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Nov 12, 2025

Watch Lesley Manville and Mark Strong of Broadway's ‘Oedipus' Go Head-to-Head
As the show opens in New York, its stars took their places amid the desks of T Magazine to deliver a pivotal scene.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film "Anna" but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like "The Sting" and "JFK."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Sting to Bring ‘The Last Ship' to the Met Opera
After his musical "The Last Ship" failed on Broadway, Sting is bringing a revised version to the Met as the house looks for new sources of revenue.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Hollywood Bowl Names Its Stage for John Williams
The celebrated venue dedicated its stage to the composer for "Star Wars," "Jurassic Park" and other blockbusters, a first in the bowl's 103 years.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles Sets 2026 Opening Date
The 300,000-square-foot building will open Sept. 22 and showcase comic art, illustrations and more across 35 galleries. It began construction in 2018 but faced multiple delays.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Hal Sirowitz, Poet Who Mined His Mother's Worry With Wit, Dies at 76
He wrote of his suffocating relationship with his mother to create mordant reminiscences and became a standout at poetry slams in New York.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Premieres at the Paul Taylor Dance Company Lose the Taylor Thread
As part of its Lincoln Center season, the company presented works by Lauren Lovette, Robert Battle and Hope Boykin.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Review: Rennie Harris's Jam Session of American Street Dance
At the Joyce Theater, "American Street Dancer" offers a history lesson in the form of a family's house party.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Getting Into the Arena as ‘The Hunger Games' Goes Live
At a specially built theater, the hit book and movie franchise has been transformed into a theatrical experience, with real fire and flying arrows.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

In ‘The Seduction,' a ‘Dangerous Liaisons' for This Moment
The French-language series from HBO Max focuses on the young Marquise de Merteuil — and on love, broken promises and manipulation.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Claire Danes Finds New Things to Stress About in ‘The Beast in Me'
From the teen angst of "My So-Called Life" to the midlife crisis of her new series, "The Beast in Me," the actor has embodied the stresses of each stage of life.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Claire Danes Is TV's Avatar of Anxiety
From the teen angst of "My So-Called Life" to the midlife crisis of her new series, "The Beast in Me," the actor has embodied the stresses of each stage of life.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

‘The Baker's Wife' Review: Ariana DeBose Returns to New York Stage
The Oscar winner takes on a lovely yet tricky role in a Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway back in 1976.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Lea Michele and Her ‘Chess' Co-Stars Know the Score
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher took a break from navigating their onstage rivalries to engage in some (mostly) friendly competition.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Lea Michelle and Her ‘Chess' Co-Stars Know the Score
Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher took a break from navigating their onstage rivalries to engage in some (mostly) friendly competition.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

College Romance Books That Will Make You Swoon
The explosive potential of those years makes every emotion more intense — and a perfect combo for rich storytelling.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

A Company Sold Investors $1 Billion in Art. Did it Paint Too Rosy a Picture?
Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics say its marketing can overstate the upside of investing in its art.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Does This $1 Billion Art Collection Paint Too Rosy a Picture?
"No art investing experience? No problem," the website of Masterworks announces. Zachary Small, a New York Times reporter covering the art world, explains why some experts see a problem.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

Josh Johnson Isn't Sold on Trump's 50-Year Mortgage Plan
"This seems like a bad idea. And if Black people could get loans, I'd be worried," Johnson said on "The Daily Show."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 12, 2025

3 Bob Ross Paintings Sell for $600,000 to Support Public Broadcasters
The landscapes by the television host were sold as part of a campaign to help public television stations weather federal funding cuts.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's Bandleader, Dies at 59
Mr. Kimmel said that he and Mr. Escobedo, who led Cleto and the Cletones on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," had been "inseparable since I was 9 years old."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

A Latin Grammys Primer in 11 Songs
Prepare for the big show on Thursday with tracks by nominated artists: Karol G, Sued Nunes, Ivan Cornejo and more.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Trump Cuts and Orders Have Broad Impact on American Museums, Report Finds
A survey of museum directors reveals the impact of federal cutbacks: reduced arts programs for rural areas, students and people who are elderly or disabled.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Veterans Day TV: Divergent Stories From Forever Wars
"The Warfighters: Battle Stories" and "In Waves and Wars" explore veterans' experiences from radically different points of view.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Bookstore Food Drives Help Food Stamp Recipients
During the government shutdown, booksellers are collecting food for Americans who receive federal aid to buy groceries.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

