Arts

Maybe Erik Larson Should Have Left the Civil War Alone

THE DEMON OF UNREST: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, by Erik…

The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today

Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and…

Broadway Opened 12 Shows in 9 Days. Here’s What That Looked Like.

Eva Noblezada and Jeremy Jordan arriving at "The Great Gatsby." Broadway just got busy. Really busy. Seven musicals and five…

A Student Orchestra Shouts ‘Mambo!’ and Meets Its Idol

Our photographer followed 95 young musicians for six days as they prepared to perform with Gustavo Dudamel, the next music…

‘Ash’ Review: A Nobel Prize-Winner Confronts Environmental Collapse

Elfriede Jelinek’s latest play deals with collective calamity and individual grief, but is let down by a chaotic production.

Jazz Saved the Bassist Luke Stewart. Now He’s Working to Rescue Others.

Stewart’s many projects — Silt Trio, Irreversible Entanglements, Blacks’ Myths and others — make strong statements and foster community. A…

A Starry Cast Navigates ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘Every Emotion Under the Sun’

Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alison Pill and Anika Noni Rose discuss the new translation of Chekhov that brought them…

The Tony Nominations Are Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect.

The contenders from a crowded season will be announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

17 New Books Coming in May

Chop Fry Watch Learn, by Michelle T. King Once called “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking,” Fu Pei-Mei taught generations…

When Your Mom Is Famous for Hating Motherhood

In Heidi Reimer’s debut novel, “The Mother Act,” a daughter grapples with being parented (or not) by an actress who…

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