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What’s on TV Friday: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Dark’

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” returns. And stream Netflix’s first original German-language series. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Uma Thurman, Trapped in Trumpland in ‘The Parisian Woman’

From the creator of “House of Cards,” a Washington-based “Dangerous Liaisons” that isn’t. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

At Auction, Unknown Warhol Sculpture That Was Gift to Boyfriend

Romantic gifts from Andy Warhol to Jon Gould include what is believed to be one of the Pop artist’s last sculptures. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

When It Comes to Contemporary Art, Miami Wants More, More, More

The city is ground zero for cutting-edge art, fueled by excitement over the Art Basel art fair. But how many art museums does Miami need? Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jack Doroshow, Drag Pageant Impresario, Dies at 78

Mr. Doroshow organized pageants in the 1960s, before the gay- and transgender-rights movements had gotten rolling. He hosted them as Flawless Sabrina. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Darkest Hour’

Joe Wright narrates a sequence from the film featuring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Is Coming to Streaming Services

The album, which was released three weeks ago and withheld from streaming, is already the best-selling record of the year. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

Art, relationships, food. Who needs anything else? Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Comedy in NYC This Week

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Dance in NYC This Week

Our guide to dance performances. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Classical Music in NYC This Week

Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Black Madonna, an Activist D.J., Wants to Turn Dance Music Upside Down

The 40-year-old musician Marea Stamper wants to open up the scene to include people who have been overlooked and sounds that have gone unmixed. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Film Series in NYC This Week

Our guide to film series and special screenings. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s New in NYC Theater

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Art and Museums in NYC This Week

Our guide to new art shows, and some that will be closing soon. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Remember Jim Nabors by Streaming These Five ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Episodes

The comic actor and singer was best known for playing Gomer Pyle on the classic TV comedy. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jim Nabors, 87, TV’s Gomer Pyle, Is Dead

Mr. Nabors found fame as an amiable bumpkin while pursuing as a second career as a singer with a booming baritone voice. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week

Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘The Disaster Artist,’ How to Fail at Moviemaking

James Franco directs and stars in this fictionalized look at the making of “The Room,” which fans call the worst movie ever made. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Sleep,’ a Wakeful Woman Faces Long, Surreal Nights

The Ripe Time adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story focuses on an unnamed housewife who finds exhilaration in sleeplessness Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Naked and Aflame or Considering Death, Munch Rarely Screamed

His best-known painting was an outlier among his works, which more often exuded melancholy and resignation, like the ones now at the Met Breuer and Scandinavia House. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

In Praise of the ‘Career Romance’

Written to educate young women about various industries, the books are as historically interesting as they are entertaining — sociology lesson plus soap opera. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Russell Simmons Steps Down From Businesses After Sexual Misconduct Report

Jenny Lumet, a writer, said on Thursday that Mr. Simmons sexually assaulted her in 1991. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Nine Women Accuse Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Mentor, of Sexual Misconduct

He was a charismatic father figure who nurtured young writers. But in incidents from the 1980s through 2016, the women describe a pattern of abuse and betrayal. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘The Shape of Water’ Is Altogether Wonderful

Guillermo del Toro’s latest film is an unlikely and lyrical love story, inspired by “The Creature From the Black Lagoon.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: The Strange Tale of the ‘Voyeur’ and the Journalist

This squirmy documentary follows the celebrated journalist Gay Talese’s infamous investigation of a motel owner who spied on guests. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Partner in the Mad Science of Documentary Making

Recruited to film Bedouin women in a Lebanese refugee camp when the male director was barred, a sculptor finds herself at the center of the project. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Wonder Wheel,’ Woody Allen’s Coney Island Memory Palace

Kate Winslet plays an unhappily married woman whose affair with a local Romeo is derailed when he falls for her stepdaughter. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Sins of the Flesh,’ One Prison Replaces Another

A drama about a prison escapee in hiding plays out against the backdrop of the 2011 demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘The Other Side of Hope,’ an Old-Fashioned Humanist Fable

Aki Kaurismaki’s bittersweet tale of displacement and solidarity has the feel (and anti-authoritarian politics) of a 1930s movie. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Shadowman’ Traces the Rise and Fall of an ’80s Artist

Richard Hambleton, a peer of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring who went underground, was painting right up until his death this fall. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Loveless,’ a Broken Family and a Lost Nation

The director Andrey Zvyagintsev transforms this tale of a missing child into a grim portrait of Russia today. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Strong Performances Anchor ‘The Tribes of Palos Verdes’

Not even a move to a picture-perfect California paradise can buoy a troubled family. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Rosa Chumbe’ Offers Little Hope for Redemption

An alcoholic cop and her pregnant daughter are forced to reckon with their mistakes in this Peruvian drama. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Love Beats Rhymes,’ a Hip-Hop Artist Transformed by Poetry

The rap luminary RZA and the hip-hop musician Azealia Banks team up for a story of rap and poetry, “Love Beats Rhymes.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘The Dancer,’ a Glum Biopic for a Dynamic Innovator

The film, directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto, seems genuinely hostile to its subject, the dancer Loïe Fuller, whose real-life accomplishments deserve better. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘The New Radical’ Asks, Is It O.K. to Build Your Own Gun?

The documentary follows Cody Wilson, who published plans to create a gun using a 3-D printer. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Big Time,’ a Portrait of an Architect as Superstar

Kaspar Astrup Schröder’s profile of Bjarke Ingels, who designed the new Two World Trade Center and other buildings, doesn’t get far below the surface. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The 10 Best Books of 2017

The year’s best books, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

This Intimate, Candlelit London Playhouse Is Shining Bright

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will celebrate its fourth birthday in January. Two contrasting plays in its repertory show a theater in good health. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Stephen Colbert Is Appalled by the Allegations Against Matt Lauer

Mr. Colbert said it sounded like Mr. Lauer had given a female colleague a sex toy, and then decided to “mansplain” how to use it. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jean-Claude Van Damme Plays Jean-Claude Van Damme, for Kicks

In the new Amazon show “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” the seemingly washed-up Muscles from Brussels gleefully sends up his action star image. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

As Red Carpets Roll Out, Spotlight Stays on Harassment

As Hollywood begins its three-month awards season, some are wondering how the frothy celebrations will mesh with the industry upheaval over harassment. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ at 35: A Look Back at the Groundbreaking Album

We look back at the impact of the performer’s classic album. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ and ‘Penn & Teller’

Charlie Brown gets the holiday blues. And amateur magicians try to fool Penn & Teller. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Pottery Is the New Pilates, and Macramé Takes Away the Crazy

Confounded by work, politics or just too much digital activity, anxious New Yorkers are turning to crafts as a balm and a corrective. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Mr. Robot’ Season 3, Episode 8: We’ll be O.K.

This week’s tender but curious episode offered another example of the show’s uncanny ability to anticipate cultural currents. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Look Up! It’s Amy Schumer in ‘Meteor Shower’

The comic actress makes her Broadway debut in Steve Martin’s funny, if strained, play about two couples sharing a stressful celestial evening together. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Shadia, Egyptian Actress and Singer, Is Dead

Known for her silky and playful voice, she had roles in more than 100 movies and was part of what is considered a “golden” age of Egyptian film. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

New Trailer: ‘All the Money in the World,’ Now With Christopher Plummer

The movie originally featured Kevin Spacey as J. Paul Getty. After sexual misconduct accusations against him, he was replaced and his scenes reshot. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

New Trailer: ‘Mary Magdalene,’ Starring Rooney Mara

The 2018 drama reteams the director of “Lion” with that film’s co-star to tell the biblical story of Jesus’ follower. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Erotic Energy Restored: ‘Women in Love,’ With Sex in Their Heads

D.H. Lawrence’s novel challenged Victorian sex notions; Ken Russell’s movie version, newly restored, defied Hollywood’s. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week

A painter who makes a point by speaking in codes; another who resorts to cynicism as a medium; and an artist who uses solid objects to highlight impermanence. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘A New Crowd’ Helps Fill the Philharmonie de Paris

The Philharmonie de Paris, which opened in 2015, was considered a risk. Today, a wide-ranging program attracts a younger, more diverse audience. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A $6 Million Initiative Aims to Diversify Museum Leadership

The Ford Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation have created a campaign to hire and develop the careers of minorities. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Sound of Music Through El Sistema Kenya

A number of people in the Kawangware community had never heard a violin played before. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Winter Guide to Music, Opera and Ballet Around the Globe

An octobass in Montreal, ‘Nureyev’ in Moscow and a ‘Messiah’ with period costumes. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Henry Murger’s Tales of Paris Life Gave Rise to 2 ‘Bohèmes’

Puccini, composer of the beloved opera, had a rival in telling the story of artistic life at a cafe. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Softer Side of Puccini’s Musetta

The young soprano Aida Garifullina expands the role and branches out with her first album. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Sundance Film Festival 2018: 6 Films to Know

Directing debuts by Idris Elba. Documentaries on Gloria Allred and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The 2018 Sundance Film Festival feature lineup is here. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and the Sexism of Morning TV

The job of the morning-show anchor involves connecting with the viewer. Now millions of people have been suddenly told that this fake relationship is over. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Let’s Give Weinstein’s Victims the Spotlight on Oscar Night

By acknowledging women who have survived sexual harassment and worse, the academy could address the questions swirling around the ceremony. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Story of How Surgeons Cleaned Up Their Act

“The Butchering Art,” by the medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris, recounts how Joseph Lister and others introduced antiseptic practices to medicine. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

An ‘It’ Flower for a Feminist Moment

The graphic, almost-anatomical anthurium seems suited to the sexual politics of 2017. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

U2 Releases ‘Songs of Experience.’ Cynicism Not Included.

