241 stories by "Michael Schulman"
Michael Schulman reviews the Broadway musical "The Band's Visit," starring Tony Shalhoub and Katrina Lenk and based on the 2007 Israeli film.
The children's-book author visits the scale model of New York, which plays a starring role in his novel "Wonderstruck."
Mark Rylance returns to Broadway in "Farinelli and the King," and "Angels in America" arrives from London.
Michael Schulman on the actor Kevin Spacey's troubling coming-out statement, which was coupled with the actor's response to a sexual-assault allegation.
The comedian stars in "Meteor Shower," a play by Steve Martin that combines marital friction and astronomical calamity.
The actor had a busy theatre career before "Seinfeld." Now he's back, with "The Portuguese Kid."
Michael Schulman on the reboot of the sitcom "Will & Grace," which brings the characters into the Trump era.
Michael Schulman explores the risk-taking career of Glenn Close, who will appear at The New Yorker Festival, on October 6th.
The searching roles of Carrie Coon.
The star of the alt-cabaret scene brings his impish humor to Joe's Pub in "Help! I'm Stuck."
A tennis match that began as a publicity stunt became a referendum on women's lib. Now it's the subject of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's new movie.Â
Magic Johnson's son was outed as gay by TMZ, then became a reality show star. All of 25, he is now embracing his role as a gender-flouting role model.
Michael Schulman writes a defense of the standing ovation at the conclusion of Broadway shows, a custom that some theatregoers have started to question.
Michael Schulman on Michael Moore and the underlying tenderness that distinguishes his Broadway début, "The Terms of My Surrender."
He's known for his salt-of-the-earth performance in "Babe," but this summer he's been in the news for his rabble-rousing.
On Broadway, there's the gem-size "The Band's Visit" and the star-studded "Meteor Shower." Off Broadway, old is new with "Measure for Measure."
The cultural, sexual and demographic melting pot of Provincetown finally unites the comedian and the director.
Michael Schulman on the new permanent Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image, in Astoria, Queens.
Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical draws out what's scary and silly about America's armed malcontents.
For the past ten years, a pseudonymous blogger has been writing Vanishing New York, chronicling the demises of beloved spots. Now he's ready to unmask himself.
Who says that theatre can't cause a ruckus? On Sunday, as CBS was teasing "Broadway's biggest night," controversy was engulfing the Public Theatre's production of "Julius Caesar," at Shakesp…
Over the years, Lacombe has captured such iconic performers as Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, and Madonna (during the singer's volatile marriage to Sean Penn).
Actors are, by definition, an exhibitionist bunch. But they can also be deeply protective of a process that requires them to dive inside themselves before resurfacing with pearls of performa…
The actress, poet and new director celebrates her film "Paint It Black" with family and a sisterhood of famous friends.
"I've never been a girl-woman," Elizabeth Marvel said recently. "I've always been a Woman with a capital 'W.'Â " With her deep timbre and penetrating eyes, the forty-seven-year-old actress…
