REVIEW: Russian Ruler’s Secret Terror in “Boris Godunov” at the Royal Opera
A Russian ruler accused of ‘probable’ involvement in murder? That was the outcome of the recent British inquest into the death of whistleblower Alexander Litvinenko. It’s also the motor which drives...
View ArticleThe Green Caravan Film Festival Begins its Middle East Tour
One of the world’s more unusual film festivals opens March 15 in Kuwait, before moving on to Bahrain and Qatar. But then moving around is what The Green Caravan Film Festival (GCFF) is all...
View ArticleBest Albums of 2016 So Far; Kendrick Lamar, Iggy Pop, More
As we move toward the end of the first quarter of 2016 – how time flies –it is clear some of the best records have been unexpected, for better or worse.Kendrick Lamar's new album came out of nowhere to...
View ArticleQ&A with Jessie Nelson: How to Survive a Bad Marriage in “Waitress”
Girl power is powering the new musical “Waitress,” based on the 2007 film by Adrienne Shelly. The first all-female team in Broadway history is bringing to life this story about Jenna, a pregnant...
View ArticleYoung and Restless: New Directors/New Films 2016
The 45th edition of New Directors/New Films, the annual showcase of work from emerging filmmakers from around the world, jointly presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern...
View ArticleIs “She Loves Me” the (Almost) Perfect Musical?
When “She Loves Me” originally bowed in the spring of 1963, the musical received bouquets from critics and shrugs from the general public. The show, about bickering shop clerks by day and anonymous pen...
View ArticleAt the Kitchen, a Performance Inspired by Neapolitan Ice Cream
“It’s been on my mind since the beginning,” said choreographer DD Dorvillier of the idea behind the performance “Extra Shapes,” opening next week as part of the Kitchen’s ongoing series “From...
View ArticleJane Horrocks Sings Love Letters to Morrissey, Human League at Young Vic: Review
If you’re looking for trouble in the form of a distinctly different dramatic evening, you’ve come to the right place. Trouble, that is, in a good sense. The Jane Horrocks show at the Young Vic in...
View ArticleConceptual Weirdo Pee-wee Herman Returns to the Screen
Pee-wee Herman has returned. The character, played by Paul Reubens in a series of movies and a children’s television show through the 1980s into the early ’90s, is as strange as ever, with his boyish...
View ArticleReview: Charlie Le Mindu’s Revue “Charliewood” at Palais de Tokyo
A year after his exhibition “The Edge of the Worlds” presenting the oeuvre of his “capillary-sculptures,” the French cult hairdresser Charlie Le Mindu returns to Palais de Tokyo with a brand new revue....
View ArticleFour of the Finest Performing Arts Festivals in China for 2016
This summer will mark 8 years since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an event capping years of economic development in China that saw it rise in the world stage and showcase its ability to stage major...
View ArticleClaire Wong and Noorlinah Mohamed on Making “Recalling Mother”
As ARTINFO previewed a few weeks ago, “Recalling Mother”, the performance project of Claire Wong and Noorlinah Mohamed is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a performance at Checkpoint Theatre...
View ArticleNora Ephron and the Cost of Her Mantra, “Everything is Copy”
In 1983, the celebrity world was rocked when Nora Ephron chose to expose the bitter breakup of her marriage to Carl Bernstein over his fidelity in the thinly-veiled novel “Heartburn.” Three years...
View ArticlePrince Rocks Montreal’s Théâtre Maisonneuve
On Monday night, Prince rocked Montreal’s Théâtre Maisonneuve in a surprise visit to Québec. Though only a day’s notice was given to get tickets, each red velvet seat in the 1,453-seat theatre was...
View ArticleTheater-Verite: Richard Nelson On His Ripped-From-the-Headlines Play “Hungry”
On March 5, the day that his play “Hungry” opened at the Public Theater, Richard Nelson made two adjustments to his drama about the Gabriels, a middle-class family living in the New York hamlet of...
View ArticleIt’s How You Play the Game: Dramatist Lucas Hnath’s “Red Speedo” and “Hillary...
At one point in “Red Speedo,” the new play by Lucas Hnath currently at the New York Theatre Workshop, Ray, a competitive swimmer, tries to convince his brother Peter to help him get...
View ArticleTilt: A New Arts Festival That Talks Up to Kids
In a 2012 interview on “The Colbert Report,” writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak said, with great conviction, “I don’t write for children… I write, and somebody says, ‘That’s for children!’”...
View ArticleEduardo Lopez’s “Natural Life” Vivifies a Condemned Woman
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s observation that there are no second acts in American life has been refuted by innumerable comebacks of business titans, celebrities, politicians, and sports figures. Now, thanks...
View ArticleHow Hot Reggae and a Fiery Pepper Made Johnny Rotten Cool: Photographer...
The newspapers were quick to declare that it was all over, after a short infamous career, for singer Johnny Rotten when the Sex Pistols broke up.A new visual show at London’s Institute of Contemporary...
View ArticleLaBute’s “Reasons to be Happy” Brings Sex With Attitude to London: Review
Reasons to be happy? There should be plenty. This is the title of a play by Neil LaBute, after all – he of the confrontational dialogues and endlessly complex relationships. It is also the sequel to...
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