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A dramatic moment from the opera shows several performers in striped concentration camp uniforms kneeling and covering their faces, while a man stands nearby holding a sketchpad and other actors converse at a dimly lit table in the background.

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
Manhattan Theatre Club's 2025 Benefit Performance Of Stephen Sondheim's "Old Friends"

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Lynne Meadow On Staging Her Next Chapter

Under Meadow’s leadership, Manhattan Theatre Club premiered dozens of landmark plays and earned Tony, Pulitzer and Obie honors.
By Harry Haun
A man in a cream-colored jacket and large pink-tinted sunglasses stands close to the camera with a white duck perched on his shoulder, its beak turned toward the viewer.

The Power of ‘Yes!’ and the Limits of Dissent at Cannes

Each of these films is incredibly accomplished, but the sensations they individually re-create can all be found bunched together in Lapid’s furious Israeli satire.
By Siddhant Adlakha
A woman in a black turtleneck and gray skirt sits on a padded bench

MoMA’s La Frances Hui On Curating Director Johnnie To

By Dan Duray

Matthew López On Directing The Queer Rom-Com ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’

By Emily Zemler
Bald middle aged man poses next to younger woman with brown hair.

Elizabeth Smith, Paul Pressler to Join Revlon’s Post-Bankruptcy Board

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Dave Franco On Directing His Rom-Com ‘Somebody I Used to Know’

By Emily Zemler

The Extreme Gender Bias in Hollywood Employment Is Not Improving

By Isabella Simonetti

Director Edson Oda Walks Us Through His Soulful, High-Concept Film ‘Nine Days’

By Carolyn Hinds

‘Destroyer’ Director Karyn Kusama on Transforming Nicole Kidman Into a Rage-Filled L.A. Cop

By Eric Francisco
Bernardo Bertolucci, Nicolas Roeg and Ricky Jay.

Bernardo Bertolucci, Nicolas Roeg, Ricky Jay and the Problem With Obituaries

By Film Crit Hulk
David Lynch, I Burn Pinecone, 2009.

Want to Understand ‘Twin Peaks’? Look at David Lynch’s Paintings First

By Alanna Martinez
Win Wenders and Jens Harzer on set of Aranjuez.

Wim Wenders: The Attentive Auteur

By Jamie Manelis
Ruth Negga, star of the Jeff Nichols' film Loving.

Film Festivals’ Female Problem: Women Defy Odds and Demand Room at Toronto Table

By Thelma Adams
The cast of The New Morality with director Jonathan Bank.

Mint Theater: The Lost-and-Found (Jonathan) Bank

By Harry Haun
VENICE, ITALY - MAY 31: Julian Schnabel attends the press preview of 'Permanently Becoming And The Architecture of Seeing' at Correr Museum at on May 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition will run from June 5 to November 27, 2011.

The Many Notable Times Julian Schnabel Has Worn Pajamas in Lieu of Real Clothes

By Alanna Martinez
Cynthia Nixon. (Photo by Serge Nivelle)

Cynthia Nixon Makes Her Directorial Debut With a Thriller on Office Treachery

By Harry Haun
Charlie Day on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Bird(man) Law: ‘Always Sunny’ Director Matt Shakman on Inspiration for ‘Charlie Work’

By Drew Grant

To Do Friday: See Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ at MoMA

By Matthew Kassel
Tony Scott (Patrick McMullan)

Director, Producer Tony Scott Dead at 68 After Reported Suicide Jump

By Drew Grant
Villager!

A Palindrome Pad? Director Todd Solondz Buys $2 M. Greenwich Village Loft

By Kim Velsey
Doug Liman has found his Pants

Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants: Doug Liman Goes From Bourne to Brooklyn, Puts Millennials Under Microscope

By Drew Grant

WATCH: Scarlett Johansson Makes Directorial Debut–Is She Ready for Capote?

By Daniel D'Addario

Streep’s Stable: Everyone’s Favorite Actress Sticking With Familiar Directors

By Daniel D'Addario
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