Riverside Shakespeare Company
In 1985 the Riverside Shakespeare Company presented the New York premiere of "The History of King Lear", adapted with a happy ending by 18th-century English Poet Laureate, Nahum Tate, from William Shakespeare's "King Lear". The production was directed by W. Stuart McDowell, produced by Andrew B. Harris, who had joined Riverside as its executive director at the beginning of the season.
David Serero (opera singer)
In January, he plays the title role of Reb Dovidl Moysheles, the Yiddish King Lear by Jacob Gordin at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York in partnership with the Yivo Foundation. He adapted in English and directed this revival as well as the first Cast Album Recording of that play. He performs at the Russian Culture House of London, Rossotrudnichestvo, for the Stars of the Albion Festival He stars as the King Ahasuerus in the musical "Queen Esther's Dilemma", which he directs and produces at the Center for Jewish History. He performs and hosts the 70th Anniversary of the World Health Day by the World Health Organization at the United Nations, New York.
He stars as Cyrano from Cyrano de Bergerac in New York and is the 1st French actor to play this role in English in America. He has written his own English adaptation and recorded the Cast Album Recording. In June, he stars as Don Giovanni's title role in his new adaptation in New York, Off-Broadway. He sings for the Edmond Rostand 2018 Festival with the French Military Orchestra in Paris. He plays Napoleon from the screenplay Napoleon by Stanley Kubrick, which he adapted for the stage.