Remembering Rick Hall and the Musical Alchemy of FAME Studios
Amanda Petrusich on Rick Hall, the music producer who founded FAME Studios, who died, at the age of eighty-five, this week.
Amanda Petrusich on Rick Hall, the music producer who founded FAME Studios, who died, at the age of eighty-five, this week.
Alex Ross on "The Last Jedi" and the Wagnerian leitmotifs created by John Williams for the "Star Wars" universe.
At a vegan cooking class, "the Bean," who's co-starring in "Lady Bird" and in Broadway's "Hello, Dolly!," talks theatre camp and her big brother Jonah Hill.
Geraldine DeRuiter writes a satirical list of imagined tweets that Lin-Manuel Miranda might send after the apocalypse.
Cynthia Zarin writes about the Broadway musical "West Side Story," which made its début in 1957.
Richard Brody reviews "The Greatest Showman," about the life of P. T. Barnum, directed by Michael Gracey and starring Hugh Jackman.
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner writes about how Lin-Manuel Miranda's American Revolution musical "Hamilton" will be received in London for its West End début.
Ken Auletta writes about the industry news surrounding Rupert Murdoch's sale of Fox Entertainment to Disney, and how the merger will affect Murdoch's sons James and Lachlan.
Michael Schulman writes about the odds for films such as "Call Me by Your Name," "The Shape of Water," "The Post," and more in advance of Oscar season.
Joshua Yaffa writes about the house arrest of the theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov and about artistic freedom in Putin's Russia.
An all-star roster of artists"including John Legend and Cyndi Lauper"supplied original songs for this new Broadway extravaganza, set in Bikini Bottom.
"Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia" remembers the killing fields and the culture of the country through film, music, movement, and poetry.
Sarah DeLappe's "The Wolves" takes teen-age girl talk to a soccer field at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre.
Michael Schulman reviews Beau Willimon's "The Parisian Woman," starring Uma Thurman in her Broadway début.
Sheelah Kolhatkar recommends "Junk," Michael Schulman recommends "Hello, Dolly!," and Rollo Romig recommends "Animal Wisdom."
Doreen St. Félix writes about the way in which the "Today" show, on NBC, talked about the firing of Matt Lauer.
The filmmaker and playwright explains what billiards has in common with "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
Jocelyn Bioh's play comments on our fascinating era, in which so much debate centers on the female body.
Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir.
The actress, who got her start as James Dean's co-star, reflects on "Marjorie Prime," and remembering.
Troy Patterson writes about Nick Kroll's animated comedy, "Big Mouth," about a group of prepubescent friends.
Kate Hamill has turned "Sense and Sensibility" and "Vanity Fair" into fast-paced romps. Now she tackles "Pride and Prejudice."
Michael Schulman on John Leguizamo's new one-man Broadway show, "Latin History for Morons,"Â in which the actor tries to find a hero for his son's history project.
Aladdin uses all three wishes on lapel pins that say "male feminist."
Cynthia Zarin on Richard Nelson's new play, "Illyria," about Joseph Papp and the founding of the Public Theatre.