![]() | Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump?s Cross Hairs With ?Central Park Five? |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning opera features Donald J. Trump, whose 1989 full-page newspaper ad sought to demonize the young men wrongly accused of rape. | |
![]() | Painting From Memory, Salman Toor Conjures Passion and Freedom |
As Salman Toor?s work has become more politically conflicted and emotionally raw, he finds himself wondering, ?What am I doing here in America?? | |
![]() | My Life With Uncle Vanya, the Self-Pitying Sad Sack We Can?t Quit |
What is it about Chekhov?s melancholy inaction hero that makes him, and the play he stars in, so meaningful at all ages? | |
![]() | New York City?s Creative Churn: The View From the Dance Floor |
?Urban Stomp? at the Museum of the City of New York chronicles the metropolis?s social dance. It also invites you to join the party. | |
![]() | How Hauser & Wirth Took Over N.Y.C.?s Museums This Spring |
Hauser & Wirth artists have major exhibitions everywhere you look, as a new analysis shows the rising influence of powerful art galleries on the city?s top museums. | |
![]() | Chubby Checker, Outkast and the White Stripes Will Join the Rock & Hall of Fame |
Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company and Soundgarden ? but not Oasis or Phish ? are also part of the 40th anniversary class. | |
![]() | ?Dead Outlaw? Review: This Bandit Has Mummy Issues |
A truly twisted yarn about a long-lived corpse makes a surprisingly feel-good Broadway musical. | |
![]() | ?Real Women Have Curves? Review: This American (Immigrant) Life |
On Broadway, the musical adaptation is a bouncy crowd pleaser about female empowerment, self-acceptance and chasing one?s dreams. | |
![]() | Pedro Almodóvar Through the Eyes of Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and 7 Other Stars |
In advance of a gala celebration of the director?s career, we asked nine actresses about working with the auteur. They painted a picture of a precise artist. | |
![]() | At 50, the Takacs Quartet Remains as Essential as Ever |
With only one of its original members in the group, this ensemble is still identifiably itself, and still going strong. | |
![]() | The Symbolism in ?Sinners? |
Beneath the spectacle of an action-packed vampire movie, the film has plenty to say about what is sacred and what is profane. | |
![]() | Rosa Barba Lights Up MoMA With Her Love of Cinema |
Rosa Barba?s films, sculptures and performances start with movies and the machines that make them. They end up in the realm of exuberant effects. | |
![]() | ?Just in Time? Review: Jonathan Groff Channels Bobby Darin |
Groff is sensational as the ?60s ?nightclub animal? in a Broadway jukebox bio-musical that doesn?t live up to its star. | |
![]() | Peter Lovesey Dead: Detective Novelist Was 88 |
He wrote a series of witty police procedurals set in Victorian England and then turned to the present, introducing a cantankerous and technology-averse detective. | |
![]() | John Jasperse Starts La MaMa Moves! Honoring a Female Lineage |
Jasperse?s engrossing ?Tides? was a thrilling opener to a festival that often feels like a home for first drafts. | |
![]() | Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Charlotte Ballet Director and Sinuous Dancer, Dies at 82 |
He brought grace and power to his roles before a serious injury encouraged him to try choreography ? ?maybe the richest part of my life.? | |
![]() | For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ?Salome? |
The renowned German director Claus Guth is staging Strauss?s breakthrough opera with a focus on themes of trauma and abuse. | |
![]() | Where Can I Find a Cheap Broadway Ticket? |
If you are determined to see a celebrity in a popular show on a busy night, you may be out of luck, but with flexibility and persistence, you can cut some costs. | |
![]() | Yunchan Lim Plays Bach?s ?Goldberg? Variations at Carnegie Hall |
The 21-year-old pianist turned the great set of variations into the story of a young man?s maturation from innocence to experience. | |
![]() | ?Sinners,? the Blues and Fighting for Artistic Control |
Unpacking the Ryan Coogler movie starring Michael B. Jordan, and its relationship to music, genre and gatekeeping. | |
![]() | In ?Krapp?s Last Tape,? Gary Oldman Hits Rewind |
The star actor returns to the theater where he started almost a half-century ago, with Samuel Beckett?s bleak one-man play. | |
![]() | Broadway?s Debacles Live On at Joe Allen?s ?Flop Wall? |
The posters in the theater-district restaurant document the shows that went wrong. | |
![]() | ?The Four Seasons,? Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week |
A new series comes to Netflix, a true crime documentary airs and ?The Righteous Gemstones? wraps up its season on HBO. | |
![]() | ?The Last of Us? Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: Rate Your Pain |
The first episode after last week?s loss of a major character makes a fine case for this season?s future. | |
![]() | Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91 |
In bronze, he glorified figures like Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, often to the public?s distaste. Some works, like a giant Columbus and a 9/11 memorial, were reviled. | |
![]() | Jiggly Caliente, ?RuPaul Drag Race? Star and Judge, Dies at 44 |
Fans knew her for her sense of humor, vigorous dance skills and interactions with fellow cast members on the popular drag television show. | |
![]() | In TikToks and a New Memoir, Sister Monica Clare Puts a Refreshing Spin on Religious Life |
Though she long felt a calling, Sister Monica Clare tried Hollywood first. Her book, and a visit, confirm the warmth ? and fragility ? of her new community. | |
![]() | David Thomas, Leader of the Band Pere Ubu, Dies at 71 |
As a singer and songwriter, he pushed the boundaries of punk and art-rock, producing a half century of music, writings and performances and always upending expectations. | |
![]() | Jed the Fish Dead: KROQ DJ Who Pioneered New Wave Radio Was 69 |
With his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical grounding, he brought attention to New Wave and alternative artists at the groundbreaking station KROQ. | |
![]() | 2 Books for Cluttered Minds |
