Jamie Lloyd’s compelling, surgically precise revival of Ibsen’s 1879 drama throbs like an episode of “CSI: Norway.”
Category: Theater
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Topol, Star of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ on the Screen and the Stage, Dies at 87
Wide acclaim for the role of Tevye helped make him, according to one newspaper, “Israel’s most famous export since the Jaffa orange.”
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‘Phantom’ Ends. For Musicians, So Does the Gig of a Lifetime.
Broadway’s longest running musical, set to close next month, has been a source of stability for orchestra members, many of whom have grown up with the show.
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The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know
A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.
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‘The Outsiders’ Review: Growing Pains Both Brutal and Poetic
At La Jolla Playhouse, the musical adaptation of the novel and film has considerable appeal, but is weighed down by too many characters and themes.
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A24, the Indie Film Studio, Buys New York’s Cherry Lane Theater
The studio’s first venture into live performance follows the move by Audible, Amazon’s audio subsidiary, to stage works at the nearby Minetta Lane Theater.
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Building a New Canon of Black Literature
What older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered?
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Why Willem Dafoe Can’t Slow Down
For nearly 50 years, the actor has made himself go toward places other artists hardly ever seek.
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When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In
Jessica Steinrock’s work on intimate scenes in film has come to prominence as the entertainment industry reels from the litany of sexual abuses brought to light by the #MeToo movement.
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For Two Broadway Stars, a Love Story Blossoms in a Honky-Tonk Bar
The new musical “The Lonely Few,” starring Lauren Patten and Ciara Renée, puts a romance between two women at its very heart.
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What to See This Spring in NYC: Broadway Shows, Concerts and More
“Life of Pi” and Laura Linney on Broadway, Lise Davidsen at the Met Opera, SZA on tour: Here’s what we’re looking forward to this season.