The New York Times – Film:
This 1993 memoir, which became a film with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, is now a play with songs by Aimee Mann. Here’s how the latest iteration came to be.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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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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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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‘Monte Cristo’ Review: A Tale of Betrayal, on Two Counts
The New York Times – Film:
An adaptation has a twist that doesn’t track, and songs that benefit from an excellent cast, including Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess and Adam Jacobs.
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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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‘My Joy Is Heavy’ Review: Hope and Horror Live in the Same House
The New York Times – Music:
A full-scale production of the Bengsons’ deeply personal memoir musical is delivered via anthemic songs and remnants of home.
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‘Ulster American’ Review: Matthew Broderick as a Star Blinded by Privilege
The New York Times – Film:
David Ireland’s satire follows a Hollywood actor whose cluelessness leads to a combustible confrontation.
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‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Dracula’: Why Vampires Won’t Die
The New York Times – Film:
With “The Lost Boys” on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in “Dracula” in London, our horror expert looks at how bloodsuckers sunk their teeth into pop culture.
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What to See in NYC This Spring: Broadway Shows, Concerts and More
The New York Times – Music:
Onstage, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and Adrien Brody in “The Fear of 13.” Plus: Cardi B goes on tour, Lise Davidsen takes on Isolde at the Met, 100 years of Martha Graham and more.