Tag: 04.18.21
At Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater, New Leader Means To Really Live Up To Its...
Says Ken-Matt Martin, who was named artistic director last month after having been Robert Falls's number-two at the Goodman, "If I figured out how...
As The Pandemic Eases, Netflix Forecasts Much Lower Growth
This year Netflix is forecasting 6 million new subscribers, the lowest first-quarter increase since 2017, well down on the almost 16 million sign-ups in...
Dudamel Isn’t Known For Conducting Opera. Will That Be A Problem As Music Director...
Almost all his renown has come from his exhilarating performances with symphony orchestras. Does lacking operatic experience matter in landing an important opera post?...
At The RSC, ‘The Winter’s Tale’ Is Finally Coming Together After Two False Starts
The COVID lockdown hit Britain just days before this production was to open and put the company's entire operations on hold; the show was...
Beijing, Hong Kong, The Streisand Effect, And The Oscar For Best Documentary Short
" Hammer is bemused at the lengths to which China has gone to stop its citizens catching even a brief glimpse of his latest...
Gen Z’s Say Movies, TV Are Fifth On Their Entertainment Preferences
About 26% of Gen Z said video games are their top entertainment activity, and 87% of those in the age bracket said they play...
How The Republican Party Buys Books In Bulk To Boost Its Candidates (And Get...
Four party-affiliated organizations, including the Republican National Committee, collectively spent more than $1 million during the past election cycle mass-purchasing books written by GOP...
Composer Wayne Peterson, 93 — Was At The Center Of A Pulitzer Prize Controversy
For 30 years, Mr. Peterson had been a composer, pianist and professor at San Francisco State University, respected by most musicians who knew his...
On What It Takes To Be A Ballerina
“We dancers bonk up against the insanity of pining after someone else’s pair of legs day after day, but with age and maturity and...
Choreographer Liam Scarlett, 35
He was a star British choreographer who staged a prodigious number of works and was assured a major international career. But "after allegations of...
Why Andrew Cuomo Can’t Let A Penn Station Development Go
Well, it's obvious, right? The New York governor "is currently resisting calls to resign over allegations of sexual harassment. So what better way to...
The Project That Is Mapping Anti-Racist Street Art
In 2020, after the death of George Floyd at the knee of police officer Derek Chauvin, "a team of researchers from the University of...
In The Age Of Instagram, You Probably Do Judge A Book By Its Cover
One of the big literary events of last week? The cover reveal for Sally Rooney's new novel. "In recent years, book cover design has...
Daniel Kaluuya’s Rise To Movie Stardom Came From Talent, And Britain’s Public Funding For...
Kaluuya grew up on a council estate - the rough equivalent to "the projects" in the United States - the son of Ugandan immigrants...
Asian American Artists Say The Times Require They Must Also Now Be Activists
Artist Kenneth Tam started to keep a spreadsheet as microaggressions arose at the beginning of the pandemic. Then the micro became far too macro....
Scott Rudin’s Apology Is Not Enough
Not great: "Broadway producers I spoke to told me that Rudin seems to be sincere about stepping away from the day-to-day running of his...
One Week Until We Find Out If The Oscars Ratings Will Hit An All-Time...
Just as Chloé Zhao seems a near-lock for Best Director, the predictions are ... that no one watches this year's Oscars ceremony. "At a...