Tag: religion
Some Leaders Rise Like a Phoenix, Others Falwell
The evangelical religious right of Jerry Falwell, Jr., has finally been revealed for what it is: a con game, a sham. And that's hilarious.
All Rise: The Uplifting Backstory of ‘Sunrise in Heaven’
How Jan Hurst's personal tragedy let to renewed faith, to Voyage Media, and to a film shoot in Hollywood.
Abzug, Abzug — There She Goes Again!
My, my -- how can I resist Harvey Fierstein in his new play, "Bella Bella"?
Dear Will Arbery: About ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’
The hold of conservative Christianity on the American body politic is a symptom of the crisis.
Let Them Eat Culture: Notre Dame and the Collateral Damage of...
Where they elite meet to...not care about anyone but the elite. As usual.
Dear Tasha Lawrence: A Letter About ‘All Our Children’
You have a tough scene late in the play. You probably know it -- what you do at the end of it.
My Heart Doesn’t Belong to ‘Daddy’
Jeremy O. Harris' play, starring Alan Cumming and set in a pool, barely makes a ripple.
When a Safe House Isn’t So Safe
Abby Rosebrock's play "Blue Ridge" finds Marin Ireland is brilliantly all the rage.
Pastors, Skaters, Lady Gaga: Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson on 2018’s Best Films
Vox's film critic joins CFR's Sean Douglass and Jose Solís to review their "favourite" movies of the year.
Can Divan Orchestra Bring Peace to the Middle East?
Reflections on a "project against ignorance" for young Arab and Israeli musicians.
We Need a Little Yiddish, Right This Very Minute
As a smash hit, all-Yiddish "Fiddler" preps to move Off-Broadway, the American theater's most unlikely CEO seizes a new tradition.
As Joan of Arc’s Mother, Glenn Close Sears Your Soul
With one extraordinary performance, the three-time Tony winner seems to ask two questions.
Craig Lucas Has a Job Off-Broadway, and We Pay For It
The playwright's heart is in the right place. The play isn’t quite.
Calling ‘Doctor Atomic’: In Santa Fe, Peter Sellars Revisits the Bomb
An interview with the world’s undisputed leader of disruptive opera directing.
How Kelly Jenrette and Melvin Jackson Jr. Made Emmy History
Meet the first black couple to both be nominated for Emmys in the same year.
At the Morgan, Medieval Monsters Instruct and Entertain
Gorgeous illuminated manuscripts illustrate a broad concept of what monsters were -- and meant -- in medieval Europe.
Caryl Churchill’s ‘Light Shining in Buckinghamshire’ Feels Dim
Inspired by actual 17th century debates in England, something here gets lost in translation.
With ‘Judas,’ Phoenix Rep Revisits the Mark of Robert Patrick
The greatest story ever told, by one of the greatest LGBTQ playwrights ever known.
Pussy Riot Returns (On the Album of an All-Woman Vocal Quartet)
Lyrics and trial transcriptions join forces in a powerful oratorio.
‘Saint Joan’ On Broadway: Shaw’s Timeless Gift to Powerful Women
The title character has a heap of gumption as played by Condola Rashad.