Arts
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Emcee Squared: Joel Grey and Eddie Redmayne on ‘Cabaret’
Eddie Redmayne had never seen “Cabaret” when, as a 15-year-old student at Eton, he was first cast as the Emcee,…
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The Power of the ‘Planet of the Apes’
Why is this long-running film series so gripping and effective? Because it doesn’t monkey around.
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Betty Buckley Is Not Wedded to the Same Old Songs
The actress is back in concert mode at 76, and doing new material. She’s also looking forward to a bold…
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Hades II’s Eternal Pursuit of a Tantalizing Past
The video game sequel’s central character struggles to exhume the memory of her former life. Out of the pandemic, our…
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Podcasters as TV Heroes? We’re All Ears
Why have podcasters emerged as the rumpled protagonists of numerous television shows? We’ll discuss after the break.
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‘This Feels Like My “Doctor Who”’: Superfans Watch the New Season
Five British fans gathered to watch the premiere, wondering what a new Doctor and Disney+’s co-production would mean for their…
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Tony Awards 2024: Who Will Win (and Who Should)
Our chief theater critic names the shows and artists he thinks will win, should win and should have been nominated…
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Enhancing Broadway, by Any Bodily Means Necessary
The choreographers nominated for Tony Awards this year have a broader vision than usual of the possibilities of dance in…
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Black Satire Is Having Its Hollywood Moment, but Something Is Missing
Recent releases like “American Fiction” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” have used absurdist humor to examine race. But…
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Carlos Niño, the Spiritual Force Behind L.A.’s Eclectic Music Scene
During concerts, Carlos Niño may set up a bass drum and a floor tom, but his percussion is far from…