The New York Times – Travel:
A beautifully observed version of a man’s final act, along with a lively staging of “As You Like It,” engage the surrounding mountains in conversation.
Author: Helen Shaw
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‘The Potluck’ Review: The Greensboro Massacre, and a Heavy Legacy to Bear
The New York Times – Music:
César Alvarez’s ambitious new work is a mixed musical meal: It wants to be a call to revolutionary action but is surprisingly lacking in it.
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Listen to This Sondheim Masterpiece and It Will Bring Order to Your Day
The New York Times – Music:
Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, “Sunday in the Park With George,” contains a song capable of making order out of mayhem. Listen to hear how he did it.
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‘Girl, Interrupted’ Review: A Musical That’s a Little Too Tranquilized
The New York Times – Music:
While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir’s coolly clinical prose.
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‘Moby Dick’ Review: Robert Wilson’s Last Masterpiece
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.
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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.