In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her younger self.
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Swoony Romance Novels That Will Upend Your World
Despite romance’s reputation as light comfort reading, the genre has a bass line of chaos pulsing through it — the distinction being that romance presents chaos as survivable, even if your entire world is upended. Chaos by Constance Fay CHAOS …
The Conductor Who Has the Ear of Red Sox and Classical Fans Alike
It’s hard to fathom what the Boston Pops gets itself into with its annual Holiday Pops marathon, which takes up most of December at Symphony Hall. Last year, this orchestra played essentially the same program, with a few tweaks for family shows, 42 …
For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ‘Salome’
The director Claus Guth, wearing a scarf and coat, was pacing the frigid auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera during a recent rehearsal of Strauss’s “Salome,” going over lighting and visual cues. It was only a few days before opening night, and he …
How Blondshell Became an Alt-Rock Supernova
With songs about addiction and sobriety, praise kink, friend breakups, familial strife, body dysmorphia and, as she put it, “choosing to be in relationships with bad dudes,” Sabrina Teitelbaum has quickly earned a reputation for putting it all out …
‘Real Women Have Curves’ Review: This American (Immigrant) Life
On Broadway, the musical adaptation is a bouncy crowd pleaser about female empowerment, self-acceptance and chasing one’s dreams.
‘Dead Outlaw’ Review: This Bandit Has Mummy Issues
A truly twisted yarn about a long-lived corpse makes a surprisingly feel-good Broadway musical.
Where Mexican Modernism and Orchids Come Together
Bright colors and florals abound at the New York Botanical Garden’s annual orchid show.
Watch Ben Affleck Line Dance in ‘The Accountant 2’
The director Gavin O’ Connor narrates a sequence from the film featuring the actor and Jon Bernthal.
Sean Combs Loses Request to Remove All Hotel Assault Video From Trial
It is not yet clear how much surveillance footage of the music mogul beating his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, in 2016 will be presented to the jury.