Aunt Gladys. Tyler, the Creator. That sex scene in “The Naked Gun.” These are the things Culture staffers couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
Category: Theater (Broadway)
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Why Return to ‘A Christmas Carol’? To Find Something New.
Popping up once a year, works like Dickens’s holiday tale, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.
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‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It?
June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.
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After ‘Working Girl,’ Can Christopher Ashley Bring His Sunshine to New York?
Before returning to New York to lead Roundabout, Christopher Ashley is concluding his 18-year tenure at La Jolla Playhouse with the new musical “Working Girl.”
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Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Is Now a Film. Here’s What to Know.
The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here’s what to know about the show, and the movie.
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Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard
Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.
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With Tom Felton, ‘Harry Potter’ Breaks Its Own Broadway Record
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.
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‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
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‘Chess,’ With Lea Michele: At Least They Have the Abba Songs
This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years.
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Leslie Odom Jr., Back in the Room Where It Happens
In “Hamilton,” no moment captures the actor’s emotional expansiveness, artistic breadth and vocal depth better than this number.
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Elizabeth Franz, Versatile Tony-Winning Actress, Is Dead at 84
She won the award for her performance as Linda Loman in a 1999 Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” and played the matriarch Kate Jerome in two Neil Simon comedies.