On the follow-up to the 2014 album “Songs of Experience,” the band sets out to counter the despair of 2017 with love and optimism. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Holiday Hits, Christmas Comebacks and Some Jingle Bell Schlock

Notable new seasonal releases from a wide variety of artists, including Gwen Stefani, Sia, Herb Alpert and Liz McComb. And some golden-oldie reissues. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Rem Koolhaas Plans a Countryside Exhibition at the Guggenheim

“Countryside: Future of the World” will explore how the world’s rural landscapes have been altered by technology, migration and climate change. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘The Fountainhead,’ High-Tech, Juicy and Full of Pulp

Ivo van Hove’s hypnotic adaptation of Ayn Rand’s notorious 1943 novel speaks to the primitive narcissist in all of us. (Mr. Trump, are you listening?) Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Emmanuel Macron Says Return of African Artifacts Is a Top Priority

Speaking in Burkina Faso, the French president set out a commitment to return objects of African origin in the next five years. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

London’s Canalboat Bookstore Finds a Berth, and Success

After years of wandering London’s canals, a step ahead of the law, two English graduates turned squatters find success in their 50s with their floating bookstore. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Leaving Your Soul Onstage

Yannick Lebrun of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dances part of “Sinner Man,” a powerful, propulsive segment of Ailey’s “Revelations.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jay-Z’s Producer No I.D. on the Grammys: ‘Urban Culture Is Now Pop Culture’

The man behind the music for Jay-Z’s “4:44” received five nominations, including producer of the year. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

MTV Searches for ‘Jersey Shore’ Magic on the Florida Panhandle

The creator of “Floribama Shore,” the name of which is meant to evoke “Jersey Shore,” says the show is different and the cast is more earnest and vulnerable. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Wayne McGregor to Open the Joyce Theater’s Spring Season

Other highlights include Dada Masilo’s new take on “Giselle” and Pontus Lidberg’s abstract staging of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

New Trailer: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

More than 20 superheroes show up in the promo for the next sequel, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Black Panther and Doctor Strange. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Rodin From Every Angle: A Cornucopia of Shows for the Holidays

Rodin celebrations in New York and Philadelphia include a bold new view of his work through the eyes and hands of Anselm Kiefer. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Bernie Sanders Is Nominated for a Grammy, and Late Night Takes the Bait

Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers made jokes about Senator Bernie Sanders’s surprise nomination for a Grammy. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

When Your Movie Is a Hit for All the Wrong Reasons

Tommy Wiseau has made his peace with the cult status of his drama, er, comedy “The Room,” the subject of James Franco’s new film, “The Disaster Artist.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘M. Butterfly’ Broadway Revival Will Close in January

The play, about a married French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera singer, saw a significant drop at the box office last week. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Barbra Streisand’s Misty, Water-Colored Memories in a Netflix Concert Film

Ms. Streisand takes her fans on a tour of the way she was in “Barbra: The Music … the Mem’ries … the Magic!” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Khalid, the Teenager With 5 Grammy Nominations: ‘They Got It Right This Year’

The breakout pop-soul and R&B singer was bursting with praise for his fellow nominees. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘The Post’ Lands Top National Board of Review Prizes

Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers drama leads, as “Lady Bird,” “Get Out” and “Call Me by Your Name” gain momentum Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Award Season Kicks Off at Gotham Awards Ceremony

Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet and Mary J. Blige were among the night’s winners. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Louvre Abu Dhabi, an Arabic-Galactic Wonder, Revises Art History

The museum’s style — integrating charismatic objects from all over the map — is sensational. Almost enough to make you forget certain grim realities. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How the Amtrak Dining Car Could Heal the Nation

A songwriter’s six-train, 8,980-mile cross-country journey reminds him that slowing down, logging off and meeting strangers is an antidote to pessimism. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Hollywood Harassment Was an Open Secret. But TV Comedies Took It On.

Months before a wave of scandals, creators like Aziz Ansari, Lena Dunham and Tig Notaro explored sexual abuse, particularly the role of the bystander. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Naples ’44’ Chronicles Life During Wartime

Taken from a British intelligence officer’s memoir, and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, this film paints a portrait of the occupied city. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s “Shelter,” about homelessness, may be the work in this Ailey season that speaks most strongly to the anxieties of the moment. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Hear the Piece That Won One of Music’s Biggest Prizes

Bent Sorensen, a Danish composer, has claimed the $100,000 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his triple concerto “L’Isola della Città.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Grammy Nominations 2018: Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar Lead the Way

With all major awards shows under scrutiny for how they incorporate diversity, hip-hop and R&B dominate the major categories. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

2018 Grammy Nominations

The nominees for 20 of the 84 categories. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Call Me by Your Name,’ ‘Get Out’ Win Big at Muted Gotham Awards

The traditional kickoff to the awards season lacked its usual fizz. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Coco’ Was the Story of My Life: Readers Share Reactions to Pixar’s Film

“My son tells everyone that the hero, Miguel, is Latino ‘just like me.’” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ a Comic Asks, Take My Strife, Please

Rachel Brosnahan kills as a housewife in transition in this slow-to-develop but effervescent comedy about comedy, set in a stylized 1950s Manhattan. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Big Names, Tiny Art

Three miniature dollhouses owned by Lucy Bassett Andrews and curated by Cy Twombly, a family friend, are a vivid time capsule of the early 1990s art world. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Sondheim Two Ways, From Judy Collins and Melissa Errico

New cabaret shows offer radically different takes on Stephen Sondheim’s catalog. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Trevor Noah’s Plan to Thwart the Republican Tax Bill

Mr. Noah said that President Trump might be less likely to support a bill that benefits the rich if he were reminded that former President Barack Obama is among them. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s On TV Tuesday: Greta Gerwig on ‘The Daily Show’ and ‘Survival in the Skies’

Ms. Gerwig discusses “Lady Bird,” the film she wrote and directed. And a new Smithsonian series delves into aviation innovations. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Bruce Springsteen’s Tenure on Broadway Has Been Extended

The singer’s sold-out solo show, “Springsteen on Broadway,” was extended from Feb. 28 through June 30, 2018. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

British Royal Weddings and the Barriers That Fell With Them

A look back at other weddings by members of the British monarchy highlights the scrutiny and occasional controversy that has surrounded the couples. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Thanks to One Man’s Collection, Jakarta Now Has a World-Class Museum

The city’s first major modern and contemporary art museum opened this month with exhibitions drawn from the collection of its founder, Haryanto Adikoesoemo. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Hamilton’ Sets Grosses Record in Huge Week for Broadway

Many shows, like “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “Come From Away,” set grosses records over the Thanksgiving week. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

James Baldwin’s Former Home in France Is Set to Be Demolished

A campaign by preservationists to turn the home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, into a writer’s retreat appears to have failed. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

An Insect’s Colorful Gift, Treasured by Kings and Artists

An exhibition in Mexico City traces Mexican red, the cochineal dye that reaped riches for the Spanish crown — and entranced painters. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Gilbert & Sullivan Jaunt to Margaritaville

The Hypocrites, a freewheeling Chicago theater troupe, has taken its popular production of “The Pirates of Penzance” around the country. Now New Yorkers can sidle up to the tiki bar. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Kehinde Wiley on Painting the Powerless. And a President.

The painter of Barack Obama’s National Gallery portrait talks about representing young black men — and the man who was once the most powerful in the world. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Elmet’ Backs a Brawny Man Into a Dangerous Corner

Fiona Mozley’s debut novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, is about a radically self-sufficient family headed toward a reckoning with the society it has renounced. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Is No. 1 Again, but Will It Maintain Its Momentum?

