The New York Times – Film:
One of Australia’s leading Indigenous actors, he had a resonant voice, a charismatic personality and a troubled personal life that often landed him in jail.
Category: Theater
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‘Four Saints in Three Acts’ Review: An Opera Becomes a One-Man Show
The New York Times – Music:
The actor David Greenspan is a tour-de-force, taking on all the roles of Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson’s large-cast opera from 1934, sans music.
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‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Broadway’s Longest-Running Show, to Close
The New York Times – Music:
The theatergoing audience has been slow to return after the pandemic lockdown, and the show hasn’t been selling well enough to defray its running costs.
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‘Heathers: The Musical’ Review: For the Cliques
The New York Times – Film:
This musical may lack the 1989 movie’s nihilism, but the gags still work and the songs are great — who are we to quibble?
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God Loves a Show: Religious Satires Reveal the Art of Acting Faithful
The New York Times – Film:
In films like “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” and shows like “The Righteous Gemstones,” pageantry is the top priority.
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Opening Old Wounds as the Man Who Warned About the Holocaust
The New York Times – Film:
In the solo play “Remember This,” David Strathairn portrays Jan Karski, a witness to the Nazi genocide during World War II.
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Marsha Hunt, Actress Turned Activist, Is Dead at 104
The New York Times – Film:
She seemed well on her way to stardom until her career was derailed by the Hollywood blacklist. She then turned her attention to social causes.
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An Inscrutable Monarch, Endlessly Scrutinized Onstage and Onscreen
The New York Times – Film:
Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in plays and highbrow films, in made-for-TV movies and broad comedies and, of course, in “The Crown.” Many sought to answer the question: What was she like?
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Lillias White Finds Her Goddess for ‘Hadestown’
The New York Times – Music:
The Tony Award-winning actress will step into the role of the musical’s narrator, now known as Missus Hermes.