The New York Times – Film:
Jamie Lloyd’s pristinely chic Broadway revival of the existential tragicomedy casts the “Bill & Ted” stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as Samuel Beckett’s clowns.
Author: Laura Collins-Hughes
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‘Galas’ Review: A Vocally Gifted Paper Doll
The New York Times – Music:
Charles Ludlam’s camp tribute to Maria Callas, featuring the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, is glamorous to a fault at Little Island.
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Betty Buckley Is Not Wedded to the Same Old Songs
The New York Times – Music:
The actress is back in concert mode at 76, and doing new material. She’s also looking forward to a bold new take on “Sunset Boulevard.”
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‘The Keep Going Songs’ Review: Vexed by Grief and Worried About the Planet
The New York Times – Music:
Abigail and Shaun Bengson muse on death in their latest work, but its looseness makes it hard to get a handle on.
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A Starry Cast Navigates ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘Every Emotion Under the Sun’
The New York Times – Film:
Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alison Pill and Anika Noni Rose discuss the new translation of Chekhov that brought them to the farm.
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‘Amid Falling Walls’ Review: Songs of Resilience From the Holocaust Era
The New York Times – Music:
A new musical from National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene stitches together music written and performed in Eastern Europe in the 1930s and ’40s.
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Searching for Brian Friel, and His Mythical Ballybeg
The New York Times – Travel:
Irish Repertory Theater’s season-long survey of the playwright’s work prompted our reporter to seek out the Irish town that inspired the imaginary site of so many of his plays.
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‘Melissa Etheridge: My Window’ Review: Musings on Life and Music
The New York Times – Music:
On Broadway, this rock concert spliced with memoir has gained a striking intimacy.