After a debut tally of 1.2 million, the singer’s latest album sold the equivalent of 256,000 in its second week. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Why Plays About Sexual Assault Are Too Murky for Our Own Good

He-said, she-said ambiguities are certainly dramatic. But they also ignore hard truths that we need to hear right now. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Who Owns Art From Guantánamo Bay? Not Prisoners, U.S. Says

An art exhibit in Manhattan put detainees’ work on display. Now the Pentagon is deciding whether more art from Guantánamo Bay can be shared. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Pitter-Patter of ‘Nutcracker’ Snow

The snow scene in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” is a dazzling group effort full of brisk footwork and sparkling jumps. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Monday: ‘Hustle & Flow’ and ‘Le Havre’

Terrence Howard portrays a Memphis pimp with lofty dreams in “Hustle & Flow.” And “Le Havre” sings a warm French immigrant song. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Pinups in the Post-Weinstein World

Victoria’s Secret and Love magazine wrestle with the issues of balancing lingerie and lasciviousness. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 6: Just Deserts

Most of this week’s episode feels obligatory, though there’s one very satisfying moment. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Four Women, Four Lifetimes, One Camera in ‘20th Century Blues’

Susan Miller’s sweet but softhearted play finds old friends challenged when the photographer among them wants to display group images taken over 40 years. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 11: The Most Unlikely Places

Claire has some alone time this week. And, oh, the ants! Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

59E59 Theaters’ New Season: Finding Laughs in Death and Sexism

The season will feature a project from the Civilians and a depiction of the Battle of the Sexes. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Coco’ Dominates Thanksgiving Weekend at the Box Office

The Pixar film beat out “Justice League” for the top spot and performed strongly overseas, underlining Disney’s dominance of the holiday. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Verdi’s Requiem at the Met Honors Dmitri Hvorostovsky

A four-performance run of the great choral work has been dedicated to the memory of the Russian baritone, a beloved Met artist who died on Wednesday. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Eye-Openers in London: 19th-Century Women with 21st-Century Problems

Revivals of plays by Ibsen and Wilde, and a new work about the young Karl Marx, find strong women chafing under the yoke of dominating men Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Mikhail Baryshnikov Gives a Tour of His Arts Center

Mikhail Baryshnikov, one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century, introduces the Baryshnikov Arts Center and its most recent crop of international artists. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Sunday: The Soul Train Awards and a Bruce Springsteen Film

Erykah Badu hosts the Soul Train Awards. And Sandra Bullock fights for survival in space in “Gravity.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Banking on Tito’s Yacht to Steer a Cultural Renaissance

Rijeka, Croatia, anointed a European capital of culture, wants to restore and showcase the rusting boat used by the Yugoslav leader, but far-right nationalists are outraged. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Love to Love Ya Baby

Sometimes we fall for a person, sometimes a place. For Jacqueline Woodson, it was disco-drenched New York, where anything, and everything, could happen. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

You Look Like a Morrissey Fan

The photographer Ryan Lowry captured the musician’s devotees in their element. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Beatles’ and ‘Fences’

Ron Howard’s Beatles documentary has its broadcast debut. And Denzel Washington’s adaptation of an August Wilson play streams on Amazon and Hulu. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Saga of Yoko Ono, Her Chauffeur and Lost Lennon Treasures

A trove of diaries and personal effects of the slain Beatle were stolen from Yoko Ono by her driver, the police said. The driver says otherwise. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Mary Adelman, 89, Fixer of Broken Typewriters, Is Dead

For decades, her shop on the Upper West Side of Manhattan was a fixture in the lives of writers desperate to keep the words flowing. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Uma Thurman Calls Out Harvey Weinstein and His ‘Wicked Conspirators’

In a sharply worded Instagram post, Ms. Thurman had a message for the producer, who has been accused of sexual assault: “I’m glad it’s going slowly — you don’t deserve a bullet.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Kiran Gandhi, Former M.I.A. Drummer, Releases Feminist Music Project

The outspoken activist made headlines when she ran the London Marathon while “free-bleeding.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Giving Thanks in Black Tie

Galas were held last week for the Guggenheim Museum, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Chinese in America. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Art for the Holidays: A New York Visitors’ Guide

We offer tips for avoiding crowds and list the shows worth seeing this holiday season. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

10 Things to Do Now in NYC

I’s a big city, with plenty to do, see, hear and watch. Here’s a sampling of cultural highlights this weekend and over the week ahead. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Why ‘Wonder,’ the Movie, Can’t Best the Book It’s Based On

The film version of a book often has an unfair advantage. But R.J. Palacio’s best-selling novel offers much more than meets the eye. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Remembering Hvorostovsky: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube

Some favorite clips of the Russian baritone, who died on Wednesday, were among the highlights. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s New in NYC Theater

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week

Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Classical Music in NYC This Week

Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Comedy in NYC This Week

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Dance in NYC This Week

Our guide to dance performances. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Film Series in NYC This Week

Our guide to film series and special screenings. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Art and Museums in NYC This Week

Our guide to new art shows, and some that will be closing soon. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Events for Children in NYC This Week

Our guide to cultural events in New York City for families with children and teenagers. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Chloë Sevigny on Playing an Addict in ‘Downtown Race Riot’

Ms. Sevigny talks about starring in the new play, beating up stuffed animals for Pussy Riot and moving back to Manhattan. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How This Leonardo’s Mind-Blowing Price Will Change the Art Market

The record-breaking “Salvator Mundi” has something in common with a Formula One racing car, and an increasing number of exceptional artworks. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Your Week in Culture: U2, Alvin Ailey, Germany’s Answer to ‘Stranger Things’

Also the week the of Nov. 26: David Hockney at the Met; Haruki Murakami at BAM. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Fool Me Twice? Yes, Please

A pair of magic shows set in unusual sites have even jaded New York audiences happily losing their minds. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Artist Has Been Rebuked. Now What Do We Do With His Art?

Shows and films caught up in harassment scandals have become radioactive, and the culture is wrestling with where to draw the line. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

An Unfinished ‘Phantom Opera’ Is Completed With Love

Pauline Oliveros died last year, leaving “The Nubian Word for Flowers.” The surreal meditation on colonialism that she created with her partner, Ione, debuts on Thursday. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s On TV Friday: ‘Hey Arnold!’ and Grammy Highlights

Indulge your 90s nostalgia with a new adventure of “Hey Arnold.” Usher in the holiday season with “Love Actually.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

On the Paris Stage, Plays Get Personal and Political

Recent productions in the French capital examine the response to terrorism, deep loss and questions of national identity. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Dee Dee Bridgewater Throws Herself a Memphis Soul Party

The singer’s latest album is a tribute to the sounds of the city where she was born and a chance to “give exposure to the things that I believe in.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Bombshell’ Tells the Amazing Story of Hedy Lamarr, the Star and Inventor

In this diverting documentary, Alexandra Dean tells the life story of Hedy Lamarr, a scandalous woman turned star and inventor. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Public Theater to Hold Town Hall on Sexual Harassment

The theater wants New York’s theater community to discuss and change what it calls the pervasive culture of sexual misconduct. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

David Hockney’s Life in Painting: Spare, Exuberant, Full

An artistic journey through six decades of painting sums up his achievements — and leaves you wanting more. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Gianandrea Noseda Returns to a New York Philharmonic in Transition

After more than a decade away, the Italian conductor led a program including a suite from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Rapper 2 Chainz Sizes Up the Art at Christie’s

On the eve of a record-breaking art auction, the luxury-loving rapper surveys the Warhols, Basquiats and a da Vinci up for sale. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘The Shape of Water’: Meet Guillermo del Toro’s Favorite Creature

Doug Jones has had crucial roles in many of the director’s projects; this is the first time he’s been the star — and a romantic hero at that. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

In Prospect New Orleans, a Curator Guides 73 Artists Toward Higher Ground

Trevor Schoonmaker turns the Big Easy into a giant gallery, with Rashid Johnson, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mark Dion and more across 17 venues. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

500 Years Later, the Reformation Is Still Creating Music

Our critic used this milestone anniversary of Lutheranism to try to come to terms with Martin Luther the musician. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jean Rouch: A Long-Overdue Homage to a Documentary Maker

The ethnographic filmmaker who help forged the cinéma vérité style is finally getting a DVD release in the United States. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Al Di Qua,’ Homelessness Through an Artsy Filter

In this film, Turin’s poorest tell their stories to the camera. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars,’ of Triumphs and Tragedies

A documentary on the life of Eric Clapton is candid on the rock legend’s struggles with addiction. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Cuba and the Cameraman’ Lavishes Love on a Country … and Castro

The filmmaker Jon Alpert has been visiting and documenting Cuba for 45 years. His new movie looks back fondly at its people and its leader. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

This Exhibition Will Help You Make Sense of Your Senses

“Our Senses” takes visitors out of their comfort zone at the American Museum of Natural History. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres

