Theater

Israel Horovitz, Playwright Tarnished by Allegations of Abuse, Dies at 81

Mr. Horovitz found success Off Broadway, working with actors who later became household names. But his life took a downturn when women came forward to describe a pattern of sexual misconduct and assault.

Nurture Your Plants and Your Kid’s Curiosity

This week, pick the best indoor plants, jam with the ‘queen of Kindie rock,’ dive deeper into the power of the X-ray and be swept away by the San Francisco Symphony.

weekend roundup

7 Things to Do This Weekend

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City.

Escape Rooms in an At-Home Era? Here’s the Key

The immersive games are reinventing for online, at-home play — which is no surprise, an industry expert said: “These folks are deeply creative, and they’re scrappy.”

Voters in Jersey City Embrace a New Tax to Finance the Arts

Officials had worried that a new arts tax may be too much to ask in a place still reeling financially from the pandemic, but 64 percent of voters approved of the idea.

Critic’s Pick

Review: ‘Crave’ Is a Timely Ticket for a World on Fire

Sarah Kane’s 1999 play, performed live at the Chichester Festival Theater and available to stream this week, meditates on power and powerlessness, and makes specific devastation feel universal.

From Stage to Screen: 5 Shows That Got It Right (And 5 That Didn’t)

Our theater experts provide a guide to some of the successful (and failed) cinematic adaptations of plays and musicals — all for your streaming pleasure.

unopened: ‘Scratch’

Bob Dylan’s First Musical Had a Devil of a Time

The task: write songs for Archibald MacLeish’s adaptation of a classic New England morality tale. What audiences saw (briefly): A play without music.

A ‘Wicked’ Challenge and Other Tough Questions for Ben Brantley

The New York Times theater critic, who stepped down after 27 years, recently responded to readers, including one hungry for a do-over on his review of a blockbuster musical.

Review: A Poet’s Urgent Questions Fuel ‘November’

Five Black women narrate a filmed rendition of Claudia Rankine’s heady play, which was rethought after an initial version was shut down by the pandemic.