Ivan Fischer directs a “staged concert” of “Don Giovanni” as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center.
ARTSBEAT BLOG
London Theater Journal: A Pig That Would Make a Playwright Proud
By BEN BRANTLEY
"Betty Blue Eyes," the musical at the Ivor Novello Theater based on the 1984 film "A Private Function," captures the the writer Alan Bennett's sensibility in its portrayal of the age of austerity in postwar Britain.
ARTS & LEISURE
It Ain’t Necessarily ‘Porgy’
By PATRICK HEALY
Diane Paulus, who had success with “Hair,” is working on a version of “Porgy and Bess” that she hopes will be more palatable to modern Broadway audiences.
THEATER REVIEW | 'THE PRETTY TRAP'
A Mother’s Familiar Optimism, Without the Familiar Letdown
By ANITA GATES
“The Pretty Trap,” a slight but intriguing one-act precursor to Tennessee Williams’s “Glass Menagerie,” is being given its New York premiere by Cause Célèbre at the Acorn Theater.
MUSEUM REVIEW
History As Viewed From Below
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
The North Carolina History Center explores, among other things, the fate of blacks during the Civil War and the grooming and hygiene of settlers in colonial days.
TV WATCH
Ciao, Jersey; Hello, Italy: No Culture Shock Here
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
The new location for “Jersey Shore” gives the gang a fresh venue for “Big Brother” isolation in which to hook up, squabble, fight and drink.
At Newport, Assessing the Future of a Jazz Festival
August 6, 2011
The Week in Culture Pictures: August 5
August 5, 2011
CBS Invites Viewers to Help Fill 'Big Brother' Vacancies
August 5, 2011
He’s a Soulful Survivor With New Music to Make
By LARRY ROHTER
Booker T. Jones, leader of the celebrated 1960s soul group Booker T. & the MG’s, went nearly three decades without a solo record. Now, he’s delivered two in the last three years.
Popcast: An Interview with Booker T. Jones
MUSIC REVIEW
Before Bach Arrived, Others Led the Way
By ZACHARY WOOLFE
The 4x4 Baroque Music Festival included works by some lesser-known composers on Wednesday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Lexington Avenue.
DANCE REVIEW
Where Hip-Hop Meets the Martial Arts
By GIA KOURLAS
“Hip Hop Kung Fu” at Asia Society explores the influence of martial arts on hip-hop, and hip-hop on Asian culture.
INSIDE ARTS
Podcast: Music
This week: three killer new albums, miles between styles. Jon Pareles on the Mexican pop singer Ximena Sariñana; Damian Abraham and Jonah Falco, from the opera-writing Toronto punk band whose name we can’t say, visit with Ben Ratliff; and a Song of the Week by gospel powerhouse Donald Lawrence.
New York Today
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The Week in Arts
Collector as Artist: The Barnes Foundation
Take an interactive tour with Randy Kennedy through the Barnes Foundation, one of America’s strangest art museums since the day its doors opened in 1925.
Share Your Memories
15 (Long) Minutes With 'The Last Supper'
Occasionally I have visited Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” in Milan, checking in on a beloved, hospice-bound but faded relative, expecting to make the most of the 15 minutes tourists are permitted.
Summer Movies
The critics' take on girls in action movies, Maria Bello's tough dramas, Michael Fassbender on his rise from bit player to leading man and more.
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