Shakespeare's "King Lear," so grand in its scope, so dark in its vision, is not a play about a single man. But the new Broadway production tends to make you forget this. Playing the maddened and ...

Glenda Jackson returns to Broadway to tackle one of the greatest of classical theater roles in a gender-blind production of 'King Lear' that also features Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, Elizabeth ...

Lear loses it when his beloved Cordelia (Malkia Stampley) refuses to play along; having disinherited her, he banishes his protesting wingman, Kent (Bryce Lord).

King Lear is, of course, a tragedy. Cordelia dies. In regular performances, much of the tragedy of this moment comes from Lear’s wretched insistence that Cordelia is still alive. We empathize with the ...

In the opening scene, when Lear pitches his fit at Cordelia (River Gallo) for not publicly pronouncing her filial adoration, Goneril (Emily Swallow), one of Cordelia’s self-seeking sisters ...

Cordelia replies that she will obey, love and honor the king, but that when she marries, half her love will go to her husband. For this honest and affectionate answer, Lear banishes Cordelia.

Only Cordelia speaks from the aisles, with no need for pretense or showmanship. Meanwhile, Lear rejects his nobleman Kent (Paul Pryce) for accusing the two daughters of conspiring against the King ...

Actors who played the role of Cordelia: Kristen Connolly [Off-Broadway] Add a Show Listing: Sign-up: News on your favorite shows, specials & more! EXPLORE REGIONS. Sign-up: ...

Any director worth his salt who tackles "King Lear" will attempt to redefine the center in Shakespeare's mightiest ... He has Lear’s daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, as young girls, ...

‘King Lear’: TV Review. Running under two hours, Amazon's version of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' is oddly thin and brisk, but you can't go wrong watching Anthony Hopkins as Lear.