

Elisabeth Vincentelli
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‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings the Thrill of Music Making to Broadway
A new musical inspired by the 1997 hit album gives a fictional back story to the veteran performers of the Havana music scene.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, multidimensional comedy and extraterrestrial drama.

Theater to Stream Now: ‘Beckett Briefs’ and One of Gavin Creel’s Last Shows
Also available for streaming: A masterful F. Murray Abraham in “Beckett Briefs,” and Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon in a take on “Streetcar.”

‘The Electric State’ Review: 1990s Robot Apocalypse? As if!
Who needs dystopian artificial intelligence to destroy faith in humanity when you can watch this sci-fi extravaganza?

‘Mary Said What She Said’ Review: A Hypnotic Huppert
In this Robert Wilson production, Isabelle Huppert is everywhere onstage, all at once, reciting a nonstop script that may well touch on everything.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include unleashed libidos, striking animation and strange underground caves.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include unleashed libidos, striking animation and strange underground caves.

‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ Review: A Screwball Heroine Is Back
The madcap Londoner returns in a third sequel that is just as deliciously satisfying as the first movie in the series — maybe even more.

At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song
The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s sci-fi picks, what’s worse? Coming face-to-face with the apocalypse or with our older selves?