- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson @ Public Theater
Les Freres Corbusier’s latest, an emo-rock musical that satirizes the seventh President. (Reviewed in this issue.) Previews begin March 23, opens April 6, closes May 9 425 Lafayette St., New York, N.Y. 212-967-7555 . . ....
- Goings on About Town: On the Horizon
THE THEATRE
MR. PRESIDENT
Sept. 20
“Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” the exuberantly cheeky musical satire of the life of the seventh President, makes the jump from the Public to Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Michael Friedman, who wrote the music and lyrics, and Alex Timbers, who . . ....
- New for Fall: The Theatre
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Les Freres Corbusier’s rowdy satire “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” (written and directed by Alex Timbers, with music by Michael Friedman) gets a chance to wow uptown audiences at the Bernard B. Jacobs (previews begin Sept. 20). | “Women on the Verge of a . . ....
- John Lahr: Nathan Lewis Jackson’s “Broke-ology.”
8220;Broke-ology” (directed by Thomas Kail, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse), by the talented thirty-year-old African-American playwright Nathan Lewis Jackson, belongs to the now familiar genre of family leave-takings. What Jackson lacks in poetry and in stagecraft he makes up for in compassion. Here . . ....
- Books: “The American Civil War”
This military history finds that our “second revolution” was an improvised and desultory affair, a function largely of the vastness and the variety of nineteenth-century American terrain. It anticipated the First World War, in that it was a “body-count war,” with bloody and inconclusive . . ....
- Goings on About Town: On the Horizon
THE THEATRE
ALTOGETHER OOKY
March 8
Bebe Neuwirth plays Morticia alongside Nathan Lane’s Gomez in “The Addams Family,” a new musical based on the cartoons of Charles Addams. Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (“Jersey Boys”) wrote the libretto, and Andrew Lippa wrote the score . . ....
- Ben Greenman: Wanda Jackson’s rockabilly resurgence.
Wanda Jackson was a star in the early days of rockabilly, and though she went on to a successful country career in the late sixties, she’ll always be remembered for powerhouse singles such as “Fujiyama Mama” and “Funnel of Love.” Over the last decade . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Ben Greenman: Wanda Jackson’s rockabilly resurgence.
Wanda Jackson was a star in the early days of rockabilly, and though she went on to a successful country career in the late sixties, she’ll always be remembered for powerhouse singles such as “Fujiyama Mama” and “Funnel of Love.” Over the last decade . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Tad Friend: Andrew Stanton, “Finding Nemo” and “Wall-E,” director tries live action.
If Andrew Stanton’s career has taught him anything, it’s the power of toys, fish, and robots. Stanton was the lead writer of Pixar Animation Studios’ “Toy Story” trilogy; he also wrote and directed “Finding Nemo,” about a father fish’s . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Ben Greenman: R. Kelly’s “Love Letter.”
paragraph class="noindent">Though this week marks the appearance of the first posthumous Michael Jackson album—thuddingly titled “Michael,” it contains mostly leftovers and left-outs that don’t do justice to Jackson’s canon—it’s better to let sleeping kings lie . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Goings on About Town: On the Horizon
THE THEATRE
LUCKY CHARMS
Oct. 8
The recent “Encores!” concert production of “Finian’s Rainbow” expands into a full-blown Broadway show, at the St. James. Jim Norton, Kate Baldwin, Cheyenne Jackson, and Christopher Fitzgerald star in the musical satire from 1947—it was . . ....
- Goings on About Town: On the Horizon
THE THEATRE
RESURRECTION
March 1
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1971 rock musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” is back, in a production that originated at last year’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Des McAnuff directs, at the Neil Simon. (212-239-6200.)
CLASSICAL MUSIC
BACK IN BLACK
March . . ....
- Lillian Ross: Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones onscreen and in person.
Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, on the eve of last week’s première of “The Sunset Limited,” an HBO film written by Cormac McCarthy and directed by Jones, had a drink side by side at the Carlyle Hotel. Jones, who had on a . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Michael Jackson – Peter Pan or a Pirate?
Born the youngest brother of five on 29th August 1958, Michael at the age of four joined his brothers to form a group called the Jackson 5. A group whose music, filled with boundless energy, touched the hearts and souls of the world and when their song "I Want You Back" hit number one on the charts they became history, known as the sound of young America....