A spare elegy; a weird journey. | |
![]() | Where Mexican Modernism and Orchids Come Together |
Bright colors and florals abound at the New York Botanical Garden?s annual orchid show. | |
![]() | When Kristen Kish, ?Top Chef? Host, Hits the Mute Button |
The reality TV star and author of the new memoir ?Accidentally on Purpose? on airplane snacks, tongue-scraping and the problem with women?s pants pockets. | |
![]() | In Miami, Wynwood Walls Museum Evolves Along With Street Art |
Jessica Goldman Srebnick, the museum?s curator and the daughter of its creator, Tony Goldman, discussed her role and her vision for the neighborhood?s artistic future. | |
![]() | In Baltimore, Confronting Chaos Through Contemporary Art |
A new exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art features works by artists who explore environmental issues, grief and resilience. | |
![]() | In ?Hmong Capital,? Refugees? Stories Are Told in Tapestry |
At museums in the Twin Cities, where Hmong families settled after a Vietnam proxy war in Laos, story cloths and other artifacts recount their history. | |
![]() | Museums Renovate to Enhance the Experience of Art Through Nature |
Storm King, Dia Beacon and the Aldrich have embarked on extensive renovations of their outdoor spaces to improve visitors? experiences. | |
![]() | A Look Back at the Guerrilla Girls, 40 Years In |
A new exhibit of the works at the National Museum of Women in the Arts reprises the creativity and relevancy of a group of female artists who emerged decades ago. | |
![]() | What to Know About the Return of ?Midnight? in ?Doctor Who? |
The show?s latest episode harks back to a beloved episode that has had fans scratching their heads for 17 years. | |
![]() | David Briggs, a Music Force in Alabama and Nashville, Dies at 82 |
A first-call keyboardist, he worked with Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton, helped make Muscle Shoals a recording hub, and had a key role in redefining the sound of country. | |
![]() | At 13, Charlotte Brontë Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be |
An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn?t perfect. | |
![]() | Lorde Returns With a Nostalgic Breakup Anthem, and 9 More New Songs |
Hear tracks by Haim, Young Thug, Cazzu and others. | |
![]() | Sean ?Diddy? Combs Loses Request to Remove All Hotel Assault Video From Trial |
It is not yet clear how much surveillance footage of the music mogul beating his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, in 2016 will be presented to the jury. | |
![]() | Shostakovich, Boston Symphony Style |
Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, Andris Nelsons and the orchestra reveled in the composer?s sonic riches but played with emotional reserve. | |
![]() | ?Real Women Have Curves? Is Now a Broadway Show. Here Are 5 Things to Know. |
The new musical is based on Josefina López?s original play and the 2002 film adaptation that starred America Ferrera. | |
![]() | U.K. Folk Bands Use Centuries-Old Ditties to Discuss Prison Abolition, Trans Rights and the Gig Economy |
Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy. | |
![]() | Museum?s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector |
The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. | |
![]() | Time 100 Gala Attended by Blake Lively, Demi Moore, Gayle King and Others |
In an event that mixed notoriety with earnestness, celebrities like Gayle King and Blake Lively rubbed elbows with athletes and activists. | |
![]() | Patrick Adiarte, Actor Seen in Musicals and on ?M*A*S*H,? Dies at 82 |
As a young immigrant from the Philippines, he had roles on Broadway in ?The King and I? and ?Flower Drum Song.? He was later a familiar face on TV. | |
![]() | Watch Ben Affleck Line Dance in ?The Accountant 2? |
The director Gavin O?Connor narrates a sequence from the film featuring the actor and Jon Bernthal. | |
![]() | An Artist?s Journey From the Soviet Union to the Frick |
Years ago, Vladimir Kanevsky?s floral sculptures started turning up in Manhattan?s most elegant living rooms. Now his work is on display alongside masterpieces. | |
![]() | Five Horror Movies to Stream Now |
This month?s picks include a robot revenge drama and a supernatural detective story. | |
![]() | 8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week |
Whether you?re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about. | |
![]() | Gretchen Dow Simpson, Creator of New Yorker Covers, Dies at 85 |
A Massachusetts native, she painted geometrically precise images of rural and seaside New England dwellings that found fans among the storied magazine?s ardent readers. | |
![]() | Doubling Up: How ?Sinners? and Other Movies Multiply One Actor |
From camera tricks to digital facial replacement, a history of duplicating effects. | |
![]() | ?Drop Dead City?: When New York Was on the Financial Brink |
This surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie?s conclusions remain relevant today. | |
![]() | An Exhibition Explores Whether the ?Red Scare? Has Lessons for America Today |
The New York Historical prepares to examine the campaign against Communism that once shook Hollywood and beyond. | |
![]() | How a Kentucky Man Trapped in a Cave Became a Broadway Musical |
Floyd Collins was pinned under a rock while exploring a cave in 1925. That history, recounted in song, is now on Broadway. | |
![]() | Yale Center for British Art Hosts Emin and Turner, the Masters of Margate |
After a two-year closure, the Yale Center for British Art has reopened with its historical collections in lively conversation with contemporary art. | |
![]() | Museums Focus on the American Revolution Before Its 250th Anniversary |
Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a variety of voices and views. | |
![]() | At the Bruce Museum, a Climate Change Exhibit Inspired by Alaska |
Daniel Ksepka, the curator of a new display at the Bruce Museum, said he focused on Alaska because it is ?on the front line? of global warming. | |
![]() | A California Artist Celebrates Oakland at the ICA, San José |
For some, works from the rising artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa are reminiscent of those by renowned predecessors like Francisco Goya. | |
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