May 2023


Theater May 2, 2023

Broadway brings back Bob Fosse’s Dancin’

The first revival of Dancin’ on Broadway is a treasure trove for Fosse fanatics

Robert S. Erickson

Book Review May 2, 2023

Ernest Hilbert weathers the storms of life and fatherhood

Storm Swimmer is a collection both haunted and nurtured by waters

Peter Vertacnick

Book Review May 2, 2023

Forbidden love in the Great War

If Alice Winn’s material is familiar, she handles it with skill and panache

Philip Womack

Theater May 2, 2023

Noël Coward, the English playwright who loved all things American

In order to take over the globe, he had to succeed in the largest English-language market

Alexander Larman

Art May 2, 2023

Is the New York subway the city’s best gallery?

Beneath the Big Apple’s streets, the MTA has amassed the largest collection of public art in the world

Adrian Brune

Art May 2, 2023

Why are there no paintings in Star Wars?

They are not talked about, reflected upon or even alluded to

William Newton

Music Review May 2, 2023

Lana Del Rey’s new record: samey, stale, sterile

Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd could have been better

Francesca Peacock

Film May 2, 2023

The importance of going to the movies

Something happens when you watch a movie alone together, laughing, crying and fidgeting in unison

Nicky Otis Smith