January 25, 2009

John Grisham returns to safer and more familiar territory in “The Associate.”

Politicians, not corporate titans, are poised to be the big draw at this year’s World Economic Forum gathering, as power shifts away from the free market.

That the director Ian Rickson is responsible for one of the worst revivals I have ever, ever seen has me flummoxed.

As the Obama administration tackles the challenge of shoring up the economy, cultural leaders are urging the president not to forget arts institutions.

“We Live in Public,” a documentary that won a grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, offers a portrait of a moment in the culture when everything changed.

In case anyone had been fooled by the Knicks’ three straight victories, Saturday’s game offered a reminder that expectations are best kept modest.

The American tenor Jon Villars walked off stage during a public dress rehearsal of the Beethoven opera “Fidelio” at the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.

The George Balanchine ballets “Coppélia” and Peter Martins’s “Romeo and Juliet” will be among the highlights of the New York City Ballet’s spring season.

“Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire,” which is based on the 1996 book by that single-named poet, won the grand jury and audience awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

The British cabaret singer Barb Jungr, who won raves for two appearances at the Metropolitan Room last year, will head uptown to the Café Carlyle at the Carlyle Hotel.

“Home,” “2666” and “The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart” are among the finalists for the annual National Book Critics Circle awards.

The Roundabout Theater Company will offers “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Present Laughter” during its 2009-10 season.