It’s been a six-year journey bringing Allegiance to Broadway, but for the show’s creator and star, George Takei, that wait was worthwhile. “It’s been exhilarating and fulfilling,” he says of the new musical, which is based on his own childhood experience in a 1940s Japanese-American internment camp. For director Stafford ... More

When Sam Rockwell first performed Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize–nominated Fool for Love at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2014, he had more than just lines to learn. “I’ve done two Western movies, and I could’ve learned to lasso then and didn’t,” he says. “I’m still kicking myself.” Now that the ... More

“Ibsen, Strindberg and Chekhov all owe a debt to this story,” Evan Cabnet says of Thérèse Raquin, the Émile Zola–penned drama he’s directing this fall. It’s true that the story of love, murder and revenge is influential, and not only with playwrights. “I love the play,” says Judith Light, who ... More

During its off-Broadway run, Hamilton—the political hop-hop musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda—earned a deafening buzz. Now that the show has hit Broadway, Leslie Odom Jr., who stars as Aaron Burr, feels that enthusiasm growing. “Every time there’s a new audience in the room, they’re thrilled to be there,” he says. According ... More

In The Visit, the frightening new film from director M. Night Shyamalan, the plot is twisted around a young woman, Becca, who travels with her brother to meet their grandparents for the very first time. An aspiring filmmaker, Becca insists on interviewing her family members before and during the stay, ... More

For Baltasar Kormákur, whose Everest lands in theaters this fall, a trip up the world’s tallest mountain began in a somewhat familiar place. “It started in the bathtub,” he says. “I was reading the script and I just knew it was a movie I had to make.” It ... More

Mélanie Laurent is perhaps best known for her work on screen in films like Don’t Worry, I’m Fine or Inglourious Basterds and the forthcoming By the Sea, but that could all change when Breathe, Laurent’s sophomore effort as a director, is released this week. The film, based on a bestselling novel, tells the tale of two ... More

The name Oh Wonder might give it away, but there’s something refreshingly earnest about the East London twosome that has trickled into the music world’s subconscious over the past year. Well, “trickled” might be an understatement; Oh Wonder has amassed nearly 18 million streams since they started, just over a ... More

For a television show that’s about baring it all, Masters of Sex, the Showtime drama that centers on human sexuality pioneers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson (played by Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan), gives careful attention to the costumes. The series is set in the 1960s in ... More

Dozens of college admissions success stories flood the pages of ivywise.com, and it’s no surprise why. This year, 92 percent of IvyWise students were accepted into one or more of their top three choice universities. The leading Manhattan-based educational consulting firm offers a range of services—tutoring and test preparation, ... More