Critic’s pick
Review: ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages
Forbidden pleasures abound in this spectacular musical, starring a dazzling Karen Olivo as a doomed Parisian chanteuse.

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Forbidden pleasures abound in this spectacular musical, starring a dazzling Karen Olivo as a doomed Parisian chanteuse.
By BEN BRANTLEY
The Design Triennial envisions the possibilities for algae, yeast and other nonpolluting materials. Will they help save the planet?
By JAMES S. RUSSELL
Days after eight artists left the Whitney Biennial, the vice chairman stepped down amid criticism of how his company’s law enforcement supplies are used.
By ROBIN POGREBIN and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
The event, originally planned for upstate New York, was all but dead after the last permit denial. It will be held Aug. 16-18 in Columbia, Md.
By BEN SISARIO
With his combination of menace and anguish, he created an unforgettable character that made the movie the classic it remains today.
By BILGE EBIRI
The musical based on the grandiose Meat Loaf album shines a light on its songwriter, Jim Steinman, and the many twists and turns it took to get both projects made.
By DAVE ITZKOFF
The photographer’s once-taboo images have lost their power to shock, and feed into outworn stereotypes, a critic argues.
By ARTHUR LUBOW
A documentary about a Macedonian beekeeper’s conflict with her neighbors becomes a lyrical environmental fable.
By A.O. SCOTT
Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as midlevel entertainment industry workers whose relationship forms the core of Quentin Tarantino’s look at the movie past.
By A.O. SCOTT