By Jerry Portwood All great stories contain drama, conflict, and tension, so it’s no wonder that many creators are drawn…
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Aisha Jackson: From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to Carnegie Hall & everything in between
Fresh off Broadway's "The Great Gatsby," Aisha Jackson prepares for Carnegie Hall talking faith, representation, and leaving a legacy.
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‘Chicago’ still has plenty to say about America’s ugliest impulses
The longest-running American musical on Broadway remains shockingly relevant. "Chicago"'s warnings about America ring truer than ever.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Broadway’s best join The Public Theater’s People’s Filibuster
If you’re in New York this weekend, get off the couch. The Public Theater just announced The People’s Filibuster, a…
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Review: ‘Ulysses’ compresses one day into a dense, demanding adaptation
By Matthew Wexler At over 700 pages, James Joyce’s 1922 novel Ulysses is the Mt. Everest of 20th-century literature. Spanning…
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Heaven can wait: Ian McKellen elevates ‘An Ark,’ but mixed reality can’t bridge the digital divide
An Ark's mixed-reality experiment offers proximity to Ian McKellen, but a genuine connection requires more than advanced optics.
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Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers
The International Perfume Museum offers 4,000 years of fragrance history—but it's Marie Antoinette's mysterious traveling case that lingers longest.
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Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind
Sixty years on, Picasso's Antibes works still hold the quiet ache of a world learning how to exhale.
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Review: Dylan Baker steals the show in ‘The Disappear,’ but there’s nowhere to go
Erica Schmidt's "The Disappear" has no shortage of ideas—climate anxiety, creative authorship, marital collapse—but the overgrown script never gives its…
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The French Riviera’s new art scene isn’t in museums
Antibes street art festival brings 16 international artists to the Côte d'Azur. We explored the murals while the paint was…
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