‘Squid Game' Actor's Sexual Misconduct Conviction Is Overturned
Oh Young-soo played a contestant in the first season of the Netflix drama. Prosecutors have a week to appeal to the country's Supreme Court.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

In This Rarely Seen Tchaikovsky Opera, Joan of Arc Speaks for Herself
The composer had grand hopes that "The Maid of Orleans," with its battle scenes, rousing choruses and fiery finale, would be the making of him. It didn't work out that way.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Sarah Jessica Parker Describes Her Year as a Booker Prize Judge
The actor had to read so many books (153) she bowed out of most family activities. Still, she said, collaborating to pick a winner was worth the sacrifice.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Huang Ruo's ‘The Monkey King': A Shape-Shifting Hero for a Third Culture Opera
Huang Ruo's "The Monkey King" at San Francisco Opera transforms a classic Chinese tale into a reflection on identity, enlightenment and the creativity sparked when cultures entwine.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Ruth Childs Steps Out of a Giant Shadow (Her Aunt, Lucinda Childs's)
Ruth Childs, the niece of the renowned choreographer Lucinda Childs, got over being intimidated by her aunt's achievements. Now, she debuts her own work in New York.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

How Brawling Dramas Take the Fight to the Oscars
With their slow-mo punch sequences and actors' body transformations, pugilistic films from "Rocky" to "Christy" have aimed for the academy's approval.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

The Volunteer Buglers Giving 24-Note Salutes
Thousands of musicians — civilians, veterans, teenagers, retirees — are playing taps at military funerals in a rebuke of technology.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Late Night Is Disappointed in Democrats Over Shutdown Deal
"Our long national nightmare is different," Stephen Colbert said after some Democratic senators voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 11, 2025

Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran' and Other Classics, Dies at 92
He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema and starred in films by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of that era.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Ken Parker, Who Reinvented the Guitar, Is Dead at 73
He built groundbreaking guitars that were displayed in art galleries and played by Joni Mitchell, Trent Reznor and many others.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

‘Richard II' Review: Michael Urie Is a Cynical, Comic Monarch
The inventive comic actor delivers a commanding performance in Shakespeare's portrait of feckless leadership in a sleek Off Broadway adaptation.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Could Trim Prison Sentence With Drug Rehab Program
A spokesman for the fallen music mogul, who is serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related offenses at the Fort Dix prison complex in New Jersey, said he has been accepted to the program.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay's ‘Flesh'
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book "singular" and "extraordinary."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Honoring a Sassy, Hammer-Wielding Nun
The nun known as Mother Carmen is the first female saint from Venezuela. Her portrait and reliquary give some hints as to why.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

As Art Deco Turns 100, a Paris Museum Celebrates
A centenary celebration of Art Deco style recalls an age of opulence.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Recently Ousted Director of Philadelphia Art Museum Sues Over Her Dismissal
Sasha Suda claims the museum did not have a valid reason for abruptly firing her last week from one of the most prominent jobs in the art world.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Review: Hildegard of Bingen's Extraordinary Life, on Operatic Scale
Sarah Kirkland Snider's gorgeously mesmerizing first opera has both focus and a thematically expansive view of a moment in medieval history.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

How ‘The Disintegration Loops' Saved William Basinski's Life
The composer's ambient masterwork, created from disintegrating magnetic tape, became synonymous with 9/11. When he made it, his own life was falling apart.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

In ‘Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire,' Anne Washburn Basks in the Afterglow
In Anne Washburn's darkly enigmatic play, a countercultural community hides the death of one of its own. But why?

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Movement Directors Are the Secret Ingredient to Movies and Runway Shows
The way an actor physically inhabits a character? A model's distinctive runway walk? Credit a movement director, who can make an ad, movie scene or fashion show feel intensely alive.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

Robert A.M. Stern Is Still Dreaming of a Fresh New York
The sharp-tongued architect and professor built Manhattan's most luxurious towers, but his new book shuttles from Billionaire's Row to the Bronx. (Plus, what he thinks of Rem and Zaha.)

