The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who ...

From a desperate existence in a Victorian freak show to his days as the toast of London high society, the life of John Merrick, the Elephant Man, has fascinated the world for well over a century.

If durability defines the worth of a play, “The Elephant Man” by Bernard Pomerance is, at the very least, a good play, and possibly a great one. The production offered by Barrington Stage Group in ...

The public in Victorian England sees Merrick (Michael Wartella) as “a freak of nature.” In order to survive, says his huckster manager, Ross (E. Gray Simons III), Merrick “exposes himself to crowds ...

John Merrick was born in Victorian England with a rare, little-understood condition known as Proteus syndrome that causes severe body disfigurement and deformities. Merrick was shunned by family, ...

2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play Bradley Cooper 2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Revival of a Play The Elephant Man 2015 Tony Awards Best Performance by an ...

STOCKBRIDGE — It’s been 46 years since Bernard Pomerance’s “The Elephant Man” premiered on Broadway; nearly 48 since its world premiere in London. And yet, say Berkshire Theatre Group CEO and Artistic ...