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Monday, March 30, 2020

The experts’ experts: Observer critics on the cultural voices they trust by Laura Cumming, Mark Kermode, Bidisha, Miranda Sawyer, Susannah Clapp, Kitty Empire, Fiona Maddocks and Rowan Moore

The best new writers, the indispensable books, the go-to websites… our arts writers reveal their sources of insight Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AM
Sunday, February 5, 2017

The Place Is Here review – an art of protest, declaration, revelation by Laura Cumming

Nottingham ContemporaryThe social upheaval of the Thatcher years saw an explosion of work by black and Asian artists. This compelling show recaptures a pivotal eraConfronted by a black man i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Pablo Bronstein: Historical Dances in an Antique Setting – review by Laura Cumming

Tate Britain, London SW1 Pablo Bronstein’s trompe l’oeils with dancers invite wry smiles as much as contemplationThree young dancers are preening, twirling and gliding through the marble…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:15AM
Sunday, August 2, 2015

Edinburgh art festival 2015 review – a great year for sculpture by Laura Cumming

Edinburgh art festival, various venuesBits of old car, plywood and a roomful of scrunched-up plastic dazzle in the work of John Chamberlain, Phyllida Barlow and Tara DonovanThe most beautifu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM
Saturday, August 16, 2014

American Impressionism: A New Vision review Monet's fans from across the (lily) pond by Laura Cumming

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, EdinburghYes, there were pale imitations, but the greatest 19th-century American artists rivalled the trailblazing French Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Edinburgh art festival 2014 review a vintage year by Laura Cumming

An embarrassment of riches at this year's Edinburgh art festival showcases big names and delightful lesser-knowns united by history, rigorous thinking and humour Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement – review by Laura Cumming

Royal Academy, LondonThe Royal Academy's mesmerising Degas and the Ballet begins and ends with the artist himself: dark-eyed and wary at the door in a lifesize photograph, half-blind in a ta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30PM
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Nam June Paik at Tate Liverpool – art review by Laura Cumming

Tate Liverpool and Fact, LiverpoolTwo kooky figures with crooked smiles beam at you from across the gallery. They belong to a family of robots. Aunt is a sweet-faced lady, her hips made of b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards