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For the first 50 minutes of “Gloria,” my stomach was in knots. Again. I had already seen the play, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, at its Vineyard Theater premiere in 2015. Despite its amusing opening dialogue — the sour-witty banter of editorial assistants at an upscale magazine — I was convinced by subtle quirks in its tone and pacing that something bad was going to happen. When it did, at the end of Act I, the staging was so vicious and efficient, involving lights, sound, movement and all the powers of modern production, that I nearly blacked out. Surely a second encounter with “Glori...

Theater to Stream: Jerry Herman’s Tunes; Marisa Tomei, Twice The Pasadena Playhouse has a new tribute to Herman, the composer of “Hello, Dolly!,” and Tomei turns up in “Beirut” and “Three Hotels.” Nicholas Christopher, left, and Ashley Blanchet in “You I Like: A Celebration of Jerry Herman.”Credit...Jeff Lorch Jan. 20, 2021 One of the benefits of streaming theater — come on, we must think of that glass as half-full — is that we can now mix and match offerings within a single evening. You can start with a short from London and pair it with a con...

The pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of life in New York City. It has also changed the usual format of campaigning for mayor and other elected offices.

12 of our top columns this week: ICYMI From Biden's Defense pick, to COVID, emotional support animals, and Trump's potential self-pardon, here are some of our top columns you may have missed. USA TODAY In today's fast-paced news environment, it can be hard to keep up. For your weekend reading, we've started in-case-you-missed-it compilations of some of the week's top USA TODAY Opinion pieces. As always, thanks for reading, and for your feedback. — USA TODAY Opinion editors By Nicole Carroll "Many said they believe the virus is real but are worried about their jobs and their bills and...

What's It Like to Make a Movie During the Pandemic? The people behind a blockbuster thriller, a viral horror hit, and a timely conversation starter – all shot and set during lockdown – let us know how they did it. (Photo by © STX Films) Moviemaking is incredibly… complicated. A million things can – and often do – go wrong, myriad questions and unforeseen problems pop up, and all the while issues like budgeting and scheduling consistently hover around, like annoying flies you just can’t swat away. But making a movie during lockdown? “It was intimidating and surreal, to be hone...