Jaap van Zweden’s Brief, Fraught Time Atop the New York Philharmonic
He arrived on a mission to reshape the ensemble as its music director. Now, as he departs, he’s still making sense of his pandemic-interrupted tenure.
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“It wasn’t like he was a fan,” the drummer Mickey Hart said. “He was part of our family.”
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A person using an email for the company seeking to foreclose on the former home of Elvis Presley says his ring was behind the threat to sell the beloved landmark.
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With a rising number of artists vying for a limited number of galleries and grants, arts professionals are pivoting to careers as coaches. But can they help people profit from their talents?
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Two More ‘Succession’ Actors Are Broadway Bound, in ‘Job’
Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon will star in the two-hander, a psychological thriller that previously found success downtown.
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In a tight battle that had fans hustling to support their favorite star, “The Tortured Poets Department” outsold “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
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In 1964, the guitarist took a road trip, hoping to become Bill Monroe’s banjo player. The journey, and his longtime love of the genre, shaped the Grateful Dead.
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Shay Latukolan, who has worked with Jungle and Childish Gambino, creates choreography so infectious that everyone thinks they can dance along.
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The choreographer Florentina Holzinger’s shows feature circus performers and abundant nudity. Now, she’s bringing her experimental approach to opera.
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She Landed One of Music’s Great Gigs, but First Came Boot Camp
Premier military bands offer rare stability for classical musicians, who consider them a strong alternative to traditional orchestras. But signing up means shipping out.
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CreditChristopher Lee for The New York Times Wayne Brady and Nichelle Lewis on Striving for Excellence in ‘The Wiz’
The veteran and the newcomer each had their own fears as they joined the Broadway revival of the beloved all-Black musical.
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Once relegated to supporting roles, this comedian is a star of the film “Babes” and is moving to a bigger stage, Radio City Music Hall, for her new special.
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Jesmyn Ward, Bridget Everett, Sigrid Nunez and seven other writers, actors, musicians and filmmakers talk to us about grief — how they’ve experienced it and how it has changed them.
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It’s a month of dance parties, film festivals, drag shows and street fairs ahead of the city’s official march on June 30.
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Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon when they were kids-ish, Clint Eastwood as a drug mule on the other side of life, and Meryl Streep in “Out of Africa.”
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Rare Wu-Tang Clan Album to Be Played at Exhibit in Tasmania
The sole known copy of the album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” was not to be heard by the public until 2103. Some fans will be able to hear a selection of the 31 tracks at a museum in Hobart, Tasmania.
By Remy Tumin
Gaza’s Historic Heart, Now in Ruins
The Great Omari Mosque, built on an ancient holy site, is one of the many treasured landmarks damaged in Israel’s military offensive.
By Bora Erden, Graham Bowley and Tala Safie
Music’s Most Neglected Day of the Week
Seven songs for Tuesdays from Stevie Wonder, iLoveMakonnen and more.
By Lindsay Zoladz
The ‘Home Alone’ House Is for Sale (Booby Traps Not Included)
The house in Winnetka, Ill., where Kevin McCallister battled two hapless burglars in the 1990 film is on the market for the first time in more than a decade. List price: $5.25 million.
By Jenny Gross
Do You Know the Manhattan Locations of These Children’s Books?
This urban island is home to a huge number of popular books for younger readers. Try this short quiz to see how many you recognize.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility for Christie’s Hack
The hacking group RansomHub is threatening to release “sensitive personal information” about the auction house’s clients.
By Zachary Small
Museum Workers Walk Out, Describing Exhibit as Aligned With Zionism
The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle temporarily closed after employees criticized an exhibition, saying it wrongly conflated anti-Zionism with antisemitism.
By Zachary Small
Critic’s NotebookVoices Carry at La MaMa, but Only a Few Rise Above the Din
The La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival 2024 featured a high ratio of talking to dancing.
By Brian Seibert
‘Bluets’ Review: This Maggie Nelson Adaptation Is All About the Vibes
How do you bring an almost plotless book of elliptical fragments to the stage? The director Katie Mitchell has tried with three actors, four screens and three bottles of whiskey.
By Houman Barekat
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