Nigeria has become a major exporter of literary talent, and now one publisher, Cassava Republic, is expanding to the United States. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Modeling Rite of Passage, Unmasked

A new exhibition of photographs by Juergen Teller exposes the truth of young women on their go-sees. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Books on Navigating Family Dynamics This Thanksgiving

These three titles discuss fostering intimacy, what birth order really means and what brings families together. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Two Very Young Dancers, Living the ‘Nutcracker’ Dream

Each year two lucky girls are cast to play Marie in New York City Ballet’s “Nutcracker.” This year’s Maries tell us what it’s like. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

With ‘Dark,’ a German Netflix Series, Streaming Crosses a New Border

While the new show may have elements of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and “The OA,” its creators say it’s uniquely German. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Thursday: The Macy’s Parade and ‘She’s Gotta Have It’

A variety of programs to watch with your family, or to help you avoid talking to them. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Mr. Robot’ Season 3, Episode 7: Old Friends Return, Briefly

This week’s emotionally brutal episode, which picked up right after the cataclysmic E Corp attack, found people breaking down all over the place. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Boy’s Own Desire in ‘Call Me by Your Name’

In the latest movie from the Italian director Luca Guadagnino (“I Am Love”), Armie Hammer plays a visiting student who falls for his host’s teenage son. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Showgirls, a Monster and a Drag Queen: Singing Songs of Self

New musicals on London’s stages include a merciless and compassionate “Follies,” a revitalized “Young Frankenstein” and a timely saga of an aspiring drag queen. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Too Many Batmans and Supermans?

DC used to feature one version of a superhero at a time onscreen. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Modern Love Podcast: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Live From Toronto

On this week’s podcast, the “Kim’s Convenience” star tells the story of a father’s birth plan gone awry. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Remembering Lil Peep

The 21-year-old rapper, who died last week, found a unique way to unite the languages of hip-hop and emo. A conversation about his legacy, on Popcast. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

As your Thanksgiving feast digests, settle in with a nature series, a Beatles documentary or something a bit like “The Affair,” but good. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Listen to the Best of Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Some of our favorite clips capturing the artistry of the Russian baritone, a favorite at the Metropolitan Opera who died of cancer on Nov. 22 at 55. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Trying to Save a 1950s Mural of 1800s Chelsea From Demolition

A city councilman joins the effort to preserve a W.P.A.-style painting housed inside a bank building set to be converted into condominiums. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Blackbear Is Not Quite the Sum of His Parts on ‘Cybersex’

The singer and rapper’s fourth album flirts with the shifts at play in pop music today, but it feels more like a mimeograph than an innovation. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Donald Fagen Sues Walter Becker’s Estate for Control of Steely Dan

Mr. Fagen, the band’s only remaining member, seeks sole ownership of it in a challenge to Mr. Becker’s widow. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Stephen Shore’s MoMA Survey Shows a Restless Reformer as a Master of Photography

The Museum of Modern Art offers a commanding retrospective of five decades of Stephen Shore’s groundbreaking work. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Anatomy of a Scene | 'Call Me by Your Name'

Luca Guadagnino narrates a sequence from "Call Me by Your Name" featuring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ on Netflix Is a Bold Reboot From Spike Lee

The director has remade his breakthrough film as a streaming series, and this time Nola Darling’s work is as important as her love life. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Restored ‘Passion of Joan of Arc’ Still a Transcendent Masterpiece

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s landmark silent film is back on the big screen in a new digital restoration. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

With a Singing SpongeBob, Nickelodeon Aims for a Broadway Splash

To capture the spirit of its relentlessly cheerful animated hero and his underwater world, a $20 million musical that “explodes off the stage.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

He Knows Bikini Bottom. Now He Gets to Swim There.

“It’s a little freaky” how much the energetic actor Ethan Slater seems like the title character he plays in “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

G’night Forever, Little Edie! Grey Gardens Is Empty at Last.

“No extra charge for the cat pee!” said an organizer. But, yes, pricing was a challenge: How to put a monetary value on provenance this rich? Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Who We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Weinstein

After Annabella Sciorra told her story about Harvey Weinstein, I watched her work again — and wondered what might have been. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Clive Barnes Award Winner and Nominees Are Announced

Gemma Bond, the ballet dancer and choreographer, is the winner of this year’s dance award. Theater winners will be announced on Jan. 8. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Unearthed Raymond Chandler Story Rebukes U.S. Health Care System

You won’t find Philip Marlowe in the crime novelist’s short story “It’s All Right — He’s Dead.” But it explores themes still relevant 60 years after Chandler’s death. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Not if the Seas Rise, but When and How High

Jeff Goodell’s “The Water Will Come” reports on climate change and contemplates the future fates of coastal cities. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Silver-Maned Baritone From Siberia, Dies at 55

Mr. Hvorostovsky escaped the street-gang life as a teenager in a grim Siberian city to become an international star. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jimmy Fallon Says Charlie Rose Should ‘Put on His Pants and Leave’

As sexual assault allegations continue to pour in against famous men, the late-night hosts have begun to address them with regularity. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Comedy Is Booming. I Can’t Wait for the Bust.

Our critic says comedy feels stagnant right now, dominated by the same stars. It’s time to make room for up-and-comers. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Step Inside Bolivia’s Psychedelic Dream Homes

Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani is gaining fame for his elaborate, electric style of architecture that he sees as part of a movement embracing local culture and traditions. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: TV Crooners (and Danny Aiello) Head ‘Home for the Holidays’

Despite the presence of “American Idol” winner Candice Glover, this limp revue of carols and pop songs isn’t likely to bring much Yuletide cheer. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Who Is ‘Harry Clarke,’ and Why Is He So Appealing?

Billy Crudup is having a blast as a Midwestern sad sack and his English alter ego in David Cale’s one-man, double-life play at the Vineyard. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week

New shows focus on Emma Amos’s women of many colors, McArthur Binion’s “DNA Series” and Torbjorn Rodland’s arresting photographs. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Female Investors Express Interest in Weinstein Company

Neither of two investor groups is close to a deal, but their interest shows the factors beyond mere business considerations the embattled studio must address. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Atlanta Rap Keeps Evolving. Quality Control Is Taking It Global.

The nimble record label in the world’s de facto hip-hop capital is working to build sustainable careers, not viral moments, in the streaming era. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Robot From ‘Forbidden Planet’ Breaks Auction Records

Robby the Robot sold for $5.375 million, breaking the record for price of a movie prop sold at auction. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Grand Ole Opry, a Nashville Institution, Comes to New York

The 92-year-old country music show is opening a Southern-themed restaurant and concert space in Times Square, with plans to expand in the U.S. and beyond. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The ‘Good Time’ Stylist Has Some Tips for Style on a Budget

Miyako Bellizzi, who transformed Robert Pattinson from a “pretty boy” into a greasy-haired con artist, knows how to recreate a look. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

John Lasseter, a Pixar Founder, Takes Leave After ‘Missteps’

Mr. Lasseter, who is the head of Disney Animation and directed the first two “Toy Story” movies, said he would step away from the company for six months. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Albert Ledner, Architect With a Quirky Sense, Dies at 93

Three porthole-filled buildings in New York and many unique homes in New Orleans testify to Mr. Ledner’s adventurousness. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Hurricane Hit, but Our Show Went On

Rehearsing “Describe the Night” in makeshift space after Hurricane Harvey reminded Rajiv Joseph that theater can help build community. And rebuild it. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How to Do Broadway

What to see, where to eat and how to get cheap tickets – everything you need to navigate the holiday season. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Billy Porter: The First Time I Refused to Keep Playing a Stereotype

Seeing “Angels in America” in 1994 was the moment Mr. Porter, the Broadway star, realized he had to rethink his career path and chase a new dream. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Man Arrested in Berlin Over John Lennon’s Stolen Diaries

The Berlin police arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of fraud and handling stolen goods. They also suspect a former employee of Yoko Ono of involvement. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Marguerite Duras’s ‘The Lover,’ and Notebooks That Enrich It

Duras’s best-known novel has been reissued in an Everyman’s Library edition, alongside her “Wartime Notebooks” and “Practicalities,” a collection of essays. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Man Arrested in Berlin Over John Lennon’s Stolen Diaries

The Berlin police arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of fraud and handling stolen goods. They also suspect a former employee of Yoko Ono of involvement. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

10 Ways to Tell if Your ‘Nutcracker’ Is Traditional

Variations on “The Nutcracker” abound. Our critic sorts out what’s true to the ballet’s heart and (a different thing) to its tradition. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Darkest Hour,’ or the Great Man Theory of History (and Acting)

Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill in Joe Wright’s drama about the early days of World War II. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Man Arrested in Berlin Over John Lennon’s Stolen Diaries

