Theater January 2019
Unsolvable problems
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On The Hard Problem at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, The Waverly Gallery at the John Golden Theatre & American Son at the Booth Theatre.
Topic: “Theater”
Dec 17, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Ashbery’s art collection, Screwtape takes the stage, new poetry from Criterion Books & more from the world of culture.
Theater December 2018
Start the revolution without me
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On Gloria: A Life at the Daryl Roth Theatre, Apologia at the Laura Pels Theatre, and The Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54.
Nov 29, 2018
John Simon & James Panero discuss “Critics & criticism”
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A conversation occasioned by Simon’s essay in our November 2018 issue.
Theater November 2018
Playing all the angles
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On The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Bernhardt/Hamlet at the American Airlines Theatre, and On Beckett at the Irish Rep.
Notebook November 2018
Critics & criticism
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A legendary critic looks back on his career.
Theater September 2018
The great woke way
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On Carousel at the Imperial Theatre and My Fair Lady at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
Jul 16, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Homer’s photos, Brooklyn by boat, poetic Pushkin & more from the world of culture.
Jul 12, 2018
West Side Story Revisited
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On West Side Story and The Cunning Little Vixen at The Glimmerglass Festival.
Jul 02, 2018
Holding the mirror up to Hamlet
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On Hamlet at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.