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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Being Emily in ‘Our Town’: Readers Share Why the Role Mattered by The New York Times

Embodying the Thornton Wilder character “helped heal something inside me that I hadn’t even realized had been broken,” says one.

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Missing ‘The Nutcracker’? How to Get Your Holiday Fix at Home by The New York Times

Many seasonal mainstays have been reimagined for online viewing this year. Here are some of our favorites, from “A Christmas Carol” to Handel’s “Messiah.”

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

‘I Knew All the Words’: Your First Favorite Musicals by The New York Times

Readers said “Sweeney Todd” and “Wicked,” among other classics, made them fall in love with musicals. One sheepishly confessed: “Starlight Express.”

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

What Was Your Gateway Musical? by The New York Times

Our critic confesses she discovered musicals via the widely panned film adaptation of “Rent,” a flop. We want to hear from readers: What was your first favorite?

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Your Outdoor Theater Memories, Starring Hanks, Streep and Rain by The New York Times

Toppling arches, swarming mosquitoes and celebrity encounters are among the singular summer sensations readers can still recall.

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

‘Finish the Fight’: A Special Digital Theater Performance Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote by The New York Times

Join The New York Times for an original play from some of the brightest young voices working today.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Broadway in Trying Times: Join Us for Conversation and Song by The New York Times

Exploring the season that was, and wasn’t, and protests to remake the Great White Way. Plus Mary-Louise Parker and the casts of “Company” and “Six.”

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Sunday, June 7, 2020

You Live Outside New York. Are You Ready to Return to Broadway? by The New York Times

Some readers are primed to take their seats, masks on, but more are hesitant: “My love of theater is not so important to me that I risk dying for it.”

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Terrence McNally in the Pages of The New York Times by The New York Times

Furious, despairing, yet inescapably entertaining, often in the very same show, featuring Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and Zoe Caldwell, to name a few.

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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Great Theater, Dance and Classical Music to Tune Into While Stuck at Home by The New York Times

“The Rosie O’Donnell Show” returns for a night with streaming and the Metropolitan Opera will have a week of Wagner starting on Monday. Here is a list of digital content.

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Friday, March 13, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Broadway, Other New York Arts Events, Canceled Because of Virus by The New York Times

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera are among other institutions that have suspended their programs. Here’s a list of closures and cancellations.

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Thursday, November 28, 2019
Friday, October 4, 2019

The Week in Arts: ‘Madam Secretary’ Returns; a Master Takes On Macbeth by The New York Times

Téa Leoni is president in her series’ final season; and the Shakespeare veteran Corey Stoll tackles the Scottish king.

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Sunday, September 22, 2019

The Week in Arts: Antonio Banderas Returns; ‘Transparent’ Goes Out Singing by The New York Times

The actor stars in Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” and Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory”; and Jill Soloway’s TV series wraps up as a musical.

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

The Week in Arts: Lalah Hathaway, Clay Play and ‘Douglas’ by The New York Times

Burt Lancaster is celebrated nearly 40 different ways; “Mum” crosses the pond; and a fierce, fiddling Finn, Pekka Kuusisto, comes to town.

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Monday, July 15, 2019

The Week in Arts: CHAI; Merce Cunningham and Reconstructed Chekhov by The New York Times

A new level of kawaii with a Japanese pop group, a triple-threat art option at Bard College and a Riley Stearns movie that takes on karate and fear.

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Saturday, May 18, 2019

The Week in Arts: Renée Zellweger as aTemptress; Tilda Swinton and her Daughter as Co-Stars by The New York Times

“Mac Beth” actors wear school uniforms, Julia Michaels is at Bowery Ballroom, and Honor Swinton Byrne appears in “The Souvenir.”

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

The Week in Arts: Cher, ‘42nd Street’ and ‘At the Heart of Gold’ by The New York Times

HBO introduces the documentary by Erin Lee Carr chronicling the abuse Larry Nassar inflicted on girls and women in the guise of therapy.

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Saturday, April 6, 2019

The Week in Arts: The Criterion Channel, Charlotte Gainsbourg and ‘Queens of Mystery’ by The New York Times

A classic movie streaming service arrives; a singer tours in Brooklyn; and Acorn TV debuts a new series.

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma by The New York Times

A dance company celebrates the 19th amendment; a play about Rupert Murdoch hits Broadway; and an alt-pop duo returns to the U.S.

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

The Week in Arts: Dorrance Dance, Janet Jackson, Tintoretto by The New York Times

Michelle Dorrance brings three distinct programs to City Center; Jackson and others are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and an artist gets a retrospective in D.C.

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

The Week in Arts: Idris Elba, Taking on War and José González by The New York Times

Elba drives up with both a film and a Netflix series that revisit his other life, that of a D.J.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

This Week in the Arts: ‘Catastrophe,’ Puppets in ‘Ashes’ and Jia Zhangke by The New York Times

Fresh from sharing a major award with Grandmaster Flash, the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter returns to Carnegie Hall with Lambert Orkis nearly 30 years after her debut there.

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9 New York City Shows to Catch This Spring by The New York Times

Highlights from The New York Times Culture Calendar, your monthly cure for FOMO.

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Friday, March 1, 2019

The Week in Arts: Elton John, Ethan Hawke, ‘Imagining Madoff’ by The New York Times

With over 100 performances to come in his long goodbye tour, Elton John returns to New York City this month to play four nights.

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Monday, February 25, 2019

The Week in Arts: A Renaissance Gem, Isabelle Huppert, Uta Hagen by The New York Times

No need to go to Venice to see Giorgione’s “La Vecchia.” Fresh from conservation, the 500-year-old canvas is on view at Cincinnati Art Museum.

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Friday, February 22, 2019

What to See in New York City This Spring by The New York Times

Broadway, Wagner’s “Ring,” the opening of the Shed: what our critics and writers are looking forward to this season.

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Friday, February 15, 2019

The Week in Arts: Kamasi Washington, Amy Sedaris, Farruquito’s Flamenco by The New York Times

The brash saxophonist performs at the Apollo; Season 2 of “At Home With Amy Sedaris" begins; and the Spanish dancer returns to Manhattan.

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Friday, February 8, 2019

This Week in Arts: Jake Gyllenhaal on Stage; Penélope Cruz in ‘Everybody Knows’ by The New York Times

In Nick Payne’s new play, Gyllenhaal stars as a man in mourning — a much more sympathetic role than his art snob in “Velvet Buzzsaw.”

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Friday, February 1, 2019

The Week in Arts: Soderbergh’s Latest, Sharon Van Etten, Kronos Quartet by The New York Times

The director’s new film, “High Flying Bird,” stars André Holland as a fast-talking basketball agent who proposes a bold business move to his rookie client.

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