‘Good Vibrations’ at the Irish Arts Center takes a snapshot of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles through its music scene.
Category: Theater
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Review: ‘The Whitney Album’ Looks to Theater to Remake a Painful Past
Eschewing a conventional narrative, Jillian Walker’s soulful show seeks to heal deep wounds through ritual and celebratory singalongs.
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Glenda Jackson, an Unnervingly Energizing Presence at Every Age
“I had been prepared to be awed, intimidated, even terrified,” Ben Brantley writes of meeting the actress in person five years ago.
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Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87
Ms. Jackson was a two-time Oscar winner who walked away from a successful acting career to become a member of the British Parliament, before then returning to the stage.
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Five Places to Visit in Oahu, Hawaii, With Singer Jack Johnson
The Hawaii-born singer-songwriter and activist recommends some places he loves on the island he still calls home. And yes, surfing and music are involved.
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John Beasley, Late-Blooming Actor Known for Playing Sages, Dies at 79
A former railroad clerk, he didn’t became a full-time actor until his 40s, but he made up for lost time in films like “Rudy” and TV shows like “Everwood.”
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‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Star Shows Off Her Snug Upper West Side Rental
Bonnie Milligan, a star of the musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” has been the lucky occupant of a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan for 15 years.
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Review: In ‘Days of Wine and Roses,’ Two Souls Lost in an Ocean of Booze
In Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s jazzy new musical, Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James are a glamorous couple succumbing to alcoholism.
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Peter Simonischek, Beloved Austrian Actor, Is Dead at 76
He played a prankster and adoring father in “Toni Erdmann,” the Oscar-nominated 2016 comedy that made him an international star, but he had long been a celebrity at home.
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Alicia Keys Is Making a Musical. Her Own Life Inspired the Story.
The show is a highlight of the Public Theater’s new season, which will also include plays by Suzan-Lori Parks, Itamar Moses, Mary Kathryn Nagle and Ife Olujobi.