Michelle Wolf White House routine ignites backlash and defence of Sanders by Ed Pilkington

Reporters and conservatives condemn jokes about press secretaryMichelle Wolf shocks media with Sarah Sanders attackEven in a nation with a long and noble history of brutal comedy roasts, the…

Tangled web: Director of Spider-Man musical is forced out by Ed Pilkington

Cost overruns, technical hang-ups, accidents and bad reviews have apparently seen Julie Taymor asked to leaveSpider-Man has finally met his match. The Sandman and the Green Goblin never had …

Spider-Man left hanging on Broadway by Ed Pilkington

Despite $65m budget and music by Bono, musical's preview hit by problems including a superhero dangling above the audience. How do you convert the whizz-bang acrobatics of Spider-Man - easy …

Tangled web: Director of Spider-Man musical is forced out by Ed Pilkington

Royal Shakespeare Company sets the stage for six-week stay in New York by Ed Pilkington

RSC brings five plays, 21 musicians, 41 actors and full-scale replica of Stratford-on-Avon theatre for residencyThe Royal Shakespeare Company is all too familiar with the tribulations of lif…

Tony Kushner snub over 'anti-Israel' views reconsidered by university by Ed Pilkington

City University of New York committee attempts to repair damage done by veto of playwright's honorary degreeThe trustees of the City University of New York (CUNY) are meeting on Monday night…

Tangled web: Director of Spider-Man musical is forced out by Ed Pilkington

Cost overruns, technical hang-ups, accidents and bad reviews have apparently seen Julie Taymor asked to leaveSpider-Man has finally met his match. The Sandman and the Green Goblin never had …

Paul McCartney puts love, anger and sadness into score for New York ballet by Ed Pilkington

Former Beatle gets to hear 62-piece orchestra play Ocean's Kingdom for the first time Behind a closed door in the main auditorium of the David H Koch theatre in the Lincoln Centre in Manhatt…

Spider-Man left hanging on Broadway by Ed Pilkington

Despite $65m budget and music by Bono, musical's preview hit by problems including a superhero dangling above the audienceHow do you convert the whizz-bang acrobatics of Spider-Man – easy …

Cate Blanchett dazzles in Brooklyn's new Streetcar Named Desire by Ed Pilkington

Despite a flat-batteried opposite number in Joel Edgerton, Blanchett's Blanche pours life into a new production of Tennessee Williams's classic Continue reading...