In a posthumous book, The Loft Generation: From the de Koonings to Twombly: Portraits and Sketches, 1942-2011, edited by Mary Venturini, the late artist and art critic Edith Schloss writes about a community of American abstract expressionist painters, musicians, photographers, dancers and artists who took up ... More

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There are characters you love to hate, and then there’s Nicholas Hoult’s Peter III in The Great, the Hulu comedy series, based very loosely on the life of the young Catherine the Great. This Peter III is a buffoon who enjoys more than the occasional sexual escapade. ... More

Roe Hartrampf, Diana, actor During the pandemic, your content binging habits may have introduced you to the Atlanta-born Hartrampf, who, on Emily in Paris, played Emily’s American boyfriend who somehow hates Paris. “I’m trying to get myself back into a normal New York schedule after sleeping in every day during ... More

Rob McClure, Mrs. Doubtfire, actor Tony nominee Rob McClure is no stranger to the movies-turning-into-musicals trend. Having previously appeared in stage versions of Beetlejuice and Honeymoon in Vegas, the New Jersey–born, Philadelphia-based actor is about to tackle the title role in a musical version of the blockbuster More

Jocelyn Bioh, Nollywood Dreams, playwright Born and raised in Washington Heights, actress Jocelyn Bioh, now based in Harlem, found great success as a playwright with School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, a comedy about girls at a boarding school in Ghana competing for entrance to a beauty pageant. Bioh ... More

Georgia-born artist Jasper Johns’ lengthy career is defined by his groundbreaking use of abstraction and representation in his artworks—forever leaving a mark on the abstract expressionism movement with iconic depictions of the American flag, maps, numbers and beyond. Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror, an exhibition simultaneously on view at the More

Keenan Scott II, Thoughts of a Colored Man, playwright Keenan Scott II got his start in performing as a slam poet. “Ever since the moment I first felt the captivating energy of a live audience, I knew it had me forever,” he says. “Live theater can transport ... More

Ten years ago, American photographer Spencer Tunick enlisted 1,200 Israelis and visitors from around the globe to pose bare in and around the salty waters of Israel’s Mineral Beach, resulting in a stunning installation that not only reveals communal elements transcending class, religion and nationality, but ... More

Adrianna Hicks as Catherine of Aragon How she’s getting ready to get back to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre for SIX the musical: “I’m making myself a beautiful sanctuary at home to come back to every night after the show. What we do onstage is a challenge eight ... More