The New York Times – Music:
Ruthie Ann Miles, Shuler Hensley and Micaela Diamond lead a dream-team cast in Ethan Lipton’s musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth.”
Category: Theater
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Watch Lesley Manville and Mark Strong of Broadway’s ‘Oedipus’ Go Head-to-Head
The New York Times – T Magazine:
As the show opens in New York, its stars took their places amid the desks of T Magazine to deliver a pivotal scene.
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Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Film:
She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Anna” but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like “The Sting” and “JFK.”
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Sting to Bring ‘The Last Ship’ to the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
After his musical “The Last Ship” failed on Broadway, Sting is bringing a revised version to the Met as the house looks for new sources of revenue.
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Lea Michelle and Her ‘Chess’ Co-Stars Know the Score
The New York Times – Music:
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher took a break from navigating their onstage rivalries to engage in some (mostly) friendly competition.
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Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran’ and Other Classics, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Film:
He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema and starred in films by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of that era.
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In ‘The Queen of Versailles,’ Kristin Chenoweth Can’t Get Enough
The New York Times – Music:
Material excess can never be too excessive for the central character of this gilded Broadway musical, based on the 2012 film.
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Pauline Collins, 85, Dies; Stage and Screen Star of ‘Shirley Valentine’
The New York Times – Film:
She often played a particularly British character: a bubbly yet resilient woman facing down the corrosive effects of everyday modern life.
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‘Purple Rain’ Review: A Stage Musical That Misses Prince’s Charisma
The New York Times – Music:
Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.