Hot Ticket Alert: Cate Blanchett Makes Her Broadway Debut in “The Present”
Cate Blanchett has been circling Broadway since her 2006 New York debut in “Hedda Gabler” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She will finally alight on the Great White Way later this year in “The...
View ArticlePaul Oakenfold to Launch First Ever Electronic Music Awards
Debates about whether award shows matter these days seems to be as frequent as discussions of who actually deserved to win. Here are ARTINFO the Grammy Awards have in previous years been called...
View ArticleDavid Bowie Matches Elvis Presley Chart Record
12 albums by David Bowie feature in this week’s UK official top 40, equaling a record dating back to 1977. The feat matches that of Elvis Presley who placed a dozen albums in the top 40 shortly after...
View ArticleSix Dance Shows Stripped Bare: Redefining Nudity on Stage
In Olivier Dubois’ “Tragédie,” the curtain unveils a bare stage scattered with eighteen nude dancers, who dress just once for curtain call. In Mette Ingvartsen’s “7 Pleasures,” however, the stage is...
View ArticleAnna Jordan’s “Yen” Brings Broken Britain to Royal Court: Stage Review
If “a working-class hero is something to be,” as John Lennon once put it, there seem to be a lot of them about on the London stage at present. If not heroes, exactly, anti-heroes for sure. The latest...
View Article“Grease Live!”: A Ratings Winner for Hot Director Tommy Kail
“There is a tide in the affairs of men,” says Shakespeare’s Brutus in “Julius Caesar.” And Tommy Kail has caught one that is carrying him to the crest in both theater and television. The director of...
View Article8 Must-See Gigs in Europe: Hozier, Foals, Ellie Goulding, Ennio Morricone
European concerts this month offer both new talents - such as Hinds, from Madrid – and veterans making welcome returns, like Ennio Morricone and Marianne Faithfull. Of course, there are plenty of...
View ArticleMiami Film Fes to Screen Alan Rickman in “Eye in the Sky”
The Miami International Film Festival scheduled for March 4 – 13 has announced its line-up, including a screening of Gavin Hood’s “Eye in the Sky” starring the late Alan Rickman, and Dame Helen Mirren....
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: "Thief," and More
“Thief” (1981), dir. Michael Mann, Brooklyn Academy of Music, February 5-7“Thief” was the first feature film directed by Michael Mann, who began his career in television (to which he returned a few...
View Article“Mrs. Henderson Presents” Sates Brit Naughtiness
From the country that brought us “No Sex Please, We’re British,” now comes the new musical, “Mrs. Henderson Presents,” which begins previews on the West End on February 9, prior to a February 16...
View ArticleWaving the Flag of Naughtiness: “Friends with Benefits” at Film Society of...
Benjamin Crotty, Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, and Alexander Carver — the filmmakers whose work is the focus of the new series “Friends with Benefits,” at the Film Society of Lincoln Center — don’t...
View ArticleThe Grammy's: Just In Case "Hamilton" Needs More Attention
Broadway and the Grammys have had an on-again, off-again relationship for decades.This year, the recording industry’s big night is offering a kiss and then some to “Hamilton,” which will be featured...
View ArticleParis Opera Ballet’s Benjamin Millepied Resigns
With a new season underway, former dancer of the New York City Ballet and French-born Artistic Director of Dance of the Paris Opera Ballet, Benjamin Millepied, has resigned from the position he's held...
View ArticleReview: Carolyn Carlson’s “Density 21.5” and “Dialogue with Rothko”
The National Theatre of Chaillot in Paris presents a double bill encompassing the oldest and newest solo creation by legendary choreographer Carolyn Carlson.Carlson created her landmark solo, “Density...
View Article7 Must-See Shows in London: Motown, Ma Rainey, Nell Gwynn, Worlds at War, More
“Motown the Musical” arrives in town. Plays celebrate the 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and 18th-century actress and Royal mistress Nell Gwynn. Ralph Fiennes takes on the most challenging Ibsen. Tom...
View ArticleVietnam & Philippines Lead Osaka Asian Film Festival Line-Up
In world where film festivals seem to take place on a weekly basis, no city can be without one, and the trick is distinguishing them from each other with unique hooks. In Japan, the Tokyo International...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield Brings Emotional Power to “Angels in America”
When Andrew Garfield was co-starring as Biff opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman in a 2012 Broadway revival of “Death of A Salesman,” he observed, “There is something in this play that doesn’t allow you to...
View ArticleMirren’s Dress, Sexy Phantoms Meet as V&A Celebrates UK, US Stage Shows
A warhorse stands in the middle of the action. Next to him, there is Helen Mirren’s white dress, along with Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo outfit and sexy bustiers from “Phantom of the Opera.”They are all at...
View ArticleZippos Cirque Berserk Brings High-Octane Circus to London: Review
Old-style circus is so 2015. This year’s model, from Zippos Cirque Berserk, shows the old-style big top show is getting cooler, faster, stronger. Whether better is another matter. But if you are...
View ArticleFilmmaker Jia Zhangke Talks Emotion and Freedom in “Mountains May Depart”
Jia Zhangke’s “Mountains May Depart,” which opens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on February 12, channels a familiar critique from the director — the rapidly changing face of modern China —...
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