Anthony Braxton’s music is inherently theatrical. It’s also serious, and hilariously entertaining.It is not, however, performed with a frequency that befits Braxton’s stature, in a glaring, countrywide omission. More on that in...
Read more‘The Assistant’Stream it on Netflix.There’s a twist in the Malaysian director Adrian Teh’s “The Assistant” that’s so outlandish you can’t help but love the sheer force of its swing. The timid Zafik...
Read moreSince the nationwide protests over social injustice in 2020, orchestras have accelerated efforts to promote inclusivity. They have programmed more works by women and people of color, trying to broaden their appeal...
Read moreRobert Icke’s surgery on a 1912 play about the disease of antisemitism turns it into a riveting debate about identity. But at what cost to the patient?
Read moreHi. This is Wes Anderson. I’m the director of ‘Asteroid City.’ So this scene is near the beginning of our movie. We meet a general who has come to this town as...
Read moreHi. This is Wes Anderson. I’m the director of ‘Asteroid City.’ So this scene is near the beginning of our movie. We meet a general who has come to this town as...
Read moreAn intimate dinner-party performance, a fire-and-brimstone immersive show and a slew of dance performances are on tap for the coming Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the performing arts...
Read moreTwo years ago, the Grammy Awards abruptly increased the number of nominees permitted in its top categories, going to 10 slots on the ballot, from eight. Now, it is going back.The Recording...
Read moreWho is the worst of the BAD SUMMER PEOPLE (Flatiron, 261 pp., $28.99) in Emma Rosenblum’s addictive thriller of manners set among the rich and socially anxious in Salcombe, a snooty village...
Read more“The Flash,” the much-delayed Warner Bros. superhero film about a speedster who travels back in time to try to prevent his mother’s murder, is finally, actually, for real hitting theaters on Friday....
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