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Theater Listings for May 18-24


Approximate running times are in parentheses. Theaters are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of current productions, additional listings, showtimes and ticket information are at nytimes.com/theater. A searchable, critical guide to theater is at nytimes.com/events. Previews and Openings ‘The Bad Guys’ (previews start on Tuesday; opens on June 4) Second Stage Uptown has helped [...]

Summer’s Pop and Jazz Festivals Load Their Lineups


HOLLYWOOD BOWL June 22-Sept. 30. Along with their fine al fresco opera offerings (“Don Giovanni” will rear its stone head a few times this season), the Hollywood Bowl delights in pairing pop figures with classical power for bombastic, cinematic evenings; this year Barry Manilow takes three spins with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (July 2-4), as [...]

Nine Eurovision contestants rehearse at Baku Crystal Hall- PHOTOS-VIDEO


A water fountain for Waterline For the second year in a row, Jedward are representing Ireland. This year they perform the song Waterline, and are hoping to do as well, if not better, than they did last year with Lipstick, News.Az reports with reference to the official website for Eurovision 2012 song contest. Before they [...]

This Week’s Best Albums: May 15, 2012


Each week, editor-in-chief Chris Force and music editor Scott Morrow choose ALARM’s favorite new releases for This Week’s Best Albums, an eclectic set of reviews presenting exceptional music. Squarepusher: Ufabulum (Warp) “Dark Steering” Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have [...]

John Peel’s Record Collection: ‘C’ Reviewed By Everett True


C’s were always a problem. Not as torturous as some of the letters that came later – bloody ‘sl’ never failed to get me, falling where it did (between ‘sk’ and ‘sm’, in case you’re wondering) – it still served as early warning that my record collection was starting to become way out of control [...]