The Berlin police arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of fraud and handling stolen goods. They also suspect a former employee of Yoko Ono of involvement. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Brimstone & Glory,’ Passions Blaze at a Fireworks Festival

The director Viktor Jakovleski’s movie is a vehicle for cinematographic derring-do. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Mel Chin to Sound the Call, All Over New York

Mr. Chin’s first augmented-reality work, “Unmoored,” about sea level, is coming to Times Square next year, as part of a sprawling socially minded exhibition. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘The Wolves’ Are Back in a Rush of Combustible Energy

Sarah DeLappe’s remarkably assured first play, a group portrait of a girls’ soccer team, is now at Lincoln Center Theater. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Netflix’s ‘Godless,’ a Western With a Little Bit of Everything

A new Netflix mini-series stars Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery in a story of revenge, religion and a frontier town populated almost entirely by women. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Coco’ Brings the Pixar Touch to Death

The movie delivers moments of cinematic rigor and playful pop-culture erudition. And though it deals with the afterlife, don’t let that scare you. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Most Opinionated Wedding Guest Returns in ‘Bright Colors’

Overwhelming? Yes. Self-involved? Absolutely. But Drew Droege still makes for hilarious company in this one-person show. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas,’ Dickens as a Secret Documentarian

This drama purports that Charles Dickens took inspiration for his fictional characters from real-life encounters. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Protest Art of Cuba Finds an Unlikely Champion

A birthday trip to Havana prompted Chris von Christierson to start putting together an ambitious collection of contemporary Afro-Cuban art. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Sells 1.2 Million Copies in Its First Week

This is the pop singer’s fourth consecutive album to sell more than one million copies right off the bat. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Terry Gilliam and the Time He Shared a Crew With ‘Star Wars’

The director recalls the making of “Jabberwocky” and how workers told him his film was far better than the one they were working on with George Lucas. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Mr. Roosevelt,’ an Ailing Cat and a Comedian in Crisis

Noël Wells wrote, directed and stars in this film about a young woman who returns to her former home and discovers much has changed. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The (Elegant, Brazen, Brainy) Pioneering Women of Comedy

While stand-up comedy remained largely the province of men through the 1950s and ’60s, a few women had begun to appear on club stages and late show couches. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club?

In the “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the creator of “Gilmore Girls” introduces another brainy, mouthy heroine, this time in the male-dominated comedy world of the 1950s. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Stephen Colbert Attacks Trump for Feuding With U.C.L.A. Athlete’s Father

Mr. Colbert told President Trump: “I know you’re upset, but maybe now’s not the time to be implying that someone’s kid should go to jail for what their dad did.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Crooked House’ and ‘Who Killed Tupac?’

A new Agatha Christie adaptation streams ahead of its theatrical release. And a documentary mini-series explores the death of the rapper Tupac Shakur. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

5 Cult Musicals You Should Know

Whether it’s because these musicals are weird, hilarious, or irrelevant, they’ve gained a small but passionate following among fans that is keeping them alive much longer than anyone probably thought they would be. Here are 5 musicals with cult followings. 1. Bat Boy They say that truth is stranger than fiction, and Bat Boy proves […] The post 5 Cult Musicals You Should Know appeared first on Cennarium . Article source here: Cennarium

The Story of Appalachia, With Plenty of Villains

Steven Stoll’s “Ramp Hollow” is a powerful and outrage-making analysis of the forces, over centuries, that have shaped the region. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: The Quietly Cosmic Sound of Desert Stillness

A new John Luther Adams piece joined a rarely played Hummel septet with a daunting piano part on a Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center program. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Night at the Theater From Your Couch? No Apologies Needed.

Streaming services have more stage offerings than ever — from great actors in early roles to recent Broadway musicals, captured live. Plus “Hamlet” in Lithuanian. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Girl’s Kerouac Dreams Go Astray in ‘The Mad Ones’

Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk’s musical is about a high school senior who finds inspiration and danger in “On the Road.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Diaspora,’ an Ancient Siege for the Snapchat Age

Toggling between the years 2017 and 73, this play about American Jews on a trip to Israel seems confused about what it is trying to say. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A ‘Peter Pan’ That Never Takes Flight

The Bedlam production of the J.M. Barrie classic is both too childish to tell the story properly and too adult to access its wonder. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Franken and Trump, Hiding Behind Their ‘Jokes’

Men get away with bad behavior under the guise of show business in both comedy and politics. Too often, women are just the material. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Marvel’s Runaways,’ Where the Supervillains are Mom and Dad

In Hulu’s new series, the makers of “Gossip Girl” tackle a comic-book story that combines teenage soap opera and a paranormal mystery. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Bird and Beyond: 11 Perfect Podcasts for Thanksgiving

Tap into the holiday spirit with these podcasts, whether you’re looking for some history, tips, a little existential perspective or simply to be entertained. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Charles Manson, Unhinged Pop Culture Figure

The Manson family murders in 1969 have inspired legions of writers, filmmakers and other creative types for decades. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Monday: David Letterman Receives the Mark Twain Prize and ‘Baltimore Rising’

David Letterman’s prize ceremony has A-list guests. And “Baltimore Rising” paints a portrait of the city after the death of Freddie Gray. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Michael Showalter on ‘Search Party,’ ‘The Big Sick’ and Playing the Meathead

The second season of “Search Party” finds the show’s Nancy Drew vibe shifting toward a darker, more Hitchcockian one. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

New Trailer: ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ From Ava DuVernay

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‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 5: A Fruitless Death

Negan makes a rare “confession.” He’s anything but contrite. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In This ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ Love Is a Zero-Sum Game

An unconventional Primary Stages adaptation of the Jane Austen novel features gags, dance breaks and other cynical silliness. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Outlander’ Season 3 Episode 10: How Many Would You Like Me to Save?

This week’s episode gave Claire one of her most frustrating challenges yet. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jeffrey Tambor Leaves ‘Transparent’ After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Mr. Tambor denies the allegations, but said he could not return to the show “given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Barbara Hannigan: The Legend Grows in an Intimate Setting

The Canadian soprano pairs up with the pianist Reinbert de Leeuw at the Park Avenue Armory, for programs of Satie and the Viennese lieder tradition. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

In High School Darkrooms, Shedding Light on a Vintage Craft

Film photography has become a popular class offering in Manhattan high schools, as younger generations embrace vintage technology. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Shannon Michael Cane, Who Transformed Art Book Fairs, Dies at 43

Mr. Cane, an exuberant Australian expat, helped foster the growing popularity of fairs focusing on art books. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Justice League’ a Disappointing No. 1 as ‘Wonder’ Surprises

“Justice League” was easily best at the box office this weekend. But ticket sales of $96 million were less than expected, especially for such a costly film. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Spamilton’ Will Close in January

The critically acclaimed sendup of “Hamilton” ran for more than 500 performances and will likely go on a national tour. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: John Cale of the Velvet Underground, Still Bristling at 75

In two programs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Mr. Cale revisited a half-century of hardheaded music and looked boldly into the future. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Era and Extinction of Rock Stars

David Hepworth discusses “Uncommon People,” his new book about Bob Dylan, David Bowie and many others who shaped our idea of what a rock star is — and about why that species has disappeared. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How Pixar Created ‘Coco,’ a Culturally Conscious Blockbuster

With a white director and a story based on a traditional Mexican holiday, the studio (mostly) pre-empted controversy through uncharacteristic collaborations. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Malcolm Young of AC/DC: Listen to 10 Essential Songs

The musician, who died on Saturday, gave the band its architectural foundation, using his rhythm guitar to make AC/DC swing as much as it stomped. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Nico Muhly’s ‘Marnie’ Brings Hitchcock Into the 21st Century

The opera, based on a 1961 novel and Hitchcock’s 1964 film about a traumatized woman who compulsively changes her identity, comes to the Met next season. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Void at the Heart of ‘Gurlitt: Status Report’

Cornelius Gurlitt’s trove of inherited art, hidden for decades, is finally on view in two exhibitions. But bringing it into the light can’t dispel his ghost. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Saturday Night Live’ Takes Aim at Al Franken, an ‘S.N.L.’ Alumnus

“S.N.L.,” where Senator Al Franken became famous as a comedy writer and performer, used its “Weekend Update” segment to criticize him for recent allegations of sexual misconduct. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Search Party’ and the American Music Awards

“Search Party,” starring Alia Shawkat, returns for a second season. Pink and Kelly Clarkson team up at the American Music Awards. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Albert Paley Selling a Sampling of His Metalwork

The auction will consist of about 55 works, including 1960s moonstone jewelry, recent steel tables and fireplace tools. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Can’t Follow the Tax Debate? Read This.

