Gisele Regatao

Late Hollywood agent Sue Mengers was famous for hosting dinner parties with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Cher, and Bob Fosse. But for the Broadway version of her life, it's Bette Midler on-stage... on her own. The actress is back on the Great White Way for the first time in 40 years with "I'll Eat You Last," and it turns out she's not the only solo theater production around.

Don't look now, but there are white Greek gods balancing blue balls in Chelsea. That's courtesy of American artist Jeff Koons, famous for his balloon animals made of stainless steel. The show is at David Zwirner gallery, and it's just one of several mega-shows happening in galleries this month.

Fidel Castro, the KKK, and a disco ball piñata. Those are some of the themes in the minds of 37 emerging Latino and Latin American artists who are part of El Museo del Barrio's biennial opening on Wednesday.

The free summer concert season has officially started!

"If all you do is draw a figure realistically, we can get the same experience looking at a photograph," says Art critic Deborah Solomon. "We want something more. We want the artist...

The prejudice, confusion and political struggle that marked the Aids epidemic in New York in the early 80s are the subject of a new exhibit.

There are thousands of artists in New York City. Some are famous internationally, while others are scratching out a living while perfecting their craft in basements or on stage. WNYC is bringing a few of them to the spotlight, in their own voices.

It's all about visual art in this week's staff picks.

A young man grappling for meaning in life, surrounded by acrobats in hoops. A sung-through adaptation of the Russian novel "War and Peace." And a pop-star musical about the former first lady of the Philippines.

If you are staying in town this Memorial Day, you might want to head to the Metropolitan Museum and think about the Civil War, whose 150th anniversary is underway. As art critic Deborah Solomon explains, the Met is observing the occasion in a big -- and somewhat confusing -- way, with two unrelated exhibitions.

New York City is home to thousands of artists. Some are famous internationally. Others are scratching out a living while perfecting their craft on stage or in basements. WNYC is bringing a few of them to the spotlight in their own voices.

New plays are a risky proposition. While most theater companies avoid them, a tiny New York City organization called Clubbed Thumb has presented 80 new plays since it started 17 years ago.

The recent spate of anti-gay hate crimes has shocked many in the gay community. According to police, these crimes have more than doubled so far this year from 14 to 29, and most have been in Manhattan. But gay advocacy organizations say, and police acknowledge, that much of what happens never makes it into a police report. 

The hardest-working maestro in show business returned to the podium on Sunday after a two-year absence. We look at why opera fans are so intrigued with James Levine.

Poetry in Brooklyn and a musical by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim are some of the cultural picks from WNYC's staff for this weekend.

There are thousands of artists is New York City. Some are famous internationally, while others are scratching out a living while perfecting their craft in basements or on stage. WNYC is bringing a few of them to the spotlight, in their own voices.

There are thousands of artists is New York City. Some are famous internationally, while others are scratching out a living while perfecting their craft in basements or on stage. WNYC is bringing a few of them to the spotlight, in their own voices.

The last full-time art critic in the city of Chicago was laid off by Time Out magazine last month. Now, there are fewer than ten full-time art critics employed by newspapers and magazines in the country.

New Yorkers can get a first peek at a new neighborhood being constructed on top of a rail yard on Manhattan's West side.

Here’s the truth: I kinda sorta miss Sandy.  Not her destruction of beloved homes and property, no, of course not, nor the inconvenience of driving around an hour for a viable gas station.  And don’t get me wrong – I love hot showers.  And cable TV.  And the Internet.  Everything about the modern world, I love.