viernes, 24 de junio de 2011

Teatro

Life Lessons in ‘Normal Heart’

By PATRICK HEALY

Gabe Johnson/The New York Times

From left, Ian Smith, 29, and Patrick Sullivan, 21, gay men with an opinion on “The Normal Heart.”

The Broadway revival of Larry Kramer’s 1985 play “The Normal Heart” draws varied reactions from gay people too young to remember the era in which it is set.

Video: Young Gay People and 'The Normal Heart'

THEATER REVIEW | 'UNNATURAL ACTS'

Jess Burkle, left, and Nick Westrate in “Unnatural Acts.”

Behind the Closed Doors of Harvard, 91 Years Ago

By BEN BRANTLEY

While “Unnatural Acts” is a docudrama, based on real events of 1920, it often has the aroma of a ripe, lurid melodrama of a slightly later vintage.

ARTSBEAT BLOG

Theater Talkback: Storytelling, More or Less

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

The most powerful theater often spins magic from just a sliver of experience.

THEATER REVIEW | 'THE SPOON RIVER PROJECT'

Tabatha S. Skanes and Carl Deforrest Hendin in “The Spoon River Project” at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Good Place for Ghost Stories, Complete With Tombs

By JASON ZINOMAN

“The Spoon River Project,” adapted by Tom Andolora from “Spoon River Anthology” by Edgar Lee Masters, is performed in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Slide Show

Sets, costumes and shoes alone added about $9 million to the record-breaking cost of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Julie Taymor, one of its creators, received a director's fee of $125,000.

How the Numbers Add Up (Way Up) for ‘Spider-Man’

By KEVIN FLYNN and PATRICK HEALY

An untangling web shows how $75 million was spent on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” more than twice as much as any production in Broadway history.

Stagehand’s Death Leads to Cancellation of ‘How to Succeed’ Performance

By PATRICK HEALY

The Wednesday night performance on Broadway was cancelled after a stagehand died from what the police said was a drug overdose he suffered backstage.

THEATER REVIEW | 'SEX LIVES OF OUR PARENTS'

From left, Lisa Emery, Ben Rappaport and Virginia Kull in “Sex Lives of Our Parents.”

That Worst Nightmare, This Time Even Worse

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

“Sex Lives of Our Parents,” by Michael Mitnick, deals with a young couple meeting and courting.

Euston James and Marilyn Charles in “Furee in Pins & Needles,” at the Irondale Center in Brooklyn.

Cut, Baste, Stitch, Sing!

By FELICIA R. LEE

The 1937 revue “Pins and Needles,” about garment workers and unions, has been given a new rendition by the Foundry Theater and Families United for Racial and Economic Equality.

Slide Show

Arts & Leisure

Jenny Gersten left the Public Theater in New York to return to the Williamstown Theater Festival, which is housed at Williams College in Massachusetts.

Second Act for New Chief of Festival

By CHRISTOPHER WALLENBERG

This season marks the start of Jenny Gersten’s second act at Williamstown Theater Festival, where she got her start.

Death of Broadway Stagehand at 'How to Succeed in Business' Is Being Investigated

June 23, 2011 5:49 PM ET

Vogel and Weitz to Be Part of Second Stage's New Season

June 23, 2011 3:09 PM ET

'Bonnie & Clyde' Musical Gunning for Broadway in the Fall

June 23, 2011 11:22 AM ET

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Theater Listings: June 24 — 30

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

A selected guide to theater in New York.

Multimedia

Video

Young Gay People and 'The Normal Heart'

Patrick Healy, theater reporter for The New York Times, heads to the Tony Award-winning revival of "The Normal Heart" to see if the play is relevant to younger gay people today.

Document

A Look at the Finances of 'Spider-Man'

Annotated financial documents from the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

Slide Show

‘Pins and Needles’

A 1930s revue is getting new life at a theater in Brooklyn.

From left, Anna McCarthy, Montana Byrne and Anna Hampton in line for the open casting call for the coming Broadway revival of

Interactive Feature

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

An interactive look at 43 girls waiting in line for an open casting call for the coming Broadway revival of “Annie.”

Little Girls, Everywhere

Travel

PRACTICAL TRAVELER

Pack a Picnic for Your Next Flight

By MICHELLE HIGGINS

Secrets from chefs on how to eat well on planes.

Share Your Own Tips

FRUGAL TRAVELER BLOG

The harbor of the small town of Prozurska Luka on Mljet, a Croatian island on Dalmatian Coast.

Croatia: Take Your Parents to Work Week

By SETH KUGEL

The Frugal Traveler hits the Dalmatian Coast with his mom and dad, the Frugal Parents.