These three books help decipher tax reform. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Big Sonia: I’m Still Here

A filmmaker documents her grandmother’s journey as a Holocaust survivor. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Night of Too Many Stars’ and ‘Cold Blooded’

Jon Stewart hosts a star-studded fund-raiser. And a documentary on SundanceTV revisits murders made famous by Truman Capote. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Agatha Christie’s Murder Most Orderly and the Comfiest Seats in London

A site-specific revival of “Witness for the Prosecution” finds the comfort factor in a murder trial. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

In Handel Opera, Everyone But Alcina Is Looking for True Love

By Beck Feibelman When Georg Friedrich Händel’s Alcina premiered in London in 1735, it was a triumphant success. Three centuries later, to hear the voluptuous beauty and drama of the opera’s music is to understand why. Based on renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto’s epic Orlando furioso, a source for numerous operas by various baroque composers, Alcina […] The post In Handel Opera, Everyone But Alcina Is Looking for True Love appeared first on Cennarium . Article source here: Cennarium

Now You Can Read the Book From ‘Jane the Virgin’

Jane Villanueva’s book will finally be published on the show. It will also be available for fans to purchase in real life. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Creator of Brazil’s Outdoor Museum Inhotim Sentenced to Prison

Bernardo Paz, the founder of the Inhotim Institute, was convicted of money laundering. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Taming Prokofiev: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube

Clips with performances by Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang and Barbara Hannigan were among the highlights. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Struggling Historic Library Says It Needs to Sell Its Art

To the dismay of some residents of Jamestown, N.Y., its historic library is selling a respected collection of art because it needs additional funds. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

For Lisa Eisner, ‘Money Never, Ever Motivates Me’

The designer, stylist, editor, publisher and photographer adds shopkeeper to her résumé with Rat Bastards, an eclectic pop-up at the Hammer Museum. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What Christian Artifacts of the Middle East Can Show Us About Tolerance

An exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris looks at 2,000 years of Christians in the Arab World. It has a message for France — and for us all. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Playlist: Demi Lovato Seeks Her ‘Despacito’ and 9 More New Songs

Hear the tracks that caught our critics' attention this week, from two Spanish-English team-ups to a surprise from Jaden Smith. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Torch Song Trilogy’ and Me: A 35-Year Love Affair

Before Harvey Fierstein came along, most gay-themed plays featured characters who were either closeted or bitter or suicidal, and usually all three. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

East Side, West Side: Lighting the Way, Darkly

Two new works by the choreographers Marjani Forté-Saunders and Gillian Walsh make dramatic use of the Manhattan spaces in which they are performed. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

ECM’s Catalog Is Finally Streaming. Here Are 20 Essential Albums.

A guide to the label’s catalog, which encompasses jazz, classical music and cross-cultural fusions. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

10 Things to Do in NYC Now

It’s a big city, with plenty to do, see, hear and watch. Here’s a sampling of cultural highlights this weekend and over the week ahead. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Raucous Day at the Beach With ‘The Sisters Macaluso’

Life and death, joy and poverty coexist in Emma Dante’s wondrous show about a family in Palermo. And it only costs $20 to see it. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Star Wars’ Royalty: Princes Said to Have Cameo in Film

Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry will play Stormtroopers in a scene in an installment of the new trilogy, The Hollywood Reporter says. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Puerto Rico Mattered at the Latin Grammys. So Did Salsa.

As anti-immigrant sentiments spread and natural disasters have torn through Latin America, the awards became a showcase for Latin pride and solidarity. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

With Change Coming to the Ojai Festival, Watch What Makes it Unusual

Watch a musical portrait of Josephine Baker and an opera based on a musicology classic — highlights of Thomas W. Morris’s reign at Ojai, which ends in 2019. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The N.H.L. Needed 100 Portraits. So Tony Harris Got to Work.

For its 100th anniversary, the N.H.L. commissioned an Ottawa artist to paint all of the players voted as the top 100 in the league’s history. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

French Montana Shops for Tracksuits and Timberlands in the Bronx

The rapper made a homecoming to the borough where he was raised, visiting the spots where he and his friends would shop and try to talk to girls. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Two Operas With Nothing in Common, Except Exhausted Women

“Thaïs” at the Met and “The Mother of Us All” in Hudson, N.Y., are unlikely partners in reflecting the difficult realities of female lives. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Marvel Entertainment Names New Editor in Chief

C.B. Cebulski is named editor in chief of Marvel Entertainment. Axel Alonso departs. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A New ‘She’s Gotta Have It’: Spike Lee’s Feminist Breakthrough

Critics have long noted Mr. Lee’s “woman problem.” But in his new Netflix series, based on his 1986 film, he has created his most nuanced female character yet. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Call Me by Your Name’: A Love Story Fueled by Strangers’ Chemistry

Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet play lovers with a connection that crackles in this movie from Luca Guadagnino. Yet they first met on set in Italy. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Making (and Seeing) Dance in the Politicized World

Even dances with no obvious agenda have seemed like quiet protests recently. How are choreographers thinking about their work? Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

It’s Time to Talk Turkey About Thanksgiving Films

The holidays are replete with streaming movies for and about Christmas, but what options does a movie lover have for the day that kicks off the season? Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Alia Shawkat on Growing Up and Gaining Control

Ms. Shawkat talks about her three series — “Search Party,” “Transparent” and “Arrested Development” — as well as why sexual harassment in Hollywood feels like her personal war. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Your Week in Culture: ‘Nutcracker,’ James Levine and Christmas Scripted by Charles Dickens

Also the week of Nov. 19: James Levine returns to the Met Opera; Noname and Daniel Caesar perform in Chicago. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Stephen Colbert Doesn’t Think Much of Al Franken’s Apologies

The “Late Show” host didn’t think “intended to be funny” was a sufficient excuse for the Minnesota senator’s behavior. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Embroidering With Björk’s Maskmaker

Step inside the home studio of Björk’s co-creative director, James Merry, where he experiments with embroidery and sculpture to bring their artistic visions to life for her latest album, “Utopia.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Science Is Dry, Obscure, Complex? Well, It Makes for Great Comedy

In podcasts and live shows, comedians are extracting the funny from astronomy, climate change and even the physics behind urinal cakes. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

On Stage, ‘The Exorcist’ Lacks the Movie’s Chills

Sean Mathias’s adaptation of the 1973 horror film and a David Mamet classic fall flat, but “Big Fish The Musical” gives our critic hope. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Friday: ‘Mudbound’ and ‘Active Shooter’

“Mudbound,” an Oscar contender, arrives on Netflix. A documentary examines at the aftermath of Columbine. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Dressing to Play a Power Woman

The National Theater’s “Network” redefines the wardrobe of the modern media executive. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘School Girls’ Is a Gleeful African Makeover of an American Genre

Jocelyn Bioh’s new play takes the “Mean Girls” genre to a boarding school in Ghana, refreshing and deepening it in the process. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A da Vinci Sold for $450 Million. What Else Could You Buy?

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” painting is already spoken for, but here are a few things you could also afford for that price tag. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

After Leonardo’s Sky-High Sale, the Art World Asks, Is There Still a Ceiling?

“People keep asking me, ‘When are we going to see the billion-dollar painting?’” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

New Trailer: Dwayne Johnson in ‘Rampage’

The star plays a scientist trying to save a giant gorilla after an experiment goes wrong. Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Joe Manganiello are also in the film. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s New in NYC Theater

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

An excellent dark comedy returns and a new, super-geeky one debuts. There’s also trouble afoot at the Kwik-E-Mart. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Film Series in NYC This Week

Our guide to film series and special screenings. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Homesick for Downton Abbey? Here’s a Way to Go Back There

“Downton Abbey: The Exhibition” comes to Manhattan, offering fans of the series a cleverly immersive period wonderland. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week

Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Classical Music in NYC This Week

Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Dance in NYC This Week

Our guide to dance performances. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Events for Children in NYC This Week

Our guide to cultural events in New York City for families with children and teenagers. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Art and Museums in NYC This Week

Our guide to new art shows, and some that will be closing soon. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Terry Crews Names Hollywood Executive He Accused of Groping

The actor filed a police report against the agent, Adam Venit of William Morris Endeavour, which suspended him after an investigation. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Comedy in NYC This Week

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

After ‘Vandalism Got Vandalized,’ a Banksy Is Brought Back to Life

On Saturday, a formerly graffiti-covered work by Banksy is to be unveiled, coinciding with the opening day of the art show Prospect New Orleans. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Virtuoso Pianist Is a Virtuoso Composer, Too

Daniil Trifonov played his own dazzling concerto as part of a two-concert stand at Carnegie Hall by the Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Sarah Silverman Speaks on Louis C.K.: ‘Can You Love Someone Who Did Bad Things?’

