Arts

Outside, the bubonic plague slaughters. Inside two disinfected rooms, emotional battles rage. Which of the four characters will remain alive?

The cost of ivory is too heavy to bear; it is the extinction of a species as told in Leonardo Di Caprio's "The Ivory Game" presented at the Hamptons and Toronto Film Festivals.

Corruption is easy. Justice is hard. Brecht warns us: In a zero sum game, if the little people allow criminals to gain supremacy and legitimize themselves, they will have allowed the destruction of justice, morality, and peace.

This powerful little production of Shakespeare's depiction of one of the foulest sides of human nature makes the racial aspect of the tragedy ring resoundingly true, especially in today's climate of fear and prejudice.

'We have a story for the first part because we want to show Montmartre in Paris. We want to show the jazz clubs like we find today in New York. In France in the 1950s there were jazz clubs in Paris. It’s not the same now.'

This brilliantly acted small-stage revival of the Pulitzer Prize winner's Broadway play dives into the culture of machismo and finds answers elusive.

Miles' senior year is a train wreck in "Miles" at the NewFest film festival.

This musical-in-progress about a legendary New York City innovator and force of nature – who isn't Alexander Hamilton – shows a lot of promise.

Devised by playwright Patricia Lynn and director Geordie Broadwater, this hybrid or mutant entertainment is told in old-style cinematic fashion, but updated storywise to the present day, while hewing largely to the plot of the original novel. I found its curiosities just right for Halloween season.

In concert, and as I found out in person as you can see in the video interview below from the Friars Club in New York, Patrizio's charm, unforgettable persona, and anointed voice allow him to revel in interpreting pop songs and Italian and international standards, leading to millions of album sales globally.