The New York Times1 day agoWhen Paying Dues Doesn’t Pay the Rent, How Does the Theater Survive?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Jesse GreenA woman who has been working for about 16 years in a costume shop at a midsize theater in a midsize city in the Midwest agreed to discuss her job. A typical 40-hour week finds her cutting, draping, patterning, tailoring, altering, stitching, dyeing, distressing, repairing and “whatever else comes …
The New York Times2 days agoReview: ‘The Rise and Fall of … Jean Claude Van Damme’ Revives an Action Heroverified_publisherThe New York Times - Elisabeth VincentelliThe New York International Fringe Festival is no more, but its spirit lives on at a second-floor black box theater on the edge of the garment district. There you will find “The Rise and Fall, Then Brief and Modest Rise Followed by a Relative Fall of … Jean Claude Van Damme as Gleaned by a Single …
The New York Times2 days agoPeter Brook, Celebrated Stage Director of Scale and Humanity, Dies at 97verified_publisherThe New York Times - Benedict NightingaleCorrection: July 5, 2022 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of a picture caption with this obituary referred incorrectly to a photograph of Mr. Brook’s 1953 production of “Faust” at the Metropolitan Opera. The photograph was taken during a …
The New York Times3 days ago‘Dom Juan’ Review: The Perks of Being a Professional Hypocriteverified_publisherThe New York Times - Alexis SoloskiCorrection: July 4, 2022 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of a picture caption with this article misidentified an actress in “Dom Juan.” It was Kirsten Harvey as Charlotte, not Zuzanna Szadkowski as Sganarelle. It’s a funny feeling and not always a …
The New York Times5 days agoA Chameleon Flies From ‘The Blacklist’ to ‘The Kite Runner’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Laura ZornosaAn early scene in the new Broadway play “The Kite Runner” is mostly spoken in Dari, the Afghan dialect of Farsi, though the action depicts a distinctly American art form. “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us!,” the 12-year-old Amir exclaims to his best friend, Hassan. The two boys, …
The New York Times6 days ago‘53% Of’ Review: Zinging Pro-Trump Women, and Everyone Elseverified_publisherThe New York Times - Alexis SoloskiIn America, to vote in a federal election is to commit a secret act. One votes in private, in a curtained booth, on intimate terms with an oversize ballot. But little in American public life stays private for long. Exit polls soon provide precise demographic breakdowns, illuminating just who voted …
