- How Jonathan Groff of ‘Just in Time’ Became Broadway’s Leading Manby Ben Brantley and Mohamed Sadek on 5 Mar 2026
By transmitting his love of live performance, the “Just in Time” actor has completed his ascendance to full musical stardom.
- Olivier Awards: ‘Paddington’ and ‘Into the Woods’ Lead Nominationsby Alex Marshall on 5 Mar 2026
The two musicals secured 11 nominations each for Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston and Rachel Zegler are also among the nominees.
- Russia Returns to Venice Biennale, in Latest Sign of a Cultural Comebackby Alex Marshall on 5 Mar 2026
By hosting a pavilion again this year, Russia continues its efforts to shed its status as a cultural and sporting pariah.
- John P. Hammond, Pioneer in 1960s Blues Renaissance, Dies at 83by Clay Risen on 5 Mar 2026
With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades.
- At the Whitney, a Biennial Gets Personalby Holland Cotter on 5 Mar 2026
For an unmoored time, 56 artists and teams present an inspired discourse shaped by crisis, craft and community. Look up, and listen.
- Sarah J. Maas Announces Next Books in ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Seriesby Hannah Ziegler on 5 Mar 2026
The sixth book is scheduled to be released on Oct. 27, 2026, and the seventh on Jan. 12, 2027, the author announced on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
- The Statues Were Mostly Men or Nude Women. So These Knitters Got to Work.by Lisa Abend on 5 Mar 2026
Women in Denmark, dismayed by unequal representation in public art, stitched together a protest campaign.
- Druski Talks About His Influences, Hollywood Ambitions and Timothée Chalametby Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli on 5 Mar 2026
The comedian is building a galaxy of collaborators — Timothée Chalamet, Kai Cenat and Justin Bieber — and telling us how they fit into his future.
- ‘Theory of Flames’ Dives Down the Rabbit Hole of Paranoiaby Hugh Morris and Desiré Van Den Berg on 5 Mar 2026
Michel van der Aa’s “Theory of Flames” originates from a question: “How can we relate to people if we don’t believe in the same reality?”
- The Creators of Halo and Destiny Go Cutthroat With Marathonby Sam Machkovech on 5 Mar 2026
Bungie was bought for billions after creating the hit video games Halo and Destiny. But will players welcome its confrontational extraction shooter Marathon with open arms?
- Chadwick Boseman’s Hip-Hop Play, in Shakespeare’s Houseby Alex Marshall on 5 Mar 2026
The actor Chadwick Boseman was a playwright, too. At Shakespeare’s Globe in London, his “Deep Azure” is drawing attention to a lost talent inspired by the Bard.
- Harry Styles Left as a Dominant Male Pop Star. He Returns to a Crowd.by Shaad D’Souza on 5 Mar 2026
In the four years since the British singer last released an album, artists like Sombr, working in similar aesthetic modes, have climbed onto the charts.
- ‘Youngblood’ Review: He’s Got a Reason to Be Chippyby Glenn Kenny on 5 Mar 2026
A remake of the 1986 crowd-pleasing hockey movie, starring Ashton James as a promising young Black player, has a lot more on its mind than the original.
- ‘The Napa Boys’ Review: You Had Me at Merlotby Calum Marsh on 5 Mar 2026
This unclassifiable postmodern spoof, from the comedians Nick Corirossi and Armen Weitzman, is a strange, circuitous trip through California wine country.
- ‘Hoppers’ Review: Animal Magnetismby Alissa Wilkinson on 5 Mar 2026
The latest Pixar movie centers on pudgy beavers and a spunky teenager determined to save their habitat.
- ‘Heel’ Review: A Different Kind of House Trainingby Jeannette Catsoulis on 5 Mar 2026
A loutish teenager is shown the error of his ways in this absurdly gripping psychological thriller.
- ‘The Bride!’ Review: Frankie, My Dearby Manohla Dargis on 5 Mar 2026
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s time-shifting, genre-hopping riff on Mary Shelley’s creation stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale as outlaws in love.
- ‘André Is an Idiot’ Review: Dying Laughingby Ben Kenigsberg on 5 Mar 2026
In this documentary, an ad man who treats life with irreverence tries to approach his death from colon cancer the same way.
- ‘Dolly’ Review: Toy With Meby Erik Piepenburg on 5 Mar 2026
A backwoods monster with a twisted doll obsession puts a couple through the wringer in this unflinching exploitation fairy tale.
- Squeeze Wrote a Rock Opera Five Decades Ago. It’s Coming Out Now.by David Peisner on 5 Mar 2026
During its early days, the band came up with songs about a fictional nightclub. After a career filled with ups and downs, it finally returned to “Trixies.”
- Late Night Doesn’t Understand Why America Is Attacking Iranby Trish Bendix on 5 Mar 2026
“This could be the first war ever launched based on vibes,” Jimmy Fallon said.
