A look the piano designs for some of the various versions of August Wilson’s play, including the latest film adaptation.
Category: Theater
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11 Hyperlocal Works That Helped Me Find Common Ground
As pop culture continues to fracture, our critic was drawn to art and performances that explored universal themes by way of specific settings.
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21 Movies, Books and Albums With a Theater Focus to Consume During the Holidays
Make it through the holidays with these movies, books and music from the past year that are adapted from stage productions or evoke a theatrical spirit.
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Review: In ‘Gypsy,’ Audra McDonald’s Gonna Show It to Ya
Hold your hats and hallelujah, our leading musical tragedienne offers an ultra-dramatic Rose in George C. Wolfe’s Broadway revival.
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The TV Shows, Movies and Music That Readers Loved in 2024
Critical favorites like “Anora,” “Cowboy Carter” and “The Bear” still left room for more recent arrivals like “Wicked” and Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending.”
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Chappell Roan, Kai Cenat, Shannon Sharpe Are Among Our Breakout Stars of 2024
Across the arts world, these 10 performers broke away from the pack this year by channeling guts and grit into their work.
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Book Review: ‘Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,’ by Michael Owen
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At Opening Night at La Scala, Opera Is the Center of the Universe
There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a temple of opera, for pomp, pageantry and politics.
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36 Things That Stuck With Us in 2024
The movie scenes, TV episodes, song lyrics and other moments that reporters, critics, editors and visual journalists in Culture couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
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The Cast of ‘South Pacific’ Reunites for an Emotional Benefit Performance
Members of the cast of the 2008 Tony-winning revival of “South Pacific,” including Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara, reunited for a benefit performance. The emotions were the guest of honor.