Review: In ‘English,’ Looking for a Language to Live In

Review: In ‘English,’ Looking for a Language to Live In

Some plays are bouillabaisses, crammed with everything a playwright can put in the pot. Even if it means splattering the stovetop, these stories are going to boil. Other plays are perfectly calibrated consommés. Refined and subtle, they shine at a simmer. The Broadway transfer of Sanaz Toossi’s “English,” which opened on Thursday at the Todd … Read more

150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House

150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House

The Palais Garnier in Paris is among the world’s oldest theaters that still functions more or less in its original state. And long before the appearance of the selfie-stick, the Garnier was a place not just to see art, but to be seen. At a 150th anniversary gala on Friday, before guests reach the marble … Read more