On her Hulu series, “I Love You, America,” Ms. Silverman addressed the sexual misconduct of Louis C.K., who has been a longtime friend and colleague. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Bernstein in the Berkshires: Tanglewood to Celebrate a Local Hero

Orchestras around the world are celebrating Leonard Bernstein’s centennial, but Tanglewood, his longest-standing artistic association, is going all out. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Brief ‘Brigadoon’ That’s Almost Like Falling in Love

City Center’s gorgeous revival of the Lerner & Loewe musical, staged by Christopher Wheeldon and starring Kelli O’Hara, disappears after Sunday. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Eric Newman, Whose Coins Told of America’s History, Dies at 106

Mr. Newman, a numismatist for nearly a century, was one of the country’s most distinguished authorities on the art and history of coinage and paper money. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Comedic Beauty of Laura Owens’s Work

At the Whitney, this artist’s superb midcareer survey and catalog highlight her art, life and times — and a world of possibility for painting. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Los Angeles Philharmonic Finds Its Next Leader in Seattle

Simon Woods, the president of the Seattle Symphony, will succeed Deborah Borda, who made the Philharmonic one of classical music’s success stories. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

French Honors and Film Tributes

Galas were held last week for the French Institute Alliance Française, the Museum of Modern Art, the Aspen Institute and the Humane Society. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Gaudí’s First Completed House Opens to the Public

The newly restored Casa Vicens is the last of seven Unesco-designated Gaudí treasures in Barcelona, Spain, to admit visitors. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Mudbound’

Dee Rees narrates a sequence from the film featuring Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke and Jonathan Banks. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

With Big Gift and Tighter Oversight, the Met Gains Solid Ground

Coming off a tumultuous year, the museum is reducing its deficit and aiming to increase transparency. An $80 million donation helps. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Netflix’s ‘The Punisher’ Is Less Punishing Than Expected

A contemplative new series repositions one of Marvel’s most violent characters. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Chinese Novelist Is Found in Translation

For Xue Yiwei, Canada was a safe haven in which to write, but now he’s finding an audience abroad that appreciates his subversive novel. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A $10 Photo, Found at Flea Market: Could This Be Billy the Kid?

Experts say it’s a rare, valuable photo of the famous outlaw, who appears to be posing alongside the man who would shoot him dead. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Mudbound’ Is a Racial Epic Tuned to Black Lives, and White Guilt

Dee Rees’s new film illuminates the daily cruelties in post-World War II Mississippi. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Jim & Andy,’ When Carrey Became Kaufman

In his documentary about Jim Carrey, Andy Kaufman and the making of “Man on the Moon,” the director Chris Smith finds multiple realities and laughs. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Old Vic Says 20 People Reported Misconduct by Kevin Spacey

The London theater released the findings of an investigation into Mr. Spacey’s behavior before and during his time as artistic director there. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Lil Peep, Rapper Who Blended Hip-Hop and Emo, Is Dead at 21

Gustav Ahr was a bright young musical talent who built a rabid following online with songs recorded in a bedroom on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’ Zooms in on a Love Affair

Kim Min-hee stars in a new film from the prolific South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. The movie has been seen as based partly on their affair. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘The Breadwinner,’ a Girl Bravely Provides for Her Family

The children in this animated film based on a novel by Deborah Ellis navigate life under the Taliban. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Big Sonia’ Honors a Holocaust Survivor

Sonia Warshawski, the owner of a tailor shop in a deserted mall, and also a survivor of the Holocaust, is a powerful documentary subject. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Porto,’ a Night of Bliss and Heartbreak

In one of the last film roles before his death, Anton Yelchin stars in this first narrative feature from Gabe Klinger. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Wonder,’ a Not-So-Ordinary Boy Makes His Way

Auggie, the little boy in this smart and warmhearted family film, is inspirational in his differences. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Wet Woman in the Wind’ Is a Queasy Sex Romp

Let’s make no bones about it: This film, part of a project to reboot a Japanese soft-core genre, is designed to appeal to male prurient interest. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.,’ Denzel Washington as a Lawyer Out of His Element

Dan Gilroy’s new film about a socially awkward jurist misfires when it appoints him as a sort of angelic figure. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A Small-Town Murder Ignites ‘Sweet Virginia’

Set in a remote Alaskan valley, the film is a quiet knife-twister in which atmosphere and performance are everything. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Samantha Bee Says Abuse Problem Is Bigger Than Roy Moore

High-profile allegations should not overshadow the pervasiveness of sexual harassment, Ms. Bee said. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Has All of Opera’s Gold Already Been Mined? John Adams Thinks Not.

Hiking in California’s gold country with John Adams, an enfant-terrible-turned-elder-statesman whose new Gold Rush opera is definitely not Puccini’s. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Cook Off!’ Gives Chefs the ‘Best in Show’ Treatment

This mockumentary about a cooking competition features Melissa McCarthy but is being released 10 years after it was first shown at a comedy festival. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Toppling the Grammar Patriarchy

In France, sexism persists in nouns and adjectives. A group of teachers is trying to change that. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Back’ and ‘Project Runway’

The 16th season of “Project Runway” comes to a close. And a new Mitchell and Webb series debuts on streaming. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Mr. Robot’ Season 3, Episode 6: Elliot Gets Played

As Elliot battled himself, Whiterose’s true Stage 2 goals were revealed. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Crowd Gasps at Record-Setting Art Auction

The last moments of the historic bidding war for Leonardo DaVinci’s "Salvator Mundi." Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Eiko: Waking Herself Up

Eiko Otake performs “A Body in Places,” a shifting solo work related to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: John Leguizamo Goes for Easy Laughs in ‘Latin History’

Two millenniums of oppression may not seem very funny, but in his latest one-man show, Mr. Leguizamo hones the art of comic revisionism. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

That $450 Million Leonardo? It’s No Mona Lisa.

Our critic won’t weigh in on the painting’s authenticity, but he will tell you what he saw: a blank-eyed Christ, meek and monotonous. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3 Million, Shattering Auction Records

An astounding price, even as some experts criticized a Christie’s marketing campaign that glossed over the painting’s flaws. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Master Plan

The plan improves circulation and opens up underused spaces, while also announcing a study on the hotly contested issue of the library’s stacks. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Art for Justice Fund Awards $22 Million in Grants

The organization, created by the philanthropist Agnes Gund in June to support criminal justice reform, announced grants of $100,000 to $7.5 million for 30 groups. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Modern Love Podcast: Andrew Rannells, Live From Toronto

On this week’s podcast, the “Girls” star tells the story of one of the most consequential evenings of his life. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Wiener Werkstätte’: Going Broke for the Love of Beauty

An exhibition of covetable objects at the Neue Galerie explores a Viennese collective that was better at fabricating teapots and textiles than at turning a profit. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Lives Up to Its Title, in More Ways Than One

Facing a lover’s death and a society’s intolerance, in a film by Sebastián Lelio. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Good Art, Bad Men and Samuel Pepys in ‘17c’

Big Dance Theater’s animated investigation of Samuel Pepys reads like a refraction of our recent monster parade. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Now Pass the Mic to Tatum O’Neal

After many public struggles, the actress is the latest to turn to podcasting, and has a painful #MeAt14 story to tell. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Park Avenue Armory Unveils Its 2018 Season

Its vast drill hall will host productions by artists including Ivo van Hove, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and William Kentridge. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

An Artist Turns Her Lens on a New Art City: Miami

With a major retrospective at the Pérez, the Miami filmmaker Dara Friedman talks about her art, her career — and her city as a cultural capital. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The Soprano Barbara Hannigan on Girl Craziness and ‘Lulu’

An interview with the singer, who will perform at the Park Avenue Armory this week, about how “Lulu” has influenced her latest album and her career. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ to Close on Broadway

The show, starring Christian Borle as Willy Wonka, opened in April with high hopes after a London production was retooled. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Nico Muhly on His New Opera and Women’s ‘Pressurized’ Lives

“Marnie,” based on a novel that inspired a Hitchcock film, opens in London on Saturday before coming to the Metropolitan Opera next season. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Rebels on Pointe,’ and in Tutus

The Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo meld technique with comedy, and tour more than two-thirds of the years Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Sharon Jones Says Farewell With ‘Soul of a Woman’

The final album by the soul singer, who died in 2016, had every bit of her energy and spirit. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Law & Order True Crime’ Season 1, Episode 8: The Sins of the Fathers

The season ended by expanding the notion that killers are made, not born. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Meet the Musicians Who Gave Isaac Hayes His Groove

A new boxed CD set helps shine a light on the band — born out of the Bar-Kays — that backed this soul star on “Hot Buttered Soul” and beyond. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Justice League,’ Better Than the Last One!

