Arts

THEATER REVIEW | 'THE MERCHANT OF VENICE'

What Price a Pound of Flesh?

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

A new staging of "The Merchant of Venice," from Theater for a New Audience, stars F. Murray Abraham as Shylock.

An Obit Writer's Chance to Think Inside the Box

By BRUCE WEBER

A man who writes about death for a living stepped into a stage coffin for a role in "Play Dead," an Off Broadway show.

Now Just a Muggle, With Song and Dance

By DAVE ITZKOFF

Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway as the lead in a revival of the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."

ARTSBEAT BLOG

'Spider-Man' Cited for Safety Violations

By KEVIN FLYNN

Regulators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that the Broadway musical exposed employees to "the hazards of falls or being struck during flying routines."

MUSIC REVIEW

Conductor Makes Philharmonic Debut With Sufi Poetry and Celestial Yearnings

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Daniel Harding, 35, a globe-trotting musician, makes his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic.