The New York Times – Film:
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.”
Author: Alexis Soloski
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‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Has Tricks Up Its Sleeve
The New York Times – Film:
The magician heist thriller franchise is back for a third installment. We go beyond the illusion to find out why these movies endure.
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What Is the Right Way to Say Godot?
The New York Times – Film:
The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.
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Diane Keaton’s Only Documentary Was About the Afterlife
The New York Times – Film:
Keaton, who died on Saturday, was an actor, director and producer on multiple films and series. Her sole documentary, “Heaven,” explored popular ideas of the afterlife.
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‘Masquerade’ Review: ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Gets the Immersive Remix
The New York Times – Music:
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” returns to New York in an immersive spectacle, as silly as it is thrilling.
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Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage
The New York Times – Music:
O’Hara is an unusual kind of triple threat: a star of Broadway and television who is appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of “The Hours.”
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How ‘Stereophonic’ Made Musicians Out of Actors
The New York Times – Music:
The new Broadway play conjures a group as dazzling as peak Fleetwood Mac. This is how five actors with limited training (one never held a bass) became rock stars.
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Tobias Menzies on ‘The Crown’ and His Role in ‘The Hunt’
The New York Times – Film:
The British actor excels at playing reserve, and what roils beneath, on “The Crown.” And now he brings that stoicism to “The Hunt,” onstage in Brooklyn.
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The Vocal Coach Who Keeps Broadway (and Patti LuPone) in Tune
The New York Times – Music:
“She saved my career,” Patti LuPone said of this indispensable vocal therapist and coach whose clients include Madonna and Billy Porter.