Culture and Society

Shira Nayman's stage adaptation of her own fiction powerfully evokes a war child's search for her roots – with a shocking twist.

A quiet act of kindness proved the measure of Lou Carnesecca's greatness to me, and I will never forget him or that moment.

This pandemic-era family drama sustains a tricky balance of tragedy and comedy most of the way thanks to a star turn by Mel House.

This riotous musical scores laughs a minute, with lush music and superb performances by Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard.

Rafika Chawishe's collage of theater, film, and performance art commingles ancient Greek history with the present day and reminds us how humanity never seems to learn from its past.

'It's a Wonderful World' chronicles jazz great Louis Armstrong's life and loves over six decades in a glorious celebration of his genius.

A triumphant new exhibition surveys decades of Black artists engaging with the art and iconography of ancient Egypt.

'We Live in Cairo' follows six student activists who use their street art, photography and song to overthrow a regime older than they are.

A snappy world premiere animates for a new generation the ongoing story of the labor movement.

Director Noel MacDuffie of the Heights Players talks to us about staging adventurous programming in Brooklyn.