Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Paul Mazursky, Director Who Captured a Changing America, Dies at 84 by ROBERT D. McFADDEN

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By ROBERT D. McFADDEN


As the nation’s counterculture revolution shattered traditional norms, Mr. Mazursky made his most popular and commercially successful films, including “An Unmarried Woman.”


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To Strut (and Leap) on a Stage by ALASTAIR MACAULAY

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By ALASTAIR MACAULAY


American Ballet Theater danced Ashton and Ratmansky versions of Shakespeare classics on Monday evening at the Metropolitan Opera House.


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An Uncoiling of Energy and Urgency, Sans Venom by JON CARAMANICA

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By JON CARAMANICA


Agalloch slowly accelerated before blasting off in a textured show that kept its audience rapt at Irving Plaza on Monday night.


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Please Tune Out Those TV Studies by NEIL GENZLINGER

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By NEIL GENZLINGER


Neil Genzlinger takes a look at the runaway research on the effects of television viewing.


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Festival of New Musicals Announces Its Roster by ERIK PIEPENBURG

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By ERIK PIEPENBURG


Eight shows will be featured in this year’s festival, a production of the National Alliance for Musical Theater.


Published: July 1, 2014 at 4:00AM






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For Singer, Boundaries Are There to Be Ignored by NATE CHINEN

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By NATE CHINEN


Songs from Beck’s current album shared the spotlight with older material during his concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom.


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Distracted Diva: The Second Screen Goes to the Opera by ALLAN KOZINN

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By ALLAN KOZINN


A performance of “Carmen” this month will include titles projected to the audience via cellphone and other connected devices.


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