On a thrilling trip to New York, a 16-year-old budding critic learned that the insistent optimism of musical theater was a beautiful lie.On a thrilling…
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Vail Festival to Return This Summer With Live Performances
Calvin Royal III, slated to be the 2020 artist in residence, will take up the mantle this year instead.Calvin Royal III, slated to be the…
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Her exhibitions in two New York-area galleries take an unflinching look at the Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale and safety in schools.Her exhibitions in two…
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Pittsburgh’s once strong unions are part of the answer, Gabriel Winant explains in his book “The Next Shift,” but the change hasn’t come without complications.Pittsburgh’s…
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The documentary revisits a deadly 2015 fire that brought down the Romanian government and exposed the catastrophic health care system. But not all the troubles…
View More Since the Oscar-Nominated ‘Collective,’ Much and Little Has ChangedTheater to Stream: ‘Broadway Backwards’ and Starry Readings
Among the offerings are a well-matched double bill, Ute Lemper’s tribute to Marlene Dietrich and a virtual revival of Michel Legrand’s musical “Amour.”Among the offerings…
View More Theater to Stream: ‘Broadway Backwards’ and Starry ReadingsA Choreographer in Quarantine (the Kind With a Guard in the Hall)
“Limitations and boundaries have always focused me,” Pam Tanowitz says from Australia. “I like rules, but also like to break them — and quarantine is…
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Terry Tempest Williams, an author and environmental activist, on bird song, Keith Jarrett and slowing down.Terry Tempest Williams, an author and environmental activist, on bird…
View More Listening to Music in the Desert at DawnGodzilla, Kong, Predator, Jason: Everybody Fight!
Franchise movie crossovers have a rich history of pitting adversary against adversary. Here’s a guide to some of those battles.Franchise movie crossovers have a rich…
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In this techno-satire, a woman tagged with a chip by her mogul husband tries to break the (block)chains of love.In this techno-satire, a woman tagged…
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