The story of Oedipus is perhaps the most tragic story of ancient Greece, the mythological character lived under the shadow of a curse.

NEW YORK — In the corner of the campaign headquarters onstage, a countdown clock ticks toward the inevitable: When polls close in a couple of hours, a noble and progressive Oedipus appears likely to ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are superb as a doomed political power couple in Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy. By ...

With Homer’s 12,000-line epic poem recently inscribed onto the big (really big, IMAX big) screen, it’s fair to say that our ...

Jocasta is finally alone with Oedipus, the man she knows at this point only as her husband. She tells him about being abused and impregnated as a 13-year-old by Laius, a much older man who will ...

Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s “The Gospel at Colonus,” this year’s livelier-than-usual outdoor theater production at the Getty Villa, combines disparate ritual traditions. Ancient Greek tragedy is ...

Maybe they should just call it "Eddie." Playwright-director Robert Icke drops the "rex" in Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" because he sets the tragedy in the contemporary world where the title character is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 hours, no intermission. At Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St. Old "Oedipus" wouldn't seem an ideal candidate for modernization. It's ...

The Roundabout Theater Company season will also include a revival of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' directed by Sam Pinkleton. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Created and directed by Robert Icke, ...

2 hours, no intermission. At Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St. Old “Oedipus” wouldn’t seem an ideal candidate for modernization. It’s hard to imagine the jaw-dropping fate of the legendary Theban king ...

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