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Meanwhile, I’m still waiting for Ambrose and Kessell to have their breakout moments. Episode 2 doesn’t really offer that up for Ambrose, though she does have the chance to sing Jamiroquai karaoke. The episode does allow Kessell the opportunity to show new sides of Lottie, though, who is still a bit cuckoo but also serene … Read more

Ken Wydro, a playwright, director and producer who with his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured their life savings into the Off Broadway gospel musical “Mama, I Want to Sing,” an enduring work of Black theater that ran for more than 2,800 performances, died on Jan. 21 at his home in Harlem. He was 81. The cause … Read more

The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs of raping her when she was 13 years old dropped her lawsuit on Friday against the hip-hop moguls. Jay-Z’s lawyers had pointed to what they described as “glaring inconsistencies” in the woman’s account, citing information that came to light in an NBC report that called details … Read more

My husband and I are avid urban travelers, and that didn’t change when we had children. We still enjoy encountering a city’s delights, though now we rely more advance planning, patience and ice cream breaks. My family has learned to select cities with direct flight access, walkable downtowns and neighborhoods full of parks and playgrounds. … Read more

In the days after Donald J. Trump was declared the winner of last year’s presidential election, Allison Reese began having some strange interactions with strangers. “People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me,” said Reese, 32, a comedian who … Read more

The Marvel Cinematic Universe was vastly different when the last Captain America movie premiered nine years ago. In “Captain America: Civil War,” the supervillain Thanos had not yet snuffed out half of humanity, Tony Stark was still alive and the vibranium shield of Captain America still belonged to Steve Rogers. Now, in “Captain America: Brave … Read more

‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ The charmingly disheveled heroine Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is back in this sequel directed by Michael Morris, and this time she’s tackling life as a single mother after her husband dies. From our review: Even though Bridget Jones fans are used to zany plot developments, few could have anticipated … Read more

‘Turn Me On’ Rent or buy it on most major platforms. In Michael Tyburski’s gentle but Orwellian film, people greet one another by asking, “Are you content?” The usual answer is, “Quite content.” Neither part of the exchange involves any emotion, only polite detachment. That’s how the powers-that-be like it: All citizens must take a … Read more

The Martha Graham Dance Company, one of New York’s most storied troupes, will celebrate its centenary next year. And for its birthday it has lined up a momentous gift: a gleaming new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. The company announced on Friday that it would leave its offices in the West Village of Manhattan and relocate … Read more

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress, television host and pop star who catapulted to Pan-Asian popularity in 2001 as the star of the Cinderella-style teenage drama “Meteor Garden,” died on Feb. 2 in Tokyo. She was 48. Her death was announced to TVBS News in Taiwan by her sister Dee Hsu, who said the cause was … Read more