Shakespeare Festival is back with two of the bard's most celebrated works: Hamlet and The Merry Wives of Windsor, to be performed at the Hodson Outdoor Amphitheater at Hood College.

Fans of Shakespeare, alfresco theater, old time rock’n roll and just plain fun— pack a picnic and head up to the spectacular, one-of-a-kind outdoor venue at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, where the 2022 repertory season, sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation, opens with two buoyant comedies.

The lecherous Sir John Falstaff sets his sights on the wives of Windsor, leading to a side splitting evening filled with mischief, schemes, a buck basket, a forest full of fairies and one huge pair of …horns.

The Recording Academy® announced today its partnership with Global Citizen and 'Stand Up For Ukraine' for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast. There will be a special segment that will take place during the GRAMMY Awards® telecast on Sun, April 3 meant to raise awareness about the situation in Ukraine and will feature opportunities for viewers to take action and contribute to the global 'Stand Up For Ukraine' campaign.

Stolen Shakespeare Guild, Fort Worth’s classical theater company, presents the Stolen Shakespeare Festival 2022 featuring HAMLET and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare. The festival runs February 11, 2022 thru March 6, 2022 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in the Sanders Theater. 

Brandon Carter, a resident actor with the American Shakespeare Center since 2018, was named the new artistic director of the American Shakespeare Center.

Airing and live streaming on Saturday, May 8, on ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube, iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations and the iHeartRadio App, “VAX LIVE” will start at 8:00 p.m. EDT/7:00 p.m. CDT.

Elton John, Warren Buffett, Sesame Workshop and the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement were all honored Saturday night during NBC's “Global Citizen Prize” telecast.

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced the winners of the 2020 Global Citizen Prize.

NBC will air the two-hour special “Global Citizen Prize Awards” on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, hosted by John Legend, the EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed multiplatinum singer-songwriter and coach on “The Voice.”

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced it will present the Global Citizen Prize award special. John Legend will again serve as the host of Global Citizen Prize, which will celebrate and honor leaders who are shaping the world we want and taking action to end extreme poverty.

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and voter registration organization HeadCount today announced the launch of the Just Vote campaign.

The Show Must Go Online today announced the full cast for their upcoming livestreamed reading of William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.