Denée Benton, Blankson-Wood and More in PERICLES

Pericles Review. The Bard in the Cathedral

Pericles’ daughter has been kidnapped by pirates and sold into a brothel, where she convinces the customers to honor her virginity. This may not normally be one of Shakespeare’s most memorable scenes, but it becomes an exhilarating gospel number, “Find Your Light,” that brings both the hundred performers and thousand spectators to their feet, their hands waving or fans flickering ecstatically in the air, in a rousing demonstration of the redempt…

Denée Benton, Blankson-Wood and More in PERICLES

You can now get a first look at PERICLES: A Public Works Concert Experience, which will run for free at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for five performances only, from tonight, August 29, through Tuesday, September 2. See photos here! A new adaptation with music and lyrics by Troy Anthony, choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, and direction by Carl Cofield, the production features more than 100 New Yorkers from all five boroughs. Seating is …