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There are times in life when you give less than 100 percent. We can all admit that, right? It's impossible to give all the shits, all the time, about all the things; we would literally go ma…
Michael Grandage's directorial debut focuses on the personal and professional relationship
between legendary editor Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe.
Paul Tazewell, costume designer for Hamilton, on the breaks that led him to the top
With the face of Hamilton removing himself from the narrative, the spell that's taken hold of the internet and all of pop culture over the last year and a half might begin to break, or at le…
Jessica Lange was discovered in 1976 in the oversized mitt of King Kong, pretty damn distressed but pretty, and"surprise! surprise!"has spent the next 40 years harvesting film-acting hardwar…
The six-time nominee on playing Tevye and enjoying the awards season ride.
'Himself and Nora' is an exercise in atonal somnambulism.
One musical is getting all the attention this year, but many other Broadway shows also deserve an audience
Ever realize how many years Frank Langella has been giving "the performance of a lifetime"? Critics keep trotting out that old chestnut, and he keeps calling them on it.
They said it about…
Brandon Victor Dixon may be starring in the Broadway musical 'Shuffle Along,' but he can't avoid reminders of his earlier roles.
It was likely the longstanding Met conductor's final live work.
Rex Reed reviews the theater.
The theater company will kick off its inaugural season next week with Romeo and Juliet.
So on this Memorial Day, we present a tribute to the unloved plays and musicals which, for better or worse, didn't click with audiences and closed early
If the first weeks' presentations seem more remarkable for good intentions than for polished results, there's still plenty to enjoy.
Ani DiFranco and Amber Tamblyn performed.
A glorious new production of 'The Judas Kiss' runs through mid-June at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest social media challenge led to memes of ice and fire.
Deaf West Theatre wants to raise $200,000 to bring the show back to the Great White Way for one night.
No one has the obligation to let a stranger stay at their place, and the only time having a rose means a lady gets a free night in a mansion is on 'The Bachelor.'
The film makes history that could easily be dry and boring come alive and even illuminate the present moment.
London's new mayor makes rousing speech to arts leaders declaring his commitment to culture.
Now is a tough time to work in museums. First the Met, then MoMA and now Brooklyn are facing layoffs after periods of major expansion.
'Hamilton' is Broadway's biggest show in years, and now the New-York Historical Society is getting in on that action.
We just want to know: how excited are you for the upcoming Rocky Horror Picture Show on Fox, coming this Fall and starring Orange is the New Black's Laverne Cox (and some other people that a…