- Isaiah Zagar, Creator of Tile-Swirling, Mind-Bending Murals, Dies at 86by Julie Lasky on 5 Mar 2026
He covered Philadelphia with more than 50,000 square feet of madcap mosaics, showcasing his work at the Magic Gardens Museum.
- Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objectsby Penelope Green on 5 Mar 2026
For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.
- Bob Power, 73, Hip-Hop Engineer and Tribe Called Quest Collaborator, Diesby Sopan Deb on 5 Mar 2026
A producer, recording engineer and sound mixer, he helped pioneer sampling in rap music, including on the influential album “The Low End Theory” by A Tribe Called Quest.
- Choosin’ 9 Songs About Texasby Lindsay Zoladz on 5 Mar 2026
Listen to Ella Langley’s Hot 100 hit and more songs about a place that’s long been a source of musical inspiration.
- Former Barclays Center Executive Says Live Nation Threatened to Pull Toursby Ben Sisario on 4 Mar 2026
The Justice Department had John Abbamondi testify at an antitrust trial to support its case that Live Nation has acted as a monopoly, an accusation the company denies.
- The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV and More in Marchby Noel Murray on 4 Mar 2026
A new Bill Lawrence comedy starring Steve Carell and a new mystery starring Nicole Kidman are among this month’s highlights.
- Fusing the Personal and the Political, With Monumental Resultsby Julia Halperin and Justin J Wee on 4 Mar 2026
Doron Langberg used to think their Israeli heritage was incidental to their art. Then the Gaza war brought questions of identity and history to the surface.
- Did Andrea Fraser’s Career Bloom Because Her Mother’s Career Died?by Zachary Small and Lucia Bell-Epstein on 4 Mar 2026
Andrea Fraser had long felt that she was to blame for the years her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, was overlooked. Now Carmen is 92. Can the Whitney Biennial make amends?
- To Many, the Buildings Are Incredible Hulks. They’re Doomed Anyway.by Naomi Pollock on 4 Mar 2026
Why the country is quick to tear down its modern architectural masterpieces.
- Hugh Jackman in ‘Sexual Misconduct’ and 23 Other Off Broadway Shows to See in Marchby Elisabeth Vincentelli on 4 Mar 2026
Hugh Jackman returns in “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes,” Jesse Tyler Ferguson plays Truman Capote, and Celia Keenan-Bolger and Tony Shalhoub star in an “Antigone” riff.
- In ‘Young Sherlock,’ He’s a Gen Z Heartthrobby Calum Marsh on 4 Mar 2026
The new series, streaming on Prime Video, tells the story of the famous detective’s youth with the trademark swagger of the producer Guy Ritchie.
- 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ray Barrettoby Giovanni Russonello on 4 Mar 2026
A son of Puerto Rican parents who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless creativity. Hear 12 indestructible tracks.
- The Many Brides of Frankensteinby Robert Ito on 4 Mar 2026
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” imagines an empowered mate for the monster. We look back at other memorable cinematic versions.
- Watch a Haunting Theatrical Scene From ‘Hamnet’by Mekado Murphy on 4 Mar 2026
The director Chloé Zhao narrates a sequence from her film featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. The movie is nominated for eight Oscars, including best picture.
- Did You Know These Oscar-Nominated Actresses Started in Reality TV?by Kyle Buchanan on 4 Mar 2026
Hollywood careers don’t always begin where you expect them to, as Jessie Buckley, Teyana Taylor and Emma Stone could tell you.
- On ‘You’re Free to Go,’ Anjimile Explores Rebirth and Transformationby David Peisner on 4 Mar 2026
The singer-songwriter’s latest album, “You’re Free to Go,” has poppier influences undergirding its signature gut punch.
- ‘Outlander’ Brought the World to Scotland, and Scotland to the Worldby Imogen West-Knights and Ellie Smith on 4 Mar 2026
The hit show is wrapping up, but its legacy will live on in a tourism boom and a blossoming local TV industry.
- Why Bethany Collins Transcribed ‘Moby-Dick’ by Handby Elly Fishman on 4 Mar 2026
For Bethany Collins, Herman Melville’s novel is rife with centuries-old political anxieties that still resonate today.
- ‘Hamnet’ | Anatomy of a Sceneby Mekado Murphy on 4 Mar 2026
The director Chloé Zhao narrates a sequence from her Oscar-nominated film, featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.
- Jimmy Kimmel Wants to Host the White House Correspondents' Dinnerby Trish Bendix on 4 Mar 2026
“Please, give the people what they want for once,” the talk show host appealed to President Trump. “This is our destiny together, you and me. Think about it.”
