Culture and Society

Interview with A.J. Jacobs, author of 'Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey' and 'It's All Relative'. Books about thanks and our connection to each other.

I always dreaded Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving.

London actor Ashley Driver explains his take on Ebenezer Scrooge in Chickenshed Theatre's production of 'A Christmas Carol,' as set in the 1930s.

Actually, there are more than a few Josh Cohens in 'The Other Josh Cohen.'

In this shimmering laugh riot Birbiglia relates his feelings with candor and authenticity. We become his intimates and he can tell us whatever he devises. We so want to listen!

Call me naive, my taste insipid. I loved the new Broadway musical 'King Kong.'

The beloved actor will bring his show 'Ian McKellen On Stage' to 80 UK cities to celebrate his 80th birthday. And he might invite you onstage.

Esparza's weak-minded, Trumpian, whining criminal with mannerisms like Hitler's brings humor and reality to a role often played as a caricature. His Ui is inimically real and dimensional.

'A Christmas Carol' will run at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., from November 15 through December 30.

Rarely does a Bertolt Brecht revival have the integrity and fevered energy of 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui' at Classic Stage, starring 'SVU''s Raúl Esparza.