As chamber music blares, robed figures whisper, "He had it coming." A demon, dressed like a symphony conductor, uncloaks them and they scatter to the shadows in hurried, frantic movements. The demon, ...

Doctor John Faustus has reached and expanded the limits of human knowledge. In search of a deeper understanding of the universe and its laws, all that's left to do is to turn to the supernatural. So, ...

THOMAS MANN has written his Faust. Its hero is an artist and the Devil is a German— “German to the core.” This use of the legend recalls a curious article of Mann’s, published in a German-language ...

Jenna Russell has been announced to join Kit Harington in Jamie Lloyd's production of Doctor Faustus. The Grey Gardens and Urinetown star will play the demon Mephistopheles, a role usually played by a ...

The saying goes, “What’s the point of gaining everything at the cost of your soul?” The idea of a soul can, on a secular level, represent one’s own striving and ethically best self – or, it can ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. What would you expect from Jamie ...

"Doctor Faustus" — the intense and passionately performed new production from Prenzie Players — teaches us to be careful what you wish for. You may get it and lose your soul in the process. To close ...

When a New Orleans summer turns hot as hell, many stages turn to the lighter fare of musicals and slight comedies. Ever daring, however, actor and director Michael Martin turns this month to the very ...

“Ya ever see that Western, when the guy comes to town — turns out he’s, like, the devil or death or something?” The above quote by a small-town police officer in season 2 of The Punisher sets the tone ...

STRATFORD — The Hudson Shakespeare Company of New Jersey will return to Stratford on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. for a special Halloween season offering of “Doctor Faustus.” The company, which has ...