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Shoved into a locker as a teen, the actor Will Roland vowed to transform himself"and made it to the nerd-heaven of Broadway, Michael Schulman writes.Â
Hilton Als reviews Suzan-Lori Parks's new work, "White Noise," which enters a terrible emotional landscape but doesn't explore it.
Richard Brody reviews the horror movie "Us," written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elisabeth Moss.
Hilton Als reviews the new musicals "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Be More Chill," which explore their protagonists' longing and belonging.
Christine Mi humorously illustrates the behaviors that emerge on the New York City subway and the natural rules that explain them.
Casey Cep writes about the novelist Harper Lee's collection of drawings, set to be auctioned by Bonhams this week.
Troy Patterson reviews a recent restaging of the 1971 musical flop "Lolita, My Love," from the York Theatre Company, which features the actress Caitlin Cohn in the title role and runs throug…
Revivals offer enticing actor pairings, including Adam Driver and Keri Russell, in "Burn This," and Annette Bening and Tracy Letts, in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons."
Michael Schulman recaps his night at the 2019 Oscars ceremony, and at the Vanity Fair after-party.
Michael Schulman writes on Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's performance of "Shallow," a song from the film "A Star Is Born," at the Academy Awards.
Michael Schulman writes on the fraught Oscars season"including controversy surrounding the film "Green Book" and Kevin Hart"and the broadcast, on Sunday night, of the Academy Awards.
"Ain't Too Proud," at the Imperial, offers a combination of Motown earworms and backstage drama.
Michael Schulman interviews the actress Jane Curtin on her sitcom years, the early, turbulent days of "S.N.L.," and the shifting sands of the present.
Henry Giardina humorously imagines fake plots for real Broadway musicals, including "Cats," "Les Misérables," and "Mamma Mia!"
Amanda Petrusich reviews "Thank U, Next," the new album by the pop star Ariana Grande.
The New Yorker writers Michael Schulman and Naomi Fry discuss the history of the red carpet, from Aeschylus to Joan Rivers, in anticipation of the Academy Awards.
Michael Schulman on the playwright's combination of memoir and civics lesson in a show for the Trump era.
Michael Schulman on the star of the one-woman show, who learned, after a curtain-call tumble, that having two broken arms is not unlike being an astronaut.
Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano star in Sam Shepard's legendary play about fathers, competition, and male angst, Sarah Larson writes.
Michael Schulman and Rick Negron, who plays a Trumpish King George III in the hit musical "Hamilton," stroll the plazas of Negron's home town.
Michael Schulman on Lin-Manuel Miranda's return to "Hamilton" this month, bringing the play to the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and its significance to th…
The Roundabout's scrappy company-in-residence presents a six-person staging of Sondheim and George Furth's "Merrily We Roll Along," a story of friendship told in reverse.
Hua Hsu writes on the two-act play "The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda," by the activist and author Ishmael Reed, which criticizes the creator of the hit musical "Hamilton."
Michael Schulman reviews the 2019 Golden Globe awards, an odd night in terms of winners, in which Sandra Oh and Glenn Close gave memorable speeches.
Michael Schulman on a tech entrepreneur's new company, which sells Icelandic fish with a QR code.Â