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

For the Children of Performa, the Sound of Art Is a Buzz and a Growl
An arts festival taps third- and fourth-graders to teach adults a thing or two about authenticity.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 10, 2025

‘The Beast in Me,' Plus 5 Things to Watch on TV This Week
The new Netflix series starring Claire Danes airs, and ‘The Golden Bachelor' wraps up.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

In ‘The Queen of Versailles,' Kristin Chenoweth Can't Get Enough
Material excess can never be too excessive for the central character of this gilded Broadway musical, based on the 2012 film.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

‘It: Welcome to Derry' Season 1, Episode 3 Recap: Into the Woods
Hallorann has a terrifying vision. Gen. Shaw reconnects with an old friend.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

5 Takeaways From This Year's Grammy Nominations
Breaking down the story lines to watch for the 2026 awards show, including big nominations for Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

Ken Parker, Who Sought to Reinvent the Guitar, Dies at 73
An inveterate tinkerer, he built groundbreaking guitars that were displayed in art galleries and played by Joni Mitchell, Trent Reznor and many others.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

Rod Wave, Hip-Hop Artist, Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
The rapper, whose real name is Rodarius Green, was released on an $8,000 bond. His lawyers said he had been "unjustly profiled."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

Outkast, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper and Soundgarden Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Gen X celebrated its heroes at the ceremony, where Soundgarden and Salt-N-Pepa were honored alongside Chubby Checker, Bad Company, Joe Cocker and Warren Zevon.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

Review: Raphaël Pichon Puts a Twist on Beethoven's Ninth
Raphaël Pichon led the Orchestra of St. Luke's in a take on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony that, with an added prelude, unfurled as a barrage of ideas.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

On ‘S.N.L.,' Trump Sidesteps Calamities and Unconscious Visitor
Nikki Glaser hosted this "Saturday Night Live" episode, while Pete Davidson returned to update viewers on the boat he bought with Colin Jost.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

Charting the History of New York's Middle Eastern Community
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

65 Movies to See This Winter, From ‘Wicked: For Good' to ‘Zootopia 2'
An obsessed table-tennis player ("Marty Supreme") and musicians in a Neil Diamond tribute band ("Song Sung Blue") are among the season's screen gifts.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 09, 2025

Can You Stare at a Work of Art for 10 Minutes?
A year and a half ago, a team of Times journalists had a simple ask: Look — really look — at a work of art for 10 minutes. The response has blown them away.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 90
His Oscar-winning 1965 film "The War Game" depicted a post-nuclear-attack England, one of his many fictionalized docudramas against war and repression.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 89
His Oscar-winning 1965 film "The War Game" depicted a post-nuclear-attack England, one of his many fictionalized docudramas against war and repression.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Nabil Shaban, Acclaimed Actor and Advocate for the Disabled, Dies at 72
Born without the use of his legs, he appeared memorably on television on "Doctor Who" and onstage as, among many other roles, Hamlet.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Pauline Collins, 85, Dies; Stage and Screen Star of ‘Shirley Valentine'
She often played a particularly British character: a bubbly yet resilient woman facing down the corrosive effects of everyday modern life.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

What to Know About ‘Predator: Badlands'
The humanoid creature has been on the big screen since 1987. With "Predator: Badlands" in theaters, here's the back story on the franchise.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

What to Know About the New ‘Predator' Movie
The humanoid creature has been on the big screen since 1987. With "Predator: Badlands" in theaters, here's the back story on the franchise.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Trump's Vision of a Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac Upends an American Ideal
President Trump's demolish first, ask-questions-later approach highlights a tension involved in a bipartisan desire to streamline the building process.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Annabella Sciorra Has an Enviable Morning Writing Routine
"It just kind of pours out," the "Tulsa King" actress said. "Everything is open and clear. Maybe it's a phase."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alto Saxophone
Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

‘Purple Rain' Review: A Stage Musical That Misses Prince's Charisma
Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

As Trump Recasts History, a Civil Rights Museum Sticks to a Messy Past
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding its exploration of the country's racial dynamics despite a surge of government resistance.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Is This Artist the Joe Rogan of the Art World?
Joshua Citarella, the artist behind the podcast "Doomscroll" and the digital project Do Not Research, explains how online subcultures influence today's politics.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 08, 2025

