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Prolific avant-garde composer, saxophonist, arranger, producer, and improviser John Zorn led a sharply attuned band through knotty takes on his Masada songbook.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
At Shalin Liu, Skylark pairs Poulenc’s “Figure humaine” with Civil War–era music in a program of striking contrasts
In a sweeping account of the nation’s anniversary milestones, Eddie Glaude Jr. shows how whitewashing and racial exclusion have shaped America’s self-image from 1826 to 2026.
Rebecca Novack’s debut blends murder mystery and social satire in a sly, shape-shifting narrative driven by a sex worker who may be telling us exactly what we want to hear.
Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells star in a bittersweet new drama about grief, love, and second chances.
To appreciate Sonny Rollins is to marvel at the casual ordinariness of his blazing genius.
“The Maids” uses video and fantasy with purpose, while “Kenrex” turns a grim murder story into empty showmanship.
Arts Commentary: The Last Laugh — Stephen Colbert, Comedy, and Cultural Resistance
How Stephen Colbert’s late-night run became a casualty of corporate power, political retaliation, and the thin skin of America’s oligarch class.
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