Multimedia

SLIDE SHOW: Why We Travel

“For me, this picture represents what Paris is all about; love, art and joie de vivre.”

Submit Your Photo

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Why We Travel: Readers’ Photos 2010

We asked readers to submit their best travel photos and share the back story. Here is a curated selection of the images.

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: A Directory of Rare Wonders

A regional guide of endangered species.

BUSINESS TRAVEL

A Return to Spending and the Front Rows

The years of trimming costs have given way to a rebound in travel as the economy picks up. This and other stories on business travel in a special section.

Go to Special Section »

Books on Travel

THE SCOOP

New York City iPhone App

An insider’s guide to what to eat, drink and do in New York from the staff of The Times, including a new category on favorite day trips outside of the five boroughs.

Eurofile

In Alexander Lobrano’s new column, Eurofile, the author of “Hungry for Paris” writes about the best tables (and beds) on the continent.

Education review

Games With No Screens and Food That’s Not Fast

By KATHARINE MIESZKOWSKI

Adithya Sambamurthy/The Bay Citizen

Campers cool off after playing at Hoover Community School in Redwood City, as part of Children's Power Play.

When summer arrives and the structure of school days ends, many children fall into bad habits, but Children’s Power Play!, a statewide initiative, aims to correct that.

City Rejects Unions’ Offer to Help Close Budget Gap

By FERNANDA SANTOS and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

The leader of a group of municipal unions accused city officials of shutting the door on negotiations over a financial rescue package that could avert thousands of teacher layoffs..

Representative John Kline, center, with fellow Republicans.

Republican Challenges Administration on Plans to Override Education Law

By SAM DILLON

Representative John Kline of Minnesota said he would use a House rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law to rein in Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s influence.

For SUNY and CUNY, Top Lawmakers Support Plan to Raise Tuition $300 a Year

By WINNIE HU

More than 350,000 students would be affected by the proposed legislation, which is intended to make tuition increases more predictable.

Free, but Unemployed, in Tunisia

By ANGELA GIUFFRIDA

The lack of jobs for university graduates — a root cause of the revolution in Tunisia — remains to be addressed as the country steps slowly toward democracy.

Learning Empathy by Looking Beyond Disabilities

By WINNIE HU

A new program aims to promote tolerance among students at Ridgewood High School by connecting them with disabled peers.

Michele Bachmann and her daughters - from left, Caroline, Elisa, and Sophia - at home in 2004. Mrs. Bachmann said she worked until Caroline, the second-youngest of five, was born.

Roots of Bachmann’s Ambition Began at Home

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

Representative Michele Bachmann’s political awakening began with her encounters with the school system when she was a foster mother.

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In Data, ‘A’ Schools Leave Many Not Ready for CUNY

By ANNA M. PHILLIPS and ROBERT GEBELOFF

The new figures also showed a clear link between college remediation and how well students performed before high school.

Opponents and supporters of the suit against the Department of Education clashed outside court in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Both Sides Square Off at Hearing on Charter School Suit

By FERNANDA SANTOS

Plaintiffs and opponents clashed outside a hearing on a lawsuit by the teachers’ union against the city’s Education Department over a proposal to close schools.

Plan Aims to Revitalize Detroit Schools

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michigan officials announced a plan Monday to overhaul Detroit’s struggling schools by moving the worst ones into a new system in the fall of 2012.

ON EDUCATION

Members of the Army Junior R.O.T.C. program at Francis Lewis High School in an annual pass-in-review ceremony last month.

At High School in Queens, R.O.T.C.’s Enduring Influence

By MICHAEL WINERIP

The program at Francis Lewis High School, which has grown every year since its inception, is the largest of the 1,725 high school chapters in the country.

Wess Young, 94, fled with his mother and sister as armed white men rampaged through his neighborhood in 1921.

As Survivors Dwindle, Tulsa Confronts Past

By A.G. SULZBERGER

Tulsa’s race riot of 1921 has been mentioned rarely in public or private. Now, advocates are pressing for recognition.

No prom or yearbook, but a diploma, of sorts.

After Home Schooling, Pomp and Traditional Circumstances

By TAMAR LEWIN

A nontraditional movement goes mainstream, embracing many of the trappings of the graduation season.

U.T. Experiment Grapples With Essence of Gravity

By MICHAEL HOINSKI

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment at the McDonald Observatory, part of the University of Texas, could have a bearing on finally formulating why gravity exists.

Difficult to Place, Students May Be Relocated Again

By TREY BUNDY

The San Francisco Unified School District plans to end its partnership with the Erikson School, which teaches children with severe behavioral problems.