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The Wooster Group's experimental revival of Tennessee William's "Vieux Carré" opens Feb. 2. We asked director Elizabeth LeCompte what her main influences were in the creative process.
"Thrifty" and "easy" are not usually how the performing arts are described. But thanks to technology, world-class ballet can be downloaded from iTunes for just $14.99. And with the prolifera…
Sculptor's proportion-blowing rose garden, dog-size bugs included, promises to bring a new perspective to Park Avenue.
The Chinese web is abuzz as many netizens there saw a subtle dis in the music that Lang Lang played at a recent White House performance.
Based on Dr. Oliver Sacks' case-study “The Last Hippie,” the movie “The Music Never Stopped” tells the story of a man who loses his ability to form new memories and c…
Lewis H. Lapham, editor-in-chief of Lapham's Quarterly, believes that celebrity, while an old story, has become the most precious commodity in today's world. Or so he told the audience at Jo…
Patrick Dempsey has held a number of different titles in his career, including actor, spokesman, and race car driver. This coming week at the Sundance Film Festival, the 45-year-old “G…
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon on what happens in the ballet studio.
Thanks to the Internet, there is more and better writing about movies than ever before, says Roger Ebert
Members of Belarus Free Theatre appeared in New York this week for the Under the Radar Festival, a benefit at the Public Theater and a benefit held by the PEN American Center but had to be s…
In most of its incarnations, Reginald Rose's "Twelve Angry Men" has served as a vehicle for authentic performances by unfamous actors—which is what Florida's Asolo Repertory Theatre is…
Carnegie Hall released renderings on Wednesday of its Studio Towers Renovation Project, which will transform artists' studios and administrative offices into a 61,000-square-foot education w…
Remember Michael Flatley? The so-called Lord of the Dance? Well, he's been touring his famous step-dancing for 16 years. In March, the 52-year-old is finally making it into 3-D.
In an on-brand tip of the hat to the PR playbook of yesteryear, the network TV Land threw an 89th birthday party for the actress Betty White on Tuesday at Le Cirque.
Eight industry executives—and a blogger—gathered at the New York Public Library, where Publisher's Weekly Editorial Director Jim Milliot guided them through a conversation about …
Brooklyn's Steiner Studios, where such productions as the Spiderman and Sex and the City movies were shot, has completed a $90.5 million financing package that will allow it to add 11 s…
The Golden Globes Awards show held its ground Sunday, pulling in the same number of viewers as it did a year ago. But fewer young people tuned in.
Last night's edition of "Saturday Night Live" featured Gwyneth Paltrow as host, Cee-Lo Green as musical guest, and lots of jokes about Fox News and CNN. But the clip that got the Web buzzing…
Art darling Terence Koh is dialing in his next project. Starting next month, the artist will use Skype as the starting point for new series of portraits.
The problem-plagued Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is delaying its opening night once more, putting off the first official performance until March 15, the show said in a st…
Lev Loseff's "Joseph Brodsky" describes a sublime lyrical poet who, under the Soviets, learned the reality of human evil first hand. Leon Aron reviews.
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" gives a rundown of why Nascar is struggling.
The problem-plagued Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is delaying its opening night once more, putting off the first official performance until March 15, the show said in a st…
A head butt by her pooch sent Martha Stewart to the hospital; Producers for the $65 million Broadway musical "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" delayed the show for the fifth time Thursday, push…
