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The "Promised Land" actor goes window shopping as he stars in his first big movie role, opposite Jennifer Lopez, in "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
President Nixon got the brothers' variety show cancelled after they wouldn't let up on Vietnam. In the wake of the new late-night wars, Dick Smothers is having flashbacks.
The singer of "See You Again" trained as a jazz musician but was trapped in the pop machine. Finally, he's at home at the Blue Note.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano's blistering First Symphony; Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of "Kavalier & Clay."
Also: an immersive "Phantom of the Opera" follow-up, the Rock in "The Smashing Machine," Paris Opera Ballet, and more.
The British buzz merchant Jamie Lloyd directs Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Samuel Beckett's 1954 tragicomedy; plus, "All Right. Good Night.," from Rimini Protokoll.
The ninety-two-year-old comedy legend has influenced generations of performers. In a string of recent TV roles, she has been co-starring with some of her closest comedic heirs.
How a self-appointed genius found her ideal helpmate.
The tigers eat tofu. "Child care!" / chant kang'roos. / And the sea slugs debate the best / pronouns to use.
Jean stepped out of the car as Nia approached"lean and arrogant, a cigarette pinched between her lips. Then her swagger slipped, her expression unsettled.
The comedian has returned to late-night TV. What can the response to his suspension teach us about countering Trump?
The author opens up"with pathos, humor, and props"about his experience receiving a botched circumcision.
William Greaves's great historical documentary, centered on a 1972 reunion of Harlem Renaissance luminaries, is still awaiting completion.
"Who's that on his bike / Tears on cold cheeks."
The award-winning composer of "Fun Home" gave her Juilliard students a prompt for a song-writing assignment: "How do you view the world?"
The "Morning Show" actor strolls the theatre district, remembering his star turn in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and recalling the way Mike Nichols always joked that he was Jewish.
The actor's new memoir and documentary offer little real vulnerability. But there is undeniable fun in his tales of bad behavior.
Also: Long-running culture podcasts having a moment, David Byrne's art-rock palette, Robert Rauschenberg's photographs, and more.
Reporters were the undisputed heroes of such classics as "All the President's Men" and "Spotlight." A new crop of shows"and a growing number of real-life skeptics and detractors"paint a diff…
Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris play friends who spar over almost everything.
Oliver Hermanus"whose latest film stars Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor"recommends three books by queer writers who hid their sexualities.
The eighties pop princess returns to the Metropolitan Opera, where she sang in the Children's Chorus, and shows off her new memoir, "Eternally Electric."
She possessed a mysterious charisma and a seemingly effortless sense of style. Both obscured her relentless, often painful search for meaning.
The New Yorker's poetry editor discusses his new collection of poems, and how the pandemic brought him to themes of grief, political outrage, and our susceptibility to hoaxes.
Also: Julio Torres's "Color Theories," Tiona Nekkia McClodden's paintings of bondage, Rachel Syme's stylish movie picks, and more.