- New Movies and Shows Coming to Netflix in March: ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Vladimir’ and Moreby Noel Murray on 4 Mar 2026
Several promising titles are coming this month, including a new series starring Rachel Weisz and the feature-length sequel to “Peaky Blinders.”
- Live Nation Accused of Hurting Music Fans as Antitrust Trial Beginsby Ben Sisario on 3 Mar 2026
The Justice Department lawsuit says the concert giant acts as a monopoly in the music industry, a charge the company denies.
- ‘Cheap’ and ‘Appalling’: Trump’s Ballroom Plans Receive a Flood of Negative Commentsby Luke Broadwater and Dylan Freedman on 3 Mar 2026
The National Capital Planning Commission received about 32,000 messages during its public comment period. Suffice it to say: Many people are not happy with the president’s ballroom plans.
- Photographer Nick Ut Sues Netflix Over ‘Napalm Girl’ Documentaryby Derrick Bryson Taylor on 3 Mar 2026
Nick Ut, the freelancer long credited for the award-winning photo from the Vietnam War, says a Netflix documentary questioning his work has defamed him.
- ‘Night Side Songs’ Review: Feel Free to Sing Alongby Laura Collins-Hughes on 3 Mar 2026
The Lazours’ intimate new musical about illness and mortality is also about finding solace in other people, and in art.
- Ceramics, Once the Lifeblood of Mexican Artisans, Are Under Pressureby Michael Snyder and César Rodríguez on 3 Mar 2026
In the state of Michoacán, industrial agriculture and organized crime threaten a cottage industry.
- The Artist Transforming His Studio Into a Cathedral of Colorby M.H. Miller on 3 Mar 2026
David Novros has spent years finessing and repainting site-specific artworks in his SoHo space.
- Met Opera Gambles on Yuval Sharon for Its New ‘Tristan’by Adam Nagourney on 3 Mar 2026
Yuval Sharon, known for his bold approach to opera, is making his Met debut with what he has called “the single hardest work” to stage.
- Is He the Last Man in Naples, Italy, to Paint Numbers By Hand?by Laura Rysman on 3 Mar 2026
The numeraio Pasquale De Stefano’s handmade market signs are a dying breed of everyday beauty in a baroque city.
- ‘Gentleman Jack’ Brings a Queer Romance to Balletby Laura Cappelle and Sophie Stafford on 3 Mar 2026
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s new ballet, based on the life of one of the first modern lesbians, is changing how dancers view their traditional roles.
- 5 Oscar-Nominated Children’s Movies to Stream Nowby Dina Gachman on 3 Mar 2026
This month’s picks include the animated feature films that are competing for an Academy Award on March 15.
- Hamnet, Hamlet and Oscar Wao: Three Lost Boys Across Timeby Helen Shaw on 3 Mar 2026
In the stage versions of two beloved books, the most impressive moments emerge when the productions stray from the source material.
- Review: Millepied’s ‘Romeo and Juliet Suite’ at the Armoryby Gia Kourlas on 3 Mar 2026
Benjamin Millepied’s “Romeo and Juliet Suite,” with its unusual approach to dance coupling and live performance, comes to the Park Avenue Armory.
- Klaus Mäkelä’s Talents and Faults With the Chicago Symphonyby David Allen on 3 Mar 2026
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has placed a huge bet on Klaus Mäkelä for its future. It’s still too soon to tell whether that will pay off.
- The ‘Sinners’ Cinematographer: ‘We All Had a Lot on the Line’by Melena Ryzik on 3 Mar 2026
The Oscar nominee Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s ambitious collaboration with Ryan Coogler was also risky, starting with the very heavy large-format cameras.
- Should I Get Into Vinyl Records?by David Renard on 3 Mar 2026
There are plenty of reasons to consider collecting and playing LPs of your favorite music. Saving money isn’t one of them.
- Late Night Tunes In to Operation Epic Fury: Live from Mar-a-Lagoby Trish Bendix on 3 Mar 2026
The military operation’s name “is different from its original title, which was ‘Operation Epstein-o Distract-o,’” Jimmy Kimmel said.
- ‘Bigfoot!’ Review: An Ogre Who Just Wants to Be Friendsby Naveen Kumar on 2 Mar 2026
The new musical from the comedian Amber Ruffin has a wholesome moral and silliness in spades.
- Two Approaches to Musical Time, From the Vienna Philharmonicby Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim on 2 Mar 2026
The orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall for three concerts, led by Andris Nelsons, in which the playing was inconsistent but also moving.
- Pokémon Pokopia Replaces Conflict With Creature Comfortsby Jamal Michel on 2 Mar 2026
You’ll rebuild a community in a spinoff that emulates cozy games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
- ‘Sinners’ and the Price of Artistic Freedomby Salamishah Tillet on 2 Mar 2026
Onscreen and behind the scenes, the movie is about the pursuit of liberation, not just for its characters, but also for filmmaking itself.