Arts
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Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic
BAYREUTH, Germany — About 150 years ago, in a megalomaniac’s coup, Richard Wagner built a theater on a hilltop here…
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In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve
Broadway’s comeback season was a hurricane. Not even the heavily awarded revival of a Sondheim favorite like “Company” could withstand…
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Watch Daniel Kaluuya Face a U.F.O. in ‘Nope’
In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their…
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The Composer Huang Ruo on Illusion and Betrayal in ‘M. Butterfly’
The question from the Chinese-born composer Huang Ruo came out of the blue: Would David Henry Hwang, the American playwright,…
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‘Easter Sunday’ Review: A Feel-Good Filipino Family Comedy
“Easter Sunday” has all the makings of a rollicking family comedy: The protagonist is a struggling actor and comedian with…
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A Road Trip to Sample America’s Many, Many Music Festivals
Four classical music festivals. Three children. Two exhausted parents, with a brave grandfather in tow. One bedraggled minivan. It’ll be…
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Carly Rae Jepsen’s Brand-New Boy Problems, and 7 More New Songs
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos.…
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She’s the Secret Weapon in a Film About the Thai Cave Rescue
When Ron Howard set out to retell the story of the dramatic 2018 rescue of a young soccer team from…
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‘The Nosebleed’ Review: Reconciling the Ghosts in the Attic
Do artists owe us the truth? Autobiography is inherently subjective, and colored by creative license. But if it holds up…
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‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review: More Turtle Power
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie” won’t convert any new fans to the heroes in a half-shell,…