The New York Times – Music:
The playwright David Adjmi explores the in-studio creation process in a play with new songs by the former Arcade Fire member Will Butler.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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Alicia Keys Steps Into a New Spotlight
The New York Times – Music:
“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.
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Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?
The New York Times – Music:
Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.
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Charles Busch, Drag Legend, Tells All in His New Memoir
The New York Times – Film:
“Leading Lady,” a mosaic of reminiscence and self-analysis, explores the ascent of a man who’s really good at playing women.
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Review: ‘Flex’ Hits the Right Rhythms on the Court and Off
The New York Times – Sports:
The writer Candrice Jones and the director Lileana Blain-Cruz show a mastery of the game in this play about a girls’ basketball team in rural Arkansas.
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Why Basketball Is So Popular Off Broadway
The New York Times – Sports:
Basketball is central to the plot in new shows, including “Flex” and “The Half-God of Rainfall.”
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Frederic Forrest, 86, Dies; Actor Known for ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘The Rose’
The New York Times – Film:
He appeared in a string of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and his performance as Bette Midler’s love interest earned him an Oscar nomination.
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‘Rock & Roll Man’ Review: An Alan Freed Biography
The New York Times – Music:
A bio-show about the radio D.J. Alan Freed, one of rock music’s early popularizers, dutifully plays the hits.
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Review: In ‘Days of Wine and Roses,’ Two Souls Lost in an Ocean of Booze
The New York Times – Film:
In Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s jazzy new musical, Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James are a glamorous couple succumbing to alcoholism.