Broadway revivals, a Lichtenstein retrospective, and a John Legend premiere. NYC's fall arts calendar is stacked. Here are the 15…
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‘Pre-Existing Condition’ turns one woman’s story into a portrait of a complicit culture
'Pre-Existing Condition' asks how our culture deals with domestic violence—and keeps its own survivor just out of reach.
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From a Venice dance floor to a Brooklyn cemetery, Roger Guenveur Smith is still riffing with Jean-Michel Basquiat
Roger Guenveur Smith reclaims friend and celebrated artist Jean-Michel Basquiat from the auction block, one riff at a time.
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Hudson Valley Shakespeare built a theater and cast the landscape in the lead
A former golf course is now Hudson Valley Shakespeare's permanent home. Inside the land gift, the design, and the artistic…
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Orville Peck, ‘Return of the Jedi’ live & 13 more reasons fall belongs to Minneapolis
Minnesotans (and those who want to brave a nine-month winter) know where to look when the leaves turn and the…
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Why I’d rather see an average play than a great film
A couple of weeks ago, as I sat in a downtown theater watching a production of The Real Ivanov, I…
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Off-Broadway’s most flippant book report comes courtesy of one nearly nude penguin
"Garry Starr: Classic Penguins" strips the literary canon—and its performer—bare in a wild, near-naked Off-Broadway comedy at Studio Seaview.
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15 ways San Diego’s arts & culture scene is flexing its muscle this fall
From world-premiere musicals to Brandi Carlile at The Rady Shell, here are 15 fall arts and culture picks not to…
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The book that explains every Beyoncé song & how you can win it for her birthday
Beyoncé remastered 'B'Day' for its 20th anniversary. We're marking the occasion with a deep dive and an epic book giveaway.
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An open letter to September L. Davis
1 Minute Critic has receipts. An open letter to September L. Davis as the Tony-nominated actress prepares for her highly…
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