Review: ‘The Monkey King’ Premieres at San Francisco Opera
Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s “The Monkey King,” based on “Journey to the West,” brings an old superhero to the opera stage.
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Ballet Dancers Are Starting to Prioritize Their Mental Health
Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it.
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A Fats Waller Musical All but Disappeared (Until Now)
The jazz pianist and composer wrote music for the World War II hit “Early to Bed,” which was running when he died at 39.
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With New Condé M. Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward
The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour’s efforts to get “out of the basement.
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Homayoun Ershadi, 78, Dies; ‘Kite Runner’ and ‘Taste of Cherry’ Star
He was an architect with no training as an actor whose life was changed by a chance encounter.
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NBA YoungBoy, Rap’s Defining 2025 Superstar, Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Following three years of house arrest and a pardon from President Trump, the Baton Rouge, La.
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Has This Director Made the Year’s Most Terrifying Movie?
With the existential action thriller “Sirat,” set in the rave culture of Morocco, Oliver Laxe says that he was not out to shock, but that he is still haunted by one scene.
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‘Chess,’ With Lea Michele: At Least They Have the Abba Songs
This new revival, starring Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher and Aaron Tveit, is a reminder why the erratic yet rewarding show has endured all these years.
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Tom Cruise Accepts an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards
The star was feted along with Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and the production designer Wynn Thomas at a show that has become an awards campaign stop.
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Broadway’s Radical ‘Oedipus,’ With Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Icke dusts off the classics the way a restorer brightens an old master painting.
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‘Nouvelle Vague’: All the References Explained
The Netflix film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic “Breathless” is chock-full of names with key roles in cinema history.
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Niecy Nash-Betts Saves It for the ‘All’s Fair’ Group Chat
“It’ll make you laugh, it’ll give you support, it’ll give you the tea, because sometimes you got to spill it,” the actress said.
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11 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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In Death, Poet Andrea Gibson Gets a Film That Celebrates Life
“Come See Me in the Good Light” follows the writer and their wife as they experienced the pain of cancer and also the joy of living.
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‘Come See Me in the Good Light’: The Sweetness After a Terminal Diagnosis
The film chronicles the poet Andrea Gibson’s final year of living with cancer and trying to make every second count.
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Lesley Manville and Mark Strong Are Superb in ‘Oedipus’ on Broadway
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are superb as a doomed political power couple in Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy.
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‘Now I’m on the Stage’: 7 Artists on Their Museum Residencies in Harlem
The Studio Museum in Harlem’s longtime residency program has been pivotal to artists of color.
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Bad Bunny Tops the Latin Grammys: 8 Key Moments From the Show
The multicultural awards ceremony hinted at rediscovered roots and ways forward as Karol G, Paloma Morphy and Liniker also earned big wins.
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Late Night Sifts Through 20,000 Emails of ‘Trump/Epstein Lore’
“The Daily Show” host Josh Johnson said the G.
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Late Night Pops Off on Trump Popping Up in Epstein Email Thread
Josh Johnson said that Jeffrey Epstein’s references to President Trump might not mean much: “Maybe the email was about how Trump never comes to his sex parties — rude.
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Wifredo Lam: Artist-Poet of Tropical Dreams and Sorrows
The great Cuban modernist, whose politics and Afro-Asian roots shaped his paintings and inspired generations of artists, gets a revelatory survey at MoMA.
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5 Apps That Will Make You Love Art Galleries
Craving an art fix but don’t know where to start.
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Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Anna” but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like “The Sting” and “JFK.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs,” a Kurt Weill rarity and a new take on Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” are among the highlights.
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‘The Beast in Me’ Review: On the Edge, Again, With Claire Danes
In a Netflix thriller, the “Homeland” star plays a writer with issues and an obnoxious, possibly sociopathic new neighbor.
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Sting to Bring ‘The Last Ship’ to the Met Opera
After his musical “The Last Ship” failed on Broadway, Sting is bringing a revised version to the Met as the house looks for new sources of revenue.
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Hal Sirowitz, Poet Who Mined His Mother’s Worry With Wit, Dies at 76
He wrote of his suffocating relationship with his mother to create mordant reminiscences and became a standout at poetry slams in New York.
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Premieres at the Paul Taylor Dance Company Lose the Taylor Thread
As part of its Lincoln Center season, the company presented works by Lauren Lovette, Robert Battle and Hope Boykin.
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Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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Josh Johnson Isn’t Sold on Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan
“This seems like a bad idea.
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