Arts

“City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.“City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism. Read More

Listen to Kurt Vile’s poetic rock, Nia Archives’s electric earworm and a new tune from Mike D.Listen to Kurt Vile’s poetic rock, Nia Archives’s electric earworm and a new tune from Mike D. Read More

The fast success of this play, about the children’s author Roald Dahl, is a rarity on Broadway, where most shows lose money.The fast success of this play, about the children’s author Roald Dahl, is a rarity on Broadway, where most shows lose money. Read More

A musical version of the 1980s tear-jerker will close months earlier than planned after opening in April to negative reviews and soft sales.A musical version of the 1980s tear-jerker will close months earlier than planned after opening in April to negative reviews and soft sales. Read More

Julie Mehretu and John Jasperse are collaborating at the Marian Goodman Gallery: “How do we bring something to each other’s work that feels productive?”Julie Mehretu and John Jasperse are collaborating at the Marian Goodman Gallery: “How do we bring something to each other’s work that feels productive?” Read More

The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new Broadway show.The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new Broadway show. Read More

The guitarist mined the scholar Harry Smith’s LP collection, recording her takes on songs rooted in regions the United States has been in conflict with since 1970.The guitarist mined the scholar Harry Smith’s LP collection, recording her takes on songs rooted in regions the United States has been in conflict with since 1970. Read More

Without strong front-runners for the Palme d’Or, every movie is getting mixed reactions, especially the sci-fi action film “Hope.”Without strong front-runners for the Palme d’Or, every movie is getting mixed reactions, especially the sci-fi action film “Hope.” Read More

This newly discovered play by Wilder is part picaresque, part fable, featuring a Midwestern boy who dreams of working at a department store in the big city.This newly discovered play by Wilder is part picaresque, part fable, featuring a Midwestern boy who dreams of working at a department store in the big city. Read More

Recent months have brought a series of changes in the Eastern European nation, which has just adopted the euro and forced the resignation of a government through major protests.Recent months have brought a series of changes in the Eastern European nation, which has just adopted the euro and forced the resignation of a government through