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Music is sometimes presented as a kind of impartial panacea. That's a lot to ask of art, but it's still a nice fantasy to indulge.
"One impeachment was a good start, but it didn't get it done," the esteemed virologist said.
Viola Davis plays the blues singer, whose wounds live right next to her cynicism.
A mirror for our times Nelson's play starring MARYANN PLUNKETT is the first great original play of quarantine and HEIDI ARMBRUSTER brings us a bawdy "Arsinoe" in Moliere in the Park's THE MI…
Michael Schulman reviews the telecast of the Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, in which Rachel Chavkin, Elaine May, and others gave winning speeches.
The playwright Sam Shepard's matter-of-fact observations about where his characters stand in the world tell us so much about the world they inhabit, Hilton Als writes.
Heidi Schreck, the creator of the Broadway hit "What the Constitution Means to Me," on what the document does and does not say about our rights and about potential abuses of power.
A new interactive play can be performed in the bathroom of your apartment, provided you have a tub, Patricia Marx writes.
Hilton Als reviews the new musicals "Beetlejuice" and "Tootsie," which feature performers who help you see the narrative behind all the flash.
Hilton Als reviews a newsroom drama about Rupert Murdoch and Taylor Mac's spin on Shakespeare's first tragedy.
Michael Schulman reviews Joe Mantello's Broadway production of Lucas Hnath's play "Hillary and Clinton," about the life of the former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the 2008 Pres…
Michael Schulman writes on "Oklahoma!" and "What the Constitution Means to Me," two current theatre productions that have unsettling stories to tell about statehood.
The playwright, a master at capturing duelling perspectives, takes on a notoriously complicated marriage with his new Broadway play, "Hillary and Clinton," D. T. Max writes.Â
Working with his old professor Martha Nussbaum, the writer, filmmaker, and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" star really did his homework, Mark Singer writes.
In a new staging, the director uses Shakespeare's words as a launching pad from which to explore his own theatrical concerns, Hilton Als writes.
Shoved into a locker as a teen, the actor Will Roland vowed to transform himself"and made it to the nerd-heaven of Broadway, Michael Schulman writes.Â
Hilton Als reviews Suzan-Lori Parks's new work, "White Noise," which enters a terrible emotional landscape but doesn't explore it.
Richard Brody reviews the horror movie "Us," written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elisabeth Moss.
Hilton Als reviews the new musicals "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Be More Chill," which explore their protagonists' longing and belonging.
Christine Mi humorously illustrates the behaviors that emerge on the New York City subway and the natural rules that explain them.
Casey Cep writes about the novelist Harper Lee's collection of drawings, set to be auctioned by Bonhams this week.
Troy Patterson reviews a recent restaging of the 1971 musical flop "Lolita, My Love," from the York Theatre Company, which features the actress Caitlin Cohn in the title role and runs throug…
Revivals offer enticing actor pairings, including Adam Driver and Keri Russell, in "Burn This," and Annette Bening and Tracy Letts, in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons."
Michael Schulman recaps his night at the 2019 Oscars ceremony, and at the Vanity Fair after-party.
Michael Schulman writes on Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's performance of "Shallow," a song from the film "A Star Is Born," at the Academy Awards.
