The New York Times – Film:
Mira Nair’s 2001 movie about a couple brought together by their families becomes a song-filled pageant, with mixed results.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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Onstage in Brooklyn, ‘Monsoon Wedding’ Tries to Capture the Film’s Spirit
The New York Times – Film:
Mira Nair’s long-gestating musical, based on her 2001 hit indie film, arrives at St. Ann’s Warehouse.
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‘Teeth’ Adaptation and ‘Stereophonic’ in Playwrights Horizons New Season
The New York Times – Music:
The company’s 2023-24 lineup includes works by Michael R. Jackson, Anna K. Jacobs, David Adjmi and Will Butler of Arcade Fire.
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Michael R. Jackson on the Soap Opera Origins of ‘White Girl in Danger’
The New York Times – Film:
The musical’s creator and creative team discuss their influences, including “Days of Our Lives,” “Showgirls” and D’Angelo.
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Final Sondheim Musical Will Be Staged in New York This Fall
The New York Times – Film:
His long-gestating final show, now titled “Here We Are,” is coming to the Shed; it is inspired by two Luis Buñuel films.
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Review: In ‘The Harder They Come,’ Innocence Lost to a Reggae Beat
The New York Times – Music:
A stage adaptation of the 1972 movie about a Jamaican singer turned outlaw hero sounds great but falls hard at the Public Theater.
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Review: In ‘Misty,’ a Restless Artist Grapples With a Gentrifying City
The New York Times – Music:
At the Shed, Arinzé Kene mixes spoken word, music and comedy to tell a story of racial tension and male identity in a changing London.
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A24, the Indie Film Studio, Buys New York’s Cherry Lane Theater
The New York Times – Film:
The studio’s first venture into live performance follows the move by Audible, Amazon’s audio subsidiary, to stage works at the nearby Minetta Lane Theater.