Bartlett Sher On Theater as a Catalyst for Change Known for his politically attuned revivals, the director once again uses the stage to question art’s power in moments of moral and social crisis. By Annie Levin
Is ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’ the Opera We Need or Just the One We Deserve? Operas are shot through with tropes and highly stylized actions; comic books offer better source material than one might expect. By Gabrielle Ferrari
Fall Culture Preview: Comic Books, Sex Workers and Life in a Thai Restaurant Maybe by demystifying “highbrow” forms, we can protect them from being co-opted by ideologues. By David Cote
‘Moby-Dick’ Sails Confidently into the Met, and the Exhilarating Optimism of ‘Fidelio’ Arrives Just in Time By Christopher Corwin