A chorus line tries out for ‘A Chorus Line’
"I really need this job" goes an opening lyric in "A Chorus Line," a musical about the torment, fear and exultation of a job search. That task is as arduous...
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Ballets Russes’ sensual, exotic legacy endures
"The end of a way of life is at hand," Sergei Diaghilev wrote in 1905. He added some sentences later, "The only hope that I, as an incorrigible sensualist, can...
Herewith, we resolve to:
New year, fresh start. Chris Jones got the resolution game kicked off on the cover, with suggestions for himself, theaters and theatergoers. Just so he wouldn't have all the fun,...
Depression-era works remain relevant
Architecture 1. The Depression produced noteworthy architecture funded by patrons with deep pockets, especially Rockefeller Center in New York City and the Field Building (now 135 S. LaSalle St.) in...
An understated trip back to the scene of a catastrophe
'WONDERFUL TOWN' *** There's a folksy majesty to "Wonderful Town," born of its leisurely pace, pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow...
FIVE THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT …
1. Strength. A must-have. Dance requires endurance, grace under pressure and superlative athleticism -- dancing is often described as more demanding than most professional sports. Power is only one part....
Longtime love story a window on culture
" Chris & Don: A Love Story" is a fascinating documentary, one much better than its rather flat and unimaginative title. What an extraordinary and unusual love story it turns...
German thriller starts sharply, dulls by the end
The German offering " Yella" begins with an utterly gripping first 15 minutes, follows with a passable drama and ends with a big disappointment. The opening of Christian Petzold's stark,...
Decades later, another war—and they’re carrying on
Even to those of us who were undergraduates ourselves when protesters died at Kent State University and inspired " Ohio," the quartet headlining "CSNY: Déja Vu" are a bit worse...
4 filmmakers focus on sex and religion
'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' **** All Roman Polanski has to do is show up on-screen, as he did playing a French policeman in "Rush Hour 3," and he brings...