Letters From the April 24/May 1, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 24/May 1, 2017, Issue
Hamilton!, the article (and a back-and-forth)… Small-town resistance… The Lone Star State sends its regards…
Apr 6, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers
Stop the Trump Administration From Defunding the Arts and Humanities Stop the Trump Administration From Defunding the Arts and Humanities
This is not about fiscal responsibility.
Mar 13, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Is ‘The Salesman’ the Best Foreign-Language Film of 2016? Is ‘The Salesman’ the Best Foreign-Language Film of 2016?
Stuart Klawans on Asghar Farhadi’s new feature.
Feb 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Plenty’s Discontent Plenty’s Discontent
The lost sense of hope and idealism in David Hare’s England.
Jan 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
‘Privacy’ Can’t Overcome Its Own Gimmick ‘Privacy’ Can’t Overcome Its Own Gimmick
The new play asks audience members to keep their phones on. And that’s not the only distraction.
Aug 5, 2016 / Carey Purcell
According to ‘Oslo’ According to ‘Oslo’
In J.T. Rogers’s new play, the process of negotiating the Oslo Accords is the only concern; how well they turned out is rendered irrelevant.
Aug 3, 2016 / Alisa Solomon
Drumpf: The Musical Drumpf: The Musical
The story of the real-estate mogul’s rise through the 2016 Republican primary slog.
Jul 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shrewd Taming Shrewd Taming
Despite its all-female cast, a new production of The Taming of the Shrew is still a man’s story.
Jun 16, 2016 / Carey Purcell
More Repossession Than Revival More Repossession Than Revival
A new form of critical drama comes to Broadway, remaking brave claims for the confident expression of degraded peoples.
Jun 15, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play
Over the past 63 years, The Crucible has taken on myriad new meanings. But the real lesson is that some things never really change.
Apr 25, 2016 / Alina Cohen