I Needed 'Heated Rivalry': Gay Romance Minus the Tragedy by Wesley Morris

After a lifetime of settling for shame, secrecy and death onscreen, I had my doubts about "Heated Rivalry." Then it seduced me, too.

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Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat. by Wesley Morris

At home in California, Streisand talks about her new memoir, exploring the movies and men of her life, and her determination to control her own art.

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Aaron Rodgers Is Now a Jet (and Becoming a New Yorker, Too) by Wesley Morris

The Jets' starting quarterback has thrown himself into the culture of his new professional home before he's thrown a single pass.

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Barbra Streisand on Her Early Recordings: 'That Girl Can Sing' by Wesley Morris

"Live at the Bon Soir," a restored set of songs from November 1962, allows listeners today " and Streisand, herself " to rediscover the sounds of a star being born.

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Cicely Tyson Kept It Together So We Didn't Fall Apart by Wesley Morris

A wonder of poise and punch, the actress dared to declare herself a moral progenitor, taking on roles that reflected the dignity of Black women.

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Best Performances of 2020 by Wesley Morris

One day, we'll look back on this year and bawl. But we should also remember that there were professionals out there who dared to bring joy to our screens.

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Critic's Notebook: A Radical Moment in American Theater and Beyond by Wesley Morris

A cadre of writers making fierce, fearless theater that plays by its own rules.

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The Best Performances of 2018 by Wesley Morris

The movies and the plays and the TV shows are great, but what about the people in them? They're right here " well, some of the very best are.

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An Appraisal: The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds by Wesley Morris

Recalling a singular Hollywood star and an era we won't see again.

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The Best Performances of 2016 by Wesley Morris

This list includes feats of acting and core strength, performances that made the author happy even when they raised his blood pressure or made him cry.

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Review: Taylor Mac's 24-Hour Concert Was One of the Great Experiences of My Life by Wesley Morris

I've slept on it, and I'm sure. 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music' is sublime.

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Critic's Notebook: Defining, and Proclaiming, a New Black Power by Wesley Morris

In shows like "Shuffle Along" and albums like "Lemonade," a form of black self-love and empowerment is emerging, in ways not seen since the 1970s.

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Review: In 'The Wiz Live!' on NBC, a Search for More in the Emerald City by Wesley Morris

The show, the third live musical the network has done lately, moved away from the ornately staged superproductions of the past, with a kind of minimalism, relatively speaking.

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