Talking Points From a Year Onstage
A look back at New York theater this year includes memorable performances, on Broadway and off.
A look back at New York theater this year includes memorable performances, on Broadway and off.
New York Times pop and jazz critics Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Ben Ratliff and Nate Chinen discuss their favorite singles of 2010.
A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
Featuring Garrison Keillor on the "Autobiography of Mark Twain"; and The Times's Bill Carter on his new book, "The War for Late Night"
A selected guide to theater performances in New York.
This week: The year in music, part 1: Our pop critics discuss their choices for the Top 10 albums of 2010.
What were your cultural favorites (and least favorites) of this past year?
In an interview Monday on NBC's "Today" show, Jenifer Ringer said, "As a dancer I do put myself out there to be criticized and my body is part of my art form. At the same time I'm not overwe…
A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
Wisdom, insights and observations from this weekend's Arts & Leisure section.
Featuring conversation with two writers who made the Book Review's list of the 10 Best Books of 2010: Jennifer Homans, author of "Apollo's Angels," and Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "Emper…
This week: The Swedish psychedelic-progressive band Dungen plays live in the studio, and Ben Ratliff discusses gospel and jazz other CDs.
The author Larry Stempel on shrinking orchestra pits and golden ages.
A selected guide to theater performances in New York.
Larry Stempel, the author of a new book about Broadway musicals, answers questions about "Oklahoma" and other topics.
Larry Stempel, the author of a new book about Broadway musicals, answers questions about "Oklahoma" and other topics.
This week: Ben Ratliff reviews the Black Eyed Peas' album "The Beginning," and a look at Arhoolie Records' 50-year history of "down home music."
A selected guide to theater performances in New York.
A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
Wisdom, insights and observations from this weekend's Arts & Leisure section.
Featuring Charles McGrath on William Trevor's short stories, Patricia Cohen on the digital humanities and Alexandra Jacobs on Steve Martin's new novel.
A selected guide to theater performances in New York.
A review of Kanye West's new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," and a critics' roundtable on the year's best boxed sets.
A quest to find the site used to create one of the most well-known dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History.
A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.