In this superhero jamboree, the Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg sign on with the DC Comics team leaders Batman and Wonder Woman. (Psst … where’s Superman?) Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Holocaust Artist’s Legacy Is Contested in Germany

Rosemarie Koczy, whose works memorialized genocide victims, was accused by archivists of faking a past in Nazi concentration camps. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Writers of the World, Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Boss

Film Forum is showing a 4K restoration of “The Crime of Monsieur Lange,” Renoir’s jaunty defense of a politically motivated murder. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Tom Kirdahy and Terrence McNally: An Immediate, and Lasting, Need

“I’ve learned that it’s real. That the intensity and longevity and joy of love are real.” Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Stephen Colbert Unloads on Roy Moore

Mr. Colbert highlighted reports that Mr. Moore had a reputation in the 1980s for hanging out in shopping malls, trying to chat with teenage girls. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Marlene Dietrich in Photos: A Study in Contrasts

Two exhibitions, one in Washington, the other in Paris, explore how the actress sought to express the many facets of her fluid personality. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

The ‘Lion King’ Effect: How a Broadway Smash Changed South African Lives

Over 20 years, hundreds of performers have joined the show in cities around the globe. These are some of their stories — laced with hope, tragedy, homesickness and triumph. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Where It’s Made: A Steinway Grand Piano

Step inside the Steinway & Sons factory in Hamburg, Germany, where grand pianos have been handmade since 1904. Follow the process from the lumber yard to the selection room. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Three Journeys From South Africa to ‘The Lion King’

For 20 years, the hit Broadway musical has reserved places in its cast for South African performers. We followed three of them backstage before a show. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Queen Sugar’ and 2 Chainz

The second season of “Queen Sugar” comes to a close, while 2 Chainz starts a new show about extravagance on Viceland. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Washington’s Tent: A Detective Story

How the Museum of the American Revolution found the only known depiction George Washington’s traveling headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Cleveland Arts District Hustles and Rebounds

Like many good-news stories in Cleveland, the growth of the Gordon Square Arts District owes something to LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Chagall’s Romantic Love Story Leads Sotheby’s Impressionist Sale

“These Impressionist sales aren’t the events they were, but the prices gave buyers some confidence,” said a London dealer. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

An All-Woman Art Fair During Art Basel Miami Beach

A platform for female artists, aimed at righting gender inequality, will coexist with the commercial art fair in December. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Actually,’ a Case of She Said, He Said and They Said

In Anna Ziegler’s new play, a charge of sexual assault on a college campus leads to a hearing that may be worse than the events that prompted it. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week

New shows feature discarded objects and negative space; arrangements of plants, fabric and knickknacks; and the overlooked portraits of Marcia Marcus. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Julianne Moore Is Honored at MoMA’s Film Benefit

The prolific actress receives an award and a surprise performance by the elusive Lauryn Hill. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Maxine Waters, Gigi Hadid and Samantha Bee at Glamour Awards

The magazine’s Women of the Year awards was a parade of inspirational women. It was also the last one for Cindi Leive, the departing editor. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Jeffrey Toobin to Publish Book on Russia Probe

The New Yorker writer will tie together the narrative. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Lincoln Center to End Its Namesake Summer Festival

Jane Moss, who revived the center’s Mostly Mozart festival, will take control of all summer programming with the demise of the Lincoln Center Festival. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Björk’s New Album Is a Love Letter to Optimism

The musician’s “Utopia” is airy and enthusiastic: her reaction to her dark heartbreak record, “Vulnicura,” and the election of President Trump. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

DC Comics Fires Editor After Sexual Harassment Reports

Eddie Berganza led several of the company’s most successful series and was accused of forcibly kissing or groping co-workers. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Future Man,’ the Future Calls and a Janitor Answers

A new Hulu comedy from the makers of “Sausage Party” offers raunch, video-game-style action and a wide web of sci-fi-geek references. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Palmyra, Plato and Play Doh: Getty Plans New Shows for Renovated Villa

The exhibitions will starting in April include one on Middle Eastern sculpture and another featuring contemporary artists on Plato’s legacy. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: In ‘Song of Granite,’ Fragments of an Irish Folk Singer’s Life

This biography of the singer Joe Heaney seems uncertain of what made him tick. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Olga Viso, Embattled Leader of Walker Art Center, Steps Down

Her 10-year tenure will end following a controversy over a sculpture that depicted gallows. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

When the Body Is a Canvas, Accented With Paint or Peanuts

Yvonne Meier turned ordinary objects (tomatoes, Band-Aids) into tools for artistic expression; Jillian Sweeney engaged with memory and storytelling. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Memorial T-Shirts Create a Little Justice, a Tiny Peace

On the South Side of Chicago and around the U.S., memorial T-shirts are a way to remember, to celebrate — and to indict. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Shades of Atwood and Vonnegut in Louise Erdrich’s Dystopian Novel

“Future Home of the Living God,” in the form of a 26-year-old woman’s diary, depicts a future when glitches in evolution are joined by widespread social deterioration. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Gillian Walsh, Taking Dance to a Still Place

Ms. Walsh, whose recent works involve minimal movement, talks about transcendence, seeing time, “Dance Moms” and what audiences want. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Stream These 10 Great Films Starring Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand’s leading turn in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is being praised as one of the finest of her career. But that’s no small claim, considering the variety and power of her filmography thus far. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Eugene O’Neill and Meredith Monk, in BAM’s New Season

Among the highlights of the winter-spring season is a production of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” starring Lesley Manville and Jeremy Irons. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Has Arrived. Let’s Discuss.

Ms. Swift plays a different game on her sixth album — making pop music that directly competes with the rest of the field’s dominant players. A panel discussion, on Popcast. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: ‘Network,’ With Bryan Cranston Is Convulsive, Immersive and Still Mad as Hell

A stage adaptation, directed by Ivo van Hove, confirms the prophecy of a 1976 movie about populist rage and manipulative technology Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

A Downtown Artist Who Cast a Long Shadow

The “Shadowman” street paintings of Richard Hambleton are the subject of a documentary by Oren Jacoby, who also owns a work by this reclusive figure. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Biden Hopes Trump’s Presidency Will Be the ‘Exception’ in U.S. History

The former vice president sharply criticized President Trump, but declined to say whether he himself would run for president in 2020. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

In Canada’s Far North, An Award-Winning Jeweler

Visit Aayuraa Studio in Northern Canada and listen to its founder, Mathew Nuqingaq, who was named to the Order of Canada, talk about the stories the jewelry he makes carries. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Future Man’ and ‘The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer’

Time travelers must transform a video gamer into a hero in “Future Man.” And a new series attempts to unravel the mystery of the Zodiac killer. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Van Gogh Injects Excitement Into Otherwise Solid Auction at Christie’s

Despite the low-energy tenor of the room, the Impressionist and modern sale brought the highest total in a decade. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Adam Driver’s Nonprofit Seeks Soldiers for the Stage

Arts in the Armed Forces, founded by the actor and veteran Adam Driver, will grant $10,000 to a playwright who has served in the military. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Get in Line: The $100 Million Da Vinci Is in Town

In New York, where no museum contains a painting by Leonardo, it was a rare opportunity to view the artist’s work. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Patrick Nagatani, Photographer Famous for Collages, Dies at 72

His constructions captured the legacies of nuclear weaponry and his parents’ internment in camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Louis C.K.’s Former Manager Apologizes for Not Confronting the Comedian

Dave Becky says he is “deeply sorry” he didn’t listen to women who accused his client of sexual misconduct. “What I did was wrong,” he adds. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Coming to Amazon

Amazon announced on Monday that it has retained the rights to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” for television for its Prime streaming service. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Sells 925,000 Copies in 3 Days

From Friday through Sunday, Ms. Swift’s latest album had already achieved by far the best opening week of any 2017 release. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Mary Boone Settles Suit with Alec Baldwin Over Painting

Ms. Boone agreed to a seven-figure settlement after Mr. Baldwin said she had deceived him in the 2010 sale of a $190,000 Ross Bleckner painting. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: A ‘Fake News’ Opera on the Streets of Los Angeles

Annie Gosfield’s “War of the Worlds,” based on Orson Welles’s radio play, sprawled across the city in Yuval Sharon’s staging for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Review: Finding the Beat and Pulse of the Great Migration

Inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s paintings, Step Afrika’s show has resilient vitality but not the propulsive force that drives Lawrence’s storytelling. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

Valuable Photographs Are Stolen From MoMA PS1 — Then Mailed Back

Two photographs by Carolee Schneemann valued at $105,000 disappeared, but were returned without explanation. Police are investigating the burglary. Article source here: New York Times Arts Section

On London Stages, Britain Considers Its Divided Soul

New plays from Mike Bartlett and James Graham pose E.M. Forster’s newly urgent question of who inherits England Article source here: New York Times Arts Section