Arts
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Ted Cruz Invokes Dr. King, and Scholars See a Familiar Distortion
It was a striking moment, in a day full of them. On Tuesday afternoon, during the confirmation hearings of Judge…
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Review: ‘Upload’ Asks Old Questions With New Technology
“I am certain that you exist,” a daughter tells her father, only to reconsider: “I am certain that you do…
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Review: Ronald K. Brown’s Messages of Resilience
As anyone can see, dance is bodies in motion. The choreography of Ronald K. Brown is the kind that makes…
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Review: ‘Little Girl Blue’ Revisits Nina Simone in Her Prime
Musicals often rely on familiar patterns — a patter song here, an “I want” number there — and biographical musicals…
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From the Border, the Whitney Biennial Asks What American Art Can Be
TIJUANA, Mexico — The frontier shapes this metropolis, most obviously in the form of the omnipresent border wall that runs…
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Debra Messing Can Age 90 Years Easily. It’s Baking That’s Hard.
“Birthday Candles,” the existential dramedy now in previews on Broadway, relies on a simple recipe: an eight-step process for a…
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‘Music Man’ Sets Box Office Record for a Reopened Broadway
Broadway has a new box office leader: A starry revival of “The Music Man” grossed $3.5 million last week, the…
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‘At the Wedding’ Review: Cocktails, Dancing and an Albatross
“I’m starting to think this wedding needs a villain,” says Carlo, as if the one she has semi-crashed were a…
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Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud
Last month, Lauren Hough, a first-time author, received good news from an editor at her publishing house: Her essay collection…
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The Philharmonic Plans Its Return to Geffen Hall, With Fanfare
For the past two years, the only sound coming out of David Geffen Hall, the home of the New York…