The New York Times – Music:
Wilson’s 2024 adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic, with music by the British singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, has a short run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Author: Helen Shaw
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‘Proof’ Review: Ayo Edebiri as a Math Girl, Interrupted
The New York Times – Film:
The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn’s 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play’s lack of rigor.
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Review: ‘The Fear of 13,’ With Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, Doesn’t Add Up
The New York Times – Film:
Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make confident Broadway debuts, but the uneven script makes for a narratively slippery prison drama.
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‘Death of a Salesman,’ With Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, Is Perfect for Our Time
The New York Times – Film:
Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy returns to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Yet again, it is a triumph.
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John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in ‘Giant’: A Study in Monstrosity
The New York Times – Film:
In Mark Rosenblatt’s play, a powerful portrayal of the beloved children’s book author who almost gleefully exposes his bigotry.
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Who Is Antigone? The 2500-Year-Old Rebel With a Cause.
The New York Times – Film:
“Antigone” gave us the original “bad girl,” but its themes go beyond that. How do adaptations keep making Sophocles’ ideas about democracy and theater new?
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Review: ‘The Wild Party’ Has a Ball at City Center
The New York Times – Music:
Encores! revisits a Jazz Age tale of debauchery, with showstoppers from Jasmine Amy Rogers, Adrienne Warren, Jordan Donica, Tonya Pinkins and others.
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Daniel Radcliffe Shines in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway
The New York Times – Film:
The actor’s fondness for the audience radiates outward in this delightful interactive play about naming and noticing the good in the world.