THERE once lived a hideously blue-bearded man who slit the throats of his half-dozen wives, stashing their corpses in the basement of his castle one by one. So goes the legendary folk tale “Bluebeard” ...

Bluebeard: Here we are now / See before you Bluebeard's Castle / It doesn't look very nice / Are you coming? Judith: Yes, I'm coming / Dearest. Bluebeard: Everything is very bad / Everyone is very sad ...

The French folktale of Bluebeard is as famous as it is haunting. It tells the story of a young bride left alone to explore her wealthy but mysterious husband’s sprawling estate. She is given but one ...

“Burning Bluebeard,” that most unlikely and critically acclaimed holiday show, is back again this winter for a short run of six performances, The Neo-Futurists and The Ruffians announced Thursday. The ...

Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, starring soprano Anna Netrebko, shares a double bill with Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, starring Nadja Michael and Mikhail Petrenko. Bass baritone Eric Owens hosts the broadcast.

A remount of the Neo-Futurists' 2011 production reflecting on the Iroquois Theatre tragedy has only been burnished in the interim. The mélange of styles Torrence and Kays employ—ranging from ...

Fairy tales are not bastions of feminist literature. Given the time they were written in, this isn’t exactly surprising. Some of them really stand out as horrific stories of the dangers of being a ...

Curiosity kills in Bluebeard, Catherine Breillat's subtle and serene exploration of extreme sexual politics and 17th century economic realities. Accessing Charles Perrault's famous story of la ...

Film Review: Bluebeard In this retelling of the tale of the wife-killing Bluebeard, drawn from Perrault's classic three-page story, there's hardly an inch of bare skin visible, let alone the erect ...

Bluebird’s castle resort was such a beautiful experience. If you’re planning a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, you’ve probably seen photos of the bright blue water and the white sand. But there’s a ...