Tony Harrison, Poet of the Working Class, Is Dead at 88
In Britain, he sought to be "free not to have to puff some prince's wedding / free to say up yours to Tony Blair."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Grammys 2026 Snubs and Surprises: ‘KPop Demon Hunters,' Justin Bieber and More
A look at the nominations' unexpected story lines, including best new artist nominees with unusual paths and the event's hesitancy around "KPop Demon Hunters."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Playboi Carti, Rage Rap's Goth King, Beckons Brooklyn to the Pit
The rapper, who has become one of hip-hop's leading stars, presided over a sweaty tangle of young men outfitted in black and ecstatically moshing.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny Lead 2026 Grammy Nominees
Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas, Doechii and Tyler, the Creator will compete in the biggest categories at the awards show in February.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Grammy Nominations 2026: See the Full List of Nominees
Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 68th annual ceremony were announced on Friday. The show will take place on Feb. 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Rap Reigns, but Lorde Won't Slay
A look at the nominations' unexpected story lines, including best new artist nominees with unusual paths and the event's hesitancy around "KPop Demon Hunters."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

‘Death by Lightning' Is History as Comedy and Tragedy
The Netflix limited series is both a timely exploration of political disillusionment and a frequently amusing character drama.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places
A novelist and biographer, she was also a preservationist, and her meticulous investigations of houses, villages and cities revealed intricate histories.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

The Kennedy Center Crackup
A Trumpian drama has been playing out inside the performing arts center all year. It has been damaging for business.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

MOWAA, the Museum of West African Art, opens in Benin City, Nigeria
The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped attractions won't be there.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a loner on the razor's edge, a witch on a bloodthirsty mission and an actress walking a doomed path.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra's Concert
Several audience members shouted or lit flares as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Paris. After the concert, the ensemble received 10 minutes of applause and played the Israeli national anthem.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Rosalía's ‘Lux' Is Operatic. But Is It Opera?
This Spanish pop star's new album is being advertised as symphonic and operatic. Its music borrows from both, without committing to either.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

The Studio Museum in Harlem Reopens as a Flagship for Black Art
The reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem, after seven years of construction, comes with dazzling alumni and collection shows.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

10 Promising Shows at the New York Comedy Festival
With a "Strangers With Candy" reunion, stars like Margaret Cho and hundreds of events across the city, how can you sort through the offerings? Try our guide.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Watch Oscar Isaac Create Life in ‘Frankenstein'
The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence in which Dr. Victor Frankenstein presents his findings at a disciplinary tribunal.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

5 Children's Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include the new "Superman" reboot and an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dahl book.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

‘Pluribus' Review: From Many, What?
A gripping, enigmatic series from the creator of "Breaking Bad" delivers the end of the world as we know it, and (almost) everybody feels fine.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Sex With a Stranger: How Actors Do It Onstage
The experimental play "Good Sex" lets audiences in on the process, while giving its performers an unusual acting challenge.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

On ‘Landman,' Ali Larter Picks a Fight
The actor has made a career of giving dimension to characters who might feel limited on the page. Her latest rescue mission is Angela, an "emotional tornado" in this Taylor Sheridan drama.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk': An Extraordinary Voice (and Film)
The film captures the friendship between an Iranian filmmaker and a Gaza City resident. They never actually meet but speak movingly via video calls.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Why Japan Exiled a Film About Yukio Mishima for 40 Years
"Mishima," which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

‘Frankenstein' | Anatomy of a Scene
Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence from his film, starring "Oscar Isaac."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 07, 2025

Late Night Laments the Effects of the Longest-Ever Government Shutdown
Stephen Colbert advised that anyone traveling for Thanksgiving "might want to leave now."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 06, 2025

Who's Selling the $10 Million Gold Toilet? Signs Point to the Mets' Owner.
The billionaire Steve Cohen is reported to have purchased the 18-karat flushable sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan in 2017. It's now coming up for sale at Sotheby's.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 06, 2025

The Love Poem Andrea Gibson Wrote for Their Widow … and for You
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley were two poets in love. In the wake of Gibson's death, Falley is figuring out what that love looks like now.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 06, 2025

Tony Harrison, British Poet of the Working Class, Dies at 88
His work examined the tensions between his country's social and economic strata, as well as his roots in postindustrial Leeds.

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