The New York Times – Film:
He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.”
Author: Laura Collins-Hughes
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How ‘Rocky Horror’ Dreamed Up a Mad Scientist’s World
The New York Times – Film:
The designers kept in mind the slapdash seediness that has been embedded in the musical’s DNA ever since it started in 1973 at the Royal Court Theater in London.
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Debra Winger and Arliss Howard Feel Old Enough to Play ‘The Gin Game’
The New York Times – Film:
At 71, Debra Winger and Arliss Howard have aged into a married-couples acting tradition that Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn began.
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Billy Porter and Wayne Brady Make a Tender Pair in ‘La Cage aux Folles’
The New York Times – Film:
Billy Porter and Wayne Brady make a tender pair in Robert O’Hara’s revival of the Harvey Fierstein-Jerry Herman musical farce.
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‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been’ Review: Who Is Naming Names?
The New York Times – Film:
Anna D. Shapiro revives Eric Bentley’s play about the House Un-American Activities Committee’s investigation of the entertainment industry.
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‘Anna Christie’ Review: Michelle Williams on the Waterfront
The New York Times – Film:
The actress stars in Thomas Kail’s luminous revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a woman whose past threatens her future.
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Why Return to ‘A Christmas Carol’? To Find Something New.
The New York Times – Music:
Popping up once a year, works like Dickens’s holiday tale, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.