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Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay and Jimmy Fallon are just a few of the bold-faced names singing the praises of LIn-Manuel Miranda's musical, which is now streaming on Disney Plus. → Read More
‘Macbeth’ Broadway review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga supercharge a gripping production
Director Sam Gold's take on Shakespeare's play is bold, strange and beautifully acted. → Read More
The 10 best books of 2020
Escape the worst year ever with terrific fiction by Ayad Akhtar, Emily St. John Mandel, Ruth Ware and more. → Read More
The New York Film Festival went virtual in 2020, but still served up some of the year’s best films
’French Exit’ starring Michelle Pfeiffer and "Nomadland" starring Frances McDormand are among the titles you should be on the lookout for → Read More
The 12 books you need to read this late summer and fall
New titles from Susanna Clarke, Ruth Ware, Don DeLillo and Nicole Krauss are all due out in the next few months. → Read More
‘Hamilton’ on Disney Plus: Critics, celebs ecstatic over film of the Broadway musical
Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay and Jimmy Fallon are just a few of the bold-faced names singing the praises of LIn-Manuel Miranda's musical, which is now streaming on Disney Plus. → Read More
Hugh Downs, legendary co-anchor of ‘Today Show,' ’20/20,' dead at 99
Downs, who co-anchored both shows with Barbara Walters, died at his home in Scottsdale. → Read More
How NJ.com’s health reporter is tackling coronavirus coverage and the story of a lifetime
Spencer Kent, a Livingston Award finalist for his 2019 work, says that a journalist's job is to listen → Read More
N.J. Coronavirus Resources
Arts and entertainment venues continue to delete or reshuffle their upcoming dates after the statewide closures announced by Gov. Phil Murphy in response to the coronavirus outbreak. A Montclair gallery is posting an online show of pandemic-inspired jewelry art. → Read More
The March 1 / April 1 meme shows how coronavirus has exhausted us all. Here are the 10 best.
Celebrities and others are posting side-by-side photos charting the progression of life under coronavirus over the last month. → Read More
25 books you need to read, now that you finally have the time
Our ultimate list of thrillers, brilliant fiction, addictive true stories and N.J. authors → Read More
'West Side Story’ revival: The classic musical gets a daring update
Director Ivo van Hove uses a massive video screen to create a kinetic, of-the-moment take on the show, now playing on Broadway → Read More
The classic movie ‘Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice’ is now a (mostly) groovy musical: review
The singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik wrote the musical for this adaptation of the classic Paul Mazursky film, now playing off-Broadway → Read More
The terrific comedy ‘Grand Horizons’ brings Jane Alexander back to Broadway: review
Written by Bess Wohl, and co-starring James Cromwell, Ben McKenzie and Michael Urie, "Grand Horizons" may be the most purely enjoyable play on Broadway this season. → Read More
Cursive needs to die already. How about we teach kids something useful instead?
Cursive's time has come to an end. Get over it. → Read More
‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’: Star Adrienne Warren is simply the best: Broadway review
The musical biographer of Tina Turner, now playing on Broadway, is a crisp and polished entertainment with an amazing star turn → Read More
In ‘American Utopia,’ David Byrne is better than ever; also reviewed: ‘Linda Vista’
'American Utopia,' featuring Byrne and an 11-member backing band, mixes Talking Heads classics with Byrne’s recent solo material. → Read More
‘The Sound Inside,’ starring Mary-Louise Parker, is small but mighty: Broadway review
Adam Rapp's brainy play also pierces your heart, and will leave you debating its meaning for days to come. → Read More
‘Slave Play’ on Broadway is a shocking, exhilarating triumph: review
Jeremy O. Harris' "Slave Play," which originally opened off-Broadway last year, is one of the most incisive, original shows to play on Broadway in years. → Read More
Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ starring De Niro and Pacino is a stunner at New York Film Festival
The filmabout the life of mobster Frank Sheeran, parts of which were filmed in New Jersey, will premiere on Netflix in November. → Read More