- Dark Poop – The Shocking Truth About the Causes of Dark Poop
In general, people only get concerned when they see red-tinged or bloody feces. However, dark poop could be an indication that something is wrong, so it should be worried about as much as red and bloody poop....
- How to Prevent a Dry, Bloody Nose in the Winter
As the coldest months of the winter begin to make their ominous approach, so too does the impending threat of a dry, bloody nose. The threat is much worse for those who spend most of their time in a warm climate and make trips to have recently moved to a cold weather climate, as well as those who venture high into the mountains to make use of the snow for a skiing or snowboarding adventure....
- Adam Gopnik: Fears of America’s decline since 9/11.
8220;Falling, yes, I am falling, and she keeps calling me back again,” Paul McCartney sang on June 14, 1965, a memorable high-water mark in musical history, when, on a single day, he recorded that first bluegrass-rock standard, “I’ve Just Seen a Face” . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Lizzie Widdicombe: A pedicab ride with the actor Jesse Eisenberg.
Who’s the biggest nerd in the movies? Jesse Eisenberg, who played the older brother in “The Squid and the Whale” and starred in “Adventureland,” might seem like an outside contender, but he has three films opening this month—“Solitary Man” (with . . ....
- Lizzie Widdicombe: Forbidden Fruit
The three-week citywide performance-art festival Performa begins next week, opening not with a dinner but with a “food event”: “a series of food installations and happenings,” according to the invitation, “that will lead guests”—Cindy Sherman, Mario Batali—“on . . ....
- Goings on About Town: On the Horizon
THE THEATRE
DON’T CRY FOR HER
March 12
“Evita,” Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1978 musical about the life of Eva Perón, Argentina’s celebrated and controversial First Lady, returns to Broadway, at the Marquis. Michael Grandage directs Ricky Martin . . ....
- Lizzie Widdicombe: Scousers
Clive Owen fans fall into a few categories. There are those (largely female) who like Owen for his looks. Then there are others (mostly male) who like his grizzled demeanor as an action hero in movies like “The International” and “Children of Men.” He seems rough . . ....
- Michael Jackson – The Man-Child Who Could Not Grow Up
Understanding the concept and cause of a maturation lag may help you understand Michael Jackson. Though he aged he remained a child, unable to function as an adult because he never had a chance to interact age-appropriately. Was he a pedophile or just a child?...
- David Denby: “John Carter,” “The Deep Blue Sea” reviews.
The season of quarter-billion-dollar movies has kicked off with a mess. Andrew Stanton’s “John Carter,” based on an ancient novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs (written at about the same time as “Tarzan”), begins with a battle on Mars, or Barsoom, as Burroughs . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Lizzie Widdicombe: Bohemian, in NoHo.
paragraph class="noindent">New York does exclusivity well, but Tokyo does it better. There is a Japanese phrase, “Ichigensama okotowari,” that’s used by owners of certain discriminating restaurants and shops, and means, roughly, “We respectfully decline first-time visitors.” In other words: walk-ins . . ....
- Lizzie Widdicombe: Bohemian, in NoHo.
paragraph class="noindent">New York does exclusivity well, but Tokyo does it better. There is a Japanese phrase, “Ichigensama okotowari,” that’s used by owners of certain discriminating restaurants and shops, and means, roughly, “We respectfully decline first-time visitors.” In other words: walk-ins . . ....
- Lizzie Widdicombe: What would Shakespeare say about WikiLeaks?
8220;A sincere diplomat,” Stalin once said, “is like dry water or wooden iron.” As any diplomat knows, the role requires a doubleness not just of message but of manner—an extra slathering of the flatteries and false civilities that grease the wheels of all human . . ....
- Anthony Lane: Lord and Horde
Among the “Recent Film Acquisitions” at MOMA is “The Lord of the Rings,” which screens there in its entirety on Sept. 25-26. Peter Jackson’s Tolkien trilogy is still a novelty of sorts, released in the first years of the new century; has it really . . ....
- Lizzie Widdicombe: France’s First Lady takes a tour of N.Y.U.
The other day, students in New York University’s visual-arts program received an e-mail advising them to be in their studios the following Monday afternoon. “They said that somebody famous was coming,” Robert Leonardi, a senior, recalled, “and that anything could happen.” A . . ....
