Agosto Machado spent decades building altars to a vanished queer New York. Find his tribute inside the Whitney Biennial before…
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In ‘John of John,’ Douglas Stuart returns to familiar and fertile territory
Douglas Stuart's “John of John” delivers a quietly devastating portrait of a father and son who struggle to tell their…
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Before ‘Purple Rain’ hits Broadway, meet the photographer who knew Prince best
Broadway is getting ready to resurrect another pop icon when Purple Rain opens at the Majestic Theatre next March. Based…
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Ciara Renée turns the basement lounge at ‘Masquerade’ into a Parisian cabaret
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These 10 LA live music venues prove the show starts before anyone takes the stage
The essential guide to the best live music venues in Los Angeles, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Masonic Lodge.
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Ray Carney returns for one last job in 'Cool Machine,' Colson Whitehead's gritty, funny finale to the Harlem Trilogy.
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In Ann Patchett’s ‘Whistler,’ a chance reunion never finds its footing
Ann Patchett's 'Whistler' promises a complex reunion and settles for a horse that means everything and two people who mean…
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15 years in, Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway’s ‘Boom!’ hasn’t lost a beat
'Boom!' plays 54 Below for its 15th anniversary, with Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway proving sibling harmony still sells out…
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Bonnie Tyler dies at 75, leaving behind pop’s most unlikely vampire anthem
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" started as a vampire love song for a shelved Nosferatu musical. Here's the…
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Roshan Sethi’s ‘The Simp’ turns Hollywood into one long audition
Roshan Sethi's "The Simp" offers sharp Hollywood satire and perceptive social commentary, though its story never fully delivers.
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