New Kid on the Great White Way
The longtime Public Theater producer Mandy Hackett sets her sights on Broadway with the Alicia Keys–inspired musical, Hell’s Kitchen
Against the Grain
The Museum of Modern Art exhibits New York’s first-ever retrospective on Käthe Kollwitz, one of history’s greatest graphic artists—and one of its most outspoken pacifists
The Sky’s the Limit
From the title role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Omar, the tenor Jamez McCorkle pivots to godhood
Kahlo Incorporated
How did Frida Kahlo go from being a little-known artist to a feminist icon to a global brand?
Block Head
Nathan Sawaya left his Wall Street law firm to play with Lego. Now his painstaking brick creations sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars
Brancusi’s Magnum Opus
Bronze, wood, marble, stone … the Centre Pompidou, in Paris, presents the sculptor’s largest retrospective since 1995
Three Faces of Lise
The Norwegian soprano of the hour explores the heroines of Richard Strauss
A Window in His Heart
Alex Gibney’s new documentary chronicles Paul Simon’s course from voice of a generation to aging performer who’s not ready to hang up his guitar
Photography’s Shooting Star
Exhibitions in London and New York honor the prodigious photographer who left behind a timeless body of work following her death, at just 22
A Match Made in Design Heaven
Heidi Weber, the Swiss furniture gallerist, believed in Le Corbusier’s vision more than anyone. Together, they formed an exceptional partnership
Douglas Kirkland’s Dazzling Vision
The Canadian portrait photographer had a knack for making everyone feel like a star
Look at the Old Girl Now, Fellas!
In 1967, Pearl Bailey appeared in an all-Black Hello, Dolly! It was a sensation, smashing preconceptions, showcasing civil rights, and announcing a new era on Broadway
The Prisoner’s Song
The Dazed and Confused and Boyhood director, Richard Linklater, discusses trading drama for documentary in his latest, a searing film about the American prison system
His Last Duchess
Samuel Ramey and Jessye Norman mesmerize in a 1989 Met performance of Bluebeard’s Castle
The Righteous Gemstones
A new exhibition in Los Angeles puts rare, precious stones on display, and explores the ways gemstones can help cure disease—and save the planet
Paapa Essiedu
The Ghanaian-British actor is bringing his role in the critically acclaimed revival of The Effect from London to New York City
From Hussar to Bazaar
An exhibition in Philadelphia honors the graphic designer Alexey Brodovitch, who went from serving in a Russian hussar regiment to being art director at Harper’s Bazaar, where he mentored photographers such as Irving Penn
Talking to the Hand
Fifteen years after Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth’s new play is a rich and masterful portrait of a divided family of women
Around the World and Back Again
From tenement life to royal weddings to war’s front lines, Bert Hardy captured it all. A new exhibition in London collects the British photojournalist’s best work
Hollywood Lights
A new exhibition in Washington, D.C., displays photographs by George Hurrell, who captured everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Greta Garbo to Clark Gable
A Long Day’s Journey into Night
The Italian filmmaker behind Gomorrah and Pinocchio adapts immigrants’ real-life horror stories for the screen in his Oscar-nominated new film
The Wellness Madness
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is sick of wellness. What he wants is more badness, malice, and depravity
Marta Has Left the Building
In Death Valley Junction, a theater like no other
Party of Five
The Last Dinner Party, a new rock band out of London, is shaking up the city’s music and style scenes
