Book Review: 'Bring the House Down,' by Charlotte Runcie
Drawing on her own experience as an arts journalist, Charlotte Runcie comically skewers bad men, bad faith and (unforgivably) bad theater.
Drawing on her own experience as an arts journalist, Charlotte Runcie comically skewers bad men, bad faith and (unforgivably) bad theater.
An adaptation of the 1980s teen movie with an apocalyptic bent was fine-tuned in London. Now it's returning to New York.
The "Daily Show" host said the drama around President Trump's big policy bill was about as authentic as a World Wrestling Entertainment match.
The festival opener "Nôt," from Marlene Monteiro Freitas, drew both boos and applause. Elsewhere, for Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, the spectacle was kept to the stage.
The production, of a Samuel D. Hunter play that got strong reviews in Chicago, will be the first produced by Scott Rudin since news reports of his bullying behavior in 2021.
Here's what's onstage in New York: a new musical about Joy Mangano of Miracle Mop fame, and two plays from the "Oh, Mary!" director Sam Pinkleton.
Her stewardship of the troupe that bears his name became a model for other dance companies, like Martha Graham's, after their founders died.
He staged a revival of "The Crucible" in a Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1958, helped run Circle in the Square and oversaw the operations of Jujamcyn Theaters.
She was a leading dancer for Merce Cunningham, a prolific choreographer and an admired teacher.
He set his frequently neurotic characters in bleak, morally ambiguous situations where laughter, as he put it, "is a measure of the sickness of society."
Artists including the musician John Grant have collaborated to find feelings beyond the words of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 book. Occasionally, they succeed.
On and off Broadway, he worked with rising talents like Kenneth Lonergan and Paula Vogel, combining complex storytelling with the simplest possible productions.
Thornton Wilder's play became a blockbuster musical, but a production under an upstate tent makes the case for its stand-alone virtues.
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like "You Got Served."
Christopher Wheeldon's lengthy "The Winter's Tale," a ballet based on the Shakespeare play, is filled with bad behavior but also love and forgiveness.
The actress is making her West End debut in Jamie Lloyd's latest take on an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
Our critic picked 10 moments that tapped into a range of emotions, often all at once.
Rob Reiner's 1984 cult film about a British band past its prime returns to theaters in a new 4K restoration.
The host of "Somebody Feed Phil" and creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond" has become a global star with little more than fun-guy charm. That's enough.
The 38-year-old plays the enigmatic love interest in Lena Dunham's new show, "Too Much." But he also has the kind of career as a writer and director that Jesse Eisenberg wants.
For his portrayal of the former president on "Saturday Night Live," Carvey admitted that he had to toe a careful line.
Several recent productions have featured a range of L.G.B.T.Q. stories, from strained familial relationships to self-discovery via Disney cosplay.
He is moving on from 33 years at Lincoln Center Theater and will head to Rome to focus on his memoirs.
A sought-after textile artist applies a can-do spirit from her artsy childhood in a Swedish commune to creating animal costume heads for performers. They cost from $2,500 to $3,500.
The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" next spring.