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“Gatz,” an eight-plus hour recitation-meets-enactment of “The Great Gatsby,” returns to New York—and remains a compelling piece of theater thanks to a brilliant cast led by Scott Shepherd.
“The Great Gatsby—The Immersive Show” is more party than profound examination of the text, but, experienced close-up with an excellent cast, its big moments still feel thrilling.
“Is there a reason that we include books that we even label as controversial in our curriculum?” one board member said.
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In “The Great Gatsby,” Fitzgerald created a bullying loudmouth eerily like Trump and then took him apart. It’s a lesson worth learning.
In ‘Gatz,’ Scott Shepherd has memorized, and recites, ‘The Great Gatsby.’ This revived production, without the glamor you may expect, is also about how we fall in love with books.
In ‘Dan Cody’s Yacht,’ a symbol of wealth and aspiration from ‘The Great Gatsby’ becomes something similar for a teacher in modern-day Boston. Will she hit paydirt, or a hard wall?
In his preface to a beautiful hardcover edition of the manuscript of ‘The Great Gatsby,’ the director argues that Fitzgerald’s novel is as relevant today as it was a century ago.
When Britain sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us.
In his new movie, the veteran director exalts the fashions that ruled in the ’30s, when glamour and comfort went hand in glove.
When the stars party at the Cannes Film Festival, they head to the many beautiful villas of the French Riviera—many with colorful, glamorous pasts all their own.
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